Flonkbob
flonkbob.bsky.social
Flonkbob
@flonkbob.bsky.social
Retired cyber security geek.
Dog lover, we have five rescues running things here.
Hater of all things MAGA.
Sci-Fi lover from way back.
Science is my friend.

And fully anti-theist. I despise all religion.
More native late bloomers in the yard. Volunteer crapemyrtle, and goldenrod. And we have hummingbirds traveling through, hope to share some of those too.
#flowers #garden
September 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It seems that late summer is the time for the tiny flowers to make their appearance.

#nature #flowers
September 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
September 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Walked the creek that edges out property today. Decided it must be fungus day, thus these pictures.

I also found a weak bank edge in the creek. No pictures of my ignominious entry into the fish pool at the far end. I have my pride, after all!

#fungus #nature #Creekside
September 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I don't think Millie likes her new dress. Even Buster, who likes most everything, is unsure.
#dogs
August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Found this Assasin bug, saved from the pool. Anything that eats Japanese Beetles is a friend of mine.

#insects
August 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Found this today in the yard. A Hickory Horned Devil. In spite of looking like a Sci-Fi alien, it is harmless to us humans, but still freaked out my 45 y.o. son.

#larva #RoyalWalnutMoth
August 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My daughter-in-law came to pull me from shoveling concrete (I was. more than a bit happy to be interrupted). It was 'huge' and 'scary' and would surely eat the grandkids.

It was a wee zipper spider. I bravely told DiL to leave her alone. This home is a no spider abuse zone.
August 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Slowest race ever. I'm not sure how to time it.

#insects #cicada
August 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The chickens were fascinated by the soccer game between me and my pibble mix, Millie. Kinda like the crowd at Wimbledon.

#chickens #dogs
August 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Biggest damn dragonfly I've ever seen!

#contrails #!realinsect
August 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Seen in the garden this morning. Planting for insects works!

#butterfly #insects #garden
August 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Spending a lot of time wing the veggie garden, since we don't do any herb- or pesti-cides. Here's a bonus, I get great views of the beautiful complexities of a root system.

#garden
August 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Two recent visitors to my bug house.

I love how the mouth looks furry, and the cicada looks... well, insane. But funny.
July 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Found in my creek last month...I love fossils.
July 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I hate these little monsters, but they sure are pretty.
July 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Even with my benign neglect, the flowers come.
July 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM