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Melissa Brady

@aslilem68.bsky.social

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Retired & savoring the art of slowing down to embrace the beauty of the natural world. 🌿🐾✈️ ———————— 🚫 No DM’s, specifically from trolls, all others proceed with caution ⚠️ 🕊️iNaturalist Contributor- mddbrady 📷 All photos & videos are my own unless noted.

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · Apr 8

"The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry 🪶

📍Silver Springs State Park, FL

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 4h

A gift from the universe. 😊💕

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 4d

Nicely done!!! 👏🎬

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 7d

…and honestly, this was exactly what was happening after 9-11. My best friend told us to start calling her ‘Maria’ instead of her Arabic name…it was an honest concern for Arab-Americans. I don’t get the outrage over the comment.

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 7d

The last of the blanket flowers and this cutie fuzzball is here for it. 🧡

#photography #nature

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 10d

Last stop of the day…St Joseph Catholic Church - Macon, GA

#travelphotography #photography #stjosephcatholicchurch #georgia

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 10d

What’s a road trip without stopping to enjoy a taste of local heritage?

#travelphotography #photography #greekfestival #georgia

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 10d

The Hay House-Macon, GA

#travelphotography #photography #hayhouse #georgia

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 10d

Macon, GA had some beautiful surprises for us. First stop, the Hay House.

#travelphotography #photography #hayhouse #georgia

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 11d

…see you next time, sweet little pudgy cherubs of Biltmore. We had an amazing visit.

#travel #travelphotography #biltmoreestate #biltmore

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

Both Joan of Arc and St. Louis were sculpted by Karl Bitter and were selected due to George Vanderbilt's request for two armored figures, and the choice of Joan of Arc may have been influenced by the staircase's architectural inspiration from Blois, France.

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

The "St. Louis" statue at Biltmore is a large exterior sculpture of Saint Louis IX of France, created by Austrian-born sculptor Karl Bitter. The choice of Saint Louis, the patron saint of architects and builders, was made by the Biltmore's architect, Richard Morris Hunt.

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate
(Part 4)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate
(Part 3)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate
(Part 2)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

Guardians of the Biltmore Estate (Part 1)

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

Gargoyles anyone?

#gargoyles #travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #biltmore

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 12d

Bees doing bee things in the gardens at Biltmore Estate. 🐝

#tavelphotography #travel #bees #gardens #photography

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 13d

This arbor on the Biltmore Estate was heavenly…and the weather at 68 degrees and sunny was divine.

#travelphotography #travel #biltmoreestate #northcarolina

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 13d

Cutest wedding chapel…💒

#travelphotography #travel #wedding #chapel #georgia #alpineweddingchapel

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 13d

…I’d like a greenhouse like Vanderbilt’s please. 🌿🌺

#travelphotography #biltmoreestate #biltmore #northcarolina

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 13d

Biltmore Estate greenhouse fountain.

#travelphotography #travel #biltmore #northcarolina #serenity

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 14d

Looking Glass Falls….slow rolling and gorgeous.

#travelphotography #travel #lookingglassfalls

Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 14d

I love this shot. It was raining and cloudy, but it delivered. 🤌

#travelphotography #travel #blueridgeparkway #northcarolina

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Melissa Brady @aslilem68.bsky.social · 14d

…Blue ridge parkway.

#travelphotography #travel #northcarolina

Mountains in the distance, dead tree in the foreground.