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Amyrlin
@flameoftarvalon.bsky.social
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Born under a rock. Raised by emu. Destined for hypocrisy.

Gardener. Pyrographer. Photographer. Unrepentant nerd.
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Ms. Diane Treeton survived the night, and got a fancy new wrap put on this morning.

#redmaple
#sapling
#tree
#nativetree
#autumn
#homeimprovement
#nature
A picture of a red maple sapling named Diane Treeton, wrapped in tree support, in a grassy yard with red mulch, a chicken wire fence around it, and a harvested corn field under a cloudy grey sky.
October 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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A picture of a thin, twiggy red maple sapling with a few green leaves planted in a green grass lawn, ringed with a layer of red mulch. There are trees in the right background, and a blue sky with white clouds over a freshly harvested cornfield. A picture of a thin, twiggy red maple sapling with a few green leaves planted in a green grass lawn, ringed with a layer of red mulch. There is a short fence of chicken wire around it, with a red shed and a harvested cornfield in the background.
October 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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My first monarch caterpillar on my milkweed! I am unreasonably excited about this.

#garden
#milkweed
#caterpillar
#monarch
#butterfly
#pollinator
#flower
#nature
#insect
A picture of a green stem and leaves from a milkweed plant, with a black and yellow striped Monarch caterpillar on a leaf, surrounded by other green foliage and brown dirt.
September 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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My pollinator garden is thriving. We had two monarchs and a swallowtail in it yesterday, a blue and black swallowtail that I couldn't get a photo of today, and it is always filled with bees at any given moment. I'm so happy.

#pollinators
#garden
#bees
#butterflies
#zinnias
#flowers
August 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Garden update! We have:

In the round planters: Front row, two buttercrunch lettuce seedlings, and one carnival pepper seedling (just sprouted this morning!) Back row, all three are broccoli sprouts.

Square planters: Two celery seedlings up front, three eggplant seedlings in back.

#garden #seeds
A picture of six medium sized, round, dark brown biodegradable peat planters with green seedlings in them to the left, and five small, square, dark brown biodegradable peat planters with small green seedlings in them to the right.
March 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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This one is so incredible, and my local stores haven't carried it in years 😭
A picture of a pint of Ben & Jerry's Oat of this Swirled ice cream
January 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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It's very cold and quite windy, but the sky is pretty, and that helps a bit.

#Iowa #IA #midwest
#naturephotography #landscape #sky #clouds
A picture of a bare, brown Midwest cornfield, a farm with a silo and white out buildings in the distance to the left, and a red barn in the distance to the left. The brown horizon meets a bright blue sky peeking through white and shades of grey cloud cover.
January 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I told my son I'd vacuum all the cat hair off his chair while he was at school. Luna is not especially thrilled with this prospect.

#spiderman
#cat
#catsofbluesky
A red Spiderman beanbag chair in the middle of a hallway with wooden floors. A black cat sits on the chair, her green eyes looking displeased at the idea of the chair being cleansed of her fur.
January 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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She's so angry that I made her move out of my chair.

#cat
#blackcat
#catsofbluesky
A black cat sitting on a tan and brown couch pillow on a tan couch. You can only see the back of her, because she's pouting.
January 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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It's an Up The Wolves kind of month.

#mountaingoats
January 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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My cat Luna, who once had dreams of becoming the next Walter Kronkat.
A picture of a black cat with green eyes, looking somber as she sits on a brown plaid blanket next to a pink microphone, with tan couch cushions behind her.
December 29, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Luna has the hardest life of all of us, so obviously, she deserves the 10 year old's chair the most.

#blackcat
#cat
#squishmallow
A picture of an entitled and spoiled black cat with green eyes curled up on a white and lavender cow Squishmallow Bubba chair for kids, with a koala plushie and a green wall in the background
December 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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A picture of a baby elephant with a comically widened eye, looking distressed (although she's not! That's just how she is, she is okay!).
December 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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December 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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By Mint the Faerie @ FB

#zodiac #astrology #sign #nature
A zodiac chart with the signs listed: Capricorn - tree that leaves footprints Aquarius - mouse drinking dew Pisces - pond water potion Aries - stick that would make a perfect staff Taurus - happy caterpillar Gemini - frog on a drum Cancer - super tall four leaf clover Leo - super red leaf with only green around Virgo - mushroom circle Libra - eye level cobweb Scorpio - tree stump favoured by the snails Sagittarius - thieving bird
December 21, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Playoff spot clinched! 💜💛💜💛

#MNVikings #NFL #Vikings #Skol
December 16, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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A Tumblr meme of a scene from season 3, episode 7 of The Magic School Bus, "Makes a Rainbow," where Ms. Frizzle says "If at first you don't succeed, find out why."
December 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Ice storms first thing in the morning suck, but our visitor post-storm was adorable.

#bunny #rabbit #snow #wildlife
A picture of a brown wild rabbit standing on snow and ice, taken through a screen window. A picture of a brown wild rabbit standing on snow and ice, taken through a screen window.
December 14, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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Happy Friday the 13th to everyone, and especially Luna, who is very normal and definitely not planning atrocities.

#Fridaythe13th #cat #blackcat
A picture of a black cat with green eyes, lying on a real one teal fuzzy blanket, backlit by the sun and looking intense and very focused.
December 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Native biodiversity over ridiculous and ecologically dangerous peacocking from the bourgeoise.

#nativebiodiversity #pollinators
December 12, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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My seeds for the upcoming season arrived today!

#vegetables #garden #backyardgarden #plants #celery #eggplant #broccoli #lettuce #seeds
Four white Burpee seed packets for celery, broccoli, eggplant, and lettuce.
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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You love to see it!
💜💛💜💛💜💛

#NFL #MNVikings #Vikings
December 8, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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My #pumpkin haul from earlier in the year. Connecticut Field and Porcelain Princess varieties.

#garden #harvest #backyard
A picture of eleven pumpkins, five orange field variety and six pink and yellow Porcelain Princess variety, in front of wooden pallets and sitting on green grass.
December 7, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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My #petunia and #pincushion #flower planter, looking its best.
A picture of a planter filled with silvery-purple petunias and dark burgundy pincushion flowers, looking east as the sun rises above it.
December 7, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Throwback to early autumn, when I accidentally walked six miles and saw some pretty landscapes.
A picture taken of a golden Midwestern corn field that sits next to a cow pond reflecting a blue sky with clouds, surrounded by green grass and edged by a copse of trees with green leaves.
December 7, 2024 at 4:04 PM