Melinda R. Cordell
@rosefiend.bsky.social
I beg your pardon ... I'm going to promise you a rose garden!
Retired Horticulturist looking for freelance writing work. Chicken wrangler, pedant, general goofball.
Retired Horticulturist looking for freelance writing work. Chicken wrangler, pedant, general goofball.
This year's scion list (so far) from 39th Parallel Orchard. Carter's Blue, Cox's Orange Pippin, Grimes Golden, Belle de Boskoop, King David, Esopus Spitzenburg, and then some ornamental crabapples -- Makamik, Profusion, and Sugar Thyme.
Grafting all onto existing apple & crabapple trees. 🌱 🌱
Grafting all onto existing apple & crabapple trees. 🌱 🌱
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This year's scion list (so far) from 39th Parallel Orchard. Carter's Blue, Cox's Orange Pippin, Grimes Golden, Belle de Boskoop, King David, Esopus Spitzenburg, and then some ornamental crabapples -- Makamik, Profusion, and Sugar Thyme.
Grafting all onto existing apple & crabapple trees. 🌱 🌱
Grafting all onto existing apple & crabapple trees. 🌱 🌱
me rn hanging out in my hidey-hole
October 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
me rn hanging out in my hidey-hole
🌱🌱 Here are some chicken pics because I haven't posted anything lately.
October 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
🌱🌱 Here are some chicken pics because I haven't posted anything lately.
If you see this, post a Spider-Man.
February 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you see this, post a Spider-Man.
One more lol, it's a classic
February 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One more lol, it's a classic
Well this one went all to hell
February 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Well this one went all to hell
clearly I am not a minimalist
nor is Lester B. Pearson
nor is Lester B. Pearson
February 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
clearly I am not a minimalist
nor is Lester B. Pearson
nor is Lester B. Pearson
bring Sherman back, let's gooooooooo
February 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
bring Sherman back, let's gooooooooo
Post a picture of you in a different era: I had a knife to cut my college graduation cake so I did the crazy eyes. My mans just looked handsome as always lol
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Post a picture of you in a different era: I had a knife to cut my college graduation cake so I did the crazy eyes. My mans just looked handsome as always lol
aha hahahahahahaha
it still works
it still works
February 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
aha hahahahahahaha
it still works
it still works
More plants from Ronna's greenhouse, since you guys seemed to like her plants yesterday. She has a bunch of rare stuff that has me stumped, and all her plants look gorgeous. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
I kind of overdid it on the alt text, sorry guys, I didn't mean to write a dissertation there.
I kind of overdid it on the alt text, sorry guys, I didn't mean to write a dissertation there.
February 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
More plants from Ronna's greenhouse, since you guys seemed to like her plants yesterday. She has a bunch of rare stuff that has me stumped, and all her plants look gorgeous. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
I kind of overdid it on the alt text, sorry guys, I didn't mean to write a dissertation there.
I kind of overdid it on the alt text, sorry guys, I didn't mean to write a dissertation there.
My buddy Ronna has some really cool succulents in her greenhouse. I can't remember what they're called, but they're neat. 🌱🌱🌱🌱
February 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My buddy Ronna has some really cool succulents in her greenhouse. I can't remember what they're called, but they're neat. 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Well dang, you'd think I'd be able to ID that one! Because I have an Autumn Damask too, but it has a slightly different look.
February 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Well dang, you'd think I'd be able to ID that one! Because I have an Autumn Damask too, but it has a slightly different look.
Si tu vois ça poste avec une photo de fleur de ta galerie!
February 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Si tu vois ça poste avec une photo de fleur de ta galerie!
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
February 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
This is me with a crabapple I planted over 20 years ago. My how she's grown!
January 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is me with a crabapple I planted over 20 years ago. My how she's grown!
No problem. We are here to serve.
January 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
No problem. We are here to serve.
Here are some roses. It ain't much but hopefully it helps.
January 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Here are some roses. It ain't much but hopefully it helps.
Forgot to add the screenshot. So when you shut down "Connected Experiences" on MS Office, they'll take off Copilot but also take off all this other stuff, including accessibility tools. Here is the link. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
January 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Forgot to add the screenshot. So when you shut down "Connected Experiences" on MS Office, they'll take off Copilot but also take off all this other stuff, including accessibility tools. Here is the link. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
🌱🌱🌱 Happy new year y’all!
January 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🌱🌱🌱 Happy new year y’all!
🌱🌱 Here's my jewel orchid from last summer. The flower stalk was about 40 feet tall so it was kind of hard to get it all into a single photo lol.
December 13, 2024 at 3:07 AM
🌱🌱 Here's my jewel orchid from last summer. The flower stalk was about 40 feet tall so it was kind of hard to get it all into a single photo lol.
Picked these apples last fall from 39th Parallel Orchard, where they have an orchard of really old varieties (and a few new ones). I'll be getting some scionwood of my favorite varieties next March and graft them onto my existing trees to see how well they do. 🌱🌱 Can't wait!
December 9, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Picked these apples last fall from 39th Parallel Orchard, where they have an orchard of really old varieties (and a few new ones). I'll be getting some scionwood of my favorite varieties next March and graft them onto my existing trees to see how well they do. 🌱🌱 Can't wait!
A whole new plant dropped off my dendrobium orchid last night! So that was wild! 🌱🌱🌱🌱
December 8, 2024 at 6:03 PM
A whole new plant dropped off my dendrobium orchid last night! So that was wild! 🌱🌱🌱🌱