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@smileycreek.bsky.social
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#CampFire survivor, gardener, doodler, meditator, psychonaut. Politically progressive, philosophically Stoic, perennially grateful.
~Amor Fati
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I’ve been a bit obsessed with the 8 pointed #star lately, as it represents so many symbolic meanings across cultures.

Another #doodle #ink style :
8 pointed star, basket style
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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A black #pen and #ink #doodle with two non-human beings creating with the fabric of their universe, containing stars, stardust, spirals, and spheres.
#Inktober #BlueSkyArt
#DoodleArt
#BlueSkyArt
Pen and ink doodle of two non-human beings rearing their universe their universe using stars, spirals, stardust and globes.
October 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Poke berry bouquet from a volunteer garden plant, the humble pokeweed, aka Phytolacca Americana.

Don’t “poke” the bear!
#photography
#BlueSkyArtShow
#weeds
Bouquet of purple pokeweed berries on hot pink stems
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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A pink #doodle!
Pink and orange abstract doodle.
October 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Gravillea flowers from my garden , about the size of my thumbnail
#NatureIsArt #flowers #ArtYear #iPhonePhotography #spirals
#BeautyIsEverywhere
Close-up photo of tiny Gravillea flowers in my garden with spiral shapes and fuzzy tendrils
September 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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It had to be #blue 🎶

First attempt at a hand drawn #mandala doodle. Pleased with all the little imperfections.

#BlueSkyMonday
#doodle
Hand drawn mandala doodle in shades of blue.
August 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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In #gratitude for #summer flowers
#blueSkyArtShow
#doodles
#sunflower
Bright summers flowers doodled in ink and gel pens including orange and yellow sunflower, tiger lily and blanket flower with blue droplets and background.
August 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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#doodle drawn in #sketchbook with #ink and #coloredmarkers, inspired by #ShadowWork. A much older and wiser self wraps an innocent younger self in a purple cloak of love and protection, surrounded by symbols of growth and resilience.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#triskelion
#FiveBuddhaEyes
#doodleart
Two female figures inspired by shadow work are doodled in colored markers. A wise older self wraps a younger self in a purple cloak covered in symbols of female strength and resilience against the backdrop of an orange moon.
July 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Playing with colored marking pens lately for more #vibrant #doodles.
#BlueSkyArtShow
Feather-like swirls of color doodled with marking pens, ranging from blue to green to yellow to orange.
June 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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My husband may be red/green #colorblind, but he somehow has a comprehensive understanding of color. I asked him to choose the colored markers to fill in my #ink #doodle and he picked these shades of #green.
(Our first collaboration!)
#BlueSkyArtShow
My “colorblind” husband chose the perfectly coordinated shades of green for this ink doodle of abstract shapes radiating out from a central core.
May 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Your Moment of Zen with Smiley Creek tumbling over lava cap. We cleared the creek yesterday to prep the property for sale. #Paradise continues to recover from the #CampFire, evidenced by the regrowth of the #WaterMaples. I’ll miss the musical sounds of the #creek.
April 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Found one watching me the other day! At first it looked like a bird’s head just glued to a dead tree trunk.
#flicker #nest #birds #photography
Photograph of a Flicker’s head peeks out of its nest in a dead tree.
April 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Caught in the act
Spring is sexy

#photography #nature #bloomscrolling #bees #flowers #pollination
A pollen-coated bee burrows deep into a Weigela flower.
April 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Chico, Ca. had 5,000 peaceful protestors.

This guy strapped a giant stuffed penguin to his back with a sign that read. “Don’t tariff me, Bro!”
#HandsOff
A man at the Hands Off rally in Chico strapped a giant stuffed penguin to his back with a sign that read “Don’t tariff me, Bro!”
April 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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They’re considerably harder to draw on!
Red heart and black ink doodled on a rock
April 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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I found a painted rock in Bidwell Park a couple years ago, right as I was asking a question of the universe. This one of yours?

I’ve also painted and left a few rocks there myself— but none as artistic as yours!
Painted rock of a smiling face with metallic glinting orange eyes.
April 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Indeed!
I loved the guy with the giant stuffed penguin strapped to his back: “Don’t tariff me, Bro!”
#HandsOff
A man with a giant stuffed penguin on his back and a “Don’t tariff me, Bro” sign, at the Hands Off rally in Chico, Ca
April 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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A man strapped a giant stuffed penguin to his back at the local #HandsOff #protest with a sign reading “Don’t tariff me Bro!”

Amazing turnout, big energy. Let’s keep it up!
A man at a Hands Off progest strapped a giant stuffed penguin on his back with a sign that reads “Don’t tariff me Bro!”
April 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Don’t we all need a lift today? I’m grateful for #acoloradAyPRIL and offer a combined #orange for yesterday and #yellow for today. Still playing with using color to my #doodles.

Black #ink with colored markers.
Doodle with ink and colored markers showing a yellow orb with white streamers and little yellow and orange stones spreading outwards.
April 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A black ink doodle of various human, animal, and alien faces for today’s #makersmARTch and #draw prompts.
Black ink doodle of imaginary human, animal and alien faces.
March 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I made my first birthday card for a friend from a #doodle done in blue #ink with a tiny sea snail, whose spiral shell represents spiritual progress.
#MakersMartch
#doodleart
Doodle of kelp and a tiny sea snail,whose spiral shell represents spiritual progress, drawn in blue ink with a blue border and made into a birthday card.
March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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My neighbor turned hers into a rotating exhibit, with themed dioramas that changed monthly.

This one was a little art gallery, with miniature easels and tiny paintings.
A Little Free Library box turned into an art gallery, with miniature easels and tiny paintings.
February 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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#FebruARTy #orange #mushrooms #fungi #photography

Chicken of the Woods mushrooms that grew on an old oak tree in Paradise. They’re said to be edible, but I never ed ‘em!
Bright orange and yellow striped Chicken of the Woods mushrooms that came back every year at the base of an old dying oak tree.
February 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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#FebruArty #eyes #doodle
Doodle of the sun with lightning eyes.
Black ink doodle of a sun with variously patterned rays and lightning for irises.
February 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Just got my new canvas print! Seashore Dreams by @juleezart.bsky.social

Love the brilliant colors.
To me it represents the ever-flowing cycle of the five elements.
#art #painting #artsky
Seashore Dreams, painted by juleezart.bsky.social The elements of water, wood, earth, wind, and fire are evoked in this 26x26” stunningly colorful abstract canvas print.
February 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM