Nikki Belmonte
@nikkibelmonte.bsky.social
Northerner gone south. Requires time outdoors in nature to avoid wilting. A good day involves birding, gardening and skating. Executive Director of Georgia Native Plant Society.
That was really great, I hadn't watched any juniors yet. But, Guillaume... so fierce ❤️🔥
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
That was really great, I hadn't watched any juniors yet. But, Guillaume... so fierce ❤️🔥
It is sad they are both gone, as Amy would say, good humans. How about some levity - what about the real Parisian thieves, team Brains?
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It is sad they are both gone, as Amy would say, good humans. How about some levity - what about the real Parisian thieves, team Brains?
Suggesting this rocks me to my team Kelly core, but it's on point.
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Suggesting this rocks me to my team Kelly core, but it's on point.
If you plant it, they will come! 🦋 Hungry monarch caterpillars on swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata). This is the first year we've had them after several years of increasing milkweed.
September 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you plant it, they will come! 🦋 Hungry monarch caterpillars on swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata). This is the first year we've had them after several years of increasing milkweed.
The continuing immature Roseate Spoonbill at Big Creek Greenway off Windward Parkway (Alpharetta, Georgia, 8/30/25) settling in for an afternoon rest. A great impromptu mini-outing with my daughter! #birding
September 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The continuing immature Roseate Spoonbill at Big Creek Greenway off Windward Parkway (Alpharetta, Georgia, 8/30/25) settling in for an afternoon rest. A great impromptu mini-outing with my daughter! #birding
Inaugural #pride walk in #RoswellGA was fun and full of hope. Hundreds of people attended! Thanks to Roswell Empowered for bringing the community together. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Inaugural #pride walk in #RoswellGA was fun and full of hope. Hundreds of people attended! Thanks to Roswell Empowered for bringing the community together. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Inaugural Pride Walk in #RoswellGA. Y'all means ALL y'all. 🏳️🌈
June 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Inaugural Pride Walk in #RoswellGA. Y'all means ALL y'all. 🏳️🌈
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus), top L; tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), top R; arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum), bot L; golden ragwort seed puffs (Pachera aurea). Big bird migration, they love tulip poplar. #nativeplants #bloomscroll
April 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus), top L; tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), top R; arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum), bot L; golden ragwort seed puffs (Pachera aurea). Big bird migration, they love tulip poplar. #nativeplants #bloomscroll
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), top L; large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora), top R; common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta); and freshly emerged American beech leaves (Fagus grandifolia). Bird migration amped up! #nativeplants
April 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), top L; large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora), top R; common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta); and freshly emerged American beech leaves (Fagus grandifolia). Bird migration amped up! #nativeplants
Here is the B-roll of my son's USC #SpeakYourMIND ice bucket challenge. Here's to a society that values and prioritizes mental health! This one is for #JarrenDuran, #GracieGold and #AmberGlenn.
April 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Here is the B-roll of my son's USC #SpeakYourMIND ice bucket challenge. Here's to a society that values and prioritizes mental health! This one is for #JarrenDuran, #GracieGold and #AmberGlenn.
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), top L; blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), top R; Eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) bot L; and Fla. flame azalea (Rhododendron austrinum), bot R. +FOTS black-throated green warblers! #bloomscroll
April 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), top L; blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), top R; Eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) bot L; and Fla. flame azalea (Rhododendron austrinum), bot R. +FOTS black-throated green warblers! #bloomscroll
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) top left, heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) top right, Catesby's trillium (Trillium catebaei) bot left, and eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis). #nativeplants #bloomscroll
April 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) top left, heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) top right, Catesby's trillium (Trillium catebaei) bot left, and eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis). #nativeplants #bloomscroll
Oooo, are we doing hair pics?! One of my faves for Kelly:
April 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Oooo, are we doing hair pics?! One of my faves for Kelly:
Happy Native Plant Month! What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum), green and gold (Chrysogonum virginiana), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), and golden ragwort (Packera aurea). Insects, hummingbirds and pollen are abundant! #nativeplants #bloomscroll
April 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Happy Native Plant Month! What's blooming in my north metro #Atlanta yard: woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum), green and gold (Chrysogonum virginiana), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), and golden ragwort (Packera aurea). Insects, hummingbirds and pollen are abundant! #nativeplants #bloomscroll
My kid hit his first home run tonight! A 3-run shot to revive the game against one of our high school rivals with many childhood friends. We lost by 1, but it was fun to share this milestone with the #baseball families we've been doing this #baseballlife thing with for a decade. ⚾
March 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
My kid hit his first home run tonight! A 3-run shot to revive the game against one of our high school rivals with many childhood friends. We lost by 1, but it was fun to share this milestone with the #baseball families we've been doing this #baseballlife thing with for a decade. ⚾
Spring has sprung in the yard here in metro #Atlanta: Golden groundsel (Packera aurea), blueberry (Vaccinium, not sure of species), Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum), and Florida anise (Illicium floridanum). #bloomscroll #nativeplants
March 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Spring has sprung in the yard here in metro #Atlanta: Golden groundsel (Packera aurea), blueberry (Vaccinium, not sure of species), Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum), and Florida anise (Illicium floridanum). #bloomscroll #nativeplants
My #figureskating club hosted one of the ISU Solo Ice Dance International competitions this weekend and I was fortunate to watch the senior rhythm dance and free dance as the ice monitor (operate the rink door for skaters - tough gig). Love seeing the edges, speed and grace at eye level. Results ⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
My #figureskating club hosted one of the ISU Solo Ice Dance International competitions this weekend and I was fortunate to watch the senior rhythm dance and free dance as the ice monitor (operate the rink door for skaters - tough gig). Love seeing the edges, speed and grace at eye level. Results ⬇️
100+ protesters at the Tesla dealership in #RoswellGA at 6pm on a Monday. This was only one side of the road. Where's Congressman McCormick?? #resist #gapol #stopthecoup
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
100+ protesters at the Tesla dealership in #RoswellGA at 6pm on a Monday. This was only one side of the road. Where's Congressman McCormick?? #resist #gapol #stopthecoup
I don't know what this means for my #Monday, but our neighbor's black cat was chicken-sitting outside our picture window staring into our house. Watched me make coffee and breakfast, then left. #cats #kewlkewlkewl
February 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I don't know what this means for my #Monday, but our neighbor's black cat was chicken-sitting outside our picture window staring into our house. Watched me make coffee and breakfast, then left. #cats #kewlkewlkewl
The legendary G Love and Special Sauce! What a fantastic and refreshing show. #90s #thisaintliving
February 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The legendary G Love and Special Sauce! What a fantastic and refreshing show. #90s #thisaintliving
While crunching #christmasbirdcount data tonight, I caught one of the best episodes of TV ever made. It was a nice break: #theoffice Niagara part 2. ❤️
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
While crunching #christmasbirdcount data tonight, I caught one of the best episodes of TV ever made. It was a nice break: #theoffice Niagara part 2. ❤️
Always have this one on hand.
February 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Always have this one on hand.