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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 1d

#waterfallwednesday
Cooling off in the San Pedrillo River in #Corcovado National Park, #Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
#EastCoastKin #Travelphotography

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 2d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulence
The Roman pool area at #Hearst Castle along the Central #California Coast in San Simeon - previously the home of William Randolph Hearst, an oligarch or a previous era, now a state park
#EastCoastKin #Travelphotography

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 2d

I love that camera, I switched to mirrorless and haven't looked back. Enjoy!

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 2d

#Spooktober #Blackcat
Always dressed and ready for Halloween
#EastCoastKin

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 4d

#Stunday
The Red Cathedral at #sunrise in Death Valley National Park, California viewed from #Zabriskie Point
#EastCoastKin #NPS #DeathValley #TravelPhotographyt

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 4d

#blueskyartshow #relax
Kayaking on Porpoise Bay in #Sechelt #BC #Canada
#EastCoastKin
#Kayak

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 6d

#alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNight
#Scape
#Waterscape
This week on the lake, “Bde Maka Ska”, this is the season where our sunsets start to get spectacular almost every night
#Minnesota #Minneapolis #LandofLakes

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 8d

#alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNights
I thought this was an interesting work study job...
#Seattle #EastCoastKin

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 9d

Not a surprise to anyone with a gifted #dog like mine 😀
www.science.org/content/arti...

#Canine #smart #Dogpsychology

Smart dogs have a humanlike knack for naming new objects

In games with toys, “gifted” dogs can extend names to new objects with the same purpose as known ones

www.science.org

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 10d

#alphabetchallenge #WeekMforMemories
My first camera since seriously getting back into photography, My father bought it , a #Kodak Retina in the PX when he was in the Army in Germany in the early 1950’s. I did B&W and developed/printed all the shots myself.
#EastCoastKin #vintage

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 12d

#blueskyartshow #TheRoad
This feels kind of like an Abbey Road for geese, the University of Minnesota Arboreteum in Chaska
#UMN #Arb #EastCoastKin #TheArb

A group of geese crossing a paved road lined with trees

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 12d

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

More kids died flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitoring began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents talk with your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated.

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explore.org @explore.org · 15d

It’s Fat Bear Week, Islanders! 🐻

First up in the villa: 901 vs. 503. Two absolute units, but only one can move on. Who’s stealing your heart (and your salmon)?

Cast your vote now at fatbearweek.org and let the games begin!

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 15d

It's Fat Bear Week in #Katmai, cast your vote here explore.org/fat-bear-week
From a few weeks ago I saw a lot of fat bears given that it was a record salmon year so there are plenty to choose from, here's one of the big guys I saw
#FatBearWeek #EastCoastKin #travelphotography #bears

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 16d

Happy #Equinox, in #Minneapolis our days get shorter, the sunsets get even better, and soon the boats will be put into storage because this lake (Bde Maka Ska) will be solid ice in a few months
#EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 19d

#blueskyartshow #angles
Stairway from the #Mammoth Springs terraces in #Yellowstone #NPS, Wyoming - this was my first time to this section of the park and it was even better than I thought it would be. Steps and boardwalks wind through the whole area.
#EastCoastKin #travelphotography

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 21d

#alphabetchallenge #WeekLforLines
The Farragut North stop on the #DC #Metro line
#urbangaze #EastCoastKin

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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 22d

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“Health plans will continue to cover all ACIP-recommended immunizations that were recommended as of September 1, 2025, including updated formulations of the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, with no cost-sharing for patients through the end of 2026.”

www.ahip.org/news/press-r...

WASHINGTON - AHIP released the following statement today regarding vaccine coverage.
"Health plans are committed to maintaining and ensuring affordable access to vaccines. Health plan coverage decisions for immunizations are grounded in each plan's ongoing, rigorous review of scientific and clinical evidence, and continual evaluation of multiple sources of data.
"Health plans will continue to cover all ACIP-recommended immunizations that were recommended as of September 1, 2025, including updated formulations of the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, with no cost-sharing for patients through the end of 2026.
"While health plans continue to operate in an environment shaped by federal and state laws, as well as program and customer requirements, the evidence-based approach to coverage of immunizations will remain consistent."

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 24d

#alphabetchallenge #weekLforLines
Artist's Palette Drive in Death Valley National Park, California
#NPS #DeathValley #EastCoastKin

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 26d

#blueskyartshow #home
I had to think on this one a bit, despite being in Minnesota for 5 years now, home is where your heart is and that’s still #Philly for me
#ArtMuseum #EastCoastKin #Philadelphia

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 26d

Blue crabs, one of the food I miss most from the East Coast
#foodonfriday

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 27d

#flyday #scape
A gull at #Assateague National Seashore, Maryland
#Eastcoastkin #bird #gull

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · 27d

Engine Company 14 of #FDNY, one of the units that responded to the #WTC on #September11. It's in a beautiful Beaux Arts building built in 1895 and located on #NewYork 's lower east side.
#urbangaze #EastCoastKin

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · Sep 9

Yes the whole area is volcanic with recent eruptions in nearby chains

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Jill Foster @jillfostermd.bsky.social · Sep 8

#blueskyMonday #MountainMonday
At the junction of Alaska routes 1 and 9 overlooking Tern Lake on the Kenai Peninsula
#Alaska #Kenai #travelphotography #EastCoastKin

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