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Laima

@laima-bean.bsky.social
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Artist in training, dog lover, ocean lover, nature lover, diver, and a believer in the goodness of humanity.

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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What a nice thing to see when I opened the paper last Saturday! Thank you Akasha Wood for your glowing praise. #EuniceforCongress #FlipSCBlue #EuniceforSC #UpstateSC #NewSC
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Two weeks of diving in Bonaire! #bonairediving #buddydiveresort #oceangeeks
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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Additional canvassing opportunities this weekend. For locations and details, email: managerforeunice@gmail.com SATURDAY 9/12 📍 PICKENS COUNTY 10am 📍ANDERSON COUNTY 11:15am SUNDAY 9/13 📍ABBEVILLE COUNTY
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Pussy willows! #watercolor #learningtopaint Just finished up this class. Interesting technique for masking the catkins.
Watercolor painting of pussy willow branches in a jar.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
August 31, 2026
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August 31, 2026
Alex Horton and Tara Copp of the Washington Post reported on Sunday, August 30, that military leaders are warning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that a plan to continue large-scale operations in Iran ...
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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
17 service members killed in Iran and 427 injured (according to the Pentagon). The cost of the war $37.5 billion so far. Where is Rep. Sheri Biggs? In March she voted down the effort to stop Trump' War. Will she vote to stop it now, supporting 80% of Americans who want an end to war? #Iranwar
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on the Phlox Jeana. #butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Back from a Dive trip to Indonesia. I highly recommend #CoralEyeResort and #SiladenRedort.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A lovely anniversary celebration with our dear friends, Deb and Bruce (post anniversary for us and pre-anniversary for them).
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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Americans personal savings rate has decreased to a 60 year low. High inflation and wages which have not kept up are hurting all Americans. Vote for change on June 9. Vote Euumoceforsc.com.
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Norman Kuring @normankuring.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
It's tempting to overlook white clover flowers as drab and uninteresting. Take time to look closer.
Closeup view of a white clover flower
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Norman Kuring @normankuring.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Across the continental shelf off the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, #phytoplankton & #suspendedSediment paint the ever moving waters with patterns that can only be seen from the high vantage point of airplanes & spacecraft. A large version of this image: photos.app.goo.gl/LaWrG8x2V6Hz... #Landsat8
The tans, grays, browns, and greens of New Jersey fill the upper left corner of this image while the blues, aquamarines, and greens, and browns of the Atlantic Ocean swirl in the remainder of the image.

The data for this image were collected by Landsat 8 / OLI on April 27, 2026 at 15:34 UTC.Phytoplankton and suspended sediments color the coastal waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight from Long Island south past the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

These data were collected by Landsat 8 / OLI on April 27, 2026 at 15:34 UTC.
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Norman Kuring @normankuring.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Spring in the NW Atlantic You can see the edge of the #GulfStream here marked by both a transition in cloud cover & by a change in ocean color (from blue to green). News about that current's future is troubling (doi.org/10.1126/scia...). #PACE_OCI Larger image: photos.app.goo.gl/TVZLA1kwwTR3...
This is a perspective projection of data collected by PACE / OCI on April 12, 2026 shows the tans and greens of North America covered by white clouds and some snow in the upper left half of the image along the horizon. In the foreground (lower right), gaps in the white cloud cover reveal the blue of the Atlantic Ocean with green and turquoise ribbons of phytoplankton blooms as well as some shallow banks such as those around The Bahamas and Bermuda.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This month's class project. Spring blossoms! 🌸 #learningtopaint #watercolor #springtimeblossoms
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Signs of spring. 💜 #crocus #springflowers
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The puppy on the road. Oliver the 👑 King. #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
San Antonio TX visit
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Fredericksburg TX stop.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
On to Fredericksburg TX with a stop at Luckenbach.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A little winter escape to Texas. Starting on Austin. #austintx
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Norman Kuring @normankuring.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Summertime is very productive in the #RossSea along the Antarctic coast. This enhanced view shows the #phytoplankton blooming there on January 25, 2026. A larger version of the image showing more of the sea + McMurdo Sound & Ross Island is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1xLOb... #Landsat8
White icebergs and sea ice fill the lower left corner of the image while lines of white clouds and their dark shadows stretch towards the upper right. The rest of the image is filled with the blue, green, yellowish, and reddish swirls of the Ross Sea and the phytoplankton blooms it contains. The bloom colors have been enhanced to make them more visible.

These data were collected by Landsat 8 / OLI on January 25, 2026 at 20:38 UTC.
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Norman Kuring @normankuring.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Winter winds push cool dry air across the southeastern United States. Once the winds reach the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, they pick up moisture, and rotating convective cells form #cloudstreets. A larger version of this image is here: photos.app.goo.gl/fy4RGMyyTK54... #VIIRS
A view of the southeastern United States from about 2550 kilometers above the western Caribbean. White cloud streets frame the coastline.

The image was created from data collected by Suomi-NPP/VIIRS on February 1, 2026.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Trevor Noah at the Lyric! #trevornoah #lyricbaltimore
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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Today marks the beginning of our 100th celebration of Black History Month in the US (formerly Negro History week). What are you doing to remember and honor our shared history? I've been listening to James Baldwin. His words are so fitting for today. "Hope is invented everyday." Baldwin
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/01/2026
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
January 28, 2026
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January 28, 2026
Federal agents continue to rain terror on Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other U.S.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
January 27, 2026
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January 27, 2026
The murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning at the hands of federal agents has put wind in the sails of those trying to rein in the Trump administration at the same time it has sent t...
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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The essential ingredient of all struggles for justice are human beings who, if only for a moment, if only while beset with fears, step out of line and do SOMETHING, however small. And even the smallest, most unheroic of acts adds to the store of kindling that may be ignited...into change. H. Zinn
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Norman Kuring @normankuring.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The #Agulhas Current turbulently interacts with the continental shelf south of #CapeStFrancis leading to phytoplankton blooms (that color the ocean) & internal waves (that become visible by modifying surface smoothness). The full #Landsat8 scene is available here: photos.app.goo.gl/ps2geDxPWn4U...
Green and turquoise swirls in the blue ocean south of green and tan Cape St. Francis, South Africa indicate the presence of phytoplankton blooms.

Sun glint highlights both surface swells (tiny linear repeating patterns having mostly the same orientation) and internal waves (larger, more widely spaced criss-crossing patterns).

Several large ships and their wakes also traverse the ocean pixels.

This image was collected by Landsat 8 / OLI on January 24, 2026 at 8:11 UTC.
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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
1st amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
#learningtopaint #watercolor #mixedmedia
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The King! #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#learningtopaint #watercolor #plazaart #willowwolfe #greatblueheron
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Happy 15th Birthday to Oliver the King! #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Bluebirds in the yard today! I'm so excited. #easternbluebird #callicarpa #birdslovewater
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
#johnoliver #lyricbaltimore Ready for the show tonight. 😍
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Painted a gift for a friend who has a new house. #learningtopaint #watercolor
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Merry Christmas 🎄💚❤️💚🐾
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
November 30, 2025
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November 30, 2025
On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration’s approach to the world at ho...
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Finished the pumpkin painting this week. #learningtopaint #watercolor
Watercolor painting of two pumpkins.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Candied Yam AKA Candy is our temporary foster dog. She's available for adoption through the #princegeorgescountyanimalshelter #fosterdog #adoptdontshop She's super sweet, smart, low key.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
On one level, I find this hilarious but on another the politicalization is horribly wrong.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Oysters! #learningtopaint #watercolor
Watercolor oysters
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Spent a few days in Southern Virginia and did a bike ride on the Virginia Creeper Trail. #Railstotrails #virginiacreepertrail
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
September 13, 2025
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September 13, 2025
President Donald J.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Presidents have a duty to uphold the law and serve the people and this president just doesn't get it, or more precisely, doesn't care. It was never about the country or its people for him.
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Diamond Dog at the Chesapeake Baysox. Last one of the season for PGASD. Chase is an adoptable 2-2 1/2 year old Shepherd mix. #adoptadog #PGASD #ChesapeakeBaysox
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Shark tooth hunting yesterday on Chesapeake Bay. #sharkteeth #fossils #ChesapeakeBay
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Laima @laima-bean.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Lots of butterflies on our Joe Pye weed. Mostly Tiger swallowtails but also a lone Monarch! 🦋 #nativeplants #monarchbutterfly #tigerswallowtail #joepyeweed
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