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Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

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Art therapist, nature lover, educator, yoga practitioner, loves hiking, dogs (okay, all animals), art, and holistic living. Capturing life's moments in the Midwest (and beyond). All photos are my own unless stated otherwise.

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Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Kitchi Gammi Park, Duluth, MN. Lake Superior.
Taken 2-26-2016.

#LakeSuperior
#Duluth
#winter
#Photography
#dogs

December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Heading into the week with gusto.

#NorthernCardinal
#birds
#BirdsOfBlueSky
#winter
#photography

Female northern cardinal with her wings spread beginning to take flight from a snow covered grassy ground.

December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

It's beginning to look like Christmas.

#santa
#folkart
#decorations
#red
#Christmas

Red door with a crocheted Santa with white cotton beard hanging on the front.

December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Shadows and light in the moonlight.

A photo that fools the eye. (see alt text)

#photography
#moonlight
#shadows
#light

This photo was taken Nov 5, 2025 to capture the full moon...

It was taken inside of a home looking towards the neighboring house. The result is a reflection from the house where the photo was taken onto the home next door. So, the arched doorway is a reflection, though it looks like it is in the house we see. Shadows of trees form around the facade and there is moonlight above.

December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Blue Angels in the #BlueSky July 1, 2023.

#Sky
#BlueSkyArtShow
#clouds
#photography
#BlueAngels
#TraverseCity
#PureMichigan

Cobalt blue sky with pillowy white clouds taking up most of the composition. Four Blue Angel jets fly eastward with their contrail smoke forming trails behind them.

December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Birds of a (red) feather stick together. 😁

#HouseFinch
#NorthernCardinal
#birds
#BirdsOfBlueSky
#Photography
#snow
#PureMichigan

A male house finch and male northern cardinal are on the snowy ground amongst sunflower seeds. A pole from the feeder is to the left.

December 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Some lightness for your evening.

#snow
#beauty
#nature
#photography

Tall light golden grasses with pillows of snow on their billowy ends.

December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Caption this ...

From my walk yesterday.

#photography
#snow
#bike
#pumpkin
#silly

Outside a yard in the neighborhood. An antique bike with a basket on the front filled with soft snow. The bike is standing in front of a tree (only trunk is visible). A large orange pumpkin is in front of the bike with a cap of white snow. There's snow on the the bike's seat and there is a blanketing of pure white snow on the ground. In the background is a light blue Victorian house..

December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Snowy beach grass.

#snow #PureMichigan #Photography #nature

Yellow gold beach grass showing through pure snow on the ground.

December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Some brightness for your Tuesday.

#photography #snow #winter #red #TuesdayVibes #nature

A close-up of bright red berries on branches covered in fluffy snow. A maple tree is in the background, snow-covered. And white surrounds the image.

December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
~ Rachel Carson

... and we all need strength, these days esp.

#snow #photography #nature #beauty #RachelCarson #trees
#PureMichigan

December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Winter's arrived ...

#snow
#winter
#photography

Snowy scene of a back yard with light blue garage and shed. Trees to the right and a clothesline to the left. All covered in fluffy white snow.

November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Miss this buddy who brought us endless warmth ...

#warmth
#BlueSkyArtShow
#dogs
#doglover
#photography
#grief

November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

#warmth leaving for the day ...

Grand Traverse Bay, July 4, 2021.

#BlueSkyArtShow
#photography
#warmth
#sunset
#PureMichigan

November 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Fall textures.

#nature #Photography #Autumn #Fall
#Textures

November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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Epic in Mich

@evepick.bsky.social

As someone who becomes Medicare eligible in 2026, this bill terrifies me. I was auto re-enrolled in the same ACA plan as I had in past years without my knowledge, it took numerous calls to fix that mess.

Medicare supplemental vs advantage is confusing enough.

thehill.com/opinion/heal...

Congress’s Medicare ‘auto-enrollment’ bill is a trap

Many would find themselves stuck in private insurance plans they never chose, possibly unable to access trusted doctors, specialists or hospitals outside their network.

thehill.com

November 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Female northern cardinal eating a seed.

11-19-18.

November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Some (suspicious) cuteness for your Tuesday.

#dogs #TuesdayVibes #cuteness #sweet

White and tan English setter seated on hind legs on tan carpeted floor. The male dog is wearing a yellow bandana with black paws on it. The dog's face staring at the viewer, has a look of suspicion.

November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Reposted by Kathleen

Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.

Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.

Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.

November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM