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Author. Science geek. History wonk. Nature nut. Space Hipster. Recovering guidebook writer now making things up. SandraFriend.com
Meanwhile, if not for you choosing Bluesky and @scalzi.com amplifying, this would not be on deck to crack open later today.
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EyeContact and I'm an early bird. Green heron at Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, Florida.

#naturephotos #phoography #floridabirds #nature #birding #eastcoastkin #photosky #birdsofbluesky
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
These are hilarious. Thank you. So was this very, very clever and poignant book that had me quoting your brilliant turns of phrase to my befuddled husband. I can't say how often I laughed out loud. I plan to share a proper review on my website once I have a quiet moment and my wits about me.
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Waters pour over a series of rocky escarpments at Gooseberry Falls along Hwy 61 on the North Shore of Lake Superior, another reason #minnesotarocks

#waterfallwednesday #photography #naturephotos #waterfalls #minnesota #photosky #nature #northshoresuperior
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 AM
A little late to the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Iridescent but I did dig around in my drives and find this glossy ibis.

#birding #floridabirds #ibis #naturephotos #photography #eastcoastkin
January 29, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Marsh muck, oysters, and the height of January's high tide revealed on the mangroves in the salt marshes of Matanzas Inlet in St. Augustine, Florida.

#tidesouttuesday #photography #nature #photosky #eastcoastkin #naturephotos #mangroves #saintaugustine
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Carnivorous beauties brighten this #stunday thanks to the bog garden at Wellfield Botanic Gardens in Elkhart, Indiana. Pitcher plants and more!

#photography #photosky #plants
#carnivorousplants #pitcherplants #bog #garden #naturephotos #nature @elkhartcountyin.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Being an outdoorsy sort, green is right up my alley. Er, trail.

#coloraday #greensat #photography #naturephotos #photosky #nature #green #woods #ferns #relax
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 AM
It's a wild ride so far!
January 24, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I'm highly allergic to cats, sadly, so you'll rarely see a #caturday from me. However, I did get up close to this Jacksonville Zoo jaguar on a bitter cold day last week. Closest I've ever seen one.
@cityofjax.bsky.social

#photography #jacksonville #jaguars #naturephotos #eastcoastkin
January 24, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Yum. Flavors of farm fresh St. Augustine made my vegan palette happy last week at The Feed Mill.

#januarty2026 #foodonfriday #farmtotable #vegan #alphagalfriendly #staugustine
January 24, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Because hell yes, Minnesota rocks.

The Cascade River does exactly what it says as it drops to Lake Superior through Cascade River State Park.

#waterfallwednesday #photography #nature #photosky #minnesota #geology #rocks
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A late entrant for #thicktrunktuesday: one of Florida's largest live oaks, well hidden within an old motor court complex in St. Augustine but not missed by the tourist trains and trolley trams.

#bigtrees #liveoak #theoldsenator #historiccoast
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 AM
A bright bloom to bring a speck of cheer to a day of existential drear. Hibiscus, happy to be itself.

#photography #red #flower #hibscus #naturecalling #photosky
January 21, 2026 at 1:12 AM
From Star Struck. I have no troll (noun) in any of my WIPs so I'm going with a vibe with mock, which does come up a handful of times.
January 20, 2026 at 11:12 AM
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
#stunday sunrise along the Atlantic Ocean on a chilly morning in Vilano Beach.

#sunrise #oceanfront #beach #saintaugustine
January 18, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Joining today's #BlueSkyArtShow
The theme is #One

Art with a focus on the singular.
While in #StAugustine this week I focused on hidden, historic art. These were created by Gilded Age artisans for the Ponce De Leon Hotel, now @flaglercollege.bsky.social

#art #artists #supportartists #photgraphy
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
For #BirdoftheDay, today's theme is raptor and alternative #Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks). I don't visit zoos often but this Australian blue-billed duck at the Jacksonville Zoo proved a compelling composition on a very dreary day.

#ducks #bluebilledduck #jacksonville #florida
January 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Two #longbeak birds I spotted today while walking along coastal marshes at low tide, great candidates for #birdoftheday
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Visual delight, technical disaster: an early Edison electric clock that couldn't be repaired when it failed because it was set into an immovable block of onyx. I feel an essay coming on about time and technology. Simmering now.

#clock #artistry #technology #thomasedison #staugustine #flaglercollege
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Target acquired
Trajectory plotted
Computer chirps: "unmissable!"
And yet
The flutter of wings
A variable uncompensated
Deflects the danger
Downs the aggressor
"Success!" the crows crow

#unmissable #vss365 #poetry
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The writer surfaces
From intense communion with the page
To staccato phrases
Parsed between sips of coffee
Macchiato, cappucino, Americano
Enlighten the customers
Waiting on #delivery of caffeine
Theirs is nigh

#vss365 #poetry
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The blessing of being flora
No need to preen nor strut
Like the birds in the marsh
Simply reach for the sun
As blossoms adorn your crown

#vss365 #adorn #poetry
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM