[MomwithHope]

Congrats on your bountiful harvest!

[FrozenAssets]

Thanks! Owing to our short growing season we have biased our garden toward things we can put up in some way. This year we were able to run from May 15th to September 23rd. We have been snowed on in the second week of June, and frosted in the third week of August. Most stuff gets started early under lights. The only thing that goes right into the ground in May is potatoes, carrots, and peas. Tender stuff goes in in June, and tomatoes and cukes and things like that grow in seasonal hoop houses.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Diana here: I have no outside lighting, other than the front porch and some 'party lights' but those can easily stay off tonight. 21 MILLION birds through here overnight, tonight? Amazing!

Statewide alert issued asking people to dim lights for migrating birds (Wisconsin)

Businesses, residents, and municipal officials in Wisconsin are being asked to turn off non-essential outdoor lights on Wednesday night from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. to help protect migrating birds.

According to Craig Thompson, co-founder of Driftless Birds, approximately 21 million birds will migrate across Wisconsin overnight.

The glow from lights can disorient these birds as they fly at night, making them more likely to land in hazardous areas. Birds searching for food during the day may also collide with windows when they see reflections of trees and other habitats.

Light pollution has been growing globally by 10% each year due to urbanization and electrification. Research shows that light pollution—defined as the overuse and inefficient use of artificial light—significantly impacts both wildlife and human populations, according to the statement.

Additionally, Lights Out Alerts have been issued for eastern Wisconsin on Sept. 23 and for eastern and northern Wisconsin on Sept. 25.