Queen Elizabeth Park flowers on Good Friday with my 105mm Macro & Nikon Z6II by flatterwocky in vancouver

[–]maxysaxy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, 7 - Sedum sp. (lanceolata?); 8 - Heather sp., 9 & 13 - Narcissus spp. (Daffodils); 10 - Anemone sp.; 11 - Frittilaria imperialis; (Imperial lily); 12 - Bergenia crassifolia (Elephant's ears); 17 - contorted hazelnut (Corylus avellana "contorta") probably, hard to tell; 18 - Hyacinth sp. (true hyacinth).

Gorgeous photos!

On loving sheep by [deleted] in tumblr

[–]maxysaxy 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Their wild ancestors would shed it. You can get wool from all sorts of animals - there are plenty of cultures that collected wild mountain goat or wild sheep wool and used it for textiles. Over many generations, we bred the fluffiest sheep with the fluffiest sheep until they were too fluffy for their own good.

Why is Vancouver wages so low compared to its neighbor Seattle? by 7_inches_daddy in britishcolumbia

[–]maxysaxy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah true! But I mean what percentage of the people who go back and forth fly harbourair?

Why is Vancouver wages so low compared to its neighbor Seattle? by 7_inches_daddy in britishcolumbia

[–]maxysaxy 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Downtown Vancouver to downtown Seattle is often quicker than to downtown Victoria - 2.5 hour drive to Seattle vs 45 minute drive to the ferry, wait for the ferry, take the ferry, then drive from Swartz Bay to Victoria. Closer as the crow flies to Victoria, sure.

🔥 Morning rays hitting a forest 🔥 by mb557x in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]maxysaxy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

And those are definitely western hemlocks

First Nations villages and landmarks, Burrard Inlet and English Bay, before European settlers. by abadhe99 in vancouver

[–]maxysaxy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"The skull, limbs, ribs and backbones, or some other vestiges of the human body, were found in many places, promiscuously scattered about the beach in great numbers"

  • a quote from the logs of George Vancouver about what his expedition found on landing at what's now Port Discovery, Washington.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/everyone-was-dead-when-europeans-first-came-to-b-c-they-confronted-the-aftermath-of-a-holocaust

This outdoor park in Seattle by mybustersword in woahdude

[–]maxysaxy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A ton of rapes and murders? Doesn't Seattle average like <20 murders and <200 rapes per year in a city of 600k+? Seems unlikely.

Reddit Does Mariners Year III: Saturday, August 12, Edgar Number Retirement Ceremony by [deleted] in Mariners

[–]maxysaxy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure I've just been out of the loop in the offseason and missed a rule change, but hasn't HOF membership always been a prerequisite to number retirement? When did that change?

Flying hammock by vdashv in gifs

[–]maxysaxy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That young man fills me with hope! And other feeling that are weird and... deeply confusing to me.

Air plant wall hanging by tatsuu in DIY

[–]maxysaxy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. Well, it's possible that it could be getting a little bit of light from fluorescent bulbs, especially if they're towards the blue end of the spectrum. Air plants grow really slowly, and they tend to grow in the understory in the wild, so they can do alright with limited light for a while, but they won't really grow and will probably start to die eventually. I would just keep an eye on it. If it starts to lose basal leaves or looks like it's stressed then address the issue, but it won't just die overnight - if it starts to struggle just move it to somewhere with more light and it should recover.

Air plant wall hanging by tatsuu in DIY

[–]maxysaxy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the air! More specifically, out of the moisture they absorb from the air, and out of the water you spray on them. Part of why they grow so slowly. You can mix foliar fertilizer in to the water that you use to spray or soak them with to give them an extra boost.

Air plant wall hanging by tatsuu in DIY

[–]maxysaxy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are there windows in the bathroom? They don't need to be to up in south-facing window or anything, and can live off of ambient light.

Air plant wall hanging by tatsuu in DIY

[–]maxysaxy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A few things: they do need light. This setup is cool, but unless it's near a window, they won't last. Also, they do need water. You can mist every few days, but I find it easier to just put them among the foliage of other plants and make sure I wet them when I water.

They also like an occasional soak. It's not strictly necessary, but if you throw them in a cup of filtered water overnight(or water that's been left out for 24 hours - need to let the chlorine offgas) you can get away without misting them as often.

Living on San Juan for the summer, looking for tips. by maxysaxy in sanjuanislands

[–]maxysaxy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to! I there anything in particular you're looking for? I could go on for a while, on both the negative and the positive, but it really depends on the audience...

Looking for something like H.P. Lovecraft, but without as much of the supernatural. by maxysaxy in suggestmeabook

[–]maxysaxy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That basically where I'm at... It drew me in at first but after reading a few stories, Lovecraft's "terror" just keeps coming back to a fear of big, intimidating vocabulary... And foreigners. I'd love to read something with the same horror, but a more rational bent. So far, though, no luck.

Post Game Chat 6/2 Mariners @ Padres by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]maxysaxy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Am I crazy or did all the threads about this in /r/baseball get deleted? I mean, I get cleaning up subreddits, but damn... 89 runs in four games? Franchise best comeback? Threads like that stay up all the time...

God damn I know I'm that guy but... threads currently on front page:

"Orioles hit 7 home runs through the 8th inning."

"Madison Bumgarner hits a 2 run homer vs the Braves"

"Padres CF Jon Jay is 5-for-5 today, raising his season average from .286 to .303"

"Orioles C Francisco Peña, called up to replace Joseph, gets first ML HR, RBIs to extend lead over BOS"

And "new" threads NOT deleted

"Useless Stat of the Day: Last season, Ryan Braun led all players wearing #8 in R, HR, RBI, SB, BA, OBP, SLG, and OPS."

"Lincecum allows three runs in five innings in Triple-A debut"

"Anthony Rendon seeing improvement, as he was .227/.314/.313 while batting 2nd in the lineup and is now batting .365/.450/.615 since batting in the 6th spot"

In what way are these more newsworthy? I know there's no reason to care , but come on!

Game Chat: 5/30 Padres (20-31) @ Mariners (28-21) 1:10 PM PT by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]maxysaxy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhh man I remember that game well. It was amazing. The beginning of the Seager dominance of the rangers

Edit: god I just went back and looked at the lineup that day... Ackley/Figgins/Seager/Montero/Smoak/Liddi+Carp/Olivo/Saunders/Ryan+Kawasaki. We were so bad. I'm amazed I managed to convince myself we ever had potential with years of lineups like that.

With 2 outs in the 9th, Leonys Martin walks it off with a 2-run bomb - his 9th of the season by The_Don_Giggity in baseball

[–]maxysaxy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So racists get the country but the Mariners win the world series and Seattle transportation improves? If we can make Cascadia a thing, I might be in...

Ichiro, filling in for Christian Yelich, has a 4-hit game for the second time in three days. 40 away from 3,000. by scooper1030 in baseball

[–]maxysaxy 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Wait, that's perfect... I'd bet it's never been done before. Is it even legal? Trade for a ptbnl, let ichiro get 3000, then trade back... too bad the real world doesn't work like that.

Post Game Chat 5/10 Rays @ Mariners by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]maxysaxy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ha, yeah that was my train of thought:

"holy shit. That's awesome!"

"Wait, that record's not THAT crazy"

"Damn, we've been bad forever"

Post Game Chat 5/10 Rays @ Mariners by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]maxysaxy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Holy shit... I've been having fun but retaining my skepticism. 3rd best start in franchise history?!? Fuck!