Colton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝
@fishsqueezer.bsky.social
Biologist in Idaho, lover of nature, taking pictures, books, family, art. Politically active & outraged, but that's not why I'm on Bluesky. Views my own.
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It's very nice. The only think I have in that genus is a T. fragrans that hasn't done anything for almost two years. Won't grow, won't die, won't bloom...it might as well be a sculpture.
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
It's very nice. The only think I have in that genus is a T. fragrans that hasn't done anything for almost two years. Won't grow, won't die, won't bloom...it might as well be a sculpture.
Oh, that clears it right up
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Oh, that clears it right up
I'm laughing at "darkness lost" like this post was written by some yeti troglodyte who's mad that spring is coming.
January 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I'm laughing at "darkness lost" like this post was written by some yeti troglodyte who's mad that spring is coming.
There is a small version of this in Spokane called the Gaiser Conservatory. Walking in during a winter cold snap and breathing that first lungful of tropical air full of photosynthesizing plants immediately suspends seasonal affective disorder. It is free to enter but has ridiculous hours.
a man wearing sunglasses looks surprised and shocked
Alt: Chris Farley raises his hinged sunglasses in an open-mouthed, stupefied expression.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
There is a small version of this in Spokane called the Gaiser Conservatory. Walking in during a winter cold snap and breathing that first lungful of tropical air full of photosynthesizing plants immediately suspends seasonal affective disorder. It is free to enter but has ridiculous hours.
File this away right next to "STOP, DROP, AND ROLL".
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
File this away right next to "STOP, DROP, AND ROLL".
Amazing to think of all of these flowers coming together to create such beauty in Winnipeg in the middle of winter. Love it!
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Amazing to think of all of these flowers coming together to create such beauty in Winnipeg in the middle of winter. Love it!
Okay, now that you said "lol" I decided it probably wasn't a typo and looked it up. I guess I don't know enough Norwegians? Please submit kvæfjordkake for consideration.
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Okay, now that you said "lol" I decided it probably wasn't a typo and looked it up. I guess I don't know enough Norwegians? Please submit kvæfjordkake for consideration.
it's called fashion, look it up
(not my photo, unfortunately - thumbnail stolen from a website that my firewall won't let me open fully, haha)
(not my photo, unfortunately - thumbnail stolen from a website that my firewall won't let me open fully, haha)
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
it's called fashion, look it up
(not my photo, unfortunately - thumbnail stolen from a website that my firewall won't let me open fully, haha)
(not my photo, unfortunately - thumbnail stolen from a website that my firewall won't let me open fully, haha)
Last but not least, Epicatanthe Volcano Trick wearing a fiery evening gown.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Last but not least, Epicatanthe Volcano Trick wearing a fiery evening gown.
This was the queen of show & tell. This Cattleya had four HUGE flowers that smelled absolutely incredible. The ruffles & substance of the petals and sepals were so decadent. BUT...I think the club member has the label wrong, because this is not what comes up when I search Laeliocattleya Sunset View.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This was the queen of show & tell. This Cattleya had four HUGE flowers that smelled absolutely incredible. The ruffles & substance of the petals and sepals were so decadent. BUT...I think the club member has the label wrong, because this is not what comes up when I search Laeliocattleya Sunset View.
This is Dendrobium Australian 'Robbie McInnes' (I think I've copied that right). It was so vigorous and cool looking, and I like how Dendrobiums like to be neglected over the winter.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is Dendrobium Australian 'Robbie McInnes' (I think I've copied that right). It was so vigorous and cool looking, and I like how Dendrobiums like to be neglected over the winter.
I'm bad at Cattleya orchids, but whenever I see a plant like this it renews my courage to try. The flowers are just spectacular. This is Rlc. Rubescence x Rth. Martha Clarke.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I'm bad at Cattleya orchids, but whenever I see a plant like this it renews my courage to try. The flowers are just spectacular. This is Rlc. Rubescence x Rth. Martha Clarke.
Check out this grocery store phal! It had no tag but the flowers were peloric in a way I've never seen before, and many of them had 8 or 9 petals and sepals. Crazy complex flowers.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Check out this grocery store phal! It had no tag but the flowers were peloric in a way I've never seen before, and many of them had 8 or 9 petals and sepals. Crazy complex flowers.
This is Paphiopedilum Memoria 'Brittany Marie Nowicki'. Not sure what's so spectacular about miss Brittany that she needed all three honorifics, but the flower was pretty.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is Paphiopedilum Memoria 'Brittany Marie Nowicki'. Not sure what's so spectacular about miss Brittany that she needed all three honorifics, but the flower was pretty.
You've seen this one already on my profile, but I had to show off my Phalaenopsis sanderiana again in full bloom.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
You've seen this one already on my profile, but I had to show off my Phalaenopsis sanderiana again in full bloom.
These disappointingly small flowers are from my Dossinia marmorata var. dayii. I wanted to let the spike grow so that I could witness the flowers, but...they're so forgettable that I chopped the spike off.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
These disappointingly small flowers are from my Dossinia marmorata var. dayii. I wanted to let the spike grow so that I could witness the flowers, but...they're so forgettable that I chopped the spike off.
This is Rhynchostylis gigantea, from the Vanda tribe. The leaves are thick like a leather belt and the flowers have a really fun complex scent, like men's cologne. Ron Burgundy would love this orchid.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is Rhynchostylis gigantea, from the Vanda tribe. The leaves are thick like a leather belt and the flowers have a really fun complex scent, like men's cologne. Ron Burgundy would love this orchid.
That's precisely my problem, too.
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
That's precisely my problem, too.
I just had an idea. It would be delightfully useful if you added a short segment at the end of each show where you lay yourself across the sacrificial altar of TikTok to briefly explain one new slang term. Then I can knowingly misuse it to weaponize their own language against my gen alpha children.
January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I just had an idea. It would be delightfully useful if you added a short segment at the end of each show where you lay yourself across the sacrificial altar of TikTok to briefly explain one new slang term. Then I can knowingly misuse it to weaponize their own language against my gen alpha children.
Hahaha...that reminds me of this Chappelle skit where he talks about how rich you have to be in order to tell your spouse to "Shut the f*** up". Only Beyonce gets to use that language...or have a moss rug made of natural materials.
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Hahaha...that reminds me of this Chappelle skit where he talks about how rich you have to be in order to tell your spouse to "Shut the f*** up". Only Beyonce gets to use that language...or have a moss rug made of natural materials.
On the bright side, your sidling about Bluesky & forcing me to expose myself by personally interacting has inspired/shamed me into becoming a literal patron, although identifying as neither Bread or Check. Thankfully for us both, my silly money budget is actually in the black for the time being!
January 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
On the bright side, your sidling about Bluesky & forcing me to expose myself by personally interacting has inspired/shamed me into becoming a literal patron, although identifying as neither Bread or Check. Thankfully for us both, my silly money budget is actually in the black for the time being!