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#BlueTuesday
#BlueTue
#FlowerReport:

From last Friday afternoon,
in Downtown San Jose, California.
Photo of a single "tower of flower." On a single stalk, leaning left, are many blue blossoms. The lower ones have a broad, curled, split petal at the bottom, with a few dashes of white. Just above that is a fuzzy "thumbs up" projection. Around the base of the stalk these flowers make it appear wider, with the blossoms bunching together toward the top, giving it a conical Fir tree shape. This "tree" is among broad, bumpy green leaves, and is growing out of a concrete city planter which runs into the distance, containing other greenery and flowers. The base of a skyscraper is in shadow, while a few low square buildings further away are in sunshine. Lit up brightly on the right is the St. Joseph church with its towers and domes. A tree in Fall foliage is at the lower right. The sky is a light blue.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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#MacroMonday:

From San Jose, California, yesterday.

Alt text would have been:

A macro close-up photo of a reddish orange ladybug with no spots. The front armoring is black, outlined in white. The eyes are black with a white stripe between them. She is on a thick green leaf, among more leaves.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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@graciewilde.bsky.social:

With my latest reply, feel free to let that lie there, and move on with the narrative. I just wanted to put that bug out there, that this young woman, if she learns the fate of Martin in April '68, and Bobby in June '68, may have to decide what to do in February '68.
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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I went for a walk today… Got wet, Sun came out 😎, and you guessed it got wet again!! But the light today was so good 📷🌊☀️✨
Felixstowe, Suffolk, U.K. Nov ‘25
#Stunday #SkySunday #Photography #Nature #EastCoastKin #GetOutside
A wooden step walkway down to the seafront.. wooden hand rails either side. The sea in the distance and an ominous looking cloudy sky. Low view along a seafront promenade.. beach huts on the right higher up. Waves crashing against the promenade. The sun trying to break through a cloudy sky. Low view along a seafront promenade.. beach huts on the right higher up. Waves crashing against the promenade. The sun breaking through a cloudy sky. Low view along a seafront promenade.. beach huts on the left higher up. Waves crashing against the promenade. A dark thundery looking sky on the left with a rainbow, and lighter sky on the right.
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Good night, #FlowerReport.

Thank you for sharing.

Dream well.
A photo of a small gathering of Springtime blossoms, and yet, these are from this morning in Gilroy, California. The petals are white with shadowed hints of their crepe-like surfaces. They have both pink and dark pink anthers splaying out from their centers. Above, out of focus, are full green leaves. Below, in sharp relief, is a leaf with many small interspersed blocks of lighter and darker browns and greens, defined by the veins and sub-veins meandering haphazardly over the leaf's surface.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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#SundayYellow
#FlowerReport:

This morning, in Gilroy, California.
Photo of a yellow Daylily among long thin green leaves.
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Reposted by Harold von Drehle
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Ladybug, a symbol of good luck.
Exochomus quadripustulatus
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#BlueSkyArtShow #small #Insects #ladybug #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
This photo shows a striking close-up of a black ladybug perched on a slender green grass blade. The ladybug’s body is rounded and glossy, appearing predominantly black with a few small, dark red spots visible on its elytra. The positioning of the insect accentuates its climbing motion and its tiny, delicate legs grasp the thin blade with precision. The background is soft and uncluttered, using a neutral blur that creates a smooth, minimalistic backdrop and beautifully highlights the subject. The overall composition is clean and elegant, with the diagonal line of the grass adding dynamic balance to the image. Black ladybugs, like their red counterparts, are widely regarded as symbols of good luck and protection across many cultures. Their presence is thought to bring surprise blessings, transformation, and to act as guardians against negative energies. While red ladybugs more commonly symbolize happiness, love, and abundance, black ladybugs carry additional meanings of introspection, adaptation, and personal growth, and are linked to spiritual messages about embracing change and seeking wisdom. Both red and black ladybugs are considered positive omens, although the black ones may also encourage self-reflection and reveal the need for inner strength during times of transition.
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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#SixOnSaturday
#FlowerReport:

All from yesterday,
in San Jose, California.
A six frame photo collage: A bee hovering before a purple flower. A daisy with short petals and a rounded yellow center. A bunch of tiny flowers with four petals and green and yellow tufts at their centers. A macro close-up of a teeny bug on the yellow flat center of a small daisy. A dandelion in spherical seed form. A small white flower with five petals and yellow anthers.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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#FlowersOnFriday
#FlowerReport:

Actually, from Thursday after a night of rain, in Gilroy, California.
Enhanced photos, for more contrast.
Close-up photo of a white lily from directly overhead, with six white petals below and three very light violet petals above, all completely covered with drops of various sizes. The photo has been enhanced to where some of the yellow stripes on the lower petals show through the upper petals, and the creases and veins stand out. Reedy green, brown, and gray leaves fill the background. Close-up photo of a yellow rose among green leaves and thorns. Droplets are on every petal, even inside where they haven't fully opened. The flower is in the process of rising again after a night of rain, and looks a bit disheveled. A gray sky is beyond the tangled leaves above.
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Reposted by Harold von Drehle
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🦋 Tattered wings can still fly 🦋

#butterfly #ColorADay #YellowThu #BugSky #InsectThursday
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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#Photo:

Jonathan.
Photo of a roiling, clouded sky of gray and white with a hint of blue at the base. Small against the sky, not far from the horizon, wings stretched upward in a V-shape, is a seagull, flying to the left.
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Harold von Drehle
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My kind of workaround for #FoodOnFriday, because you do need equipment for cooking, don’t you!?
#photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
The photograph showcases a vintage cookstove, an iconic example of early 20th-century kitchen technology that played a central role in daily life. Featuring a solid metal frame, ornate legs, and multiple compartments, the stove reflects the robust craftsmanship and attention to detail of its era. The large oven and accompanying drawers were designed for baking bread, roasting meats, and warming dishes, while the thick iron hotplates on top enabled various methods of cooking. Using such a cookstove was an involved process, requiring users to light and maintain a fire with wood or coal every day. Temperature control relied on manual adjustments, such as opening or closing dampers and changing the placement of cookware. Cooking was slower and more hands-on than modern methods, demanding skill, patience, and constant supervision. The stove was not just a tool, it was the warm heart of the household, around which families would gather, sharing stories and enjoying meals together. This fusion of practicality and ritual highlights how communal and labor-intensive cooking once was. Meals took hours to prepare, and success depended on both the mastery of technique and the reliability of trusted appliances like this historic cookstove.
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Rodeo time

Slow shutter photo of barrel racing

#slowshutter #photography #rodeo #blur #nikon #outdoors
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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#InsectThursday
#FlowerReport:

From late yesterday afternoon,
in San Jose, California.
Macro close-up photo of a bee on a yellow dandelion. The flower is beginning to close as it is about 4pm. Some petals and curlicue anthers are in sharp focus in the foreground, along with the front of the fuzzy bee. A few dots of pollen cling to her antenna, eye, and foreleg. On her rear leg is a ball-shaped, yellow-orange pollen sac. Her wings and the back curve of the dandelion fade into a light blur, and the background is a deeper blur of dark green.
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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#RoseWednesday
#FlowerReport:

From San Jose, California, this morning.

The cycle of life.

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A photo of three pink and white roses. The furthest away, to the right, is a bud, pointing right, whose anticipatory petals are a dark pink. To the left is one from the side, about half open, looking up, showing the brighter pink underside of the petals. The nearest rose is fully open, facing left, with darker pink edges leading through the vein effect to a white center where charcoal pink anthers dance. The background is mostly green leaves and dark earth below, and a low wall of gray rock above.
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reposted by Harold von Drehle
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"When we come to it
We must confess that we are the possible
We are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world
That is when, and only when
We come to it." - Maya Angelou.

Wishing you a lovely evening and a wonderful Wednesday! 💛💜

#macro
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#dahlia
A close-up of a yellow and purple dahlia. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. September 2025. At a florist.
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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#BlueTuesday
#BlueTue
#FlowerReport:

In Gilroy, California, this morning.

Plumbago Blue.
A macro close-up photo of a light blue plumbago flower with five petals, with five violet stripes running up those petals, and five whitish anthers standing out from the confluence of those petals. Mottled green is in the background, with hints of plumbago buds and flowers as well.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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By the way, @graciewilde.bsky.social, as an insight to my brain, my reply where Eve quoted Benjamin Franklin, and she offhandedly referred to him as Ben immediately brought up an entire adventure somewhere inside me, with Eve and Ben in Revolutionary times, enlivening and informing Eve for me.
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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#Photo
#CityLights

Last night, in Downtown San Jose, California. City Hall, with Sonic Runway out front, which pulses a rainbow of alternating colors in time to a variety of music.
A nighttime photo of the City Hall complex in San Jose. To the left is a bit of Santa Clara Street, moving to the right is a series of neon hoops (lit with dashes of white) attached to the concrete ground. Some green and red stoplights and one car's brake lights are showing through the hoops. In the middle of the photo is the tower, with a staircase of green, and a vertical string of picture windows in alternating blues, pinks, and purples. Many window lights are on in the rest of the tower. All the way to the right is the front half of the dome. It is made of clear glass, with sparse supporting concrete and horizontal rings of metal. In the foreground is a low concrete sign leading into the frame. Most of "San Jose City Hall" is apparent on the sign.
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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#MacroMonday
#FlowerReport:

In Gilroy, California, Saturday afternoon.
A macro close-up photo of a dandelion in spherical seed form, with a dandelion in full flower form centered directly behind, and being contained within the stems of the seeds, so that the "parachute" forms are unobscured. The background is filled with the small green leaves of ground cover.
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Good night, #FlowerReport.

Thank you for showing us each day
that we are all part of a larger world.
Macro close-up photo of a black-spotted olive green Cucumber Bug on a knoll of light green buds, next to a mustard flower whose yellow petals and anthers beckon. The background is shades of green and black.
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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#Photoillustration:

As the crow flies.

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Photo (photo illustration) of a crow flying directly overhead, wings outstretched, in silhouette. A tumbling bank of gray clouds is in an angle at the top portion of the frame. Tufts of gray clouds dot the middle part, which also has an unnatural roiling sky of wispy, twisting clouds in blue-grays, turquoise, and dark blue. The bottom of the frame has a smaller bank of gray and white clouds with a bright area in the upper middle, as if the crow had flown out of the light.
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#FlowerReport:

Yesterday afternoon, in Gilroy, California.

From a pear tree that usually blooms in December,
a harbinger of hope.
A macro close-up photo of a pear tree blossom, five white petals, with pink anthers on white stamen a-tumble. White and pink buds are nearby, and an opening and open blossom are in the background, out of focus. The rest is dark green with a few bright patches.
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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#SixOnSaturday
#FlowerReport:

Mostly from today in San Jose, California.
Photo collage of flowers: Tiny yellow ground cover flowers among green leaves, all dappled with raindrops. A bright orange, yellow, and pink rose. Wild radish flower, very light violet with purple veins, looking like an angel, with "wings" outstretched above, and the two petals below coming together like a "toga." A yellow daisy with dozens of petals, and a golden yellow center. Another wild radish flower of a deeper violet, and traditional evenly placed four petals. And a pink and pale-orange rose.
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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#FlowersOnFriday
#FlowerReport:

From a field in Gilroy, California.
Thursday.

Alt text would have been:

Macro close-up photo
of a cluster of mustard,
flowers that is.
Yellow petals, Cucumber Bug.

(And some green leaves and buds.)
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM