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elenablu46.bsky.social
@elenablu46.bsky.social
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Wife. Mom. Fiber artist (spin, knit, crochet). Avid reader. Writer. Tabletop gamer (fantasy and sci-fi). Rock hound. Pickleball player. Soccer fan. Bird watcher. Life-long learner. Specialization is for insects.
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It's hard to pick my top 4, but here are some of my favorites from my recent trip to Lake Michigan (Milwaukee and Kenosha areas).
#rocks #rocksky #minerals #lapidary
June 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Did some mowing a trimming in the back yard today. It's so nice here!
June 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Daisies are my favorite, and I got a lot of these mini peonies this year too.
#flowers #garden #gardensky
May 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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It's my favorite time of year - lilac season.
#gardening #gardensky #flowers
A photo of two sprigs of lilacs, still connected to the bush.
May 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Played pickleball in my stars and stripes today (click on the picture to see the skirt). Grateful that the sacrifice of so many grants us the ability to enjoy our freedoms today. ❤️ 🇺🇲
#resist #reclaimtheflag #memorialday #pickleball
May 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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I love these flowers...they're pure sunshine.
#plants #plantsky #gardening
May 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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New haircut!
May 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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My latest batch of tumbled agates.
#rocks #rocksky #minerals #lapidary
May 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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I love the look of this Botswana Agate. The one side almost feels like you're looking out into space.
#rocks #rocksky #minerals #lapidary
A close up of a Botswana agate resting on the palm of someone's hand. This side shows banding in shades of black, gray, brown and white. It is about the size of a half dollar coin.
May 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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We bought a canoe! I can't wait to try it out.
#outdoors #summer #water #lakes
A picture of a the front and driver side of a parked white Chevrolet Suburban. There is a green canoe mounted on top - the canoe is large enough that it hangs off the front and back of the roof.
May 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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This pot of flowers is so pretty!
#flowers #plants #plantsky
May 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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First day of the year i was able to play pickleball outside!

#pickleball #sports #picklesky #summer
May 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The garden gave me this beauty today!
#garden #flowers #flowersky #gardening
May 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I went to the shores of Lake Michigan recently, near Milwaukee. Here are three of my favorite stones from that trip (pictured wet - they are still in Stage 1 tumbling).
#rocks #rocksky #minerals #fossils
May 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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I got a batch through Phase 4 that turned out really shiny. This crazy lace agate is my favorite.

#rocks #rocksky #lapidary #minerals
May 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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My husband took me shopping at the Amish greenhouses nearby for an early Mother's Day present. ❤️

#plants #plantsky #flowers
May 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The water soothes me to the depths of my soul. (Pennoyer Beach, Kenosha)

#rocks #rocksky #greatlakes #lakemichigan
May 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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This rocks looks like space in blacklight...and is utterly ordinary in normal light.
#rocks #rocksky #minerals #fossils
May 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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This is a funny-looking bird...

#birds #birdwatching #thatsnobird
May 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Some great fossil finds on Lake Michigan today. It was beautiful out!
#rocks #rocksky #fossils #minerals
Five pieces of rock resting on the palm of someone's hand. Three of the rocks are grey or beige grey with white crinoid fossils. The other two rocks are made of fossilized flavosites (honeycomb coral).
April 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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A little triangle cab, made of malachite.

#rocks #rocksky #lapidary #minerals
April 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Some sort of Desert Jasper. There was a fault in the middle, but it came out rather artistic looking. I cut this with the saw and then polished one side.

#rocks #rocksky #minerals #lapidary
April 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Easter kiddos...
April 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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This is a crazy lace agate. I love the darker tones. This one also polished up really well.
#rocks #rocksky #lapidary #minerals
A picture of an oval-shaped cabochon resting on the palm of someone's hand. The cab is about the size of a quarter and is made of crazy lace agate in tones of brown and red and beige.
April 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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This is opalized fluorite. The material around it was quite crumbly, so making a precisely shaped cab was not going to happen. I let it take shape on its own and it turned out lovely.

#rocks #rocksky #minerals #lapidary
A roughly oval-shaped piece of opalized fluorite about the size of a half dollar. The cab has marbled shades of purple and white and pink and clear stone.
April 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM