Cynthia Raleigh
@cerydwyn.bsky.social
Author of genealogy mysteries, Colonial American supernatural, and true crime. RN. Aspiring to create entertaining stories as well as give voice to those who can no longer speak for themselves.
Geese on their morning Progress.
August 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Geese on their morning Progress.
Last night’s walk by the cattails with the sounds of late summer.
August 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Last night’s walk by the cattails with the sounds of late summer.
August 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Picked tomatoes today, some got pretty big.
August 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Picked tomatoes today, some got pretty big.
The Rotunda Dome in the Wisconsin State Capitol Building.
August 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The Rotunda Dome in the Wisconsin State Capitol Building.
There were three Blue Jays squabbling over the peanuts. This one appears to have won for the moment.
July 25, 2026 at 9:46 PM
There were three Blue Jays squabbling over the peanuts. This one appears to have won for the moment.
Bee on a sunflower in my pollinator garden. It’s a busy place right now. Spearmint, catmint, bee balm, yarrow, milkweed, verbena.
#pollinatorgarden
#pollinatorgarden
July 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Bee on a sunflower in my pollinator garden. It’s a busy place right now. Spearmint, catmint, bee balm, yarrow, milkweed, verbena.
#pollinatorgarden
#pollinatorgarden
Wayne Quigg, an amazingly talented woodworker, made this fantastic sign as a gift, depicting the Ordinary from my Lanthorne Ordinary Witches series. Lantern is made of many fine strips of wood, expertly placed to form the curve. I can't thank him enough for this.
#woodworker
#woodworker
July 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Wayne Quigg, an amazingly talented woodworker, made this fantastic sign as a gift, depicting the Ordinary from my Lanthorne Ordinary Witches series. Lantern is made of many fine strips of wood, expertly placed to form the curve. I can't thank him enough for this.
#woodworker
#woodworker
Chasing the ball is always the best thing, even in the heat.
July 2, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Chasing the ball is always the best thing, even in the heat.
Volunteer sunflowers are up 🌻
June 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Volunteer sunflowers are up 🌻
When the dog’s collection of bones on the hearth arrange themselves to look like a squirrel, staring at you.
June 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
When the dog’s collection of bones on the hearth arrange themselves to look like a squirrel, staring at you.
Red-tailed Hawk nest. Not super clear but it was high up so I cropped and enlarged. Both were flying around the nest, this one had just landed.
June 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Red-tailed Hawk nest. Not super clear but it was high up so I cropped and enlarged. Both were flying around the nest, this one had just landed.
Honored to get to say good morning to this beautiful visitor today.
May 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Honored to get to say good morning to this beautiful visitor today.
Anyone else's Grandma or Mom use one of these in the old days? An appliance that produced ore-smelting heat, even on the outside. I still have a scar on the back of my hand.
April 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Anyone else's Grandma or Mom use one of these in the old days? An appliance that produced ore-smelting heat, even on the outside. I still have a scar on the back of my hand.
Unplugged walk yesterday. No smart watch, no earbuds, phone silenced - camera use only.
March 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Unplugged walk yesterday. No smart watch, no earbuds, phone silenced - camera use only.
Sweatshirt weather yesterday, snow and frigid wind today.
March 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Sweatshirt weather yesterday, snow and frigid wind today.
Heron by Susan Seddon Boulet
January 31, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Heron by Susan Seddon Boulet
“Chicago Girl,” Marie Thomann.
tinyurl.com/mr257cxp
#GenealogyStorytelling
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#Chicago
#Thomann
tinyurl.com/mr257cxp
#GenealogyStorytelling
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#Chicago
#Thomann
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“Chicago Girl,” Marie Thomann.
tinyurl.com/mr257cxp
#GenealogyStorytelling
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#Chicago
#Thomann
tinyurl.com/mr257cxp
#GenealogyStorytelling
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#Chicago
#Thomann
Ikke gå glipp av det neste blogginnlegget om Belle Gunness som kommer denne uken. tinyurl.com/wt85t3ad
#Seriemorder
#gammeldagskrimhistorie
#NorgetilUSA
#Gunness
#Seriemorder
#gammeldagskrimhistorie
#NorgetilUSA
#Gunness
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Ikke gå glipp av det neste blogginnlegget om Belle Gunness som kommer denne uken. tinyurl.com/wt85t3ad
#Seriemorder
#gammeldagskrimhistorie
#NorgetilUSA
#Gunness
#Seriemorder
#gammeldagskrimhistorie
#NorgetilUSA
#Gunness
Via My Victorian Nightmare.
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Via My Victorian Nightmare.
Murder of Crows Christmas greeting card by Theo van Hoytema, 1878.
#Victoriancards
#Christmas
#weird #macabre
#VictorianChristmas
#Victorian
#Victoriancards
#Christmas
#weird #macabre
#VictorianChristmas
#Victorian
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Murder of Crows Christmas greeting card by Theo van Hoytema, 1878.
#Victoriancards
#Christmas
#weird #macabre
#VictorianChristmas
#Victorian
#Victoriancards
#Christmas
#weird #macabre
#VictorianChristmas
#Victorian
Happy Thanksgiving
--Thanksgiving Day - Arrival at the Old House.
Woodcut, Winslow Homer, 1858
--Thanksgiving Day - Arrival at the Old House.
Woodcut, Winslow Homer, 1858
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy Thanksgiving
--Thanksgiving Day - Arrival at the Old House.
Woodcut, Winslow Homer, 1858
--Thanksgiving Day - Arrival at the Old House.
Woodcut, Winslow Homer, 1858
I love this evening light. A true Autumn day.
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I love this evening light. A true Autumn day.