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eakmankate.bsky.social
@eakmankate.bsky.social
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Mom of a really smart young man. Former history professor. Medievalist. Genealogist. Reader. I enjoy tall tales and finding the truth in them. Yinzer. Happily married and living in a cottage by the Pacific Ocean. Oh, and I like football. Both kinds.
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See, old medievalists are hip. #NFT #medievalhumor
"Yeah, I'm into NFTs." Photos of a newel post, fan vaults, and a transept.
April 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Our last sunny day. #PacificOcean #coastalliving
A view of the Pacific Ocean. The sky is blue. Salal and other coastal places are in the foreground. A bent pine is on the right.
April 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Nailed it. 🤬🤮
Rolling Stone article. Under the heading Deportation Nation is the headline "Trump and Bukele Bond Over Human Rights Abuses in Oval Office Meeting." Below is a photograph of Bukele and Trump in a two-handed handshake.
April 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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A By-the-Wind-Sailor from my walk on the beach today. Poor guy is stranded and probably already dead after washing ashore, but I love how blue he is. #bluejelly #beachfind
A blue jelly like circular critter with a clear "sail" all about the size of a silver dollar sits on brown sand with the blue Pacific Ocean and the blue sky behind it
April 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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My tulips are blossoming! The seagull on the fake pilings lets you know we are at the Oregon Coast. #tulips #springtime #seagull
Five tulips in various stages of still-green to yellow. They are in front of three pretend pilings on which a seagull sits, a seashell rests, and a snack green glass float is suspended.
April 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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My latest waiting for someone to find it and take it home.
Nestled in dry grass and a budding dandelion is a rock painted to look like a ladybug. It is red with black spots and has white eyes that look like googly eyes but are just painted really well!
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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My first tulip of the year is blooming! #tulip
A single yellow tulip, only partially opened, in the foreground. It's an overcast day.
April 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Second spring at the coast and got my container gardens planted today (with a lot of help from my sweet husband). Tomatoes, peppers, onions, zucchini, and lettuce greens. Not a lot, but I enjoy it, and every little bit helps! #garden #veggies #containergarden
Three rubber tubs filled with dirt. They have onion sets, tomato plants, a pepper plant, and zucchini plants. You can't see them, but lettuce seeds were planted as well.
April 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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It's a beautiful day on the Oregon Coast! #sunshine #bluesky
The Pacific Ocean. The tide is out. The sky is blue, as is the ocean.
April 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Browsing through our local freebie Central Oregon Coastal newspaper and saw this! Join us on Saturday!
#50501Movement
#NewportOregon
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Advertisement proclaiming "Remove Reverse Reclaim." Remove corrupt politicians from office Reverse the damage Reclaim our democracy Saturday, April 5, 2025 Time: Noon Location: Newport [Oregon] City Hall https://www.FiftyFifty.one #50501Movement
April 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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My latest rock. Come find it!
A blue-painted rock with an orange octopus nestles among some tree roots. An ocean is in the background.
April 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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To get away from the disastrous news, I paint rocks and place them around my neighborhood for folks to find and take with them. This little crab was not my best creation, but someone will enjoy him. #beachfun #crab #paintedrocks
An oval-shaped rock painted light blue with a red crab in the middle. His pincers are up.
March 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I have Manatea every morning!
A loose-leaf tea holder in the shape of a Manatee.
March 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I really do not want this place mined or turned into a southwestern Disney. (Photo: my husband) #saveourparks #keepAmericawild
The Grand Canyon from the South Rim nearing sunset. The cliffs are studying of red and orange.
March 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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A sofa made up of dozens of eggs in their cartons.
March 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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How a small town in Germany sees Trump. #embarrassing #trumpiststumpf #Emsdettenforthewin #Karneval
Float from Karneval float from German town of Emsdetten on Monday with banner on the front in German reading "Trump(f) ist Stumpf" (translated: Trump is obtuse or dull). Float from Karneval float from German town of Emsdetten on Monday picturing an orange-faced screaming Trump as a steamroller rolling over the Statue of Liberty.
March 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Guess it's high tide 🌊
Lots of sea foam then the ocean and cloudy skies.
March 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Saw this at my local store today. It made me giggle. #BiMart
Close up of a barbecue grill. Someone has made a turkey leg, two hot dogs, two hamburgers, and an ear of corn out of cardboard.
February 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Two bright yellow daffodils
February 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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More evidence that
1) the views from my house are gorgeous
2) I am unable to learn b/c I think that THIS time I can get a photo of the moon
3) I need to either get a new phone with a better camera (this one is 7+ years old) or get a real camera.

Taken from my driveway while in my jammies! 😂
The moon, which looks like a white circle in the sky, sinking over a calm Pacific Ocean. The sky is a pastel rainbow - violet at the water's edge, then upwards through blue, pink, orange, and yellow. In the foreground is a wooden fence, a tree on the right, and the back of a road sign.
February 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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This is how you know it is time to get a new phone. The real thing is very beautiful, but you'll have to trust me, I guess. 🤷‍♀️
A photo of the moon over the ocean. The Pacific Ocean is calm. There is a lovely reflection of the moon on the water. However, my cell phone is old, so the moon looks like some giant searchlight in the sky, so the photo does not reflect the actual beauty.
February 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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My manatea (get it? manaTEA?!) wishes you all a happy Friday.
A grey silicone manatee-shaped tea leaves holder in a white ceramic mug
January 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Good evening!
Sunset near the Pacific Ocean. The sky is blue with orange-colored clouds (caused, in part by a prescribed burn about 35 miles away). The ocean is calm. The beach appears to be orange and purple. Deep shadows from a cliff and sign.
January 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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A unique, but not fun, reason for being late to work.
Text message reading "[child's name redacted] pooped in the tub :/ I might be a little late"
January 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Here is Leon. He was a big, goofy horse who gave kisses for carrots.
Close-up of Leon, a Thoroughbred horse. You can mostly see his nose, which has a white snip. You can also see his star and one ear. Leon is dark brown in color
January 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM