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heymickylo.bsky.social
@heymickylo.bsky.social
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Eclectic nerd, amateur photographer, native plant gardener, early childhood educator, brazen humanist
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#giggle
#humor
#factcheck
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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The toyon in my yard is having a great year. The birds are loving it too. AKA California Christmas berry or California holly, this member of the rose family is a seasonal delight along our coast & foothills
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#SFBayArea
#FallGarden
Toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia Berries are pretty dense, which makes them perfect for centerpieces and wreaths
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Political cartoon from the Netherlands, where the far right will likely win the next round of elections. It seems we have something in common with our Dutch neighbors, sadly
#Netherlands
#elections
#populism
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Some of my favorite memes about the Portland frogs. Laughter wins every time
#frogtifa
#Portland
#protests
#giggle
October 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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#giggle
#October
#spookyseason
#witches
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Everyone should know this term. It’s part of the right wing playbook (see Charlie Kirk, Matt Walsh, Trump, et al.) Vulnerable groups, like trans folks, are frequent targets.
#StayInformed
#Resist
September 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#GunControlNow
September 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Observed some late summer berries on a hike in the Oakland Hills.
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#CaliforniaNativePlantSociety
Bitter gooseberry, Ribes amarum, Oakland Hills, 9/25 by M Lollock Western honeysuckle, Lonicera hispidula, Oakland Hills 9/25 by M Lollock California rose, Rosa californica, Oakland Hills 9/25 by M Lollock Common snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus, member of the honeysuckle family, Oakland Hills 9/25 by M Lollock
September 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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More pretty things from my East Bay garden. Lots of hummingbirds, too, thanks to California fuchsia aka “hummingbird trumpet”
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#CaliforniaNativePlantSociety
Common snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus, San Leandro, Sept 2025 by M Lollock Lupine, Lupinus sp. San Leandro, Sept 2025 by M Lollock California fuchsia, Epilobium canum, California goldenrod, San Leandro, Sept 2025 by M Lollock California goldenrod, Solidago californica, San Leandro, Sept 2025 by M Lollock
September 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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From my East Bay garden. Late summer is a beautiful time for buckwheat, Eriogonum sp. I especially like the patchy look they get before going to seed.
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Seaside buckwheat, Eriogonum latifolium, San Leandro, July 2025 by M Lollock Same seaside buckwheat today, going to seed California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum, San Leandro, September 2025 by M Lollock California buckwheat, September 2025 by M Lollock
September 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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More from #RingMountain, where serpentine soil slows the spread of nonnative grasses, giving native plants an advantage, along with endemic and endangered ones
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Western larkspur, Delphinium hesperium ssp hesperium, California endemic Ithuriel’s spear, Triteleia laxa, in the rich purple often seen at this site Sticky western rosinweed, Calycadenia multiglandulosa, California endemic Note bluish green serpentine outcrops, along with stunted growth & limited spread of nonnative grasses
May 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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It’s Tiburon mariposa lily season, a highly endangered species, limited to a few acres of serpentine outcrops on Ring Mountain, Marin County. Alien satellite dishes come to mind
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#NativePlants
#RingMountain
#SFBayArea
Tiburon mariposa lily, Calochortus tiburonensis
May 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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More flowers from the Mt. Tamalpais watershed 4/26/25
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#NativePlants
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#SFBayArea
Canyon larkspur, Delphinium nudicaule by M Lollock Divaricate phacelia, Phacelia divaricata, on serpentine outcrop by M Lollock Warrior plume, Pedicularis densiflora, near pacific madrone, likely host plant by M Lollock Dot seed plantain, Plantago erecta, small but mighty plentiful. A favorite of mine by M Lollock
April 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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A nice assortment of blooms from the Mt. Tamalpais watershed, 4/26/25. More to come from this hike
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Five spot, Nemophila maculata, by M. Lollock Yerba santa, Eriodictyon californicum, with goldenrod crab spider waiting for prey, by M Lollock San Francisco woodland star, Lithophragma affine, inflorescence has a loose, windswept look, by M Lollock Baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii, close relation to five spot
April 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Small but mighty annual blooms in maritime chaparral, serpentine soil. They’re endemic to California floristic province
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#NativePlants
#Bloomscrolling
Oakland star tulip, Calochortus umbellatus, rare plant, inflorescence ~ 2cm, Marin County by M Lollock Dot seed plantain, Plantago erecta, inflorescence ~ 5 mm, Marin County, by M Lollock Serpentine spring beauty, Claytonia exigua, flower ~ 5 mm, Marin County, by M Lollock Showy linanthus, Leptosiphon androsaceus, flower ~ 6 mm, Marin County, by M Lollock
April 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Delightful color variations of Douglas’ iris, Iris douglasiana, observed in serpentine chaparral and oak woodland in Marin County. Rainbow goddess, indeed
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#NativePlants
#BloomScrolling
April 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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It’s California Poppy Day. Enjoy our vibrant state flower
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California poppy, Eschscholzia californica California poppy with purple needle grass, Stipa pulchra, CA’s official state grass Some baby blue eyes, Nemophilia menziesii in the mix Ceanothus “Yankee Point” in the background
April 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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My SF Bay Area garden is going through a blue phase. Native bees are loving the ceanothus
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Ceanothus “Dark Star” which is technically indigo, rather than true blue Baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii Ceanothus “Yankee Point,” just starting to bloom Ceanothus “Dark Star” and western bumblebee, Bombus occidentalis
March 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Spring in San Leandro
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Baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii
March 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Who likes to geek out on wild cucumber? There are 2 species in Oakland Hills, Marah fabacea and oregana. Sometimes, they hybridize, although I still don’t know what that looks like. These “cucumbers” are inedible btw
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#CaliforniaNativePlants
#OaklandHills
Marah oregana, female, with developing fruit, Marah oregana, female Marah fabacea, male Marah oregana, male
March 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Oakland Hills hike. I still can’t believe this is in a major metro area. Found saxifrage and oso berry, a delightful member of the rose family that I look forward to seeing every March.
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#CaliforniaNativePlants
#OaklandHills
Oso berry, Oemleria cerasiformis, family Rosaceae (Rose), Oakland hills, 2025 by M Lollock Oso berry inflorescence underside, somewhat rose-like by M Lollock California saxifrage, Micranthes californica, Oakland Hills, 2025 by M Lollock
March 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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#VoteBlue
March 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Thanks to recent precipitation, serpentinite’s blue-green color really pops. This is CA’s official state rock, due to its prevalence and impact on the diversity of our native plants.
March 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Serpentine chaparral, a delightful feature of the California coast. Plants are smaller and endemic, due to harsh soil conditions. I’ll have to return later when more things are blooming
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Ceanothus sp., Marin Municipal Water District Manzanita sp., Marin Municipal Water District More manzanita, very wind bent Ceanothus close up
March 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Spring arrives in the SF Bay Area
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Fairy slipper, Calypso bulbosa ssp occidentalis, Marin Municipal Water District Fetid adder’s tongue, Scoliopus bigelovii, truly smells like trash, Marin Municipal Water District Henderson’s shooting star, Primula Henderson, Marin Municipal Water District
March 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM