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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Happy Birthday to Dr Maya Angelou (born April 4, 1928)

This makes me think that amazing approaches to life can be entirely unexpected. Viva the awesome weird feathered friends!

Crystal made a Stellar Moth!!

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“Storytime is more than reading aloud—it’s an opportunity to create an inclusive space where every child can see themselves reflected, practice language, and participate actively” Good tips by knowledgequest.aasl.org/inclusive-st...

Thanks for the breakdown! - Join #kidlitart chat tonight!

Yup and try to replicate their powers without understanding them or the ramifications of that. Whole X-men(people) meets AI thread there.

Happy Year of the Fire Horse! 🔥✨🐴 May the year bring you courage, change, and prosperity! #yearofthehorse #lunarnewyear #illustration #kidlit #happynewyear #art

Oh man, loving the horse - unicorn stampede in this thread! Not a #kidlit illustrator, but on the word side of things. Found the first form I made with clay(ish) a few days ago and it happened to be a unicorn! Happy upcoming year of the Fire Horse!! My blue critter --> #unicorns #horses

Agreed :)

Love the attention to accessibility in Mychal’s posts. Thanks for highlighting the hidden side of the Dewey Decimal system. These hidden drivers of finding content are huge and honestly the lesson still applies in other search systems today.

Hugs for everyone #nationalhugday #kidlit #kidlitart

Can you guess what “EEL” stands for ? ;) Florida City - Do some good this #MLK day and help out at the Pineland Preserve! Use the QR code to register. #environment #conservation

I made a graphic!

Understood! Feels like these pieces could be a cool character start.

Need a kitty ally? Me too. Here’s one --> #Caturday #photography

Happy 2026. Here’s a new seabird friend hanging out with the sun. #newyear #naturephotography #birds

Sparks of a New Year 2 #newyear #photography #sunrise

Sparks of a New Year 1 #newyear #photography #sunrise

When a tiny houseguest keeps you trapped #dogsofbluesky

Happy late solstice. Randomly came across this from 10.5 years ago. Time seriously flies. The sun coming through the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. I like the bit of restoration work that you can see. #solstice #photography #greece

Has anyone used any anti-ai-scraping tools or other methods to protect their art / photography or written content? Pixsy, Glaze, Nightshade etc. ? Any sort of legal deterrents? -->protect your #art, #photography, #writingcommunity from #ai sampling Love to hear your experiences. Thanks!

The sky was showing all kinds of flash today. #photography

Oh man! The themes, the characters, the art, love of language. Excited to check these out. #booksky #skylibrarian :) prepping early for --> #lunarnewyear

When stuffs gets really bad in the world we watch movies that aren't as evil as real life...like the Blair Witch Project...Dusty says sarcastically. Hope you can find some positivity in all the mess. This family loves you all. Hugs ❄️❄️❄️💙

Yet again, I have no idea as to the logic of some of these awful things in the world. Here’s a brave duckling if you need an ally in this muck, too. Those little guys face a lot, but are resilient. #wtf #photography #thinking #honestlyacontinuedwtf

When you can’t choose just one to check out ---> #kidlit #booksky #skylibrarian Good problem to have :)

Just saw a review on Publisher’s Spotlight too. So glad to see this here on #Bluesky. Wonderful! #kidlit #music

i DO think it's wack when artists are like talking about how they don't see the point of alt text bc art is so ~visual~ so like man what is the ~point~ ??? low vision ppl + ppl who use screenreaders say alt text makes bsky accessible what do you MEAN you're just here going NUH UH

From one moon to another. Happy Supermoon! Last full moon of the year. :) Dusk August Moon with kitsune messenger at Fushimi Inari shrine at Kyoto. #photography #japan #uplift #fushimiinari

Yes! Not to be weird, but I just donated. As a kid, I had a lot of exposure to cool scienc-y people of many different kinds and it blew my world wide open. And that was through science and beyond, because science doesn’t live in locked in a dark cupboard. It drives life. Yay Skype a Scientist!

Painted turtle friend I came across, just hanging out in mexican heather. Cute little bugger. #wildlife #naturephotography #native #photography #uplift

Yup. Please do this --> (weird side note, met a scorpion when I was young and it was oddly cute. Still not a friend you should pet)

I was in a meeting today and heard a great phrase, “There’s great humanity in this town.” <-- Yes and more of that, please. #positive #uplift

About to attend Dr. Cara Rockwell’s on Florida’s Food Forests! Very excited about hearing about the synergy between supporting ecosystems AND food security. Stuff like this feeds my curious nerd soul. :) fiu.zoom.us/j/2423563814 #nature #foodforests #fiu #plants

On the 1st day of looking for mangrove tree crabs, I learned just how good at hiding their little butts could be. Didn’t get to see any that day, but this weirdly bifurcated unexpected sunset was a pretty nice consolation prize. #naturephotography #sunset #ocean #uplift

I’m in South Florida and this absolutely a huge red flag. This can’t be a pre or current desaparecidos repeat.

It’s been a bit, but this little one’s false advertising is partially to blame! Happy Equinox. Hope your day is filled with nice crustacean friends and less of crabby critters of any species! #naturephotography #crabfriend #ocean #equinox

Happy #Caturday! First time using paper clay and first time modeling anything outside of one time during a Cranium game. Finally tried it @yiawrites.bsky.social ! Here’s my attempt at sunning version of one of my characters --> the cat, Scuba and the photo I used as reference. #uplift #art

When you mess with science, be prepared for a reaction! #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social

Just a peacock buddy practicing his skills on the balance beam and giving me a look. #uplift #nature #photography

Wonders found while looking down: sidewalk edition “For anyone who needs it.” #photography #motivation

Wonders found while looking down, lawn flowers edition: Soldier orchid - apparently considered invasive in Florida, but not THAT ecologically invasive? P.S. Love that the photo didn’t upload the first time! 😖 #photography #uplift

Hi #WritingCommunity! A bit late, but here is a how-to video for navigating #MSWL Day and how to search : youtube.com/watch?v=LnZt... Good luck!

Reminder for the #WritingCommunity. Wednesday, February 12th is Manuscript Wishlist Day. It’s NOT a pitch event, but seems to be a way to discover agents and editors / what they are currently seeking. Guidelines: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-... ✨Happy finding everyone! #MSWL✨

Just a casual peacock walking through someone’s garden. This guy was showcasing his glory for himself with no peahens or peachildren around. #nature #photography

Happy Lunar New Year. Wishing you joy, peace, cleverness and adaptability! #YearoftheSnake #LunarNewYear

Wow. This cover. Image to title. Wow. Their faces capture such wonder! Congrats!