Carolyn Pexton
@cjpexton.bsky.social
Love my family, friends, animals, books, music, art and nature. #BeKind #VoteBlue to save democracy and the planet 🌊🌊🌊 (No DMs)
Gorgeous painting -- love the colors! I can hear the waves rolling onto the shore. (I need a beach trip soon!)
My watercolor is inspired by a visit to Carmel Beach. The colors were so vibrant that day. This 20x24 framed painting is part of an exhibit at Moraga Art Gallery. "Let the Light In" runs thru March 15. Please visit moragaartgallery.com in the #BayArea. 💙 #Stunday #art #watercolor #California #coast
February 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Gorgeous painting -- love the colors! I can hear the waves rolling onto the shore. (I need a beach trip soon!)
Reposted by Carolyn Pexton
A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
Beautiful little nuthatch stopping for a morsel or two. What a lovely photo!
#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WinterSurvivors - birds that remain throughout the winter. Here's a nuthatch taking advantage of a well-stocked bird table.
#birds #photography
#birds #photography
February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Beautiful little nuthatch stopping for a morsel or two. What a lovely photo!
Reposted by Carolyn Pexton
Happy Valentine's Day, Bluesky.💘
Hope yours is an Astronomical one.
High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/gzac6b
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #valentinesday #eastcoastkin #photography
Hope yours is an Astronomical one.
High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/gzac6b
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #valentinesday #eastcoastkin #photography
February 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Happy Valentine's Day, Bluesky.💘
Hope yours is an Astronomical one.
High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/gzac6b
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #valentinesday #eastcoastkin #photography
Hope yours is an Astronomical one.
High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/gzac6b
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #valentinesday #eastcoastkin #photography
#GoodNewsSaturdayRoundup: 1) MN immigration crackdown ends; 2) House votes to block tariffs against Canada; 3) Judge orders return of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador; 4) Judge blocks Pentagon action against Mark Kelly; 5) Senate Democrats blocked funding for DHS pending changes
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
#GoodNewsSaturdayRoundup: 1) MN immigration crackdown ends; 2) House votes to block tariffs against Canada; 3) Judge orders return of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador; 4) Judge blocks Pentagon action against Mark Kelly; 5) Senate Democrats blocked funding for DHS pending changes
Love this beautiful painting, and I wish I were strolling along that beach pathway right now. I can almost hear the seagulls calling! #Art #Nature #Ocean
Asilomar Beach Pathway 💙 One of 15 paintings I'm showing at Moraga Art Gallery. "Let the Light In" runs thru March 15 at moragaartgallery.com in the #BayArea. Find a new painting to brighten your space! 🔆 #Scape #landscape #art #Asilomar
#Monterey #California. Art makes a great #ValentinesDay gift!
#Monterey #California. Art makes a great #ValentinesDay gift!
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Research increasingly reveals the healing power of music: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'You're not just recalling words, but an emotion': The lifelong benefits of making music
From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, music's impact on our bodies can ring loud.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Research increasingly reveals the healing power of music: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Reposted by Carolyn Pexton
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
I went to this sold-out show yesterday, and it was a perfect blend of comedy and truth about the world we're all living in. Bonus that the proceeds help to support #Indivisible.
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I went to this sold-out show yesterday, and it was a perfect blend of comedy and truth about the world we're all living in. Bonus that the proceeds help to support #Indivisible.
#GoodNewsSaturdayRoundup: 1) Judge orders return of 3 families, finding agents used 'lies' to deport them; 2) Courts allow resumption of all 5 offshore wind projects blocked by Trump; 3) NYC Mayor banned ICE from schools and hospitals; 4) Global probes may yet reveal Epstein perps protected by US.
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
#GoodNewsSaturdayRoundup: 1) Judge orders return of 3 families, finding agents used 'lies' to deport them; 2) Courts allow resumption of all 5 offshore wind projects blocked by Trump; 3) NYC Mayor banned ICE from schools and hospitals; 4) Global probes may yet reveal Epstein perps protected by US.
💯 This regime and its disgusting leader will go down in history as the worst in every way. And I still hope for at least SOME accountability someday.
It will likely take decades to clean up the poisonous stain of Donald Trump, but the repugnant memory of his ugly regime will never go away.
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
💯 This regime and its disgusting leader will go down in history as the worst in every way. And I still hope for at least SOME accountability someday.
Looking honestly at history, our ship of state (under the shadowy command of a rapacious billionaire crew) has been slowly but steadily navigating its way toward authoritarian shores for some time. Emperor Zero and his mob just turned that approach into “full steam ahead" and open criminality.
February 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Looking honestly at history, our ship of state (under the shadowy command of a rapacious billionaire crew) has been slowly but steadily navigating its way toward authoritarian shores for some time. Emperor Zero and his mob just turned that approach into “full steam ahead" and open criminality.
Ro Khanna on the Epstein files and lack of accountability: “It feeds this narrative…that the rich and powerful have a rigged game going on, and that ordinary Americans don’t have the same sense of justice.”
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Ro Khanna on the Epstein files and lack of accountability: “It feeds this narrative…that the rich and powerful have a rigged game going on, and that ordinary Americans don’t have the same sense of justice.”
Excellent news! HUGE thanks to Marc Elias and team! Keep those wins coming!
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Republican lawsuit challenging the U.S. Census Bureau’s statistical methods used for the 2020 Census. A big victory for my law firm's clients and everyone who cares about an accurate Census! www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...
🚨University of South Florida College Republicans et al v. Lutnick et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Excellent news! HUGE thanks to Marc Elias and team! Keep those wins coming!
A couple quilts I've made since retirement. My new hobby that is both time consuming and highly satisfying no matter the outcome!
February 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
So glad he is safely back at home! I hope that many more will be released soon and returned to their families. Thank you for your service to the community!
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
So glad he is safely back at home! I hope that many more will be released soon and returned to their families. Thank you for your service to the community!
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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
And now a 250 ft. arch?? When he’s gone, there will be some catharsis in ripping out all these gaudy monuments. Remove the gold bric-a-brac, turn the ballroom into a community center, restore the rose garden, and erase his name from every structure that has been defaced in this shameful era.
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
And now a 250 ft. arch?? When he’s gone, there will be some catharsis in ripping out all these gaudy monuments. Remove the gold bric-a-brac, turn the ballroom into a community center, restore the rose garden, and erase his name from every structure that has been defaced in this shameful era.
A little #bloomscrolling to start the day. Thank you to @sweetstella.bsky.social for brightening our timelines by sharing such beautiful flowers! Happy Sunday to all!
February 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A little #bloomscrolling to start the day. Thank you to @sweetstella.bsky.social for brightening our timelines by sharing such beautiful flowers! Happy Sunday to all!
Wonderful photo of a beautiful bluebird! #Nature #Birdscrolling
Wings Of Winter!
Eastern Bluebird.
The eastern bluebird is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders.
📸: @jazzphotodoc
Eastern Bluebird.
The eastern bluebird is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders.
📸: @jazzphotodoc
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Wonderful photo of a beautiful bluebird! #Nature #Birdscrolling
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Today is a great day to visit Moraga Art Gallery! 🎨 Happy to be a featured artist at this lovely #BayArea gallery. Here are my birds in watercolor. The gallery is filled with light, warmth, inspiration. Come see "Let the Light In" thru March 15. moragaartgallery.com
#art #artist #painting #nature
#art #artist #painting #nature
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#GoodNewsSaturdayRoundup: 1) Sale of VA warehouse to ICE will not proceed; 2) Scientists achieve breakthrough in pancreatic tumor regression; 3) “Melania” film is a bust with scathing reviews; 4) Democrats restore MN House to even split; 5) Massive crowds protest ICE & Trump’s abuse of power
January 31, 2026 at 6:29 PM
#GoodNewsSaturdayRoundup: 1) Sale of VA warehouse to ICE will not proceed; 2) Scientists achieve breakthrough in pancreatic tumor regression; 3) “Melania” film is a bust with scathing reviews; 4) Democrats restore MN House to even split; 5) Massive crowds protest ICE & Trump’s abuse of power
"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience." Powerful and poignant words from poet Amanda Gorman: “For Alex Jeffrey Pretti”
www.ms.now/news/amanda-...
www.ms.now/news/amanda-...
Amanda Gorman honors Alex Pretti in new poem
The poet, who earlier this month wrote a poem honoring Renee Good, paid tribute to the 37-year-old ICU nurse fatally shot by Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis on Saturday.
www.ms.now
January 31, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience." Powerful and poignant words from poet Amanda Gorman: “For Alex Jeffrey Pretti”
www.ms.now/news/amanda-...
www.ms.now/news/amanda-...
Listening to this today takes me away to another world. I'll come back to the real one shortly, but mini-escapes are needed. Thank you for sharing, @elizabethkennen.bsky.social !
Land of Make Believe ~ Chuck Mangione featuring Esther Satterfield
In your world there was a king, he once said "I have a dream"
Now there's a man who knew the secret. 💙 #music #jazz #MLK #MLKDay
In your world there was a king, he once said "I have a dream"
Now there's a man who knew the secret. 💙 #music #jazz #MLK #MLKDay
Chuck Mangione ft Esther Satterfield - Land of Make Believe (A&M Records 1973)
YouTube video by RoundMidnightTV
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January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Listening to this today takes me away to another world. I'll come back to the real one shortly, but mini-escapes are needed. Thank you for sharing, @elizabethkennen.bsky.social !
So lovely! #Birdscrolling and #Bloomscrolling in the same post!
#Gardenbirds for #BirdoftheDay means Baltimore Oriole time! #birds #birdwatching #BeautyInNature fineartamerica.com/featured/wel...
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
So lovely! #Birdscrolling and #Bloomscrolling in the same post!