Just Irene
@diamondjackie.bsky.social
Mother, grandmother, teacher, lover of nature and music. My addictions include books, pets and plants.
It’s almost Thanksgiving, but it’s hard to tell in southern Texas.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It’s almost Thanksgiving, but it’s hard to tell in southern Texas.
I have places to go today. I have people to see. But apparently, what I really need to do is chill for as long as Dusty needs to sleep.
#Caturday
#Caturday
November 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I have places to go today. I have people to see. But apparently, what I really need to do is chill for as long as Dusty needs to sleep.
#Caturday
#Caturday
I just came back today from a weekend trip and they both loved on me at the same time. I’m sure it was because they missed me, and not because dinner was late.
October 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I just came back today from a weekend trip and they both loved on me at the same time. I’m sure it was because they missed me, and not because dinner was late.
Here’s another! She’s my daughter’s dog.
October 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Here’s another! She’s my daughter’s dog.
A tree, in a meadow. Nothing spectacular, but I had no phone signal and I felt the world slip away from me for a moment.
October 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A tree, in a meadow. Nothing spectacular, but I had no phone signal and I felt the world slip away from me for a moment.
I hate it when Abbott begins a sentence with “Texans want” or Texans don’t want” because it’s always followed by something this Texan vehemently disagrees with…
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I hate it when Abbott begins a sentence with “Texans want” or Texans don’t want” because it’s always followed by something this Texan vehemently disagrees with…
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
The Texas State Board of Education is changing the Social Studies curriculum. World history is de emphasized in favor of Texas History.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The Texas State Board of Education is changing the Social Studies curriculum. World history is de emphasized in favor of Texas History.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
I noticed this mother just making her way along the fence a few years ago.
July 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I noticed this mother just making her way along the fence a few years ago.
Darkness on the Edge of Town.
It matched my mood perfectly as a teenager.
It matched my mood perfectly as a teenager.
July 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Darkness on the Edge of Town.
It matched my mood perfectly as a teenager.
It matched my mood perfectly as a teenager.
That’s just disgusting. She has done nothing for this country except cheat her fans out of millions with her meme coin. She couldn’t even be bothered to throw out an elbow at the Pope’s funeral and wake up the putrid lump of flesh snoring next to her.
July 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
That’s just disgusting. She has done nothing for this country except cheat her fans out of millions with her meme coin. She couldn’t even be bothered to throw out an elbow at the Pope’s funeral and wake up the putrid lump of flesh snoring next to her.
Three front page headlines from the Houston Chronicle today.
July 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Three front page headlines from the Houston Chronicle today.
Just a bamboo fence that I like.
July 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just a bamboo fence that I like.
I understand. I even drove 40 minutes to get another one of these months later.
July 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I understand. I even drove 40 minutes to get another one of these months later.
June 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This infant green anole was guarding my okra. She’s about an inch and a half long, including her tail.
#TheOutpost
#TheOutpost
June 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This infant green anole was guarding my okra. She’s about an inch and a half long, including her tail.
#TheOutpost
#TheOutpost
Houston showed up, and the Houston Chronicle finally made us front page news.
June 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Houston showed up, and the Houston Chronicle finally made us front page news.
My favorite sign in Houston today. I have no idea why the Virginia state flag is there.
June 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My favorite sign in Houston today. I have no idea why the Virginia state flag is there.
Good morning!
Happy Barack Obama appreciation day!
It’s raining here but hopefully that will clear out soon.
Happy Barack Obama appreciation day!
It’s raining here but hopefully that will clear out soon.
June 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Good morning!
Happy Barack Obama appreciation day!
It’s raining here but hopefully that will clear out soon.
Happy Barack Obama appreciation day!
It’s raining here but hopefully that will clear out soon.
Happy Monday!
Here’s an okra blossom. You can see the family resemblance to its showier cousin, the hibiscus. By nighttime, this flower will drop and a newborn okra will already be forming.
Here’s an okra blossom. You can see the family resemblance to its showier cousin, the hibiscus. By nighttime, this flower will drop and a newborn okra will already be forming.
June 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Happy Monday!
Here’s an okra blossom. You can see the family resemblance to its showier cousin, the hibiscus. By nighttime, this flower will drop and a newborn okra will already be forming.
Here’s an okra blossom. You can see the family resemblance to its showier cousin, the hibiscus. By nighttime, this flower will drop and a newborn okra will already be forming.
Those are some serious ears! Otherwise, Fig looks like my little darling.
May 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Those are some serious ears! Otherwise, Fig looks like my little darling.
Same! I took this picture about an hour ago. We didn’t get quite as much rain but my passionflower is happy. It’s always happy, though. They are pretty much indestructible.
May 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Same! I took this picture about an hour ago. We didn’t get quite as much rain but my passionflower is happy. It’s always happy, though. They are pretty much indestructible.
This one is a volunteer. I think it sprouted from a seed the chickens missed. I like it a lot.
May 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This one is a volunteer. I think it sprouted from a seed the chickens missed. I like it a lot.
Gorgeous! Here’s another.
May 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Gorgeous! Here’s another.