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Kimberly
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Books. Coffee. Yoga. Retired pediatric RN. Purdue. Island enthusiast living the coconut laden, subtropical life after years of shoveling snow. Summertime dune dweller. I grow things. True Blue 💙 🌊
My photos are mine. ✌🏼
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Kimberly @booksrlife.bsky.social · Nov 10
It’s #SkySunday and I will tell you that #Nature is your best bet if you are seeking solace.
Early morning sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean. Water, sand, sun.
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I’d like a piece of peace, please.

Photo credit to Patricia Saxton
#Thanksgiving
A pumpkin pie cut to resemble a peace sign ✌️
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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And so starts the debate… canned or homemade?

#CranberrySauce
#Thanksgiving
#HolidayRecipes
A lovely bowl of variously red colored fresh cranberries with several freshly-picked oranges ready to provide some zest!
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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I’m having Northern Lights envy, but last night’s sunset here was a riot of colors that didn’t disappoint.

#Sunset
#SubTropics
#Calm
#November
Striking sunset reflected on the water: orange, yellow and blue hues. An old boat motor propeller shadow in the foreground.
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Early trick-or-treater…
A great white egret stopped on our dock and totally disregarded my festive pumpkin.
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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A little star fruit for all who chose to shine their light for democracy yesterday. ⭐️
#SuperStars
#StarFruit
#YellowSunday
#Fruit
#BloomScrolling
#NoKings
Yellow orange and green star fruit on an oblong green platter.
October 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Annie Hall came out the year I graduated from high school.

How will I ever make it through The Family Stone this Christmas?

Losing Diane Keaton feels like losing a sister.
October 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Came home to warm ocean breezes … and a boatload of quickly ripening bananas.
Jumbo banana nut chocolate chip muffins and loaves for everyone!

#Bananas
#Muffins
#Sunday
#BloomScrolling
#Baking
A large bunch of still green bananas on the tree. Half dozen muffins and a loaf ready to be sampled!
October 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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The simple pleasure of that crisp snap when you pick a perfect green pepper … followed by its unmistakable aroma …

#Gardening
#BloomScrolling
#Homegrown
#VegetableGarden
#Saturday
#GreenPeppers
#Peppers
A perfect, ripened, just-picked green pepper being held in the palm of my hand. Pink zinnias in the background.
October 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Yellow round of cornbread with candied jalapeño and honey butter
September 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Our Mondays are usually meatless but these tomatoes are telling a different story tonight.
#BLT
#Gardening
#Tomatoes
#FirstDayOfFall
Just picked group of red, wet tomatoes with a jar labeled “bacon grease” in the background.
September 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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On April 18, 1930 the BBC announced, “There is no news” during its evening news broadcast and instead played piano music.

So today I’m listening to Joni Mitchell radio and making zucchini bread. Here’s a little sunflower I spotted along the shore of Lake Michigan.
#SundayNoNews
#SundayYellow
#BBC
Single, yellow volunteer sunflower on the beach. Blue water and sky in the background.
September 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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If jalapeño poppers aren’t on your menu today you haven’t checked your garden recently.

#BloomScrolling
#Gardening
#Sunday
A white colander bowl with shiny, green, just picked jalapeños
September 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Here is a little zinnia to say “hello”, and to make you happy.

#BloomScrolling
#Zinnias
#Flowers
#Monday
#Gardening
Bright pink zinnia with yellow striations of curled up, soon-to-open petals around a pink center.
September 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Good morning from the Dunes of #LakeMichigan
#YellowSunday
#SundayYellow
#Gardening
#Flowers
Full bloom yellow sunflower with blue sky, mixed with white clouds, background.
September 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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A late bloomer…

#BloomScrolling
#Gardening
#Flowers
#Photography
#IndianaDunes
#LakeMichigan
Chartreuse-colored sunflower just prior to opening.
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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“The anticipation of pleasure is often as good as the pleasure itself.”~William Shakespeare
Close-up image of a chartreuse colored sunflower just prior to opening.
August 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Even the Swallowtails are at the beach seeking refuge from the heat.
#LakeMichigan
#IndianaDunes
#Butterfly
#Swallowtail
#Nature
#Beach
#Photography
Yellow Swallowtail resting in the sand. Scattered colored stones scattered about.
August 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This morning’s visitor. Didn’t bring coffee but I’ll let it slide…
#Swallowtail
#Bloomscrolling
#Gardening
#Friday
#Coffee
Spicebush Swallowtail. Black wings dotted with white spots along the wings. Hints of blue, green, and yellow, near the tail. Perched upon a pink zinnia.
August 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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The color of this zinnia! The only one this vivid. Unfiltered.
#BloomScrolling
#Zinnias #Flowers #Gardening #Happy
#Photograpghy
Vivid fuchsia-colored zinnia bloom. There’s a tiny black insect hiding in between the petals.
August 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Cherokee Purples tomorrow.
booksrlife.bsky.social Kimberly @booksrlife.bsky.social · Aug 6
First tomato! A splendid German Johnson. Waiting on a Mortgage Lifter. Who names these crazy tomato plants?
#HeirloomTomatoes
#Gardening
A hefty, hand-sized pinkish/red tomato that will be savored and discussed ad nauseam for the rest of the day.
August 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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First tomato! A splendid German Johnson. Waiting on a Mortgage Lifter. Who names these crazy tomato plants?
#HeirloomTomatoes
#Gardening
A hefty, hand-sized pinkish/red tomato that will be savored and discussed ad nauseam for the rest of the day.
August 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I don’t ever recall having so many butterfly visitors. Perhaps we’re closer to this year’s migration path? #IndianaDunes #LakeMichigan #Butterflies #Migration #Flowers
#Gardening #Viceroy
#Monarchs #Nature
August 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Misbeehavin’ on this hot, sunny day in the Dunes.
#LakeMichigan
#IndianaDunesNationalLakeshore
#IndianaDunes
#Bees
#Summer2025
#Photography
Fuzzy, yellow bumblebee partaking on a hot pink zinnia.
July 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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When Mother Nature sends you a small, much-needed message…
#Gardening
#Bloomscrolling
A freshly picked, red radish that revealed a heart shape once sliced.
July 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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One of the wildest color gradients I’ve ever seen in the aurora!
July 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM