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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A trailside village of fruiting fungi spotted during yesterday’s dog walk…

A small clearing in the woods with a colony of fruiting mushrooms in the foreground and young trees in the background

Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I have a dear friend who every so often leaves a spectacular bouquet of flowers on my porch. I just had to share these with you. May you all have such wonderful friends!

A bouquet of deep pink, yellow, and orange dahlias, zinnias, and gerbera daisies, and interspersed with salal, sits on an oak table with shelves of books in the background

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From Saturday’s hike. Hard to resist a trail like this!

A large Madrona (aka Arbutus) branch arches over a sun-dappled trail

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

From today’s hike. Almost fall, y’all!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

From today’s hike… a remnant from an abandoned paper wasp nest found lying on the ground…

A torn sheet from a paper wasp nest lies on a bed of fir needles

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

September at the B&B. The morning light is softer. Scent of coffee and spiced plum scones in the air. Fall is coming.

À table set for two next to a window overlooking a deck with flower pots and a hanging hummingbird feeder

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Stopped in Edison for a snack and absolutely devoured a blueberry lemon Bakewell tarte fresh from the oven. There went 1,000 calories I didn’t need (but no regrets)!

Sign for the Bread Farm bakery shows a barn and silo with the rising sun behind them and wheat emanating like rays of the sun

Round sign shows the face of the sun or moon and Slough Food written above

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Look at the delicate coloring on this hydrangea. Isn’t it pretty?

Hydrangea blossom in sunlight with creamy, pink-tinged petals and a tiny button, pink center

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Check out this beautiful sea anemone waiting for the tide to return…

A 3-4” wide sea anemone with spotted green body wall and purple tentacles sits on the rocks at low tide. The stray root of some plant lies along one side.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Meet Harry. A hairy woodpecker seen looking for bugs in a grove of alders.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Look what came in the mail today! Dead Uncles: Poems/Folklore/Reverie (from @driftwoodpress.bsky.social) by @benkline.bsky.social. @emmabolden.bsky.social calls it “a gorgeously searing exploration of Southern ideals of family, gender, and gentility.” Can’t wait to dive into this one!

The chapbook Dead Uncles by Ben Kile and published by Driftwood Press shows a painting of a white man in t-shirt and shorts falling and hitting the ground. Cover image by Phil Hale.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Turns out it’s deer kill Saturday, too. Spotted these strewn along the beach. No sign of the skull yet.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Post one (1) photo you took with your very own hands of a painting… “Ristras II 1994” oil painting on board by Marnie Johnson Santa Fe, Capitol Art Collection Photo taken at angle to minimize reflection

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our friend brought us these beautiful eggs from her chickens…

A 4-pack carton of eggs holds four eggs, including one dark brown, two pinkish tan, and one speckled green, all topped with a fluffy bit of down.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Forgot to show you all this functioning telephone booth on Whidbey Island…

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Good morning, lovelies! For today’s breakfast, fresh organic fruit, root vegetable au gratin baked omelette (looks like a quiche), fresh local sable fish, and rose pistachio cake with Madagascar vanilla cream. Enjoy!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Did I tell you my debut #memoir is coming from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social? It's about a single mom who gets targeted by predatory men & learns to defend herself in & out of the ring. The book takes on our culture of gender violence & broken legal system. Here's the cover in all its glory!

Front cover image shows the knot of a black belt over a white gi. The text reads:
Learning to Spar
a memoir by
Jill McCabe Johnson

There is a noticeable dearth of both kittens & puppies.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Book mail! Look at these two beauties. New poetry collections from @vkornberg.bsky.social and Jami Macarty. Oh frabjous day!

The books Strange Gift by Veronica Kornberg and The Long Now Conditions Permit by Jami Macarty sit next to one another on a wood table.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A Wilson’s snipe was “winnowing” in our backyard tonight. It’s a sound males make with their feathers during mating season. First sign of one we’ve seen in 20 years.

A Wilson’s snipe with its exceptionally long beak stands atop the cut trunk of a tree or possibly a wooden piling.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I’m so sorry, Vic! Skipjack sends birthday love. 🐾

Black and White dog sits on his bed with a red toy with the word Joy on it and a Gumby nearby

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Back at my favorite nursery for a dose of spring…

Pink hydrangea blossoms with pale yellow and green centers

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Pinch me, this absolute icon of poetry is teaching a small, private workshop at my house on Sunday. I'm soooooo excited to meet her! (PS--Can you hear my heart thumping in eager anticipation?)

On the left, the front cover of The Asking: New and selected Poetry shows a staggered stack of paperback books. To the right, Jane Hirshfield gazes directly into the camera with clear, blue eyes and the slightest of smiles. Her wavy red hair falls over her shoulders.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Forest trail with a light dusting of snow just for you, Kyla!

A trail leads into a mostly evergreen forest. Snow has just begun to accumulate along the sides of the trail, in the branch’s, and even at the moss-covered base of a Douglas fir trunk.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Congrats to @chrysbuckley.bsky.social for her standing room only book release of Invisible Violets at @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social tonight! Photo credit: Kate Carroll de Gutes

The interior of BOLD Coffee & Books in Portland, Oregon, during the release event for Chrys Buckley’s Invisible Violets: A Mixtape in Lyric Essays. The standing room only event was more crowded and sold more books than any other event at the bookstore.
Photo credit: Kate Carroll de Gutes

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Photo dispatch from the late winter nursery…

A rusting metal shelf holds different fern varieties in wood crates.

Creamy blossoms arrayed in a planter that resembles birch bark in front of a black board with a floral vine illustration that reads: Brighten up with plants during chilly gray winter.

A variegated lemon tree with pale yellow and green lemons and gloriously fragrant white blossoms inside a beautiful old greenhouse.

A bright pink camelia blossom and two tight buds amid deep green glossy leaves.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Looking forward to diving into this #memoir that deals with inter-partner abuse, revenge suicide, and debilitating grief by licensed psychotherapist @shavaunscott.bsky.social.

The cover of Night Bird, a memoir by Shavaun Scott, depicts a woman’s shoulders and head. Her eyes are closed, and thick, wavy red hair falls back from her face. A white owl in flight appears above her head. A forest of birch trees rises behind them.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Came across some cutout bird sketches I did for a poetry video a few years ago. I wasn't happy with the video and never released it, but here's a songbird, propped on twigs and ready to sing for you.

Cutout of a sketched bird propped on twigs. Another twig juts out just above the bird. The background in yellow and orange tones is blurred.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Hope y’all are enjoying the Superbowl. This is where I’ve been.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Red-winged blackbirds are back and singing. Have a listen.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Will we ever learn from the past? (Spotted in Seattle’s International District.)

Installation on wall in Seattle’s Intl Dist shows WWII era photo of Japanese woman carrying baby with a tag attached to their coat , entrance to internment camp, and list of prisoners relocated to internment camp. Above these a sign reads, “NEVER AGAIN IS NOW.”

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