Kevin Loud Elsasser
@klosasser.bsky.social
Gardening, reading, casual photography, genealogy… just trying to find peace & making my corner of the world a little better. 👬🏻🏳️🌈
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Adventures in Ancestry: The Acadian Connection
On a mid-summer day in 1755, Jean-Baptiste Guillot, my 7th great-grandfather, looked around him, at the land he farmed and the home he built. He was a proud and content Acadian, living in Ile Saint…
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Ancestry notified me of an update. I have genetic roots in Acadia -- and I soon discovered my ancestors had been victims of one of North America's earliest examples of government-sanctioned ethnic cleansing. #ancestry #genealogy #Acadia wp.me/p1w6cN-2TB
Ancestry notified me of an update. I have genetic roots in Acadia -- and I soon discovered my ancestors had been victims of one of North America's earliest examples of government-sanctioned ethnic cleansing. #ancestry #genealogy #Acadia wp.me/p1w6cN-2TB
Adventures in Ancestry: The Acadian Connection
On a mid-summer day in 1755, Jean-Baptiste Guillot, my 7th great-grandfather, looked around him, at the land he farmed and the home he built. He was a proud and content Acadian, living in Ile Saint…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Ancestry notified me of an update. I have genetic roots in Acadia -- and I soon discovered my ancestors had been victims of one of North America's earliest examples of government-sanctioned ethnic cleansing. #ancestry #genealogy #Acadia wp.me/p1w6cN-2TB
In Evangelical MAGAmerica, Epstein’s victims would have had more rights and received more empathy and support if they had remained fetuses.
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
In Evangelical MAGAmerica, Epstein’s victims would have had more rights and received more empathy and support if they had remained fetuses.
There’s nothing like the #Bright colors of muscari in front of a terracotta pot on a sunny day. #BlueSkyArtShow
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
There’s nothing like the #Bright colors of muscari in front of a terracotta pot on a sunny day. #BlueSkyArtShow
About a year ago, I purchased two orchids from a nursery in west Miami-Dade. They were greatly marked down, because they were no longer flowering. I brought them home & waited, & I had no idea what color(s) would be. This is the first flower on orchid #1. #orchids
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
About a year ago, I purchased two orchids from a nursery in west Miami-Dade. They were greatly marked down, because they were no longer flowering. I brought them home & waited, & I had no idea what color(s) would be. This is the first flower on orchid #1. #orchids
A young coconut palm has its first inflorescence blossoms. With pollination, they become coconuts.
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A young coconut palm has its first inflorescence blossoms. With pollination, they become coconuts.
An #Evening dance… Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL. #BlueSkyArtShow
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
An #Evening dance… Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL. #BlueSkyArtShow
I took advantage of an #orchid, flowering for the first time, to bring my #gardening blog back to its roots. #southfloridagardening
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Bloomin’ Update 65: An Orchid’s Life
Just as summer was flowing into autumn — which in south Florida means summer heat becomes autumn heat — I couldn’t believe what I saw on one of my orchids. It was a large bud, swollen a…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I took advantage of an #orchid, flowering for the first time, to bring my #gardening blog back to its roots. #southfloridagardening
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Living in South Florida, I had to search in some old images and found this brightly colored oak leaf from when I lived on Long Island. In other words, #Autumn in New York. #BlueSkyArtShow
November 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Living in South Florida, I had to search in some old images and found this brightly colored oak leaf from when I lived on Long Island. In other words, #Autumn in New York. #BlueSkyArtShow
I live in South Florida, so the only #Autumn in the autumnal sense of the season is a display of mums at a local box store. #BlueSkyArtShow
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I live in South Florida, so the only #Autumn in the autumnal sense of the season is a display of mums at a local box store. #BlueSkyArtShow
This… please share… and, if you can, please participate. I understand this hits during Black Friday, but we have to take a stand & speak in the only language leaders & oligarchs & corporations understand.
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This… please share… and, if you can, please participate. I understand this hits during Black Friday, but we have to take a stand & speak in the only language leaders & oligarchs & corporations understand.
#Inside St. Louis Union Station. #BlueSkyArtShow
October 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#Inside St. Louis Union Station. #BlueSkyArtShow
#Inside an orchid… in color & b&w. #BlueSkyArtShow
October 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#Inside an orchid… in color & b&w. #BlueSkyArtShow
After the #NoKings protest in Ft. Lauderdale, my husband & I walked away from the crowd, down a major road, & came across a church craft fair. We browsed, along with our No Kings sign. For many of the vendors, English was not their first language… and they each gave us a thumbs up & a thank you.
October 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
After the #NoKings protest in Ft. Lauderdale, my husband & I walked away from the crowd, down a major road, & came across a church craft fair. We browsed, along with our No Kings sign. For many of the vendors, English was not their first language… and they each gave us a thumbs up & a thank you.
After the #NoKings protest in #FortLauderdale, my husband & I walked out of the crowd, down a major risd, & came to a church fair. We walked through, browsing with our No Kings sign. For many of the vendors, English was their second language… and each one gave us a thumbs up & a thank you.
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
After the #NoKings protest in #FortLauderdale, my husband & I walked out of the crowd, down a major risd, & came to a church fair. We walked through, browsing with our No Kings sign. For many of the vendors, English was their second language… and each one gave us a thumbs up & a thank you.
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I'm working on my #NoKings poster, and I can't help but think of my colonial ancestors who bravely took a stand so that America should never have a king. #ancestry #genealogy
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Adventures in Ancestry: A Revolutionary Tale
Only 15 miles separated Weymouth, MA, from Boston, but very often it felt as if the small village was a world away. Where Boston was a large and bustling seaport, the jewel of the Massachusetts col…
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October 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I'm working on my #NoKings poster, and I can't help but think of my colonial ancestors who bravely took a stand so that America should never have a king. #ancestry #genealogy
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While in a Seattle hotel, I looked up at the #Glow of this blue light. When I saw the photo, I thought it looked like a blue planet, a calm alien world. #BlueSkyArtShow
October 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
While in a Seattle hotel, I looked up at the #Glow of this blue light. When I saw the photo, I thought it looked like a blue planet, a calm alien world. #BlueSkyArtShow
In my latest blog post, I'm a time traveler, going back to the start of my Sicilian great-grandmother's life -- and it becomes a reflection on today's #immigrant. #ancestry #genealogy
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Adventures In Ancestry: The Mystery of Crocifissa, Parte Seconda
After solving the mystery of how my great-grandparents, Giuseppe and Crocifissa, had met and married in Independence, LA, I was energized to learn more. I already had proof of Giuseppe’s arrival in…
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October 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In my latest blog post, I'm a time traveler, going back to the start of my Sicilian great-grandmother's life -- and it becomes a reflection on today's #immigrant. #ancestry #genealogy
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Making its full debut in my garden is Rlc. Waianae Starburst “Volcano Queen.” It’s a hybrid in the Rhyncholaeliocattleya genus. That’s why they call it “Rlc.” I just call it gorgeous. #orchid
October 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Making its full debut in my garden is Rlc. Waianae Starburst “Volcano Queen.” It’s a hybrid in the Rhyncholaeliocattleya genus. That’s why they call it “Rlc.” I just call it gorgeous. #orchid
An orchid on the other side of the yard decided to flower, too!
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
An orchid on the other side of the yard decided to flower, too!
This is a surprise. An #orchid is getting ready to flower. I’ve waited five years for this moment, because this orchid was part of an Amazon purchase during COVID lockdown.
October 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is a surprise. An #orchid is getting ready to flower. I’ve waited five years for this moment, because this orchid was part of an Amazon purchase during COVID lockdown.