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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Check your watch buddy. Almost time to go! Monarch Caterpillar on Honeyvine Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve). Vining over Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #pollinatorgarden

Yellow white and black striped Caterpillar on heart shaped leaf

Yellow white and black striped Caterpillar on Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Adree's podiatry procedure is tomorrow. She is a strong person. She inspires me every day.

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

An excellent piece on overcoming fears and compassionate support of each other.

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Sow Wild Natives @sowwildnatives.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Our Zizia are crawling with black swallowtail caterpillars. 💜🐛

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Adree got to go home briefly on Friday. Her OT and PT team assessed her ability to navigate the house and recommend modifications. Only a few minor tweaks. She's set to be discharged officially Wednesday. Ahead will be more therapy, more doc appointments, and probably a procedure.

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sunset by my favorite somebody. She's doing great in rehab. Home soon, though much more therapy and doc appointments for the coming weeks or months. Going to have to find work again soon...but something flexible until she stabilizes

Get well cards propped up in front of a windows with a flower bouquet. Golden evening light and kansas city skyline in background

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

7/27 My wife WALKED today for the first time in a month and a half! With parallel bars, harness assist, and walker. She's tired but worked hard today. Pandora just knew to play Lindsey Stirling, Amish Paradise by Weird Al Yankovic, and Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Monty Python

Back of a wheelchair with "Physcial Therapy" misspelled on stencil

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We've become acquainted with the medical team. One of the docs stopped by, spoke briefly on next steps. Then he stopped and admired the anniversary poster I hung. He said, "The hospital usually sees people at their worst. It's nice to see pictures that show her at her best." Appreciated that! #hlh

Poster for 15 year wedding anniversary with several pictures of us and our favorite places and pastimes

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My wife is still in the ICU battling a rare autoimmune issue. She's fighting hard, stabilizing and improving, and the road ahead is still long. Hoping for a diagnosis soon and clarity going forward! Focusing on her care right now...it's hard to ask for help, but here we are.

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On Sunday, June 14th, 2026, Adree experienced an unexpected medical emergency that lead to her needing extensive medical care at Research Medical Hospital in Kansas City, MO. In the time that Adree ha...

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My wife is battling a rare autoimmune issue. Things have happened so fast. Please lift up my sweet Adree!!

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Thoughts and Prayers for my sweet Adree. She's been in ICU since Sunday evening with a mysterious but critical health situation.

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) glowing in the afternoon light. #wildflower #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #prairie

Close up of pale white pink flower with reddish brown center, in afternoon light and shadow. Green plants and white and yellow flowers in the background

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Some sort of mason waspspspspspsps. On Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata). #pollinatorgarden

Close up of a small yellow, orange, and black wasp on yellow flower

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) can fill the lawn for all I care! Lovely! #WhatYouPlantMatters #grownative #nativeplants #prairie #Wildflower

Close up of a few pink cup shaped flowers growing in the grass with a mound of blooming pink cup shaped flyers

Mound of blooming perennials, with pink cup shaped flowers at the base of a small tree in a suburban yard

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Lateral-lined sharpshooter on Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium). #pollinatorgarden #prairie #NativePlants #naturallandscape

Close up of black and white striped insect on white flower cluster

Small black and white striped insect on white flower cluster

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Blue Jays have frequented our yard much more in the last couple years. #WhatYouPlantMatters #birds

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) approaching 7 ft tall in the middle of the prairie garden. #wildflower #naturallandscape #nativeplants #kansascity

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This is by no means a perfect #naturallandscape. Plenty of lessons learned and future editing to do. About 130 species so far. Belton, MO. #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants

Natural garden with green foliage, flowers, rock border, native plant sign,tree, shrubs in the background

Natural gardens with green foliage, flowers, rock border, native plant sign,small trees, prairie garden in the background

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Blurry. Photographic. Evidence. Not Sasquatch, but American Goldfinch are visiting our landscape now. Yes, we'll share the coreopsis and coneflower seeds. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape

Yellow and black bird sitting on a small tree branch

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Go ahead, take over the yard. Please! Wild Hairy Petunia (Ruellia humilis). #wildflower #naturallandscape #pollinatorgarden #nativeplants

Close up of purply pink flowers on a small perennial with fuzzy stem

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Not Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)? I get some Coneflowery/Rudbeckia-ish plants confused. #wildflower #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

Close up of yellow and brown flower with pink flower and various textures and colors of a green natural landscape

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Not Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)? I get some Coneflowery/Rudbeckia-ish plants confused. #wildflower #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)? I get some Coneflowery/Rudbeckia-ish plants confused. #wildflower #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

Yellow drooping flower in a green landscape

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Well, well, I see we have visitors. Monarch butterfly on Glade Coneflower (Echinacea simulata). #pollinatorgarden #prairie #NativePlants #naturallandscape

Orange, black and white butterfly on pink and brownish orange flowers in a natural prairie garden, in full aun

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Sow Wild Natives @sowwildnatives.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Collecting sedge seeds in the lawn tonight and these beautiful flowers were raining down on us from the male persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) above us. If only this were a scratch and sniff photo you could smell how fragrant they are too.

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is fantastic for early gardens, early gardeners, and everyone. Golden blooms FTW. #wildflower #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

Group of golden yellow flowers with a small tree and natural landscape

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Floxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) now blooming. #wildflower #naturallandscape ##nativeplants ##pollinatorgarden

Clusters of tall white flower spikes in a natural garden on a cloudless day

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Mark Ostendorf @green-marko.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Wild Strawberries are a hit with everyone. Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) produces tiny but delicious and fragrant fruits. #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #wildflower

Small hands hold a small container of red strawberries, having picked fruits from below green leaves

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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Doug Tallamy's years-long research has shown that one pair of Chickadees requires 6,000 to 9,000 caterpillars to raise one clutch of young. To support birds, stop all landscape-wide poisons & plant more natives, particually oak trees. Read: greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Photo of a side view of a Chickadee with a green caterpillar in its beak. The Chickadee is a small bird with a black cap, a black throat, white cheeks, & gray wings. The background is out-of-focus green.

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