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Happy 78th Birthday, Jeffrey Osborne πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽˆπŸŽŠ

πŸ—£Every time I turn around, I’m back in love again…

09.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Bobby King - Three O'clock In The Morning (Queen Bee's Lounge, Chicago, 1975)

Bobby King : Vocals, Guitar
Leonard Gill : Guitar
Harry "Snapper" Mitchump : Bass
Bill Warren : Drums

youtube.com/watch?v=vWFa...

09.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Gerry Mulligan Sextet

"Night Lights"

Gerry Mulligan-baritone sax, piano
Art Farmer-trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer-trombone
youtu.be/Wf02V8AtMag?...
#Jazz #JazzSky #Music #MusicSky #NowPlaying

06.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
My photo of two blooms from my Pink Azalea shrub.

My photo of two blooms from my Pink Azalea shrub.

Only a few blooms on my Pink Azaleas survived the blast of cold weather in Mid-February. The color is quite vibrant on those blooms that survived. πŸŒ±πŸŒΏπŸƒ
#FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #Garden #Flowers #Spring #Springtime #PhotographersonBluesky #Photography

09.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the brown branch of a quince bush with one bud, one partially open, and one fully open bloom. The flowers have coral red petals and fluffy yellow centers.

Photo of the brown branch of a quince bush with one bud, one partially open, and one fully open bloom. The flowers have coral red petals and fluffy yellow centers.

Quince bush says hello 🌱

09.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crude oil prices spike near $120 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping. ⛽️⛽️
apnews.com/article/mark...

09.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 13
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Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36Β°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expec...

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades | New Scientist
www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

08.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1962 πŸ” 1102 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 88
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Layered Exposures and Low Light Create "Meditative Ghost #Trees by Ellen Jantzen" #photography

Link for more information on her technique and many more #photographs: mossandfog.com/ghost-trees/

08.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 3290 πŸ” 351 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 16
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it 's monday time to sparkle and shine ALT: it 's monday time to sparkle and shine
09.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This....β¬‡οΈπŸ‘€
#monday
@politicsgirl.bsky.social

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09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This....β¬‡οΈπŸ‘€
#monday
@politicsgirl.bsky.social

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09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I went a bit overboard taking #PHOTOS of the last night's #Sahara sunset! So, here's another ... It was lovely of the egret to come out for a little night fishing, exactly as I started taking snaps. I did have a heck of a time keeping all those horizontals straight tho! #NatureIsMagic #photographs

08.03.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 5764 πŸ” 455 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 19
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Kingfisher oil pastel

#oilpastel #sketch #birds

08.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 1511 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 3
1884 Susan B. Anthony addresses U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote, 16 years after legislators 1st introduced a federal women's suffrage amendment.
1910 Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris becomes the 1st ever licensed female pilot
1941 1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies)
1945 International Women's Day is 1st observed
1945 Phyllis M Daley is 1st black nurse sworn in as US Navy ensign
1948 US Supreme Court rules in McCollum v. Board of Education that religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional
1983 President Reagan 1st known use of term "Evil Empire" (about the
USSR) in speech in Florida
1986 Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million
2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people loses contact and disappears, prompting the most expensive of the most enduring aviation mysteries

1884 Susan B. Anthony addresses U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote, 16 years after legislators 1st introduced a federal women's suffrage amendment. 1910 Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris becomes the 1st ever licensed female pilot 1941 1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies) 1945 International Women's Day is 1st observed 1945 Phyllis M Daley is 1st black nurse sworn in as US Navy ensign 1948 US Supreme Court rules in McCollum v. Board of Education that religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional 1983 President Reagan 1st known use of term "Evil Empire" (about the USSR) in speech in Florida 1986 Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people loses contact and disappears, prompting the most expensive of the most enduring aviation mysteries

Happy International Women’s Day!

🦊Meet and Greet 🦊

Let’s celebrate the wonderful women in our lives
Everything that they do and what they have achieved

⏰Daylight Savings Time⏰

It’s time to β€œSpring Forward”

Did you remember to set your clocks ahead 1 hour?

We will be okay

❀️Love❀️
🦊Foxy🦊

08.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 726 πŸ” 277 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 9

Police in Sweden have seized a false-flagged cargo ship reportedly belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet.

It is suspected of transporting stolen Ukrainian grain.

Bravo, Sweden!

πŸ‘

08.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 720 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5
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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 23973 πŸ” 7378 πŸ’¬ 879 πŸ“Œ 392

It turns out the U.S. did a β€œdouble tap” attack just as emergency responders were arriving at the girls’ elementary school. This is what the Russians do routinely in Ukraine.

That’s a war crime under international humanitarian law.

08.03.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 3140 πŸ” 1901 πŸ’¬ 219 πŸ“Œ 141
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Bombing at nightclub in Peru injures 33 people, including minors Explosion happened in pre-dawn hours at DalΓ­ nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru’s northern coast A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday. The explosion happened in the pre-dawn hours at the DalΓ­ nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru’s northern coast, according to a statement from the local emergency operations center. Continue reading...

Bombing at nightclub in Peru injures 33 people, including minors

07.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Thousands march on US embassy in London calling for end of strikes in Iran Speaking outside the embassy, Zarah Sultana told protesters: β€˜we will not be ignored again’ Thousands of protesters calling for the end of US and Israeli strikes on Iran have marched to the US embassy in central London. Groups including the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), Stop The War, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Palestinian Forum in Britain and Friends Of Al-Aqsa led the march to the embassy on Saturday afternoon, after gathering on Millbank, near Westminster. Continue reading...

Thousands march on US embassy in London calling for end of strikes in Iran

07.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 4
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Donald Trump refuses to rule out deploying ground troops in Iran US president leaves open the possibility while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion * US-Israel war on Iran – follow live Donald Trump on Saturday left open the possibility of sending US troops into Iran in certain circumstances and suggested they would win a ground war, while at the same time ruling out the possibility of having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion to take control of Tehran. β€œI don’t think it’s an appropriate question,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. β€œThere would have to be a very good reason. I would say if we ever did that they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level.” Continue reading...

Donald Trump refuses to rule out deploying ground troops in Iran

08.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 11

This.....β¬‡οΈπŸ‘€
@krassenstein.bsky.social
#sunday
#peace 🌏

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28.02.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers.

This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight.

(πŸŽ₯ Vahid Online)

08.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 9422 πŸ” 5668 πŸ’¬ 961 πŸ“Œ 1039
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Firefall, Yosemite 2/2025
Horsetail Falls, illuminated by the setting sun for a couple of weeks each February….

#flowing #blueskyartshow #nikon #yosemite #landscape #landscapephotography

07.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 11514 πŸ” 1403 πŸ’¬ 185 πŸ“Œ 50
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Camellias doing their thing!

07.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1955 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3
Closeup pic of hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) with pink flowers

Closeup pic of hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) with pink flowers

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06.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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#ForestFriday

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06.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 938 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4

So true...🎯
@politicsgirl.bsky.social
#friday

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05.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Gas Prices, Up 11% in a Week, Pile Pressure on Trump The average price of a gallon of gasoline jumped again on Friday, to $3.32 per gallon, hitting its highest level in a year and a half.

Gas prices in the U.S. jumped seven cents to $3.32 a gallon, on average, hitting the highest level on Friday in a year and a half. The spike is the latest in a series of increases since the start of the war led by the U.S. and Israel against Iran.

06.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 8
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10 of the best fruit and vegetables to plant now for a hassle-free harvest If you long for freshly picked produce but don’t know where to start, try these sure-fire winners

10 of the best fruit and vegetables to plant now for a hassle-free harvest

06.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Gift of Theodore R. Racoosin

Gift of Theodore R. Racoosin

Sonia Delaunay-Terk, Portuguese Market, 1915
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135021

04.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0