Bob Mays
@bobwmfl.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 (he/him) Husband, father, grandfather, gardener, reader, mostly-retired accountant, former potter, South Floridian by way of WV, proud liberal Democrat!
Our #FloridaNative Coral Bean tree
(Erythrina herbacea) was unfazed by our 29-year low temperature of 35 degrees earlier this week. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #MyGarden
(Erythrina herbacea) was unfazed by our 29-year low temperature of 35 degrees earlier this week. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #MyGarden
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Our #FloridaNative Coral Bean tree
(Erythrina herbacea) was unfazed by our 29-year low temperature of 35 degrees earlier this week. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #MyGarden
(Erythrina herbacea) was unfazed by our 29-year low temperature of 35 degrees earlier this week. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #MyGarden
Today’s cool temperatures couldn’t stop this red-hot ‘Lady Margaret’ passionflower blooming today in #MyGarden! 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Today’s cool temperatures couldn’t stop this red-hot ‘Lady Margaret’ passionflower blooming today in #MyGarden! 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
This beautiful #Cattleya #orchid hybrid booms reliably for us once a year, usually in early February. It’s about three weeks early this year. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #Orchids #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This beautiful #Cattleya #orchid hybrid booms reliably for us once a year, usually in early February. It’s about three weeks early this year. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #Orchids #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
I got this #orchid from the bargain table at RF Orchids in Redlands. It’s the first bloom so far. Vanda Razarudin Husain 'Fire Leopard' (V. Kulwadee Fragrance x V. Vanut Leopard). All of my #orchids not attached to trees have to come inside in advance of the predicted 43 F for tonight. 🌱 #MyGarden
January 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Somebody didn’t waste any time finding a spot for a nap as we were taking down the #ChristmasDecorations, including this “psychedelic“ quilted #Christmas wreath that my mother made back in the 1970’s. #Cats #CatsofBlueSky #CatNapping
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Somebody didn’t waste any time finding a spot for a nap as we were taking down the #ChristmasDecorations, including this “psychedelic“ quilted #Christmas wreath that my mother made back in the 1970’s. #Cats #CatsofBlueSky #CatNapping
Bobo rang in the new year under the Christmas tree. #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Bobo rang in the new year under the Christmas tree. #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
This Rhynchostylis gigantea #orchid is blooming today in #MyGarden. Two bloom spikes are almost fully open and a third spike won’t be far behind. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #Orchids #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
December 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This Rhynchostylis gigantea #orchid is blooming today in #MyGarden. Two bloom spikes are almost fully open and a third spike won’t be far behind. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #Orchids #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
Here is one of our favorite #Vanda #Orchids that is blooming today in #MyGarden just in time for #Christmas. This one blooms several times a year. Unfortunately its label was lost long ago. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #Orchid #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport
December 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Here is one of our favorite #Vanda #Orchids that is blooming today in #MyGarden just in time for #Christmas. This one blooms several times a year. Unfortunately its label was lost long ago. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #Orchid #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport
The huge #cypress #trees on the #SanAntonio #RiverWalk are all decked out with #Christmas lights. It’s a very festive place tonight! 🌱 #Texas
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The huge #cypress #trees on the #SanAntonio #RiverWalk are all decked out with #Christmas lights. It’s a very festive place tonight! 🌱 #Texas
One of the sun-loving quarter terete #vanda #orchids blooming today in #MyGarden. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #orchid
December 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
One of the sun-loving quarter terete #vanda #orchids blooming today in #MyGarden. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #orchid
The first bloom of the season on our #orchid rescue tree. It’s a shaggy-trunked palm tree where I mount #orchids given to my by their original owners who are frustrated that they can’t get their grocery store phals to bloom a second time. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The first bloom of the season on our #orchid rescue tree. It’s a shaggy-trunked palm tree where I mount #orchids given to my by their original owners who are frustrated that they can’t get their grocery store phals to bloom a second time. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
Our corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is in full bloom. As the scientific name suggests, it has an extremely sweet fragrance at night. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
December 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Our corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is in full bloom. As the scientific name suggests, it has an extremely sweet fragrance at night. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
This bright no-ID #orchid is blooming today in #MyGarden. You can see how the color changes as the blooms age. More pink shows up in the newer blooms. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Orchids
December 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This bright no-ID #orchid is blooming today in #MyGarden. You can see how the color changes as the blooms age. More pink shows up in the newer blooms. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Orchids
A beautiful #orchid blooming today in #MyGarden. Waironara Tango Fire (AM/AOS) 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Orchids
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A beautiful #orchid blooming today in #MyGarden. Waironara Tango Fire (AM/AOS) 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Orchids
I stopped by a friend’s house yesterday and was greeted by this lovely (and very tame) bird. “We have lots of #peacocks in the neighborhood,” he said. #Birds #BirdsOfBluesky
December 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I stopped by a friend’s house yesterday and was greeted by this lovely (and very tame) bird. “We have lots of #peacocks in the neighborhood,” he said. #Birds #BirdsOfBluesky
The first buds on our #mango tree this year. They are about three weeks earlier than the first blooms last year. The fruit is ready to harvest in June. This is the “Julie“ variety. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #MyGarden #BloomScrolling.
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The first buds on our #mango tree this year. They are about three weeks earlier than the first blooms last year. The fruit is ready to harvest in June. This is the “Julie“ variety. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #MyGarden #BloomScrolling.
More blooms from the Yesterday,Today, Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsia pauciflora). 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
More blooms from the Yesterday,Today, Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsia pauciflora). 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
The bright, cheery blooms of Farfugium japonicum are regular December additions to our garden. The large, glossy leaves make a beautiful deep green mound of foliage year-round in our South Florida climate. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The bright, cheery blooms of Farfugium japonicum are regular December additions to our garden. The large, glossy leaves make a beautiful deep green mound of foliage year-round in our South Florida climate. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
I’ll never think of #poinsettias in the same way again after seeing this amazing display this past October near the ancient pyramid in #Cholula, #Puebla, #Mexico. This plant was easily 8-10 feet (2.5-3 m) high! 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’ll never think of #poinsettias in the same way again after seeing this amazing display this past October near the ancient pyramid in #Cholula, #Puebla, #Mexico. This plant was easily 8-10 feet (2.5-3 m) high! 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
Firespikes!!! These plants are blooming like crazy in these shorter, cooler days. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #RED #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Firespikes!!! These plants are blooming like crazy in these shorter, cooler days. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #RED #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
Our Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is always in full bloom for Thanksgiving. The flowers turn from purple to lavender to white, thus the name. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Our Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is always in full bloom for Thanksgiving. The flowers turn from purple to lavender to white, thus the name. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling
Any drawer that’s left open is quickly claimed as a cat bed #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Any drawer that’s left open is quickly claimed as a cat bed #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky