Camellia season is in full swing right now here in Oregon. Here's some Nuccio's gem camellias in the rain today. 🌱 #FlowerReport

It's still winter, but our blueberries are getting ready for spring.🌱🫐

Here in Oregon, the rosemary has started blooming, adding some very welcome winter color to our yard. 🌱 #FlowerReport

Our tea camellias are blooming right now while the seed pods from last year's bloom are just starting to open and release their seeds. #FlowerReport 🌱

After the fog cleared up it was a beautiful sunny day. We had some great views of the Chehalem Valley from Bald Peak.

It's the season where our magnolias are starting to open their seed pods and release their glossy red seeds. However our magnolia trees are still producing new flowers. 🌱 #FlowerReport

Our Australian tree fern is looking good this year. Unfortunately it will soon be time to bring it indoors, where it doesn't seem to do as well. 🌱

We planted some new dahlias this spring. I was beginning to think this one wasn't even going to bloom, but now in mid-October, it is blooming for the first time. 🌱 #FlowerReport

A few pictures from our trip to Crater Lake National Park yesterday. It's so hard to believe this is the first time we've been there since we moved to Oregon. We plan to go back soon.

We spent Friday in Bend, including a visit to the Old Mill District along the Deschutes River.

We visited the Dahlia festival at Swan Island Dahlias today. There is such a huge variety of Dahlias there and now I'm getting some ideas about more varieties I'd like to try in our yard. 🌱#FlowerReport

Every year,this is the last of our Oriental lilies to bloom. This one we brought from Idaho when we moved to Oregon several years ago. 🌱 #FlowerReport

Here's a rare view of a hummingbird at rest, in between trips to the kniphofia and crocosmia flowers in our backyard.

Since it was a cloudy gray day, here are some oriental lilies to brighten it. 🌱#FlowerReport

unironically speaking, it's that quite a few of them no longer understand how their own industries work

Hydrangeas add a splash of blue to our yard. #FlowerReport 🌱

Our backyard is looking very green right now. 🌱

Some different colors of Kniphofia on display in our garden right now. 🌱 #FlowerReport

After 17 years, we had to say goodbye to our cat, Shadow, yesterday. As sad as I am, at least I have so many memories of him, from the time I first brought him home from California to his last time laying in the sun yesterday.

I’ve had a thesis for a while that the sudden increase in the cost of debt is one of the main drivers behind people believing the economy sucks, and my God:

We've got a ton of Asiatic lilies blooming now. I can't decide which is my favorite color.🌱 #FlowerReport

Our magnolias have finally started blooming. I wish their flowers lasted longer. 🌱 #FlowerReport

Yesterday we visited the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland. We've wanted to go there for a long time but hadn't gotten around to it until now. #FlowerReport

Look, it seems pretty basic to me, but if you were recently a lobbyist getting paid $100,000 a month by Qatar, you automatically recuse yourself from giving DOJ clearance for gifts from Qatar.

We've finally got our first rose of the year.🌱 #FlowerReport

Enjoying all of the different rhododendrons blooming all around right now. These are a few from our yard. #FlowerReport 🌱

Anyone in the Willamette Valley looking for rhododendrons should check out this sale. I've been going to their annual sale for several years now and have bought some great plants. It's tomorrow and this Saturday and next Friday and Saturday. They're out between Silverton and Mt. Angel.🌱

Glad to see that some of our rhododendrons are starting to bloom. I love the lavender color of the Crater Lake rhododendron.🌱 #FlowerReport

Our windmill palm flowers are starting to emerge. 🌱 #FlowerReport

Lots of different ferns growing in our yard: ostrich ferns, western sword ferns, and crested wood ferns.🌱

lots of people seemingly think "Thank goodness I get my aluminum from Fresno Aluminum Company, this means I am unaffected by the tariffs" not realizing Fresno Aluminum Company is gonna raise their prices because of the tariffs too

With the sun out, these tulips have finally opened. 🌱 #FlowerReport

Our banana plants are starting to leaf out, though most of the new leaves got kind of shredded by the storms last week. 🌱

All of my advisors say, please sir, don't touch the stove sir. You'll burn yourself. But if I'm not supposed to touch it, why is it so red and glowing and, frankly, attractive? So we're gonna touch it. We're gonna touch stove maybe harder than anyone's ever touched it.

This comes as no surprise to anyone who has ever interacted with him online.

Just some daffodils in the sun.🌱 #FlowerReport

The rain stopped and the sun came out just long enough for me to take a few pictures of the white Nuccio's Gem camellias now blooming in our yard. 🌱 #FlowerReport

We went to the Oregon State Capitol yesterday to enjoy the cherry blossoms before today's storm. It was great to see them in the sun after the past couple of years of overcast skies. 🌸🌱#FlowerReport

Laws are for their enemies.

Some more of our camellias are now blooming (they have been for a couple of weeks but the weather hasn't permitted me to take photos until yesterday). These are are April's Kiss camellias.🌱 #FlowerReport

I love daffodils but it's hard to get a good photo of them. Here's the best one I could manage. 🌱 #FlowerReport

9 years ago, Musk got big coverage for saying that his target for manned flights to Mars was 2025. 2025 has arrived. Those flights to Mars have not. Instead Musk has destroyed a social media co, is destroying a car co, and is wrecking US govt + US economy. www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-swi...

Our crocuses enjoying a sunny Oregon day.🌱 #FlowerReport

The first of our camellias is starting to bloom here in Salem, Oregon. Here are a few pictures of our Nuccio's Pearl camellia. #FlowerReport 🌱

The miniature irises are finally blooming. Another sign spring is getting closer. #FlowerReport 🌱

We stopped off at Bald Peak this afternoon. The views of the valley were spectacular.

Did he not hit his quota?

While there was a mix of rain and sun in the valley today, up at Bald Peak we found ourselves in the middle of some snow flurries.

This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information. This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...