There’s nothing like the #Bright colors of muscari in front of a terracotta pot on a sunny day. #BlueSkyArtShow

About a year ago, I purchased two orchids from a nursery in west Miami-Dade. They were greatly marked down, because they were no longer flowering. I brought them home & waited, & I had no idea what color(s) would be. This is the first flower on orchid #1. #orchids

Bees love the coconut inflorescence. #bees

A young coconut palm has its first inflorescence blossoms. With pollination, they become coconuts.

An #Evening dance… Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL. #BlueSkyArtShow

I took advantage of an #orchid, flowering for the first time, to bring my #gardening blog back to its roots. #southfloridagardening wp.me/p1w6cN-2SZ

Living in South Florida, I had to search in some old images and found this brightly colored oak leaf from when I lived on Long Island. In other words, #Autumn in New York. #BlueSkyArtShow

I live in South Florida, so the only #Autumn in the autumnal sense of the season is a display of mums at a local box store. #BlueSkyArtShow

This… please share… and, if you can, please participate. I understand this hits during Black Friday, but we have to take a stand & speak in the only language leaders & oligarchs & corporations understand.

#Inside St. Louis Union Station. #BlueSkyArtShow

#Inside an orchid… in color & b&w. #BlueSkyArtShow

After the #NoKings protest in Ft. Lauderdale, my husband & I walked away from the crowd, down a major road, & came across a church craft fair. We browsed, along with our No Kings sign. For many of the vendors, English was not their first language… and they each gave us a thumbs up & a thank you.

After the #NoKings protest in #FortLauderdale, my husband & I walked out of the crowd, down a major risd, & came to a church fair. We walked through, browsing with our No Kings sign. For many of the vendors, English was their second language… and each one gave us a thumbs up & a thank you.

Poster is ready… #NoKings

The view from a rooftop bar. #Vertical #BlueSkyArtShow #blackandwhite

I'm working on my #NoKings poster, and I can't help but think of my colonial ancestors who bravely took a stand so that America should never have a king. #ancestry #genealogy wp.me/p1w6cN-2Sd

I just purchased art supplies for my #NoKings poster. Does anyone know how I submit my receipt to #Antifa for reimbursement? Do I send it to anyone’s attention? 🤪

A second flower has appeared on that #orchid… it’s a frilly fiesta!

While in a Seattle hotel, I looked up at the #Glow of this blue light. When I saw the photo, I thought it looked like a blue planet, a calm alien world. #BlueSkyArtShow

In my latest blog post, I'm a time traveler, going back to the start of my Sicilian great-grandmother's life -- and it becomes a reflection on today's #immigrant. #ancestry #genealogy wp.me/p1w6cN-2RM

Making its full debut in my garden is Rlc. Waianae Starburst “Volcano Queen.” It’s a hybrid in the Rhyncholaeliocattleya genus. That’s why they call it “Rlc.” I just call it gorgeous. #orchid

An orchid on the other side of the yard decided to flower, too!

This is a surprise. An #orchid is getting ready to flower. I’ve waited five years for this moment, because this orchid was part of an Amazon purchase during COVID lockdown.

While touring Lecce, Sicily, I spotted this young woman in a crowded piazza. She was nearly folded over in her artwork, concentrating on the details of the church she was painting. It was interesting how solitary she was in the crowd, able to #Relax in her own world. #BlueSkyArtShow

Allow me to introduce you to another #immigrant story in my family tree -- my great-grandmother, Crocifissa. #ancestry #genealogy wp.me/p1w6cN-2Rq

#TheRoad in Matera, Italy, reminds me of an Escher drawing. #BlueSkyArtShow

When you go to a friend’s house to collect his mail, because he’s out of town, and you notice his #orchids are thriving on neglect.

We stopped by a friend’s house and his ground orchids looked stunning!

My latest blog post... managing today's #stress by #mowing the #lawn. wp.me/p1w6cN-2QS

Some #Angles, natural and man-made. #BlueSkyArtShow

I thought this mushroom cap looked like a circus tent, so I asked AI to make it so… because I think we could all use some happy.

#Home is where you find it. In this case, it’s behind a blue door, in a tree, near the parking lot of a preschool in south Florida. #BlueSkyArtShow

A jet ski zipping along, off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, where it’s always #Summer. #BlueSkyArtShow

In my newest blog post, I'm exploring my maternal Sicilian immigrant roots -- and it's a narrative that's all too familiar. #ancestry #genealogy #immigrants #Sicily wp.me/p1w6cN-2Qm

I didn’t know I needed this in my life until I saw it. Enjoy. youtu.be/mKoXFSV1ZXE?...

Edge, NYC. #Shiny, #BlueSkyArtShow, #Edge, #NYC, #BlueSky #Blue

In this blog post, Franklin & I have a Fireside Chat about finding #hope & creating #change in the face of #wealthdisparity, a flawed #justicesystem, & the #Epsteinfiles. wp.me/p1w6cN-2Pw

The #Skyline of Ragusa, Sicily. #BlueSkyArtShow.

#Pieces of Chihuly. #BlueSkyArtShow

What's in a name? When you're a Loud, there's a lot... welcome to an introduction to my family history. wp.me/p1w6cN-2OR

The sharp and #jagged edge of a bromeliad. #BlueSkyArtShow.

Supportive comments from my garden blog readers have encouraged me to add different content... so, here it is... the first blog post that I hope will plant seeds of another kind. wp.me/p1w6cN-2NV

The first flaming lily of the summer has opened.

Busy bees.

The cactus is in full flower & the bees are loving it.

An #Alternating seed pattern in nature. #BlueSkyArtShow

I know most of you don't know me, but if you did, you'd know I've had a gardening blog for 14 years. Sadly, I've neglected that blog for a year... until today, with this post... nittygrittydirtman.com/2025/07/22/w...

A closeup of Agapanthus.

Agapanthus in front of Copperleaf.

#Smooth” launch… Cape Canaveral, FL. #BlueSkyArtShow.