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Bluesky is a bit sluggish this afternoon. Well, naps are good, as long as they don’t last too long. 🥱

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A feather landed in my yard today. It wasn’t just from a bird. It was the Earth, pleading, “I have nurtured you for your whole life. Now please help me in my time of need.”

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Strawflower on my deck. Planted indoors in March, these were slow to bloom. But I’m glad to have them at long last. (Xerochrysum)

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Good morning Bluesky, and happy Tuesday! Angel’s Trumpet in an urban front-yard garden this weekend. (Brugmansia)

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Jan @janstreit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A customer at a rural farm store I visited on Saturday. Maybe an unfortunate wardrobe choice.

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Ukrainian artist, Tatiana Yanovskaya-Sink

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bright fuschia stems and small black berries of American pokeberry. Pretty to look at, toxic for humans and pets to eat. Birds, however, can safely consume the berries. Phytolacca americana, yesterday.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning everyone! It’s that pumpkin time of year! Have a successful week- not just materially, but in making our world a more compassionate and beautiful place.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When you finally do crawl out of your snug sleep and look around, the world seems interesting, and you’re full of curiosity, ready to go!

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sometimes on Sunday morning, you feel so snug you don’t want to crawl out.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good Saturday morning everyone! The flowers are rejoicing in a last fling with summer before having to give way to the frosts of fall. Heart of a zinnia in my garden yesterday.

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbons 😊 Sarojini Naidu #Day #Gift #SarojiniNaidu #Flower

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Mary @mjwyatt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m reposting this photo for #ForestFriday. I’m feeling peaceful this morning and it’s because of you and this beautiful Blue community. 💙☮️🫶🏻 #Photography #Scape #PNW #PDX #ForestFriday #Gratitude

Cascade foothills. Sept 6. Group of conifers with low clouds through the treetops, soft gray sky above.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A leaf within a circle of joy within a flower.

A strawflower from my deck this morning. Mostly white with pale pink tips on the outer petals. In the center of the flower, the still-unopened petals form a leaf-shaped pattern with a thin green circle around it.

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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 25/09/2026

Steady strokes. Progress comes from rhythm, not force. On the water. And everywhere else.

Photo by Andy Vu. A person in a red canoe paddles through a still, amber-toned bayou lined with towering bald cypress trees draped in Spanish moss. The vivid red of their hat and the boat contrasts against the earthy water and sky-colored reflection. The view narrows into a vanishing point, as the tangled forest seems to lean inward, cradling the silence of the moment under a wide, open sky.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If your day needs a little sunshine, here’s some.

Gazania on my deck, two days ago.
Still going strong while many other flowers are fading. They’ve been a joy all summer. Started from seeds in my house in March.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good morning everyone! Lots of stormy weather, literally and figuratively, around the country today. Take comfort in the things you can control, the parts of your life where you can have a positive influence. A late season nasturtium. The low angle of the sun casts dramatic shadows.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Coleus showing off its rich autumn colors. Details in ALT.

Some gardeners pinch off the flower buds in order to make the plant branch out and appear less ‘leggy’. But hummingbirds and insects need late-season flowers when little other food is available.

In my yard, hummingbirds are visiting coleus flowers frequently now. I expect the birds to head south soon. They need fuel.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good morning everyone! September is flying by. This hardy hibiscus is still in full bloom in a public space, carefully tended by the woman who lives next door to the building. Her love shows in the flowers. Each of us can let our love show in some way. The world needs it.

A large pink hibiscus flower. Some varieties are hardy here in zone 5, but this one is potted and will be taken indoors for winter.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Maintenance workers removed some diseased trees from a local park, cut them into sections, piled them up and left them. This piece struck me as exotic.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rudbeckias and tiny white asters making a cheerful combination in the back yard.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good morning everyone! I’m still working to harvest a few things here; hoping for a good crop of purple potatoes and some nice cowpeas for winter meals. Maybe a few stray peppers. Whatever your plans for the day, find a little time to invest in your own happiness and well-being.

A large reddish-orange zinnia flower against green foliage.

Unlike many of my vegetables and flowers, the zinnias have done well this year. They’re appreciated by many pollinators.

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There’s an opossum laying in the middle of my backyard. It’s alive, I can see it move and breathe, but I think it’s dying. I don’t dare approach it; I’m keeping my distance. But I feel bad for it.

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Floating cloud-mountain. From my deck, just now. Autumn in the air.

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As the day length shortens, we experience changes in brain chemistry that also affect how our bodies feel. Take care of your mental health at this time of year.

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Good morning everyone! Happy Equinox day! Autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere; vernal in the southern. I love the rich, complex, ambiguous color range of autumn.

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Good night, Bluesky. May your dreams be filled with stardust.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Horse chestnut leaves in my yard. It’s always the first tree in the neighborhood to change colors. 🍂

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Sunrise song. You'll want the volume up for this one, but not too high. Every coyote within a half kilometre radius decided to make themselves known this morning while I was enjoying the sunrise from the kayak. A truly magical moment. #mammals 🌿

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New England asters by my front door this morning. I accept their ragged, weedy appearance all summer because the reward is so great. They’re all over my yard.

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Pretty red leaves, a sign of autumn. 🍂 But take a closer look. This patch of fall color is poison ivy. It grows abundantly on the edges of rural roads where I walk. “Leaves of 3, let it be.” More in ALT.

The red leaves here appear to be in pairs, not 3’s. In the upper part of the picture, though, you can see a set of 3. The leaves have a characteristic shape that becomes very recognizable, especially if you have an unhappy experience with this plant.
I’ve needed cortisone shots, and my mother was hospitalized for weeks as a child, after exposure. Some lucky people aren’t sensitive to it at all. If you don’t know, it’s best to leave it alone.

You may see clusters of pale berries in the upper part of the photo. These are the fruits of the plant, which are as toxic as the leaves. Birds, however, do eat them and spread the plant via seeds. Poison ivy can appear as a small plant, vine, or small shrub.

Toxicodendron radicans. Native to North America.

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Good morning friends! Lady in a striped raincoat. She’s heading out stylishly to see what kind of happiness Monday may bring.

A Gazania flower, leaning over with the weight of large raindrops.

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