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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 30m

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Dreamy and mystical, very nice!

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Mao and the Sparrows @maoandthesparrows.bsky.social · 14h

Two white tailed deer peer out from within a stand of trees.

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 14h

Starlings and the magic of murmurations – a stunning watercolor serenade to one of Earth's great wonders www.themarginalian.org/2023/10/24/w...

Starlings and the Magic of Murmurations: A Stunning Watercolor Celebration of One of Earth’s Living Wonders

Biking back to my rented cottage from CERN one autumn evening, having descended into the underworld of matter for a visit to the world’s largest high-energy particle collider, a sight stopped…

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, but it was a long, long time ago for just a few days. Didn’t see the pier, looks like I really missed out!

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 20h

The interplay of alternating light and shadows is really interesting and pretty here.

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you for explaining the reasons. I’ve read of it in other cultures, and while my head understands why it happens, my heart feels sad about it from the outside looking in.

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 21h

Early marriage bothers me the most, though it’s all sad.Those sweet little faces.

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 22h

Wow! That’s a beautiful shot.

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artlockdown @artlockdown.bsky.social · 1d

Meditation . Wynn Yarrow
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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 23h

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#music #Musicsky

Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town (Official Music Video)

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 23h

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ulli @ulli.bsky.social · 1d

#FotoVorschlag

'Farbe orange'

Eine weit geöffnete Ringelblumenblüte zwischen den kleinen, weißen Blüten der Schafgarbe und wildem Grünwuchs.

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El Eremita @dinamitteros.bsky.social · 1d

Foto de Bruno Barbey. Portugal.

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 1d

One baguette kitty to go
#cats #caturday #catsky

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 1d

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#MusicSky #music

Townes Van Zandt - Nothin'

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Heni Sandoval @henisandoval.bsky.social · 1d

Mom & and Baby Beluga Whale ~ a painting from my sea life collection. It was fun to paint the 2 whales and to figure out how to bring in the light through the water.

A painting of a Mom and baby beluga whale with light streaming down into the water.

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 1d

I agree, I was hoping the characters would be better developed. Didn’t even finish.

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slynn @slynn.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous color, so delicate

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
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The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 1d

“The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.”

Patti Smith on love, loss, time, and transformation www.themarginalian.org/2015/10/19/p...