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@amyspungen

Former editor. Quilter, horse rider, kayaker, babysitter. Skeptic. Wonderer. As in “What the hell is happening?”

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Gorgeous and fascinating—quite the combo!

05.02.2026 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“CNN does not need to purge conservatives or take sides. What it needs to do is remember that standards are not partisan, accuracy is not ideological, and basic civility is not optional.”

Tell it like it is! I would change either to neither in the last para. Sad,CNN.

21.01.2026 13:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Where the heck are you—not Chicago, that’s fer sher!

21.01.2026 00:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Entirely relatable!

19.01.2026 20:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My person has written a nonfiction book about me wearing shoes for “middle grade readers,” whatever that means. How absurd! But I look great in the photos. #horses #farriers #youngreaders #childrensbooks

15.01.2026 13:30 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Oh I know!

25.12.2025 13:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Simple, yet so complex. So abundant, yet rare. ❤️
#woodland
#nature

19.12.2025 13:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Red-shouldered hawk sat there watching me as I watched her. Or maybe him. Day off to the best start! Lake Ridge, Virginia
#birds #hawks

13.12.2025 04:07 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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So much snow already this year! Lake Michigan, Dec 7, Highland Park, IL. Quiet, cold, peaceful.
#lakemichigan
#nature

07.12.2025 22:00 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lake Michigan, IL. This week, ice is a naturally occurring natural phenomenon and not an unwelcome, artificially concocted terrorist presence in the greater Chicago area. #resist #lakemichigan

01.12.2025 00:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Best kind ❤️

28.11.2025 14:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Was a tad chilly in Chicago for the annual Turkey Trot.
#turkeytrot
#thanksgiving

28.11.2025 14:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love the reflection!

24.11.2025 19:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Truly it is impossible to get traction—or even a tiny bit of response—on Bluesky. Mystifying.

21.11.2025 16:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gorgeous! ❤️

21.11.2025 16:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One more paddle in the Skokie Lagoons, near Chicago, before I put the kayaks away for the season. #kayaking #kayak #nature #forestpreservesofcookcounty
#fpcc

15.11.2025 23:46 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Last time I was so anxious about my babies was before the human babies came home from the hospital. Deep breaths…
#dahlias #gardening

13.11.2025 20:50 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Well, that’s it for the last dahlia this year. Snow in Chicago before Thanksgiving…ugh. Goodbye, my beauty!
#dahlias #flowers

10.11.2025 16:08 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A peaceful scene from the Chicago Botanic Garden this afternoon (it was fully dark within the hour, by 5 pm). #nature #chicagobotanicgarden

08.11.2025 03:43 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What a lovely cat. Very sorry for your loss.

03.11.2025 16:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oh and I made the quilt.

02.11.2025 21:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Little Kiddle mayhem via enthusiastic 2-year-old grandkid playing with the Kiddles I hid from my own kids when they were young. I guess I am old enough to share now.
#vintagetoys #blueskyvintage

02.11.2025 21:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I love your work! What talent. ❤️

03.10.2025 02:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

There is such poignancy to this time of year! And beauty.

03.10.2025 01:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes PLEASE!!!

26.09.2025 02:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sometimes it’s possible to forget for a few minutes that the US is coming completely unglued. Thank you, Lake Michigan. #lakemichigan #nature #water #peace

26.09.2025 01:18 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The best Lake Michigan paddles are toward summer’s end. So quiet—I guess motorboats and jet skis have returned to school. #kayak #lakemichigan #water #notractionever

23.09.2025 12:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here is a lovely sandstone outcropping for my fellow @bsky.app @nature.org lovers. Nachusa Prairie, IL ❤️

22.09.2025 00:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Once a year Nachusa Prairie in north central Illinois, managed by The Nature Conservancy, offers public visits to its herd of bison. Best day trip EVER. Some things still inspire hope. #nature #naturepreserve #natureconservancy #bison

21.09.2025 01:04 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ok, now for the quilting. Suggestions? #quilts #quilting #collagequilts #skyquilts #blueskyquilts #notractionever

19.09.2025 01:19 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0