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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I decided this year that if there is any part of my yard that is not thriving, I will only put new plants there if they are Minnesota natives. I just planted these 105 drought-tolerant native plant plugs in my front yard. Fingers crossed they liked their new home!

Two densely-packed boxes of very green baby Minnesotans-native plants on a brown low-pile carpet floor.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excited to see Laurie Anderson tonight at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis with @bcmfietser.bsky.social

Black and white blobby speckled screen behind a speakers podium, surrounded by “this is an art show” black.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The scarecrow exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair is under-rated IMO. I mean, this one is terrifying!

“Scarecrow” in the form of a woman in a pale blue dress, lavender long sleeve blouse and a bonnet tied with a rose colored ribbon. What is scary about this one be is that the face is a bunch of baby doll heads - like 20 of them. And many baby doll feet are where the human feet would be. Terrifying!

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The first map was the short quiz. Did the full 148 question quiz and I am clearly Californian.

Dialect map of the US shows ribbons of color ranging from dark red to dark blue. The darkest red areas indicate the region that most closely matches the way you speak. In this map the darkest red area is Southern California. Tell my friends from California this because they all say I talk like a Midwesterner now.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Once a west coast gal always a west coast gal I guess, but my years in Minnesota are starting to show. I have no explanation for the random blob in west central Utah.

Map of the US demarcated by waves of color ranging from dark red to dark blue. The darkest red areas show the areas where my dialect is most similar to the local dialect. The darkest areas on the map are the west coast, northern Minnesota and, inexplicably, a random blob in West Central Utah.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Milwaukee’s River Walk is very cool- part 2.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This duck is so dufus-ish, I just love it. On the Milwaukee River Walk.

Metal sculpture of a duck that is part green, part grey is listing to one side and quacking in a way that makes it look inebriated.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Milwaukee’s river walk is very cool. That is all.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here are your coordinates for cool leaf sculpture

Arial map of corner of E Clybourn St and Art Museum Dr in Milwaukee shows location of musical leaf bench and cool wind leaves sculptures by Ned Kahn.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There is a section of the River Walk in Milwaukee that has historical news articles etched into the boardwalk. The entries ended in 1983 I think. Not sure how far back they go but at least to the 1940s. Here is 1965. @bcmfietser.bsky.social

Wooden slats on a board walk are partially blackened. They have years and months and the contents of news articles etched into them. This image shows entries for the year 1966.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Another section of this very cool leaf wind sculpture in Milwaukee. This part rotates.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

You can play this musical bench with the rubber mallets. I know cuz I did.

Leaf-shaped wooden bench partially covered by lichen has two rubber mallets attached by wire to one of its legs. The mallets can be used to “play” the bench like an instrument.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This ivy is making its move. Don’t stand still too long.

Red stone building corner is covered in ivy. The ivy has climbed down the wall and onto the neighboring stairs and is making its way across the stairs.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Went to Milwaukee’s Bobblehead Hall of Fame today. There were thousands of bobbleheads but this one was one of the best IMO.

Bobblehead of Ralphie from A Christmas Story in a pink fuzzy bunny suit. He is wearing black glasses a a large frown.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Why has the Crop Art Exhibit at the MN State Fair become so popular? Because it is the voice of the resistance! Thank you crop artists! 🧵

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Art is a mirror of our experiences - both individual and collective. This year's MN State Fair Fine Arts exhibit is a reminder that we've all been through some shit this year. Powerful stuff.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gary Jacobsen’s artful photo entitled “Slow Loon Rising”, which captured a loon emerging from the water, is magical and brilliant and I cannot for the life of me fathom how and why it did not receive an award from the judges of the MN State Fair Fine Arts show.

Black and white photo of a loon breaking the surface of the water. Just the head of the loon is above the water but the body is visible through a translucent bulge created by the bird’s upward mone.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Things we notice at MN state fair (and explore with our pronto pup stick) @bcmfietser.bsky.social

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Reposting with update: backpack 2.0 completed! I made this one for my daughter & solved things I struggled with on v1.0 (lapped front pocket zipper, assembling so no stitches show on lining, no industrial machine needed to sew in straps). Very happy with the final product! @bcmfietser.bsky.social

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I voted weeks ago. I wish all y’all some calming experiences like these views of #GrandMarais.

A view of sand and driftwood on the shore of Lake Superior. The grey-blue lake is bleeding into the grey-blue sky.

Terra cotta colored sand borders the bay of Lake Superior in Grand Marais. The lake is blending into the sky.

Large rocks and red stone sand border the edge of Lake Superior. There is a bright blue sky above and a few puffy clouds floating in from the left.

A sail boat with three red sails appears to be floating in mid air. Only its reflection on ripples of water reveal that is floating on a lake and not in the middle of the sky, which is the same color as the lake.

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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Excited for my first Lynx game!

Smiling Woman with glasses and black cap showing off her free black Phee shirt, sitting next to a
Man with glasses and a blue Bike Mn cap and shirt

Photo of the court at the MN Lynx game at Target Center

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