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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Celebrating bounty and beauty: where does your food come from? Farms cited in Alt.

A 1/2 bushel bag of apples from Morrison Hill Orchard PYO; parsley, 1 bulb of garlic next to plum tomatoes and colored leaves on a teal blue plate, and red onions in a bowl are from Rustic Roots farm CSA, 1 jar of tomatoes from Nezinscot Farm CAA.

Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chai: my first cup ever! Drank it with lots of honey. No wonder it’s so popular: spicy and very warming. Thanks to Rosemary Gladstar recipe! See Alt for ingredients.

Two mugs filled with brownish tea; one with cream. A stainless pot and small strainer with ingredients: black tea, fresh ginger, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, coriander, and cardamom-broken up a bit with a coffee grinder.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s apple day! She shares her love, healing, and peace.

A countertop covered with green and red apples and dessert making ingredients. A red tea towel under a bamboo cutting board.paring knife. Old fashioned apple coring tool.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

About to broil some tomatillos I harvested for a salsa verde. Will go out and pick cilantro and chop onion. Bring out the chips!

Yellow and green tomatillos, red pepper, and garlic cloves on a metal pan, ready to blister!

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Why not wear your own coat of many colors, in honor of dear, sweet, talented Dolly. We will miss her kindness.

Orange sun sets behind tall, dark trees. The evening sky is layered in color from lavender, to pink, and then peach.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hello! From the cool mountain river Abby invites you to breathe……… We are sending love to all who are suffering from dreadful heat, fire, flood, pain, fear, loss….

A yellow lab; pink nose, stares from a river bed. Sunlight sparkles on the ripples and the water is rust colored from recrnt rain. She wears an orange collar and a blue and black harness. Her tail sticks straight out.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Abby’s enjoying the cool river. She had cruciate replacement last year. Take care, Lola!

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy summer solstice to all!

A few yellow and white wildflowers in a sea of green grasses.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Violet harvest: vit. C, vit. A, mucilage, rutin. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory. “ Even in death, there’s the promise of birth. Even in destruction, the promise of growth.”

Gorgeous purple flowers And green heart shaped leaves inside of a mahogany colored bowl

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Look at who just arrived!! The wood thrush sings heartily.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

One of my chores today as a volunteer at the farm was to take the micro greens out of the freeze dryer!

Inside of a jar one sees green microgreens. Like sprouts.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Hello cheese making community! I am learning to make cheese at the farm! I love it.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I planted organic strawberries in the greenhouse at the farm this week. I volunteer and receive a farm share! :-)

Assorted green and black pots with green leaf seedlings protruding from vermiculite soil. In a row, on a bench.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! I love you, Pacha Mama.

Through the crystal clear water of the Flathead River in Montana, the varied colors of our earth are represented in the stones of the river bottom. Stones appear in shades of maroon, tan, green, purple, orange, black, brown, white, blue. All shapes and sizes. She holds us, all.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It’s my favorite time of year. See the mint shoots just beginning!

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Sprouting apple mint, ready to GROW! Can you smell it?

A fuzzy green rosette fills the frame, the leaves edged with purple. Brown earth background.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Any I.D. Ideas? I am thinking raccoon or skunk. Leaning toward raccoon…..

5 digit hand-like tracks in the snow. 4 prints.

2 prints in snow, one smaller and about 4 inches in front of the other.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Our first arrivals! (Phoebe, junco, sparrow) Sooooo exciting. ( seems early for the flycatcher?)

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

“Unconditional love is a win-win” said Abby. She knows.

A yellow lab’s head ( she looks white) fills the frame. Floppy ears, big pinkish nose, searching brown eyes. A fire’s flame in the background.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

So…..I’m going that way.

A set of possibly 6 turkey tracks, pointing in a direction to the right, imprinted in a fresh dusting of snow, on a machine groomed surface, with tree shadows overlaid.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This is the best i can do. A gift from a family member.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Skiing the serene Sandy River

The river; dark, smooth, and snaking onward between snowy shores, under cloudy skies. Hills of evergreens stand above the river at the top of the photo.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

875 strong in Farmington, ME. (pop. 7592) Rolling drums, art, cars honking, chanting, and freedom songs. Colorful, pleasant. Stay strong, All!

Next to a plaque honoring local suffragist Isabel Greenwood, Generations of girls (under 50) pose on fall tinged green grass with crumbly dry leaves, wearing colorful garb, holding round paper signs on wooden sticks. The signs read: “no kings” “public cervix announcement “, “United we stand”, “defend democracy”, and “make the rich pay taxes again”.

Blue sky, pale fall colors, crunchy leaves, people accumulated on both sides of Main Street, along the sidewalk of 4 blocks. cars parked, d
signs, American flag.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

And…. In Farmington, Me. Almost 900!

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Yay! We had almost 900 in Farmington, Maine today.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

“Please share on social media!” They begged ….

2 people Stand amongst a crowd. They have signs. The person on the left has red shoes and a brown sweatshirt. It reads drink coffee, fight fascism, empower women. Their sign reads: patriots stand with farmers, not fascism. The person on the right holds a red and blue sign that says hands off our democracy.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

These folks begged me to share this photo on social media today. March on!!

2 people standing on a sidewalk with signs. One says: “hands off medicaid, jobs, LGBTQ, books, clean air, voting.” The other says: “ if I am an immigrant, and I came here with a work visa, and if I am illegally kidnapped by the Nazi Trump SS (Schutzstaffel) I legally deserve the right and respect of due process. Our American citizens next on the hit list??

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#HandsOff State capital, Augusta, Maine Crowded.

A view of a crowd from behind. Some holding American flags. One holding a sign above their head.

A view from behind of a large crowd, many holding signs. One wears a bright rainbow colored poncho. A gray office building in the background.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I collect children’s books. I will carry a few at today’s March for American democracy and give them away at random. It’s a great way to connect with others! Last protest I had several people tell me that they use Stone Soup in their talking circles. Probably my favorite folk tale.

Two large hardcover books side-by-side on a wooden table. Stone Soup by John J Muth. And Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor. Both covers are colorful and beautifully. Illustrated.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

#witchmadness #WitchSky Gratitude. Ritual, magic, ceremony, commemoration. Witchcraft is a natural pathway to experience gratitude. Thank you fellow witches for your kinship and sharing.

A wooden bowl filled with apples. A couple of them still have their stems and green leaves.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

#witchmadness #WitchSky Confidence. As we wind down to the end of March and the informative sharing experience of witchmadness, I wanted to share that I’ve been thinking a lot about confidence. Confidence is key. You, I, WE are the magic.

A beautiful grove of leafless hardwoods-all very young but for the 2 in the center. Bright blue sky above. The sun casts shadows on the snow.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🌿 Hermit Island, Maine. Yesterday. Hearing and feeling the rhythm of the waves is good. No people, just nature.

Bright green lagoon between kelpy granite ledge. Conifers and leafless brush on far side. Gray sky.

A beach cove -unpopulated-a white wave. Gray skies, leafless shrub and pinkish granite sand.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

#witchmadness #WitchSky 🌿 Today I’m sharing the words of Arin Murphy – Hiscock to describe my green witch practice. It’s a journey. I add new habits as I learn. The blood worm moon is inspiring; bluesky witches remind me to Practice stone cleansing and making moon water. Gratitude.

A page from Hiscock’s book, The Green Witch Illustrated. Color drawing shows tree roots with a globe of a purple mountain scene. Phases of the moon in a line above the globe. Heading at top of page reads “ green witchcraft is an ongoing celebration of life.”

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Good morning bluesky! Feel the energy of this morning’s worm moon. iPhone no filters.

Golden full moon shines thru the forest-hemlocks and birch-in the northwestern sky. Snowy landscape just before dawn.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

#WitchSky #witchmadness Communication. Of the myriad ways in which we communicate, nonverbal methods are potent. We love connecting nonverbally with our nonhuman familiars: it’s vastly rich. My familiars: a certain yellow lab, dragonflies, fox, robins. Yours? What do you talk about?

Close up of a yellow lab’s face. Light catches her hazel eyes on one side of her face. Big nostrils!

Her look says; I got you!

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

We marched for global women’s rights at the capital today! Maybe 1000 or so….folks of all generations. The Cool wind whipped. With creative signs signs and some chanting, there was a Positive vibe! Strong police presence near building.

People walking around the capitol building. Only brown crusty snow lingers on grass. Beautiful big deciduous trees, blue sky, and clouds.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Apropos of nothing and for no good reason, a gal who owns a lovely thrift shop, Tammie, yesterday invited me to pick out a bookmark from the stash her employee artfully creates. A gift: my selection. Seemed timely.

A watercolor painted white bookmark with orange and yellow swishes, a purple conifer, and a circle pasted on top with orange, and greenish colors - looks like a moon. Quote at bottom reads: “well behaved women rarely make history”-Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Artist is LsFK, Freeport, Maine

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#WitchSky #witchmadness My new friend rhodonite is going in my pocket today As I head to the march at the capital to celebrate women and protest fascism. Rhodonite: love and compassion. Stones are solid strength in my bones-gathered over time.

Round pink rhodonite stone. Matrix of gold and black are woven through.

Colorful river stones seen on the river bottom in the clear waters of the Flathead River in Montana.

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Babs @readingtrees.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#witchmadness #WitchSky Stones like crystals, granite, slate, the limestone of caves, flakes of mica, and Even yellow pine sap hardened to form amber… Earth’s hard matter sits with us, waits….and empowers us. No wonder we love having a relationship with stones!

A close up of ridged rocky cliff at Green Point, Newfoundland. You can faintly see wisps of grass at top right of cliff.

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