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Michael Ramsdell
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A mentor to some but a student of all.
All posted photos and sayings are mine unless shared or attributed.
Photographer - Cincinnati/NKY USA
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Michael Ramsdell @mramsdell1967.bsky.social · 6d
Everyday take care of you first
You help nobody when you're broken
mramsdell1967.bsky.social Michael Ramsdell @mramsdell1967.bsky.social · Apr 6
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Butterfly 2019-262

You are accomplishing a lot
Even if you are just barely hanging on...

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #monday #beauty #nature #insect #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
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Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta)
Butterfly 2017-76

I know am right about one thing
That I have been wrong before

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly (Cupido comyntas)
Butterfly 2017-139

Wisdom sometimes can be found in unlikely places
While stupid can be found almost anywhere

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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White Morpho Butterfly (Morpho Polyphemus)
Butterfly 2018-70

There are things we don't need and can't afford
That are sometimes returned or unwanted
We choose to buy anyway

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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mramsdell1967.bsky.social
I am not buying anything from
any national retailer 11/26 - 12/2

In the event I need anything I will go local
I encourage others to consider doing this
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
(next to a crossed out Home Depot logo) “Home Depot has allowed its parking lots to become ground zero for ICE raids on immigrant day laborers, and its billionaire co-founder Bernie Marcus has funneled millions into Trump's campaigns.” (next to a crossed out Target logo) “Target, which once branded itself as the friendly, inclusive big-box store, has now scrapped its DEl goals and scaled back LGBTQ+ offerings to avoid angering the regime.” (next to a crossed out Amazon logo) “Amazon didn't just shower Trump's inauguration with cash -- Jeff Bezos' company pitched facial-recognition tools to ICE and powers the Palantir systems ICE uses to track and deport immigrants, making Amazon a core contractor for the regime's deportation machine.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Thankful for the people who resist
Folks say you are wasting your time
and you can't make a difference.

Locally - Nationally - Globally

I am thankful you believe otherwise
I am thankful you prove them wrong

Thank you

#resist #freedom #nokings #democracy #protest #freespeech #indivisible #thanks
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Tiger Longwing (Heliconius Hecale)
Butterfly 2018-48

Thankful for the people who have struggled with
Mental, physical, or spiritual wellness
Still with us enjoying today.

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
Butterfly 2018-20

If thanks could be given non-stop
It would still be insufficient to what some deserve
Thank you.

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #endhate #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
I am not buying anything from
any national retailer 11/26 - 12/2

In the event I need anything I will go local
I encourage others to consider doing this
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
(next to a crossed out Home Depot logo) “Home Depot has allowed its parking lots to become ground zero for ICE raids on immigrant day laborers, and its billionaire co-founder Bernie Marcus has funneled millions into Trump's campaigns.” (next to a crossed out Target logo) “Target, which once branded itself as the friendly, inclusive big-box store, has now scrapped its DEl goals and scaled back LGBTQ+ offerings to avoid angering the regime.” (next to a crossed out Amazon logo) “Amazon didn't just shower Trump's inauguration with cash -- Jeff Bezos' company pitched facial-recognition tools to ICE and powers the Palantir systems ICE uses to track and deport immigrants, making Amazon a core contractor for the regime's deportation machine.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Butterfly 2019-79

Do not let unimpressive people
Dictate what is possible

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #endhate #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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This is what resistance looks like
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d
Page One in Cincinnati:

“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”

#ICE
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Butterfly 2018-82

Rather stand alone for what is right
Than join a crowd in what is clearly wrong

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #endhate #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio Troilus)
Butterfly 2025-58

Doing nice things for an expected return
Is not the selfless gift some make it seem.

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-126

Seize the opportunity to reteach lessons
Taught by the people who mattered most
As they chose to do for you

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-57

If the badge still works Monday
Maybe they forgot about last week?

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Everyday take care of you first
You help nobody when you're broken
mramsdell1967.bsky.social Michael Ramsdell @mramsdell1967.bsky.social · Apr 6
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Butterfly 2019-262

You are accomplishing a lot
Even if you are just barely hanging on...

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #monday #beauty #nature #insect #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
This is what resistance looks like
#cincinnati #CVG
cinti-blue.bsky.social J Moorhead @cinti-blue.bsky.social · 6d
Signs of Fascism pop-up protest Cincinnati Nov 23! Someone stopped to thank us and take pictures. They said they were visiting from Germany and that they wanted to show their friends back home that “all is not lost yet” #cincinnati #SignsOfFascism #protest
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Butterfly 2019-128

At times in life...

More harm can be done in a careless seconds
Than help can arrive in hours

Keep your head in the game

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
This is what community looks like
victinibcn.bsky.social Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 6d
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Butterfly 2025-50a

So many people on Earth
Being unimportant seems inevitable

But we are connected in so many ways
Never accept the idea anything is irrelevant

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2025-27

Our beliefs are not anchors
They are a life vest in troubled waters

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
September 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
If in the greater Cincinnati area Saturday AM
Tesla protesters will be collecting
Non-perishable items and supplies
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-56

Water is in fact not wet
It is what makes other things wet

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Archilochus Colubris

There are moments in life
A pause button would be useful

#photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #hummingbird #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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npr.org
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden. n.pr/49Yn5Oc
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Butterfly 2025-36

Perhaps for some it is just easier to hate,
Rather than help another
or even just leave them alone?

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #endhate #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
October 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM