This morning I spent an hour going through the Instagram account on my phone to unfollow a lot of the political types I liked and appreciate for their helpful and wise words but who are there way too much for my good health. As I also dismissed ads that the algorithm was pushing forward I saw a shift, and have now seen accounts that haven't turned up in ages. Decluttering of virtual toxicity and political urgency felt good. (If it had just been my followed accounts in the feed, it wouldn't have been so bad, but Meta amplifies everything with the algorithms). I'm going to try to push it back toward science topics and nature photos.

The last of the tall straggly sunflowers were carted off in the morning trash. Trimming and mowing await my attention. It's another week of cat stuff so many of my chores will be fragmented into "as time allows."