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Misterpatrick

@misterpatrick.bsky.social
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Artist, musician and amateur naturalist. I take a lot of native plant photos. Expect posts about politics and plants. And also music, Irish and otherwise. Oh, and maybe some climbing stuff.

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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Finally
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This Michele Tafoya? She hates Minnesota.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you’re in the Twin Cities, come and see my band play the Harriet Bandshell this Friday, August 14th at 7:30PM. It’ll be a hoot!
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The endangered Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) on pollinator favorite Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia Mountain Mint). I manage to find these every year with help from a friend. My gardens are magnets for these things. #nativeflowers #natives #insects #bugs #bumblebees #rusty-patched
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This is actually an awesome looking fly called Physocephala tibialis. So cool looking. We need more airplanes like this. Feeding on pollinator favorite Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia Mountain Mint). #nativeflowers #natives #insects #bugs
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The pollinators are going crazy in the gardens right now. Phyciodes cocyta (Northern Crescent Butterfly) on Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed). #nativeflowers #natives #insects #butterflies
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The pollinators are going crazy in the gardens right now. Papilio glaucous (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail) on Silphium perfoliatum (Cup Plant). #nativeflowers #natives #insects #butterflies #minnesota #insects
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hibiscus laevis (Swamp Rose Mallow). The Japanese beetles have been going bonkers on these this year so it was nice to see one in good condition.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Always love Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata) #nativeplants #nativeflowers #Minneaota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Prairie Sundrops (Oenothera pilosella) on the rain garden. #NativePlants
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) doing that thing it does. #nativeflowers #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Blue Flag Iris (Iris veriscolor) popping in the rain garden. #nativeplants
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Morel season off to a slow start for me.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
First Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and Hepatica (Anemone americana) of the season. Trout Lilies coming up all around them. #nativeplants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Snow Trillium (Trillium nivale) making an appearance.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
My cat says hi.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Are you in the Twin Cities? Come listen to some shiny new Áit Ait songs from our new album ‘The Ranger and the Stranger’. Tickets! celticjunction.org/event/ait-ai...
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
More scenes from the battlefields of Minneapolis.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
We also made a statement about the current situation.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Ok, taking a break from the dystopian nightmare that is currently happening in my city of Minneapolis to post this. My band Áit Ait latest release! It’s available on Bandcamp and on all the streaming platforms. Links to all of our fun stuff is here! linktr.ee/aitait
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
No royalty except Prince!
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Virginia Mountain Mint is a wonderful native and it makes great tea. I dehydrate and strip the leaves off.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Manes). Also known as delicious. #fungi
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
My shiitake logs flushed like five times this summer. Fun!
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Monarchs love Liatris. Mine are swarming with them.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee in my garden. There are currently a bunch which is lovely to see.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
One of my several gardens.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Spirea alba
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Mayapple in the rain. Sad day in Minneapolis as ICE thugs cause chaos.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Some random things in my woods this week. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Shiitake going crazy. #mushrooms #shiitake
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily) is blooming. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) starting to pop! #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Another early emergent is Thalictrum dioicum (Early Meadow Rue). Wonderful native that is kind of unique in that there are distinct male and female plants. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) display strong anthocyanin coloration when they emerge in the spring. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Another ephemeral starting to emerge is Aquilegia canadensis (Wild Columbine). One thing you’ll notice is the striking purple foliage. Many spring plants contain Anthocyanins which act as sunscreen, frost protection and heat absorber. As they mature they’ll fade to their normal green. #nativePlants
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Snow storms are not going to keep the Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily) from getting ready for spring. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
A little surprised to find crocus blooming today. #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Got home and checked in on the woods. The Trillium nivale (Snow Trillium) is starting to come up. Always one of the first things to bloom. #nativeplants #ephemerals #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Lovely day skiing at Breckenridge.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Spring before the storm. Aquilegia canadensis (Native Columbine) is starting to make an appearance. The purple staining is a natural antifreeze that helps it survive in early spring. You’ll see it in many early ephemerals. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is a fascinating early spring plant. Its name derives from its skunk smell which it uses to attract spring flies. The plant is also thermogenic - it generates heat to melt the surrounding snow. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Warm day and a warm week. Walked around my little woods this afternoon.
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium). A great late spring native. The seed heads are little trebuchets that fling the seeds when they are disturbed. They spread nicely in the shade. #nativePlants #Minnesota
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) #nativePlants
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
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Misterpatrick @misterpatrick.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Monarch on Liatris ligulistylis (Meadow Blazing Star). #nativePlants #monarch
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