Ozlandclone 🌪️ 🩵💛🩵
@ozlandclone.bsky.social
Iowa State Cyclone fan. Love trees and prairies. Retired environmental and political organizer.
We were able to see the northern lights here in NE Kansas. Drove out of town to get a good shot, but could see them in town above the Missouri River. Using a phone camera helps bring the colors out. #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
We were able to see the northern lights here in NE Kansas. Drove out of town to get a good shot, but could see them in town above the Missouri River. Using a phone camera helps bring the colors out. #northernlights
It's aster time! I have never seen so many monarchs, bumble bees and other pollinators in my yard. I had 6 monarchs on my New England aster at one time! Maybe they are on their migration. Anyway, shows how important late season natives are. 🌱 #nativeplants, #pollinators
September 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It's aster time! I have never seen so many monarchs, bumble bees and other pollinators in my yard. I had 6 monarchs on my New England aster at one time! Maybe they are on their migration. Anyway, shows how important late season natives are. 🌱 #nativeplants, #pollinators
Finally, I got a monarch cat on common milkweed. First time in 3 years. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators #pixel7pro
September 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Finally, I got a monarch cat on common milkweed. First time in 3 years. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators #pixel7pro
A buckeye butterfly feeds on my late season liatris. I can't remember what I planted, but I think it's aspera. 🌱 #nativeplants
September 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A buckeye butterfly feeds on my late season liatris. I can't remember what I planted, but I think it's aspera. 🌱 #nativeplants
Inter-species kerfuffle: behind the eastern tiger swallowtail is a monarch battling for the same zinnia. After a brief dust up in the air, they took turns feeding on the flower. 🌱#pollinators
August 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Inter-species kerfuffle: behind the eastern tiger swallowtail is a monarch battling for the same zinnia. After a brief dust up in the air, they took turns feeding on the flower. 🌱#pollinators
A fritillary of some kind feeds on my Red Whisker Clammyweed, Polanisia dodecandra, on a hot Kansas day. This is my first time planting clammyweed. It's an annual but I have the feeling I'll be seeing it for years to come. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators
August 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A fritillary of some kind feeds on my Red Whisker Clammyweed, Polanisia dodecandra, on a hot Kansas day. This is my first time planting clammyweed. It's an annual but I have the feeling I'll be seeing it for years to come. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators
On the shores of beautiful Lake Superior, Algoma District, Ontario. ❤️
#nature #photography #lakesuperior #Canada
#nature #photography #lakesuperior #Canada
July 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
On the shores of beautiful Lake Superior, Algoma District, Ontario. ❤️
#nature #photography #lakesuperior #Canada
#nature #photography #lakesuperior #Canada
E. angustifolia, narrow leaf CF, is the best for my area- hotter and dryer and they're shorter so they fit in an urban landscape better. I first saw these in the Loess Hills north of Council Bluffs, IA.
June 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
E. angustifolia, narrow leaf CF, is the best for my area- hotter and dryer and they're shorter so they fit in an urban landscape better. I first saw these in the Loess Hills north of Council Bluffs, IA.
Purple coneflowers are my favorite. Here are 2 of the 4 species I have: Echinacea pallida -pale PCF - and Echinacea paradoxa - yellow coneflower. This year I have successfully saved most of my PCFs from the ravenous groundhog. 😄 #nativeplants🌱
June 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Purple coneflowers are my favorite. Here are 2 of the 4 species I have: Echinacea pallida -pale PCF - and Echinacea paradoxa - yellow coneflower. This year I have successfully saved most of my PCFs from the ravenous groundhog. 😄 #nativeplants🌱
Gillenia stipulata, American ipecac, is blooming now, though the plant is known more for its striking fall foliage color. I thought it might be ruined when the groundhog chewed it down this spring, but he actually helped it be less leggy. 🌱 #nativeplants
June 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Gillenia stipulata, American ipecac, is blooming now, though the plant is known more for its striking fall foliage color. I thought it might be ruined when the groundhog chewed it down this spring, but he actually helped it be less leggy. 🌱 #nativeplants
Oh wait, maybe this one.
June 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Oh wait, maybe this one.
My fav sign of the day in KCK.
June 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My fav sign of the day in KCK.
I lost many butterfly milkweeds in my backyard over the winter, but this one growing out of the front steps is doing great. 🤷
#sidewalkflowers #nativeplants 🌱
#sidewalkflowers #nativeplants 🌱
June 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I lost many butterfly milkweeds in my backyard over the winter, but this one growing out of the front steps is doing great. 🤷
#sidewalkflowers #nativeplants 🌱
#sidewalkflowers #nativeplants 🌱
The bumble bees (several species) are loving the white wild indigo. They are also crawling inside my penstemons. So interesting to watch. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators
June 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The bumble bees (several species) are loving the white wild indigo. They are also crawling inside my penstemons. So interesting to watch. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators
Echinacea paradoxa, yellow coneflower, stands out this evening in my Kansas landscape. ❤️
🌱 #nativeplants
🌱 #nativeplants
June 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Echinacea paradoxa, yellow coneflower, stands out this evening in my Kansas landscape. ❤️
🌱 #nativeplants
🌱 #nativeplants
Baptisia alba- white wild indigo and Baptisia bracteata- cream false indigo: 2 of my favorite plants in my yard (they don't bloom concurrently). The blue wild indigo sadly didn't make it. 🌱 #nativeplants
May 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Baptisia alba- white wild indigo and Baptisia bracteata- cream false indigo: 2 of my favorite plants in my yard (they don't bloom concurrently). The blue wild indigo sadly didn't make it. 🌱 #nativeplants
Great to see a zebra swallowtail on a trail along the Missouri River. The larvae can only feed on native paw paw trees. But dude, you're feeding on an invasive honeysuckle bush. Don't know about other parts of the country, but here in the Midwest these are a huge problem. 🌱 #nativeplants
May 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Great to see a zebra swallowtail on a trail along the Missouri River. The larvae can only feed on native paw paw trees. But dude, you're feeding on an invasive honeysuckle bush. Don't know about other parts of the country, but here in the Midwest these are a huge problem. 🌱 #nativeplants
I know these aren't native in the U. S., but the dandelion can provide early food for pollinators including native bees. I sometimes remove them from my mote landscaped native gardens, but they go free in the yard. 🌱#nativeplants
April 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I know these aren't native in the U. S., but the dandelion can provide early food for pollinators including native bees. I sometimes remove them from my mote landscaped native gardens, but they go free in the yard. 🌱#nativeplants
My wild strawberry plants - Fragaria virginiana - are, well, going wild. I planted them last year to be a ground cover, but they are, reportedly, quite delicious. Feel it will be a battle between me and the birds and probably the neighborhood ground hog. 🌱 #nativeplants
April 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My wild strawberry plants - Fragaria virginiana - are, well, going wild. I planted them last year to be a ground cover, but they are, reportedly, quite delicious. Feel it will be a battle between me and the birds and probably the neighborhood ground hog. 🌱 #nativeplants
Yes, very cold. It was spread out, but I figured a couple hundred people.
April 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yes, very cold. It was spread out, but I figured a couple hundred people.
Nearly froze our behineys off, but making our voices heard in Kansas.
April 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nearly froze our behineys off, but making our voices heard in Kansas.
Making signs for tomorrow's Hands Off event. So many things to say, so little cardboard.
April 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Making signs for tomorrow's Hands Off event. So many things to say, so little cardboard.
Started my pre-tariff coffee hoarding today
#localroasteries
#localroasteries
April 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Started my pre-tariff coffee hoarding today
#localroasteries
#localroasteries