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⭐️Mel⭐️

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I’m madly in love with physics ⚛️ I’m an amateur physicist/scientist, photographer and writer. Proud nerd 🤓 Nature is everything to me. I’m in love with the sun, our gorgeous life giving star. I repost a wicked lot. Have a day that’s perfect for you ⭐️💛🫂

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · May 24

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 52m

Good Monday morning

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day
(in the US)

A blue sky with white clouds and sunrise at the bottom of the photo. There is a green bush in the bottom right corner.

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Gail 😉♥️ @gailc1.bsky.social · 52m

So true 🥴😂😂😂

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TA57 @ta57.bsky.social · 4h

@sheena-mck.bsky.social #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPink

A Monday morning needs a soft shade of pink 🌸

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Mary Jo Richards @mjrichards.bsky.social · 2h

Disclaimer: Not an actual flamingo.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekPforPink
📷 Minolta Maxxum 7000
🎞️ Kodak Ultramax 400
#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#filmisnotdead

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Coral King @rocketcoral.bsky.social · 1h

The morning #bee 🐝

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Elena Maestri @maestrielena.bsky.social · 7h

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekPforPink

Pink Animals in Lisbon Aquarium
It was 2019

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Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · 48m

Join #PalacesandGardens on Thursday for our #stairs theme. Share the beauty of outdoor staircases, grand palace steps, garden spirals, mossy stone paths, or elegant rails. Every staircase offers a unique story waiting to be discovered. Everyone is invited!
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin

This poster features an announcement for the #PalacesandGardens project, with the theme #stairs. The background shows an outdoor stone staircase with ornate railings and decorative statues leading up to a grand palace building, under a clear blue sky. The poster invites people to share photos of outdoor staircases, grand palace steps, garden spirals, mossy stone paths, or elegant rails, emphasizing that every staircase tells a story. Text details include the event date, Thursday, 16 October 2025, and a welcoming note stating “Everyone is welcome.” Key hashtags highlighted are #PalacesandGardens, #stairs, and #EastCoastKin. The overall color scheme is blue text on a light, sunlit background, creating an inviting and uplifting mood.

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 8h

"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the Sunset."
-Crowfoot
💙🌟💙🌛

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Trudy Taylor @trudyt.bsky.social · 1h

#MushoomMonday. Hope your week’s a good one.

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Lori @lrlowe.bsky.social · 54m

So many layers of stuff
#7syllablesentence
I feel too much going on

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 1d

Dawn #Glow in Cappadocia
#BlueskyArtShow #photography

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 24m

Good morning, Melysue ⭐️💛🤗🌹 Enjoy your day 🩷🥰

⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 29m

Thank you 😊

⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 29m

💋❤️🌹🤗🌹❤️💋

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 30m

Good morning, Dawn ⭐️💛🤗🌹 enjoy your Monday 🥰

⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 41m

Good morning, Marlene ⭐️💛🤗🌹Enjoy your week. Stunning photo 🥰

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Marlene 💋💋💋❤️🌈 @simson1980.bsky.social · 42m

Good Morning dear Mel 🌞❤️💋 have a nice new Week.

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 45m

Good morning, Susan ⭐️💛🤗🌹 Happy Monday. Enjoy your day 🌧️🌬️🥰

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Susan Cushing @sdcushing.bsky.social · 1h

Hello friends! Happy #BlueSkyMonday, #MacroMonday, & #MountainMonday! How are you?🙋‍♂️

It’s about 6:30am 🕡 EDT here & 🌧️, so I’m making our rich & aromatic #BlueBrew coffee for the community. Who’d like a cup?☕️

In any case, please do stop by & say hello!👋

We’ll close at 10:30am 🕥 EDT😊

#EastCoastKin

a cup of coffee is being poured into a bowl on a table .

Alt: Coffee is being poured continuously into q bottomless cup.

media.tenor.com

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Susan Cushing @sdcushing.bsky.social · 1h

Here is the Art Challenge cheat sheet for this week!

Please use your save button to capture it, as I will not have it pinned this week.

Thanks, as always to the hard work of Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social for pulling it all together!

Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 12h

Here's the art challenge cheat sheet for October 13-19! Enjoy!

The host list and posts from hosts are in the comments.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Art Challenges: October 13–19

Monday, October 13
#BlueSkyMonday (anything blue)
#MacroMonday (any macro)
#MountainMonday (mountains)
#MinimalMonday (minimalism)
#ColorADay (#PinkMon)
#Spooktober (#TrickOrTreat)

Tuesday, October 14
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday
#TagTuesday (graffiti/street art)
#AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue)
#Spooktober (#cobweb)

Wednesday, October 15
#WaterfallWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual)
#ColorADay (#RedWed)
#Spooktober (#witch)

Thursday, October 16
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens (#stairs)
#ColorADay (#YellowThu)
#Spooktober (#darkness)

Friday, October 17
#scape (any kind of scape)
#FishyFriday
#ForestFriday
#FoodOnFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay (#BWFri)
#Spooktober (#alien)

Saturday, October 18
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#GreenSat)
#BlueSkyArtShow (#vertical)
#Spooktober (#mummy)

Sunday, October 19
#Stunday (stunning)
#ImageAndVerse (photos with
poems written by you or anyone)
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#OrangeSun)
#SelfPortraitSunday (#ForgottenCorner)*
#Spooktober (#SeaMonster)

ALL WEEK
#31DaysOfHalloween (anything fall, Halloween, or spooky)
#ArtYear (any art)
#ArtOfSelfPortraiture
#BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt)
#ClassicMono (monochrome)
#smArtist (purposeful art of any theme)
#AlphabetChallenge (#WeekPforPink)
#SensoryArt (#transportation)

*Pose in a location you’ve always overlooked

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 47m

Good morning gorgeous Nor’easter🌧️🌬️🌧️

Good morning gorgeous Bluesky Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hope everyone is doing well ❤️

“You can't calm the storm... so stop trying.
What you can do is calm yourself.
The storm will pass!”
- Timber Hawkeye

Take care of yourself 🌹🌹🌹

Have a day that perfect for you ⭐️💛🤗

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 54m

Good morning, Jason ⭐️💛🤗 Have a beautiful Monday with our beautiful Nor’easter 🌧️🌬️🌧️

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning. Happy Monday!
We are having a Nor'easter today so here is a picture of a calmer sea. Have a beautiful day, my friends!
#BlueSkyMonday #photography #ocean #seascape #longexposure #EastCoastKin #capecod

Long exposure of a way of coming in sand in front. A white break in the center. Blue water behind Wellfleet, Massachusetts

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altihappy.bsky.social @altihappy.bsky.social · 12d

今年5回めの虹

空を渡る

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Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · 3h

Rise. Breathe. Repeat. No ifs or butts. (Posted especially for Mary @marysunshineisgone.bsky.social 😉)
#MacroMonday #insects
#photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin

This photo captures a thread-waisted wasp hanging delicately by its mandibles on a slender stalk against a soft, blurred green background. The wasp, with its striking yellow and black markings and long, narrow waist, clings securely yet appears suspended in a moment of fragile balance. Its legs dangle freely, emphasizing the slender thread-like support it relies on. The composition evokes a sense of both vulnerability and resilience, highlighting the delicate interplay between strength and fragility in nature. The image invites viewers to reflect on moments of perseverance and the beauty found in precarious stillness.

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