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Brenda

@bmwrumphius.bsky.social

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Retired educator, reader, gardener of native plants, birder, amateur wildlife photographer, environmentalist and so much more. I value the knowledge of our indigenous people. #kindness #nativeplant #cats #birds #birding #family #nature #photography

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · 9d

Asters still feeding bees after the driest summer on record in NH, USA.
#nativeplants #insects #gardening

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · 22d

Monarch butterfly feeding on asters for migration fuel. NH, USA #insect #native #gardening

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · 23d

After the driest summer in my state since records began in the 1800s, the native asters are in glorious bloom. Pollinators galore! #native plants #gardening

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Aug 14

Newly eclosed #Monarch #butterfly #nature

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Aug 13

Pure love from awhile ago. #dogs "pets "unconditional love

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Apr 29

For you. The scent of this viburnum is lovely. So nice to enjoy it briefly each spring.
#Flowers #spring

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Apr 16

Eastern Bluebirds are finally nesting in the house I installed 15 years ago. Happiness!
#birds #nature

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Apr 15

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Voice of Reason @raggapegs.bsky.social · Apr 14

Dear rest of the world, the USA is going through some things right now, but please stand by while We the People sort out this mess. The Dear Leader is a madman!

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ILDI @relax4balance.bsky.social · Apr 14

Wilderness in the middle of the city
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Spending time in Nature helps to regulate your stress hormones. Especially near water, negative ions are highly concentrated in the atmosphere. They stimulate serotonin production which elevates your Mood
#health #Mood #hormone #Nature #photography #wellbeing

Blue lake with blue sky and a few white smudged clouds. Bare tree branches are in the upper left of the photo and on the right side of the photo.

Bright blue lake with a mini peninsula of dried water plants reaching into the water from right to left. Dried branches of a tree and a shrub on the left side of the photo and on the right side of the photo. The sky is light blue with white clouds that look like brush strokes.

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Apr 12

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Apr 12

Sooo ridiculously stupid.😭

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Apr 12

Unattributed officially, but it's the most delightful story I read today. #autism #cats #kindness #authentic joy

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · Apr 8

Delicate beauty just keeps gently showing up...

A blue,tan, and white Eastern Bluebird is perched on on thin branch with the beginnings of Spring buds. There are other branches and blurry sky in the background.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Mar 26

The US spends almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation. Yet 85 million Americans are uninsured or under-insured and 68,000 die each year because they can’t afford a doctor.

Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Mar 26

Wilson's Snipe USA
#birds #nature #photography

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Mar 26

Kingfisher in Florida USA
#birds #photography #nature

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Mar 23

Too much caffeine?
#cats

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thanks!

Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Mar 18

Brown pelican at Flagler Beach Pier. (Florida, USA.) uncropped
#birds #birding #nature #photography

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Mar 17

Anhinga at Lake Apopka, Florida.
#birds #birding photography #nature

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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · Mar 15

Conservation matters:

Have you been watching the Big Bears Bald eagle live nest (like so many of us)?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L...

Just a reminder of the critical role that FWS and the Endangered Species Act played in the recovery of the bald eagle:

bsky.app/profile/altf...

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Brenda @bmwrumphius.bsky.social · Mar 16

Miss this guy.
#cat