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Hartt@swansea5

@swansea5.bsky.social
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A Canadian who enjoys watching tennis, reading books & cooking. Love kitties & have discovered writing & reading haiku & senryu. Am trying Wordle, Connections, & Spelling Bee each day.

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The Body Serve @thebodyserve.bsky.social · 21h
It was only a matter of time. www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...
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Daniil Medvedev defaulted from China Open after striking spectator with ball
Medvedev was trailing Novak Djokovic in a pulsating encounter when he struck a ball in frustration.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 23h
On this day in 1934, Ken Taylor was born in Calgary. He played a central role in the Canadian Caper that helped six Americans escape Iran in 1979-80. 📸 Dick Darrell Learn more in my Deep Dive (not the Argo story) 👇 buff.ly/vrWfHx3
Ken Taylor smiling and wearing large-framed glasses, a suit, tie, and dress shirt. He has curly hair and is positioned against a dark background.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wordle 1,934 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When the neighborhood bully meets the real OG . 🤣
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kyiv. Early Sunday evening. I went to have warcoffee at my favourite place. Drones? Frequent uninvited ‘guests’ during the day. One of the bridges was hit earlier. People are out, doing the same as I do: living their lives.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1211 🟪🟩🟦🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Connections
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wow, I got a 2! Wordle 1,933 2/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A House Wren that popped up to perch on garden fencing to take a look around before heading back into the gardens.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Frost on eyelashes Old home So cold #dailyhaikuprompt frost
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Categories #855 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟪🟩 🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 categories.clevergoat.com?ref=shared 🐐
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Categories | Daily Word Guessing Game
Test your word association skills with Categories, a challenging puzzle game where players group related words in a grid to uncover unique categories.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 03/10/2026
;-)
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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Found a bird egg... 😁 #birds Here is my little bird shop; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦
Close up of a male Bearded Tit in the shape of an egg
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wordle 1,932 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This was tough! #Wordle
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wordle 1,931 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A sneaky one.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wordle 1,930 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Thought this was a tough one. #Wordle
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Categories #853 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 categories.clevergoat.com?ref=shared 🐐
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Categories | Daily Word Guessing Game
Test your word association skills with Categories, a challenging puzzle game where players group related words in a grid to uncover unique categories.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
how much is that doggy in the window. 🐶😂
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1207 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Connections
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wordle 1,929 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 29/09/2026
Little Red
A herd of bison walking down the road with one little red dog in the middle.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1206 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Categories #851 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 categories.clevergoat.com?ref=shared 🐐
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Categories | Daily Word Guessing Game
Test your word association skills with Categories, a challenging puzzle game where players group related words in a grid to uncover unique categories.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wordle 1,928 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One Squashed Chihuahua. 🤣😂🤣
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Tennis legend Althea Gibson died #OTD in 2003. * First Black player to win a Grand Slam title (1956) & #Wimbledon (1957) * Female Athlete of the Year (AP), 1957 & 1958 * 11 Grand Slam wins * First Black woman to compete on the LPGA Tour, 1964 #SportsHistory
A composite black-and-white image features two historic photographs of Althea Neale Gibson (1927–2003), the trailblazing Black athlete who helped shatter racial barriers in professional sports. On the left, an action shot captures Gibson mid-match on a grass tennis court, charging forward with fierce intensity and physical prowess. She wears a classic, pristine white tennis dress with a pleated skirt billowing around her legs, paired with matching white socks and tennis shoes. Her face is focused in deep concentration as she extends her right arm back, gripping her racket tightly while her left arm balances her athletic frame. An out-of-focus crowd fills the stands in the background. On the right, a triumphant celebration portrait shows Gibson holding the iconic Venus Rosewater Dish after her historic victory at Wimbledon. Shrouded in a heavy white collared track jacket or robe, she beams with an enthusiastic, wide-toothed smile, her short, naturally textured hair neatly styled. In her left hand, she holds a massive, intricately detailed circular silver trophy plate facing the camera, while a massive, vibrant bouquet of celebratory flowers stands at her right hip. An older woman in a wide-brimmed hat smiles warmly from just behind her left shoulder amidst a blurring crowd. The overall mood shifts dynamically from intense, powerful athletic determination to proud, historic joy. This poignant layout encapsulates her barrier-breaking journey to becoming the first Black athlete to win a Grand Slam title.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1,927 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Week in wildlife: a tiny tiger-cat, backyard bears and a frilly pink sea cucumber
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Luminous! Photo from my collection, no date/info.
Black and white photo of a fluffy white cat standing on the inside of a large window in a dark room, so that it is luminously backlit. It looks at the camera and in front of its forepaws is a small rounded object.
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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens): 14cm (5.5in).This Australasian wren is aka simply the splendid wren or more colloquially in W. Australia as the blue wren. The splendid fairywren is found across Australia. Brilliant photo taken by Mitch Anderson in Australia #fairywren #australia #bird #bsky
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wordle 1,926 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I thought this was very sneaky. #Wordle
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Leylah Fernandez won the Singapore Open, a WTA 500 tourney, winning the final in straight sets, taking the 2nd set 6-0. She had a slow start to her season, but is back to playing well. Way to go Leylah! 🎾
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1203 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Connections
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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s TS Eliot’s birthday today and I found this quote that is often wrongly attributed to him. But I liked it anyway. Happy birthday T.
Books. Cats. Life is good.

Edward Gorey.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Autumn Flight Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Anishinaabe n.d.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wordle 1,925 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A sneaky one today #Wordle
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Irrefutable proof cats are evil @cats-are-evil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#caturday #cats
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Categories #847 🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 categories.clevergoat.com?ref=shared 🐐
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Categories | Daily Word Guessing Game
Test your word association skills with Categories, a challenging puzzle game where players group related words in a grid to uncover unique categories.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1202 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 I thought the purple was very sneaky.
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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
Some problems need coffee.
Others need books.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 1,924 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here is a nice mushroom
A young bear’s head tooth mushroom grows up and out from a cracking beech log, fuzzy and dropping, like an amorphous white stuffed animal just coming to life. All photos by me
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Pregret Knowing what you're about to do is wrong While also knowing you're going to do it anyhow
Jinx the green eyed tabby bobtail cat looking cheekily at the camera while laying on her fuzzy cat blanket.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Categories #846 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 categories.clevergoat.com?ref=shared 🐐
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Categories | Daily Word Guessing Game
Test your word association skills with Categories, a challenging puzzle game where players group related words in a grid to uncover unique categories.
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yay happy dance, a 2! Wordle 1,923 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1200 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Connections
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wordle 1,922 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Juvenile Northern White-faced Owl leaves the nest and begins walking on the ground, climbing, nearby branches at around 27 to 28 days Native to sub-Saharan Africa, small only 19-22cm when full grown Hunt mostly at night for invertebrates small rodents Pairs mate for life, sharing all duties
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"One thing I see on this train is that Ukrainians choose to keep going. I don’t want to romanticize; the suffering and the grief are under the eyes, and in the public memorials, and everywhere. Every attack by the enemy hurts, as does every betrayal by an ally." snyder.substack.com/p/a-meditati...
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A Meditation on Train Stations
On Total War and Individual Responsibility, 2/2
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Hartt@swansea5 @swansea5.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wordle 1,921 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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