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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

where does time go after it slips away & we are left, empty #spiderweb #bloomscrolling #temporary #poem #poetry

Up close strands of a spiderweb, with blurry common mallow leaves and flowers in the background, lit by wam mid autumn sunshine.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pop of pink, brush of green, color therapy in the arboretum #bloomscrolling #cyclamen #fall #flowers #cedar #arboretum

Pink Ivy-leaved cyclamen flowers growing from ground littered with brown leaves, next to a vibrant green young cedar tree.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Guess it’s falloween, look at Sydney’s magnificent latte art in my morning matcha! #teasky #latteart #fall #pumpkin #matcha #art

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Found new appreciation for my favorite takeout matcha latte when I stayed in & drank it from the bowl, utterly sublime. #matcha #teasky #tea #latteart #turonmatcha #oatmilk

Green and white swirl of matcha and oat milk foam in a warm, yellowish brown clay bowl, sitting on a wooden slatted table a similar color as the bowl.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sun sets on each & every day but rarely so magnificently. #sunset #cloud #unedited #orange #grief

Magnificent orange sunset cloud over a gray building with cars parked in front. My dear friend died today, his sun has also set.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

oh ghost pipe to simply exist on the gifts of others standing tall in strange beauty — my heart overflows with gratitude for this epiphany. there is another way to be. #ghostpipe #monotropauniflora #mycoheterotrophic #poem #poetry #gifteconomy

A stand of Ghost pipe plants, white against the mossy forest floor. A three leaved green plant is visible in the lower right corner of the picture.

Ghost pipe plants are mycoheterotrophic, meaning they derive nutrients directly from the mycorrhiza, typically of Russula species beneath hemlock trees. Our social bias calls this “stealing”, or “parasitic”, although no harm comes to the mycorrhiza in this relationship. The ghost pipe lives on the gifts of others, and does not need to make a contribution in the quid pro quo sense. They simply exist, an unexpected and ethereal beauty on the forest floor.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Very excited to meet some sphagnum moss in person on our trip to Scotland, thought of you @sphagnums.bsky.social #sphagnummoss #sphagnum #moss #bog #scotland

Close up of sphagnum moss with the occasional blade of grass

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Poppies popping, sun shining, summer in full swing. Ready or not, here we go! #poppies #bloomscrolling #pink #flowers #summer

Pink poppies, green leaves behind them, sunlit.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Furry little teddy bear of a bee kissing borage — Afternoon delight! #bee #borage #poem #weetiny #nativespecies #fuzzy

A Fuzzy Horned Bumble Bee (Bombas mixtus) sipping nectar from a borage flower

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

My comfort tea, 2007 Wild Purple Shou Gushu from New Century Tea Gallery. Feels like a hug & gives me roots. #tea #teasky #sunlight #morningritual

Sunlight on a green and gold teacup of shou pu’er, peonies and a wooden Ainu bear carving in the background, with a Norfolk Island Pine tree branch draped over the bear’s back.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

All the greens, for your viewing pleasure. #green #leaves #oak #trees #sunlight

Overlapping oak leaves, some sunlit, some in shadow, a dazzling array of greens.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Magnolia orchid oolong, perfect for this unseasonable heat. Where have you gone, Junuary? #tea #teasky #morningritual #

Golden oolong tea, glowing in the sunlight in a ceramic teacup on a sliver tray next to a brown clay teapot. A vase of peonies in the background, next to a wooden bear, growling.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

As the summer heat rises, I may occasionally take a break from shou pu’er for a high mountain oolong. The last of a bag I probably should have finished last year, but still delights, nevertheless. Lingering sweetness for days, light astringency, perfect cuppa. #teasky #tea #oolong #summer

Green oolong on a ceramic cup, resting on a woven mat next to a matching gaiwan. Behind them a vase of peonies in various colors, a frog teapet, and an Ainu bear carving.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I present for your viewing pleasure this gorgeous shapeshifter, the Coral Sunset Peony, #bloomscrolling #peony #sunset

A peony flower in four photos, as it changes hue from deep coral to pink to soft buttercream over the course of several days.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

oh peony — how do you stay so beautiful even as you fall apart? #peony #bloomscrolling #flower #poem #askingforafriend

A fully opened peony flower, faded to a warm cream color, sunlight playing on the petals.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Heartwood Hongshui, puts the oooo in oolong. #oolong #tea #teasky #morningritual

Rolled oolong tea on a small green plate, in front of an unglazed clay teapot and green ceramic cup, all on matching coasters. In the background, a lit beeswax candle with spring ferns and spirals decorating the surface sits next to a succulent the same color as the cup and plates.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Oolong kind of morning, birdsong, sunshine, flowers. #teasky #tea #bloomscrolling #morningritual

White glazed gaiwan and cup, filled with light green oolong tea, sit on a small woven rug with an abstract snowdrop flower design. Behind them are a succulent in a square pot and a mixed bouquet of flowers in a rose colored mason jar. There is a Jupiter globe on the windowsill, and outside are the branches of a western hemlock tree. The leaves of a spider plant are visible on the left, most of the plant is off camera.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

She blooms late compared to her sisters, to let them have their day. No need for competition, though obviously She’s the queen. #cherryblossoms #pompoms #bloomscrolling #pink

Closed up pink pom pom cherry blossoms, with the occasional new leaf

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This liminal moment on the forest floor between bloom & wither, so achingly beautiful — o my heart, o my heart. #camellia #bloomscrolling #raindrops #poem #grief

Fallen red camellia flower, surrounded by petals, kissed by raindrops as ki lays on the earth among last autumn’s leaves.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hello Spring — there you are, just when we needed you to remind us that winter always comes to an end. #bloomscrolling #spring #tulipmagnolia #hope

Arching pink tulip magnolia flowers against a pale blue sky, a smear of wooly clouds point to still-bare tree branches at the bottom of the picture

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

New teapot from Ukrainian artist Ivan Hryhorchuk of Viter Ceramics. The teacup is from 2021, the teapot 2026. They are different eras & styles, but with a simplicity & continuity that ties them together. What a blessing to be part of this global tea community! #teasky #teapot #tea

White pottery teapot snd teacup with blue snd green accents, on a woven mat. The tea stage also features a boxed succulent, lit candle, mason jar of cut flowers, and a salt lamp.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

& then there was this dried persimmon doing their best Calcifer impression… #calcifer #persimmon #lookalikes

A hand holding a piece of dried persimmon in front of a homemade figurine of Calcifer, the fire from the Studio Ghibli film Howl’s Moving Castle, to show the striking resemblance between the two. In the background is a green succulent (also similar in shape to the fire and the persimmon) growing in a square container, and a tarot card from Stasia Burrington’s Yukkia deck depicting a winged faerie hovering in the air next to round, stacked rocks on a mossy stump sprouting various mushrooms, with vague tree shapes in the background. In the far back, a salt lamp sits on the window sill, along with a black and white photograph of a cherub statue, and a bouquet of wilted flowers. Outside the window is a western hemlock tree.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

the press of fruiting bodies, overlap — so eager to transmute they don’t even wait for death to come first. #shroomscrolling #mushrooms #closeup #mushlove #poem

Close up of a fawn gray mushroom cluster from the side, pale gills visible beneath smooth caps. Probably oyster mushrooms, according to the app, but I’m not a mycologist so I’m not eating them.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I made a cup! Love this surface design, will be playing with it again. I call it “kelp forest”. #pottery #teacup #teasky #imadethis

A pottery cup with elongated wavy shapes etched all around the surface, in shades of green and brown, resembling strands of kelp swaying in the ocean waters. It rests on a tan and green woven mat. In the blurred background is a green succulent in a square planter and branches of pink plum blossoms.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Lost in a cup of tea Shimmer surface & Forest deep Between a candle & the sun — reflections of reflections of reflections #teasky #tea #reflection #cherub #whereismymind

Blue pottery cup with white and brown textured exterior holds dark tea, the surface of which swirls and catches the light while reflecting blurry tree green and sky blue. In the background is a photograph of an angel statue that has lost the top of its head to time and weather, seemingly contemplating the cup before it. A candle flame is reflected in the photograph, on the far left.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I know it’s Imbolc, when the snowdrops push up through the sleepy earth, & nudge me toward hope. Spring will come. #poem #snowdrops #imbolc #bloomscrolling #hope

Snowdrop flowers with last autumn’s brown leaves in the blurred background

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Laissez le bon temps rouler! Happy Mardi Gras!! (& Year of the Fire Horse! & Solar Eclipse!) Remember to hydrate, rest when you need to, & let joy move through you when presented with the opportunity. #teasky #mardigras #neworleans #kingcakebaby #beads #tea

Cup of dark tea and small clay tea pot rest on a silver tray, surrounded by a riot of purple, green, and gold Mardi Gras beads. One strand of beads is pearls interspersed with carnival masks, and another has the word “Diva” dangling from the end. A king cake baby nestles in the beads close to the cup of pu’er.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Plum blossoms almost have me believing February’s spring lies #plumblossoms #bloomscrolling #poem #stillwinter

Close up branch of white plum blossoms, with blurred trees in the background, interspersed with light blue skies

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I take my prayers to the water & pour them in. So that the fish breathe them & the ducks paddle through them & they become the rain that waters the food we eat & we remember our connection to each other, & return to Love. #water #prayers #love #poem #connection

Bare tree branches and wetland brush in shades of brown, mirrored in the water, with a stripe of blue through a clouded sky above and below the sleeping plant life.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Suspended moment — already water under the bridge, sipped & gone. This is all we have moment. moment. moment. Savor the tea. #poem #tea #teasky #moment #light

Steaming cup of shou pu’er with a single drop of tea suspended in the air, beneath the spout of a black teapot. In the background, the branch of a Norfolk Island Pine brushes the cedar table in a patch of sunlight, in front of a window.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

lichen goblets dewy & eager strive for the generous sky — transmuting death into renewal life a full cup #poem #lichen #pnw

Green Pixie cup lichen shaped like a stemmed glass

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Lalashan GABA hongshui & dried persimmons are perhaps perfect together. #tea #teasky #oolong #persimmons #kintsugi

A ceramic cup with gold kintsugi repair of a chipped rim holds reddish brown tea, with bookshelves reflecting faintly on the surface of the liquid. Behind the cup to the left is a ceramic persimmon tea caddy, and to the right a small plate of dried persimmon slices.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

It was Ms. White Owl, in the library, with shou pu’er. #clue #whodunnit #teasky #tea #puer #books

A cup of dark tea reflecting the books on the shelf behind it sits next to a black jianshui teapot, white ceramic owl & bear figurines, and a pinecone shaped lit candle.

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Words fail me today — too heavy the world. #mood #ferns #snow #skull #poem

A skull painted with bright floral designs is partially obscured by ferns & other plants, which are in turn partially obscured by melting snow

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Bold move flower choosing winter as your time to shine #poem #bloomscrolling #winter #flower

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Warm comfort of sunset saying it’s okay, darling, rest we’ll try again tomorrow #waterwednesday #sunset #poem #arboretum #pnw

Heron on a log in the lake, branches, sunset

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I think sometimes that persimmon should be a synonym for patience. #persimmon #waiting #worthit #poem #poetry

A perfectly ripe Hachiya persimmon sits on a blue asahona plate surrounded by cedar leaves

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Took a little dip in the Salish Sea this morning, warmed up with a cup of fermented fireweed. Happy New Calendar! #polarbearplunge #newyearsday #teasky #tea #fire #brave

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Stillpoint of the year, molasses — a heron has captured us! in a cluster on the shore watching waiting holding our collective breath as ki settles back onto log, stillpoint #poem #wetlands #december

Clouds sweep a blue winter sky above gray-golden wetlands, the water dotted with mallard ducks and a distant, barely discernible heron perches on a log jutting out from the land’s curve

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Kate @k8star-p.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Winter Solstice Blessings, Good People, here comes the light! #tea #teasky #reflection #solstice

A candle flame reflected in a cup of dark tea

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