Noreen Christiansen
@youbeyouand.bsky.social
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.
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I have an osprey who comes to visit every day for lunch. He catches his own fish, of course. Today I got lucky with a few dolphins playing in the background. I apologize for the sound of the washing machine. 
#SarasotaBay
#SarasotaBay
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I have an osprey who comes to visit every day for lunch. He catches his own fish, of course. Today I got lucky with a few dolphins playing in the background. I apologize for the sound of the washing machine. 
#SarasotaBay
#SarasotaBay
It wasn't the sunrise that took my breath away. It was the privilege of knowing that forces a billion times my own strength had silently merged in the first light of a new day to show me that I am part of something much bigger than all of the combined challenges of any day.
— Craig D. Lounsbrough
— Craig D. Lounsbrough
December 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It wasn't the sunrise that took my breath away. It was the privilege of knowing that forces a billion times my own strength had silently merged in the first light of a new day to show me that I am part of something much bigger than all of the combined challenges of any day.
— Craig D. Lounsbrough
— Craig D. Lounsbrough
Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.
—Tahereh Mafi
#ImageAndVerse
#MesmerizingMoon
—Tahereh Mafi
#ImageAndVerse
#MesmerizingMoon
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.
—Tahereh Mafi
#ImageAndVerse
#MesmerizingMoon
—Tahereh Mafi
#ImageAndVerse
#MesmerizingMoon
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
We talk of communing with Nature, but 'tis with ourselves we commune... Nature furnishes the conditions - the solitude - and the soul furnishes the entertainment.
—John Burroughs
#ImageAndVerse
#PathwayToSarasotaBay
—John Burroughs
#ImageAndVerse
#PathwayToSarasotaBay
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
We talk of communing with Nature, but 'tis with ourselves we commune... Nature furnishes the conditions - the solitude - and the soul furnishes the entertainment.
—John Burroughs
#ImageAndVerse
#PathwayToSarasotaBay
—John Burroughs
#ImageAndVerse
#PathwayToSarasotaBay
The view from my front porch when I lived in New Paltz, New York. Those are the Shawangunk Mountains in the distance.
#ColorADay #RedWed
#NostalgicMemories
#ColorADay #RedWed
#NostalgicMemories
December 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The view from my front porch when I lived in New Paltz, New York. Those are the Shawangunk Mountains in the distance.
#ColorADay #RedWed
#NostalgicMemories
#ColorADay #RedWed
#NostalgicMemories
Looking out over Sarasota Bay.
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Looking out over Sarasota Bay.
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you're part of something bigger.
~~Lauren Myracle
#GulfOfMexico
#ImageAndVerse
~~Lauren Myracle
#GulfOfMexico
#ImageAndVerse
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you're part of something bigger.
~~Lauren Myracle
#GulfOfMexico
#ImageAndVerse
~~Lauren Myracle
#GulfOfMexico
#ImageAndVerse
With head in the clouds
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
August 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
With head in the clouds
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
New sounds will be heard
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
August 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New sounds will be heard
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
August 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens…… every day can end beautifully.
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
August 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens…… every day can end beautifully.
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
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
#Caturday
#Where’sBob
August 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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
#Caturday
#Where’sBob
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.
August 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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.
Clearing my head in my cozy little spot on Sarasota Bay…….
August 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Clearing my head in my cozy little spot on Sarasota Bay…….
August 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
August 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
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.
August 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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.
I am blessed to have had the privilege to set the world on pause……..to have found a retreat to recover and reset.
August 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I am blessed to have had the privilege to set the world on pause……..to have found a retreat to recover and reset.
A yellow pumpkin flower, with a partial shadow over it from an overhead green leaf, with dark soil as a backdrop.
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
August 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A yellow pumpkin flower, with a partial shadow over it from an overhead green leaf, with dark soil as a backdrop.
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
This is a little of Huntsville and I really love that the Gulf of Mexico is 6 hours south.
August 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is a little of Huntsville and I really love that the Gulf of Mexico is 6 hours south.
My friends are afraid that I will not come back to Sweet Home Alabama, that I will move up to idyllic settings like this that are close to my sister and brother in northeast Pennsylvania or southeast New York.
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry
August 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My friends are afraid that I will not come back to Sweet Home Alabama, that I will move up to idyllic settings like this that are close to my sister and brother in northeast Pennsylvania or southeast New York.
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry