Beau Nighdell
@beaunighdell.bsky.social
Lazy gardener, domestic imaginist. Here for the good life and sanity. If I don't follow you back on here, my political alter ego probably does.
My favorite doctor and companion (Nobody liked this the first time around but I don't care, Shirl and Heather would still be amazing)
August 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My favorite doctor and companion (Nobody liked this the first time around but I don't care, Shirl and Heather would still be amazing)
Sometimes a gray day is just fine. No sun today, and these yellow irises just glow. 🌱 #Bloomscrolling #Gardening
May 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Sometimes a gray day is just fine. No sun today, and these yellow irises just glow. 🌱 #Bloomscrolling #Gardening
Okay, but what's the next step? Will the verified have greater visibility? What about "nobodies" who don't wish to be public (like a Frog) but would still like to partake of community?
April 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Okay, but what's the next step? Will the verified have greater visibility? What about "nobodies" who don't wish to be public (like a Frog) but would still like to partake of community?
And I have three (!) containers of these. I've forgotten what they are; I thought crocuses, but got not a single bud from any of them. (Any ideas?) I can only conclude I have no idea what I'm doing. 🌱 3/3
April 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And I have three (!) containers of these. I've forgotten what they are; I thought crocuses, but got not a single bud from any of them. (Any ideas?) I can only conclude I have no idea what I'm doing. 🌱 3/3
A pot of paperwhite narcissus, now 5 months old. Won't die, won't grow, just mocking me. 🌱 2/3
April 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A pot of paperwhite narcissus, now 5 months old. Won't die, won't grow, just mocking me. 🌱 2/3
Before the holidays, I potted up 9 pots of bulbs, envisioning lots of cheerful flowers over winter. I've done this before, but got unusually bad results this time. First, this one --picture taken today. Pretty enough, but rather overshadowed by everything blooming in the garden outside 🌱 1/3
April 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Before the holidays, I potted up 9 pots of bulbs, envisioning lots of cheerful flowers over winter. I've done this before, but got unusually bad results this time. First, this one --picture taken today. Pretty enough, but rather overshadowed by everything blooming in the garden outside 🌱 1/3
Out for a walk, which has improved my mood immeasurably. 🌱
March 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Out for a walk, which has improved my mood immeasurably. 🌱
Sunday: This year, I will buy no flowers, just divide what I have.
Tuesday: Oh, look! Pretty primulas! I'll get just one.
Wednesday: Maybe what I really need in my life is an auricula theatre. Hmmm... 🌱
Tuesday: Oh, look! Pretty primulas! I'll get just one.
Wednesday: Maybe what I really need in my life is an auricula theatre. Hmmm... 🌱
March 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sunday: This year, I will buy no flowers, just divide what I have.
Tuesday: Oh, look! Pretty primulas! I'll get just one.
Wednesday: Maybe what I really need in my life is an auricula theatre. Hmmm... 🌱
Tuesday: Oh, look! Pretty primulas! I'll get just one.
Wednesday: Maybe what I really need in my life is an auricula theatre. Hmmm... 🌱
And her Companion of course
January 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And her Companion of course
Post your favourite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.
January 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Post your favourite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.
Hmmm. Big boy and his girlfriend, right outside the sunroom window at midday. Interesting to see, but I know I won't be quite so happy about their visit when I check on the garden. 🌱
January 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hmmm. Big boy and his girlfriend, right outside the sunroom window at midday. Interesting to see, but I know I won't be quite so happy about their visit when I check on the garden. 🌱
Short boxing day walk to the top of the hill. There's a spine of stones at the top of the otherwise stoneless hill, and nearby the place where deer have slept. Nine deer-body impressions in the leaves, 5 or 6 feet from one another, and one more a little way off. (Yes, my photos are a bit fuzzy.)
December 28, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Short boxing day walk to the top of the hill. There's a spine of stones at the top of the otherwise stoneless hill, and nearby the place where deer have slept. Nine deer-body impressions in the leaves, 5 or 6 feet from one another, and one more a little way off. (Yes, my photos are a bit fuzzy.)
At Christmas I am visited by All The Things I Cannot Fix: broken people, people who want more than I can give. I am not Santa, but I too am "unaccountably weary." (Text from John Crowley's Little, Big -- letters to Santa.)
Nonetheless, Merry Christmas all. #boxingdaybreakdown
Nonetheless, Merry Christmas all. #boxingdaybreakdown
December 25, 2024 at 4:47 AM
At Christmas I am visited by All The Things I Cannot Fix: broken people, people who want more than I can give. I am not Santa, but I too am "unaccountably weary." (Text from John Crowley's Little, Big -- letters to Santa.)
Nonetheless, Merry Christmas all. #boxingdaybreakdown
Nonetheless, Merry Christmas all. #boxingdaybreakdown
I lost count of the cups of fruit I put in the pot, didn't know how much sugar to use with my combination of peaches and wineberries (frozen back in August), broke a jar, and had to re-process a couple that didn't seal... but nonetheless, I now have one Accomplishment to my credit for the year.
December 9, 2024 at 8:42 PM
I lost count of the cups of fruit I put in the pot, didn't know how much sugar to use with my combination of peaches and wineberries (frozen back in August), broke a jar, and had to re-process a couple that didn't seal... but nonetheless, I now have one Accomplishment to my credit for the year.
Sometimes they do need a little "help"! I'm tempted to rescue some from this vast neglected peony garden... 🌱
December 8, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Sometimes they do need a little "help"! I'm tempted to rescue some from this vast neglected peony garden... 🌱
Favorite flower? Here it is -- peonies. They are glorious performers here during their short season. 🌱
December 8, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Favorite flower? Here it is -- peonies. They are glorious performers here during their short season. 🌱
Beauty in every season.
November 28, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Beauty in every season.
In case anyone is creating a starter pack of people who have sheds. I have a shed.
November 20, 2024 at 5:18 PM
In case anyone is creating a starter pack of people who have sheds. I have a shed.