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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 9h

Some of the beauty of Island Beach State Park.

Sun shining over ocean and reflecting puddles

Shadows of two people in front of a sand dune

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 9h

Air tractor going back and forth over Island Beach State Park repeatedly- low and banking tight turns. We couldn’t figure out what it was doing - I would have thought spraying but we saw none.

Bright yellow plane over trees with a blue sky background

Bright yellow plane over sand dunes with a blue sky background - it’s very low

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 18h

It’s nice being a minute from the ocean so I can see the sunrise there without having to get up at 4am.

View from fenced path to ocean with orange glow as sunrise gets closer

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 18h

A pretty sunset over the bay

Great blue heron silhouetted in front of sunset over the water

Light rays shining on blue water just before sunset

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 18h

Eggplant Parmesan stuffed garlic knots. Best form of eggplant I’ve ever had.

Four garlic knots in a dish with eggplant Parmesan stuffed inside

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 18h

I absentmindedly asked “do you want some skin yogurt?”. Actually, it sort of makes sense to call lotion that.

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 18h

Cute little northern pine sphinx moth caterpillar - hadn’t seen one before.

Bright green striped caterpillar on pine needles

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 18h

Orange jelly fungus - apparently edible! I’m all set.

Lichen covered tree bark with slimy light orange glob of fungus

Lichen covered tree bark with slimy light orange globs of fungus

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Walking around the Pine Barrens

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sunny beach views from Seaside Heights. Finally not stormy.

Blue skies and clouds over sandy beach - wet sand reflecting

Blue skies and clouds over sandy beach - amusement park to the left

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I guess this pineapple is abandoned.

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The sun exists!! It still rained today. The boardwalk has become an obstacle course

Sunshine and blue skies over the ocean with sand in the foreground

Storm damaged chain link fence hanging over a narrow path to the beach

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m glad I prepared with ripening tomatoes from home. I don’t want to do without fresh (weird) produce.

Orange lobed tomato with green shoulders

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Freehold has that neat horses all over - I want to see more of them. They are so creative and pretty.

Rainbow gradient horse statue in front of a restaurant

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Marconi site in Brick, Project Diana, random squash by the road, and unwanted lettuce in Lakewood.

The top of a historical radio tower that was used for the first commercial transatlantic communications

Large white reflector for bouncing off the moon

Stump with a pile of squash next to it. How seasonal.

A whole bundle of lettuce in a void in a brick sidewalk

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some sights around NJ today. Still rainy and flooded in places, but not windy.

Walkway that was undermined and fell onto Seaside Park beach

Boat trying to get into the parking lot from the water - it’s against the pavement

Churning waves on a pristine beach in Mantoloking

Idyllic looking beach on a gray day. The sand is soft and clean.

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have a new band name to announce - and yes, it also came up in conversation organically, like all of my others. Flattened Taint.

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hoping not to see this sign again.

Stormy day with park closed sign at Island Beach State Park

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Monmouth Beach without a soul around in the early afternoon. I left my wetsuit in the truck.

Dark, foreboding beach with ocean spray and huge brown waves

Dark, foreboding beach with ocean spray and huge brown waves over a jetty

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Why not head along the nor’easter for the whole day? Hello, New Jersey! Your bridges are closed and roads are flooded, but we love you.

Angry ocean over closed bridge with fog/wind

Angry ocean, with huge waves and spray, over jetty at Monmouth Beach

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

No power by 4am along with 3300 others in our outage. Hopefully the house battery lasts longer than the outage (or until the sun comes out).

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tromboncino squash (and flowers) all over the place. I guess I’m making minestrone tomorrow.

Long, thin, light green squash
showing the back of a yellow blossom still attached

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

These succotash beans positively glow electric purple. And they taste great, too.

Bright to dark shaded purple beans in a pod

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why yes, I’d love to get up at 2am on my day off, thanks. Sunrise Is too late these days.

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pet peeve of the week: phone menus that require 42 pieces of information and 5 menu choices before they inform you they are closed. Bonus: they read you their open hours and they include the time you’re calling. Grrrrrr!!! Ten minute call and lots of work each time I try them.

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Back to the launch after dark. The murmuration ends a bit after sunset.

Lights over a dark river, the bow of an orange kayak in the foreground

Translucent turquoise gradient paddle with light shining through it, a dark river and some lights in the background

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Swallow murmuration developing - this seemed like more birds than ever.

Blue sky with tons of swallows everywhere

Setting sun with swallows concentrated towards the bottom

Murmuration - a cloud of birds in the sky

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Nice osprey the Connecticut River

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Scenic Wickford, RI before a sail

A view looking down the sidewalk with white picket fence, lush greenery, and American flags

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

New to us bakery. It had been a very long time since we got a croissant or macaron. White cheddar filled pretzel was my favorite, only because there were caraway seeds in the jalapeño cheddar danish. I hate those seeds. The pistachio praline was great, but the croissant wasn’t crispy

4 different croissants and 3 macarons in a box

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Christmas and regular limas, fresh from the pods. They cooked up so delicious, we didn’t put anything on them. My spouse tasted butter.

Light green fredh
Lima beans and red and white fresh
Lima beans in a pan before cooking

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What a cool place the Acton Chamber is.

Rock chamber walls with lichen and moss on them

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

These mushrooms looked plastic

Shiny, small tan mushrooms growing on a rotting log

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A nice place to sit by the water

Blue skies and white clouds reflecting on water with shady shoreline in the foreground

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I love the light and this birch tree

Verdant green foliage around birch tree in dappled sunlight

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sugar Rush Stripey peppers in the company of other peppers (like Cyclon paprika) and random colorful vegetables

Orange and red striped hot peppers with red hot peppers and yellow hot peppers

Purple green beans, red tomatoes, and various colored hot peppers

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Corn is the gift that keeps on giving.

Two brown tabby cats, viewed from above, vying for a corn cob

Two brown tabby cats, viewed from above, sniffing a corn cob at the same time

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Normal adult gifts like Muppets stickers and a CornKini.

Green and yellow corn print bikini and shorts

Green and yellow corn print shorts with its corn print tissue paper

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I went hog wild buying 8+ varieties of garlic to plant next month. I’m out of control. It’s an investment!

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Over the top early birthday sundae topped with a BTS Oreo (very tasty) - homemade black cocoa brownie, heavenly hash ice cream, homemade hot fudge. I greatly prefer this to cake.

Giant black brownie with hot fudge and a pile of whipped cream with a purplish Oreo on top

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Mbulance1 @mbulance1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Please wish my bossiest, smartest, most judgmental, but extremely sweet little mare a happy 11th birthday. Where does the time go? I swear she’s still 2.