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Beth
@blueskybeth.bsky.social
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A curious person on an internet voyage.
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This morning the wolf barked bossily at me until I followed him outside and onto the dirt, where he happily settled down to chomp his chew with my full attention.
A tricolor Australian Shepherd laying down outside on dirt and pine needles, happily chomping a chew stick while his owner watches.
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Made a strange sound to get the wolf to consent to the photo.
A tricolor Australian Shepherd looks curiously at the camera while standing amid a carpet of fallen orange leaves.
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Catching a glimpse of the aurora from Portland, Oregon over the Columbia River.
A photo of the aurora borealis in faint shades of red and green.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Found in Portland on one of those mystery electrical boxes by an elementary school.
A black text sticker that says “User Friendly.” Found on a grey box.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Valencia’s Fallas Festival, 2024. Their annual party goes about as hard as people imagine Portland to be these days (but isn’t, and wasn’t, because we are a culture of great exaggeration).
A woman standing in downtown Valencia, Spain during the Fallas festival. A fairy statue is burning in a street intersection with flames reaching to the third story of nearby buildings. The woman wears a handkerchief over her face due to the smoke and a winter hat and coat.
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Sure wish I knew what my dog was thinking sometimes. His needs and wants are so mysterious.
A tricolor Australian Shepherd lays on a white comforter with his nose next to a bowl containing a piece of sweet bread pastry. His blue eyes watch his owner over the bowl.
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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The face of a dog who thinks you’ve taken quite enough photos for one walk.
A tricolor Australian Shepherd gives his owner an impatient glare a grassy stretch of fallen orange leaves along the sidewalk.
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Autumnal wolf roaming his domain.
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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A tale of two pizzas. Which one was made by @jacobgrier.bsky.social and which one was made by me?
Two pizzas. One looks like a perfect red sauce pizza, the other looks like Picasso made pizza.
October 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Good morning to all you headless turkeys
A deep brown, shiny, crumbly chocolate cake in the shape of a turkey rests on a round wooden cutting board atop a pomegranate colored table. There was not enough batter to fill the cake mould completely, resulting in a turkey without a head.
September 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Aubie would appreciate it if you could all be a little slower, in cars and in life.
A tricolor Australian Shepard stands with his tongue out next to a yellow sign with black letters that says “please slow down.”
September 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Happy weekend to all from Aubie and his favorite outdoor ball.
A tricolor Australian Shepherd dog sits on an outdoor grey couch with a purple webbed rubber ball between his paws. His ears are down and his mouth is slightly open, giving him a satisfied look.
September 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The view from Mt Constitution on Orcas Island is nice. Though I’d love to find a west facing view for sunset next time.
An aerial view looking east from Mt Constitution in Washington State on Orcas Island. The view is of a large bay of silvery water with many small and medium islands, all with evergreen trees and some with mountains. Small boats cut across the water in different directions leaving ripples in their wake. A smattering of cumulus clouds scatter across the sky.
September 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Happy International Dog Day to this maniac
A black, white, and tan Australian Shepherd rolls around on a patch of grass. His blue eyes glow against his black fir, his wolfish mouth agape in a silly grin.
August 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Sometimes you just want to nap with your head in a cozy little vise (and perhaps sometimes the other kind of vice).
A black, white, and tan dog naps with his head lodged tightly between two square wooden railings on a front porch. His head rests on his outstretched paw.
August 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Proof of how devil-may-care I am: an ignored warning I received just before posting this risqué photo on Instagram. #NSFP
August 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Anyway, here’s the stakeholder who really matters
A mini Australian Shepherd dog trots down a dirt, tree-lined alley on a cloudless sunny day while carrying a very nice stick.
August 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Want to make sure you aren’t on #Instagram Maps sharing your precise location with everyone while passively scrolling the app? Here are screenshots showing you how.

#locationsharing #tech #privacy #ux
August 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I wonder what his mom think about it. Her opinion of her son can’t go much lower.
“You are an abuser of women — that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years)” —Hegseth's mother in email to her son in April 2018
August 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Oregon was all “Cock Rock is too racy, rename it Rooster Rock” while New Hampshire just keeps on keepin’ on.
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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This looks a lot like my dog. He loves to sit on my chest when I’m trying to sleep and is a black, wolfish beast.
August 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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I think @lemonde.fr might need a little translation touch up at times
July 31, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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I’m just not sure we have enough ice cream for two people.
An open freezer drawer showing five pints of ice cream: three from Salt & Straw, two from Ben and Jerry’s, and one from Van Leewwen.
July 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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This friendly hummingbird came and floated in front of me for several seconds as I was talking with my mom about the fragility of life.
A red throated hummingbird hovers airborne in front of a brown wooden fence, near a bright red flower. It is surrounded by greenery.
July 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Last week me: Sure, I can give a talk to 50 people on Wednesday, no big deal. I’m so cool and important.

This week me:
July 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM