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JCPearce

@jcpearce.bsky.social
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Canadian living the island dream in Orkney. Filling my days with ferries, sea swimming, gardening and beautiful sunsets.

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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
(It was worth it though)
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Six rugged miles yesterday so I’m trying to work up to ten minute yoga today. My body is sore, my mind is stellar.
A high point looking out over a lake with some shrubs and a birch tree in the foreground. It’s a national forest lake so all natural, no cabins. The breeze was awesome because I was sweating profusely.A very sketchy bench and a sign for a national forest dispersed campsite. (The last instruction is to have fun!) When you play in the forest you find the prettiest places to spend time. We had a backpack picnic at this one.
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Everybody likes the bird bath
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My morning buzz. 🐝 🌺 ☕️
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DB 🇨🇦 @rebelliousdb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
9 PM. #Photography
Photo taken on an August summer evening in Calgary.
A person can be seen sitting on a grassy slope under a vibrant sunset sky.
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Nancy Calef - Ladies' Lunch
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Darrell 🇨🇦 @darrellhere62.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
My daughter’s first honey harvest.
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
He hasn’t gone far, a couple trial flights, one that landed him in a tray of water under a pot. He crawled onto my finger and I put him on the lavender but he moved after a while and chose this location himself.
A monarch hanging on a plant stake from which a disco ball is hanging so it’s below him
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Retacof @retacof.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Nature is medicine.
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We headed to the hedge garden with cold drinks after yard work and found a tiny sleepy hedgehog under the fallen lupins. Decided to have our G&T break in the windy backyard so he could nap in peace. 🤎 🦔
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Retacof @retacof.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Needed a mountain fix!
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Some orange and white clouds over the lake, trees in the distance and lily pads in the foreground. That bucket of water in my earlier post? That’s this lake. I can’t wait to swim in it tomorrow. Even when it’s cold, it beats the Y any day.
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Last night kicked someone's ass
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Took the ferry for a day in Kirkwall with friends. A little shopping. A lot of laughing. ⛴️ 💕
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Double header!
Two new monarchs under the deck rail hanging onto the chrysalis they came out of. I love them.
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Stillngam 🌱 🌿 🌱 @stillngam.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Morning everyone The Monarda are hanging in even with the crazy weather this year, hope all is well for you too. 🌱 #Bloomscrolling
Bright pink monarda blooms with green foliage in background Longer view same bunch of blooms
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In hedge garden makeover mode. 🪏
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Retacof @retacof.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If you wake up to a really blue sky, you will have all day to do all the things you need to do and all the things you want to do. That is what my mama said.
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
End of the season
Some late season wild blueberries on the green bush
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Darrell 🇨🇦 @darrellhere62.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Happy sunflower Sunday. ☕️🌻
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
After all the rain last week we enjoyed a sunny swim before a brief moment of sideways hail. We were talking about how delicious fish fresh tastes when one jumped out of the water & slapped my husband in the face! No photo proof but you’ll have to take my word for it. 🐟 Always a fun time! 🌊
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sue Macartney-Snape
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DB 🇨🇦 @rebelliousdb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Contemplation. #Photography
This photo shows a curved hallway in the Calgary Central Library, featuring its distinctive geometric glass windows.
The legs of a person who is sitting on a recessed bench along the side, can be seen in the soft light of the otherwise empty hallway.
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Darrell 🇨🇦 @darrellhere62.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sunday sunset.
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
‘Sparrow Corner’ in my hedge garden includes a shy blackbird mopping up the seeds they drop. 🐦‍⬛
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Darrell 🇨🇦 @darrellhere62.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Found a little friend while mowing the lawn.
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DB 🇨🇦 @rebelliousdb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Take my hand. #Photography
Black and white photograph of people running, walking and sitting along a shaded pathway in a park on a sunny day.
The focus of the photo is on a little boy and a woman as they reach to hold each other's hands.
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Female Monarch at the milkweed disco
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The night breathed darkly luminescent.
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Goose morning, everyone
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DB 🇨🇦 @rebelliousdb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The pathway. #Photography
Photo taken on one of the main pathways in Griffith Woods Park, a beautiful urban nature reserve located tucked away in the southwest  Calgary along the Elbow River. 
It protects one of only two large, mature stands of White Spruce within Calgary's city parks, giving it that immersive, "out-of-the-city" mountain feel.
Excellent therapy.
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Doesn’t the guitar look cute in the garden?
Husband’s guitar sitting near the garden. We’re practicing Hotel California for our imaginary set when we retire and start playing one room bars at resorts
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
There’s still some colour left in July. 🌺
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Two otters just paid me a visit!
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Brewing
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A picnic, puffins and perfect coastal views. Our hike last evening near the Vat of Kirbister. The highlight was watching the sweet puffin couples! 🐧 🧡 They were watching us too. 😊
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Mary McGonigal @marymcgonigal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
@trimontiumtrust.bsky.social Loved every minute of my visit to the Trimontium Museum at Melrose Highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Romans in Scotland Thanks for the little sticker on the paper bag carrying to books I bought VENI VIDI. EMI 😊 #history #Scotland #Rome #museums
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Busy busy
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Last night’s visitors on my wildlife camera. Surprised to see not one but two cute little hedgehogs! They’re working hard for the water I lay out, eating the snails & slugs.
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_chantel• @chantel7.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A real rowdy shindig over here tonight 🤪
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My life is pretty good
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Retacof @retacof.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I’m wearing my sass today…
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
When your goal is to never have to buy garlic again. 🧄 #growyourown #gardening #garliclovers
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JCPearce @jcpearce.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Diving into July. 🐝 🌺
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Retacof @retacof.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Where have all the fireflies gone?
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NickNackPaddyWhack @radionichole.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Sorry Fitbit says I need to go back to bed
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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Michael Steirnagle - Summer Read
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DB 🇨🇦 @rebelliousdb.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You try signaling to the driver in the lane next to you, that their jacket belt is dangling out of the bottom of their car door, and dragging on the road. They give you the finger, and all is right with the world.
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