Countess Marenka
@countessmarenka.bsky.social
Coal miner’s granddaughter, SF native, cat lover, Deadhead, SJW, science believer, union supporter, ERA!, healthcare for all, SCOTUS term limits, end electoral college. Happily married. 💙🌊🌈
This beautiful heritage oak tree pruned itself sometime today. I hope it can survive losing a third of its mass.
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This beautiful heritage oak tree pruned itself sometime today. I hope it can survive losing a third of its mass.
December rose.
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
December rose.
December Cold Moon
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
December Cold Moon
When life gets too stressful, I scroll through my camera roll. Found this. My city.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When life gets too stressful, I scroll through my camera roll. Found this. My city.
I was hoping for a peaceful four day weekend with no disturbing news out of D.C., but no such luck. So I'm retreating to my happy place.
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I was hoping for a peaceful four day weekend with no disturbing news out of D.C., but no such luck. So I'm retreating to my happy place.
Happy Thanksgiving to my safe place.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my safe place.
Local park in November
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Local park in November
Releasing the last of the leaves in my local park.
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Releasing the last of the leaves in my local park.
Family of mushrooms. How many can you see?
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Family of mushrooms. How many can you see?
I admit I don't know the names of roses, so I'll just call these Petticoats in November.
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I admit I don't know the names of roses, so I'll just call these Petticoats in November.
Just a suburban street in the Bay Area after a rainstorm.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just a suburban street in the Bay Area after a rainstorm.
“Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.”
Emily Brontë
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.”
Emily Brontë
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.”
Emily Brontë
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.”
Emily Brontë
Is this better?
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Is this better?
Survived the deluge.
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Survived the deluge.
The final act and roses take a bow.
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The final act and roses take a bow.
Happy Veterans Day! Grateful to my husband and my late parents and all veterans who served in the never ending fight against fascism.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy Veterans Day! Grateful to my husband and my late parents and all veterans who served in the never ending fight against fascism.
Autumn sunrise
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Autumn sunrise
This might all come down when the atmospheric river arrives today.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This might all come down when the atmospheric river arrives today.
Early trick or treater.
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Early trick or treater.
Just a tree showing off.
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just a tree showing off.
They are all gods and goddesses.
October 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
They are all gods and goddesses.
Marbled October sky.
October 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Marbled October sky.
Supposed to have an atmospheric river rain down on us today. So far no signs of a deluge. But at least we got a pretty sunrise.
October 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Supposed to have an atmospheric river rain down on us today. So far no signs of a deluge. But at least we got a pretty sunrise.
These fall roses are keeping me sane right now.
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
These fall roses are keeping me sane right now.
I don’t know if it’s an especially good year for roses or if I’m just desperately looking to be distracted from the news. In any case…
October 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don’t know if it’s an especially good year for roses or if I’m just desperately looking to be distracted from the news. In any case…