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@bloodraynes.bsky.social

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Happily married child of the 70’s & 80’s with a love of all things retro technology. Gaming, photography, music, films, (especially horror) #EastCoastKin Arts Collective member

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · Aug 8

Evening #BlueSky 🫖 I should get a poet for this sky tonight,wow. Have a fabulous evening friends 😌
#Photography #scapes #PhotographyOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Sky #Clouds #Ireland #Evening #EastCoastKin #Nature #SkyScapes #PhotographersUnited #Friday #sunsets #CloudFormations #Ireland #Photo

The picture shows a low setting sun with golden rays just going behind a distant tree line. The sky itself is a mixture of greys yellows, pinks, orange and golden tones.

The clouds are scattered and radiate from dark to light to the top of the picture with a light blue sky hiding behind them.

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 48m

Evening #BlueSky 🫖 She finally found her brother. Well, she thought she did 😳(Alt for more)Have a fab rest of your day friends😌 #Photography #EastCoastKin
#Spooktober #shapeshifter #31DaysOfHalloween #PhotographyOfBlueSky
#PhotographersOfBlueSky #Ireland #AltText #Missing #NaturePhotography #Sunday

After the picture description, l have a creepy tale.

The photograph shows a dense forest bathed entirely in crimson red light. Tall trees with smooth trunks stand closely together, their branches twisting and overlapping high above.

The ground is covered in a carpet of red leaves, and a narrow path winds into the distance, fading into a fiery glow. Our picture is finished with a thin white border frame.

Now our tale.

The Shapeshifter of the Crimson Wood

They called it the Crimson Wood because the sunlight never shone here like it did elsewhere, it bled.

Every dusk, the forest would blaze with impossible scarlet light, and anyone who lingered too long beneath its canopy would vanish.

Elara entered the forest at twilight, following the trail of her missing brother. The air was thick with whispers, the rustle of unseen things moving between the trees.

The ground felt warm, pulsing faintly, like the heartbeat of something vast beneath her feet.

She heard a sound, a voice that sounded almost like her brother calling her name.
“Elara”

The voice came from the shadows, from behind one of the thick trunks. She ran toward it, only to find him standing there,or something that looked like him. His eyes were too black, too still, his smile stretched too wide.

“You shouldn’t have come,” he said, though his mouth didn’t move. The words came from the forest itself, from the red leaves trembling above.

Elara stumbled back, and the figure’s shape began to shift, bones cracking, limbs elongating, skin turning to bark and shadow. The creature mimicked her brother’s form perfectly, then melted into the shape of a deer, a wolf, and finally, a tree among the others.

Now, when travelers pass through the Crimson Wood, they say the trees seem to lean closer, whispering in familiar voices. Some even swear one of the trunks looks human, its face caught forever in a silent scream.

For in the heart of the forest, the shapeshifter waits, wearing the faces of all who came before.

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

I always have popcorn ready to go 😉👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you Jane, that’s most kind 🥰👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

Ok, that’s a good point, off the naughty step with an apology cake 🍰 🤔👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

No worries Alan and I’m not building furniture or moving it, so my day is going fabulously lol 😂

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

Always a pleasure Alan 😌👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

My pleasure Alan 😌👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

And you absolutely nailed it Jilly 😌👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

🥰👍🏼👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you for the repost my friend 😌👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

Most kind Alan, you cheeky sausage 😌👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

No worries Sabine ☺️👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you my dude 😌 I always worry when the size of the pictures on #BlueSky never seem to do the shot it’s full justice but l think it comes across ok 🤔👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you for the kind words and shares as always Susan 😌 Most appreciated my friend ☺️👌🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 7h

LOVE this shot Jilly and that poem is gorgeous 🥰👍🏼

Jilly @jillysnaps.bsky.social · 9h

The Delights of Autumn

#StunDay
#ColorADay
#OrangeSun
#EastCoastKin

#ImageAndVerse
“And of such fineness as October airs,
There after harvest could I glean my life“
Full poem by Henry David Thoreau included in Alt Text.

After the descriptive alt text is a poem to go with the scene.

Alt Text: A scenic autumn landscape with golden sunlight streaming through the branches of a large tree in the foreground. The leaves are turning shades of orange and yellow, and the sky glows warmly with a mix of sunlight and soft clouds. In the distance, a forest stretches across the horizon, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere.

Poem for #ImageAndVerse

On fields o'er which the reaper's hand has pass'd
Lit by the harvest moon and autumn sun,
My thoughts like stubble floating in the wind
And of such fineness as October airs,
There after harvest could I glean my life
A richer harvest reaping without toil,
And weaving gorgeous fancies at my will
In subtler webs than finest summer haze.

~ Henry David Thoreau

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

Naughty step, all of you 🫣

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

Most kind my friend 🥰👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

Good morning Susan and l hope your Sunday treats you just fine and dandy ☺️ 2 gallons of #BlueBrew ☕️ please, (god l need it). Have the most enchanting day my friend 😌👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

Ooo l can’t lol I hid behind my giant popcorn when I watched Lord of the rings ewww 😬

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

It’s wonderful Dave and beautifully taken as well ☺️👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

It’s bloody marvellous Dave 🤩👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

It’s a spooky one Sabine, absolutely ☺️👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

Aww thank you Sabine 🥰👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you Sabine 🥰👍🏼

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 8h

🥰👍🏼