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Allison
@allisonhcallis.bsky.social
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AuDHD. Chronically Ill/Disabled. Books. Nålbinding. Birds. Amateur fossil hunter. Deconstructing and Reconstructing Christian. She/Her
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But at midnight, we got this!
A pink sky with some small clouds just above the trees. The center of the photo has a bright pink area.
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Hey @lukelukeluke.bsky.social I found a nice mushroom growing in my grandmother’s yard!! It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a chicken-of-the-woods.
A photo of a large chicken-of-the-woods mushroom next to a woman’s hand. The mushroom is multi-layered and is a light orange color.
August 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Took a picture of this good kitty today. No editing. His eyes really are this color.
A Lynx Pt. Siamese cat lays on a bright blue couch. His eyes are aqua blue and they match the couch almost perfectly. He rests his head on one of his arms with his paw stuck out towards the camera. His body is cream colored and his paws and face are gray.
August 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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MISSING: Pepperoni
Cream, tan, and gray Lynx Pt. Siamese cat. Got out the morning of July 4th. Indoor only, microchipped, and vaccinated. Lost near the intersection of Bells Lake Rd. and Optimist Farm Rd. in Wake County.
$$ REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN $$
A cream, tan, and gray Lynx Pt. Siamese cat sits in a white sock bucket. He has blue eyes and black socks are draped over the edge of the bucket.
July 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I loved this book so much as a kid. I read it several times and just had to have it when I saw it at the used bookstore yesterday. I’m looking forward to rereading it. Any Cynthia Voigt fans out there? 💙📚 #booksky
An old paperback book. The cover is red, orange, and tan. The author’s name Cynthia Voight is in big white letters at the top below the words Newberry Medal Winner. Below is the following text: “‘ON FORTUNE'S WHEEL’ An Innkeeper's young daughter wants to change her fate, and discovers adventure along the road.... "A satisfying love story, a grand adventure, and a rich mix of ideas and action." THE KIRKUS REVIEWS” A small picture is on the bottom right and shows a man on a horse walking riding beside a young girl on foot.
May 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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More peonies and our amazing rhododendron. 🌱
Three pink peony blossoms. The blossoms have pink petals and at the center they are yellow. The foliage on the peony plant is lush and dark green. A tomato cage has been placed around the plant to keep it from falling over. A rhododendron bush in full bloom. It is covered in bright pink blooms that resemble pink snow balls. Behind the bush you can see part of a blue house.
May 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Blanket flowers.
Blanket flowers in the garden bloom on a large plant. The flowers are dark red in the center with orange petals that turn to yellow at the edges. The green plant is covered in blooms and buds.
May 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Dianthus flowers from the garden.
Light pink frilly dianthus blooms with serrated edges cover a plant that is about the size of a basketball. The pink flowers are edged in white. Bright pink frilly dianthus blooms with serrated edges cover a plant that is about the size of a basketball. The pink flowers are edged in white. The color of the flowers ranges from bubble gum pink to dark pink. Dark pink to almost red frilly dianthus blooms with serrated edges cover a plant that is about the size of a basketball. The pink flowers are edged in white. Fuschia colored frilly dianthus blooms with serrated edges cover a plant that is about the size of a basketball. A few of the pink flowers are edged in white but most are fuschia with a dark pink center.
May 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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It’s National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day. Pepperoni assures you it’s the best thing you can do.
A gray and cream Lynx Pt. Siamese cat yawns so big that his pink tongue is curled up. One of his paws hangs off the maroon couch and his paw is flexed with his claws showing. His white whiskers stick out every which way.
May 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Peonies.
A light pink ruffly peony bloom surrounded by green foliage and tightly closed peony buds. A light pink peony bud that has just started to open. It is surrounded by green foliage and other tightly closed peony buds.
May 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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This cream is so helpful for pain and muscle tightness. I put it anywhere I have pain. I have no idea how it works so don’t ask. Not a sponsored post, but I found it when it was recommended by someone I followed on Twitter way back, so I thought I would share in case it can help someone else.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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@skwinnicki.bsky.social @courtneyellis.bsky.social Went looking for this guy today. He’s been a bit of a local celebrity with his mallard girlfriend. Volume up for wood duck whistle. #ABirdFromTheLord #10MinMerlin
March 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Just a picture of my cat Pepperoni who sleeps like he crash landed.
A gray and cream colored Lynx Pt. Siamese cat sleeps on a tan folded blanket on a marble topped kitchen island. He is laying on his belly with his head stuck out in front of him. His front right paw is behind him.
February 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Book #11 is The Sound Of A Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
A light blue-green book cover with the title “The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating.” A snail crawls on top of the word “Wild.” The author’s name, Elisabeth Tova Bailey, is written below the title. A green fern frond is in the top right corner.
February 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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6th book of 2025

The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 💙📚

I didn’t love this one as much as her others, but the message of “All flourishing is mutual” is so needed.
Image shows the cover of a book. The cover is off white and has an illustration of birds around the leaves and berries of a serviceberry plant. Below the illustration is the title “THE SERVICEBERRY: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World” Below the title is the author’s name ROBIN WALL KIMMERER, AUTHOR OF BRAIDING SWEETGRASS.
February 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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5th book of 2025

Poetry Out Loud edited by Robert Rubin 💙📚

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Image is of the book entitled “Poetry Out Loud” which was edited by Robert Alden Rubin with an introduction by James Earl Jones. The illustration on the cover shows a man in a spotlight holding an open book. He has one arm raised in gesticulation. Behind him is an arm chair, a landscape picture on the wall and a bookcase to the right. A dog is at his feet. Red curtains are on either side of him as if he is on a stage.
February 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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4th book of the year.

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley.

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College soccer player blows out her knee and takes a job as a carer for 84 yr old Louise. What Tanner didn’t know was that Louise was a wanted criminal. So fun!
Orange book cover with the title “The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise” written in white. A green classic sports car drives off into a yellow sun on the horizon. “Colleen Oakley” and “USA Today Bestselling Author” are written in white at the bottom.
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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This is my old faithful orchid. It had bloomed 5 years in a row. It was the first to bloom this year over Christmas. #phalaenopsis
A light pink phalaenopsis orchid with purple veining. The center of the orchid is yellow orange surrounded by dark purple.
February 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This orchid that I shared yesterday is a first for me. My first keiki. Just as I was fixing to cut it off and plant it it sent out a spike. Not knowing what to do, I left it alone.
A phalaenopsis orchid blooms. However, the yellow blooms are on a keiki that has grown a stalk and bloomed while still attached to the parent plant.
February 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Orchid blooms. Both of these orchids have bloomed for the first time since I got them.
A large white phalaenopsis orchid bloom. A medium sized light yellow green phalaenopsis orchid bloom. The center of the bloom also has hints of orange and higher up pink.
February 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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What I’m reading right now:
The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Beloved by Toni Morrison.
A stack of three books. The top is The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. The middle book is The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and the bottom book is Beloved by Toni Morrison.
February 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Bought my first pair of birding binocs today. Hoping to get back to my parents’ house and get a good look at one of the Pileated woodpeckers that lives in their woods. Saw one this morning but was too far away for a good pic. Bird circled in red.
Photo is a blurry, zoomed in picture of the woods. A barely distinguishable Pileated woodpecker has been circled in red. It is on a fallen rotting log.
January 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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3rd book of 2025.

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A devastating book about 17 year old girl from Palestine who moves to Brooklyn for her arranged marriage. Beautifully written.
💙📚
Image shows the book A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum. The cover is teal and a crack in the teal paint reveals an old brick behind it. The title, A Woman Is No Man, and the author’s name Etaf Rum are written in thick white brush strokes. The cover features a round Read With Jenna sticker and a black stripe on the right with New York Times Best Seller written on it.
January 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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2nd book of the year.

The Fellowship Of Puzzle Makers by Samuel Burr.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A delightful book about group of puzzle makers and the baby who was left on their doorstep.

📚Sky
Image shows a blue book. The title is in white letters and says “The Fellowship of Puzzle Makers” by Samuel Burr. There is a yellow puzzle piece in the middle of the front cover and on it is a pink house.
January 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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First book of 2025.
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just a fabulous book. What a great first book of the year. Space jellyfish ftw.
Image shows the front cover of the book Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. At the top of the book cover is written “HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR NNEDI OKORAFOR.” Taking up the front cover is a beautiful girl with smooth dark skin and sparkling eyes. Her hair is long and she looks straight out at the reader. BINTI is written in white. Below it says “THE COMPLETE TRILOGY” and “WITH A BRAND NEW BINTI STORY.
January 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM