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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com
@authenticflorida.bsky.social
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I’m a small independent publisher/writer focused on the best of Florida. 🦩 I seek out Old Florida treasures, hidden gems, cool events & lots more. Please support local biz + real content creators. 🫶 AuthenticFlorida.com
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Books & Books @booksandbooks.bsky.social · 1h
The chance to meet your favorite author is just around the corner! 😮📚

#MiamiBookFair is back for another year, and you can check out which authors are going to be there right now through this link: www.miamibookfair.com/downloadable...
Happy searching! ✨
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 6h
Nothing says Florida fun like a pair of pink flamingos on the beach! 🦩🏖️🦩

Start your weekend the retro way with a splash of sunshine and a dash of kitsch.

🔗 f.mtr.cool/xgvgdiitra

#FlamingoFriday #AuthenticFlorida #Florida
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 2d
A trip to a sunflower farm should be on everyone’s bucket list. 🌻

This video was taken at Amber Brooke Farms in Eustis, FL.

Learn more: authenticflorida.com/best-sunflow...

#Florida #AuthenticFlorida #Sunflowers #Fall
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 4d
Working from my backyard this morning and made a new friend. 🐿️

It’s the simple things in life that bring me the greatest joy. 🥰

FYI: My husband made our squirrel picnic table. 🫶

#Florida #BackyardBuddies #WinterPark #squirrel #ADHD
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 5d
No Kings protesters in Lake Worth, Florida covered both sides of the street
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petestphil.bsky.social @petestphil.bsky.social · 5d
No Kings in Tampa Bay.
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 5d
I know the Republicans have talked about how we hate America. No, I love my country, and I hate what you are doing to it, Donald Trump. floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/18/f...
Florida crowds throng to denounce Trump, 'facism,' on No Kings Day • Florida Phoenix
Floridians massed throughout the state Saturday for the second national No Kings day demonstrations against the increasingly authoritarian second Trump administration, marked as it is by aggressive im...
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villageslady.bsky.social @villageslady.bsky.social · 6d
No Kings rally in The Villages, FL. Estimated 3-4,000 peaceful protesters in the Northern section. There was also a rally in the Southern end.
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Flag half-staff @jhonlc1.bsky.social · 6d
#NoKings Palm Beach FL.
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Audrey @audrey2024.bsky.social · 6d
Showing up in Boca Raton
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6d
We are Americans.

We are free.

And we do not do kings here. #NoKings
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6d
#NOKINGS

📍 Palm Beach, FL
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d
A joyful yet defiant atmosphere as we get ready for the start of the #NoKings protest in Orlando. ✊🇺🇸
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 12d
We spent our #SundayFunday morning farm hopping in Lake County, Florida! 🚜🌾🧑‍🌾🐴🌽

What a gorgeous day to drive out to the country! 🫶

#Fall #FloridaFarms #SupportLocal #LakeCounty #AuthenticFlorida #AmberBrookeFarms #Eustis #GreatScottFarms #MountDora
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 19d
Happy National Golf Lovers Day! ⛳️

Florida is a golfer’s paradise!

We’ve rounded up the 8 Best Golf Courses in Florida (2025) to add to your bucket list: authenticflorida.com/best-golf-co...

#NationalGolfLoversDay #GolfFlorida #AuthenticFlorida #GolfLife #FloridaGolf
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 20d
Happy #FlamingoFriday from St. Augustine! 🦩

Looking for a romantic getaway? Check out 👉 authenticflorida.com/a-romantic-w...

#StAugustine #OldCity #Florida #AuthenticFlorida
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 22d
I had an unexpected visitor stop by while I was working from my backyard this morning.

Check out #AuthenticFlorida’s Guide to Common Backyard Birds in Florida authenticflorida.com/backyard-bir...

#Florida #Backyard #WinterParkFL #Hawk #Birds
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 24d
Happy 148th Anniversary, City of Sanford, FL! 🎉

From riverboats to zoo animals and folk art galleries to authentic German food, this charming city has it all. 🚢🐯👹🥨🍻

Discover the best things to do in Sanford 👉 https://authenticflorida.com/things-to-do-in-sanford/

#AuthenticFlorida #SanfordFL
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · 27d
Happy #Caturday! 🐈‍⬛

I loved running into this cool cat at the Winter Garden Farmers Market! 😻

Check out fun things to do in Winter Garden: authenticflorida.com/winter-garden/

#WG #WinterGarden #Florida #AuthenticFlorida
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · Sep 23
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · Sep 23
Can you guess where I am in Florida? 🐷

#TravelTuesday #Nostalgic #AuthenticFlorida
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · Sep 22
Miniature golf in Florida is anything but ordinary. 🗿⛳️🐊

Check out our list of the 29 Best Mini Golf Courses in Florida: https://authenticflorida.com/best-mini-golf-courses-in-florida/

#NationalMiniatureGolfDay #MiniatureGolfDay #MiniGolf #AuthenticFlorida
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · Sep 21
It’s #SundayFunday from Cedar Key, Florida! 🌞🎣🛶

#Florida #AuthenticFlorida #CedarKeyStrong
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Melanie at AuthenticFlorida.com @authenticflorida.bsky.social · Sep 20
Good morning from Cedar Key! 🌅

#Sunrise #ShopLocal #CedarKeyStrong #Florida
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · Sep 20
Nonprofit started by Marjory Stoneman Douglas vows to fight eviction from nature center by #Florida county officials. www.wlrn.org/environment/... via @jenstaletovich.bsky.social
Nonprofit started by Marjory Stoneman Douglas vows to fight county eviction from nature center
A nonprofit started by the Everglades champion Marjory Stoneman Douglas three decades ago to build and run the Biscayne Nature Center in Key Biscayne says it has no plans to leave, after Miami-Dade Co...
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