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D - Still Learning
@modelkindness.bsky.social
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Coming from Post. All photos mine, unless noted. Like to spend time outdoors. Science lover. Rooting for the remnant. Advocate for patients’ voices. Travel if and while you can…
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Morning Bluesky. Didn’t see the Northern Lights last night, but we have a gorgeous sunrise today.
Pink and blues and grays at sunrise.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Grottos at Lagos, Portugal, October 2025.

Now more than ever, #Travel
IF, and while you can.
Grottos at Lagos, Portugal. Tan and brown cliffs, green water of Atlantic Ocean, clear blue sky. October 2025
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Timeline cleanse needed?

Look for beauty in unlikely places. Lantana spotted at petrol station in Portugal - October 2025. #Travel
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Bright orange, red, and yellow lantana flowers blooming at a petrol station in Portugal - October 2025. Beauty in unlikely places.
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekOforOpulent
#Travel - London, September 2023

Spotted at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Gold, green, tan waistcoat. Asian influence. Victoria and Albert Museum - September 2023. Ornate cabinet of wood and gold to the right of waistcoat.
October 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Bright rays of sun cutting through the clouds above the tree line this morning.
Bright yellow rays of sun cutting through gray clouds above the tree line this morning. Blue sky with wispy white clouds above all.
October 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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View from a hike on Sharp Top Trail a few weeks ago. Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia.

Needed a timeline cleanse from the relentless bad news. This seems to be a repeating theme in 2025.
Green mountains, blue ridges, white puffy clouds. View from a hike on Sharp Top trail, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia. 2025
October 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Current conundrum - leave the planter outside all winter so the squirrel can find its buried treasures later, or remove spent dill and move planter inside?

Decision made - planter stays outside. Dill stays in planter, maybe to return next spring. 🌱
Squirrel inside gray planter of spent dill on patio table, burying his treasures for winter. Planter will remain on table through winter. Dill will stay in planter.
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekNforNight
#Travel - Port of Algiers, Algeria - December 2024.
Now, MORE THAN EVER, travel IF, and while you can.
Port of Algiers, Algeria - Welcome to Algeria sign in foreground, line of buildings lit up in background. Very dark night sky. December 2024.
September 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Last defiant flowering of the zinnia - chewed down to twigs twice this year by the deer. 🌱
Bright pink zinnia with green leaves - deer chewed this plant down to a twig twice this year.
September 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekMforMemories

Adapted my late mother-in-law’s recipe for nut rolls and make them almost every year. She would make them every Easter and Christmas. Pic of slice.
Nut roll slice - mother-in-law made them ever Easter and Christmas.
September 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekLforLines
#Travel - April 2023

Cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium.
Front door and surrounding frame of Cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. Multiple lines. April 2023
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekKforKaraoke

“Somewhere Over the Rainbow…”

Over the Mediterranean Sea - December 2024.
Rainbow portion appearing over the Mediterranean Sea. Clouds of white, yellow, and gray above the rainbow.
September 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekJforJetBlack
#Travel

Spotted in Emerald Isle, North Carolina - June 2025.
Artist unknown.
Illustration of an octopus hung on a wall at Emerald Isle, North Carolina. Artist unknown.
September 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Timeline cleanse - immune system re-set.

Orange tree in Tunisia, December 2024.
#Travel - now more than ever. If, and while you can.
Orange tree filled with ripe oranges, Tunisia - December 2024. Bright blue sky.
September 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Last batch of pesto, prepped and ready to freeze. Bumper crop of basil this year. 🌱
September 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekJforJetBlack
#Travel - Corsica, France - December 2024

Napoleon statue on display.
Napoleon statue on top of cement platform steps - black statue, blue and white sky. Corsica, France - December 2024
September 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#SundayStunday

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia Sharp Top hike today.
Views of Blue Ridge Mountains from top of Sharp Top hike - 1,300 ft elevation gain. Shades of blues and greens with orange flowering bush in foreground. Views from top of Sharp Top hike, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia. White puffy clouds, green/blue mountains. Peaks of Otter Lodge at bottom of mountain.
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Morning, Bluesky. With unseasonably (yet welcome) cooler weather this week, we get some incredible sunrises to banish the darkness.
Bright oranges, pinks, grays, and blues on a beautiful sunrise above the tree line.
August 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekIforIconic
#Travel - London, England, September 2023

Memorabilia hung near the re-created sitting room in Sherlock Holmes Pub, London.
Sherlock Holmes articles and posters hung near the re-created sitting room in the Sherlock Holmes Pub - London. September 2023. Sherlock Holmes - a true icon.
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekIforIconic
#Travel - December 2024

Martyrs Memorial (Macham Echahid) in Algiers, Algeria.

Built to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Algerian independence.
Martyrs Memorial in Algiers, Algeria to commemorate the lives lost in the war for independence. Concrete fronds lifted up. Sun/blue sky in background. December 2024.
August 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekHforHat

Wooden dolls made in Poland found at a local craft show featuring international crafts over 30 years ago.
Little wooden dolls with red shoes and hats found at a local craft show featuring international artists over 30 years ago.
August 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Timeline cleanse. Tired of seeing bad news and SO tired of wicked people trying to destroy all that is good. May justice roll down on them…

If you’re able, #Travel - now more than ever.

Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands - April 2023.
Beds of purple, pink tulips, orange tulips in background. Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands - April 2023.
August 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
#Travel

Church in Amsterdam - April 2023
Stained glass windows in a row with bricks below and ornate brown arches above. Church in Amsterdam - April 2023.
August 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekFforFire

Partial assortment of hot sauces in our home. Some are much spicier than others and make your tongue feel like it’s on fire (ghost pepper - not for me…).
Assortment of small and medium-sized bottles of hot sauces in our refrigerator. Some are much spicier than others.
August 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Hiking in Washington State - August 2022.

Sorry to be morose, but this matches my current mood regarding the state of the country. Lots of things falling down, hazards to navigate ahead. Really hoping we can get to the blue sky poking through the trail.
Hiking in Washington State. August 2022. Lots of branches down, a protruding stump, dead branches, but blue sky through the trees.
August 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM