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Richard Mills

@richardjellyfish.bsky.social

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Hiker, photographer, substance abuse counselor, writer, Wharf Rat/Phell/Jellyfish/etc, weirdo cat dude. All photos except reposts are my own. All writing not in quotation marks is mine.

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 17h

Water and land near Yellowknife, NWT for #Scape day.
#Photography #travel #nature #EastCoastKin

The shoreline of a lake is reflected in the water . Lily pads dominate the water.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 1d

Detail from Fontaine du Soleil (Fountain of the Sun), Nice, France.
#photography #UrbanGaze #Travel #Nice #EastCoastKin

The bronze figure of a naked man with a bull behind him represents the planet Saturn. Depictions of five planets circle a large statue of Apollo in this fountain.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 2d

Beech Bottom falls aka Pinnacle Falls in Pickens County, SC.
#WaterfallWednesday #photography #waterfalls

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 3d

Agree with an earlier post that I don't usually promote cairns. They are often disruptive to the environment, especially in streams. But this display on the Falls of Bruar trail in Scotland I gave a pass. #Photography #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin

Several cairns of small rocks are built upon large flat rocks.

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Miriam @miriamboosh.bsky.social · 5d

Let me get this straight: Link, a Black user, got banned for calling out the Bluesky CEO for following a racist. That’s not a good look, especially given Bluesky’s historical treatment of Black users here on bluesky.

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 6d

I'll bet this civilian will get charged wit assaulting that poor defenseless storm trooper.

Tyler Bradley @tylerbradley.bsky.social · 6d

Sure man. Sure.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 6d

Saturday's are a great day to #Relax. Tubing down the Green River is a great way.
#Photography #BlueskyArtShow

People in colorful tubes float on a calm river.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 7d

An eerie beach scene for the first #Scape day of October.
#photography

Dead trees stick out of the sands among driftwood. The low sun causes sharp shadows.

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Ali khaliq @khaliqali.bsky.social · 8d

Arizona
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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 7d

The "dragon tree" is one of the best-known landmarks in Pisgah National Forest.
#photograhy #nature #ForestFriday

A tree is bent over, coming to a point with the trunk growing up from there. A silly man rubs noses with it

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 8d

The Flaminian Obelisk was built by Seti I in 1300 BC. It was taken to Rome by Augustus and put in Circus Maximus. It now sits in Piazza del Popolo.
#UrbanGaze #Photography #travel #Rome

An obelisk with Egyptian symbols and topped with a cross, has four lion statues at corners of the base.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 9d

High Falls, DuPont State Forest, NC
#Photography #waterfalls #WaterfallWednesday

A tall, sloping waterfall is viewed between trees colored by fall. Morning fog lingers in the air.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 10d

I have written a second reflection on Helene that looks at the aftermath and recovery over the last year.
#writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/richardm...

Helene Reflections II: Healing Takes Time, Sometimes It Leaves Scars

Thoughts about how I and my community have coped in the past year

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 10d

Can't preach your toxic masculinity in an email. You must be on a big stage with a flag behind you. That's more of a Zoom thing.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 10d

This is why we had to summon all the major military commanders from all over the world?!? This meeting could have been an email.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 10d

A couple of views of the Giant's Causeway for your #RockinTuesday.
#Photography #Travel #NorthernIreland

The tops of stone columns make a walkway into the sea.

A sideview shows the columns that form the causeway

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 11d

Well, my current novel would probably fit into the subgenre of Weird Girl lit which I guess would fit in the genre of Women's Fiction which is odd for a man, I know. If you have a starter pack for that great, otherwise I would probably fit into lit fiction best. Thanks for doing this.

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 12d

This morning's visit to church takes us to Santa Margherita di Antiochia in Vernazza (Cinque Terre), Italy. It was constructed i 1318.
#photography #travel #CinqueTerre

Decorative stone pebble covers the plaza in front of a stone facade with a single doorway with wooden doors. A statue is in a recess in an arched area above the door and two narrow arched windows are in the facade.

Above the dark stonework, an octagonal bell and clock tower rises.

Arched stone columns support the ceiling. Arched windows line one side, to the right of the wooden pews.

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 12d

Good Morning Bluesky! Have a WONDERFUL day!
#photography #sunrise

First glow of sunrise shows through trees with the dark of pre-dawn above

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 13d

A year ago today, my area was hit by Helene and will never be the same. This is the first of two reflections I am writing on my Substack. #WritingCommunity
open.substack.com/pub/richardm...

Helene Reflections I: When The World Went Silent

First of two reflections a year after Helene devastated our area.

open.substack.com

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 13d

Share #TheRoad!
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #Traffic

A park ranger truck encourages a herd of bison to move along in Yellowstone National Park

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 15d

Happy #FlyDay!
#Photography #EastCoastKin

Three hot air balloons float among the clouds

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Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 15d

Are you at the White House?

Richard Mills @richardjellyfish.bsky.social · 15d

Rainbows over Fairbanks, Alaska
#Photography #UrbanGaze #travel #Alaska