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phantasm26.bsky.social
Phantasm
@phantasm26.bsky.social
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Chasing fleeting moments / SoCal
Preferring to repost photos w/ alt text
Not discussing politics here (I'm liberal, but my account's not for politics)
Pics, poems, & alt text are by me, w/o gen AI, unless otherwise noted
He/him / Happily married
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Phantasm @phantasm26.bsky.social · 10d
As clouds remain in evening sunlight fade
They court us in vermilion serenade

#Stunday #ColorADay #ColourADay #OrangeSun #SoCal #California #WestCoast

#SouthernCalifornia, last Monday evening
Day's epilogue features heavy, hovering clouds echoing vermilion hues of the departed sun, dearly missed after a storm. Heavy clouds linger Sun departs from horizon Brightness remembered
phantasm26.bsky.social
Hello, friends. I've had an unusually busy weekend so far, so I haven't had much time to reply to your comments since yesterday mid-morning. I'll catch up on you all as my time allows later today. Thanks, take care, and have a wonderful Stunday ☀️🙏
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
phantasm26.bsky.social
As clouds remain in evening sunlight fade
They court us in vermilion serenade

#Stunday #ColorADay #ColourADay #OrangeSun #SoCal #California #WestCoast

#SouthernCalifornia, last Monday evening
Day's epilogue features heavy, hovering clouds echoing vermilion hues of the departed sun, dearly missed after a storm. Heavy clouds linger Sun departs from horizon Brightness remembered
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
phantasm26.bsky.social
Green grass reclaims a lot that's locked away
For now, this land awaits a better day

#ColorADay #ColourADay #GreenSat #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUForUnloved

Southern California, earlier today
Through two panels of fences, a cord loops around, both of its ends secured by a closed padlock. The fences guard a vacant lot, overgrown with green grass, from human trespassers. Lonely plot of land Sits still, awaits improvement For now, grass persists
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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bookish33.bsky.social
It’s happening…
#SensoryArt #Water #sky
#sunset #freeze #likeitornot
Tranquil lake at sunset with a very thin layer of smooth ice over the lake with some open water near the shore. Silhouetted trees line the horizon and rocks on the left side of the frame are reflecting light. The sky is soft yellow transitioning to a delicate orange moving across the horizon. The soft colours reflect on the lake.
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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elaschneider43.bsky.social
#Blueskyartshow
Theme: #small

#EastCoastKin #bug #nature
A little bug in black with orange spots on its head and white spots on the back sits on a green closed flower head.
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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dominiquemanou.bsky.social
Fig Tree species of the genus Ficus, such as Ficus Superba or Ficus Nota that exhibits cauliflory, the phenomenon where fruits grow directly from the main trunk and branches. 🌱

Arboretum find in California.

#GreenSat
#Eastcoastkin
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Small
#Gardens
#Photography
The small, green, developing fruits are visible clustered along the thick branches. Edible by humans but have a bland taste.
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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rowantreeforest.bsky.social
For the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday November 22, 2025
#Small clouds at sunset
Sunset lighting up some “small”clouds, turning them bright colors of orange and peach, below lies a forest full of coniferous trees.
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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ellissa.bsky.social
#Blueskyartshow #small #haiku #poem #poetry #blueskypoetry #macro #macrophotography #sunflower #bee #bloomscrolling #life

Grains of pollen
Clinging to her small body
Creating tomorrow
Close up of honeybee covered in pollen on a bright yellow sunflower
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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infiniteishq.bsky.social
By The Shoreline 🐚

The sting of sharp winds slicing
Seaweed beds ebbed
On flows of tides turning
The tiny sands drifting down dunes
Shells, mussels and crab remnants
Seagulls pecking at our hollow remains
As you and I drift miles apart
Wandering our eyes out into grey waves
Crashing down shorelines
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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earthlingnoreally.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #Small #SensoryArt #Water (vapour)

Holding wires at sunset - 2025

#Phonetography
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #littlefluffyclouds #peachy
Roof, chimneys trees and power lines silhouetted against a pale sunset sky with a small cluster of peach coloured clouds.
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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mamady.bsky.social
Insignificant

#blueskyartshow #small #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&W #art #mountainmonday #stunday #mountains #travel #nepal #hiking #himalayas #saturday #stormhour #photohour #bluesky #scape #landscape #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
A black and white photo of two silhouetted hikers, dwarfed by Pumori’s immense sunlit icy slopes as swirling clouds drift upward, highlighting the contrast between human fragility and the mountain’s overwhelming power.
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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jeistormer.bsky.social
Treefrog.
#BlueSkyArtShow #small #EastCoastKin #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #photography #BlackAndWhite #TreeFrog #frog
I found this grey tree frog on the head of my grandmother's concrete porch goose a few years ago. I liked the repetition of the oval shape and the unity of tone and texture. Also, what a cute little frog!
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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nb23.bsky.social
all creatures great and #small
#BlueSkyArtShow
female wood frog facing right standing on fallen oak leaves and moss
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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roabrams.bsky.social
The tiny black seeds inside a spent garlic chive bloom for #BlueSkyArtShow #small #EastCoastKin #photography #bloomscrolling
Tiny black seeds inside a spent garlic chive bloom
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social
'Coastal Views, Small Pleasures' (2022) -- the Classic & Stunning Granite Coastline of Down East Maine, Boulder Beach, Acadia National Park, ME

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small ✨ #Stunday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
a large slab of granite extends out over the water, offering views to the south along the classic Acadia coastline lined with dense pine, fir and oak forest
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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monika4.bsky.social
About today ☀️🧊💙😊

Have a nice weekend 💫🦋✨
Oak trees against a clear blue sky. Some branches are bare, the ones in the middle with yellow leaves. Brown oak leaves on the forest floor with frozen water drops.
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
phantasm26.bsky.social
The smallest sprouts, in time, will grow persistent
Through thick and thin, from day to day, insistent

#BlueskyArtShow #Small #ColorADay #ColourADay #GreenSat

Southern California, this morning
A tiny, bright-green sprout of petty spurge emerges in a nourishing foundation of wood chips and soil. Alone, this sprout is unafraid to grow, to forge its own path through life. Seed, water, light, soil Merge to bring about new life Small yet persistent
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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jam2estph.bsky.social
Dawn after the storm
#scape #cloudscape #GoldenHour #California #Photography #TheWildImages #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #allthephotos #thephotohour #artyear #BlueSkyPhotographers #WestCoastPhotography #WestCoastPhotographers #PhotographersUnited
#bwfri #BWFriday
Storm passes as dawn breaks on a new day
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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keyserlauze.bsky.social
Goodnight my #bluesky friends! I leave you with a sunset #Scape before bed. Much love!💙🦋🌊🌞🫂💙

"The journey of the sun
and moon is predictable.
But yours,
is your ultimate
ART."

- Suzy Kassem

#sunset #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #westcoast #beauty #waves #ALTpoetry
The coastline carries a conversation, one between Ocean and Earth. An ancient and sacred language, spoken in sand and surf. Sunset shares its secrets, and whispers them through the clouds. They blush at the touch of the sunbeams, dressed in their golden shrouds.
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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breeze420.bsky.social
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”
― Gary Snyder
a photo of the klamath wildlife refuge in california. grasses are on each side of the water with a tree on the left. there are mountains in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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aleesia27.bsky.social
Sun of a beach, it’s the weekend! ☀️🕊️🤗

#Scape #photography #sunrise #sky #clouds #mountains #nature #autumn
The sun coming up over the Thompson River, in the Interior of British Columbia. The sky is blue with a few clouds, and there are dark mountains and trees in the distance. There’s a mirror image reflecting on the water.
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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caterwaulerin.bsky.social
#ForestFriday
🌲
dried pushki reeds in winter dream as wet cotton snow clings to umbrels pointing toward spruce trees, silently witness of fallen leaves
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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stimpycole.bsky.social
A little more autumnal magic ✨
#ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #Canon #photography
Silhouette of windbreak behind house with pink and blues of sunset on Monday evening
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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huntnfish8.bsky.social
It’s the weekend and the #sunset over the #ForestFriday

From my front yard tonight.

Touched by the last graceful sweep of sunset over Montana’s mountainside

#artyear #eastcoastkin #scape #landscape #nature
The scene opens with a sweep of evergreen forest climbing a hillside, its dark greens softened by the last light of day. Above it, the sky has turned into a quiet symphony of color—broad, smooth clouds glowing with deep coral and rose, as if painted with a warm brush across a cool, blue-gray canvas. The shapes drift in gentle layers, their edges feathered, giving the sky a soft, dreamlike quality. The pink light seems to float, suspended just long enough to invite a lingering look before the evening takes it back. Below, the treetops stand in shadowed contrast—tall, steady sentinels holding their place while the sky performs its brief, luminous farewell.
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM