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Ted Madison
@tedmad.bsky.social
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Saint Paul guy. Rides bikes. Audiologist. Listens to jazz.
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Tina Brooks’ “Minor Move” sounds wonderful with my coffee on a relaxed Saturday morning. Such a great session with Lee Morgan, Sonny Clark, Doug Watkins and Art Blakey

#NowPlaying #Jazz #JazzSky #MusicSky
Album cover “Minor Move” by Tina Brooks. Image of Brooks holding a saxophone.
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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“Every drop of water, every breath of air, every blade of grass whispers the same truth: we are but custodians of this planet, entrusted with its care for generations yet to come.”
― Aloo Denish Obiero
Part of the wetlands in California. the photo shows several small areas of land with water all around them. There are bushes down the left side.
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Eilean Donan Castle
#PhotoOfTheDay #Reflection
#Scotland #Highland
#photography #naturephotography #nature #scape
Eilean Donan Castle reflected in the water that surrounds it
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The tree branches cast dramatic #shadows on this 19th century rural home in historic Forestville #Minnesota #scape #photography #autumn #midwest
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Tree branches cast a shadow on a cream-colored 19th century farm house with red trim. Water pump in the foreground and a clear blue sky above
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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#WorldSeries game 7
A two-sided flag with US Stars and Stripes on one side and Canadian maple leaf on the other
November 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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A cool autumn walk in the park
#SaintPaul #Minnesota
#BlueSkyArtShow #autumn
#EastCoastKin #photography
Orange and red leaves on a maple tree next to a lake with a blue sky at Phalen Park, Saint Paul MN
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Hoping the golden glow of autumn fills your day with happiness
Trees of the neighborhood with colorful fall leaves against a bright blue sky
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Embracing the mess for the season. #webs #halloween
Sock monkey Halloween decoration hanging from a wall sconce covered in a web
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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On #IndigenousPeoplesDay I’m spending time in the woods near the St Louis River in #Minnesota where #Anishinaabe people have lived for many generations. It is one of those perfect fall days filled with sunshine and color.
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Colorful leaves in the forest with a blue sky Jagged slate, trees and a blue sky along the St Louis River at Jay Cooke State Park in Minnesota Interpretative sign along the trails at Jay Cooke state park explaining the Anishinaabe understanding of the significance of a healthy ecosystem
October 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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River Brittle on the way to the #FairyPools #IsleOfSkye #Scotland #WaterfallWednesday #photography #EastCoastKin
Waterfall split in to several streams with gray rock and green vegetation in foreground. A blue/gray sky behind mountains in the background
September 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Neist Point #Lighthouse
#Scotland #scape #photography #shadows
The bright mid-day sun shines on Neist Point Lighthouse as seen from a hill, looking down. Rocks in the foreground and lush grass down below. Bright blue sea water surrounds the point
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Good morning, friends! It’s a beautiful day in #SaintPaul #zinnias #flowers #sun #bloom
Close up of zinnias blooming in the garden
September 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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The views from #LoughriggFell in #LakeDistrict #England were quite lovely despite the clouds #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #hike
Looking down into the valley from Loughrigg Fell near Ambleside, England in the foreground are boulders covered with heather. Tree-covered hills under a partly cloudy sky with a stone wall and barbed wire in the foreground
September 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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When I took this photo I hadn’t noticed this stone carving of Saint Peter atop the Great East Window looking down at at #CollegeGreen #York #England #Cathedral
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The Great East Window of York Minster and College Green Stone carving of Saint Peter atop the Great East Window at York Minster
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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#GlasgowCathedral on a sunny Sunday morning #Scotland #Windows #photography
Photo inside Glasgow Cathedral looking up toward organ and arched ceiling Photo of people gathered in the nave area of Glasgow Cathedral. Sunlight shining through the windows Photo of stained glass windows above the West doors of the Glasgow Cathedral
September 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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#WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #Photography #Architecture
Southwark Cathedral, London
Photo of man different sizes and shapes of windows on the Southwark Cathedral in London, England, with clouds and a blue sky above
September 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Cutting funding for programs that help kids with disabilities is not making America great or healthy. It’s just a cruel attempt to please the leader of the MAGA cult
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Monkey puzzle tree
#Summer #ColorADay #BlueSkyArtShow #Nature #GreenSat #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Green branches of a monkey puzzle tree
September 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
August 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Erin McCanlies spent almost two decades at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals affects the chance that they will have a child with autism. This spring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated her entire division.
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Looking up at the balcony in the Haskell Opera House which straddles the border in Derby Line #Vermont and Stanstead #Quebec #BlueSkyArtShow
Elaborate decorative ceiling and balcony at the Haskell Opera House. Metal ceiling below is tinted blue by the light shining through the windows.
August 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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A lovely morning to visit the #GreatLakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point #Lighthouse #MI #UP @lakesuperior.bsky.social #scape #lakescape #photography #EastCoastKin
Sandy beach strewn with driftwood at Whitefish Point Michigan Whitefish Point lighthouse on Lake Superior in Michigan
August 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Quebec City #windows #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #photography
Yellow windows with green trip on brick building in Old Town Quebec
August 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for mRNA vaccine development is the "most dangerous public health decision" ever, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm said.
August 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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everything is beautiful and nothing can hurt me
a trix yogurt sunset over calm water. there's an empty dock. it's peaceful.
August 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM