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Melissa Brady

@aslilem68.bsky.social

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Retired & savoring the art of slowing down to embrace the beauty of the natural world. 🌿🐾✈️ ———————— 🚫 No DM’s, specifically from trolls, all others proceed with caution ⚠️ 🕊️iNaturalist Contributor- mddbrady 📷 All photos & videos are my own unless noted.

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · Apr 8

"The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry 🪶

📍Silver Springs State Park, FL

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 15h

…see you next time, sweet little pudgy cherubs of Biltmore. We had an amazing visit.

#travel #travelphotography #biltmoreestate #biltmore

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

Both Joan of Arc and St. Louis were sculpted by Karl Bitter and were selected due to George Vanderbilt's request for two armored figures, and the choice of Joan of Arc may have been influenced by the staircase's architectural inspiration from Blois, France.

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

The "St. Louis" statue at Biltmore is a large exterior sculpture of Saint Louis IX of France, created by Austrian-born sculptor Karl Bitter. The choice of Saint Louis, the patron saint of architects and builders, was made by the Biltmore's architect, Richard Morris Hunt.

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate
(Part 4)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate
(Part 3)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate
(Part 2)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate (Part 1)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

Gargoyles anyone?

#gargoyles #travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 1d

Bees doing bee things in the gardens at Biltmore Estate. 🐝

#tavelphotography #travel #bees #gardens #photography

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 2d

This arbor on the Biltmore Estate was heavenly…and the weather at 68 degrees and sunny was divine.

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #northcarolina