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๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (he/him) Husband, father, grandfather, gardener, reader, mostly-retired accountant, former potter, South Floridian by way of WV, proud liberal Democrat!

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I stopped by a friendโ€™s house yesterday and was greeted by this lovely (and very tame) bird. โ€œWe have lots of #peacocks in the neighborhood,โ€ he said. #Birds #BirdsOfBluesky

10.12.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is my favorite. I had just finished listening to this on The Chieftainsโ€™ Bells of Dublin album when I opened Bluesky and saw your post.

09.12.2025 22:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I tried a spotted one a couple of years ago but it didnโ€™t thrive for me.

08.12.2025 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The first buds on our #mango tree this year. They are about three weeks earlier than the first blooms last year. The fruit is ready to harvest in June. This is the โ€œJulieโ€œ variety. ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #MyGarden #BloomScrolling.

08.12.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We sometimes get a second round of a few blooms in early summer. But I like the foliage as much as, or more than, the blooms.

08.12.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More blooms from the Yesterday,Today, Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsia pauciflora). ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

07.12.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The bright, cheery blooms of Farfugium japonicum are regular December additions to our garden. The large, glossy leaves make a beautiful deep green mound of foliage year-round in our South Florida climate. ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

07.12.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gorgeous!

29.11.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™ll never think of #poinsettias in the same way again after seeing this amazing display this past October near the ancient pyramid in #Cholula, #Puebla, #Mexico. This plant was easily 8-10 feet (2.5-3 m) high! ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

29.11.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Firespikes!!! These plants are blooming like crazy in these shorter, cooler days. ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #RED #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

29.11.2025 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is always in full bloom for Thanksgiving. The flowers turn from purple to lavender to white, thus the name. ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling

26.11.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Any drawer thatโ€™s left open is quickly claimed as a cat bed #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky

18.11.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I had this #orchid hanging in a tree about 20 feet (6m) from the street,and last night someone stole it.

15.11.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunbathing #Cats #Caturday

15.11.2025 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunbathing. #Cats

14.11.2025 05:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A no-ID #Vanda blooming today in #MyGarden. ๐ŸŒฑ #Orchids #Plants #Flowers #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport

13.11.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you. What a beautiful cat Boo-boo was!

08.11.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We thought we were going to lose our Bobo today, but the vet came through with some medication that is helping him. His whiskers have turned from black to white with age, but his affectionate nature remains. Notice how he daintily crossed his paws and posed for this #Caturday photo. #Cats

08.11.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A female cone of a coontie (Zamia floridana or Z. Integrifolia).  The reddish-brown oval shaped cone is about 3.5 inches (9 cm) high.  Coonties are the host plant for the rare Atala butterfly.  The seeds will be a vivid red-orange color.

A female cone of a coontie (Zamia floridana or Z. Integrifolia). The reddish-brown oval shaped cone is about 3.5 inches (9 cm) high. Coonties are the host plant for the rare Atala butterfly. The seeds will be a vivid red-orange color.

A male cone of a coontie (Zamia floridana or Z. Integrifolia).  The brown cylindrical cone is about 6 inches (16 cm) high.  Coonties are the host plant for the rare Atala butterfly.  Lots of light yellow pollen is visible here. It will be carried to the female cone by beetles and other insects.

A male cone of a coontie (Zamia floridana or Z. Integrifolia). The brown cylindrical cone is about 6 inches (16 cm) high. Coonties are the host plant for the rare Atala butterfly. Lots of light yellow pollen is visible here. It will be carried to the female cone by beetles and other insects.

Like all #cycads, the coontie, Floridaโ€™s only native cycad, has separate male and female plants. Cycads have cones instead of flowers. On the left is a 9cm female coontie cone, with a pollen-laden 15cm male cone on the rt. Beetles and other insects are the pollinators. (See Alt) ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #MyGarden

07.11.2025 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of the George King varieties of Cattleya #orchids blooming today in #MyGarden. ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

01.11.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vanda Ambrosian Discovery
(1846 V. tricolor var. suavis x V. insignis) ๐ŸŒฑ #Orchids #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Vanda

30.10.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prosthechea cochleata

#orchid #orchids #photography #nature #flower #bluesky #houseplants

18.10.2025 21:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Three years ago I was lucky enough to go on a swamp walk in the Fakahatchee Strand of the Everglades in southwest Florida where we saw these amazing orchids blooming in their native habitat.

18.10.2025 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A very long name for this petite #orchid blossom: Vanda tessellata x Vanda Motes Ruby Pixie โ€˜Alice Motesโ€™ ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #Orchids #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

17.10.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More Atala #butterflies on the way! (Eumaeus atala) I counted 18 #caterpillars on one small coontie plant (Zamia integrifolia) this morning. Itโ€™s almost totally defoliated now, but thatโ€™s why I grow them. More leaves will come out before too long. ๐ŸŒฑ #MyGarden #Insects #Cycads

06.10.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This wide-eyed Cuban tree frog was inspecting me as I invaded its space tonight in #MyGarden. ๐ŸŒฑ #Frogs #Animals #Wildlife #Amphibians

03.10.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s not a Florida native orchid, but it and many others are growing on the tree.

03.10.2025 03:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Roses and #Orchids. ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

02.10.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t think indigenous cultures used potterโ€™s wheels until after they were introduced by Europeans, so this piece may be old, but not pre-Colombian.

27.09.2025 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re zone 10b here in the Fort Lauderdale area

26.09.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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