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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Icelandic word for psychologist is "sálfræðingur". It literally means "soul expert". For short we call them "sáli" or "soulie".

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’ve been away, soaking up the late summer light, falling in love with the Maritimes. But I am home now, ready for autumn, ready for my small apple harvest. Ready to be comfortably home, thinking about where I’ve been and how it changed me.

A rainbow falls into the sea off the rocky shores of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Photo by Karin Hedetniemi.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Away on a journey, exploring distant coastal lands, and about to embark on an Issue 3 journey, too! I know it will be beautifully curated and I’m proud to have a few words tucked inside). ✨

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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What an honour and pleasure it was to read for Issue 3 of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social , out on Sept 12! These pieces are quietly stunning. You’re going to love it

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Absolutely stunning image of the Milky Way over China Beach, by Vancouver Island photographer Neil Dickie. ✨

A stunning night photo of the Milky Way shimmering over China Beach, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Taken by photographer Neil Dickie.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I don't want to count all of the misses it took to get this Arctic Tern mid-dive. I'm just so happy that one attempt worked. #birds 🌿

The red beak of a white Arctic Tern breaks the roiling surface of the sunlit Churchill River as it dives into the water.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Well this is lovely and unexpected! I’m proud and happy that my first ever handmade chapbook was recognized by Haiku Canada. 🌸 Thank you to the judges for seeing something in my work @haikucanada.bsky.social 🥰

A certificate from Haiku Canada recognizing chapbook ETHEREAL WINDS by Karin Hedetniemi with an Honourable Mention in the 2026 Marianne Bluger Chapbook Award.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A beautiful late afternoon by the water, with big love for our Canadian Forces #Snowbirds! #yyj 🇨🇦✈️❤️

Canadian snowbirds make a heart in the sky with contrails, over Clover Point, Victoria, BC.

Canadian Snowbirds in aerial formation in the skies over Clover Point, Victoria, BC.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Once, many years ago, I was on a night flight over the Atlantic, and in that sleepless space between here and there, I watched this beautiful film. It has been a friend ever since. Thank you for the music, Glen Hansard.

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Toby Miller @tobytram.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’ve been standing stock still in this wood for about 10 minutes while I mess about with a photo on my phone. I look up, notice the shape, and slowly crouch down to film This has made me so happy I feel I could cry. It’s as close to magic as I hope to get.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Today it’s been 10 years since my husband Jim left this world, and I was given an unexpected new one to shape. I went for a beach walk, as I did that day, to see what the tide has brought in, or swept away…and to let the waves wash fully over my feet.

A small sea-tumbled agate perched between wet stones on the pebble beach.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What a beautiful welcome home bouquet from my Swedie! 🌻💛 (Artistry by Seaberry Garden & Flower)

A stunning summer bouquet of yellow and white blooms, made by Seaberry Garden & Flower in Victoria, BC.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Watching night crows with my mother.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

“my body is the space across which my entire life has unfolded…” 🌌 This poem is still moving through me, in its rain, smoke, unfolding hereafter.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Franco Pretti (Italian Artist, born 1960) "Transparency", 2024. Watercolor, 35 × 55 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

FIFA watch party at Market Square, downtown Victoria, BC. Lots of awesome Canadian spirit! 🇨🇦

FIFA watch party for Canada-Morocoo game, Market Square, downtown Victoria, BC. Photo by Karin Hedetniemi.

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 04/07/2026

One of my favorites — Peter Henry Emerson, Gathering Water-Lilies, 1886.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Another beach treasure today. Hope you can work it out. 💕

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Maybe there’s a tiny message inside.

A tiny glass bottle of sand, with a sea-worn cork and a rusted bail, that washed up on shore.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/07/2026

The ‘dog days’ of summer get their name due to their association with the Dog Star, Sirius, found in the constellation Canis Major. The first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the hot stretch from early July to early September. Woof.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

On a short journey, visiting yesteryear.

A distinctive, heritage grain elevator built in 1929, painted green and in white lettering: Alberta Wheat Pool, St. Albert.

An old wooden horse cart and an antique scale inside the wood interior of a heritage grain elevator.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Mates, I’m not getting any younger, and there many great books yet to read. Away I go to the Salinas Valley to find out what happens between those beckoning and brooding mountains. #steinbeck #thetimeisnow

In the sunny garden with an ambitious book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It’s time.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A heart petal blown in on warm winds from another life.

A delicate single flower petal in the shape of a heart, balanced on fingertips, over some unruly lavender.

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

✨The final episode has arrived!✨ Watch Episode 9: Hoisting Anchors from ‘The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore’. 🕰️Thank you so much to all who followed the Time Pirate on her journey! Link in bio or watch it here: youtu.be/zqyk0gUbkWI #thetimepiratewhowaitsashore

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The Time Pirate | Episode 9 - Hoisting Anchors

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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Washing wild strawberries for tiny pots of strawberry jam

An enamel basin full of wild strawberries floating in clear water

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Tiny film poems to sit in a corner of your heart. 💕 #canlit #timepirate

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Book Cover of the Day:

Grey cover, decorated with a cherry tree outlined in black, its embossed with white cherries hanging from the tree, there’s a gold inlayed panel across this in the top third of the book which has the title, ‘Always Happy’, next to a child playing a pipe under a tree.

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Shinobazu Pond 俳句 @shinobazupond.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Running out of words we listen simply to the sea. #artinspired #haiku #senryu

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

First year with these beauties in the garden!

A spray of tiger lilies in dappled morning light.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Picked this up while treasure hunting books for my free little library. As you know, I often read books by serendipity. “Written by a farmer who is also a poet,” Jim’s storytelling is so easy on the ears and heart! 🫐🩵

The front cover of the paperback book The Blueberry Years by Jim Minick.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The collection noun for sea thrift blossoms is a wave.

Kneeling down in an ocean of sea thrift blooms on a coastal shore.

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. ~ Francis de Sales Je Shen (China b. 1973)

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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com

Bird mom admiring her “smooth round children” which hatch and become a loud handful

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Birthday cake for breakfast. 🌅 If you see this, my wish is for you to simply share your human light today, somewhere in your corner of the world. ✨

A few bites already enjoyed from a slice of key lime cake, on a decorative Italian plate, in a beam of morning light.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Annual pilgrimage to see the wild camas. 💙

Wild camas flowers blooming in a sunny coastal field.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I offered him a bowl of water; he accepted and then asked for the cheque. “I like this café,” he said. “The rooftop bar is especially nice.”

A male peacock drinks from a bowl of water offered on the driveway.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Apparently he’s here for the all-you-can-eat magnolia petal buffet. 🦚

A male peacock finds breakfast on a lawn covered in magnolia blossoms.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

My neighbour just texted me an urgent night message….there is a large peacock roosting on our roof. Be prepared for early morning squawking! 🦚 #yyjproblems #trulylovemycity

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Apple blossoms have emerged on my wee tree. The worms have not ravaged them this year. I’m hopeful for a small basket of apples this fall. 🩷💚

Apple blossoms between new spring leaves in dappled light.

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Painting by Emma May Riley, ‘Glass of Water’ 2013. Oil on Canvas. Size 23.6 W × 35.4 H

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Thrifted a mirror and hung it up today. My writing room refresh is feeling so much lighter now. ✨ #stillnotwriting #oneyearhiatus

A gold-painted round mirror reflects the spare contents of a room: a framed floral painting, a window with the shade pulled up, and a 1912 wooden door with a bronze doorknob.

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Karin Hedetniemi @karinhedet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A moment in our little Chinatown today. 🩷 #yyj

Blossoming cherry trees, sunlit red lanterns strung across the street, and blue sky in a glimpse of Victoria’s pleasant Chinatown.

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