Decided to grow a street lamp.
Here it is at 3 weeks, 2 months, and fully grown at 6 months.
Decided to grow a street lamp.
Here it is at 3 weeks, 2 months, and fully grown at 6 months.
As is my custom every Earth Day here is Walt Kelly's iconic Earth Day 1970 poster. After all these years the message is still the same!
#earthday
#ClimateChange
#gardening
#Allotment
In this acrylic painting fresh green leaves of a Japanese Maple tree on a green backgound in a spring or summer garden invite you to relax and unwind.
Maple leaves in green handmade acrylic painting -
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/maple-leaves-in-green-karen-kaspar.html
#nature #trees #green #leaves #gardening #maple #monochrome #MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #ArtForSale #handmade #garden #nature #arte
Who can resist the beauty of a rose? 🌹
Here is a watercolor painting of a beautiful Rose blossom in vibrant shades of pink from me for you...
--> https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/new-years-rose-karen-kaspar.html
#roses #pink #MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediGiftShop #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #watercolor #watercolour #ArtCollector #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #NatureLover #bloomscrolling #rose #garten #natur #aquarell #aquarelle #handmade
Harvested the kangkung I was growing recently and realized that I cut off a shoot with flower buds. It is rare to find flowers on water spinach, so I rescued it and plopped the shoot into water. It has sprouted 😇
So pretty!
I need some sunshine today, so I thought I post this bright yellow Rose to brighten up the day...
Yellow Rose detail handmade acrylic painting:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/yellow-rose-detail-karen-kaspar.html
#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #natur #blumen #rose #sunshine #yellow #happy
Two Zinnia flowers in vibrant shades of orange and red bloom in a summer garden.
Find my handmade acrylic painting here: https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/two-zinnias-acrylic-painting-karen-kaspar.html
#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #NatureLover #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #natur #blumen
Nature is ridiculous! This transformation of the strawberry runners I ordered happened within ONE WEEK. They arrived after being in the mail for 6 days. I just stuck the roots in water for a couple hours, planted them, and voila. Thriving. This will never stop blowing my mind.
Latest comic on microplastics and PFAS getting into food. Yum!
#food #cartoon #environment #pollution #pfas #farming #gardening
A pandemic habit I’ve kept: I set out free seedlings for people in the neighborhood to take.
My ground phlox (possibly Phlox subulata/moss phlox) has achieved blanket status.
I'm a sucker for mass blooms. A friend of mine has large swaths of this phlox & was kind enough to borrow me a cup 2 yrs ago. A cup that was 1.5' x 2' chunk that I then plopped down in a 1.5' x 2' space.
Easy peasy phlox carpet squee-sy.
(04/12/24)
#garden #gardening #BloomScrolling #flowers #FlowerPhotography #FlowerMastodon #nature #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
I love roses and I love to paint roses!
Find my hand painted watercolor painting of an orange rose blossom in a square here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/orange-rose-blossom-in-a-square-karen-kaspar.html
#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #watercolour #creativeToots #HumanArtist #handmade #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #NatureLover #bloomscrolling #florespondence #aquarell #aquarelle #natur #blumen #rose
Grilling on an overcast day, posting pics of yard flowers and such on the interwebs. Another day, another celebration of mundanity. Enjoy y'all :)
#bloomscrolling #plants #flowers #camas #rhododendron #wildflowers #gardening
Our other clematis vine is doing well & blooming like crazy. Didn’t even notice the caterpillar till I was looking at the photos later. Everything in the #garden does great here until about June when the blast furnace heat arrives.
#flowers #bloomscrolling #photography #flowerphotography #gardening
Took a screen break to plant 24 taters. The soil in the bed is in good shape this year. Soft, wormy, smells fertile. Hints of dark chocolate, dried cherries, and toasted pecans 😂 #potatoes #gardening
How do we live together in #nature? #WoodMeadows, a managed & productive #ecosystem, can achieve this balance, a model of human activity benefitting #biodiversity.
And I want to create a #WoodMeadow in #Wales.
For research, I’m going to the 14th European Conference on #Ecological Restoration this August in #Estonia, where the wood meadows are the most biodiverse sites in the world.
#ClimateEmergency #NatureEmergency #ForestGarden #Gardening #Agroforestry #Commons
Wishing you all a wonderful day with this handmade little happy Flower of fantasy painting!
Find it here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/flower-of-fantasy-karen-kaspar.html
#fantasy #MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #NatureLover #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #natur #blumen #happy
Some call it a weed, but for me dandelions are one of my favorite spring flowers.
Here is my tribute to dandelions - a pencil drawing from some years ago:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/tribute-to-dandelions-karen-kaspar.html
#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #BuyIntoArt #flowers #gardening #garden #floral #nature #NatureLover #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #natur #blumen #spring #wildflowers #drawing #pencil #dandelion
It's been a while since I posted a photo of my garlic children. They're doing well, as are my turnips and daikon. #gardening
I moved into my social housing flat 5 years ago this week. My garden has gone from this to this ! Also I was finally allows and nhs wheelchair, (can only have one of you live in an accessible property ). My gardens my sanctuary from my illness, pain, extreme exhaustion.. 💚 #gardening
The current state of our garden: Cinquefoil, oriental poppy, California poppy, and lily of the valley
#Gardening #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #FlowerFriday
This year these California poppies came up right in the middle of the garden path, 100% in my way, but am I going to pull them up? ABSOLUTELY NOT
Jasper inspecting my meager #jalapeño harvest.
#Caturday #cats #photography #CatsOfMastodon #gardening #peppers
Me, two months ago: I really cut that rose bush over the garden gate back really hard, I hope it will do OK.
The rose bush: LOL