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stepintoknowing, LLC
@stepintoknowing.com
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Art, family, friends & fun! Located in the beautiful PNW. I love to discover & learn new things.

Former -Social Worker
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LGBTQ+ ally
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stepintoknowing, LLC @stepintoknowing.com · 16d
A painting I did today for a family member. Her birthday is coming up and she loves The Grinch. #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #AcrylicOnCanvas #Painting #Art #TheGrinch #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin
An acrylic on canvas painting of The Grinch’s arm reaching into the canvas from the side. He is wearing a santa suit and his green hairy fingers are holding a Christmas ornament.
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voxrox.bsky.social
#FungusOnFriday
#FridayFungi
#FungiFriends
#Mushrooms
#Foraging
I think these are Brick (or Cinnamon) caps in Cumbria, #England.
#Nature #Macrophoto
#Photography
📷 Olivia Dee
A color, macrophoto of a cluster of Brick Cap Fungi in England.
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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mardawntin.bsky.social
Happy American Thanksgiving, I’m incredibly thankful this year, for health and friends, and my husband , hope you all had a wonderful day, Thanksgiving or not, cheers! I mean it 🤗

#fungi #fungifriends
#naturephotography
#blueskyphotography
#blueskyartshow
#westcoastkin #pnw
#thanksgivingday
Close up of small mushrooms , a small cluster, growing out of a log in Northern California. Trees in the background
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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The kitchen shenanigans have begun.
#TurkeyDay #Foodsky #Foodie #WestCoastKin
A turkey cooking in a roasting pan. Butternut squash cuts for making a lasagna.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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ireneaddie.bsky.social
bright Thanksgiving
tom turkey struts
off the menu

#haiku #haiga #haiku4u
#thanksgiving #senryu
#gratitude #shahai #senryu

Can’t believe I happened to be standing in the window when this fella came by! 🧡 May all sentient beings be wild and free! 🧡✨
Atop a snow covered ground, a large tom turkey struts by showing off his full plumage. It’s a bright thanksgiving day.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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I’m truly grateful for the community & friendships I’m discovering here. I hope you all find peace & joy today! Happy Thanksgiving! #ThanksgivingDay #Thanksgiving #Friendships #Community #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin
A meme with text wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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I created this using a combination of a personal photo of mine & the Adobe Firefly AI Generator tool, then modified it further with Procreate, an iPencil & Photoshop. I used the 10 free in Adobe. Interesting how it works. I created this specific one for my kiddos. #AiArt #GenerativeArt #DigitalArt
An AI generated image using multiple tools. The image is an oil painting of an old log house with pine trees surrounding. There are manzanita bushes with wicked twisted branches throughout. A grey squirrel is sitting on a branch. The moon is full and stars are bright. There are Christmas lights on the house. A bull elk and Krampus are standing in the yard. The scene is covered in snow.
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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bookish33.bsky.social
“Solstice”, by mural artist sbuone, as seen in Montréal
#RedWed #WackyWednesdayArt
#StreetArt #mural
Good morning #BlueSky friends!
I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! ☀️☕️
A vivid mural on a brick building in Montréal depicts a mythical figure with a blue animal head with yellow horns and feminine red body adorned in ornate garments. The figure is holding the full moon in one hand and banging it like a drum with a long slim stick which has white ball on the end.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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A federal defense contractor is inquiring about reserving hundreds of hotel rooms on the Oregon coast for a year, the city of Newport said Tuesday. It’s the latest sign that a suspected effort to build an immigrant detention center on the coast has not gone away.
A federal defense contractor seeks hundreds of coastal Oregon hotel rooms, city of Newport says
It’s just one recent sign that interest over an immigrant detention facility on the coast hasn’t faded.
www.opb.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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The EPA under the current administration has also indicated plans to relax a rule that requires companies to report all products containing PFAS.
EPA Approves Pesticides Containing “Forever Chemicals” and Rolls Back Drinking Water Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the use of two new pesticides that contain fluorinated substances commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” because they take centuries to break down...
www.democracynow.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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US Coast Guard must return rescue helicopter to Newport, judge rules. @opb.org #PNW
US Coast Guard must return rescue helicopter to Newport, judge rules
The temporary order comes just three days after a lawsuit challenging the removal. The U.S. Coast Guard has stationed a rescue helicopter in Newport since 1987, not long after three fishermen died whe...
www.opb.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans. #PNW #Politics
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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We’re grateful to partner with Lincoln County and Newport Fishermen’s Wives in lawsuits to restore Newport's search-and-rescue helicopter.

This helicopter isn’t a luxury—it’s a critical part of how we keep people alive on the Oregon Coast.

Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Federal lawsuit filed to restore Newport Coast Guard helicopter
Fishermen's group seeks emergency intervention before mid-December crab fishing season begins
www.oregonlive.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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robertemond.bsky.social
Definitely as many people as possible should do this. Our culture won’t change until millions of individuals make individual choices to change. Then the culture will catch up.
suzkd.bsky.social Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 4d
#WeAintBuyingIt
November 27 - December 1, 2025.
Red- and gold-colored poster. The top half features the image of a bullhorn blasting "WE AIN'T BUYING IT" "Your Wallet. Your Power." in white letters. The bottom half is gold-colored with black lettering: HOLD YOUR MONEY - No Target, No Home Depot, and No Amazon due to their support of harmful policies! DELETE SHOPPING APPS DONATE TO MUTUAL AID SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES The post includes a QR code which can be scanned "to access the full toolkit, petitions, and resources. #WEAINTBUYINGIT
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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voxrox.bsky.social
#MountainMonday

This is Mount St. Helens, Washington State. #PNW

"The best view comes, after the hardest climb."
~Vanessa Gendoma

I wish everyone a peaceful & safe day/night/morning. I'm short on time. I hope to resume posting, viewing & commenting by Tues. p.m. 💞

#Photography
📷 Jamal Bland
A color photo of Mt. St. Helens, in WA State (in 2023). The mountain is volcanic but inactive & is framed by natural wood in the composition. The mountain is seen from a distance and is snow-capped.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Your art challenge cheat sheet for Nov 24–30 is here!

Host list + posts from them in the comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art challenges: November 24–30 Monday, November 24 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #NightmareNov (#eyes) Tuesday, November 25 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #NightmareNov (#suffering) Wednesday, November 26 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #NightmareNov (#scary) Thursday, November 27 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#people) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #NightmareNov (#flame) Friday, November 28 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #NightmareNov (#phobia) Saturday, November 29 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#warmth) #NightmareNov (#hope) Sunday, November 30 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#LookingBack)* #NightmareNov (#WorstNightmare) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (robin pics through December 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekVForVowels)** #SensoryArt (#lines) *Reflect on personal or artistic growth **Subject starts with a vowel
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Remember the zucchini I shredded up and froze in summer for later? I pulled out one package today and made zucchini banana bread. 🤗 #FoodSky #Foodie #Homecooked #Homemade #SweetBreads #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin
A photo of a loaf of homemade zucchini banana bread.
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes Northern California.
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes Northern California
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 shook 37 miles north of Santa Rosa.
www.sfgate.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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northjules.bsky.social
I am spending way less on things that I want (not buying😡) and angry about groceries all the time under this regime.
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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3.2 magnitude earthquake rumbles north of Salem. #PNW
3.2 magnitude earthquake rumbles north of Salem
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake rumbled north of Salem and 3.7 miles southeast of Amity at 7:58 a.m. on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
www.statesmanjournal.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Today’s ingredients for some crockpot fun. I’ll be adding beef also.
#Homecooked #FoodSky #Foodie #Skylight
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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agdanrayfield.bsky.social
We recently launched our Oregon Priorities Tour town halls – and earlier this month, we had over 250 people join us in Corvallis.

When you share your experiences, it helps us craft legal strategies that most effectively serve Oregonians.

Where should we come in 2026?
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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If you ever feel #unloved remember #YouAreLoved #BlueSkyArtShow #small #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUForUnloved #artyear #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #allthephotos #ThePhotoHour #Photography #art #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky #blueskyphotography #westcoastphotography
Hand carved rock says you are loved
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Farming with a sustainable future. #PNWfarmers #PNW #Farming #Sustainable #SoilHealth #ClimateChange
These Oregon farmers say ancient methods are key to a sustainable future
Oregon farmers and ranchers using regenerative agriculture practices are increasing profits while restoring soils and addressing climate change.
www.statesmanjournal.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Happy weekend! Hanging out with my girls a little later today for some shenanigans. Hope everyone finds some peace amongst the hustle and bustle this holiday season. 💚🫶🏼❤️
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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kevin-sweet.bsky.social
we lend credence to beliefs because others believe them -we leverage with or without thinking about it the prevailing beliefs of the cultures we're a part of -which can lead to common misunderstandings -we All feel informed and justified in our beliefs.

pls be kind 2u&us

pls human responsibly ✌️⚖️👍❤️
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM