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<p>在牆角發現了一棵粉色的星花木蘭，好美啊！！<br><a href="/tags/magnolia/" rel="tag">#Magnolia</a> <a href="/tags/starmognolia/" rel="tag">#starmognolia</a> <a href="/tags/flowerstoday/" rel="tag">#flowerstoday</a> <a href="/tags/spring2025/" rel="tag">#spring2025</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a></p>

<p>Did you ever gild <a href="/tags/moss/" rel="tag">#moss</a>? I did! Look behind the scenes of producing my podcast episode about moss and how moss took revenge (I don&#x27;t know why): <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/5d8402be-ad02-4d23-8c3b-4e42daf6a9b0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/5d8402be-ad02-4d23-8c3b-4e42daf6a9b0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/5d8402be-ad02-4d23-8c3b-4e42daf6a9b0</span></a> Of course you can listen to the episode now! And I interviewed a quite seditious tardigrade!<br>Just search <a href="/tags/naturematchcuts/" rel="tag">#NatureMatchCuts</a> on your podcatcher. </p><p><a href="/tags/naturematchcuts/" rel="tag">#NatureMatchCuts</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/reconnectwithnature/" rel="tag">#ReconnectWithNature</a> <a href="/tags/mosstodon/" rel="tag">#mosstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mossmonday/" rel="tag">#MossMonday</a> <a href="/tags/tardigrades/" rel="tag">#tardigrades</a> <a href="/tags/carbonsink/" rel="tag">#carbonSink</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#biodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/lawn/" rel="tag">#lawn</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#sciComm</a> <a href="/tags/naturelovers/" rel="tag">#natureLovers</a></p>

<p>Lupines, in anticipation of spring <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

<p>The Creature reminds you to stop and smell the roses <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/doesstuff.social/google_emoji_kitchen_orange_heart_and_rose_mashup.png" class="emoji" alt=":google_emoji_kitchen_orange_heart_and_rose_mashup:" title=":google_emoji_kitchen_orange_heart_and_rose_mashup:">​​<img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/doesstuff.social/google_emoji_kitchen_yellow_heart_and_rose_mashup.png" class="emoji" alt=":google_emoji_kitchen_yellow_heart_and_rose_mashup:" title=":google_emoji_kitchen_yellow_heart_and_rose_mashup:">​​<img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/doesstuff.social/google_emoji_kitchen_heavy_black_heart_and_rose_mashup.png" class="emoji" alt=":google_emoji_kitchen_heavy_black_heart_and_rose_mashup:" title=":google_emoji_kitchen_heavy_black_heart_and_rose_mashup:">​</p><p><a href="/tags/photomonday/" rel="tag">#PhotoMonday</a> <a href="/tags/fotomontag/" rel="tag">#FotoMontag</a> <a href="/tags/expoparkrosegarden/" rel="tag">#ExpoParkRoseGarden</a> <a href="/tags/expopark/" rel="tag">#ExpoPark</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/merchtodon/" rel="tag">#Merchtodon</a> <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#Photo</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#Plants</a> <a href="/tags/plushtodon/" rel="tag">#Plushtodon</a> <a href="/tags/rosegarden/" rel="tag">#RoseGarden</a> <a href="/tags/roses/" rel="tag">#Roses</a></p>

<p>Don&#x27;t mow your lawn - enjoy the wildflowers!</p><p>Red poppies watercolor painting: <br><a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/red-poppies-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/red-poppies-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/red-poppies-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/wildflowers/" rel="tag">#wildflowers</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#InteriorDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/poppy/" rel="tag">#poppy</a> <a href="/tags/poppies/" rel="tag">#poppies</a> <a href="/tags/red/" rel="tag">#red</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturelover/" rel="tag">#NatureLover</a> <a href="/tags/natur/" rel="tag">#natur</a> <a href="/tags/aquarell/" rel="tag">#aquarell</a> <a href="/tags/aquarelle/" rel="tag">#aquarelle</a> <a href="/tags/flowerpower/" rel="tag">#flowerpower</a> <a href="/tags/handmade/" rel="tag">#handmade</a> <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="/tags/nomowmay/" rel="tag">#noMowMay</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/color/" rel="tag">#color</a></p>

📍Tustin, California<br>🗓️ November 16, 2025<br>📷 Sony DSC-F828, 56mm, f/8, 1/640th, ISO 64<br><br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/palm/" rel="tag">#palm</a> <a href="/tags/palmtree/" rel="tag">#palmtree</a> <a href="/tags/cloud/" rel="tag">#cloud</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/plant/" rel="tag">#plant</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecamera/" rel="tag">#vintagecamera</a> <a href="/tags/vintagedigital/" rel="tag">#vintagedigital</a> <a href="/tags/vintagedigitalcamera/" rel="tag">#vintagedigitalcamera</a>

<p>We recently visited the <a href="/tags/bristleconepines/" rel="tag">#BristleconePines</a> within <a href="/tags/inyonationalforest/" rel="tag">#InyoNationalForest</a> in the <a href="/tags/whitemountains/" rel="tag">#WhiteMountains</a> of Eastern <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a>. While there we took a five hour hike on the Methuselah Trail amongst some of the oldest trees in the world! </p><p><a href="https://mdpaths.com/rrr/travel/california/bristlecone_pines/index.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mdpaths.com/rrr/travel/california/bristlecone_pines/index.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mdpaths.com/rrr/travel/califor</span><span class="invisible">nia/bristlecone_pines/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#Plants</a> <a href="/tags/trees/" rel="tag">#Trees</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#NaturePhotography</a></p>

<p>&quot;We have power... Our power isn’t in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a military system; these are authoritarian systems... they have power... but it’s not reality. The power of our intelligence, individually or collectively IS the power; this is the power that any industrial ruling class truly fears: clear coherent human beings.&quot; ~ John Trudell</p><p><a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/power/" rel="tag">#power</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a></p>

📍 Irvine, CA<br>🗓️ December 2, 2025<br>📷 Sony DSC-F828, 200mm, f/2.8, 1/2000th, ISO 64<br><br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/fall/" rel="tag">#fall</a> <a href="/tags/autumn/" rel="tag">#autumn</a> <a href="/tags/maple/" rel="tag">#maple</a> <a href="/tags/plant/" rel="tag">#plant</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecamera/" rel="tag">#vintagecamera</a> <a href="/tags/vintagedigital/" rel="tag">#vintagedigital</a> <a href="/tags/vintagedigitalcamera/" rel="tag">#vintagedigitalcamera</a>

<p><a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#Caturday</a> <a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#catsofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fedicats/" rel="tag">#fedicats</a> here is Junior enjoying the <a href="/tags/mosstodon/" rel="tag">#Mosstodon</a> rock wall and <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> including the big <a href="/tags/orchid/" rel="tag">#orchid</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#Flowers</a> behind him with lots of small flowers on its two sprays. <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#Bloomscrolling</a> and also <a href="/tags/fern/" rel="tag">#fern</a> for your enjoyment my <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/friends/" rel="tag">#friends</a> ☮️🌈🕉️🌻😻</p>

<p>1) Why do you love plants and how do you interact with plants in your life (intentionally/background)?</p><p>2) What makes learning about plants/ecology accessible/inaccessible to you (ie compare with birding)?</p><p>3) Do you prefer a formal or informal teaching environment, and why?</p><p>4) What are some subtopics relating to native plants that are of interest to you?</p><p>5) Would you prefer to learn to ID plants with or without phone apps?</p><p>6) How many plants would you be comfortable learning to ID in a 1 hour session?</p><p><a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#Plants</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#Ecology</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#Gardening</a> <a href="/tags/askfedi/" rel="tag">#AskFedi</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#Conservation</a> <a href="/tags/teaching/" rel="tag">#Teaching</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/serene/" rel="tag">#Serene</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#Garden</a> with <a href="/tags/lamppost/" rel="tag">#Lamppost</a> by Kaye Menner <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> &amp; lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at: </p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/serene-garden-with-lamppost-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/serene-garden-with-lamppost-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/serene-garden-with-lamppost-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/prettygarden/" rel="tag">#prettygarden</a> <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#photo</a> <a href="/tags/landscapedgarden/" rel="tag">#landscapedgarden</a> <a href="/tags/sunlight/" rel="tag">#sunlight</a> <a href="/tags/lamppost/" rel="tag">#lamppost</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/pinkflowers/" rel="tag">#pinkflowers</a> <a href="/tags/whiteflowers/" rel="tag">#whiteflowers</a> <a href="/tags/greenery/" rel="tag">#greenery</a> <a href="/tags/leaves/" rel="tag">#leaves</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/green/" rel="tag">#green</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/outdoor/" rel="tag">#outdoor</a> <a href="/tags/trees/" rel="tag">#trees</a> <a href="/tags/landscape/" rel="tag">#landscape</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/colorful/" rel="tag">#Colorful</a> <a href="/tags/succulent/" rel="tag">#Succulent</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#Garden</a> by Kaye Menner <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> &amp; lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at: </p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/colorful-succulent-garden-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/colorful-succulent-garden-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/colorful-succulent-garden-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/aeonium/" rel="tag">#aeonium</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/botanical/" rel="tag">#botanical</a> <a href="/tags/leaves/" rel="tag">#leaves</a> <a href="/tags/australian/" rel="tag">#australian</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p>

<p>Elyna myosuroides. <a href="https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/419/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/419/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">images.wur.nl/digital/collecti</span><span class="invisible">on/coll13/id/419/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyna_myosuroides" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyna_myosuroides"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyna_my</span><span class="invisible">osuroides</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/roots/" rel="tag">#roots</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a></p>

<p>Potamogeton natans. <a href="https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/846/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/846/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">images.wur.nl/digital/collecti</span><span class="invisible">on/coll13/id/846/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamogeton_natans" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamogeton_natans"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamoge</span><span class="invisible">ton_natans</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/roots/" rel="tag">#roots</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a></p>

<p>Trifolium badium. <a href="https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/710/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/710/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">images.wur.nl/digital/collecti</span><span class="invisible">on/coll13/id/710/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifolium_badium" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifolium_badium"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifoliu</span><span class="invisible">m_badium</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/roots/" rel="tag">#roots</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a></p>

<p>Pinus sylvestris. <a href="https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/1271/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/1271/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">images.wur.nl/digital/collecti</span><span class="invisible">on/coll13/id/1271/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/roots/" rel="tag">#roots</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a></p>