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Am going soon with a clutch of 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 to get doublevaxxed💉at Costco.
Pretty tickled about health Adventure except for fact that I have to get up and out of here on a Fri, normally not my jam. I avoid Weekend shopping, bc like any other American City, desert suburban driving is maddening but!
#SkySoPretty
gorgeous bell shaped unopened peach colour blooms on a crossvine. with a trumpet shaped yellow and faint peachy- coloured bloom, in a zone9B backyard in the Suburban Sonoran suburbs. below the crossfire in a raised bed are purple vinca. stacks and stacks of clouds upon clouds almost completely obscure what is normally a blue sky as seen from my backyard in the Phoenix Suburban Sonoran desert. my backyard includes greenery on a wall and a western honey Mesquite tree. this sky is overcast ,these are Vinca in a raised bed next to the pedestal bird bath in the Suburban Sonoran Desert of agricultural zone 9B voluminous clouds form a backdrop to the Phoenix City towers which now reside on South Mountain Park at its highest point which you can see above a dirty looking shade cloth in my yard.
September 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
cindym.bsky.social
Part 2 to an ongoing rumination about why am I even doing this? Phoenix having storms rn; it is terribly exciting and, I am waiting to take a shower bc Lunadog, can I be very honest and say she's losing her shit? and I'm sitting with her till the storms pass; they always go fast.🌱🌿 still gotta go 2🛍️
a weather alert from my phone screenshot of thunderstorms in Phoenix on September 24th 2026 around 10:00 a.m. with a graphic showing lightning strikes and storm areas gorgeous shades of golden yellow and delicate shades of peach trumpet flowers on a crossVine in my yard, before the storm rolls in on a September Day in the northern Sonoran Desert of the Phoenix foothills. storm clouds on the horizon or maybe just passing by, hard to say. South Mountain Park towers in the distance from the vantage point of a backyard with a block wall and desert greenery. agricultural zone 9B Northern Sonoran Desert Technicolor backyard w vantage point of a pot with succulent and vibrant red peach gold flowers. I am sorry but no I cannot dumb it down for you extremely bad joke this is a portulaca ☘️
September 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
cindym.bsky.social
Update/ALTTEXT Photo 1: Gorgeous gold, emanating from the center of a peach- coloured Trumpet flower, on a Crossvine on a blockwall, separating neighbouring yards, in the Northern Sonoran Desert of the Phoenix Foothills.
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SkySoPretty
🩷 Vinca bc it is hardy, was on sale!🫡
Gorgeous gold, emanating from the center of a peach- coloured Trumpet flower, on a Crossvine on a blockwall, separating neighbouring yards, in the Northern Sonoran Desert of the Phoenix Foothills.YellowBells go in Bamboo Garden.
Zone9B
delicate pink with deep raspberry and gold centered, vincas at the suggestion of a mutual 🩷,new yellow bells planted in the Bamboo Garden with new yellow bells in the direct Center between drying bambo clusters . undulating cactus not native eves needle in an overcast ominous cloudy night time or daytime doesn't seem to be discernible sky in. Northern Sonoran Desert Phoenix foothills
September 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
cindym.bsky.social
PeepMyPlants🌱
SkySoPretty
🩷 Vinca bc it is hardy, was on sale!🫡
Gorgeous gold, emanating from the center of a peach- coloured Trumpet flower, on a Crossvine on a blockwall, separating neighbouring yards, in the Northern Sonoran Desert of the Phoenix Foothills.YellowBells go in Bamboo Garden.
Zone9B
delicate pink with deep raspberry and gold centered, vincas at the suggestion of a mutual 🩷,new yellow bells planted in the Bamboo Garden with new yellow bells in the direct Center between drying bambo clusters . undulating cactus not native eves needle in an overcast ominous cloudy night time or daytime doesn't seem to be discernible sky in. Northern Sonoran Desert Phoenix foothills
September 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
cindym.bsky.social
🌱droid Fuji Supira Filter Snapseed Freeware
IfIrecallcorrectly?
1970s-'80s camera Film Advertisers waged War.
I don't think anyone won but currently this Fuji Filter reminds me of what FujiFilm touted as a great choice in challenge of capturing Nature even when it's holding still.
Edit🌀
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blooming/open trumpet flowers of different colours of yellow orange red, ea. w/five petals, on a crossvine( photo has been flipped upside down, it is) on a 5-ft block wall with metal fencing.
September 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
cindym.bsky.social
hello Blacksky👋
despite you being under construction, gonna pop some 🌱snaps up
Sending good energy from Phoenix Foothills Northern Sonoran Desert SWUnited States
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PeepMyPlants
Hashtags were not part of the ATProtocol plan ☺️ Their institution was backwards engineered. Made me 🤷 bc
*🤷*?
the opposite of sad! mature Evergreen flowering poisonous beautiful. Oleanders of white and pink against a cloudless Suburban Sonoran Desert Blue sky at sunrise. cloudless blue Suburban Sonoran Desert Phoenix Foothills sky contrasted against Oleanders of white with a tiny bit of pink also at the right edge trumpet shaped vibrant yellow flowers as well as a more burnished yellow orange unopened bud ,on a crossvine against a block wall, in growing zone 9B, Suburban Sonoran desert, Phoenix Foothills. ground covering flowers with five Petals of a purple pink and a golden Center. vinca flowers
September 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
cindym.bsky.social
It's an incredibly huge compliment to be considered Neurospicy! 😍
yes please and thank you
I am late self-diagnosed; I myself, used to diagnose, tho I hastily add, only at Masters level; my health crapped out, I became legally disabled, now morphing into a tiny pension(!)2nd childhood fully in play🌱
a single open flower that looks purple with white edges and with a over large bulbous golden Center. a star flower on a crossvine in the Suburban Sonoran desert, Phoenix foothills. White Oleander flowers in the Suburban Sonoran Desert against a vibrant blue sky with wispy, swirling, blue clouds. if anyone has any suggestions for what to do with this space which is enclosed by a 5-ft block wall and is on the sunny side of a very sunny us agricultural zone 9B? throw me a suggestion. this is a Bamboo Garden with mostly dried bamboo on the ground. any ideas about what to put in to grow over the winter? a detail of an open flower ,lavender star flower on a crossvine. detail of a flower opening
September 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
cindym.bsky.social
🪶I'm a lo maintenance gal w/putting living things first*, then turning to what's left at 66 for me to prep to be able to go to the market; it's pretty minimal! which is a Grace, bc psychiatry kept me🏠bound for 20 years
Gratitude
water's back
and, I got a prescription thingy fixed
(*me and 👑Anne!)
everything looks better with a Kodak gold filter or when it's the time of day where everything looks like it's got a Kodak gold filter not exactly sure but this is a picture of the lady Cooper's Hawk in the pedestal bird bath in the backyard I am standing at the door to the house and looking over the pool at the bird who is in front of a 5-ft block wall with vine on it amidst other flora, both landscaped and potted. the Cooper's hawk lady is facing the photographer with what looks like mostly a creamy front coat and golden feet called talons she is in profile scanning the area looking for other birds to eat as they come to the bird bath in this Suburban Phoenix Foothills agricultural zone 9B gravel grounded yard. such a pretty pair of birds. note how the male on the left of of the female is a bit bigger.Stone pedestal bird bath in the Suburban desert of the Phoenix Foothills amidst other Flora upon A gravel ground. note the barring on his tail. as taken from the house with a cell phone camera this is probably a better detail of two Cooper's Hawks the male on the left with prominent barring on his tail and the female on the right with her full creamy and tan patterned chest and golden talons, facing the photographer. both are on a stone bird bath pedestal in front of a block wall covered in crossvine, both birds are attempting to catch other birds using the bird bath and eat them, as they are carnivore birds.
September 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
cindym.bsky.social
🌱Happy RedWed from Blooms in Phoenix Foothills
Did you know that Red Blue and Yellow are primary colours; a blending of primaries gets to be included w primary group w ♥️ Red being primary to 🧡 Orange, plus💛...I'm making this up😘; I love colour vs. light diminishing,etc. Autism Learning Disabilities
clusters of vibrant red feather looking flowers with golden interiors catching early morning light in a Suburban desert front yard. Evergreen Baja fairy Duster, calliandra Californica. pride of Barbados against a cloudless September morning sky in the Suburban Phoenix Desert; long stems and diminishing large clusters of flowers in shades from a near Red to Yellow soft light in the early morning hours of the last day of August in 2026 illuminate the tiny white and gold flowers growing from clusters of vibrant raspberry coloured bracts or leaves, upon this blooming Evergreen bush, Oleander. red Wednesday just a little guy! Western Fence lizard on a block wall behind a wire fencing upon which a bit of crossvine grows and Sun reflects the leaves in Shadow in this mid-morning September image.
September 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
cindym.bsky.social
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PeepMyPlants 🌱
MagentaMon where there is a Raspberry parade of Red-themed photos even tho we already have 🔴Wed
(I don't hate Red; recognize that red is a part of purple)

Slept in late for me, which is 7am. not braggin, good for Mon, when I start doing my short order cook business in late day.
(another version of )bougainvillea this one left to climb around like a vine, into this side of a 5 ft block wall which separates yards and to meet a crossvine on this side, my side in the Sonoran Desert of agricultural zone 9B in Phoenix Foothills a fluffy gray poodle mix dog sniffs around the base of salmon colored Oleander bushes which have very bleach trunks that are spindly and stumpy looking she's in gravel and debris right near the edge of a 50-year-old ranch home sniffing where the water has gone off and where animals live. this mother white-wing dove with startled by this person and is clinging precariously to a leafless branch on a moringa tree which has prominent Sun bleached drying pods hanging against a thinly cloudy sky in the sonorandesert in the morning in August sky so pretty with wispy clouds above a moringa tree with long drying pods and a singular white-wing Dove near Center at top having just flown away from where the photographer is standing, adjacent to this calliandra Californica Red Fairy duster bush happy magenta Monday
August 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
alphakitty.bsky.social
7/31/1860 — b. Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist, naturalist. A wildflower watercolorist with precision accuracy; the five volume, “North American Wild Flowers”, published by the Smithsonian Inst features 400 of her wildflower paintings #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters #WomenInSTEM
"Crossvine" by Mary Vaux Walcott | 1923
July 31, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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A concerned resident warns that the Crossvine battery storage and solar project poses significant safety and financial risks, highlighting its alarming proximity to schools and flood-prone areas.

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#DuboisCounty #IN #CitizenPortal #CommunitySafety #DuboisCountySafety
Resident warns of safety, financial and property impacts from Crossvine battery storage and solar project
A Honey Bird resident urged the Du Bois County Council to press developers and state assessors for clearer financial guarantees and safety planning around the Crossvine battery and solar project, citing thermal-runaway risk and proximity to schools and floodplain.
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July 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
cindym.bsky.social
Not liking my own posts now; due to this Blog not having a *organized* Algorithm, I asterisk'd them for organization; but
I am getting the hang of toggling btwn Blacksky and whitesky I mean PrivilegedSky I mean Bluesky./
Celebrating 3 years,
despite (losers and haters/it's a quote! I am joking 💜🥹).
contemplating the golden light upon this cactus in front of me called an eaves pin it is non-native beyond that is a phoenix neighborhood with the sun rising setting everything in its path with a Golden Glow. it is sometimes difficult for me to discern the difference between is the Sun going up or down here in the US agricultural zone 9B of the Sonoran Desert Phoenix foothills. this is last night as the Sun is setting a Golden Glow palm trees popping up heavy clouds and the interior of the 5-ft wall that surrounds my yard covered in green. preach on son upon the obstructed view from my backyard illuminates some Red Rock in South Mountain Park against the pre-dawn gray blue light. in the foreground are a variety of green things including, a honey Mesquite tree popping in on the left, a ornamental Olive Tree popping in on the right and a crossvine,coming up from the bottom. stepping out onto the front step looking over mostly non-blooming Oleander off to the east where the sun is rising and there is a Golden Glow up of ranch homes.
July 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM
tubegarden.bsky.social
If you find a reliable crossvine source let me know - I've been looking for 9 years now. Last year herring run said they were trying to get it going
July 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
lumperslump.bsky.social
Thanks!! Yeah last year I tried to make a list with different bloom times and got a couple of those going. Blazing star is one of them. I’ll look for crossvine, sounds awesome! I used to have salvias from valleyview that hummers LOVED so Id do that again. Just wanted to explore natives!
July 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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My Green Heron & Ebony Jewelwing design is now available in this rich, plum-toned colorway! The vibrant orange crossvine and the deep purples make this symmetrical wetland scene feel like a cozy, botanical fairytale.
Green Heron & Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly Folk Art - Purples Tea Towel | Spoonflower
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July 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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This whimsical, symmetrical illustration brings a slice of the wetlands to life with elegant green herons, a striking ebony jewelwing damselfly, busy little bumblebees, and cascading, vibrant crossvine.
Green Heron & Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly Folk Art - purple and gold Placemat | Spoonflower
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July 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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This whimsical, symmetrical illustration brings a slice of the wetlands to life with elegant green herons, a striking ebony jewelwing damselfly, busy little bumblebees, and cascading, vibrant crossvine.
Green Heron & Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly Folk Art - Dark Green Pillow Sham | Spoonflower
Shop Green Heron & Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly Folk Art - Dark Green custom Pillow Sham by ecard for sale on Spoonflower
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July 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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This whimsical, symmetrical illustration brings a slice of the wetlands to life with elegant green herons, a striking ebony jewelwing damselfly, busy little bumblebees, and cascading, vibrant crossvine.

Perfect for adding a touch of nature-inspired folk art!
July 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Your daily dose of botanical drawings by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Crossvine (Anisostichus capreolatus), 1925

17.8 × 25.4 cm

#woman #artist #plants #walcott #botany
Crossvine (Anisostichus capreolatus) by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925
July 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
cindym.bsky.social
Brunette Sunflower
I am *slightly somber bc Big Heat is now on, ending life of this wee Flower but for now? I embrace it's Brunette Beauty🌱 .
Another small beauty is my constant companion LunaDog, enjoyer of two breakfasts each day. Luna extends beggy 🐾 paw; pls. help🐕 retrieve🦎 under ✏️ 🏒 cactus🌵.
what otherwise would look like an alleyway next to a clapboard house gravel messy natural debris, but a raise bed with a single sunflower of golden Amber Hughes and a dark chocolate brown center. in the Sonoran Desert agricultural zone 9B Phoenix Foothills. in my mind a last gift from nature before summer heat rains a single open Bloom upon multiple medium green teardrop shaped over size leads. the center of the bloom is a dark textured Brown circle, there are multiple layers of frills of colors of gold red orange and brown. sunflower LunaDog, a small fuzzy poodle mix, extends a single paw slightly up in the air as she makes eye contact with the photographer while the dog stands upon A gravel surface backyard, in the Sonoran desert, next to a fire stick pencil Cactus and in front of purple vinca flowers growing beneath a crossvine on a 5 ft cement block wall. LunaDog breaks eyecontact with the photographer while keeping her front paw slightly lifted, sun is reflecting upon that paw, as the dog sits upon A gravel surface in the Sonoran Desert in a ranch home backyard, in front of a cluster of purple vinca flowers and next to a fire stick pencil Cactus, under which a fence lizard hides from the dog.
July 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
hellabarnes.bsky.social
I too am in the pocket of big crossvine
July 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
angelkat.bsky.social
Finally Hung My Both Plant Sale Finds from early April. Hey, it’s not a race. 🤭 🪶
A peanut 🥜 bird seed feeder ball & a decorative yellow wire bird cage that I purchased way back in April at our local Garden Club plant sale for bargain prices. The peanut 🥜 bird feeder ball is hanging from the trellis & the yellow wire birdhouse from a slat in my pergola. View is from inside the house though the recently washed window🪟. Yellow wire decorative bird house close up view — me standing outside right underneath. The small peanut 🥜 ball bird feeder hanging from the fairly recently installed trellis. the trellis is still ‘naked’ because the Crossvine I planted isn’t exactly growing vigorously. Patience, patience. 🪴
June 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Huntingburg Mayor Neil Elkins has issued a statement addressing what he described as inaccurate claims made in an anonymous social media post regarding the Crossvine Solar project and alleged favoritism involving city officials.
Huntingburg Mayor Responds to Social Media Claims About Crossvine Solar Project
Huntingburg Mayor Neil Elkins has issued a statement addressing what he described as inaccurate claims made in an anonymous social media post regarding the Crossvine Solar project and alleged favoritism
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June 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
footpaths.bsky.social
There is something inspiring about looking up into the canopy of an Old-Growth forest. Recently Footpaths visited Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve and hiked in "The Big Woods", a 200 acre Old-Growth forest.

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Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve – College Corner, Ohio
We were looking to find a hike in a mature woods. Part of the motivation was to keep us out of the sun during a very warm week, and part was trying to fulfill my hope of seeing Crossvine flowering,…
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June 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM