Laura
@bookgrl.bsky.social
A wife, mom, sister and daughter and a human attendant to two mildly spoiled cats. I WILL finish my MLIS degree in Spring 2026. Reader of books, history geek, knitter, and did I mention reading ?
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Sunflower Adventure
While reviewing some underexposed house finch photos I took one spring, I came across a bird with unusually colored ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #finch #HouseFinch
While reviewing some underexposed house finch photos I took one spring, I came across a bird with unusually colored ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #finch #HouseFinch
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sunflower Adventure
While reviewing some underexposed house finch photos I took one spring, I came across a bird with unusually colored ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #finch #HouseFinch
While reviewing some underexposed house finch photos I took one spring, I came across a bird with unusually colored ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #finch #HouseFinch
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Toccoa falls Georgia
#waterfallwednesday #photography #waterfalls #water #nature #river #eastcoastkin
#waterfallwednesday #photography #waterfalls #water #nature #river #eastcoastkin
December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Toccoa falls Georgia
#waterfallwednesday #photography #waterfalls #water #nature #river #eastcoastkin
#waterfallwednesday #photography #waterfalls #water #nature #river #eastcoastkin
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#RoseWednesday #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers
Neptune, the mysterious, which I planted last year after seeing it in a Bluesky post. I couldn’t find the right spot in the garden for ages and it sat in a pot neglected but once the clematis flowered it was obvious where it needed to be.
Neptune, the mysterious, which I planted last year after seeing it in a Bluesky post. I couldn’t find the right spot in the garden for ages and it sat in a pot neglected but once the clematis flowered it was obvious where it needed to be.
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#RoseWednesday #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers
Neptune, the mysterious, which I planted last year after seeing it in a Bluesky post. I couldn’t find the right spot in the garden for ages and it sat in a pot neglected but once the clematis flowered it was obvious where it needed to be.
Neptune, the mysterious, which I planted last year after seeing it in a Bluesky post. I couldn’t find the right spot in the garden for ages and it sat in a pot neglected but once the clematis flowered it was obvious where it needed to be.
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This ended in violence, like it always does.
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This ended in violence, like it always does.
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for you, a softly vibrant + peaceful moment with some African daisies
🤍🕊️
(from a few summers ago, needed on a rainy windy day such as today)
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #photography #womensartbluesky #photographersonbluesky #daisy #flowers #oregonphotographer #oregon
🤍🕊️
(from a few summers ago, needed on a rainy windy day such as today)
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #photography #womensartbluesky #photographersonbluesky #daisy #flowers #oregonphotographer #oregon
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
for you, a softly vibrant + peaceful moment with some African daisies
🤍🕊️
(from a few summers ago, needed on a rainy windy day such as today)
.
#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #photography #womensartbluesky #photographersonbluesky #daisy #flowers #oregonphotographer #oregon
🤍🕊️
(from a few summers ago, needed on a rainy windy day such as today)
.
#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #photography #womensartbluesky #photographersonbluesky #daisy #flowers #oregonphotographer #oregon
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This is the face of the cat who climbed the tower with big ambitions and immediately forgot what those ambitions were. #catnap #cats #catsofbluesky
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is the face of the cat who climbed the tower with big ambitions and immediately forgot what those ambitions were. #catnap #cats #catsofbluesky
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Jones: Everything you hear from Tuberville is framed as a sports analogy. When you view everything that way, you’re always stuck in an us-versus-them, winners-versus-losers mentality. That’s how he operates.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Jones: Everything you hear from Tuberville is framed as a sports analogy. When you view everything that way, you’re always stuck in an us-versus-them, winners-versus-losers mentality. That’s how he operates.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
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Smiley: We know there will be misinformation available online. Please, when it comes to official updates, go to the city of Providence's social media channels… so you know you are getting an accurate and official update.
December 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Smiley: We know there will be misinformation available online. Please, when it comes to official updates, go to the city of Providence's social media channels… so you know you are getting an accurate and official update.
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Where she was after I got out of the shower.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Where she was after I got out of the shower.
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Made a collage with some of my works
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Made a collage with some of my works
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I got to pet a stray cat in my backyard today. I call that a win.
December 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I got to pet a stray cat in my backyard today. I call that a win.
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Join Friends of the Library of Congress and help the Library expand its role as America’s premiere and authoritative source of history, culture, and knowledge.
When you GIVE a gift of $50 or more, you GET exclusive member benefits!
Become a Friend: www.loc.gov/programs/sup...
When you GIVE a gift of $50 or more, you GET exclusive member benefits!
Become a Friend: www.loc.gov/programs/sup...
December 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Join Friends of the Library of Congress and help the Library expand its role as America’s premiere and authoritative source of history, culture, and knowledge.
When you GIVE a gift of $50 or more, you GET exclusive member benefits!
Become a Friend: www.loc.gov/programs/sup...
When you GIVE a gift of $50 or more, you GET exclusive member benefits!
Become a Friend: www.loc.gov/programs/sup...
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In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
December 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
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"By shouting things like 'our prices are coming down tremendously,' Trump is telling voters to 'reject the evidence of their eyes and ears.' But this is 2025, not 1984, and voters aren’t buying it."
The Hoax of Christmas Present
Polling and focus group data show voters across parties feel crushed by rising costs, even as Trump dismisses affordability concerns as a “hoax” that contradicts Americans’ lived reality.
www.meidasplus.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"By shouting things like 'our prices are coming down tremendously,' Trump is telling voters to 'reject the evidence of their eyes and ears.' But this is 2025, not 1984, and voters aren’t buying it."
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After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
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Her perch so that she can view, er manage, her place.
#SémiTheCat #CatLife #CatLove #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #RescuedLove
#SémiTheCat #CatLife #CatLove #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #RescuedLove
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Her perch so that she can view, er manage, her place.
#SémiTheCat #CatLife #CatLove #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #RescuedLove
#SémiTheCat #CatLife #CatLove #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #RescuedLove
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It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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He's back in his spot for his after dinner nap.
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
He's back in his spot for his after dinner nap.
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Seasons Greetings from Chingford, a Christmas card snow scene from 2000. #ArchiveAdventCalendar #ChristmasCards @arascot.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Seasons Greetings from Chingford, a Christmas card snow scene from 2000. #ArchiveAdventCalendar #ChristmasCards @arascot.bsky.social