Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Another day, another butterfly! (And flower) Had three Monarch butterflies gliding around our zinnias on a beautiful afternoon. Heading south. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #monarch 180
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Another day, another flower! And a bumblebee covered in pollen bouncing from one zinnia to another. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #bumblebee 0110
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Another day, another flower! And butterlies! This painted lady was not scared at all, and there are a few left with a bunch of skippers bouncing around on the zinnias. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #zinnias 0111
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Another day, another flower! And another bumblebee - he really likes those morning glories. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #morningglories 0143
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This morning saw this Monarch resting on our zinnias. Looks like he's had a rough trip so far, good luck on the rest of your journey. I've been feeling like that lately, can you relate? #flower #photography #butterfly #monarch 081
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Another day, another flower! This one surprised me, only one in a sea of purple and white morning glories. A charming brown morning glory snuck in from somewhere, maybe from the assorted mix we planted earlier? Pretty cool. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #morningglories 1162
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Another day, another flower! Now I know why the morning glories are considered invasive, they are all over the place in my backyard. And I get a surprise mix once in awhile. Is this considered a hybrid? Or normal? #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #morningglories 3193
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Another day, another flower! Zinnia with a monarch starting to head out. Less and less showing up, maybe they know storms are heading this way. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #monarch 0160
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Another day, another flower! This zinnia color is amazing, like a sunburst. First year with zinnias, need to remember to trim them down so they don't get so tall lol😆 #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #zinnias 0141
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Another day, another butterfly! This Pipevine Swallowtail was not afraid at all, almost landed on me a few times. Gorgeous blue with the pink zinnia in the background. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #pipevineswallotail 1172
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Another day, another butterfly! Finally got a pic of a Buckeye - this one was on the milkweed. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #buckeye 1101
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Another day, another butterfly! A silver spotted skipper on a bright pink zinnia (seems like all the zinnias left are bright pink). #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #zinnias 0101
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Great pic - those Monarchs are skittish and hard to capture on camera! Very cool that we are seeing them here also! 010
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Another day, another flower! And for hump day got a pic of a bumblebee's butt in a morning glory. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #bumblebee #morningglory 0141
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Another day, another butterly! This one is a Cabbage White butterfly on our milkweed. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #cabbagewhite 080
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Another day, another butterfly! Finally got a pic of a Monarch on the zinnias. Hopefully more on the way traveling south. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #zinnias 0120
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Another day, another butterly! Black Swallowtail! Been able to catch lots of butterflies lately on our zinnias. If I knew this, I would've planted them years ago! First year with zinnias - and so easy to grow. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly #blackswallowtail 0113
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Another day, another flower - and lately another butterfly! This Painted Lady landed on our zinnias. Took awhile to open up the wings. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #paintedlady #butterfly 1202
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Thanks! They are skittish and fast - hope you get a pic! 000
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Another day, another flower. Well, the Monarch dominates the pic - they are so fast and hard to get a good pic. This one was on our Honeyvine Milkweed - there's the flower! #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #monarch #milkweed 1152
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Another day, another flower! Sunflowers grew tall this year, and this one with a couple of green sweat bees on it. Love the yellow contrasting with the gorgeous blue sky. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #greensweatbee 060
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Another day, another flower! First time seeing a Tiger Swallowtail on our zinnias! Saw a Monarch also but crap was he fast, too fast to get a pic. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #tigerswallowtail 0221
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Another day, another flower! This zinnia is being visited by a Cloudless Sulphur butterfly. #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #butterfly 0102
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Skipper butterfly on a white zinnia this morning, man the flowers have been going crazy with the heat lately. #flower #photography #floral #butterfly 061
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Another day, another flower! Missed a day but this morning glory looks like it's glowing from within. #flower #photography #floral #morningglories 050
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Another day, another morning glory! #flower #photography #floral #morningglories 0141
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Flower pic of the day - this one not a zinnia! Planted morning glories a few years back, no wonder they are considered an invasive species - they have taken over the backyard! 😆 #flower #photography #floral #morningglories 070
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Daily flower pic - this zinnias orange to pink color is really nice. #flower #photography #floral #zinnias 060
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Another zinnia from last month. Such great colors. #flower #photography #floral #zinnias 050
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Another zinnia, this one in a non-bright white (at least compared to the other colors). #flower #photography #floral #zinnia 030
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Planted zinnias for the first time this year. Gorgeous colors, and attracts all kinds of insects - and humming birds! Too many pics, so going to try and post one per day. This crazy world needs some color. #flower #photography #floral #zinnias 060
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 15/04/2026You have a good point, but my daily commute is over 30 miles one way. Riding that distance is out of the question. To get a house close to work so I could ride my bike would cost way more. 000
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Wow, great article. I can relate so much, from the ridicule and bullying to a dr xraying my hands to see how tall I'd be when I was an adult. But now at 5'-3" and a grandpa, I wouldn't have it any other way. 0120
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Phase 1??? What does Phase 2 entail, a gold mirror-windowed high rise? 010
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Another bumblebee on the morning glories. Look at the pollen this one has collected. #flower #photography #floral #morningglories #bumblebee 051
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 02/10/2025More morning glories - with a bonus bumblebee! The striped morning glories randomly pop up. #flower #photography #floral #morningglories 060
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 30/09/2025My morning glories when they were in full bloom awhile back - when the morning sun hits them they seem to glow from within. #flower #photography #floral #morningglories 180
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Taking pics of our sunflowers just makes for a better start of the day. #flower #photography #sunflower #floral 050
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Even with Bernie coughing like that, I'd still rather listen to Bernie any day than that scratchy voice of RFK JR. 040
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 16/07/2025We have great teachers in our local school districts (one of them my son!) - there might need to be a radical change on where the money comes from to pay them. Using the tax base in poor neighborhoods results in lower pay for the teachers and less opportunities for the students. 000
Reposted by Big MikePete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty. 21465539117601
Big Mike @big-mikes.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Another program bites the dust - just got this email this morning that "the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) can no longer support the Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing & Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) at this time". Been a subscriber since 2008. We are living in crazy times. 010
