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Remembering my beautiful, smart, strong and loving mother, Laurie Lowe, on the anniversary of her passing. Miss you, mom.🧡 Here she is with her grandchild on the occasion of her earning her PhD. (Her t-shirt says "PhinisheD.")

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hiding in my air-conditioned office from...

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pretty funny! I love "overcomplicated Dutch" and "how does one even learn this language?" #dutch #languages #furniturenames brilliantmaps.com/european-lan...

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European Languages According To The Dutch - Brilliant Maps

Map created by reddit user dvtxc

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In my change from a local store, is this delightful keepsake #f*cktrump #surprise #gift #change

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The drying seed head of a California Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia calycina) for #MonochromeMon #black&white #nature #nativeplants #seeds #driedseeds #b&w #naturephotography

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Amidst the dusty browns and dull greens of a California summer, the Hollyleaf Redberry bush bursts with bright red berries that are favorites of the local birds. #nativeplants #berries #red #nature #naturephotography #naturallandscapes

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For #FlowersFriday, a very tiny bloom of Naked Buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum), an important native California grass. This tiny flower blossoms at the tip of a long, thin and almost bare stalk, thus the naked part of its name. #nativeplant #yellow #grass #naked #flowers #bloomscrolling #macro #nature

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For #ColorADay #RedWed the brilliant red berries of the Hollyleaf Redberry bush (Rhamnus ilicifolia) that brightens up the dry and mostly dull landscape of a California summer. From Mt. Diablo State Park in northern CA. #nativeplants #nature #parks #naturephotography

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

thekingsnecktie.substack.com/p/rememberin... Remembering my dad, Bill Jersey, by his dear friend and colleague, Bob Edwards.

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Remembering Bill Jersey

The passing of a most remarkable man.

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A very warm hike through Mitchell Canyon of Mt. Diablo State Park in Northern California resulted in the discovery of a thoroughly chewed up and designed leaf that I named "bug hieroglyphics." #ColorADay #BWFri #leaf #bughieroglyphics #ForestFriday

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) is a native California wildflower with brown centered blossoms amid fringes of bright yellow. #ColorADay #YellowThu #nativeplants #wildflowers #bloomscrolling #flowers #gardens #homegardening #nature #naturephotography

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Red flax (Linum usitatissimum). Not a native plant but still a lovely pop of color in my northern California garden. #ColorADay #RedWed #flower #flax #nature #gardening #naturephotography #bloomscrolling

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My father, Bill Jersey, died last night at the amazing age of 99. He had the most astonishing life as an award-winning documentary film maker for over 60 years and, at age 85, a full time impressionist landscape artist. Farewell, Pops. #billjersey #documentaryfilm #film #landscapes #art

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Babysitting my one-year old granddaughter is such a joy. She falls asleep in my arms as we gaze out of her bedroom window. ❤️❤️❤️ #grandchildren #babysitting #love #littlegirls #babies #grandma #littleones #toddlers

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Since today is national Pick Blueberries Day, I made a blueberry pie 🥧 #blueberry🫐 #pies🥧 #baking #homemade #nationalpickblueberriesday #fruit #makeityourself

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A little slice of peace: reflections of clouds on an overcast day at Irondequoit Bay. On a French map of the area from 1688 titled "Le Lac Ontario," Irondequoit Bay was referred to as the "swamp of the Senecas." #clouds #bay #ducks #reflections #nature #naturephotography #lakeontario #irondequoitbay

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Visiting my eldest in Rochester, NY, and came upon a lovely #garden with Ditch lilies and Creeping bellflowers. #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotograhy #orange🧡 #purple💜

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This is Virgin's Bower (Clematis lasiantha), a native California bush with fascinating seed pods that resemble tiny white and pale yellow octopuses. Taken in Mt. Diablo State Park in northern California. #naturephotography #nature #nativeplants #seeds #octopus #parks #photography

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Despite the heat and lack of rain, wildflowers continue to bloom in #mtdiablostatepark in northern California, including this purple beauty, Bunchleaf Penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus), that covers the hillsides along the trail atop the mountain. #flower #purple💜#bloomscrolling #nature

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Happy Tuesday! It’s #PollinatorWeek, so here’s a bumble bee helicoptering between California Poppy blossoms carrying a sack of orange pollen. #BloomScrolling #Bee #NaturePhotography #photography #ECK #nature #gardens #poppies #nativeplants

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The delightful Mt. Diablo Globe Lily or Fairy Lantern (Calochortus pulchellus) is beautiful and fascinating both in bloom and once gone to seed. Both photos taken in Mt. Diablo State Park in northern California. #fairy #flower #blooms #nature #nativeplants #nativeCA #seeds #naturephotography

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The delightfully named Sticky Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus) blooms even in our hot California summer, and brightens up the Mt. Diablo State Park trailside with its pale orange/yellow blossoms. #nature #blooms #nativeplants #orange #flowers #naturephotography #bloomscrolling #CAparks

An orange/yellow blossom with five petals and a protruding pistil on a brown stalk with solid, thin leaves

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

For #PinkMonday, a pinky/yellowy rose blossom from the gardens at Heather Farm in northern California #ColorADay #photography #BloomScrolling #ECK #yellow #rose #nature #naturephotography #pink🌷

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It's too bad that we can't recreate the East Wing of the White House as easily as we can remove his horrible name from the Kennedy Center. #trumpdestroys #eastwing #Kennedycenter

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I have been donating to an organization called 100 Friends for 19 years and the founder and director Mark Gold just called to tell me that the little I could afford to donate was used to purchase a wheelchair for a very needy person in Vietnam. That made me so happy! #donatewhatyoucan #giving

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

June 12 is Red Rose Day. It is an annual celebration of the universal symbol of love and romance - the humble, but beautiful red rose. #roses #redroses #red #redroseday #gardens #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling #naturephotography

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A visit to my favorite local rose garden at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek, northern California, yielded some lovely photos of roses in early morning beauty. #roses #flowers #gardens #nature #naturephotography #rosethursday #bloomscrolling

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Beth in CA @bjerz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Had she lived, yesterday would have been my beautiful, loving mother's 96th birthday. She left us thirteen years ago after nine years of suffering from the horrible, agonizing slow death of Alzheimer's disease. I try to remember her as she was in this photo: full of joy. #mother #alzheimers #love

My beautiful mother with her curly locks, holding a bouquet of flowers

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