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J G Layne

@jglayne.bsky.social

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Glass half full, eyes wide open Californian Photography hobbyist with opinions https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimlayne/ Vero - @jglayne

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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 16h

This scene, and others like it, are so kaotic and beautiful. It's like I need a cone of silence to process them

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 3d

greed, profit, short-sightedness, selfishness, ignorance...for starters

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 3d

“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.”

— Robin Wall Kimmerer

#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 3d

This scene is not "too" far from a favorite trailhead...I find it very easy on the eyes in the shadows, whether in the morning before the sun hits it or later in the day as the sun sets. The details in the canyon wall are revealed wonderfully

#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #fall

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 4d

see what?

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 4d

"I sing my heart out to the wide open spaces
I sing my heart out to the infinite sea
I sing my vision to the sky-high mountains
I sing my song to the free..."
- Pete Townshend

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 5d

“Healthier, perhaps, to find beauty in life and feel it expand inside of us.”
― Tim Cahill

One of my favorite authors...many books on travel and adventure. Worth looking him up, IMO

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 8d

well, wasn’t a fan anyway

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 8d

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
― Dalai Lama

#landscape #photography #landscapephotography
#monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 9d

“Learn character from trees, values from roots, and change from leaves.”
— Tasneern Harneed

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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 11d

Aspen and granite...
The sun had dropped below the ridgeline high above this slope, and warm light reflected from the other side of the canyon on this scene. Later, when the shadows further enveloped the canyon, the blues really set in...

#fall #autumn #landscape #photography #landscapephotography

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 11d

"People have separated from each other with walls of concrete that blocked the roads to connection and love. and Nature has been defeated in the name of development."
-Yasunari Kawabata
And I would add political bias and social media to the list (while he posts on a social media site)

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 11d

Unetched...that is, not defaced by the doings of a person.
Much like the East Wing used to be
#monochrome
#blackandwhite
#blackandwhitephotography
#nature

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 12d

“But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said.”
― Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird"

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 12d

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.
- John Burroughs

#landscape
#photography
#landscapephotography
#fall
#autumn

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

Toronto! Toronto!
I love you, Toronto!
And always, BEAT LA!

(apologies to the LA diehards)

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

When I see the deconstruction of the White House...
Take a listen, if your attention span can handle it
youtu.be/IO-bHtakpmw?...

John Prine - "Paradise"

YouTube video by John Prine

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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

we get the red/fox squirrels…they are well fed

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

pretty sure they are not wrong

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

ha ha!
our yard is squirrel friendly…much to the chagrin and derision of our neighbors

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Marv Beatty @marvbeatty.bsky.social · 24d

First Light - Kinuseo Falls

I thought about saving this to post on Wednesday, but nah.

#waterfall #autumn

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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

Wonderful, Marv! Like the view looking upstream to the falls

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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

“I keep a weathered eye on the horizon, my back to the wall
I like to know who's coming through the door, that's all…”
-Mark Knopfler

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13d

"...A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down you cannot see something that is above you...”
- C.S. Lewis

J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 18d

Similar to a recent image, though this one was captured in IR and converted to monochrome. Kinda like it...

#landscape
#landscapephotography
#monochrome
#blackandwhite
#blackandwhitephotography

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