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ArtLoverGuy
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Art lover, Artist, Nature Photographer, Tucson AZ, All Around Freedom Seeker, Brain Science & Medical News Follower, Techy, Lifelong Democrat, Buddhist Peacenik
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An orchid growing beside a very wet trail in the Arenal Volcano National Park rainforest, Costa Rica.

#ArtChallenges #ForestFriday ?
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Orchid #Flower #Rainforest #CostaRica #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Photo of a Sobralia Chrysostoma orchid beside a trail in the Arenal Volcano National Park rainforest, Cost Rica. The orchid petals are predominantly white with a hint of pink, and yellow inside the flower. The orchid is dripping wet in the misty rainforest.
February 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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The "Organ Pipe" rock formation in Chiracahua’s National Park. (See Alt text.)

#RockinTuesday #Nature #Chiracahua’s #Rocks #NationalPark
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography
Chiracahua’s National Park is known for its crazy rock towers. This is a photo of the "Organ Pipe" rock formation as you drive into the west side of Chiracahua’s National Park. For an appreciation of just how big these are, note the size of the scrub oak at the base. I would guess about 200 feet tall.
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Frank's is a great breakfast spot in Tucson.

#Humor #StreetScene #Photography, #PhotographersUnited, #PhotographersOfBlueSky, #EastCoastKin
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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What is that? (See Alt text)

#ArtChallenges #Abstractia #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
This photo shows the bark of a palm tree that was singed in a serious fire.
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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I like all of your #trippy art!
January 20, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Imposing sandstone formation overhanging the trail in West Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Arizona. (See Alt text.)

#Photography #ArtChallenges #RockinTuesday #BlueSkyArtShow
#NaturePhotography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Imposing sandstone formation overhanging the trail in West Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Arizona. Some sandstone, like the rocks pictured here, contain iron in the form of hematite. The reddish color is due to the iron rusting over the eons.
January 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Nature creates some wild patterns.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Patterns #WoodGrain #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow
A fallen log with wild swirling patterns in the wood grain. This is not driftwood. It was lying on the trail to a quiet stream near the "Dells" by Prescott, Arizona.
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Some interesting signs. (See Alt Text.)

#Photography #MobilePhotography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
This sign "No Washing of Flowers in Washroom" was posted above a water fountain outside the airport on the Caribbean island of Dominica. It was not obvious as to who would wash flowers here. Yes, "Brake For Snakes" is a valid warning on a road near Tucson, Arizona. A yellow caution sign displaying a Coatimundi (Mexican Raccoon) in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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A nice spot to rest while hiking above Lake Tahoe.

#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
#ArtChallenges #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
This is a photo of mine from a hike above Lake Tahoe. You can see my legs and boots as I rest on a rock overlooking the lake. Gorgeous day!
January 19, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Flower of a Monstrose cactus.
#Stunday
#Photography #Macro #Nature #NaturePhotography #Cactus #Flower #Monstrose #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Close up photo of a Monstrose cactus flower. Shows the crowded center of white and yellow filaments of the stamen within a surround of pink leaves.
January 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Colorful street in Guanajuato, Mexico.

#UrbanGaze #Photography #StreetPhotography #Guanajuato #Mexico #UrbanPhotography #EastCoastKin #ArtChallenge
Typical colorful street in Guanajuato, Mexico. The street is made of bricks arranged in patterns. The lower portion of the building is made of stones with deep red mortar. The rest of the house front is another shade of red. Each door is green and the doorframes are yellow. A lot of color!
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Bougainvillea flowers.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant
#ArtChallenges #ColorADay #PinkMon
#Photography #AlteredReality #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited, #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Photo of bougainvillea flowers edited to smooth out the details. Extreme pink with tiny lavender florets.
January 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Angled, closeup photo of my latest fused glass piece. (See Alt text.)

#FusedGlassArt #ArtChallenges #MacroMonday
#Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
Angled, closeup photo of my latest fused glass piece shows concentric bands of bright colors and some linear elements. I painted fusible "bubble paint" on clear glass, then covered with another piece of glass on top so that the paint is sandwiched between layers of clear glass. When fired at medium heat (~1400° F) the paint produces bubbles! Note the lacy structure to some of the color bands where I applied a thicker layer of bubble paint and too many bubbles were created.
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Holy flying cathode ray tubes!

#WackyWednesdayArt #ArtChallenge
#Photography
Images of old style cathode ray tube televisions with wings painted on a parking lot wall. The building once housed a television store.
January 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Pedestrian-only streets like this make for great people watching. (See alt text for the full story.)

#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Scape #StreetScape #CityScape #AvenidaCero #SanJose #CostaRica
Avenida Cero (Avenue Zero) in the heart of downtown San Jose, Costa Rica is a busy pedestrian corridor. I found it to be a great place for people watching. For this photo I leaned against a shuttered storefront. I pretended to be talking on my phone so I could grab a few candid shots.
December 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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File under "Compost"

#Photography #ColorADay #GreenSat
#Kitchen #CuttingBoard #Knife #Broccoli
File under "Compost": Looking down at a bamboo cutting board. A knife lies beside a few chopped pieces of broccoli stalk on the cutting board.
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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archetypal image. thank you
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Black and white photo taken hiking among the evergreens with Lake Tahoe in the distance.

#BlueSkyArtShow #ForestFriday #Scapes #Landscape #ColorADay #BWFri #Photography
#Nature #Evergreens #LakeTahoe #NaturePhotography
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky
Black and white photo taken hiking among the evergreens with Lake Tahoe in the distance.
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Thank you tiadee1031 for the info. I should have recognized it as a variation of chalcedony.
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Warping of the space-time continuum.

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Scapes #Landscape
#Science #Physics #Humor
#Photography #NaturePhotography
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Titled "Warping of the space-time continuum." Photo shows a dense evergreen forest covering a steep mountain canyon. The camera points at the sun and the lens imperfections added what appear to be rays radiating from the sun. The "rays" bend in the bottom right corner. Einstein's theories predicted that mass could bend light and warp the space-time continuum. Thus the humorous title.
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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This palm-sized piece of rock had a chip broken off, revealing layers of brown, gray and white quartz crystals under the rough surface.
Is there a geologist in the house who could explain how this sort of rock is formed?

#RockinTuesday
#Photography #Macro #Rocks #Quartz #Crystals
This palm-sized piece of rock had a chip broken off, revealing layers of brown, gray and white quartz crystals under the rough surface. Is there a geologist in the house who could explain how this sort of rock is formed?
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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The wind raged as I hiked over a ridge near Patagonia, AZ. It was hard to hold the camera steady in the gusts.
#Photography #Nature
#NaturePhotography #Hiking #Windy #Patagonia #Arizona
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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After the storm.

#SensoryArt #Water
#BlueSkyArtShow
#NaturePhotography
#Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Zooming in on the #Bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skin with a tart and lemony flavor. Cacti provide moisture to the diet of the desert tortoise.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#NaturePhotography #Cactus
#Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Zooming in on the #Bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skin with a tart and lemony flavor. Cacti provide moisture to the diet of the desert tortoise. Zooming in on the #Bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skin with a tart and lemony flavor. Cacti provide moisture to the diet of the desert tortoise. Zooming in on the #Bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skin with a tart and lemony flavor. Cacti provide moisture to the diet of the desert tortoise.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Zooming in on the bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skip. Cactus fruit provide moisture to the desert tortoise.Zooming in on the #Bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus.
#BueSkyArtShow
#NaturePhotography #Cactus
#Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Zooming in on the bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skip. Cactus fruit provide moisture to the desert tortoise. Zooming in on the bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skip. Cactus fruit provide moisture to the desert tortoise. Zooming in on the bright yellow fruit of a barrel cactus. The fruit has a waxy skip. Cactus fruit provide moisture to the desert tortoise.
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM