Blushing Flower

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Attention whore. Feminist. Fangirl. Fiber geek. Pervert. Millennial. Polyamorist. Legend. She/Her.

A field of white lotuses on tall stalks.
A small flock of penguins on a concrete surface. The penguins have just exited a door. The feet of some humans are visible on the edges of the frame.
A rose mallow (hibiscus moscheutos) flower. This is a large, pale pink flower with dark center and a yellow stamen.
A plant with feathery green leaves grows out of a planter box. There is a yellow flower blooming on it.
Tiny white flowers on tall green stems, viewed from the top. The flowers almost look like fireworks.
A yellow Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant) flower, viewed from the top. This plant is in the aster family and the flower looks similar to a daisy. Several large green leaves can be seen below it, and in the background is a low cinder block wall
A bumblebee sits on the center of a purple coneflower (Echinacea). Several other flowers stand around it.
A natural stone bridge formation at Natural Bridge State Park in Virginia.
A knitted hat based on the Maryland state flag. There is a row of black ribbing at the bottom, then the red and white Crossland cross, then the black and yellow Baltimore checks round up to the crown of the hat.
Purple irises blooming outside a screen window.
A bonsai Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) tree on display in an outdoor collection. The tree is in a pot that rests on a concrete pedestal, with a concrete wall behind. The leaves are green and there are small pink flowers. This tree is part of the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC.
A Sandy beach in the foreground, with a weathered log and some plants. In the background is the ocean and sky
A hotel closet. At the bottom, a piece of furniture with a drawer and a room safe rises at least a third of the way to the bar, and 80% of the horizontal distance. A dress hangs in the scant space between the furniture and the edge of the closet, the skirt hanging lower than the top of the drawer.
A pair of mallards, one male, one female, paddling in water
A drawer full of small bags of assorted loose leaf tea.
A tray of sweet rolls covered in frosting. The rolls are a light golden brown which peaks through the creamy frosting in spots. The frosting is very gooey and fills spots between the rolls.
A can of seltzer sits in a pile of snow. The snow comes up about a third of the way up the can. (Americans will use anything but the metric system)
A snowy backyard. A shed painted barn red sits in the background. In the foreground is a deck, with a small table. Approximately 3 inches of snow sits on the railing of the deck and other surfaces
A video of water lapping gently on a beach. There are footprints in the sand. There is audio of the moving water and some wind. This particular water is the Chesapeake Bay but there's nothing to indicate that in the video.
Screenshot of a post from Merriam Webster instructing the reader to take a screenshot of a gif with the resulting word being the reader's word for the year. In this screenshot, the gif displays the word "opulent"
A vibrantly colored partridge, mostly red and gold, on a bright green background.
A blue aster plant with several flowers. There are bumblebees napping in two flowers, one on top of the other, much like a human bunk bed.
A video of bees flying among small white asters. The flowers dip and bob when the bees land on them. With the sound on, a background of buzzing insects, chirping birds, wind chimes and other sounds can be heard.
A hiking trail leading into the woods. The underbrush and most leaves are green, but some of the leaves on the trees are starting to turn yellow
A sandy beach leads to blue water. A large suspension bridge stretches over the water.
A sunset. The sky is very shades of pink, orange blue, and white. In the foreground there are shrubs, in the background there is a deck. In the far distance there is water.
Two pink dahlias
Photo from an airplane window, taken in flight. Spits of the Chesapeake Bay cut into the nearby land. Houses and roads are visible on the ground.
The bow of an orange kayak sits on the water. The river is lined with trees, and the sky is blue with fluffy white clouds. The trees and clouds are reflected in the river as though in a mirror. The water is nearly glass smooth.
The same flower from the previous post, opened into a large pink Hibiscus moscheutos flower.
A tightly coiled flower bud. The petals are pink but haven't unfurled yet and have just pushed the green leaves open.
A church altar. Behind the table is a progress pride flag hanging on the wall. There are flowers on the altar and a stained glass window above the wall hanging.
A pink lily in full bloom. The center is yellow and there is some white striping on the petals. There are visible drops of rainwater on the flower.
The animated scoreboard at Oriole Park. The screen displays a claymation version of the Baltimore Orioles logo - a black bird with an orange belly and beak, wearing an O's hat. The bird is looking at a trio of claymation crabs holding signs that read "Let's Go O's!"
A ripe red strawberry on a white plate
A tap similar to a bar. One tap dispenses grapefruit seltzer; the other has nitro cold brew coffee. The coffee tap has a cup on top to indicate that it is out of order.
A clump of spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) with long green stems and leaves and vibrant purple flowers. The flowers have three petals and six yellow anthers in the center.
A billboard reading "It's Old Bay Season" on the face of a tier of seats at Camden Yards
Three raised garden beds in a row. Each bed has a red wooden frame around it, about 8 feet high, which supports wire fencing.
Screenshot of a period tracking app. The cycle is represented as a circle and the user is on day 27. The text reads "your period may start soon"
A beach at sunrise. The beach is rocky, not sandy. Gentle waves are rolling in. The sky is starting to turn yellow at the horizon but the upper part of the sky is still dark.
A stack of books including Modern Mending, Master the World of Edible Wild Plants, and Every Body Yoga
Screenshot of CNN. Headline reads: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's speech outside Supreme Court met with boos" Text reads: From CNN's Chelsea Bailey A sustained chorus of boos attempted to drown out a speech from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene outside the Supreme Court. Greene’s speech was barely audible over the return of music, sirens and boos. “No child should ever take any type of hormones or chemical castration pills … before they’re ever old enough to vote or join the military,” the Georgia congresswoman tried to shout over the crowd.
A photo of some clouds in a pale blue sky. The sun is in the center of the top third of the picture. The bottom third is the engine and wing of an airplane.
Screenshot of a skeet that reads: "Remember when I asked on Twitter what everyone's favorite Star Trek ships were and half the answers were people arguing about K'tinga-class vs K'vort-class and the other half were 'Garak/Bashir'" There is a reply that says "perfect fandom, no notes"
Text reads: "So I lied. I cheated. I sold sub-par copper ingots. I was rude to Nanni's servant. But the most damning thing of all, I think I can live with it. And if I had to do it all over again I would. Gimil-sin was right about one thing - a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of Summer, so I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I CAN live with it. Scribe, destroy that entire cuneiform tablet. " Beneath the text, an image of Ea-Nasir's head has been placed over the body of Benjamin Sisko.
A meme of Jadzia Dad and Kira Nerys from DS9 talking. In panel one, Dax says "I sleep with my husband three times a week" and Kira replies, "I do that four times." In panel two, Dax says "But...you don't have a husband?!" Kira replies "I thought we were talking about yours."
This user was user 341,376 to join Bluesky, on July 23, 2023.
A picture of the beach. There is a large piece of driftwood in the foreground. Behind it is a rocky shore, and then the ocean. The sky is a bright blue.
A green stuffed triceratops looks out a window onto a deck and mountains
A blue sky seen through a canopy of trees
A view of several mountain peaks in the Adirondacks. There are fluffy white clouds in the sky.
A hiking trail leading uphill is lined by green trees on either side
A plate of onion rings in a diner table
Pale green text on a bottle of a different shade of pale green (I would call the text "mint" and the bottle "sage"). The text indicates that the bottle contains Body Wash, but it is very hard to read.
A quartet of plump brown birds sits on the rim of a blue pedestal birdbath
A quartet of plump brown birds sits around the rim of a blue bird bath
Blackwater Falls A waterfall cascades in several streams over a series of rocks
A sign listing types of donuts. Each type is illustrated. The first row reads left to right: Ube, Crumb Cake, Blueberry Cake, Wonut, Donut Holes. The second row reads: Vanilla Frosted, French Cruller, Baked, Boston Cream, Devil's Food The third row reads: Spudnut, Glazed, Chocolate Frosted, Sugar, Jelly The fourth row reads: Coconut, Croissant Donut, Old-fashioned, Strawberry Frosted The fifth row reads: Buttermilk, Maple Bacon Bar, Bear Claw The sixth row reads: Cinnamon Twist, Glazed Twist, Maple Bar, Long John, Apple Fritter
A yellow cucumber flower with a honeybee in it