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AE Hoogestraat
@aehoogestraat.bsky.social
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Housewife Extraordinaire

*all photos my own, unless otherwise noted*
-header: clipped from a Monet painting-
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a small tree that has split into two trunks, each with a vine growing around it. Green leaves grow on the trees and brown leaves dot the ground.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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a small butterfly with brown wings, sitting on a bush covered in tiny white flowers and green leaves
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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a full cluster of little white flowers with thin petals and yellow or red centers
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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two wee flowers and one bud. They have 4 pale pink petals each and spindly yellow centers, there is green grass and leaves in the background.
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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a cluster of brown pods hangs from a tree with dried thin leaves, the lake can be seen in the background
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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hot pink flowers with puffy petals dangling from a bare branch, brown leaves can be seen in the background
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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a cluster of tiny flowers with thin white petals and a round purple center, hidden in the green grass and brown leaves
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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a paved walking path along the river, covered in fallen leaves from a tree that is half bare
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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a butterfly with orange and black wings, sitting on a flower with tiny white flower clusters and green leaves, against a blue sky
November 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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green leaves layered on a branch and dotted with rows of round red berries
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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a small light purple puff hidden in the green grass
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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a white rose in full bloom. it has a yellow center and green leaves.
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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a crepe myrtle with hot pink blossoms hidden in a green wooded area.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I just saw one very similar this weekend on display at www.museumofappalachia.org
a black historical funeral buggy. The museum label for the funeral buggy.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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small purple flowers hidden in the brown rocks and vines. They have thin petals and yellow centers.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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a view out of my kitchen window of a wooded area with leaves in transition from green to yellow, orange, and red.
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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a butterfly with yellow, black, and blue wings, sitting on a flower with very small white flower puffs, hidden in the green grass. I must have followed it for half a mile trying to get a good photo.
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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pansies 🌱
a pansy with a red center and yellow edge, and green leaves, in a brown pot two pansies with a yellow center and purple edges, with green leaves, in a white pot
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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A small Dekay snake just hanging out on my front steps to ask if there was anything in the mail for him. He is mostly brown with a slightly darker midline and diamond hatching on his neck.
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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a red rose bud with curled edges. It'll be below freezing next week so I need to remember to cover them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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small, off-white, fan-shaped mushrooms growing down each side of a rotting log, surrounded by brown leaves and green grass
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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azaleas 🌱 🌸
a cluster of medium pink azaleas, just slightly past prime bloom, with green leaves
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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a view of the lake with the trees, mountains, and sky in the background.
November 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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wooly bears are out everywhere right now. They are fat, fuzzy, caterpillars with a brown middle and black ends. In folklore, they are used to predict the winter weather.
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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a wall of yellow flowers with black centers and green leaves
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM