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Emmaeli @emmaelie.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Solitude

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Amy Laura Hall @profligategrace.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

People working in higher education and allies sharing strategies, bread, and butter @aaup.org conference! Colleagues in the film industry were nearby, for Comic Con, reminding us they have strong unions! Goals!

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Working in my front yard and heard things falling in my garage. Found this beauty snooping around in there looking for food.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I was so hopeful this would replace Twitter for me. But as a teacher, it started out big and fizzled. I don’t see many teachers having made the jump and get very little interaction on here compared to what I still get on twitter(X)

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Our Crush and Run and gone and run away. We have been working to cover it with mulch. We've laid 100 bags of mulch. The latest 60 bags were funded through @DonorsChoose. Check out our progress.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Wow,. someone in Massachusetts just finished off our project for mulch. That is enough to take us about 2/3rds of the way on the old dilapidated crush and run. Thank you everyone for the support.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Harvested the last of the garlic and gave it to the school district chefs. This was after letting my garden club kids take one if they wanted it.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This is our random sunflower in our school garden. I kept meaning to transplant it but didn’t. It’s in with the sage. It’s nearing 10 feet. Full bloom

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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Sit as soon as you see violence from the protesters side! Show the infultrators for the frauds they are! We will prevail! Resist!

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Another successful duck escort to the retainer pond.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We recently got a @DonorsChoose project funded to replace rotted wood in our large butterfly garden. We went to work today to complete the project. There’s just a bit more to do probably tomorrow.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Kima loves joining me in the school garden.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

They keep trying to top my most bizarre school dismissal. Today was wild. I’m fine if it never gets worse than today.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

So. My Library Media Specialist asked me this morning if we had ducks in the courtyard. I was like not that I’ve seen. She said the crows were going nuts. So we went exploring. She was very well hidden in the oregano.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

A Great Blue Herron drying his feathers in the sun. Taken while kayaking Saturday morning. Northwest River, Chesapeake Virginia.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Put the kayak is at Bob’s Fishing Hole. Northwest River. Chesapeake Virginia

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

My adult daughter has been up in her room hacking a lung up. She came downstairs momentarily. To get something to eat. I asked her about urgent care and she’s like it’s just a head cold. Made her take an at home Covid test. It’s positive. Crap. Told her to stay in her room.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

We’ve spread a total of 40 bags of mulch, 2 cubic feet of mulch per bag. The garden club spread the first 20 bags. Myself and a volunteer spread 20 more bags today. Hopefully another 40 bags next week. The crush and run is six years old and just grows weeds.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

On Wednesday I attended a recognition banquet sponsored by the district PTA recognizing each school’s Volunteer of the Year and announcing the district VOYs. This is Carol. She’s been with our garden club for 10 years. Thank you Carol.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

We got a surprise donation in the mail today for our school garden. I’m floored.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Our last 3rd Grade Science lab lesson for the school year is a look at point and nonpoint source pollution and how it affects our watershed and water supply.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Our project to replace rotted lumber in our school butterfly garden has funded.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I moved over to Bluesky because it seemed like a lot of educators were. I understand and agree about the climate on Twitter. But I still get seen and far more interaction on Twitter from other like minded educators on there than here.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This month’s 2nd grade lesson is focused on learning about pollinators and their job. The students build a robotic be flying and pausing over a flower. All made from Legos.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Our @donorschoose.bsky.social project for a portable power station just funded. Thank you all.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Our sprinklers and hoses for our school garden has funded. Thank you all.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Our chairs for the science lab has funded!!!

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Tomatoes, banana sweet peppers, potatoes and collard greens at our school Garden.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The sage in our school Garden is in bloom.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

It’s Easter. Happy Easter everyone. It’s also last day of spring break. Back to work tomorrow. One last piece of fun before going back.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Got one of the trellises up and ready in the school garden. That’s lettuce ready to harvest below it.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The three black pots are jade plants. It was all in one pot. I took time this week to split them out and repot.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This is my favorite pic from kayaking yesterday. These pelicans let me get really close.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This month’s second grade science lab lesson is on habitats. We are doing nature walks around the school. I was showing them a spot where Mediterranean Geckos have been laying eggs under a planter box. This is only the second time we’ve seen the adult gecko there. They were so excited.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Attention all traditional American allies: Regardless of the current hostility by the current administration, the bulk of America considers you an ally and values your friendship.

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Jeremy Caradonna @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Dear Americans: We, in Canada, are not boycotting US products, cancelling travel plans, and reorienting our economy towards other countries because of the tariffs, as annoying as they are. We are doing these things because our sovereignty is being threatened and our country disrespected. Period.

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Kevin Rickard @kevinrickard4.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Today’s school garden harvest was 2 pounds of red romaine lettuce and one pound of broccoli.

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