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Jeff, Stopping by Woods

@jeffontherock.bsky.social

East Coast Trail (Cobblers Path Segment), #Newfoundland, Canada. #hike #trail #backpacking

Photo of a peninsula of land with high cliffs, at sunset. White it’s hard to see, a trail winds up, over the peninsula. The sky is cloud covered and pink tinged.

January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM

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Ghost of Merriment Past 👻👑

@marchpaneglass.bsky.social

Happy #stunday BlueSky, this is a shot from a couple of summers ago on the Ausable River, NY. I hope to see it again this year!

#river #summer #water #nature #trees #green #blue #eastcoastkin #photography

A river seen through green trees and scrub, shallow with lots of rocks and boulders. The water is pellucid brown and the sky above is bright blue with puffy white clouds.

January 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM

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Global Abortion Rights News

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The anti-choice movement has actively aided the closure of birthing centers and the decline in health outcomes nationwide – as well as Republicans who voted to slash Medicaid, eradicate hospital subsidies, or favor a private, for-profit healthcare model.

Maternity care ‘deserts’ a symptom of for-profit medicine

A confluence of factors, from the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade to private insurance company policies-- has led to a systemic disappearance of even the most basic healthcare services for women and all ...

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January 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM

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lauren oujiri

@lauren-oujiri.bsky.social

beauty and awe, for you
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#ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #WomensArtBlueSky #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon

Photo of Bluesky with white clouds, steel blue ocean with white waves, golden grasses and short green pine tree in foreground.

January 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM

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Blaine

@mullicannot.bsky.social

Tonight’s sunset. Scripps Pier in La Jolla, San Diego, California

#sandiego #lajolla #beach #surfing #sunset #scrippspier #scripps #landscapes_lovers #photography

Scripps Pier extends diagonally across the scene at dusk, its dark pilings mirrored in wet sand and shallow water. At the far end of the pier, a silhouetted boat crane rises above the deck, its angular frame distinct against the fading sky. The horizon glows with warm orange light beneath deepening blue tones, while small waves move in under the structure.

January 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM

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Farmer Marv Bot 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🚜🌾

@farmermarvbot.bsky.social

Pass the popcorn, It’s Episode 27 of Ellie, River Warden. Slippery Slope: low tide after heavy rains makes Rockweed slippery. Ellie steers hikers away from falling in the bay….

January 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM

Jasmine

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January 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM

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Lady Autism✨Cindy McCrackan🍁(she)

@cindym.bsky.social

🌱 Quiet, windy Sunday
Discovered more🪻🌺s popping up at the side of the house.😍
Detail of Sweet Alyssum
Common Fig
Passiflora Edulis Vine
LunaDog's still battling biting 🦟🦟, thus will stay swaddled in a soft turtleneck to deter her bloodying herself, for the time being. Ordered a second, smallr one.

white flowers of the plant known as Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima).
It is a delicate flowering plant belonging to the Brassicaceae (mustard) family.

The plant produces dense clusters of small, sweet-smelling white flowers.

It is a low-growing annual that is popular for use as groundcover, in borders, or in containers.

passion flower vine, passiflora edulis with tendrils stretching out towards the bright and windy day, in zone 9b of the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix; vine was pretty much destroyed by the summer of 25 and then took some massive hits in the hail storm of November 25, but still manages to hang on and grow.

LunaDog, pictured in her half a size too big, lavender-coloured turtleneck pullover with long sleeves. Luna is a 12 lb poodle mix ;she's on what we call her perch, which is an upholstered ottoman in the sunroom. Luna's having a schnoozle.💤

picture of a round brown fruit at the center of some thick shiny lime green, three-lobed leaves of a fig tree. Figs are edible fruits belonging to the mulberry family (Moraceae).
They are indigenous to the Mediterranean region and western and southern Asia.
The fruit is technically an inverted cluster of flowers and seeds, known as a syconium.
Figs are highly appreciated for their nutritional potential and can be eaten fresh, dried, or used in cooking.

January 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM

Jasmine

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gardening friend @gardeningfriend21.bsky.social · 10h

The best 2026 gardeners don't just plant; they observe. 🔍 Tip: Start a "Sun Map" of your space today. Knowing exactly where the light hits is the secret to thriving herbs. 🌱🇳🇿 Work with nature, not against it! ☀️🌱

#GardeningTips #GreenThumb #UrbanGarden #EcoFriendly