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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

“Going no contact with parents is one of the most difficult decisions anyone can make, but sometimes it's necessary for your mental health and peace.” #BlackSkyWellness

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Cutting off Family: When It's Necessary & How to Heal | Therapy for Black Girls | EP 462

YouTube video by Therapy for Black Girls

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

“Perched on the edge of both Sapsucker Woods and its 10-acre pond, these feeders attract both forest species like chickadees and woodpeckers as well as some species that prefer open environments near water like Red-winged Blackbirds.”

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Pileated Woodpecker Visits The Cornell FeederWatch Cam | May 5, 2026

YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

“This bird belongs to the flycatcher family, best known for their distinct feeding behavior of perching on branches before flying out to catch an insect in mid-air. This bird was seen hunting for insects in the foliage near the fruit feeder and showing off this unique feeding strategy.”

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Rusty-margined Flycatcher Becomes 94th Species On The Panama Fruit Feeder Cam | April 21, 2026

YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams

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Lizzy @luvrunr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

My dark purple beardless iris bloomed while I was away 😍

Dark purple iris bloom in front of a koi ping

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

“Crenshaw, a professor of law at UCLA and Columbia University and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, has just published a new book, "Backtalker: An American Memoir." #blackbooksky

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"Backtalker": Kimberlé Crenshaw on New Memoir, Voting Rights, Critical Race Theory & Clarence Thomas

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

“Renowned trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis has launched a new project, a kind of call and response for these times.” 🎺🎺🎺 #JazzCallForFreedom

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Why Wynton Marsalis thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

•Allium •Bearded Iris •Row of Alliums among a variety of Sedums

Zoomed in image of purple Allium from user’s garden

Zoomed in image of purple Bearded Iris from user’s garden

Row of purple Alliums among a variety of sedums.

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Lizzy @luvrunr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The beardless iris have bloomed 🙌🏽

Beardless iris bloom with petals that are purple with a yellow stripe in the middle

Purple beardless iris just starting to bloom

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

“Here, we catch one of those fleeting moments when the owlets gather with the female, peeking out from beneath her feathers after a morning feeding.”

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Fluffy Owlets Poke Their Heads Out From Under Mom On Barred Owl Cam | April 28, 2026

YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A new visitor to the feeder. My phone identifies it as a Brown-headed Cowbird. 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️ The other birds were annoyed that I was near the feeder, as it was dinner time. This bird was unbothered.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The other day I spent time in my backyard pulling weeds. I definitely need to fill in all the bare spots with more ground covers, as the weeds are winning…for now.

User holding dandelion root with a variety of plants in the background.

Giant Allium with a bend in the stem. There are other flowers in the background that have not bloomed-geranium, variegated hosta, candy corn spirea, yarrow, and sedum.

Purple Allium surrounded by Ajuga and newly emerged daylilies and daffodils that are no longer blooming.

Giant purple Allium surrounded by a variety of flowers and a green bucket used for holding weeds.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

“Seven performers — poets, actresses, and singers — read their own and other Black women writers' works, which span themes of love, identity, motherhood, addiction, Black power, and the complicated ways Black women were seen and unseen by the world around them.”

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Black Women in Poetry | THIRTEEN

YouTube video by THIRTEEN

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

“The species seen here include the Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, the Violet-bellied Hummingbird, the Blue-chested Hummingbird, the White-necked Jacobin, and the Long-billed Hermit.”

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Dizzying Number Of Hummingbirds Visit Panama Hummingbird Feeder Cam | April 17, 2026

YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

“Imole de, okunkun parada. Light comes, darkness hides.” —Yoruba Phrase “By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.” —Ghanaian Proverb Chapters 14 & 15 in the Chronicles of Ori contains lessons upon lessons.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“Bottles trees originated with the Kongo culture, the kingdom from which a significant number of enslaved Black Americans came.” —Dr. Imani Perry, Black in Blues 💙💙💙

Blue Bottle Tree with a Sankofa bird at the base.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

It would be nice if Walgreens gave you a shot for every shot you get. My arm is feeling real tender… Pour it up, pour it up 💉💉💉🥃🥃🥃

Three Walgreens band-aids along with information for each vaccine given.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“Leah Penniman, farmer and Awo, will demonstrate the art of Black Earth listening and the practice of reciprocity. Participants will be invited to explore their own ancestral lineages’ spiritual engagement with the land.” 🌱

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Spirituality and Farming: Honoring the Sacred Virtual 3D

YouTube video by Soul Fire Farm

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BlackAFinSTEM @blackafinstem.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day 🌍 from the Black AF In STEM Collective! Today, we celebrate the Earth and the resilience of those who, like migratory birds, have journeyed across lands, waters, and skies in search of freedom, belonging, and home.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“When we are still enough, we can hear the voice and lessons of the earth.” -Leah Penniman, Black Earth Wisdom 🌱 Happy Earth Day! #blackbooksky

User holding personal copy of Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

•Dianthus or Creeping Phlox 🤔🤔🤔 The habit is like a Creeping Phlox. •Giant Purple Allium •Row of Purple Bearded Irises I love to get up early and walk through my garden. I have no choice really as the King of Asgard (senior dog) has no regard for your time. 🦮🐾

My memory fails me but this dainty white and pink flower is either a Dianthus or Creeping Phlox. It definitely has the habit of Creeping Phlox with a dense mat/ground cover.

Giant Purple Allium on the verge of blooming.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“As he works on biting away leaves from the perch, you can hear two other males duetting in the canopy ("que-rico!"), advertising the location to passing females.”

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Manakin Displays and Perch Maintenance = Busy Morning in Panama | April 20, 2026

YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Today was a good day. 🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♀️

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

•’Boom Chocolatta' Hardy Geranium •Limelight Hydrangea •Hosta •Variegated Hosta This freeze/thaw cycle is causing damage in the garden. 🫤🫤🫤

Limelight Hydrangea with frost damage and a ladybug

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I have never planted Borage, but it has done well being winter sown in a recycled bag.

•Borage

Winter sown Borage in a recycled mini peppers plastic bag.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I dropped my phone while pulling weeds and this was the photo that appeared in my camera roll. See, this is why my legs and arse be hurting…lunges and squats while weeding. ☺️

User dropped phone while pulling weeds and a photo was taken of the user in a lunge position with dark clouds above.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

•Candy Corn Spirea •Alliums, Angelina Sedum, Coral Bells, Hosta, and Chocolate Chip Ajuga •Purple Bearded Iris •Purple Phlox flanked by Veronica Speedwell

Purple Bearded Iris with Hosta and Miscanthus Grass in the background.

Purple Phlox flanked by Veronica Speedwell.

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BlackskyNews 🗞️ @blackskynews.blacksky.app · 16/04/2026

Thousands in Gary gathered at West Side Leadership Academy Monday as members of the Jackson family, brought 'Michael,' a biopic of the late music legend, back home to Indiana. “It brought tears to our eyes. It was like watching our brother again.” #BlackskyNews capitalbnews.org/michael-jack...

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Michael Jackson’s Hometown Welcomes Film Screening Before World

Thousands gathered in in Gary, Indiana, for an emotional screening of a biopic of the music legend.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

“Watch the older owlet (hatched April 12) and its hours-old sibling peek out from beneath the female Barred Owl in the nest box on the evening of April 14.”

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Barred Owlets Poke Their Heads Out From Under Mom In Indiana After Hatch | April 14, 2026

YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Overnight frost… •Tulip •Chocolate Chip Ajuga •Yarrow •Lamb’s Ear

Yellow tulip impacted by overnight frost.

Chocolate Chip Ajuga lightly covered by frost.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Although I’m in a community where we are reading Chronicles of Ori aloud, I’m still using both my physical book and the audiobook. The imagery in this book is really stunning and the audiobook is beautifully narrated by Délé Ogundiran. Chapters 12-Lamuradu and 13-Oduduwa ✅✅✅

“Délé Ogundiran is an entertainment professional of Nigerian lineage whose multifaceted talent shines both on and off screen.”

Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic

Authored by Harmonia Rosales

Narrated by Délé Ogundiran

Book: Chronicles of Ori

Author: Harmonia Rosales

Image: Mama Onile

Book: Chronicles of Ori

Author: Harmonia Rosales

Image: Jakuta and the Nupe Princess

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Prayerful by Tamara Natalie Madden, Garden Art for the Soul. Available at gardenartforthesoul.com

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Prayerful Garden Art

YouTube video by Garden art for the Soul

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SapphireDiva @sapphirediva.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"Venus" by Daniel Boone, acrylic on canvas.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Community Reads Completed: •Born in Blackness ✅ •The Salt Eaters ✅ I’m still reading Chronicles of Ori…learning about the Orishas. Up next…Two and a possible! ☺️☺️☺️ •Black in Blues •The Second Emancipation •Yurugu…not shown and not sure about this one, as it’s a dense read. #blackbooksky

Books

•Born in Blackness, Howard W. French

•The Salt Eaters, Toni Cade Bambara

•The Second Emancipation, Howard W. French

•Black in Blues, Imani Perry

•The Chronicles of Ori, Harmonia Rosales

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It’s definitely a tulip. 🌱 You were correct @luvrunr.bsky.social ✨✨✨ I don’t remember buying or planting any. Let’s see what other surprises are in store.

Yellow tulip in front of raised bed with a row of yellow daffodils in the distance.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

“10 singers that are common across much of North America: Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Killdeer, American Robin, Chipping Sparrow, Belted Kingfisher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern House Wren, Northern Yellow Warbler, and Common Yellowthroat.” youtu.be/y_Qth14J5Lk?...

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Learn 10 Bird Songs of Spring—Common Species Across North America

YouTube video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

“While working full-time in manufacturing, the storied Fryar began cultivating what would grow into a globally acclaimed garden, shaping hundreds of plants into intricate, whimsical forms.” 🌱 🛎️🛎️🛎️🕊️

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Visionary topiary artist Pearl Fryar dies at 86, leaving lasting legacy in South Carolina

A self-taught topiarist, Fryar transformed a former cornfield into an internationally celebrated garden.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Outside pulling weeds near newly emerged plants… •Lamb’s Ear •Giant Allium •Hosta •Allium or Tulip I don’t remember buying any tulips. We shall see. 🧐🌱

Allium or Tulip…watching it to see which one it is.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

“Lonely, ain't it? Yes, but my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain't that something? A secondhand lonely.” —Toni Morrison, Sula Nel & Sula are still on my mind. 1940 is definitely my favorite chapter, so thoughtfully written-POWERFUL!!!

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The Danger of a Secondhand Life | A Toni Morrison Insight That Hit Me Hard

YouTube video by Bounty&Bliss

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

New seeds 🌱 •Armenian Yard-Long Cucumber •Rosa Bianca Eggplant •Snowflake Snapdragon •Cubanelle Pepper •Mini Red Bell Pepper •Purple Plum Radish •Golden Zucchini •Rainbow Swiss Chard •Banana Legs Tomato •Cherry-licious Mix Tomatoes This will be the last batch of seeds that I buy this year. 🫣

•Armenian Yard-Long Cucumber
•Rosa Bianca Eggplant
•White Snowflake Snapdragon
•Cubanelle Pepper
•Mini Red Bell Pepper
•Purple Plum Radish
•Golden Zucchini
•Rainbow Swiss Chard
•Banana Legs Tomato
•Cherry-licious Mix Tomatoes

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