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bb @bbpics.bsky.social · 23h

morning moon fantasy
taken with my samsung galaxy s21ulta

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 18h

A brand new rose from my garden for
#YellowThu for the #ColorADay theme.

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling

A yellow rose and green leaves. A paved surface is also partially visible.

Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

October 9, 2025. My garden.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 1d

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). 9 October 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

A green comet at centre. Numerous star dots.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

California has invested a total of $500M for Literacy Coaches in the 2022 and 2023 Budget Acts, funding 818 of the state’s highest needs schools to hire and train reading specialists.

We're making significant investments to provide students with resources to succeed.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 1d

The gatehouse at Bolton Percy dates back to the late 15th/early 16th century albeit with later alterations and restoration. Tucked away by the former Crown pub it once led to a courtyard with a medieval barn and rectory buildings. Photos © Gordon Hatton (cc-by-sa/2.0) Geograph

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

California is expanding early education for young children, creating a new grade, Universal Transitional Kindergarten, for all of California's four-year-olds.

Through investments like these, we'll be moving the needle on student academic achievement for years to come.

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ABirdingNaturalist @abirdingnaturalist.bsky.social · 13h

The Spotted Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca lineata) is found across much of the continental USA except the southeast. It generally prefers sunny, well-vegetated habitats. I photographed this one on a Milkweed pod in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. #nature #insect #NationalPark #photography

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Julia @julia11.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t normally get too many clear shots of Blue Jays, but this guy was so locked in on the sunflower seeds he didn’t seem to mind me snapping away. #Thursjay #birds

A Blue Jay perched on the stem of a dried out sunflower with a seed just visible in his mouth.

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lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 1d

for you
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #photography #oregoncoast #ocean #womensartbluesky

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 1d

Baby seal loves mother's tickles!

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

#bluesky #nature #wildlife #animals

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Mstreefrog @mstreefrog.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Spotted, and this Red-tailed Hawk definitely had me under observation.
#Birds
📷🪶👀

A red-tailed hawk was right over the road in a tree at the Ridgefield NWR driving tour. And of course, I had my longest lens on the camera. Photo from February of this year.

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Erin Freeman @beachrelaxin.bsky.social · 17h

I was spotted and found to be insignificant. Bird judgement can cut deeply. 😄

Swamp Sparrow

#BirdOfTheDay #spotted #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

The same bird, completely unconcerned with any danger posed by my presence, has now turned its head back over its right shoulder. This view shows off its pretty face in better lighting. It has a brown and gray striped head, a brown cheek, and a dark brown stripe above its cheek and behind its black eye.

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BERGΛMΛX @bergamax.bsky.social · 1d

The Commander (Moduza procris).🦋 Chakapong Park, Rayong, Thailand 🇹🇭

A medium-sized, strikingly coloured brush-footed butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Photos by Håkan Igelström @hakanigelstrom [IG]

#butterfly #nature #insects

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Chris Skaife @ravenology.bsky.social · 14h

I see you sun

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning, one for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #spotted
or in this case being stared at! 📷 🧡 🪶

Happy Thursday everyone 🕊️

#birds #UKWildlife #Nature #photography #EastCoastKin

A photograph of a European Robin who is staring straight at the camera as he perches on a small branch in a yew tree.

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 1d

Time lapse of a Border Collie sheepdog doing his job!

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

#bluesky #animals #wildlife #animals #dog #dogday

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 1d

Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Some places have echoes of the past woven into the present that still replay,forever 😳 (Alt for more) Have a great day friends☺️ #PalacesAndGardens #Myth&Legend #EastCoastKin
#ColorADay #YellowThu #31DaysOfHalloween
#PhotographyOfBlueSky #Castles #Rivers #Bridges #Ireland #Folklore

After the picture description, I have a short chilling story to go with this shot.

The picture shows a weathered stone castle sitting beside a calm river, its reflection shimmering clearly in the still water, here in my little Irish village l call home.

The castle is built with thick gray walls, towers, and battlements that rise above a bridge connecting it to the opposite bank.

Surrounding the scene are green grasses and leafy trees, but the mood is far from peaceful, the sky is heavy with dark clouds, and a bright, oversized sun glows eerily through the haze.

The sunlight gives the entire scene a ghostly golden tint, as though the world is caught between dusk and dawn. Thin power lines stretch diagonally across the image, faint reminders of the modern world intruding on ancient ground.

And finally, our picture is finished off with a thin white border frame.

And now for our story, l call it …

The Ghosts of White Castle on the Bridge

On quiet autumn nights, when the river beneath White Castle lies perfectly still, locals swear they can hear footsteps echo across the old stone bridge, footsteps that belong to no living soul.

Long ago, the castle was home to Lord Eamon White, a man known for his pride and his cruelty.

When famine struck the village, he ordered his guards to bar the gates, hoarding food while his people starved.

One stormy night, the villagers gathered on the bridge, torches in hand, demanding mercy. But Lord White’s answer was swift, arrows rained down, and the bridge ran red.

As legend tells, when dawn broke, the castle was silent. Every guard was gone, and Lord White was found at the window, pale and still, his eyes wide in terror. No wound marked his body.

Now, when mist rolls from the river and the air hums with a strange chill, passersby see figures crossing the bridge, pale shapes moving slowly toward the castle, torches flickering in invisible hands.

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David Brooks @dgbrooks.bsky.social · 1d

#ColorADay #YelloThu
#EastCoastKin
#Birds
Happy coincidence on the way back to the car after shooting a spectacular sunrise on Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, GA.

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 22h

“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV

Have a beautiful day ❤️

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SevenHill Farm 🌱 @sevenhillfarm.bsky.social · 1d

Freshly harvested Rose Mallow seeds in stock:
sevenhillfarm.etsy.com/listing/1804...
Rose Mallow, aka Swamp Mallow, is a shrubby perennial native to the East half of the U.S. & Canada- from Texas to the Great Lakes 🌱💚
#nativeplants #wildflowers #smallbusiness

A large, pale pink, hibiscus-type flower with five petals and a fuchsia throat

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monicapelger.bsky.social @monicapelger.bsky.social · 22h

This Tawny Owl used to live near the castle and after sunset you could hear him hoot, which only adds to a spooky atmosphere. 🪶 #TawnyOwl #bosuil

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✨ Vash Taylor ✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ Open For Work @deuxdel.bsky.social · 14h

daily 09.10.25

a little study of tamino

The musician Tamino, in a blocky rendered style, with muted colours

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bb @bbpics.bsky.social · 1d

todays redwoods appreciation

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Jon Pinter @badger1969,bsky.social @badger1969.bsky.social · 1d

California Sunset
Central Coast
Photographer Jon Pinter
#sunset #sundown #sunsetphotography #mobilephotography #samsungphotography #phonephotography #Lightroom #photography #fotografie #photographer #nature #coast #coastlife #coastal #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #beachlife #shoreline

A wide landscape photograph depicts a body of water at sunset, with a bright orange sun positioned centrally in the frame. The sun reflects prominently on the water, creating a long, shimmering path of light extending towards the viewer. Along the bottom edge of the frame, landmasses jut out into the water, creating a winding shoreline with visible mudflats. In the distance, hills or mountains are silhouetted against the vivid orange sky, and the overall color palette is dominated by warm tones. The sky is filled with textured clouds that appear to intensify the orange hue of the sunset.

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bb @bbpics.bsky.social · 1d

precious water 💦 precious life

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