Ilex Opaca

@brendlebot.bsky.social

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Interests include gardening, esp. native plants,coffee,birds,travel,cooking/baking,& books. Also all forms of art,& you know- Saving Democracy! Proud to be a bleeding heart, tree hugging liberal, a GenXer,& an ally 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Happily married- No DM's or porn

A large butterfly with black and white striped wings, and very long "tails" extending from each wing. It is feeding on a spiky orb shaped buttonbush flower, and surrounded by bright green leaves
Approximately 3 foot shrubby plant with medium sized clear yellow flowers. The flowers have a dense, fuzzy center surrounded by recurved petals
Spiky white buttonbush blossoms in closeup, two with bees gathering nectar
A green buttonbush in close up, with white blooms that look like spiky/fuzzy white balls
A large apricot orange iris in foreground, with others not yet fully blooming in the middle ground, and fresh green foliage. There is green lawn in the background, and a tiny white outbuilding
Bright yellow wood poppies at left, with beautifully shaped, spring green leaves. Pretty, light purple phlox on the right, and a gray trellis in background
"Gender Affirming Care Literally Saves Lives", written on a black background in bouncy,bold text that shifts from pink to blue in waves
A close up of crow tracks in the snow, they make an elegant white on white pattern
A small flock of turkeys moving through a late fall woodland
Photo of cover of the book "Remarkable Creatures", by Tracy Chevalier. It depicts a still life of seashells, fossils, and fresh flowers
Outdoor installation of brightly colored and wildly shaped art glass, suggesting a garden. This and the other pieces were lit to be viewed in the dark and lovely grounds of the Makers Mark distillery
Light purple bee balm in full bloom
A wall of bright yellow flowers hums with life- full of bees busily gathering food for the hive
A blue heron perches on a boat lift overlooking the dark water
A man holds a shark he caught off the beach, while wearing a Dr. Pepper Shark Week shirt
Intensely red cardinal flower spike against deep green foliage
3 monarch caterpillars on common milkweed
Photo of the serene and imperiled Everglades. A long horizon of grasses,sky,and utter quiet.
Tall,bright orange tithonia flowers tower on strong green stems and huge lush leaves. A rustic pavilion is in the background
Close up of fluffy,bright orange lilies with bold black spots
5-6' lilies,orange with recurved petals and black spots
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on orange butterfly weed
Closeup of a buttonbush flower with a native bee
Vivid orange and green butterfly weed
White Ohio spiderwort blossoms with lavender centers, covered in tiny bees
Iris blooms in a light orange shade
White iris with glistening dewdrops
A pink and white striped clematis