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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌱 Meet the Mrs. Robert Brydon Clematis. She sprawls, she climbs, and is bright, vigorous and covered in flowers. So attractive to her pollinators. Want bees? Mrs Robert Brydon is your girl! #clematis #bloomscrolling #flower #garden

Mrs. Robert Brydon Clematis features masses of starry, cute little soft-lavender flowers with recurved petals surrounding a prominent patch of soft-yellow stamens that radiate in all directions. She is excellent as a climber to 8 feet tall on a trellis, or as a sprawling groundcover reaching 2 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. Let her sprawl over a fence or rocks or just over the ground for a great show at a time of year when not a lot of other plants are in full bloom. It attracts pollinators to the prolific flowers.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hard to capture all of the flowers as they are in all directions, but about 30 in total in this Phalaenopsis [NO ID] #orchid #flowers #gardening #Orchid #bloomscrolling #photography 📷🌱

A magenta Phalaenopsis orchid that is blooming with over 30 flowers. The petals are edged with lighter pink.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌱 Balsam (Impatiens balsamina) looks like an orchid but is an easy to grow garden annual from seed. Recommend trying! #bloomscrolling #flower #gardening

Balsam is an easy to grow annual. It adapts well to both sunny and partially shaded conditions. Balsam grows especially well in sunny sites that are out of the harsh afternoon sun.

Balsam may be planted in containers or in garden beds. Seeds may be started indoors or directly sown in the garden.

The plants are sturdy, upright and narrow, growing about 12 to 36 inches tall. Blooms come in shades of pink, red, white and light purple.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🌱 The Sunsugar tomatoes are still going strong! Despite the almost daily rain, no fruit splitting.Plus, they are sweet and one of the best tasting. #tomatothursday #gardening #vegetable #tomato 🍅 #macro 📷 #bloomscrolling

A bunch of Sunsugar hybrid cherry tomatoes. Stages of ripeness are shown, with the green, unripe tomato at the bottom and the golden, ripe tomato at the top. Sunsugar is a cherry tomatoes with a high degree of natural sugar content and an excellent flavor.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wishing you a relaxing Terrier Tuesday from sweet Rusty who is 14 years young! 🐶🐕 #terriertuesday #terrier #dogsofbluesky #greyface

A sleeping terrier curled up on a wicker chair with patterned pillows surrounding him. The dog is black with white markings due to old age.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🌱 The male cicadas are buzzing loudly to attract a mate. They’re the soundtrack for late summer! 📷 #gardening #bloomscrolling #BugSky #invertebrates #InsectThursday #macro

An annual cicada bug on a cucumber leaf. They emerge from the ground to attract a mate, lay eggs and perish. The males buzz loudly during the day to attract a mate.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🌱 I’ll never tire of watching butterflies.🦋 #butterfly #swallowtail #gardening #butterflybush 📷

Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail. Males, such as the one pictured, are yellow with four black "tiger stripes" on each forewing. They feed on a variety of nectar producing flowers like the Butterfly Bush pictured.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🌱The bees love this Cactus Flower Dahlia!🐝 #bloomscrolling #bee #dahlia #garden #flower

A cactus type Dahlia flower with 8 petals surrounding a yellow center. A bee is collecting pollen in the yellow center. The Dahlia was grown from seed purchased from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This delightful mushroom appeared in a potted outdoor houseplant, so whimsical! #mushrooms #fungi #NaturePhotography #macrophotography #mycology #fairy 🍄 🌱

A light green mushroom shaped like a pointed cap in the soil of a potted plant.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🌱 No Monarch caterpillars, but several Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillars are feasting on the milkweed. Pretty showy in this stage. #tussockmoth #moth #insects #bugsky #nature #milkweed #gardening

A Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar on a common milkweed leaf. Milkweed is its host plant. The caterpillar is furry and its abdomen has orange, black and cream stripes. The outside edges of its body are surrounded with tufts of black “hair” and there are 2 white tufts protruding from either side of its body.

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#Poetry #Painting #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

🌱 Came home to find Dahlia ‘Ferncliff Inspiration’ being eaten by a Fork-tailed Bush Katydid. It was entertaining so I let it stay. #bloomscrolling #insect #dahlia #macro #Invertebrate #gatden

A green Fork-tailed Bush Katydid sitting atop a pink flower of Dahlia ‘Ferncliff Inspiration’. It is eating the flower. The Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (Scudderia furcata) can be found throughout the US and feeds on a variety of plants as well as orange fruit, and can be considered a pest.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🌱 📷 Here’s a dazzling Habenaria Orchid to brighten your day! #orchid #photography #flower #NaturePhotography #bloomscrolling

A Habenaria orchid with multiple bright orange flowers against a background of leaves.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🌱 Yes it’s hot and humid, but we have flowers and butterflies! #Echinacea #Coneflowers #butterfly #bloomscrolling #gardening

A Red Admiral butterfly on an Echinacea (Coneflower). The flower has light lavender pink flowers and the butterfly has a brown body with the bottom wings showing an orange skirt. The top wing tips have white spots accented with an orange stripe below the white spots.
This photo was taken in Zone 6A.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌱 Dahlia “Clearview Daniel” a sunny yellow, prolific, ball type. #bloomscrolling #dahlia #fliwer #gardening

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🌱 Having a garden lets you grow varieties that are not found in the store. This is “Green Finger” Cucumber. #gardening #cucumber #vegetable #bloomscrolling #macro

A small green cucumber with the yellow blossom attached to the left side. Both are on top of the cucumber leaf, and a tendril is at the bottom of the picture. This is an immature cucumber and will take approximately a week to reach full size.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🌱🐛 C’mon little guy, you can do this! #bugsky #monarch #milkweed #caterpillar

A small Monarch Caterpillar hatched yesterday feeding on a milkweed leaf.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🌱 First Lemon Cucumber! Looking forward to a taste test. #bloomscrolling #cucumber #gardening #vegetables

A yellow, globed-shaped cucumber, “Lemon” cucumber. It is on a cucumber vine; a green leaf is in the lower left corner, and a yellow flower is in the upper right corner.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🌱 Introducing Tropical Hibiscus, HibisQs® - Adonicus Pearl, named from Greek Mythology. #macromonday #flower #bloomscrolling #gardening

Two pearl-hued tropical hibiscus flowers with magenta throats. The hybrid, Adonicus Pearl, derived its name from Greek Mythology.

"Adonis, loved by Aphrodite, killed hunting a boar, brought back from underworld by Zeus to Aphrodite, but only in summer - thus making the vegetation die in winter and blossom in summer"
(*from Graff Breeding website)

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🌱 I will not be ignored! Don’t tell me to be quiet! #bloomsscrolling #gardening #flower #photography

Echinacea hybrid flowers that have intense, fiery orange petals. There are 4 fully open flowers, and 2 flowers that are not yet fully open. The flowers are among green leaves of assorted plants.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🌱 This stunning Phalaenopsis Orchid was at the grocery store! Phalaenopsis hybrid (noID) #orchid #flowers #gardening #Phalaenopsis #bloomscrolling #photography

3 Phalaenopsis orchid flowers, with variations of pink, maroon, and white on their pedals.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#terriertuesday “What don’t you understand, come up the stairs and throw the ball! #dogsky #gooddog

Two dogs at the top of a staircase with their orange ball. The dog on the left is black with white markings, and the dog on the right is white with a black head. They are waiting for the ball to be thrown.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🌱 🐛 I didn’t notice this swallowtail caterpillar, the markings camouflage it so well in the flowering dill. #caterpillar #bugsky #swallowtail #gardening #bloomscrolling

Yellow flowering dill is a host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly. A swallowtail caterpillar is shown in the center. It has yellow spots that resemble dill flowers so it is camouflaged from predators.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🌱 I love the light blush on the petals with the bold gold/green/marron throat. Phalaenopsis hybrid (no ID) #orchid #flowers #phal #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography 📷

A Phalaenopsis hybrid orchid flower with a light pink blush on each petal. The center throat is golden with maroon markings.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🌱 Pollinator week has arrived! Here’s a wasp on my Rattlesnake Master. A striking combination. #pollinator #nativegarden #macro #bloomscrolling #wasp

The white, globe shaped flower of Rattlesnake Master, a native prairie plant. A black wasp is perched on top of the flower.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🌱Open for business! Monarchs check in! (I haven’t seen any yet) #milkweed #monarch #gardening #butterfly Where are the Monarchs?

6A garden with milkweed in bud. Milkweed is a host plant for Monarch Butterflies which have not arrived.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🦋🌱 I had to look up this one, it’s a Plume Moth. They are ID’d from their T-shaped bodies and superb camouflage. #moth #pollinator #gardening

The Plume Moth is a small moths characterized its unique T-shaped silhouette and deeply divided wings. They are often found resting on plants and can be recognized by their slender bodies and muted colors, resembling dried vegetation.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🌱 This pea flower resembles an orchid. Pretty! #flower #gardening #pea

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🌱 My Paphiopedilum ‘Charlene’ finally bloomed after 2 years! The flowers are going on 2 months, I love the twisties. #orchid #flowers #gardening #paph #bloomscrolling #photography

Paphiopedilum ‘Charlene’ is a ladies slipper orchid with a dark maroon pouch twisted lower petals, and a white and maroon striped hood.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I have 4 different types of mustard in my refrigerator. Guess I have mustard moods. #mustard #mustardmonday #foodie #sandwich

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🌱 I did winter seed sowing with a Wildflower seed blend and was so happy to see these cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus)! I’ve never grown them and love the colors. #bloomscrolling #cornflower #bachelorsbutton #gardening #purple

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button (among other names), is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Europe. In the past, it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of "corn", referring to grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its name. (Wikipedia)

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🌱 So disappointing to have raised Morning Glories from seed only to have them destroyed by rabbits. AND they were fenced off! #gardening #rabbits #dissppointment #bloomscrolling

Morning Glory vines growing on a trellis, the base of each plant was chewed up by a rabbit who circumvented a fence in order to eat each plant. None of the plants will live.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🌱Quick! What is this plant’s name? (what does it resemble)? It lives on my windowsill. #goldfish #bloomscrolling #houseplant

Goldfish Plant’s flower resembles an orange goldfish. This plant is native to Brazil, and can be grown as houseplant elsewhere.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🌱🐝 In honor of World Bee Day! This is Zinnia ‘Polar Bear’. Look for the bee coming in for a landing. #worldbeeday #bees #conservation #environment #nature #gardening 🌱

A white multi petaled zinnia Polar bear) with one bee in the center of the flower and another bee on the right corner ready to land.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🌱 #weatherchannel Who is writing these forecasts? The air was not pleasant today, I’d like it warmer and with sun. So, it was an unfair trade. Trade? #weather #spring

A Weather Channel forecast from their App. The option of the writer is given rather than an unbiased report. The text states, “Today’s Outlook: Cloudy today. High of 55 degrees. No sun, but the temperature cooperates. Grey skies. Pleasant air. Honestly not a bad trade.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

🌱 Today it felt great to have abundant sunshine and spend the day in the garden. What a mental boost! #mentalhealth #garden #planting #weekend

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Chicago Piping Plovers @chicagopiping.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

LIGHTS OUT to help them out! 🤍

A bird migration forecast map indicating a significant number of birds are forecasted to migrate north tonight.

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Kay @reallykay.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Little Man Rusty at 13 found himself in a shelter. We took him in 3 months ago. The moments of simple joy mean so much! #terrier #joy #dogsofbluesky #greymuzzle

A small terrier mix rolling in the green grass. He is on his back with all 4 legs and his tail in the air. He’s wearing a black sweater with red accents.

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