#BlueSkyArtShow #Edge
Couldn’t decide between them 🤷‍♀️

A bed of irises and day lilies, in pre flower greenness

Dogwood blossoms filling the screen

A May Apple plant with the beginning of a bud in the center

Deep blue sky with a single osprey in flight in the bottom left 1/3 of the screen

Spring is in full force here and I saw a pair of Ospreys on my last walk along the Greenway. My phone is a poor substitute for a true camera, for this kind of thing, but I was able to capture one of them as it flew over the river.

Buttercup being a very good girl, at the arboretum. I loved this sculpture.
#background #BlueSkyArtShow

Barely opened Dogwood blossoms. They’d be nearly invisible in the late morning sun if it wasn’t for the trunk of a huge pine tree in the #background. #BlueSkyArtShow

A tiny triangle of stone casting a westward shadow across the worn surface of a paving stone

The sharply carved corner edge of a square stone grave marker, lit on the eastern face by the morning sun, in shadow on the west

#BlueSkyArtShow #Stone

- #BlueskyArtShow not shoe 😂

Just one more, because I enjoy a split rail fence. #horizontal #BlueSkyArtShoe

Even after extensive cleanup there are still hundreds of fallen trees in every town and neighborhood. This area is clearer than many. 18 months post hurricane Helene at the Asheville arboretum #horizontal #BlueShyArtShow

#BlueSkyArtShow #round

#BlueSkyArtShow #round

The early morning sun was glowing in the most beautiful way between #two crossed branches the other day. There was a lot of moisture in the air and the haze was almost golden one minute and silver the next. The tree also had #two trunks. #BlueSkyArtShow

Two unopened daffodil blooms, facing left into the frame. Green stems and leaves surround them on the right side.

#BlueSkyArtShow #two

#BlueSkyArtShow #wood #Penland

#BlueSkyArtShow #wood

Three massive wooden columns in front of a green wall. To the left of the first column sunlight through a stained glass window makes a multicolored line of light

#BlueSkyArtShow #sunlight
At the right time of day sunlight will perfectly replicate the patterns from a stained glass window. At a concert recently it was the perfect time for me to be sitting in the balcony

Daffodil leaves and flower buds in the snow

Crocus leaves in the snow

Just a hint of daffodil leaves in the snow

This was an unexpected, but very very welcome, sight at the beginning of February. Daffodils and crocuses already popping up through the snow! Thank you, lovely little plant people, for brightening my day.

We finally had some snow today. It’s been 3 years since the last one.
Buttercup was delighted!

#BlueSkyArtShow #clouds

The mist froze on everything this morning. #BlueSkyArtShow #cold

A labradoodle with hair standing on end from static electricity

When it’s #cold outside the air inside is dry. Even with a humidifier we experience static electricity. Just a little shocking 😂 #blueskyartshow

Minnesota’s justice system will have the last word.

Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...

“We anticipated this time of trial, but we still pray:

"Líbranos del mal — deliver us from evil.”

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Jesus placed a child in the midst of his disciples, took him in his arms, and stated, "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."

But ICE? kidnapping children.

What is happening right now is demonic. This is evil.

January 19, 2026 Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.

January 19, 2026
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ALD gazing up at her human as she prepares to have a nap with her cat friend as a pillow.

Nap time in the peaceable household

Close up of a fully opened pink amaryllis

Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.

"Claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.

It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas A man arrested by immigration officials in Minneapolis died in federal detention in Texas.

This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.

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In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters

"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."

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