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bee on posies knee-deep in nectar deadlines too busy to pose or photo unfocused uncropped pollinators flock focused on our crops 💚 #haikusaturday #flyday #nativeplants #bloomscrolling💚

photo taken looking up at flowers with blue sky above; painted lady butterfly towards the center drinking from a purple New England aster; goldenrod behind with a wasp on it; to the left, a blurry honeybee flies into the frame beside the asters; I was trying to take a picture of the butterfly, and there were so many fabulous pollinators around that someone was always buzzing around out of focus =)

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thanks, Kim! 💚 I wasn't familiar with this butterfly and was intrigued by its names when I looked it up. I'm glad it came to visit!

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

offering wonder the question mark butterfly asked nothing of me #ColorADay #OrangeSun 🧡💚 #nativeplants #haiku first Polygonia interrogationis sighting in my garden!

photo taken looking up at question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) on purple New England asters; butterfly is dark orange with black spots and silver-blue on wing edges; blurry trees and blue sky above

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Love this. Gardening is both good exercise and good at calming me down 😅

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thanks, Teresa! It was very joyful to see the flowers full of pollinators!

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Haha, so nice of them to "help" 🙃 with yardwork

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Beautiful painting, Kathy! I like them all!

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ha! 😂 So great. I've never seen one just sitting on a fence, chilling like that!

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Beautiful! I've never seen or heard a loon in real life. Maybe someday.

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thanks, Jilanne! 💛 There were so many butterflies and bees out on the flowers today. I was happy watching all of them.

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So cool, I have never seen one! I hear them, and they always sound far away.

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

cloud keeps steady pace butterfly accelerates flowers cheer the race #HaikuSaturday 💚 #nativeplants 💚 #bloomscrolling

photo taken from below looking up at flowers: white asters, purple New England asters, yellow goldenrod; blue sky with a few wispy clouds above; white cabbage butterfly just above flowers

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

forest edge beckons water droplets linger time suspended #ForestFriday 💚 #FungiFriday

large brown mushroom with plants and grass growing underneath, some with drops of water on them; woods in background blurry with spots of sunshine

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wow, SERPENT ON THE MOUNTAIN by @jkasperkramer.bsky.social is a fantastic read. I found it unputdownable. Big questions, relatable emotions, & historical info in Author's Note about snake handling in churches. Striking cover art by Becca Stadtlander. #MGLit #kidlit 📚👍

cover of SERPENT ON THE MOUNTAIN has a mostly green background; two arms with a snake wrapped around them form a V in the center; title at the bottom in white; in the distant background there is a large white tent with people inside with green hills and sunset behind; photo is of book in my hand in front of white wall and plants

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thanks, Maria! I planted them in the garden farthest from the house, so the hauling was good exercise. 😅

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I love all the asters blooming right now!

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

a few winter squash I grew to bring light inside sunshine saved #autumn 💚 #gardening 💚 #haiku

photo of about 30 winter squash: orange pumpkins, multi-colored acorn squash, orange spaghetti squash, still-greenish baby butternut squash, and random other yellow and green squash; photo taken with squash on black floor in front of pine wood cabinet doors

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I loved this book! I can still remember the voice reading this on Reading Rainbow saying "wintergreen peppermint candy"

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