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D.Lopez

D.Lopez

@dianelopezw.bsky.social

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Naturalist, artist, writer, ghost writer, plant medicine, traveler, wanderer

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D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · 21h

A pacific gopher snake blends with the woodland duff. #hike #pacificnorthwest #snake #reptiles #trail

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · 21h

Still collecting tomatoes in October. 😁 #gardening #garden #growyourfood

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · 21h

I hope all of you are well. Autumn in my world 🍂 #autumn

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 25

A Mylitta Crescent butterfly is one of the many species showing up this September. #garden #gardening #butterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #gardeningforwildlife

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 24

A 30 minute drive can easily bring me to a lovely hike. Waterfalls abound in the Pacific Northwest. #getoutside #naturalworld #waterfalls #naturalist #pacificnorthwest #hike #naturalconnection

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 24

The Riverbank Lupine blooms again this year. #nativeplants #nativeflora #plants #garden #gardening #flora #lupine

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 24

Every year these strange mushrooms appear near the birch tree. Is it the dead man’s foot mushroom? (There is such a thing 😆) #mushrooms #mushroom #fungi #fungus #garden

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 24

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D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

Salvia mexicana (Mexican sage) is a hummingbird favorite. The bloom color is stunning and calls our attention. #salvia #garden #gardening #flowers #plants #flora

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

Strawberry Fields globe amaranth has a small but pigment-popping bloom. Pretty from a distance. #flowers #garden #gardening

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

It was a particularly hot summer here but my strawberries did well. For strawberries that are both heat and snow-resistant in Oregon, I planted both ‘Albion' for its all-season durability and the cold-hardy June-bearing variety 'Shuksan'. They don’t mind being crowded.

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

Jambalaya meets Pozole. A spicy plant based sausage, hominy, sweet peppers, smokey Cajun spices and a garnish of cabbage made this first soup of the season hit. #plantbased #vegetarianfood #veganfood #homecooking #soup #food #mealtime#vegetarian

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

My strawberries are strangely attracted to the mixed clay soil here. Oregon is the #4 growing region for strawberries in the USA. An easy task. No special treatment. 😊

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

Blanket flower, bidens, marigolds and narrow leaf cud weed, intermingle in a shared flowerbed. #garden #gardening #pollinatorgarden #flowers #plants

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

For a year round garden, I have a collection of salvias that bloom in late summer to early fall. My hummingbird attractant 🪶 . #birds #birdgarden #garden #gardeningforwildlife

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

Moonrise #moon #sky #lookup

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Sep 12

In September, the garden becomes a bramble of mixed foliage. #gardening #garden #plants #flowers #pacificnorthwest

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 28

Another working bug in the garden. #garden #gardening #insects #preyingmantis

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 28

If the strawberry plants produce runners you will find daughter-plants ready for propagation. I clip and grow roots in water, indoors. Gifts for my neighbors. #garden #gardening #strawberries

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 24

Working bugs: The American Hoverfly is welcome in my garden. This little one preys on aphids. Seen here with Elegant Tarweed. #nativeplants #nativeflora #nativefauna #naturalpestcontrol #pacificnorthwest #insects #garden #gardening

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 20

An American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) lands in the garden. #butterflies #butterfly #wildlife #butterflygardens

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 13

As the heat escalates warm loving life forms appear. Reptiles, grasses, salvias, ceanothus, and raptors. The garden accommodates this group. #ecosystem #gardening #garden #gardeningforwildlife #habitat #pacificnorthwest

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 10

American pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, climbs the fence. Can she bear the weight of her fruit at the 5 ft height? Vine plants are clever, and pretty. #pumpkin #garden #gardening

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 9

Bunch grasses or butterfly houses? Bunch grasses work well for sheltering anise swallowtail butterflies, moths and dancers. #gardeningforwildlife #insects #bugs #insecthotels #grass #plants #gardening #garden

D.Lopez @dianelopezw.bsky.social · Aug 9

#sunflower #sunflowers #garden #gardening #pollinators #plants