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Mark Donaldson

@markdon.bsky.social

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Husband, father, grandfather, retired graphic designer, amateur photographer, iphonographer, pursuing fine art in my retirement. Jesus-follower seeking to love my neighbor well… "I have been seized by the power of a great affection!" (C.S. Lewis)

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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 10h

Artist 🎨 James Brunt

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 3h

#ForestFriday #Scape

“Forest Path” - by Austrian artist Hugo Darnaut (1901)
Oil on canvas, 106.7 x 78.7 cm. private collection.

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Alison Birch @irishali13.bsky.social · 13h

— Waking up in 2025

The world is a stage

but the play is badly cast.

~ Oscar Wilde

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 7h

And now for something completely different, for #ForestFriday…

Eyvind Earle - “Autumn Evening” 1979.
(Oil on masonite, 71.1 × 55.9 cm.)

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 9h

Spectacular, stunning images, Donna! You have a wonderful talent for capturing beauty in all of its different moods.

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 1d

Historic Williamsburg, VA

#PalacesAndGardens
#HumansOfBluesky

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysofGraves - Day 9
‘Rosalie and Andrew’
Franklin, Tennessee

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Le Cartographe 🗺️🍷 @lecartographe.bsky.social · 2d

Partition musicale sur la promenade
1952 | Harold Feinstein

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful rendering of Fall beauty: watercolour by Marney Ward entitled "October Glory"

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 2d

#WackyWednesdayArt

“Rock Shop” - Dinos of Holbrook … along old Route 66 in Holbrook, AZ.

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 2d

Yosemite Falls - digital watercolor experiment using the Waterlogue app

#WaterfallWednesday
#watercolor

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 2d

Wow! Amazing display!

Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 2d

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
- Jane Goodall

Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 2d

Wordle 1,572 2/6

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Spiritual Refuel @spiritualrefuel.bsky.social · 2d

Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing LOVE, that we may sing for #joy...
Psalms 90:14

To live a life filled with purpose and peace, we all must embrace God's presence, allowing His power and #LOVE to satisfy our hearts with His joy forever!✝️

#Pray #JesusChrist #HolySpirit #Eternal

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Spiritual Refuel @spiritualrefuel.bsky.social · 2d

For I AM #God and I change not...
Malachi 3:6

While our circumstances may change, God's #divine nature changes not. For His #LOVE never ceases nor fails, and great is His #faithfulness! ✝️

#Pray #LOVE #JesusChrist #Kindness #Patience #Healing #Wisdom #Truth

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 2d

This speaks to me.
Photo by Yvonne Krystovsky

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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 3d

Artist: Grant Wood
“Spring in Town”

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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 3d

Artist: Grant Wood
“Stone City, Iowa”

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Guy Thomas 〓〓 @guywrites.bsky.social · 3d

The gentle rhythm of nature: a reminder that life moves on with or without us. It is understandable to be wrapped up in our worries and anxieties; they are real. Yet, if we fail to pause and return to our breathing and be in the present moment, we will miss our appointment with Life. 🙏

#life #peace

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 3d

“The seeds we plant are the ones that grow. If we plant seeds of kindness, love, peace, and joy, we cultivate a garden of goodness that blooms, not only in our own lives, but in the lives of everyone we touch.”

Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 3d

Some of the millions of ocean-worn stones along Washington’s Pacific coast!

#RockinTuesday #RialtoBeach #OkympicNationalPark
#PacificOcean

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 3d

Wordle 1,571 3/6

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 4d

Smile!

(Saw this clever image on another site and had to swipe it!)

Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 4d

Opulence: formal dining room at The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOpulent

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