Mark Riley
@markrileymx.bsky.social
Retired, traveler, painter, scientist, federal botanist, historian, survivor, explorer, gardener, father, human, woke, 11th generation American, against fascism, pro Ukrainian, Democratic/socialist….“2 choices: Acquiescence, or some form of Resistance!”!!
I wish I was here…in a cezanne forest…
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I wish I was here…in a cezanne forest…
Chores are done! Time to relax at my favorite outside pub! Cheers! Remembering Pearl Harbor today…
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Chores are done! Time to relax at my favorite outside pub! Cheers! Remembering Pearl Harbor today…
Like others (i stole this from the net), I have no plans to stop…
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Like others (i stole this from the net), I have no plans to stop…
My favorite elephants, Koh Samui, Thailand. Mama is a 50 year old, who lost her children, then the sanctuary got a young male orphan, she adopted him, and they are in separable!
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My favorite elephants, Koh Samui, Thailand. Mama is a 50 year old, who lost her children, then the sanctuary got a young male orphan, she adopted him, and they are in separable!
Yup, we only want white immigrants now…(the whole white Africans are being persecuted theme is a lie)…what next?
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Yup, we only want white immigrants now…(the whole white Africans are being persecuted theme is a lie)…what next?
This is frightening, and that’s their point right? I’m too old to care…stand up and resist!
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is frightening, and that’s their point right? I’m too old to care…stand up and resist!
I was working for Feds then and saw this first hand, within the agency and on social media, it got bad enough I got off Facebook (back then), never went back…I lost several long term relationships and while I have reconciled a few, others are still there in maga world. Make America think again!!!
October 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I was working for Feds then and saw this first hand, within the agency and on social media, it got bad enough I got off Facebook (back then), never went back…I lost several long term relationships and while I have reconciled a few, others are still there in maga world. Make America think again!!!
Something calm for my nerves…breathe in breathe out…
October 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Something calm for my nerves…breathe in breathe out…
I don’t know the context behind this photo, but it’s pretty powerful…resist!
August 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I don’t know the context behind this photo, but it’s pretty powerful…resist!
Mines gone nuts this year! (Extra rain) #gardening
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Mines gone nuts this year! (Extra rain) #gardening
Here’s my beauty’s
April 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Here’s my beauty’s
Loads iris’ this year
April 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Loads iris’ this year
Pretty tough plants, here’s mine in sw Oregon
April 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Pretty tough plants, here’s mine in sw Oregon
I just paid 10 bucks for a dozen cage free eggs, before the election it was 6.50…saw this sign at my local breakfast joint…thanks Republicans!
April 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I just paid 10 bucks for a dozen cage free eggs, before the election it was 6.50…saw this sign at my local breakfast joint…thanks Republicans!
Tomatoes in (front) and hot peppers (back bed on left), and my mojito mint wintered great! Great day in SW Oregon!
April 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Tomatoes in (front) and hot peppers (back bed on left), and my mojito mint wintered great! Great day in SW Oregon!
April 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you’re feeling blue from the looney news, here’s some blue dwarf iris for you! Hang in there loves!
April 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you’re feeling blue from the looney news, here’s some blue dwarf iris for you! Hang in there loves!
Potatoes and onions in!
April 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Potatoes and onions in!
The pear orchards are in full bloom here in SW Oregon US, Bees are a buzzing!
April 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The pear orchards are in full bloom here in SW Oregon US, Bees are a buzzing!
My first dwarf iris’s are up here in SW Oregon! Especially nice because some of these were family heirlooms (from mom) that survived a wildfire that took large parts of my town, and home…hi beauties!
April 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My first dwarf iris’s are up here in SW Oregon! Especially nice because some of these were family heirlooms (from mom) that survived a wildfire that took large parts of my town, and home…hi beauties!
Rhubarb is going crazy this year with the above normal precipitation in SW Oregon
April 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Rhubarb is going crazy this year with the above normal precipitation in SW Oregon