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southdakotagirl1966 · 5 days ago

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early spring in South Dakota...

That is one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs.―L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea Heading West from Sioux Falls—March 15th Main Street—Montrose March 20th I’ve started taking alternative routes whenever I’m in South Dakota. I wanted to see Montrose where my great-grandmother’s family lived. I recently found this book in my grandfather’s library. To see Lottie…

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southdakotagirl1966 · 2 months ago

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two weeks in South Dakota...

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#@southdakotagram #@southdakotalife #Burke #burkeSD #family #midlife #roadtrips #rural #rural america #rural beauty #snow geese #south dakota #sunrise images #vermont photographer

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southdakotagirl1966 · 3 months ago

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smoke and mirrors...

This poem I believe is about my confidence. Art is meant to be shared and criticism is part of the game. I had a spark of an idea. I worked diligently until this poem took the shape I envisioned. I’m sure it could be better. However, it’s time now to move on with my day. bravado:blustering swaggering conduct, a pretense of bravery, a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or…

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#americanlife #midlife #vermontartist #bravado #confidence #diligence #newpoetry #parenting #Poetry #southdakotagram

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southdakotagirl1966 · 5 months ago

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the power of invisibility...

#advocacy #capecod #crone wisdom #life #love #men #midlife #motherhood #Poetry #reproductive rights #sisterhood #south dakota #Vermont #womanhood #women

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southdakotagirl1966 · 6 months ago

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Upper Plains Gothic...

#antiques #burkeSD #Burlington #countrylife #Dancehalls #HerrickSD #Lillibridge #Photography #rural #rurallife #south dakota #southdakotagram #southdakotalife #Vermont #Vermontartist #vintage #vintageliving #ward

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southdakotagirl1966 · 7 months ago

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the odd uneven time of August...

#townneckbeach sandwichmassachusetts #august energy #Cape Cod #cape cod life #capecodogram #coyotes #Ken Nerburn #late summer vibes #midlife #new england #noticing #sylvia plath #transition #Vermont

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southdakotagirl1966 · 8 months ago

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a morning of awe...

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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#awe #beachlife #Cape Cod #cape cod bay #capecodinsta #new england travel #perspective #ralph waldo emerson #sandwichmass #seals #Town Neck Beach #William Shakespeare

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southdakotagirl1966 · 8 months ago

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Ben Blair ACTS II & III...the glitter of the unknown

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#Ben Blair #lillibridgereunion2024 #silentfilms #Vermont #will lillibridge #willa cather

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southdakotagirl1966 · 9 months ago

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wild prairie influence...

"As everywhere upon the prairie, the quiet was almost a thing to feel." —Ben Blair

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southdakotagirl1966 · 10 months ago

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those unfamiliar pings...

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#1930s #@southdakotagram #ancestry #california #clan #family #generational trauma #grandmothers #layered digital art #love #rural life #south dakota #Vermontartist #womanhood

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southdakotagirl1966 · 11 months ago

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last weekend on the high plains...

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#Burke #burkeSD #high plains #MecklingSD #Melanie Benjamin #roadtrips #rural america #rural beauty #rural life #southdakotagram #Toby&039;s Lounge #vermont photographer

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southdakotagirl1966 · 1 year ago

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EARTH DAY 2024...

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#beachtrashpickup #capecod #earthday2024 #environment #southdakota #trash #vermont #garbage #south dakota

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southdakotagirl1966 · 1 year ago

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Surrealism is 100 Years OLD...

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#cape cod artist #cooked telephone #curiosity #laughter #layeredi images #lightening up #lobster #New York Times #noticing #playfulness #politics #salvador dali #southdakotagram #surreal #surrealism #vermont artist

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southdakotagirl1966 · 1 year ago

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Will, Maynard, Dorthea, Frida and Diego...

Author/dentist—Will Lillibridge (my great-granduncle) wrote the book Ben Blair. It was published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1905. This was the same year Will’s older brother, Lowell Stanton Lillibridge (my great-grandfather) helped settle the town of Burke, South Dakota where I grew up. I recently discovered that the cover art for Ben Blair was done by artist, Maynard Dixon—he was married…