I'm officially an old - traded my MLP heels for MLP fugs, drinking hot cocoa out of my new x-files mug, snuggling with husband and cat (dog already went to sleep). So comfy. #newyearseve #mylittlepony #mlp #xfiles #x-files #netflixandchill #fangirl #xphile

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Playing around with the slow-shutter zoom technique. Fun novelty. #slowshutter #zoom #hedgehog #xmashedgehog #xmas #vsco #70d #longisland #newyork

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#2015bestnine #whb #hubby #bronxzoo #halloweenmakeup #fireislandlighthouse #nyc #macros #bugs

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So styling. Using my new selfie stick to show off my amazing hat.

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No visit from Santa but the elf is really excited to watch Ernest Saves Christmas and PeeWees Playhouse Christmas Special. #merrychristmas #happyholidays

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Two thirds done wrapping presents! Two out of three chocolate truffle pudding pies made! Listening to such classics as Muppet Christmas Carol and Mr Hankys Christmas Classics. #christmaseve #presents #hedgehog #decorations

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So two years ago we had snow on Christmas Eve. Today I have marigolds seeds starting to sprout, Montauk daisies budding anew, and all my perennials very confused about whether or not it's spring. #thanksglobalwarming #notawhitechristmas #christmaseve #elnino #longisland #newyork

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I gave Amy her newest toy early because she isn't feeling to well (limping on the other damn paw now) and I thought a puzzle toy might entertain her while she rests, but she has literally torn her turtle a new butthole. #destructivedog #outwardhound #puzzletoy

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Waiting for my turn in the sudden death round to determine the holiday champion.

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Rainy night. #whbpac #peaceonearth #westhamptonbeach #westhamptonbeachperformingartscenter #whb #longisland #newyork #Hamptons #hamptonslife #offseason #darkandstormynight #rain #vsco #motox

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What is with all this fog lately? #latergram #whb #marina #longisland #newyork #foggy #fog #westhamptonbeach

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Early foggy morning. #thesunistheresomewhere #longisland #newyork #fog #foggy #sunrise #sunchasers

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Every time we have a day off together this fall he makes me go out and do yard work. At least today he gave me the easy stuff to do while he raked. #fall #autumn #husband #mcm #longisland #newyork

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Gingerbread house, after the dinosaurs but before the decapitated snowman. #winning #gingerbread #dinosaur #netflixandgingerbreadmill

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Another frosty morning. #dandelion #flowers #frost #macros #macrophotography

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One of the best things about being married is taking pictures of my sleeping husband with the creepy Christmas elf and then texting him the picture for him to find and marvel at later. (He insisted that we watch just one more episode on Netflix and that he wasn't falling asleep.). If he didn't already have one, I'd draw a moustache on him. #creepyelf #netflixandchill #christmasiscoming #pranksarentjustforapril #marriedlife #dontfallasleep

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Westhampton Beach, NY. #Hamptons #WHB #westhamptonbeach #longisland #newyork #seascapes #landscapes #iheartny #hamptonslife #pilings #beach

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Had some extra time today between croissants and noon, so I took a walk through town in the fog. #westhamptonbeach #longisland #whb #fog #boat #marina #blackandwhite #iheartny #newyork

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Please keep clean for all of us. Brookhaven, NY. #downbytheriver #signs #longisland #newyork #naturalplaces

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This squirrel thought he was being clever hiding in this tree stump. Gotcha! #nature #longisland #newyork #squirrel #stump #wertheim #nationalwildliferefuge #shirley #peekaboo

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No, Rusty, turkey, not mice! Happy Thanksgiving from Rusty the Cat. #happythanksgiving #micenotturkey #rustythecat #eatme #turkeyday #thanksgiving #thankfuldinneristurkey #cat #catsofinstagram #longisland #newyork #bohackes

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Another beautiful, frigid morning! #toocold #notreadyforwinter #thanksgivingeve #frost #southavenpark #suffolkcounty #longisland #newyork #water #river #leaves #autumn #fall #findthex #nature

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An aggressive swan at Southaven Park chased away all the other swans. Amy was mystified and terrified. #southavenpark #longisland #swan #birdsofinstagram #birds #canadageese #wings #water #vsco #newyork #nuts_about_birds

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"Who, me? I'm not doing anything bad!" Amy seems to be back to her normal self today, and no plant on the property is safe. #ikindofhatethisplantanyway #amy #dogsofinstagram #dogs #beachgrass #dogintrouble #dogshaming #findthepuppy #whereswaldo

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This little girl spent a few hours today at the vet, getting x-rays taken of the paw she's been limping on recently. She has some shoulder instability, probably related to the median tendon there, but the good news is there is no visible loose cartilage floating around requiring surgery. She may still require it in the future, if the limping doesn't resolve with the prescribed rest and anti inflammatories. Yikes. #amy #dogs #dogsofinstagram #getbetter #limping #norunning #nojumping #nofun #veterinary #goodbyelifesavings

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Morning frost on a fallen leaf. #fall #leaves #leaf #frost #macros #macrophotography #hiddenworld

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The birds are very happy I started filling up the feeder again. #tuftedtitmouse #birdsofinstagram #birds #fall

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Raked leaves today. Seemed like the most pointless activity ever. Blah.

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Because at the end of a long week like this one, I'm feeling a blurred around the edges and a lot worn down. Thank Dog for three day weekends. #workselfie #weekend

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The tiny things around us have a world of their own, one I love exploring. This is a #macro of a marigold seed pod. The matchstick-like seeds are arrayed in a honeycomb pattern when seen from above. #macrophotography #marigolds #macros #flowers #seeds #longisland #nature #newyork #fall

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With the colder temperatures, I'd thought the time for #insect #macros was done. Happily not! #insects #macrophotography #imreadyformycloseup #bubbles

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Last night's shenanigans. #halloween #jerryandthemermaid #karaoke #hipsterariel #pusheen #skullface #lamesauce

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"It's a dinglehopper. You've probably never heard of it." Got my first trick or treater - the politest pink power ranger ever! I told her to take two handfuls of the giant bag of candy, which was good because there hasn't been a trick or treater again. #happyhalloween #hipsterariel #thisismycostume #halloween #halloweencostume #selfie

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Love these ladies! Getting ready for #trickortreatonmainstreet -- that parade of kids should be coming down any minute! #whbpac #trickortreat #mainstreet #whb #westhamptonbeach #halloween #witches #witchesofinstagram #volunteers #happyhalloween #halloweenparade

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This fatty catty doesn't get much photo time since the dog arrived, but occasionally he does something cute while Amy is sleeping. #nationalcatday #catsofinstagram #cat

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Since I am not doing a gory #halloween costume this year, and since I got bored yesterday while Chris was changing the air scoop off the boiler downstairs, I thought our basement would make for the perfect place for a spooky/gross photo shoot. Unfortunately, some solicitors knocked on the door while I was putting on the #makeup... #halloweenmakeup #burnt #light #spooky #basement #ghost #gory #gross #ghostlight

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Some solicitors just knocked on the front door. I didn't answer cause I thought I'd freak them out. I wonder what they wanted.

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Boone & Lucy. #tongueouttuesday #ilovemydog #thesearemyparentsdogs #mydogwouldntstickhertongueout #dogsofinstagram

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"Have you ever seen a purple shell before?" Took the husband and the dog to the beach today. They were both really excited to be there, out in the fresh air, discovering new things... #beach #cupsogue #whb #vsco #fall #thingsfoundontheground

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Maybe some kind of crab spider? Help me out peeps. #arachtober #marigold #longisland

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Oh, only about four more hours here at work? When I could have been at #nycc seeing the screening of the new #xfiles? #ihatecoverbands #poorplanningonmypart #sol #beenhereallday

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@__nikki_s__ reminded me that it is apparently #nationalpoetryday and shared a #throwback poem. Well, here's mine. It was written during my junior or senior year of high school (if I was home I could pull out my old Seascapes and confirm) and I read it for a Poets Cafe. Going through my old poems was a little nostalgic, more than a little cringe worthy. Not sure how Mr. O managed to keep a straight face through all those years of teen angst but kudos! #seascapes #throwbackthursday #ifitstuesdayitsseascapes #poetry #teenangst

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Yes!!! #papajohns is back in my neighborhood! #delivery #toolazytocook #theygotmyorderright #suckstoyourasthmardominos

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Rarely when I'm at work, I remember to reapply the lipstick I've eaten off during the day. I don't have a mirror, so I usually use the selfie cam on my phone. I hate this particular camera. I very rarely take pictured with it. This loathing has led to the discovery of apps to "enhance" or "beautify" my selfie. So I downloaded one. Now I, too, can add lens flares in post and manipulate my face into an unrecognizable alien with overly large eyes/forehead and small pointy chin. I, too, can exist inside JJ Abrams Star Trek universe. (I tried using the app on the cat. Unfortunately it didn't recognize Rusty's face.). #perfect #lensflare #enhanced #allthefilters #ThisIsntWhatIReallyLookLike #TheTwinklesDisguiseMyBathrobe #alien #chirpface

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WHBPAC takes Manhattan! #worldyacht #nyc #statueofliberty #nycskyline #night #whbpac

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Last time I tried to photograph a lunar eclipse, nothing was going right. The night was cloudy (a real life metaphor for my life at the time?), and it wasn't going to change before the eclipse ended. I had stayed up and irritated my landlord with my constant in and out, frozen my ass off (it was December), and all for nothing. I'm glad this year turned out differently. #BloodMoon #SuperMoon #lunareclipse #lunareclipse2015

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Today's task: sitting in Chris's grandmother's kitchen watching the sink fill up, over and over again until Chris hooks himself a slow clog with my snake. #chores #futilityofdomesticity #oldmagazinestyle #vsco #motox #atleastihaveplantsvszombies2onmyphone

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A fresnel lens complete with lightbulb at the lighthouse. #lightnerd #lightingnerd #lighthouse

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So when people ask me why I don't like butterflies, I ask them, "Have you ever seen one up close?". They're creepy and just thinking about one of them touching me makes my skin crawl. Taking a macro of them is the only way I can get myself to go near them. This ducker was lurking in my garden today. #butterfly #butterfliesareevil #proboscus #flower #macros #macrophotography #evileye

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Finally some rain! Here the atmospheric conditions are battling man's fierce creation, the air conditioner, and causing the glass doors to fog up like never before. #whbpac #whb #mainst #thestreetisariver #rain #fog #gloomy #vsco #vscocam #powerflickeredasitypedthis

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