bloomscrolling
The roses are going to fade in the coming hot temps so I tried to capture their beautiful spring colors in the early morning light today
#BloomScrolling #gardening #RoseCity #pnw #Cascadia
I love the garden in early summer. #BloomScrolling #Gardening
Love going outside right after it rains. All the little critters come out to explore!
Met two friends today, a #caterpillar and a #PotatoBug.
Relatively, we're all small.
#caterpillars #insects #mosstodon #nature #lichensubscribe #bloomscrolling #bugs #awalkaday
The red coneflowers are starting in.
#NaturesGeometry #bloomscrolling
This year I noticed for the first time that lambs ear flowers have a pyramidal structure. And let me tell you, it is not easy to get an iPhone camera to focus on the tip! But I finally managed, so I can show you how cool it is.
#bloomscrolling #LambsEar #NaturesGeometry
On the up side of the heat and humidity getting going, the ajisai (hydrangea) are out in force.
These are all from a short walk a couple of days ago. The variety in colour and shapes of the flowers is always impressive.
Spring Bluebird
Mixed-media painting (acrylic and watercolor)
by Mary Nelson, 2025
It seems a lot of you folks in Mastodon land like strawflowers, so here are some more to admire!
I've been feeling helpless in the face of *waves hands* everything but I finally realized I AM doing something. I've been doing something for 20+ years, in spite of limited time and energy and nearly no budget.
I'm creating habitat.
There was nothing here when I arrived in 2003. I had ambitious permaculture plans, but quickly realized a "proper" project was well beyond my resources. So I've done my best, and I'm working with what thrives here – humble plants like wild daisies and day lilies, and spirea.
Red clover, lupins, and dandelion help improve the soil. I planted apple, plum, and pear trees (the hazlenut aren't doing terribly well, so I hope I can figure them out).
The rock walls I built attract snakes. I have at least one hare (found some droppings in the garden just a few minutes ago). The birds love it here. I have a small vegetable garden, even though I'm not great at growing vegetables. But still.
The garden evolves as I do. This is one section near the compound gate, a.k.a. Outer Space as far as the cat's concerned.
If anyone was wondering how wild my garden really is, here are a couple of photos. Closeups ftw. I intend to get the grass out of there but that's about it for maintenance.
