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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 7d

Eleven months of the year, it's just a box laurel on the porch. But for October, she gets to be Elphaba.

#31DaysOfHalloween #ColorADay #GreenSat #Halloween #Autumn #SensoryArt #smartist #Elphaba #FallDecor #FallFun #HalloweenFun

Potted green box laurel on a front porch, decorated as the Wicked Witch with a witch hat, scraggly gray hair, and a rustic broom. The pot is surrounded by five mini orange pumpkins, two white mini pumpkins, and three giant pine cones.

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 16d

Rainbow #sunrise on our patio. My frisky colt friend is Youngsong, a metal and resin sculpture created by my late BIL as a tribute to the joy of young life. Our pony may be 30-ish in people years, but remains ageless.

#SensoryArt #rainbows #smartist #ArtYear #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 19d

Full card, anyone? 🤪🤪

#amwriting #amquerying #amediting #writingcommunity

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 18d

95%! Pass on the caffeine, and sobbing is not gross. My square might read "Sobbing sonorously, and kind of enjoying it."

Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 18d

Beep beep! New baby up ahead!

Cars Blanket pattern by Filomena Lanzara
Knit Picks Swish Worsted in colorway Serene

#ColorADay #BlueTue #SleepySep #blanket #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #babyblankie #ShowMeYourKnits #Craftiverse

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 19d

Rainbow sunbeams on rhodies in full bloom at the height of the pandemic lockdown. A #lifewins reminder--taken in a cemetery.

No filters, no editing, no gimmicks.

#sensoryart #rainbows #smartist #onmywalk #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #pandemic #hope #light #rhodies #rhododendron

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 20d

Equinox fairy spirit joins me on my sunrise walk to usher in that time of year when I am most alive.

Just as it happened--no filters, editing, gimmicks.

#Stunday #equinox #fallequinox #Fall #Autumn #FallVibes #AutumnVibes #fairy #fairies #folklore #sprites #PhotographersOfBlueSky #sunrise

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 26d

Moon at sunrise over Seal Rock OR and the last two fishing boats of the night.

#BlueSkyMonday #ColoraDay #PinkMonday #SleepySep #moon #sunrise #ocean #pnwphotography #pacificnorthwest #pacificoceansunrise #sunrisemoon #PhotographersOfBluesky

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · 29d

#FishyFriday, a great day to reread or discover Leo Lionni's #KidLit classic Swimmy.

“'We're going to swim all together like the biggest fish in the sea!' ... so they swam in the cool morning water and the midday sun and chased the big fish away.”

#reading #Teamwork #Ingenuity #Courage #DontPanic

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Sep 11

From my brother, a 9/11 survivor: "Woodglen School, NJ does not forget. Students still plant a flag in the front lawn for every person murdered on 9/11/01. See how far the flags go--100 yards or more."

#RememberTheSky #NeverForget911

Photo of Woodglen Middle School in Hunterdon County, NJ with flags planted across the front lawn, one for every person who died in the 9/11 attacks. The rows of flags stretch beyond the end of the school and parking lot.

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Sep 1

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel

Garment worker Clara Lemlich organized a winter-long strike for better working conditions--the 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, safer and more sanitary workspaces we now take for granted. 4-min read.
#laborday #kidsbook

Illustration cover art for the children's book Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers Strike of 1909. A young woman in the foreground wearing a yellow coat and black hat carries a "Strike" sign, with her fist raised and mouth open in protest. In the background, a crowd marches with similar signs.

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sunrise from my deck, five years ago this weekend. A time when hope, light, and affirmation of life were so badly needed. Kinda like now.

#stunday #sunrise #newday #hopeandlight #spiderweb #photography #naturephotography #ArtYear #smartist #sensoryart #lifewins #photographersofbluesky #dawn

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 31

Or they decided not to? Ack!

Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 31

I was so excited to capture this image of a flying saucer UFO over Holmes Harbor WA until my son said, "Mom. Did you take it through a window? It's the reflection of a light fixture."

#stunday #ufo #flyingsaucer #photography #pugetsound #holmesharbor #opticalillusion #funphoto #cantfoolyourkids

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 30

#ShowMeYourKnits #Sweater time!

Kina cardigan, five-hour baby sweater, Froginette Entrechat shrug. Go-to patterns I've made dozens of times, for gifts and donations.

#Iknitforbabies #knitsky #smartist #knitter #knitting #handmade

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 29

Midsummer Night's Dreamtime for baby.
Leisure Arts #pattern Lullaby in Knit Picks Comfy Worsted colorway Fairy Tale.

#AbstractAug #smartist #SensoryArt #ArtYear #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBluesky #knitsky #IKnitForBabies #blankie #babyblankie #handmade

Violet-hued knitted baby blanket in a pattern of vertical geometric diamond shapes with eyelet between the shapes. Blanket is draped over a weathered-wood deck railing overlooking a lush back yard of deciduous trees, ferns, and grass.

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 26

I fell for Fluffy Mermaid (so named by the artist) in a small-town teaching studio far from home. She's what I would look like as a mermaid? :) Couldn't spare the cash at the time, but a few weeks later, a small windfall arrived. I knew why.

#TidesOutTuesday #BlueTue #ArtYear #smartist #mermaid

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 25

#sewandtell theme today is something first. Here's my first project recycling jeans, a gift for my son 26 (!) years ago. I put a $5 bill in each pocket. He still has it; points out that as a natural weighted blanket, it's calming. :)

#quilt #denim #recycledjeans #sewsky #quiltsky #BlueSkyMonday

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 24

Slow but steady. :)

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 23

Not tiny, but The Turtles' Journey blankie is by the most popular thing I've ever knit for a baby. The turtles were a stretch for me. Pattern by Heather Anderson in three shades of Knit Picks Heatherly . . . Love love love your sheep sweater. :)
#ShowMeYourKnits

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Wildes have read my book so I look forward to reading theirs. ☺️

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 23

#SelfPortraitSunday #Music&Me
I didn't choose my piano; it chose me. The magic didn’t end there. My award-winning story The Piano’s Choice is a unique tale of love with a pitch-perfect, surprise hero.

#lovestory #piano #pianolove #creativenonfiction #writingcommunity @doesithavepockets.bsky.social

Ellen Notbohm — Does It Have Pockets

The Piano’s Choice

www.doesithavepockets.com

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hiking Forest Park pillow is my tribute to our 5200-acre park, one of the largest urban forests in the US. I love the cool back button detail.

Pattern by Judy Smitke

#scape #ForestFriday #ArtYear #smartist #knit #knitting #knitter #knitsky #handmade #showmeyourknits #KnittersOfBluesky

Knitted sofa pillow in variegated yarn of browns, golds, and purples depicting a hike through Forest Park in Portland OR. Shows a path in dark brown winding up a hill between shrubs and trees.

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 20

Heard! Yep.

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Ellen Notbohm @ellennotbohm.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm not smart enough to crochet! I can barely manage a simple chain. I have to comfort myself with knitting. :)

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