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Sheila Hurst

@sheilahurst.bsky.social
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Dreamer, writer, ocean lover looking for beauty everywhere. Author of Ocean Echoes. Photos are my own unless reposted or credited. sheila-hurst.com

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
IT'S HALLOWEEN MONTH!!!
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Kristen @thehemicane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Beautifully written, extremely relevant. The ending— I’ll be thinking about this one for some time
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow #lights #ocean
A fullish moon sends sparkles out into a darkening ocean.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As it turns out, the rest of the book wasn't as funny as the beginning but it's still a good read (that made me cry more than laugh). So the funniest book is still probably A Confederacy of Dunces. #booksky #books #reading #amreading 📚
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Maybe it's just my mood, but I just started reading this today and I'm pretty sure it's already the funniest book I've ever read #booksky #books #reading #amreading #humor
Cover for I See You've Called In Dead by John Kenney
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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Cool clouds tonight.
Puffy, shadowy clouds against blue sky
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Soaking up the last days of summer #BlueSkyArtShow #summer #ocean #capecod #sunset #EastCoastKin
People in beach chairs watch a summer sunset over the ocean as a seagull flies through pink clouds.
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Cheugy Judy @cheugyjudy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
And most of all, summertime is stopping to smell the flowers... #blueskyartshow #summer #irises
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Lovetoknow @lovetoknow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Summer Strings #BlueskyArtShow #Summer #Violin #StreetPerformance #Beach #UrbanLife #boardwalklife #Photography
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 28/08/2026
'the Giving Tree' (2026) -- Hillcrest Farmhouse Grounds, South Harpswell Peninsula, ME 'The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit' — Nelson Henderson #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
a large 200 year old chestnut tree spreads its thick branches and supple foliage proudly offering flowers, fruit, seeds and protective shade 7 months out of the year
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Early morning beach scene on Martha's Vineyard for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #summer #ocean #capecod
Beach scene showing rough waves, scattered people, and sand dunes covered with beach grass.
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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
You have something, Just there, A smudge that won’t fade, It won’t wash away, With soap readymade, You can cover it up, Hide it from view, But it stays where it is, The part that is you. #vssdaily something #vss365 soap
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elly from earth -- Elly Nobbs @pleides.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
such a low tide -- the moon sucks up the water with a straw #haiku #poem #wheredoesthewatergo
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Green is a mission @greenisamission.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My personal friend which I planted as a child a long time ago. For 60 years he has been producing oxygen and binding Co² for everyone. He is not paid for this and deserves respect like any other tree. Proud😊
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bookletting.bsky.social @bookletting.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I am so here for novels with older protagonists dealing with aches and pains, seeing youngsters they mentored succeed & fail, and slowly realize it might be time to choose a new path. All to say I very much enjoyed The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee. 📚
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sing Street is a fun one for 1980s music and nostalgia. #feelgoodfriday #movies #feelgoodfridaymovies
Sing Street movie poster
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Looking forward to tomato sandwiches and caprese tonight thanks to this 4 ft giant as long as the chipmunks and turkeys don't get all the tomatoes first! #capecod #garden
Early Girl tomatoes planted late. Two tomato plants in pots grow together in front of a porch railing with dried up hydrangeas peeking through beyond.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Happy #ThickTrunkThursday! #EastCoastKin #ECK #trees #treehugger #photography
A gnarled tree reaches into the sky with branches as thick as regular trees.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Lake Michigan #BlueSkyArtShow #glass #EastCoastKin #ECK #nature #photography
A white sailboat sits on a flat calm lake with puffy white clouds low on the horizon.
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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You are a twist and turn, a meander and a fox trot. Collecting days and weaving them into years. Traveling this way and that, picking up moments and leaving others behind. An invisible path leading you right here and look at that..you still have dreams left in your pockets. #vss365 turn
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
One of the best newerish movies I've seen lately is The Sheep Detectives - lots of fun with sheep! #feelgoodfriday #movies #feelgoodfridaymovies
Movie poster for The Sheep Detectives showing humans and sheep gathered together
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Maria Carvalho @immcarvalho.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Stepping from shadows One flower shines, #unabashed Savors the spotlight (My 📸) #vss365 #haiku
The pink-and-white flowers of a mountain laurel shrub that's shaded, save for one flower glowing in the sun.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Stumbled on this path in Deerfield, MA #BlueskyArtShow #Quiet #EastCoastKin #trees #nature #photography
Trees bow to form a partial tunnel over a dirt path with a hedge on the left and an old wire fence and farmlands on the right.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Happy Friday! I've been searching out feel good movies for some reason and will throw recommendations out here on Fridays for movie nights. The first one is a series for lots of extra laughs: Derry Girls. #feelgoodfriday #fridayfeeling #entertainment #DerryGirls share.google/clzXiby98Bci...
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TRAILER | Derry Girls | Starts Thursday 4th January
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Loved this flash piece in The Masters Review by @ce-mckenna.bsky.social #flash #shortstory #climatechange #environment
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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We are a skip through the daisies, a frolic & amble. A half remembered song & a favourite poem. We are a skimmed stone bouncing on ripples, a reflection of clouds in a puddle. We are laughter ending in tears. But above all else we are hands holding hands. Silence shared. We are love. #vss365 frolic
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Update: Hydrangeas have popped! #bloomscrolling #nature #scape #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #capecod
Blue and purple hydrangea puffs with green leaves in the background.
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Joy @joyf.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🌱”It’s a New Dawn, it’s a new day (it’s a new month) and I’m feelin’ good” 🎶 #Gardens #RoseWednesday #Gardening #Roses
New Dawn blooming out before the heat fully settles in.  I love this Rose particularly as the buds are just beginning to flower
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slowdriver25.bsky.social @slowdriver25.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
#Scape #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #sky #SkyScape #Clouds #CloudScape #CloudSky #Rapeseed #fields #Yellow #FloralFriday #FlowersOnFriday #Countryside #RuralPhotography #AltText #NoAI #Flowers #FlowerSky #FlowerPhotography #FlowerReport
view of a landscape with a yellow blooming rapeseed field in the foreground, stretching far towards a long green hill, above which the blue sky is partially covered by fluffy white clouds
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Hydrangeas are popping! #bloomscrolling #nature #scape #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #capecod
Hydrangea blossoming purple and blue with green leaves in the background. The newer smaller blossoms are still green or yellow for now.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Surfing on sparkles, but I'd rather dive in. #ocean #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #scape #capecod
A kitesurfer catches a breeze on an ocean of sparkles.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I love Carrie's books and can't wait to read this one by @carrierubin.bsky.social! #reading #mystery #thriller #books #booksky
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Happy #WorldOceanDay and #BlueSkyMonday! #ECK #ocean #nature #photography
Light blue ocean and sky almost meld together except for a dark blue strip and puffy white clouds on the horizon. One cloud looks like a butterfly - another could be a dragon.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow #Growth #EastCoastKin #ECK #nature #photography #capecod
Beach roses or rose hips bloom and grow over an old wooden fence just before the dark clouds added more rain.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Rain on new leaves #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #ECK #trees #nature #photography
Bright green feathery new leaves bow down and soak up the rain. Dark tree trunks stand in the background around a fallen tree.
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 29/05/2026
'Under Branch, Under Bough' (2025) -- Kennebec River, Phippsburg, ME 'It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows' ― Epictetus #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
reflected light ripples to shore in the shade of a large oak, in the distance, the main thoroughfare of the Kennebec River under a clear bright autumn sky
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #TidesOutTuesday #EastCoastKin #ECK #nature #ocean #photography
The ocean at low tide leaves wet sand, tidal pools, and bright green seaweed. The sun to the left spreads sparkles on the sea.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Happy Friday! Caught this tree in the middle of a dance. #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #trees #treeoftheday #nature #photography
A tree with intertwining trucks do that it looks like it's crossing its legs or in the middle of a dance hall kick. The smaller green trees surrounding it are watching.
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Maria Carvalho @immcarvalho.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Silence is golden.
A field of yellow wildflowers that Google tells me is a mustard plant/weed called Yellow Rocket. One little bunch of white flowers (possibly garlic mustard) stands out in the front.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
New leaves waiting for the rain. Happy #Stunday! #EastCoastKin #trees #nature #capecod #spring
A gray-blue pond shines in the light. Dark clouds hover above a cornflower blue smear in the sky. Trees with red buds and new green leaves encircle the pond.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A shadow of us plays on the sand #BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay #EastCoastKin #ocean #nature #photography #capecod
An empty sandy beach with a strip of blue ocean and a rocky breakwater in the background. A shadow of my brother and me plays on the sand.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I was just reading some flash fiction and in an author's bio it said he won all kinds of awards for his navel. Made me laugh out loud. #thingstowatchoutfor #writing #reading #Booksky
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Thank you @joyf.bsky.social for your sunshine on a gray day! #Stunday #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling
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pm gibbs @pmgibbs.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
#BlueBrewBooks Well I’m still reading Time Shelter, life stuff tamped my reading time this week. Here though is a book I read last summer and thoroughly enjoyed. A man plans a long walk to clear the cobwebs of his life. Along the way he meets a woman doing the same and they begin to walk together. ⬇️
I couldn’t help but cheer them on even through the rough patches of trail and emotions. A lovely book about walking and what can happen when you open yourself to adventure.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This sounds so good - will have to add it to my to-read list #BlueBrewBooks #BookSky
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The Light Pirate is a new all-time favorite for me. This story of a girl born during a hurricane is one of those books that you’ll keep thinking about long after reading (more in ALT). #BlueBrewBooks #books #reading
It’s set in a future Florida, where the land is losing its battle with the sea and everything begins to revert back to swampland. When Wanda is born, people are still in denial that their way of life could change, even as the coastlines creep toward highways and hurricanes become stronger and more frequent. As Wanda grows, her community shrinks when friends and neighbors trickle away and abandon Florida. 

The beautiful writing style brings you right into the hearts and minds of the characters. I felt for and loved them all as they struggled to live their lives while everything slowly eroded around them. I especially loved the relationship between Wanda and Phyllis, an older neighbor with a science background. I enjoyed seeing Wanda grow stronger and more confident because of her relationship with Phyllis.

At times The Light Pirate made me think of Earth Abides by George R. Stewart, an old favorite. The stories and writing styles are completely different, but both show the resilience of the human spirit in an ever-changing world. Both also make you think about society and all we take for granted while questioning what’s truly important in life.
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
look up to the trees cherish their life-giving leaves to grow and breathe together #trees #treehugger #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #nature #photography #scape
Trees tower above and offer their green leaves to the sky
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Any Earth Day donations to The Nature Conservancy @nature.org will be matched 10x for 10x the impact! #nature #environment #EarthDay
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day! 🌎 #trees #treehugger #nature #EastCoastKin #photography
A dirt path disappears into trees with new green leaves and dappled sunshine
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Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Lost in the fog today #capecod #spring #ocean #nature #photography #EastCoastKin
Sailboats are lost in the fog while waiting for the sun in an inlet fringed with bare tree branches. Empty buoys in the foreground will soon host too many boats.
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