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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Another brilliantly sunny hot day, is it wrong that it makes melancholy? I long for cooler darker days that signal the impending winter.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Emmanuelle Moureaux's installation Slices of Time, 2020. Composed of 100 layers of numbers in 100 shades of rainbow colours and 20 layers of numbers in white, the installation visualizes the next 100 years to come (2020 to 2119) #WomensArt

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

That first sip of coffee after a restless night, oh yeah. ☕️

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Just got done at the gym, it’s move in week at the university where my gym is located. It was adorable watching all the little freshman walk around in groups like ducklings, marveling at the great big gym and, I’m guessing, at their first moments of freedom. ❤️

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Local media pic of the latest tornado filled storm rolling in last night, this is getting exhausting.

A soybean field in Illinois with a long line of dark stomped clouds rolling over it.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Our grass is so green this year! And that little bird and its mate have a nest in the upper part of our porch roofline. 💕

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Settling in for a quiet evening of reading. I do miss winter on these evenings, the peace of an early dusk, the quiet that seemed to settle on as the day waned.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Woke up at 3:00am and decided to get up so I could listen to the rain a while. It’s so peaceful this deep into the night.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We just canceled our trip to New Mexico, it’s really no fun going on a trip when you have to spend so much time trying to figure out how to pass as more feminine so you can use the bathroom on the road. Fear sucked all the joy out of the plan.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Guess we better batten down the hatches. It’s going to be 78° today and we have SW surface winds and NE winds aloft that will create rotation where the two air masses hit, we are looking at a supercell outbreak that will create tornadoes. Time to prep the bathroom with our go stuff.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Remembering summer and waiting patiently (sort of 😁) for its return.

A long country road with dark skies above.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Just finished at the gym, with our garbage weather and gym holiday closures it’s been almost two weeks. It kicked my ass, but I feel better having done it. 💪

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It’s cold and still snowing, I’m not going out so the report should read “70° and very comfy”. 😋

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Day one of “stay home due to the arctic cold”, so far we’ve had a bottle of wine, all the Reese’s peanut butter cups, and a bag of cheesy poofs… should have bought more stuff. 😳

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Haven’t posted much, it’s winter and it’s pretty yuck here in the cornfields. But we are considering throwing some stuff in the car and heading out west, maybe all the way to California, who knows. I haven’t seen the pacific in 25 years, might be time to rectify that.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

What do I want for Christmas? A mysterious manor in the Scottish countryside, a library of vintage novels, a collection of the world’s rarest wines, an owl to deliver and retrieve my post, a butler with a mysterious backstory, and my own personal pastry chef. I'm really not that hard to shop for.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Sunshine!!!! ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The entirety of my Christmas decorating. 😁

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The Hijab Series: 'What if' (2014) by Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel #womensart

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Fall colors are very muted this year, we’re in a drought so the trees are mostly dark rust colored.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I’m new to wear headphones and listening to music while I workout, can a tell me how the young kids can listen to music and not mouth the words while doing full on drum solos?? Cuz I do. 🤣🤣

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Whew! Couldn’t sleep last night, finally went to bed at 4am, fell asleep around 5am, got up at 8am. It’s a quiet stay home day here, just reading and relaxing, and I’m guessing bed by 9pm.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I never mind being awake in the middle of the night, it’s so quiet and peaceful, there’s time to think and reflect without the jittery light of day.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Simplicity and minimalism provide so much peace, fewer things, more experiences.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Life can be tremendously simple and easy when you retire, that’s the path I’ve chosen. I try to keep commitments minimal and I carefully curate who I spend time with. Life is happier than I ever imagined... not to say there aren’t challenges, but overall life is excellent.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

When someone says something negative about you breathe and smile, if you really want to respond I’ve found saying “noted” tends to confuse people who were expecting defensiveness or a counter argument. Yes I heard the words coming out of your mouth, now I am done with this conversation.

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

48° when I got up, heading to 70° and brilliantly sunny! ☀️ I honestly cannot remember ever having this many gorgeous days in a row here in Illinois. ❤️

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

If you can, even for a little while, cut yourself some slack. The world is harsh enough so be kind to yourself, you matter.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The work of Vivian Maier (1920-2009), prolific US street photographer whose work was unknown in her lifetime #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring two young Black children, a boy and a girl, sitting in the back of a large car with open windows

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Bessie Coleman (1892 – 1926) pioneering aviator. As US flying schools denied entry to her as a Black woman, she taught herself French and moved to France earning her license there. She specialised as a stunt pilot. #womensart

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Mickie @mickiebee.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I’d like to spend the afternoon sitting here sipping tea.

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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Kaoru Yamada - Moonlight

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

'Cornrows, Afropuffs and Joy', 2008 Brooklyn, NY, by Sierra Leonian photographer Adama Delphine Fawundu #womensart #FridayFeeling

Monochrome photograph of three young Black girls walking g forward down a street holding hands and smiling

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Surround yourself with the kind of people who are proud to have a library card.

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Vlada Mars @vladamars.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I still dream of waking up in the kinder, gentler world.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Jennifer Guidi, Rainbow Orb 2, 2023 Archival pigment print in colours with screenprinted varnishes. #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Print with abstract design in rainbow colours with small black triangles

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

'Early Morning', linocut by Olesya Dzhurayeva, contemporary Ukrainian printmaker #WomensArt

Black and white print featuring a coffee cup seperate from a saucer and small spoon on a dotted surface

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

'Golden Park Light' linoprint by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Print of a rural scene with trees reflecting on the still water of a lake or river

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Donna Cameron @donnacameron.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” ~Henry James #Kindness #ChooseKindness #FullMoon #photography

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Full moon through the archway of St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor. Photograph taken this morning as the sun rose behind me.

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