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‪#PostcardsToVoters‬ #MarkersForDemocracy #StephaniesVision #VoteSaveAmerica #LandscapePhotography #NoKings
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📍Duke Gardens, Durham NC

#SarahPDukeGardens One more #Chrysanthemum that I call buttercream frosting, but which is known as C. "Whiteout"

#GratitudePhotos #DukeGardens #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfBlueSky #StephaniesVision
A close-up view of a large chrysanthemum bloom with densely packed, elongated petals. The petals are creamy white with a soft hint of pale yellow near the center, creating a layered, almost sculptural texture. Each petal curves gently inward, giving the flower a full, rounded appearance. The background is blurred, keeping the focus entirely on the intricate details and delicate color variations of the petals.
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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📍Duke Gardens, Durham NC

#SarahPDukeGardens Mum festival was amazing. Another #Chrysanthemum in the comments.
1. C. Lava
2. Firecracker plant
3. Russian Sage
4. C. Apple Valley

#GratitudePhotos #DukeGardens #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfBlueSky #StephaniesVision
A detailed view of a Chrysanthemum flower with long, thin, curling petals radiating outward from the center. The petals are bright yellow with orange-red tips, and the center of the flower is a mix of deep red and orange hues. The intricate, spiraling shapes of the petals give the bloom a dynamic, fiery appearance. A close-up of a cluster of tubular, bright red-orange flowers with yellow tips, known as the Firecracker or Hummingbird Plant. The flowers grow in dense bunches on fuzzy, gray-green stems and leaves. The background is softly blurred, showing more foliage in muted grey-green tones, creating a vibrant contrast with the vivid red blossoms. A vertical shot of tall, slender stems of Russian Sage with clusters of small, delicate purple flowers. The stems are covered in silvery-green leaves, and the flowers appear airy and light, creating a sense of movement. The background includes more foliage and a gray stone path, softly out of focus, highlighting the vivid purple blossoms in the foreground. A cluster of vibrant chrysanthemum flowers "Apple Valley" with petals that are white at the center and streaked with bright pink toward the edges. Each bloom has a round, lime-green center. The flowers are densely packed, creating a lush display in the foreground. Behind them, the background shows soft-focus yellow foliage.
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Happy Halloween! Yellow Surprise Lily
📍Duke Gardens, Durham NC
#ScaryFlowersNotReallyScaryTho
#GratitudePhotos #DukeGardens #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfBlueSky #StephaniesVision #FloralFriday #Halloween
A close-up photograph of a bright orange spider lily flower with long, curling petals and thin, dangling stamens, creating a dramatic, spiky appearance. The flower is centered against a dark, blurred background of green leaves and soil, making its vivid color stand out. At the top of the image, bold yellow text reads “Happy Halloween!” In the bottom left corner, the watermark “Stephanie’s Vision” is visible.
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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#StephaniesVision new calendar is ready: 2026 might be a rough year – make it better with pretty photos! #StephaniesCalendar is full of gorgeous full-color photos from several US National Parks plus a few images from France 🇫🇷.

Check them out at stephaniesvision.etsy.com #ShopSmall #smallbusiness
Cover of a 2026 calendar titled Stephanie's Vision. The main image shows Hadlock Falls in Acadia National Park, Maine, surrounded by a forest with vibrant autumn foliage. On the right side are two smaller photos: the top one shows a field of sunflowers under a partly cloudy sky, labeled "Sunflowers in Raleigh, N.C."; the bottom one features a downy woodpecker perched on tree branches, labeled "Downy woodpecker." The text "2026 Calendar" appears at the top. Collage titled "Three Cats and a Bird." On the left is a large photo of a Tufted Titmouse perched on a snow-covered branch, labeled "Backyard birds: Tufted titmouse." On the right are three calendar pages featuring Stephanie’s Cats. The top page for April shows a tabby cat lying down; the middle page shows a tuxedo cat sitting on furniture; and the bottom page shows a tuxedo cat in front of bookshelves. Promotional graphic titled "Calming Nature Photos" featuring two nature photographs. The first photo, labeled "Fort Worth Botanic Garden," shows a tranquil garden scene with a pond surrounded by lush greenery, including trees and various plants. The second photo, labeled "Back cover: Swallowtail Butterfly," displays an Eastern swallowtail butterfly perched on a bright pink Zinnia, set against a background of green leaves. In the top right corner of the butterfly photo is a small portrait of Stephanie, surrounded by sunflowers. Her name and website URL (https://go.unc.edu/swb) appear in the bottom right corner of the same photo. Promotional image for a calendar priced at $35. The main focus is an open calendar featuring a scenic photograph of Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina. The photo shows a sunset over the ocean with grassy dunes in the foreground and a sky filled with wispy clouds and vibrant sunset colors. To the right, part of another calendar page is visible, showing a monthly grid and a small inset photo of a juvenile blue heron. The text "1 Calendar: $35" appears at the top on a light blue background.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities.
AND pay artists what you owe them. Hard but long overdue to #CancelSpotify
#DontStreamFascism

#Indivisible toolkit app.sosha.ai/toolkit/spot... @indivisible.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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812,000 Arizonans don't have a representative right now because Republicans refuse to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The GOP must stop playing games with our democracy. #Indivisible
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I made a #NationalPark sign! National Parks belong to everyone! (Image from #AcadiaNationalPark)
Many trees with yellow leaves and white trunks, with a path going through the trees. Words on the sign say “NATIONAL PARKS belong to EVERYONE”
October 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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A few more #PostcardsToVoters to retain fair judges in Pennsylvania. Write with us! Check out @tovoters.bsky.social for details.

Vote YES on retention of judges Donahue, Dougherty and Wecht!

Photo & cards by #StephaniesVision
A collection of voting-themed postcards and handwritten notes is arranged on a flat surface. The central postcard features an image of colorful ears of corn with bold text that reads: "Be a Voter!" and "Vote YES to keep fair judges!" Surrounding the postcard are two handwritten notes in various colors. Text of the postcard encourages voters to vote YES to retain judges who protect democracy and reproductive freedom, listing types of judges—Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth—and reminding voters that some races may appear on the back of the November 4 ballot. A purple correction tape dispenser is visible in the bottom right corner of the image.
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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#StephaniesVision new calendar is ready: 2026 might be a rough year – make it better with pretty photos!

#StephaniesCalendar is full of gorgeous full-color photos from several US National Parks plus a few images from France 🇫🇷.

Check them out at stephaniesvision.etsy.com #ShopSmall #SmallBusiness
Promotional image for a calendar priced at $35. The main focus is an open calendar featuring a scenic photograph of Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina. The photo shows a sunset over the ocean with grassy dunes in the foreground and a sky filled with wispy clouds and vibrant sunset colors. To the right, part of another calendar page is visible, showing a monthly grid and a small inset photo of a juvenile blue heron. The text "1 Calendar: $35" appears at the top on a light blue background. Promotional image for a calendar titled "U.S. National Parks!" showing two sample pages. The October page features a photo of a wooden boardwalk winding through an autumn forest with bright yellow and orange leaves. The January page displays a snowy mountain landscape under a cloudy sky in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Both pages include large calendar grids with space for notes on each day, highlighted by the text "Space for notes on each month."
October 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Protest signs for #NoKings. Used @antoniascatton.bsky.social suggested language substack.com/home/post/p-...

- Democrats believe in Health Care for ALL (Bonus points for a frog photo!)
- National Parks belong to EVERYONE (photo of Jesup Path, Acadia National Park)

📷 #StephaniesVision
photo of a tiny frog on a large green leaf. Text in the middle says: Democrats believe in HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. photo of yellow trees on trees with white bark (birch trees). Text in the middle says: National Parks belong to EVERYONE.
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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a few #PostcardsToVoters‪ going out to support NJ school board candidate Andrew Hanley. I hope the voters like these titmouse postcards! Write with us - check out @markers4democracy.bsky.social for details.

Photo & cards by #StephaniesVision
Several postcards of a grey, orange, and white bird on a snowy branch.Cards have Be A Voter on them. One card is written to the voter encouraging them to vote for Andrew Hanley for NH-V Board of Education.
October 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Julius knocked these #postcardsToVoters off the table - I think he wants me to mail them early. I told him we have to wait, because of @environmentalvoter.bsky.social research. #catsOfBlueSky
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Julius assisting with photo editing #Lightroom #CatsofBlueSky #TuxedocatsOfBlueSky
Black and white cat at the right of the photo staring at the camer, next to a large monitor. Monitor is filled with small flower photos
October 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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macro of a Magnolia fruit & one tiny red seed at Duke Gardens. Weird but cool!
Very strange looking! Top half of a large seed pod at the bottom of the photo, stretching into the middle. Pointed, fuzzy yellowish/brown object, with one red seed visible at the top left of the pod and another smaller red seed just below it (but mostly hidden). Grey background.
October 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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📍Duke Gardens, Durham NC
1. Toad lily
2. Eastern Coral Bean
3. Long-leaf purple aster
4. Camellia in the white garden
See next for macro of a Magnolia fruit & one tiny red seed

#GratitudePhotos #DukeGardens #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfBlueSky #StephaniesVision #CatsOfBlueSky
6-pointed star with purple and white spots surrounded by green leaves. There is a smaller 6-pointed star, also spotted purple and white, in teh middle. Elongated red petal (facing right) with tiny yellow stamens in the center - surrounded by red leaves and buds. Some green in the background, but really, this is a lot of red. Purple flower with lots and lots of purple petals covered in dew. Center is brown and some yellow. Some green below the flower and some blurry brown in the background. Center is a white camellia with lots of petals, surrounded by green leaves at the top half of the photo. Bottom is a stone platform with fallen white petals and some shriveled yellowish petals
October 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Republicans control every level of government and Americans are paying the price. @ncdemocrats.bsky.social
#Shutdown #NCDems #RepublicanBudget #TrumpSHutdown
Sketch / photo of a capitol building in sepia/dark grey/yellow with a yellow and red sign around the top saying: Sorry we’re closed.
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Today’s another crazy day, government-wise, so let’s look at some pretty photos, shall we?

1. A cosmos from a farmer’s market bouquet
2. A Monarch caterpillar eating ALL the milkweed
3. A sunflower blooms in Raleigh’s sunflower park

All photos by #StephaniesVision
Large flower in the center with white petals and pink tips on each petal, around a yellow center. On the outside of the main flower are white and dark pink flowers with some green leaves Large black and yellow and white caterpillar stretched out on along a green stem. All leaves on that stem are gone (eaten by the caterpillar) while large green leaves surround the bottom of the caterpillar. Reader: all of those green leaves have now been eaten Large flower with yellow petals along the right side of the brown center. The petals on the left side have not yet opened and are framed by green. The whol photo is framed by green leaves.
October 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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#GratitudePhotos whitemarked tussock moth caterpillar (do NOT touch!); my friend the Monarch caterpillar; moved my azalea to the new front garden, and it is THRIVING with a second bloom.

#CaterpillarsOfBlueSky #Azaleas #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfBlueSky #StephaniesVision
September 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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I’m writing #PostcardstoVoters for Andrew Hanley who’s running for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Bd of Ed. in NW NJ — I’m guessing, hoping! that folks who vote for Andrew will also vote for Mikie!

(Postcards #StephaniesVision; addresses & script from @markers4democracy.bsky.social )
September 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Just wrote 10 for Sam Foster!
Edit Profile Postcard Activism 🚫👑 @postcardactivism.bsky.social 1.5K followers 895 following 345 posts ‪#PostcardsToVoters‬ #MarkersForDemocracy #StephaniesVision #VoteSaveAmerica #LandscapePhotography stephaniesvision.etsy.com substack.com/@postcardact... Posts Replies Media Videos Likes Feeds Starter Packs Lists Pinned ‪Postcard Activism 🚫👑‬ ‪@postcardactivism.bsky.social‬ · 6d #BloomScrolling at #SarahPDukeGardens 1. Alstromeria leaves 2. Pink Turtlehead 3. Teeny tiny frog on an unknown leaf 4. Bees & their sunflower #GratitudePhotos #DukeGardens #FlowerPhotography #FlowersOfBlueSky #FlowerMagic #StephaniesVision Green and white leaves in a star-like cluster with a background of darker leaves ALT 4 Oblong pink flowers and one bud around some green buds, with green leaves in the background. ALT Tiny frog on the center left of the photo with a leaf swirling out up and to the right of him. Black background behind the frog on the left. ALT Light yellow sunflower-type flower with about 14 leaves - and two bees taking up the middle of the flower. Green leaves and darkness behind. ALT 8 ‪Postcard Activism 🚫👑‬ ‪@postcardactivism.bsky.social‬ · 1m Writing some @tovoters.bsky.social for @samformarietta.bsky.social - Sam Foster is running for Mayor of Marietta! Vote early Oct. 14-31 or on election day, Tues. Nov. 4. Photo & cards by #StephaniesVision #PostcardActivism #PostcardsToVoters Several postcards with dried corn on them in fall colors: orange, brown, yellow, and white. Cards have Be A Voter on them. One card is written to the voter encouraging them to vote for Democrat Sam Fostr for mayor of Marietta, GA. ALT Reposted by you ‪Laura Bassett‬ ‪@lebassett.bsky.social‬ · 2d More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i... Hundreds …
September 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Writing some @tovoters.bsky.social for @samformarietta.bsky.social - Sam Foster is running for Mayor of Marietta! Vote early Oct. 14-31 or on election day, Tues. Nov. 4.
Photo & cards by #StephaniesVision
#PostcardActivism #PostcardsToVoters
Several postcards with dried corn on them in fall colors: orange, brown, yellow, and white. Cards have Be A Voter on them. One card is written to the voter encouraging them to vote for Democrat Sam Fostr for mayor of Marietta, GA.
September 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I got to see the formal announcement of Kara Lawson as USA Basketball Women’s National Team Head Coach. Very exciting! So fun to see Sue Bird too, and her enthusiasm for Coach Kara and for the sport.

Nice voiceover video by the first Coach K, and also a look at the men’s 🏀 coach + Duke President.
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I’m in the audience! I was hoping Sue Bird would be here!

Wearing a Carolina ballcap and a UConn tshirt.
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#BloomScrolling at #SarahPDukeGardens
1. Alstromeria leaves
2. Pink Turtlehead
3. Teeny tiny frog on an unknown leaf
4. Bees & their sunflower

#GratitudePhotos #DukeGardens #FlowerPhotography #FlowersOfBlueSky #FlowerMagic #StephaniesVision
Green and white leaves in a star-like cluster with a background of darker leaves 4 Oblong pink flowers and one bud around some green buds, with green leaves in the background. Tiny frog on the center left of the photo with a leaf swirling out up and to the right of him. Black background behind the frog on the left. Light yellow sunflower-type flower with about 14 leaves - and two bees taking up the middle of the flower. Green leaves and darkness behind.
September 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Writing #PostcardstoVoters for Abbey Payeur for school board in Minnesota. She's an educator who supports freedom to read, which is great for my "super reader" 🚌 stickers. Write with us @markers4democracy.bsky.social!

Cards by #StephaniesVision
Several postcards with text "Be a Voter" and "Dr. Abbey Payeur" on the front. Text is over cloudy blue skies over a snow-covered mountain. In the foreground is reddish earth and yellow flowers. Two fully-written postcards encourage recipients to vote for Dr. Abbey Payeur - with colorful "super reader" stickers & election dates.
September 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM