Mike Hargis
@miketakespics.bsky.social
I believe in the power of love. Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Trail Photographer/Forest Portraiture, Doggie Daddy, Neurodivergent, C-PTSD, Taoist, Vegan, Forest Dweller, Walker. My photographs are best viewed on a larger screen.
“What a beautiful inspirational model for how human beings might live: In a shared economy based not on greed but on nurturing relationships and mutual cooperation.”
~ Paul Stamets
I've had a totally sweet day. I hope that you have as well. Have a great evening my friends ❤️
~ Paul Stamets
I've had a totally sweet day. I hope that you have as well. Have a great evening my friends ❤️
December 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“What a beautiful inspirational model for how human beings might live: In a shared economy based not on greed but on nurturing relationships and mutual cooperation.”
~ Paul Stamets
I've had a totally sweet day. I hope that you have as well. Have a great evening my friends ❤️
~ Paul Stamets
I've had a totally sweet day. I hope that you have as well. Have a great evening my friends ❤️
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”
~ James Clear
Good morning Bluesky! The opportunity to define ourselves never ceases. The more we love, the more others will be able to love. Don't allow the minions of greed and fear to diminish your light. Be the love ❤️
~ James Clear
Good morning Bluesky! The opportunity to define ourselves never ceases. The more we love, the more others will be able to love. Don't allow the minions of greed and fear to diminish your light. Be the love ❤️
December 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”
~ James Clear
Good morning Bluesky! The opportunity to define ourselves never ceases. The more we love, the more others will be able to love. Don't allow the minions of greed and fear to diminish your light. Be the love ❤️
~ James Clear
Good morning Bluesky! The opportunity to define ourselves never ceases. The more we love, the more others will be able to love. Don't allow the minions of greed and fear to diminish your light. Be the love ❤️
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
~ Ernest Hemingway
The big changes come very slowly for some of us. Have patience with yourself. Endeavor to persevere. You'll love what you'll find. Have a sweet evening ❤️
~ Ernest Hemingway
The big changes come very slowly for some of us. Have patience with yourself. Endeavor to persevere. You'll love what you'll find. Have a sweet evening ❤️
December 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
~ Ernest Hemingway
The big changes come very slowly for some of us. Have patience with yourself. Endeavor to persevere. You'll love what you'll find. Have a sweet evening ❤️
~ Ernest Hemingway
The big changes come very slowly for some of us. Have patience with yourself. Endeavor to persevere. You'll love what you'll find. Have a sweet evening ❤️
“Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.”
~Thomas Merton
Good morning Bluesky! It's time to get your shine on. Love them all. Start with yourself. Be the light ❤️
~Thomas Merton
Good morning Bluesky! It's time to get your shine on. Love them all. Start with yourself. Be the light ❤️
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.”
~Thomas Merton
Good morning Bluesky! It's time to get your shine on. Love them all. Start with yourself. Be the light ❤️
~Thomas Merton
Good morning Bluesky! It's time to get your shine on. Love them all. Start with yourself. Be the light ❤️
I took a most extraordinary stroll today. It was medicinal, on a number of levels. I hope that you have a wonderful evening my friends ❤️
December 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I took a most extraordinary stroll today. It was medicinal, on a number of levels. I hope that you have a wonderful evening my friends ❤️
"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good Morning my friends! Become a gardener of humanity. Be the light. Be the love. Have yourself an amazing day ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good Morning my friends! Become a gardener of humanity. Be the light. Be the love. Have yourself an amazing day ❤️
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good Morning my friends! Become a gardener of humanity. Be the light. Be the love. Have yourself an amazing day ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good Morning my friends! Become a gardener of humanity. Be the light. Be the love. Have yourself an amazing day ❤️
Wag more, bark less.
I hope that your day has been sweet.
❤️
I hope that your day has been sweet.
❤️
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Wag more, bark less.
I hope that your day has been sweet.
❤️
I hope that your day has been sweet.
❤️
“It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.”
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Encourage! Inspire! Empower! Be the face of love, and have a wonderful Wednesday ❤️
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Encourage! Inspire! Empower! Be the face of love, and have a wonderful Wednesday ❤️
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.”
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Encourage! Inspire! Empower! Be the face of love, and have a wonderful Wednesday ❤️
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Encourage! Inspire! Empower! Be the face of love, and have a wonderful Wednesday ❤️
“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
~ Booker T. Washington
Good morning my friends! Be the light. Be the love. Be the world becoming a better place. Have a most exquisite day ❤️
~ Booker T. Washington
Good morning my friends! Be the light. Be the love. Be the world becoming a better place. Have a most exquisite day ❤️
December 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
~ Booker T. Washington
Good morning my friends! Be the light. Be the love. Be the world becoming a better place. Have a most exquisite day ❤️
~ Booker T. Washington
Good morning my friends! Be the light. Be the love. Be the world becoming a better place. Have a most exquisite day ❤️
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
~ Dr. Seuss [The Lorax]
❤️
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
~ Dr. Seuss [The Lorax]
❤️
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
~ Dr. Seuss [The Lorax]
❤️
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
~ Dr. Seuss [The Lorax]
❤️
"Love as much as you can from wherever you are."
~ Thaddeus Golas
Good morning Bluesky! Smile 😁, and have a marvelous Monday ❤️
~ Thaddeus Golas
Good morning Bluesky! Smile 😁, and have a marvelous Monday ❤️
December 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Love as much as you can from wherever you are."
~ Thaddeus Golas
Good morning Bluesky! Smile 😁, and have a marvelous Monday ❤️
~ Thaddeus Golas
Good morning Bluesky! Smile 😁, and have a marvelous Monday ❤️
“Love is omni-inclusive, progressively exquisite, understanding and compassionately attuned to other than self.”
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Love is omni-inclusive, progressively exquisite, understanding and compassionately attuned to other than self.”
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
"When you love you walk on the water"
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"When you love you walk on the water"
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
“God gives us things to share, God doesn't give us things to hold”
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“God gives us things to share, God doesn't give us things to hold”
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied"
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied"
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.”
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.”
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
“The more you know, the less you need.”
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“The more you know, the less you need.”
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
Reposted by Mike Hargis
