Noreen Christiansen
@youbeyouand.bsky.social
Naturally optimistic. Nature, wildlife, books and music are my sanctuaries. Drawn to water, a true Pisces. Originally from the northeast but it’s been “Sweet Home Alabama” now for 4 years.
August 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
With head in the clouds
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
August 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
With head in the clouds
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
I can rise above it all
For peace reigns above
New sounds will be heard
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
August 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New sounds will be heard
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
With the setting of the sun
Nighttime has begun
August 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens…… every day can end beautifully.
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
August 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens…… every day can end beautifully.
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
~~Kristen Butler
#Fisherman’sCove
#SiestaKey
#GulfOfMexico
Here’s Bob, my neighbor’s cat, all nestled underneath an Indian headdress. He is camouflaged pretty well. You never know where you might find him.
#Caturday
#Where’sBob
#Caturday
#Where’sBob
August 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Here’s Bob, my neighbor’s cat, all nestled underneath an Indian headdress. He is camouflaged pretty well. You never know where you might find him.
#Caturday
#Where’sBob
#Caturday
#Where’sBob
Waking up to this is to transition from dreaming at night to continuing on with a daydream…..the double joy of clouds in the sky and clouds mirrored on water.
August 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Waking up to this is to transition from dreaming at night to continuing on with a daydream…..the double joy of clouds in the sky and clouds mirrored on water.
Clearing my head in my cozy little spot on Sarasota Bay…….
August 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Clearing my head in my cozy little spot on Sarasota Bay…….
August 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
August 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
~~Søren Kierkegaard
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass
When young, I thought I was odd to be mesmerized by watching clouds morph in shape and shades of all kinds of purple and gray….that I waited until the last possible moment to turn away. But I grew to find that I am not alone….. there is a whole tribe of people out there that feel the exact same way.
August 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
When young, I thought I was odd to be mesmerized by watching clouds morph in shape and shades of all kinds of purple and gray….that I waited until the last possible moment to turn away. But I grew to find that I am not alone….. there is a whole tribe of people out there that feel the exact same way.
I am blessed to have had the privilege to set the world on pause……..to have found a retreat to recover and reset.
August 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I am blessed to have had the privilege to set the world on pause……..to have found a retreat to recover and reset.
A yellow pumpkin flower, with a partial shadow over it from an overhead green leaf, with dark soil as a backdrop.
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
August 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A yellow pumpkin flower, with a partial shadow over it from an overhead green leaf, with dark soil as a backdrop.
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
#AccidentalAbstractArt
#AbstractAug
#AbstractChallenge
My friends are afraid that I will not come back to Sweet Home Alabama, that I will move up to idyllic settings like this that are close to my sister and brother in northeast Pennsylvania or southeast New York.
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry
August 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My friends are afraid that I will not come back to Sweet Home Alabama, that I will move up to idyllic settings like this that are close to my sister and brother in northeast Pennsylvania or southeast New York.
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry
#DiverseAndBeautifulCountry
Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.
~~Paulo Coelho
#StormHour
#IntoEachLifeSomeRainMustFall
~~Paulo Coelho
#StormHour
#IntoEachLifeSomeRainMustFall
August 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.
~~Paulo Coelho
#StormHour
#IntoEachLifeSomeRainMustFall
~~Paulo Coelho
#StormHour
#IntoEachLifeSomeRainMustFall
The morning steals upon the night, melting the darkness.
~~William Shakespeare
#BrightLightWillAlwaysBanishTheDark
#SarasotaBay
~~William Shakespeare
#BrightLightWillAlwaysBanishTheDark
#SarasotaBay
August 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The morning steals upon the night, melting the darkness.
~~William Shakespeare
#BrightLightWillAlwaysBanishTheDark
#SarasotaBay
~~William Shakespeare
#BrightLightWillAlwaysBanishTheDark
#SarasotaBay
Some clouds blow by overtaking any other clouds in their path. Some are wispy and dissipate into thin air with the slightest breath of wind. They are dreamy and moody as they create artwork in the sky, ever changing shape shifters. They are totally captivating to me
#CaptivatingClouds
#GulfOfMexico
#CaptivatingClouds
#GulfOfMexico
July 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Some clouds blow by overtaking any other clouds in their path. Some are wispy and dissipate into thin air with the slightest breath of wind. They are dreamy and moody as they create artwork in the sky, ever changing shape shifters. They are totally captivating to me
#CaptivatingClouds
#GulfOfMexico
#CaptivatingClouds
#GulfOfMexico
I had never seen or known what a Wood Stork was until I moved to Florida. I found it to be quite a sociable bird. It would fly in or come out of the pond and tap on my door with its beak. It wanted fresh water in the bird bath. The pond water was not to his liking.
#WelcomeWoodStork
#WelcomeWoodStork
July 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I had never seen or known what a Wood Stork was until I moved to Florida. I found it to be quite a sociable bird. It would fly in or come out of the pond and tap on my door with its beak. It wanted fresh water in the bird bath. The pond water was not to his liking.
#WelcomeWoodStork
#WelcomeWoodStork
I don’t always get to where I’ve intended. When I went to Acadia National Park, I was really headed to Nova Scotia. The first time I was headed to North Carolina, I ended up staying in Kentucky. When I finally did made it to Peggy’s Cove, up in beautiful Canada, I fell madly in love with the place
July 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I don’t always get to where I’ve intended. When I went to Acadia National Park, I was really headed to Nova Scotia. The first time I was headed to North Carolina, I ended up staying in Kentucky. When I finally did made it to Peggy’s Cove, up in beautiful Canada, I fell madly in love with the place
July 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Grandchildren are good for your health. They make you act younger, laugh more and believe in the future.
July 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Grandchildren are good for your health. They make you act younger, laugh more and believe in the future.
July 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
July 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM