Suspicious Hotdish

@crimeroomba

Mushroom photographer by day, crisis, de-escalation, and independent living specialist by night. Twin Cities Minnesotan now, but I'm mean because I grew up in New England. 🇵🇸

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Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· 6d

WILD PLUM TIME

A hand holding several gumball sized wild plums

A gumball sized red and yellow wild plum on a branch.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· 7d

Monotropa uniflora (ghost pipes) from my walk the other day.

Monotropa uniflora-- ghost pipes-- with green leaves and leaf litter.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· 12d

I went out looking for apples in our neighborhood natural area yesterday. Ended up filling my backpack with wild apples for cider (yielded 3L!) and was treated to this monarch butterfly having a snack.

A rather close up shot of an apple tree. In the lower right of the photo, a monarch butterfly is feeding on a blackened apple.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· 19d

I'll be at my first craft market in years next week-- www.bethel-mpls.org/resistancere... . I'm bringing a bunch of new stuff and a bunch of old stuff. It should be a lot of fun, come say hi!

A mini felt banner pin reading "eat the rich".

Several mini felt banner pins reading "woims", "practice having no fear', "ice out" and "clown"

Two upcycled clutch purses, covered in trinkets.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· 27d

Boooo.

A screenshot from the EPA Air Now app showing an AQI of 161 in Saint Paul

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· 28d

Fruit report from the (farthest) east side. I saw green plums yesterday, which is *very* exciting, I didn't find any at all last year after the eritd weather killed flowers early. Local orchard-cum-park is full of green apples, too! I'm looking forward to fall.

Tiny green plums hang in a cluster from a branch.

An apple tree branch covered in unripe apples.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· 29d

In my garden it seems that disturbing the ground is the easiest way to end up with new native plants. This Allegheny monkey flower will be shifted out of the patio-to-be to where my water pepper and swamp milkweed live.

A purple flower that looks like a pansy without the upper petals amongst a riot of green leaves.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jul 15

Out walking the dog before it's too hot. It's a constant trade off between making sure the dog doesn't start finding her own ways to stay busy in the house (trying to herd or trick me outside, throwing every sneaker in the house at me, etc) and not accidentally killing her through heat stroke.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 25

Seriously, fuck that guy.

A watercolor painting with text, in green, that reads, “Tom Emmer algaed the pool.”

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 23

A “Frog and Toad” character in the MCR outfit from “The Black Parade” with part of a word bubble under him.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 22

Truly a beautiful night in east Saint Paul/Southwest Maplewood/the forgotten triangle.

Tonight's sunset, featuring pink and blue clouds over layers of yellow and orange sky.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 19

I have found you one wild strawberry amongst the eighty billion mock strawberries I keep seeing 🍓.

A macro shot of a wild strawberry that is about the size of a pea.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 18

SOON

A cluster of red raspberries on a raspberry bush. They'll be ready when they've turned black.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 17

Per my youngest: "Feel free to post that on Bluesky or something." Me: "Would you like me to?" Youngest: "Yes, more people need to know about my joy and whimsy."

Four smiley faces with legs sticking out of the bottom. The artist has informed me that they're all named "Greg."

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 13

Hot stick Saturday! From my walk yesterday, a tiny crown tipped coral mushroom peeking out of a dead stick. #fungifriends

A dead piece of wood/stick with a tiny clump of coral mushrooms growing from a hole in it.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 12

Spotted this tiny bolete out of the corner of my eye, it looked so perfect that I thought for a minute it might be fake. #fungifriends

A macro shot of a small mushroom with a velvety looking red cap and short yellow stem.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 11

Last night I had the privilege of actually *hearing* my yard's resident ruby throated hummingbirds! Even better, I was able to confirm it with Merlin. 😁 I've only ever heard their wings, not their calls, so I remain delighted.

A screenshot from the Merlin bird identification app. There is a list of birds with accompanying photos. The top bird on the list is Ruby-Throated Hummingbird.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 6

Phenomenal show by @thelastdinnerparty.bsky.social last night at the Palace Theater. I've never seen a band work this hard on stage, just phenomenal.

A photo taken from the balcony at the Palace Theater, Saint Paul. Three members of the band The Last Dinner Party are visible. The background is soft fabric lit by purple and green lights.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· Jun 2

I made this for my youngest, who is a Bill Wurtz superfan. This is from the video Wurtz made for the song "Money."

A gray wooden trapezoid on a teal wall. Black letters at the bottom of the trapezoid say "minimalist mansion".

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 31

Good morning from the trail. I'm posting this goatsbeard (tragopogon pratensis) because every year I have to relearn what makes it different from yellow salsify (tragopogon dubius). Goatsbeard doesn't have the green petals radiating below the yellow ones, and has more petals.

A goatsbeard flower, which is bright yellow with many petals, is in the center of the image, which otherwise shows grass. The flower has a large yellow center with black flecks.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 24

If you are the person in my neighborhood feeding the local wildlife, please stop. I assure you, they're getting plenty of food from everyone's gardens and bird feeders 🙄

An idyllic forest scene-- a shot of the base of a tree surrounded by plants. It is spoiled by a large butternut squash with a store sticker still on it.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 21

For my #fungifriends, some turkey tail mushrooms. Mushroom season seems a little late kicking off in my microclimate area, although I've seen a few pheasant back and amber jelly so far.

A macro shot of several turkey tail mushrooms on a dead log. Two in particular are centered in the shot, they are green-gray on the right striping out to deep brown. They look damp.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 21

Wild geraniums on my walk this morning.

Five petaled pink flowers in full bloom. They are blooming over dark green five-lobed leaves.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 17

Out before the storms today, honeysuckle is in bloom and smells wonderful.

Close up shot of a cluster of honeysuckle flowers on a branch. Lens blurred honeysuckle buds are visible in the background. These particular flowers are purple pink at the tips fading to white at the base of the petal.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 14

I have one! I got it from the Friends Plant sale in 2023! First photo is 2023, second is the end of last summer. I baby mine and overwinter it in the basement, but I do plan on putting it in the ground this year.

A photo of a gray bowl shot from top down. The pot is full of potting soil. In the middle is a tiny eastern prickly pear pad.

A nearly top down shot of the same gray bowl as last photo. Now, the prickly pear cactus has three large paddles and many visible spines.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 8

Third year for my Currant bush, it just keeps getting bigger and better! Does anyone know if I can move these volunteer strawberries? I'm willing to give up the fruit this year to establish them in a better spot-- they're on the path between my raised beds.

A Currant bush in bloom. The leaves are bright green, the flowers yellowish green.

A strawberry plant partially covered in pine needles and grass clippings. One white flower is open and there are several buds.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 8

The average American has three friends.

A photo of three 80s/90s WWE performers. To the far right is The Undertaker. In the middle is Samoa Joe. On the left is Paul Bearer. Paul Bearer is pinching Samoa Joe's nipple. Samoa Joe is making a shaka hand sign. All three look like they're surprised by the camera flash.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 6

This is April 2026 we're talking about.

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 5

🤔

Two different quote posts of a User Was Blocked for This post (the same one I'm quote posting).

One response is "dear user:
they did in fact make it weird."

Directly below it,"NARRATOR: 'I did, in fact, make it weird.'"

Suspicious Hotdish@crimeroomba· May 2

Given the recent discussion about Minnehaha I thought I'd promote my local dog park, Battle Creek in Maplewood. It's big, it's fully fenced, and generally a nice crowd here. Dog owners maintain the park on a volunteer basis. More info below 😁