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Noreen Christiansen

@youbeyouand.bsky.social

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Naturally optimistic. Nature, wildlife, books and music are my sanctuaries. Drawn to water, a true Pisces. Originally from the northeast but it’s been “Sweet Home Alabama” now for 4 years.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 21

I am so sorry. I only meant to pass the light on. I understand now. I never read the instructions on Bluesky. Clearly, I do not understand how it works. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I don’t think I have the time to be on Bluesky in that way.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 21

Bright light will always banish the darkness…….pass it on

#GulfOfMexico

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 20

With head in the clouds
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 19

New sounds will be heard
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 18

It can be fun being the passenger…..

#MulipleAngelsMonday

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Annies Song with Lyrics John Denver 3d BEAUTIFUL :)

YouTube video by Karen Hope Sheraton

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Daniel (LYRICS) by Elton John ♪

YouTube video by Maverick51

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 17

Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens…… every day can end beautifully.

~~Kristen Butler

#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 16

Here’s Bob, my neighbor’s cat, all nestled underneath an Indian headdress. He is camouflaged pretty well. You never know where you might find him.

#Caturday
#Where’sBob

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 16

Merritt Island, Florida

Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 15

Never been, it looks like a peaceful and secluded place.

Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 15

Waking up to this is to transition from dreaming at night to continuing on with a daydream…..the double joy of clouds in the sky and clouds mirrored on water.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 14

We fell in love with it when we visited friends vacationing there in 2014. 😍🦮

Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 14

Clearing my head in my cozy little spot on Sarasota Bay…….

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 13

The windows of my soul
I throw wide open to the sun.

~~John Greenleaf Whittier

#WindowsOnWednesday

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 12

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.

~~Søren Kierkegaard

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 10

When young, I thought I was odd to be mesmerized by watching clouds morph in shape and shades of all kinds of purple and gray….that I waited until the last possible moment to turn away. But I grew to find that I am not alone….. there is a whole tribe of people out there that feel the exact same way.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 9

I am blessed to have had the privilege to set the world on pause……..to have found a retreat to recover and reset.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 8

You will be so glad you had the surgery afterwards. Check on YouTube for simple stretching exercises you can do now before surgery. That will possibly help with the pain and definitely help with recovery.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 8

I was 73. My surgery was June 5th and I was given the last set of physical therapy exercises, to do at home, 6 weeks after the replacement. It is a balance between sensible movement and rest. I also am a candidate for knee replacements, (very bad arthritis), so I am being cautious with the hiking,

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 7

A yellow pumpkin flower, with a partial shadow over it from an overhead green leaf, with dark soil as a backdrop.

#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is a little of Huntsville and I really love that the Gulf of Mexico is 6 hours south.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 6

Alabama has beautiful waterfalls, caves and mountainous regions in that area and the whole northeast. It was quite a surprise finding out how much there is to do.

Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 6

You lived in a beautiful area. For the most part, people in Huntsville are polite about political differences. I was in Florida for a few years, which at one point was leaning “purple”, and there were a good number of people that were NOT polite.

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Noreen Christiansen @youbeyouand.bsky.social · Aug 6

I grew up in Jersey and then lived in New Paltz, NY for a while. I love all four seasons. We moved south, initially, because of family transferring here for work. I always loved the snow, but it was also a good move for my husband, because of a heart condition.

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