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1) "Iris Newton" 2) "Iris Newton and His Dog Chaos" Gravity in flux. From a series in both pencil and watercolor. #drawing #graphite #artist #melindabhipple #artsky

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"Mad Max" - miniature watercolor. 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. #watercolor #artwork #miniature #melindabhipple #artsky

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Time for a mental health break,... and another pretty picture. Graphite drawing of my niece, Juliet, and her favorite flower. #drawing #graphite #artist #portrait #melindabhipple #artsky

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Crockett: "It's just that they're idiots. These are the same guys as it relates to our nuclear stockpile, they're like, 'Oh, wait a minute, we needed those guys? Can we get them back? Oh, we don't know how to.' I don't know how anyone can look at this administration & feel a semblance of confidence"

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"We had to pry food out of her mouth. One day she clenched her teeth with an entire peanut butter sandwich in her mouth and started to bawl. I told the doctors, it wasn't fair not to let her eat." [Mom with paraphernalia it took to keep her 8-yr-old alive.] #drawing #graphite #melindabhipple #artsky

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This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

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Looking for something he believes belongs to his mother, Josh breaks into Old Man Binkley’s garage. He returns each week until one box reveals a secret that shakes his trust in his own family. Should he run or face his mother who he now knows has lied to him his entire life? #author #booksky

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"Harlaxton Gate" watercolor and pen on paper. Classic British fog veiling an historic manor house near Grantham, England. I had the privilege of spending a semester abroad studying there. #harlaxtonmanor #watercolor #artist #melindabhipple #artsky

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Having read this in a couple of posts, I will now make a point to refer to the measles as the "vaccine-preventable" measles. Taking suggestions for expanding the names of the various other scourges we now face. #idiocyatwork #preventabledisease

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Kansas tuberculosis epidemic has spread to Ohio. No public warnings, no disclosure from Trump administration, no guidance from the CDC.

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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

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The Clement "pups". Old and young. A surprise anniversary commission from husband to wife. #drawing #graphite #petportraits #artist #melindabhipple #artsky #dogs

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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on. Now.

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"A must have! If you love poetry... buy this book. I spent a few hours on a Saturday morning listening to the rain and reading this book. Wonderful way to spend the morning." — Kris (Amazon Review) #haiku #tanka #haibun #japaneseshortform #author #melindabhipple #booksky

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"Iris Newton in Three Dimensions" watercolor on paper. A demonstration painting for a visiting artist program in an elementary school, fourth through sixth grade classes. #watercolor #painting #purpleiris #artist #melindabhipple #artsky

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"Kiss Me, too", another of the mouse/kiss watercolors donated in years past to the Lumberyard Arts Center's "Chocolate Auction" to raise scholarship money. #chocolatekiss #watercolor #artist #melindabhipple #artsky #lumberyardartscenter

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When Rap came on the scene, I commented to my mom that I didn't get it. Her response, "It's another form of poetry." This white woman, born before the Depression, understood that differing experiences need different forms of expression. She would have appreciated the halftime show. ❤️ #halftime

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"KISS", an 8x8 inch watercolor donated to the Lumberyard Arts Center's "Chocolate Auction" to raise scholarship money. One of a series of mouse/kiss paintings over the years. #chocolatekiss #watercolor #artist #melindabhipple #artsky #lunberyardartcenter

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For anyone brave enough to read and digest this mess: theweeklylist.org Keep pushing back! 💪

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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

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The @lwvohio.bsky.social is a force multiplier. Find your local chapter of the League of Women Voters, an organization with a century of experience in explaining issues and getting people to vote. You don't have to be a woman to join.

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I'm truly enjoying this artist's work. So much animation captured so simply.

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"[O]ften sci-fi books are written by white, straight men, and it shows. So when [the author] offered to send me her book, Raven, I was excited. And it delivered!" - Helene, arc reader #scifi #sciencefiction #raven #authorsky #author #melindabhipple #imperiumpublishing #booksky

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Miniatures: 24 sq in maximum, watercolor. Painted for the Itty Bitty art show. Clockwise: Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Horse Figurine, Glass Cruet. #watercolor #miniatures #artist #melindabhipple #artsky

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A legal person in another group offered this link to share: more info on lawsuits against Musk and DOGE. Share it freely. She also suggests to call state AGs with complaints as AGs do have push-back power. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/advo...

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Polygonia interrogationis, or the "question mark" butterfly. So known because of a white ? shape under its hind wing. Watercolor on paper. #questionmarkbutterfly #butterfly #watercolor #painting #artist #melindabhipple #artsky

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When Icarus fell, he paid the price for using wings that were not his Pilfered feathers, melted wax; human greed, not meant to fly #tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #mythology #greekmythology

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Take your blood pressure meds before reading.

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Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary: "I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it." BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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"Bee on the Cosmo" Watercolor and pen #bumblebee #cosmo #watercolor #artist #melindabhipple #artsky

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