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Sunshine and coffee and cats. I plant pollinator gardens. I could talk all day long using only song lyrics. I follow accounts that post about art, gardening, music, nature, travel - you know, the good stuff of life ☺️

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15h

'Avatar Reef' teapot by UK based ceramicist Delfina Emmanuel, who creates work often inspired by marine life #WomensArt

Photo featuring a ceramic teapot covered in three dimensional coral like and marine plant like features

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Saint John's Wort, a mild antidepressant 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Gardening

A golden flower with many prominent anthers

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 11h

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱
The last of the ‘Fun Fire’ dahlias - four months since the first one, such a rewarding plant! ☘️😊☘️

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Smartphone Photographer @averagesphotos.bsky.social · 12h

Oak in Steel. #metalsupture #publicart #artinstallation #blackandwhitephoto #monochrome #bnwphotography #cloudysky #treesculture #irishart #modernart #creativephotography #smartphonephotography #photography

A black and white photograph of a curving metal sculpture shaped like a leafless, gnarled tree. The sculpture features large metal oak leaves and small household objects, such as chairs and jugs, grafted onto the branches. The metal is smooth and reflective. The tree stands on a grassy knoll against a dramatic sky with scattered, bright clouds.

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The Cat Is Busy @thecatisbusy.bsky.social · 1d

Just found this old photo of a very well-disguised cat who I spotted years ago in the fields near the harbour.
#TheGozoDailyCat #busycat #feralcats #neighbourhoodcats

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bollingerbabe @bollingerbabe.bsky.social · 11h

Rain & low cloud again at #CapeSounion #Greece today, but the #TempleofPoseidon is still an awesome sight.
#cruise #cruising @fredolsencruise.bsky.social #Balmoral

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 1d

October🍂

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AliceInTheSky @theotheralice.bsky.social · 1d

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

14/20 Maurits Cornelis Escher, Day and Night 1938

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

Mirrored image of a town on the banks of a river, dark on the right, light on the left, with dark and light birds resulting out of each other (ask Escher) and flying in opposite directions, the light ones towards the dark town, and vice versa.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15h

'Between the Leaves' by Brighton-based UK artist Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
#Autumn #Fall

Painting of a tree with orangd leaves, some of which fall gently towards thd ground on which a stylisef slim figure and a dog walk

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DannyVE @dannyve.bsky.social · 14h

Good morning Blue Sky friends! The days are palpably shortening, which I can’t say I like one bit, but the roses are hanging on in there, so who am I to complain?
Have the best and most beautiful day that you can!

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Doc C @publichealth-ot.bsky.social · 11h

Boulders Rockin Moss
#RockinTuesday
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
#Rocks
#Hiking
#Phonephotography
#Landscape
#PhotographersofBlueSky

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T. (Tammy) Greenwood @tgwood505.bsky.social · 1d

My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom

After a storm - deep indigo clouds framing a sunset on a pond.

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Guy Thomas 〓〓 @guywrites.bsky.social · 1d

When we let our fears and worry consume us, we miss our appointment with life. It is vital to return to our breathing and be in the present moment. It is all we truly have. Rest well, my friends. 😊

#nature #sunset #ocean #life #calm #peace #sky #mindfulness #photography

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 23h

I wouldn’t blame any of them

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

Not to be THAT dictionary, but…

It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

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TheColfaxxx 🐢 @thecolfax.bsky.social · 1d

The people who build their heaven on your land are telling you that yours is in the sky. - Nina Simone

Pic of the day

#photography

The clear waters at Elafonisi beach, the #1 rated beach in the world according to Trip Advisor.

I agree

#greece
#beach
#landscape
#crete
#mediterranean

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Jilly @jillysnaps.bsky.social · 1d

Reflections by a Quiet Shore at Sunset

#BlueSkyMonday
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet

#ColorADay
#PinkMon

#EastCoastKin

A serene beach scene at low tide during sunset, with a calm pool of water in the foreground reflecting the colourful pink, purple, and orange clouds in the sky. A tall marker pole stands near the water, silhouetted against the horizon. The overall scene has a peaceful, reflective atmosphere.

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Steve Tronick aka “GeeFadj” @geefadj.bsky.social · 1d

Nice way to end the weekend. This year haven't photographed a Townsends Warbler. I was testing a telephoto lens, and one landed close (too close) to me. He kindly let me scramble to adjust settings. Thought I was too close, but got a couple from a large burst. Next will try PS' "Select Image" tool.

Beautiful Townsends Warbler. They've been here spring-winter for many years, and they love grape jelly. This one landed close to where I had my telephoto set up, and the TW amazingly gave me some time to frantically change camera settings before he flew away. Thought I'd be too close, but I fired away and got a couple of winners (if you don't count the ugly-looking jelly feeder). I only use a few Photoshop features, but it looks like it will be easy to select the bird. Will send the revision later. The original image is significantly sharper than this jpeg. I posted another photo of a TW when I joined Bsky.
Have a great week!

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 1d

Choices

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Good News 🌈☀️ @betternews.bsky.social · 1d

Flock of Goats Hits the Slopes of Vermont Ski Resort as Eco-Friendly Landscaping Option – WATCH

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flock-of-goats-hits-the-slopes-of-vermont-ski-resort-as-eco-friendly-landscaping-option-watch/ #goodnews

Flock of Goats Hits the Slopes of Vermont Ski Resort as Eco-Friendly Landscaping Option â WATCH

The project is in a trial period, where the flock will chew down 25 acres under the watchful eyes of Cloud Brook's shepherd dog Helios.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 1d

A lovely start to our week

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Save The Hellfire @savethehellfire.bsky.social · 1d

On the lookout…. #monday #weather

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

'Raven' collage by Lisa Morales, textile and mixed media artist #WomensArt

Textile artwork resembling the upper half of a crow-like bird with purple and black textured feathers, the bird looks backwards to the left with large beak in the air

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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 1d

This month, a massive public art project is inviting 54 artists to turn 35 cities into playgrounds.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/novo...

an aerial view of a round sculpture by Nomad Studio

Strijdom van der Merwe's text installation on a white wall that says "the visible is a shadow cast by the invisible"

a small watermelon painted on a wall by escif

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

Conducting a live fire exercise over a civilian highway is fucking stupid.

It doesn’t really matter if I-5 fell within the minimum acceptable risk threshold for the exercise. Those standards are designed for controlled environments, not civilian highways.

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