Marianne Nelson
@man316.bsky.social
Live in Portland, Oregon. Native prairie meadow, nature journaler, calligrapher.
Ready for tomorrow. Show up and be counted and hopefully heard.
June 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ready for tomorrow. Show up and be counted and hopefully heard.
Other flowers blooming now in my urban oak prairie-meadow. Ookow, Grand Collomia, Aster.
June 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Other flowers blooming now in my urban oak prairie-meadow. Ookow, Grand Collomia, Aster.
We love the Balsamroot in the gorge, but it is not native to Portland. But I do have “Mule’s Ears” (Wyethia Augustifolia) is native here, and in the same family.
June 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We love the Balsamroot in the gorge, but it is not native to Portland. But I do have “Mule’s Ears” (Wyethia Augustifolia) is native here, and in the same family.
Ookow in my urban prairie.
June 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ookow in my urban prairie.
Grand Collomia and Oregon Sunshine.
June 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Grand Collomia and Oregon Sunshine.
Full bloom of Balsamroot and Lupine at Dalles Mountain Ranch in WA today.
April 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Full bloom of Balsamroot and Lupine at Dalles Mountain Ranch in WA today.
Puccoon at Dalles Mtn. Ranch today. There saw 3 different stands.
April 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Puccoon at Dalles Mtn. Ranch today. There saw 3 different stands.
My first native Iris Tenax bloomed on Easter day in my little prairie strip.
April 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My first native Iris Tenax bloomed on Easter day in my little prairie strip.
First Camas blooming in my Oak prairie- meadow this morning. Lots more in bud.
April 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
First Camas blooming in my Oak prairie- meadow this morning. Lots more in bud.
My Shooting Star plant yesterday
April 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My Shooting Star plant yesterday
Little Calypso Orchids and Camas are beginning to bloom in Columbia Gorge.
April 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Little Calypso Orchids and Camas are beginning to bloom in Columbia Gorge.
Downtown Portland Oregon yesterday. Bridge, roads and interstate exit had to be closed because of crowd.
April 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Downtown Portland Oregon yesterday. Bridge, roads and interstate exit had to be closed because of crowd.
Great demonstrations yesterday. 400-600 at our local park, many of whom then went to downtown Portland to demonstrate. My friend and I with our signs. City councilwoman Olivia Clark with my sign, a very clever “Hands Off”.
April 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Great demonstrations yesterday. 400-600 at our local park, many of whom then went to downtown Portland to demonstrate. My friend and I with our signs. City councilwoman Olivia Clark with my sign, a very clever “Hands Off”.
Ready for the “Hands Off” demonstration today.
April 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ready for the “Hands Off” demonstration today.
Following the wildflower bloom in the eastern Columbus Gorge in Oregon today at Rowena Curves and Memaloose: Glacier Lilies, Chocolate Lilies, Shooting Stars, Balsamroot and many more.
April 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Following the wildflower bloom in the eastern Columbus Gorge in Oregon today at Rowena Curves and Memaloose: Glacier Lilies, Chocolate Lilies, Shooting Stars, Balsamroot and many more.
#PNWNativeGardening/BackyardHabitat
Blooming now in my treebank Oak Prairie/Meadow in Sellwood in Portland: Western Buttercup, Shooting Star, and both colors of Wild Ginger.
Blooming now in my treebank Oak Prairie/Meadow in Sellwood in Portland: Western Buttercup, Shooting Star, and both colors of Wild Ginger.
March 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#PNWNativeGardening/BackyardHabitat
Blooming now in my treebank Oak Prairie/Meadow in Sellwood in Portland: Western Buttercup, Shooting Star, and both colors of Wild Ginger.
Blooming now in my treebank Oak Prairie/Meadow in Sellwood in Portland: Western Buttercup, Shooting Star, and both colors of Wild Ginger.
First Shooting Star too. Ah, spring.
March 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
First Shooting Star too. Ah, spring.
Wild Ginger, both white and purple, blooming in my Sellwood garden in Portland.”
March 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wild Ginger, both white and purple, blooming in my Sellwood garden in Portland.”
My signs from previous protests. Time to protest again on April 5.
March 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My signs from previous protests. Time to protest again on April 5.
That looks like a "weathergram" hanging there, but I bet it is not. Here is my spring weathergram. www.portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org/resources/we...
March 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
That looks like a "weathergram" hanging there, but I bet it is not. Here is my spring weathergram. www.portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org/resources/we...
First Western Buttercup blooming in my little prairie today.
March 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
First Western Buttercup blooming in my little prairie today.
Saw my first pollinators in Portland today. Bees on Chinese Paperbush flowers. Hurrah!
February 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Saw my first pollinators in Portland today. Bees on Chinese Paperbush flowers. Hurrah!
Happy Lunar New Year! Year of the Wood Snake. Card I made for our grandkids. Our 16-year old granddaughter Sarah danced the part of Mulan, the Chinese heroine, at the mall in Bellevue WA.
January 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! Year of the Wood Snake. Card I made for our grandkids. Our 16-year old granddaughter Sarah danced the part of Mulan, the Chinese heroine, at the mall in Bellevue WA.
Winter has not hit Portland yet. Despite dipping down below freezing at night, days have had sun and blue sky. Several flowers think spring is coming.
January 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Winter has not hit Portland yet. Despite dipping down below freezing at night, days have had sun and blue sky. Several flowers think spring is coming.