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Librarian.
Diet Coke Aficionado.
Takin pictures, usually on film.
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tom b @baumtomgartner.bsky.social · Jan 17
Chasing shavasana with an hour of reels and doom scrolling like the good millennial I am
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Rocky Mountains from the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado for #blueskymonday

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #sky #blue #landscape #landscapephotography #travel #travelphotography #mountain #nature #natuur
A view of the Rocky Mountains on a sunny day. There is a small pond in the foreground, with a mountainous valley behind
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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It feels silly to mourn the loss of a blogger, but Dan McQuade had such knack for finding some of the weirdest nooks and crannies of society and sharing them with his friends and the people he loved. A true gift.

This is one of my favorite deep dives of his:

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Which U.S. Presidents Could Parallel Park? An Investigation | Defector
Joe Biden has had a week that would excite a toddler. Yeah, he signed his big infrastructure bill on Monday. But then he got to visit a new bridge. And yesterday he got to ride in a big, fast truck! H...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Scenes from the Chihuly Museum in #seattle for #blueskymonday

#blue #glass #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #travelphotography #art #kunst #chihuly
a collection of blue and gold blown glass sculptures, created to resemble various sea creatures
January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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chanting this to myself at 1am while reading the wikipedia page for Dirt
publicdomainrev.bsky.social The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 27d
Health advice delivered in the form of song, from the ever cheerful Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life (1822): https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-art-of-invigorating-and-prolonging-life-1822
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Take the A train

#chicago #monochromemonday #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #film #filmisnotdead #35mm #analog #analogphotography #believeinfilm #shootfilm #travel #travelphotography #urbanphotography #urbangaze #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #alttext
A black and white photo of Chicago's "EL" train. The car is empty aside from a lone woman in the left of frame
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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It's that time of yeah again
baumtomgartner.bsky.social tom b @baumtomgartner.bsky.social · Jan 11
[carrying the most deformed and fucked up Christmas tree box into the basement for the 10th year in a row] "New Year, new me."
January 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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A bowl of Night Cereal is undefeated
January 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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sculpture at Rochester's Flower City Arts Center on #portra800 #35mmfilm

#art #kunst #sculpture #blueskyartshow #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #film #filmisnotdead #35mm #analog #analogphotography #believeinfilm #shootfilm #kodak
a black colored sculptural mask, draped with a gold net ornamented with what appear to be pearls
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Among the sculptures at Rochester's @magrochester.bsky.social for #blueskymonday

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #sky #blue #film #filmisnotdead #35mm #analog #believeinfilm #shootfilm #analogphotography #portra #kodak #portra800 #rochester #eastcoastkin
A large metal sculpture reaches toward a lightly cloudy sky from the center of frame
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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On hold while I wait for warmer days

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #blueskymonday #sky #blue #sunset #naturephotography #nature #naturfotografie
Just a nice sunset on the beach
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Weird Al should cover "But Anyway" by Blues Traveler and call it "Well Actually"
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Me after neglecting the litterbox for a few days

#cat #catsky
A man dressed in 19th century clothing, panning for gold in a creek
December 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Ik ben wel een fan van Wout, maar MvdP is unduidelijk de beste ooit. Vermoedelijk vier WK op rij? Zeven in totaal?

Zeg het is niet zo!

#wielrennen #veldrijden #niews

www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/mathi...
Mathieu van der Poel hint op mogelijk crosspensioen: "Het is wel iets waar ik aan denk"
Mathieu van der Poel denkt na over afscheid als crosser na dit seizoen. Lees zijn plannen en toekomst in het veldrijden. Blijf op de hoogte!
www.wielerflits.nl
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I guarantee this post will live in my brain long after I'm old and senile
villein.bsky.social Villein 🔒 @villein.bsky.social · Dec 18
a grinch got into the rafters at my work somehow. we had to whack it with a broom and catch it with a jacket. managed to bring it outside but it scratched the fuck outta me
December 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Looking up and looking back

#blueskymonday #blue #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #architecture #architechturephotography #reflection #mirror #abstract #glass #alttext #roc #rochesterny #thisisroc
A brick building is reflected in the mirrored facade of another, in an abstract style
December 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Ghost of Christmas future logs into iTunes to find his is the lowest-rated episode of My Favorite Murder
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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It's #tagtuesday, my dudes

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #film #filmisnotdead #35mm #analog #believeinfilm #shootfilm #analogphotography #graffiti #portra #portra800
#urbanphotography #urbangaze #streetphotography #abandonded #alttext
A photo of the wall of an abandoned building. Graffiti is written on the side, stating "Love is the message." A box of loose bricks is in the bottom-left. Vines climb the building on the right side of the frame
December 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Private reception

#humansofbluesky #urbangaze #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #film #filmisnotdead #35mm #analog #analogphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #believeinfilm #shootfilm #ilford #hp5 #streetphotography #rochesterny #thisisroc #alttext
An elderly woman sits in a folding chair next to a sign labeled "Private Reception," outside a gated urban park
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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#waterfallwednesday - a few photos taken from a good day of hiking in #ithaca #newyork

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #waterfall
#shootolympus #landscape #landscapephotography #travel #travelphotography #reisen #nature #natur #natuur #naturfotografie #ithacaisgorges #alttext
A view of Taughannock Falls from the park overlook. The falls sit in the middle of the frame on a early fall day. A top view of Taughannock falls. Standing on a ledge, one can see the water falling into the gorge below
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Wishing for warmer days, waking up on this chilly 11F/-12C day

#tidesouttuesday #bluetue #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #water #wasser #lake #see #boat #boot #alttext #greatlakes #lakeontario #newyork
an overturned rowboat on the beach, in the right have of the frame. Lake Ontatio in the background
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Didn't have this on my bingo board
mbunchanumbers.bsky.social Matt @mbunchanumbers.bsky.social · Dec 6
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The sudden realization of how easily I could be poisoned as I scarf down another homemade office snack without any question whatsoever.
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Looking back to warmer days on #LakeOntario for this #blueskymonday

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia
#blueskymonday #sky #blue #lake #see #greatlakes #bird #birdoftheday #birdsky #voegel #alttext
A gull perched atop a fence post looking rather friendly. Lake Ontario can be seen in the background A lifeguard sits in her chair, watching over Lake Ontario
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Mt Hood for #monochromemonday

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #blueskymonday #sky #blue #landscape #landscapephotography #travel #travelphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome
Black and white telephoto image of Mt Hood, as seen from the Jonsrd Viewpoint
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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just fuck leaf blowers into the sun
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM