D.Lopez
@dianelopezw.bsky.social
Naturalist, artist, writer, ghost writer, plant medicine, traveler, wanderer
A western bluebird perched on a fence post 🪶. Arana Gulch in Santa Cruz, California during my visit. #bird #birds #naturalism #path #california
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A western bluebird perched on a fence post 🪶. Arana Gulch in Santa Cruz, California during my visit. #bird #birds #naturalism #path #california
Aloe Vera will not survive the drop in temperature. To avoid it becoming sludge I bring it indoors. #plantcare #plants #aloe #houseplants
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Aloe Vera will not survive the drop in temperature. To avoid it becoming sludge I bring it indoors. #plantcare #plants #aloe #houseplants
Back in my kitchen window, a ‘joker’ ornamental pepper plant gives off a holiday vibe. #houseplants #plants #peppers
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Back in my kitchen window, a ‘joker’ ornamental pepper plant gives off a holiday vibe. #houseplants #plants #peppers
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Antique store painting by Dean J Hyde of Southern California. #landscapeartist #artist #art #oilpainting #painting #landscapeart
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Antique store painting by Dean J Hyde of Southern California. #landscapeartist #artist #art #oilpainting #painting #landscapeart
Rare beauty. A monarch butterfly sunning her wings in sunny California. #california #butterfly #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #california
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Rare beauty. A monarch butterfly sunning her wings in sunny California. #california #butterfly #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #california
In my area, it’s time to harvest and process the wild rosehips for their medicine. They appear in time for cold and flu season. Intelligent nature. #rose #wildrose #flora #nativeplants #garden #gardening #pacificnorthwest #naturalmedicine #nativemedicine
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In my area, it’s time to harvest and process the wild rosehips for their medicine. They appear in time for cold and flu season. Intelligent nature. #rose #wildrose #flora #nativeplants #garden #gardening #pacificnorthwest #naturalmedicine #nativemedicine
Nootka Rose, Rosa nutkana,is used medicinally by a great number of indigenous peoples to treat a wide variety of ailments, and also ceremonially, in handcrafts, and as a food source. I have two shrubs. #nativeflora #nativegarden #rose #plantmedicine #pacificnorthwest
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nootka Rose, Rosa nutkana,is used medicinally by a great number of indigenous peoples to treat a wide variety of ailments, and also ceremonially, in handcrafts, and as a food source. I have two shrubs. #nativeflora #nativegarden #rose #plantmedicine #pacificnorthwest
Eventually this native California wild grape (Vitis californica) will change to a lovely red and yellow color with the drop in temperature. #nativeplants #nativeflora #gardening #garden #grapevine
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Eventually this native California wild grape (Vitis californica) will change to a lovely red and yellow color with the drop in temperature. #nativeplants #nativeflora #gardening #garden #grapevine
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We did not collect Halloween candy this year. I was still cajoled by family members to make sweet treats. Another recipe with tahini -salted caramel fudge with dates. #treats #vegan #tahini #easyfixings #homemade
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
We did not collect Halloween candy this year. I was still cajoled by family members to make sweet treats. Another recipe with tahini -salted caramel fudge with dates. #treats #vegan #tahini #easyfixings #homemade
A pacific gopher snake blends with the woodland duff. #hike #pacificnorthwest #snake #reptiles #trail
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A pacific gopher snake blends with the woodland duff. #hike #pacificnorthwest #snake #reptiles #trail
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A Mylitta Crescent butterfly is one of the many species showing up this September. #garden #gardening #butterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #gardeningforwildlife
September 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A Mylitta Crescent butterfly is one of the many species showing up this September. #garden #gardening #butterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #gardeningforwildlife
A 30 minute drive can easily bring me to a lovely hike. Waterfalls abound in the Pacific Northwest. #getoutside #naturalworld #waterfalls #naturalist #pacificnorthwest #hike #naturalconnection
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A 30 minute drive can easily bring me to a lovely hike. Waterfalls abound in the Pacific Northwest. #getoutside #naturalworld #waterfalls #naturalist #pacificnorthwest #hike #naturalconnection
The Riverbank Lupine blooms again this year. #nativeplants #nativeflora #plants #garden #gardening #flora #lupine
September 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Riverbank Lupine blooms again this year. #nativeplants #nativeflora #plants #garden #gardening #flora #lupine
Every year these strange mushrooms appear near the birch tree. Is it the dead man’s foot mushroom? (There is such a thing 😆) #mushrooms #mushroom #fungi #fungus #garden
September 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Every year these strange mushrooms appear near the birch tree. Is it the dead man’s foot mushroom? (There is such a thing 😆) #mushrooms #mushroom #fungi #fungus #garden
Strawberry Fields globe amaranth has a small but pigment-popping bloom. Pretty from a distance. #flowers #garden #gardening
September 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Strawberry Fields globe amaranth has a small but pigment-popping bloom. Pretty from a distance. #flowers #garden #gardening
Jambalaya meets Pozole. A spicy plant based sausage, hominy, sweet peppers, smokey Cajun spices and a garnish of cabbage made this first soup of the season hit. #plantbased #vegetarianfood #veganfood #homecooking #soup #food #mealtime#vegetarian
September 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jambalaya meets Pozole. A spicy plant based sausage, hominy, sweet peppers, smokey Cajun spices and a garnish of cabbage made this first soup of the season hit. #plantbased #vegetarianfood #veganfood #homecooking #soup #food #mealtime#vegetarian
Blanket flower, bidens, marigolds and narrow leaf cud weed, intermingle in a shared flowerbed. #garden #gardening #pollinatorgarden #flowers #plants
September 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Blanket flower, bidens, marigolds and narrow leaf cud weed, intermingle in a shared flowerbed. #garden #gardening #pollinatorgarden #flowers #plants
For a year round garden, I have a collection of salvias that bloom in late summer to early fall. My hummingbird attractant 🪶 . #birds #birdgarden #garden #gardeningforwildlife
September 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
For a year round garden, I have a collection of salvias that bloom in late summer to early fall. My hummingbird attractant 🪶 . #birds #birdgarden #garden #gardeningforwildlife