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prairiefan.bsky.social
@prairiefan.bsky.social
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Do not punish the behavior you wish to see.
Among other things: If someone takes a small step in the direction you wish to see, encourage it.
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Wow!
Red and green of the northern lights shining through trees
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Happy Iowa winter! Take every opportunity for joy these days.
Cattle dog mix in an orange vest stands on a gravel road surrounded by open fields and prairie. There is snow along the middle and sides of the road. The road stretches into the horizon and a pale, pearly morning sky.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Morning in the Midwest
Pink and blue sky over dry cornstalks.
October 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Morning moon
October 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Sunrise over sorghum
Tiny punk sun rising over a field of sorghum. The scattered clouds make streaks of shades of pink orange green and blue
September 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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This guy. Every day.
Black, tan and white herding dog grins at the camera.
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Transplanting some bee balm into a spot where the deer have pretty much grazed the rest of the native plants to the ground. May it prosper.
Trimmed back bee balm plant sitting in a black garbage can lid on a cement driveway.
September 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Pope Leo says: “in order to live eternally, we do not need to cheat death, but to serve life, by caring for others in this, our time together. That is the supreme law that is prior to give them their meeting.”
September 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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That is Callum, we got him when my husband stopped for gas next to some people who were giving away puppies. He was not resistable. 🙂
Tri-color puppy in front of a free puppies sign.
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Got my first dog at 65. Why did I not know this earlier.
Tricolor herding dog smiles beautifully for the camera.
August 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Greetings from Lake Superior, a very superior place.
Partly cloudy sunrise with an orange path leading across the water to the sun.
August 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Mine came today, too, but I only got two. Already have wild golden glow and love it.
Two seed packets, Hoary Vervain and Bush’s Poppy Mallow.
August 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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#dogs #dogsofbluesky

Dog joy!
A happy dog smiles out from the top of a tall yellow twisty slide.
August 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Thanks for the info. We did put up two bird houses when we first saw them, but they chose this hole in a willow instead.
Largish hole in a tree trunk. Willow leaves visible in the foreground.
August 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Nice! Have been harvesting Gravensteins at my house. Have applesauce on the stove now.
Wicker basket containing red and bright green apples.
August 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Oh my, that’s the look that landed us with a puppy we were not planning to get.
July 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Green sweat bee on Prairie Dock #NativePlants
A small bee with a metallic green thorax and striped abdomen forages for pollen in the center of a yellow flower.
July 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Great Golden and Great Black Digger wasps on my Slender Leaved Mountain Mint. 🙂 #NativePlants
A pair of wasps on white flowers. One is black and has its head facing down. The other is dark orange and black and has its head facing up.
July 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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We tried taking a walk down a stream as a way to beat the heat, but my feet kept sinking so deeply into the sand that I was reminded of the quicksand in my childhood cartoon viewing. #DogsOfBluesky
An Australian Cattle Dog mix stands in a shallow stream. He is looking back at the camera with a worried expression.
July 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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A happy dog.
Herding breed mix dog smiles from the top of a slide.
July 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Gorgeous #NativePlants garden at my local bird food store. Such a rest for the eyes amid all the pavement at the strip mall.
A lush scene of green and gray native plants. Yellow flowers poke out here and there. There are also several bird feeders and a sign indicating that this is a certified wildlife habitat. A few large rocks are in the foreground.
July 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Here is a little garden I put in at my son’s house.
July 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Here you go. This is last summer. We have so many deer that I have to fence the plants in. But the insects and birds can still get to them.
Woodland phlox and some goldenrod surrounded by a wire fence.
July 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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#NativePlants I love the exuberance of these plants. I think I need to extend the bed next year. I planted everything close together to crowd out weeds. Kind of makes me think of a bouquet this way. Anyway, these flowers make me happy.
A mass of flowers in yellow and different shades of purple bursting out of a small 4x4 garden bed.
July 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM