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Genevaliz
@genevaliz.bsky.social
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Nature lover. Pet adoption advocate. Family first. Truth seeker.
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Six years ago, we lost five ash trees to infestation. They were like friends I saw every day. Provided safe harbor for wildlife, cooling shade, and beauty. I still miss them.
Nighttime view of the moon through the bare branches of a tree. The moon is circled by rainbow colors as it is shrouded by clouds. A lone star is visible above to the left.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Volunteering at the forest preserve is always an adventure. Below zero windchills were no match for our giant brush piles we created over the past several months! Take that, nasty, invasive buckthorn, bittersweet, honeysuckle, and grapevine!
Selfie of me in front of a 6 foot brush pile, fully engulfed in flames. Sun shines brightly above my right shoulder. 6 inches of Snow on the ground. Bare trees in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Pie number 2 is baking!
Contemplating making oatmeal raisin cookies, too. Should I? 13-14 guests. I’m also bringing fresh fruit.
Apple pie in oven, with foil around the edges. The pie is beginning to brown on top.
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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First pie 🥧 is in the oven!
Please don’t judge my oven. It’s well-loved! 😂
Pumpkin pie baking in a not so tidy oven. Lol!
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Rosie having a pretty good day. She saw the light reflection from my phone and started chasing it!
First time I’ve seen that in a while!
#caturday
Tri-color cat on her carpeted tree, staring intently at the floor.
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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They did it anyway! 😂
Broadview this morning!
The backs of three clergy people in white vestments in front of a makeshift offering table, in front of a gray slatted chain link fence with barbed wire at the top.
November 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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More pictures. I could add a lot more, but you get the idea.
The trip from Chicago to Asheville was stunning! Autumn colors were really spectacular!
Dad and I at the wedding. Panoramic view of the Smoky Mountains on our drive. The mountains in the distance are shrouded in mist, appearing black, with a layer of fog in the middle. Grasses and trees are yellowing in the foreground. Dad holding his long fork, roasting weenies over our bonfire. Light from the house illuminating the background.
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Dad and I road-tripped to North Carolina for my niece’s wedding. Dad held Babe Ruth’s bat! We enjoyed the gorgeous fall colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway and capped off our trip with a bonfire at our phenomenal Bnb!
Selfie of Dad and I in front of the Louisville Slugger factory and museum. Dad posing , holding Babe Ruth’s bat in front of a baseball card background. Dad sitting in a wicker rocking chair on the front porch. Firepit with Adirondack chairs in the background. Wedding venue . White pergola about 50 feet away. The background is the Smokey mountains, with partly cloudy skies above.
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I volunteer for the local forest preserve, removing invasive trees. Although it was in the 40’s this morning, it was a perfect day!
Get out there, my friends! ❤️🤟
A panoramic view of a prairie, with a wood line in the distance. In the foreground, an oak tree branch hangs low, leaves still dark green. A lone 25 foot , nearly naked cherry tree about 50 feet away has some yellow leaves hanging on at the top. About 100 yards beyond that, the tree line boasts green and yellow trees. The prairie in between is mainly pale yellow, with red dogwood sprouts poking up.
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Caught this cutie hiding a nut in the bushes below my balcony. Saw me and decided to find a new hidey spot!
A squirrel on top of a green bush, holding a large nut in its front paws.
October 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Forest Park, IL No Kings March, a small suburb 3 miles from Broadview. About 400 strong. Lots of solidarity from passing cars!
Crowd on sidewalk lining street. A sign with a frog face and the word “resist” in the foreground. Two songs. One says “Defend Democracy.” The other says “Protect Kids”, with an American flag below. A woman standing in the middle of a street with a sign that says, “Use a beauty blender, stupid bitch” Another crowd shot on the sidewalk by the street.
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Rosie looking all spooky and stuff.
Black and white photo of tri-colored cat’s face hovering above the lip of a K-Swiss shoebox.
October 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Any old shoebox will do!
Tri-color cat, facing the camera, in a K-Swiss , red, white, and blue box.
October 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Go Cubs Go!
Classic W Cubbies flag. Blue W on white.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Shit got real for me tonight. Dropped off my friend near Chicago and hopped on the Eisenhower, westbound. Traffic was unusually backed up leading to 25th. All exits, east and west, blocked at 25th. Above, at least a dozen police vehicles lining 25th. 25th leads to Broadview.
Police state.
Fuck.
Blurry photo on the expressway. In the distance, two vehicles with marble lights, blocking exit ramp. Cars with brake lights in the foreground.
October 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Rosie is feeling much better today than she did yesterday.
Happy Caturday!
Tri-color cat face, close up. Looking up at the camera, white whiskers on full display, green eyes.
October 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Way to go, Cubbies!
Iconic “W” flag, signifying a Cubs win. Blue W on white background.
October 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Enjoying “false fall”, as Mother Nature does not heed the calendar.
Rosie snoozing, a lupine bug that landed on my glasses, praying mantis egg sac we saved, and a Cooper’s hawk hunting squirrels.
Tri-color cat sleeping on her side, with her left hind leg resting on my forearm. Her front paws are curled inward, resting on my hand. Black-rimmed glasses held vertically. A slender brown bug, about an inch long, is resting on the left lens. Antennae are half the length of its body, with a small yellow patch in the middle of the antennae. An hour oval shaped, grayish egg sac, attached to the underside of a buckthorn leaf. From a distance, the back of a small-medium hawk, perched on a light. A house, wooden fence, and parked cars in the background.
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Little Rosie is so exhausted after spending her weekend boarding at the vet.
She’s trying to stay awake, but she just can’t.
Sweet, sweet Rosie. 🥰
Rosie , on a platform of her cat tree, yawning. Rosie, close-up. Her eyes are half-mast. Rosie completely zonked out on her cat tree, with a derpy little tongue sticking out.
September 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Mardi Gras morning glories are exploding now, finally! So pretty!
A mix of pink and white striped, purple and white striped, and pink and white trumpeted blooms.
September 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Walked in the woods today. Saw some wildflowers flowering, bees beeing, trees treeing, and leaves leaving. It was a lovely day.
Yellow wildflowers., with a bee perched atop. Oak leaves on a branch that have turned brown. A very tall oak tree. An interesting wildflower, with purple fuzzy branches interspersed with green leaves.
September 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Thank you! It’s a sliding glass door. I spend all summer training them to frame the door, using twine. Makes me feel like I’m entering my private garden!
Pink and purple morning glories frame the sliding glass door.
August 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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The time of year when my morning glories are out of control, and Hummie is posing for pictures! Love my balcony garden!
Purple and pink morning glories, framing my sliding glass door. Blue salvias and morning glory vines form a massive screen on my balcony. Close up of a female ruby throated hummingbird, looking at the camera, wings spread in flight.
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Some day in the not too distant future, I’ll have to say goodbye to Rosie. The sweetest kitty I’ve ever known.
I cherish every second that she must be touching the mama. ❤️
Rosie’s paw curled up in my hand, with dark lighting surrounding.
August 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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My first day back volunteering at the forest preserve since I contracted Lyme did not disappoint! While removing giant invasive ragweed, we enjoyed observing wildflowers and butterflies, and snacking on wild blackberries.
What a delightful day!
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail perched on purple wildflowers, with purple coneflowers nearby. Wild blackberries in a thicket. The berries are red and black on the branches. A lone pale pink wild morning glory amongst leaves and grasses.
August 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM