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kdesert.bsky.social
@kdesert.bsky.social
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An old soul living in the desert. Enjoying the painted skies over Sombrero Peak and the alpenglow over on the Catalinas. I enjoy reading, photography, gardening, my dogs, music, and learning.

All photos are my own, unless RP.

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emmabeastie3-m.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #Clouds #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Seascape #WestCoastKin #WestCoastPhotographers
#TheLostCoast #TheWildImages #BlueSkyPhotographers
#Serenity
Photo of blue sky and clouds over the sea.
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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13urnzz.bsky.social
#stunday
Kodachrome Basin State Park, #Utah
It doesn't get more Utah than this . . .
#photography #dirtroadphotography
Some shrubs and grasses foreground, red sandstone features under a partly cloudy sky
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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billmontei.bsky.social
North Sea Sunrise
#Stunday #photography
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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huntnfish8.bsky.social
Happy #stunday everyone 🙏

Three weeks ago this was my sunrise.. where I live I rarely get a view like this..and it lasted ten minutes

#Montana #Mountains #Imageandverse #scspe #artyear

“To walk beneath open sky is to remember that life is larger than its troubles.”-John Muir
This image shows a dramatic sunrise filling most of the frame with color and light, while the land below remains in deep shadow. The lower portion of the scene is almost entirely black, forming the silhouettes of rolling hills and forested ridgelines. Pine trees stand out as jagged, uneven shapes against the sky, with a few individual trees clearly visible—one taller tree near the center and larger branches framing the right edge of the image. No details are visible on the ground itself; it appears still and quiet, before the sun has reached it. Above the dark horizon, the sky is layered with thick clouds that stretch across the entire scene. The clouds are painted in intense colors: deep reds, fiery oranges, and bright coral tones dominate the lower sky, while higher clouds shift into pinks, purples, and soft lavender. These colors blend and overlap, creating a textured, almost brushed appearance, as if the sky were layered with wide strokes of paint. The light is strongest near the horizon, where glowing orange and red clouds suggest the sun is just below or barely touching the edge of the land. Higher in the sky, the colors cool gradually, transitioning into purples and muted blues. The clouds vary in thickness—some appear dense and glowing, while others are thinner and more translucent. Overall, the image conveys warmth and intensity above a calm, shadowed landscape. The contrast between the dark, silent land and the vivid, colorful sky emphasizes the moment just before full daylight, when the world is still but the sky is already alive with color.
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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maskflowerprince.bsky.social
For #stunday, a pic of the Red Rock Trail on the Jemez Pueblo Reservation in New Mexico, during a slight break in the rain (2025). Light's not perfect, but the rock colors! #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #NewMexico #nature #desert #southwest #nativeamerica #pueblos #Jemez #EastCoastKin
February 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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un-espejo.bsky.social
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.

#photography #photo #fog #water #lake #mountains #nature #tree #morning
February 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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danschyk.bsky.social
Alpenglow in Jasper
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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theroux57.bsky.social
San Juan, Puerto Rico

#Stunday
#nature
#ocean
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
February 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social
From the icefields down in #Patagonia, #Argentina near El Calafate, the bergs on the edge of the water have that cold look of #frost for #FebruArty2026.

#Stunday #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #landscape #glaciers
February 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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pyxorium.com
Boulder group run this am 🏃‍♂️. In solidarity for those unjustly killed by ICE.
Woman speaking into bullhorn to a crowd of people, at the corner of Broadway and Maxwell in Boulder, Colorado. People running on street and sidewalks through residential neighborhood, in protest of inhumane ICE activity. People running near the University Bicycles bike shop in Boulder, Colorado. People gathered on grass lawn of Greenleaf Park at the finish of the anti-ICE group run. A few deciduous trees are in the background, with the Boulder Flatirons rock formations in the distance. Blue sky above with a large white cloud.
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
kdesert.bsky.social
#ArtYear #SocialJustice #BlackHistoryMonth

Thurgood Marshall
February 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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dorotapawlak.bsky.social
Old wooden wharf pilings on a dreamy, foggy morning.

#Stunday #photography #EastCoastKin #scape #ClassicMono #nature #seascape #PhotographersOfBlueSky #monochrome #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic
February 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
kdesert.bsky.social
#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Clouds

Tucson, AZ
January 21, 2026
February 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social
Some cumulus accumulating along the Thornburg Trail off Blue Lakes Road in the #SierraNevada of northern #California, for #BlueSkyArtShow #clouds.

#EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #landscape #mountains #hiking
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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paulsgundlach.bsky.social
Happy Saturday! It's the weekend! The best part of this morning's 7° sunrise was the pre-show looking to the north. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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billmontei.bsky.social
Ka’anapali, Maui #Clouds
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
January 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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mjwyatt.bsky.social
Mt. Hood yesterday. Wishing you a peaceful day. 🕊️🩶
Mt. Hood. Dark conifers. Snow covered mountain with some rock exposed, snow blowing at the peak, topped with gray sky and one white illuminated cloud.
January 31, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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wynterrayven.bsky.social
A little drama:)
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Clouds
#Black&White
#Photography
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
kdesert.bsky.social
#ArtYear #SocialJustice
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social
'Clear Blue Sky, White Anvil' (2025) -- Malaysia Always Had Such Beautiful Cloud Formations, They Made You Think... and Wonder, Tanjung Tokon Public Beach, Penang, Malaysia

#BlueSkyArtShow #Cloud ✨ #Stunday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
a young thundercloud anvil grows quickly into a giant in the blinding heat of the sun and the humid tropics, taken from under the shady branches of a large leafed tree
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
kdesert.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #Clouds

Alpenglow Over the Santa Catalinas
Tucson, AZ
March 13, 2021
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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ronmac11.bsky.social
Sunset over the fen.
#scape
#photography
A sunset over a pool with trees in the distance, the skies colours reflecting on the water.
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
kdesert.bsky.social
#Scape #Gardenscape #Aloe

Blue Elfin Aloe
Tucson, AZ
January 28, 2026
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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drbrianpet.bsky.social
At the Desert Museum
I got this picture
of a great horned owl
at takeoff
Pushing off the branches of a dead tree with a saguaro in the background
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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freddyb-aviation.bsky.social
Lower Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona June 2015. Shot on an Iphone 5s #slotcanyon #arizona #antelopecanyon #nature #photography
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM