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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 28

For #juneSea theme #family bracing for the wave with boundless joy 🌊

#BlueSkyArtShow #getOutside #smArtist #instinct #artYear #eastCoastKin #art #photography

A child with red hair in black pants and a blue jacket stands in the Atlantic Ocean with arms partially outstretched in anticipation and excitement as two waves come towards them

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 28

The calendar can be found here, including several comments with additional information as well as the German language translation of the calendar

bsky.app/profile/bird...

Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · May 28

Hello #MayLeaves, #MayBlooms, and all other artists on here 🌸

In June I'll be hosting a new art challenge #JuneSea. All water-centric art is welcome, and I'd love to have you join 🌊

Link to feed is in comments

See image/ alt text for all details

#artChallenge #artShare #artPrompts #eastCoastKin

This is a text-heavy description for an upcoming Bluesky art challenge:

A calendar for the #JuneSea art challenge, inspired by the National Ocean Month in June and the International World Ocean Day on June 8th. Though this theme is inspired by the ocean, all water-centric art is welcome and can include lakes, rivers, fjords, pools etc.
At the top and bottom of the calendar are blue and pink watercolor art with fish, water, and coral reef branches.

Additional image text: All forms of art welcome: painting, photography, 3d art, music, writing and more.
Please use alt text on all images
Hashtag: #JuneSea
Host: @birdsinboughs

Here are all 30 daily themes in order:
1 Quiet
2 Under
3 Storm
4 Growth
5 Sunshine
6 Blue
7 Illuminate
8 Floating
9 White
10 Rock
11 Community
12 Friend
13 Seaweed
14 Clouds
15 Celebrate
16 Wave
17 Sculpture
18 Restore
19 Critter
20 Bubbles
21 Green
22 Swimming
23 Sand
24 Two
25 Resilience
26 Grey
27 Turn
28 Family
29 Dream
30 Shore

Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 28

Day 28 of the June water art challenge 🌊

For #JuneSea our theme is #family

A day on the beach or those residing in the natural world, let's see your water art with families 🦀

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art

Header text: “June 28th”
Body text: “#JuneSea, family” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge
At the bottom is a digital drawing of an orange father seahorse smiling surrounded by many of his yellow or green babies

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 28

The calendar can be found here, including several comments with additional information as well as the German language translation of the calendar
bsky.app/profile/bird...

Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · May 28

Hello #MayLeaves, #MayBlooms, and all other artists on here 🌸

In June I'll be hosting a new art challenge #JuneSea. All water-centric art is welcome, and I'd love to have you join 🌊

Link to feed is in comments

See image/ alt text for all details

#artChallenge #artShare #artPrompts #eastCoastKin

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 28

Day 27 of the June water art challenge 🦀

For #JuneSea our theme is #turn

Whether rotating in place or taking turns at a task, let's see your water art with turns 🌊

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art

Header text: “June 27th”
Body text: “#JuneSea, turn” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge
At the bottom is a painting of a happy goldfish turning in place while swimming

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 26

For #juneSea theme #grey / #gray the muted shades of the ocean on an overcast day 🌧️🌊

#artYear #sensoryArt #perspective #smArtist #classicMono #eastCoastKin #art #photography #seascape

A closeup of small sea waves in the Atlantic Ocean. The water is a pale green or grey color. In the background trees are on the left and right corners of the horizon, and the sky is overcast

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 26

The calendar can be found here, including several comments with additional information as well as the German language translation of the calendar

bsky.app/profile/bird...

Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · May 28

Hello #MayLeaves, #MayBlooms, and all other artists on here 🌸

In June I'll be hosting a new art challenge #JuneSea. All water-centric art is welcome, and I'd love to have you join 🌊

Link to feed is in comments

See image/ alt text for all details

#artChallenge #artShare #artPrompts #eastCoastKin

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 26

Day 26 of the June water art challenge 🐚

For #JuneSea our theme is #grey (or #gray)

A muted shade brought on by dim light or foggy days, let's see your grey water art 🌊

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art

Header text: “June 26th”
Body text: “#JuneSea, grey” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge
At the bottom is a splash of textured paint in a grey hue

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 26

So it’s unfortunate that the feeds are down, but really timely that the cow notification photo involves the ocean, as the feed I was checking on is ocean/ water themed

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Andrea Peterson @andreapeterson.bsky.social · Jun 24

Two dwarf cuttlefish gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes 🤭

#MarineLife #JuneSea #Two #TwoferTuesday #SepiaBandensis #Twosday #Cephalopods #Photography

Two brown and white cuttlefish facing each other with algae covered rocks in the background

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Meeta Wolff @meetakwolff.bsky.social · Jun 24

Soaring above the wild #Atlantic, #Essaouira’s rugged coastline, tide pools & turquoise waters, where #sea meets #sky & #freedom takes flight
©️ #meetakwolff
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersOfBlueSky #thephotohour #PhotographersUnited #thelittlethings #landscape
#TidesOutTuesday #rockintuesday #junesea

View of the rocky coastline in Essaouira, Morocco, with tide pools in the foreground, waves crashing in the turquoise sea, and a seagull flying across a clear blue sky. Image copyright Meeta K Wolff.

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Denise Andréia 🌼 @denisestange.bsky.social · Jun 24

#Perspective is realizing the best part of the journey is who's standing beside you 🌞💙

#FotoVorschlag 'Kommunikation'
#SensoryArt #JuneSea #two
#WeekZforZoology #Twosday
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#thewildimages #photohour #scape
#AlphabetChallenge #seascape
#dogsofbluesky #dogs #dogsky

A woman paddleboarding on the sea with two small white dogs. She is wearing denim shorts and a sports top, with tattoos on her arms and back. In the background, there is a large, forest-covered mountain under a cloudy sky, with a distant shoreline with buildings.

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Michelle @trailtotoday.bsky.social · Jun 24

If they can make it there 🎵
#Two for #JuneSea
#WeekZforZoology #AlphabetChallenge #smArtist #EastCoastKin #Photography #MobilePhotography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #NYCPhotography

Two geese are swimming toward midtown Manhattan (in Central Park, NYC).

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Michelle @trailtotoday.bsky.social · Jun 24

Catching some rays
Cute Sanderlings and #Two gulls at Jones Beach, NY
#JuneSea #smArtist #WeekZforZoology #AlphabetChallenge #EastCoastKin #Photography #MobilePhotography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography

One seagull is standing, one is sitting on the sand, there are also eight small Sandlings near them. All are facing the sun, on the sand in front of a small wave. Taken mid September so it was chilly.

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Mollie Grace @msfulofgrace.bsky.social · Jun 24

#ArtYear
#JuneSea
#two
#photography

Two masts at sunrise in Boston Harbor. Glowing pink sunrise over East Boston on the horizon. Sailboats moored in the harbor in the center. Both reflected in the harbor in the foreground.

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Mick Lister @listermj.bsky.social · Jun 24

#Junesea theme #two
Sorrento, Italy (May 2025)
Two boats - choose your mode of transport a passenger ferry or a pedalo 😀
#sorrento #italy #coastal #boats #photography #eastcoastkin

A coastal scene in Sorrento, Italy on a sunny May day.
A blue and white pedalo is moored on the water close to the shore.
To the left is a white and blue passenger ferry making its way along the blue sea to Sorrento port.
On the right are a row of orange coloured beach huts.
In the background is Mount Vesuvius.
The sky is bright blue with a line of white clouds on the horizon.

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Diane Furlong @dianef1224.bsky.social · Jun 24

Happy #TwosDay
#JuneSea
#Two
#ducksontheHudson
#eastcoastkin
#photographersunited
#photography

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Nita Lewsey @redlucy54.bsky.social · Jun 24

#JuneSea #Two
fishermen collecting shellfish in #Goa in 2007, they were a common sight but stocks diminished due to environmental changes & scenes like this almost disappeared. Things are possibly looking a little better again now #travelphotography #EastCoastKin #WeAreRoamers #Seascape #Culture

2 fisherman collecting shellfish in tge shallows of a Goan beach in 2007

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 25

For those who enjoy organ music, here’s a concert streaming now

m.youtube.com/watch?v=0cEp...

Daniel Brondel - Organ Concert - June 25th, 2025

YouTube video by Methuen Memorial Music Hall

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 25

For #juneSea theme #resilience this little red crab is missing legs and has barnacles on their carapace, but continues living with an enduring strength 🦀

#artYear #smArtist #eastCoastKin #alphabetChallenge #weekZForZoology #sensoryArt #perspective #art #photography 🌊

a red crab with at least one missing leg and several white barnacles on their carapace sits on a yellow rock foraging for small bits of algae and other things to eat. In the background is seaweed and algae on rocks and shells at low tide along the Atlantic Ocean

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 25

The calendar can be found here, including several comments with additional information as well as the German language translation of the calendar
bsky.app/profile/bird...

Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · May 28

Hello #MayLeaves, #MayBlooms, and all other artists on here 🌸

In June I'll be hosting a new art challenge #JuneSea. All water-centric art is welcome, and I'd love to have you join 🌊

Link to feed is in comments

See image/ alt text for all details

#artChallenge #artShare #artPrompts #eastCoastKin

Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · Jun 25

Day 25 of the June water art challenge 🌊

For #JuneSea our theme is #resilience

Showing strength or navigating hardship, let's see your water art that incorporates resilience 🐚

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art

Header text: “June 25th”
Body text: “#JuneSea, resilience” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge
At the bottom is a purple watercolor painted jellyfish

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Hedgehoggrl 📎🦔 🐈 📷 🎨 @hedgehoggrl.bsky.social · Jun 24

Two handsome pelicans.

#photography #EastCoastKin #animals #birds #nature
#alphabetchallenge #WeekZforZoology #JuneSea #two

Two large pelicans floating on a dark blue-green water.

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fozziefotos.bsky.social @fozziefotos.bsky.social · Jun 24

#JuneSea #Two
#seascape
#sea
#travelphotography
#photo
#photography

2 sun loungers enjoying a sea view

an idyllic scene in the caribbean. A hammock hangs between 2 palm trees on white sand. In the distance a sailing boat with its sails down and masts standing tall idles in the bay below a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. In the middle of the beach 2 sun loungers sit side by side facing the ocean enjoying the view

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Nita Lewsey @redlucy54.bsky.social · Jun 24

#JuneSea #Two just a grandad & granddaughter playing on the beach #Brother & #GreatNeice #SandBay #BristolChannel #travelphotography #EastCoastKin #WeAreRoamers #TidesOutTuesday

My brother and his granddaughter playing on the beach, looking for shells. Sand Point in the background of Sand Bay beach

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