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Bob Mays

@bobwmfl.bsky.social

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🏳️‍🌈 (he/him) Husband, father, grandfather, gardener, reader, mostly-retired accountant, former potter, South Floridian by way of WV, proud liberal Democrat!

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 5d

More Atala #butterflies on the way! (Eumaeus atala) I counted 18 #caterpillars on one small coontie plant (Zamia integrifolia) this morning. It’s almost totally defoliated now, but that’s why I grow them. More leaves will come out before too long. 🌱 #MyGarden #Insects #Cycads

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 7d

This wide-eyed Cuban tree frog was inspecting me as I invaded its space tonight in #MyGarden. 🌱 #Frogs #Animals #Wildlife #Amphibians

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 8d

It’s not a Florida native orchid, but it and many others are growing on the tree.

Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 9d

#Roses and #Orchids. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 14d

I don’t think indigenous cultures used potter’s wheels until after they were introduced by Europeans, so this piece may be old, but not pre-Colombian.

Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 14d

We’re zone 10b here in the Fort Lauderdale area

Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 14d

Looks like it was thrown on a potter’s wheel to me.

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 15d

Belinda’s Dream - a day late for #RoseWednesday. 🌱 #MyGarden #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 15d

Gorgeous new blooms today! #Vanda Sromsi Pink x Blitz’s Heartthrob 🌱 #MyGarden #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Orchid #Orchids

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 15d

More #aloe blooms. 🌱 #MyGarden #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 15d

A Gulf Fritillary #butterfly catching the rays of the morning sun. Queen’s Wreath blossoms in the background. 🌱 #insects #MyGarden #butterflies

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 19d

Yes, and you can grow many beautiful flowers in WV that won’t grow in FL. 🙂

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 19d

A bright #aloe almost in full bloom.🌱 #MyGarden #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 19d

The beautiful berries and glossy leaves of the native wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa). The #birds and other #wildlife in #MyGarden usually avoid this #fruit. Most of it falls to the ground and re-seeds year after year. 🌱

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 19d

One of my favorite #orchids - Waironara Tango Fire (AM/AOS). 🌱 #Orchid #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport #Vandas #Vanda

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 21d

Lucky you - enjoy!!!!

Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 21d

This Cooper’s #Hawk was perched just a few feet away from me in our #plumeria #tree. We have several bird feeders in the tree, creating a veritable hawk cafeteria. The mourning doves seem to be their preferred prey. 🌱 #MyGarden #Birds #Birding #BackyardBirding

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 21d

This #squirrel sure is enjoying the “bird” feeder attached to one of our windows. This feeder provides lots of entertainment for the cats. Our #mango tree is in the background. 🌱 #Animals #MyGarden #Wildlife

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 22d

Our beautiful Queen's Wreath (Petrea volubilis) vine has abundant blooms at the moment. 🌱 #MyGarden #FlowerReport #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #MyGarden

Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 22d

This 'Pumpkin Spice' #orchid is just in time for autumn. (Vanda Sonia Daccach 'Pumpkin Spice' (V.Fuchs Harvest Moon x V. Dhongchai Pusavat). It is a prolific bloomer. 🌱 #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Orchids

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 22d

This brilliant #orchid is a reliable annual bloomer, and always a stunner! It's an Epicattleya Volcano Trick hybrid (unknown cultivar). It has adapted well to its home in our #plumeria #tree. 🌱 #MyGarden #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 22d

These are the first blooms on this #plumeria that I'm starting from a cutting. I'm not sure of the official cultivar, but locally it's called 'Key West Red.' It has a lovely cinnamon fragrance. 🌱 #MyGarden #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Trees

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 23d

Gulf Fritillary caterpillars (Agraulis vanillae) on a pink passion flower vine (passiflora foetida) wet with the morning rain. 🌱 #MyGarden #Butterflies #Insects

Orange Gulf Fritillary caterpillar with black spikes on a recently-eaten pink passion flower.

Two Gulf Fritillary caterpillars on a rain-wettened passion vine.

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 23d

This honeybee was working in the rain this morning on this pink passion flower(Passiflora foetida) native to south Texas. Its growth habit here in S FL seems to be less aggressive than in its native range. It’s a host plant for our native Gulf Fritillary butterflies. 🌱 #FlowerReport #BloomScrollomg

Honeybee on a rain-wettened pink passion flower

Blooming pink passion flower and two recent blooms balled up into fuzzy seed cases. On a background of wet green leaves.

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · Aug 30

Gorgeous summer colors! Love the hibiscus!

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