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Pennyjs

@pennyjs.bsky.social

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I love this amazing beautiful planet. Garden with passion. Ecology, wild places, climate, nutrition, origami art. Introspective. Mindful. Live with gratitude. Former science teacher, traveler. Politics blue. Try kindness. Photos mine unless reposted.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · Jul 7

Here is a look at my backyard from a previous year. Photo is taken from the top of a berm at the rear of my lot, looking down towards the house. Almost all of this was grass when I moved here. Now it’s almost all cultivated. Things have been rearranged a bit since then but the layout is the same. 🌱💙

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 7h

Hi Jade. Pleased to meet you here on Bluesky. 🦋
It’s a kind community. I hope you feel like you fit right in.

Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 8h

Good night Gina and kitties. 🥱

Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you, Calvin!

Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 12h

I love that you got distracted by a spider. 😁

Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks Emma Rose! 😄🥰

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 14h

Just beautiful! Lovely stone.

Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 15h

News banner now being shown on tv: “New tariffs on lumbar.”

So now they’re going to tax our spines? 🤔 Watch your backs, everyone.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 18h

Some of you here on Bsky have told me your actual names and I try to use them. Others of you, with whom I post less often, have told me and I’ve forgotten. Please forgive me. 🙏 If anyone would like me to use their real name when posting (if I’m not already) let me know and I’ll keep a list. 🌸🤗

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 19h

Hi Michelle! Yes, lots of birds here but they don’t eat these fruits until they’re desperate. Sometimes a flock of cedar waxwings goes through and they feed in this tree for days. Have a good day!

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 19h

Young leaves forming at the center of a kale plant.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 19h

Good morning and thanks, Mel! And I hope you have a happy day too! 🌱☀️

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 19h

I love that old blue stove! 🩵💙

Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you! The flowers are big, like large roses, and there are red and orange ones, too. I bought them several years ago and now I can save the bulbs from year to year. They prefer shade, so they brighten up shady spots. 🌳✨🌥️
Is your backyard tree still beautiful?

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 20h

Such a happy GIF! Thank you! 🤗☀️🌻

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you Paul. Sometimes I can coax my ancient iPhone to focus! 😊

Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 21h

Yes you do! Help good things grow, matter, make a difference, show love and caring…
Such a pretty color of flax!

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning and welcome to Tuna Tuesday

One paw forward.
One day at a time.

Some days you conquer the world.
Some days you just conquer the chair.

Which ever you do today, have fun doing it

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Ilis Trudie 🏝 @ilistrudiepalmer.bsky.social · 23h

Today I choose,
To bloom where I'm planted
Understanding,
That
The light comes with the dark,
And the bitter follows the sweet.
Realizing that,
Each day I perceive
A challenge as a molehill
And not a mountain,
I would have grown.

Happy #Chooseday, friends❣️

Close-up of pale white flowers in soft morning light, their petals slightly curled at the edges. Behind them, a blur of green leaves fills the background; calm, gentle, and full of quiet beauty.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning, Pierre! ☕️
Thank you for preparing the coffee! 🤎 Happy Tuesday to you there! This flower is in a grow-bag with some potatoes, but I can’t bear to dig them while the flower is so pretty. It sends you wishes for a cheerful, hopeful day!
💛☀️🌼

A single large flower with long golden petals and a brown center, against green leaves.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning Pam! Wishing you a happy day where the only blues are in the flowers and sky.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 21h

Fruits of my flowering crab tree in yesterday’s light mist. Looking shiny and fresh after their bath.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 21h

Jewels of mist on the edges of a lupine leaf, yesterday.

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning Bluesky!

A demure yellow begonia for your Tuesday.

In normal years these would be dug and carefully stored for winter by now. But nothing has been normal about this year.

Have a beautiful day, everyone!
🌱💛

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 22h

Good morning Jean! You made it through the worst of the storm and I’m glad for you!

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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you so much, Kirpal! 🙏The patterns amazed me when I noticed them. I had walked past them dozens of times and never looked at them closely.
Have a beautiful evening there in Punjab.

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