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Exiled ancient Brit engineer living amongst horse carts and shoofly pies; conduit for creatives' dreams, explorer of edge cases, disciple of scale, envoy of the backend

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Witchspace @witchspace.bsky.social · Apr 9
When I am not at work, I try (although this year...) to maintain my sanity by wandering around with a camera, taking bad photos at random.

For those who need help sleeping, more can be found over at www.flickr.com/photos/shynd...

Feel free to use and abuse, but an attribution wouldn't go amiss.
Plastic multipoint 3d star lamp suspended on a black background, diffuse orange light filling it Young child crouched down digging in the yard with a trowel Sunset over Prettyboy Reservoir in Northern Maryland, trees line the right hand edge, with a vivd sky reflected in the still waters Marged HDR surreal effect on a parked aircraft at York Airport, PA
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handcranked.bsky.social
Your art challenge cheat sheet for January 19–25!

NEW: #Abstractia (weekly abstract themes)

See comments for host details.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#DailyArt #art #TraditionalArt #painting #drawing #ArtChallenge #ArtPrompt #ArtChallenges
Art Challenges: January 19–25 Monday, January 19 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #JanuArty2026 (#bow) Tuesday, January 20 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #JanuArty2026 (#soft) Wednesday, January 21 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay (#RedWed) #JanuArty2026 (#green) Thursday, January 22 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#ThroughTheFrame) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #JanuArty2026 (#long) Friday, January 23 #Scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #JanuArty2026 (#heavy) Saturday, January 24 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#cold) #JanuArty2026 (#permanent) Sunday, January 25 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #JanuArty2026 (#season) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#collage)* #SmArtist (purposeful art) #Abstractia (nature) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekCforCloseUp) #SensoryArt (#broken) *2 or more mediums Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:32 AM
witchspace.bsky.social
Thanks Merisi, here's hoping yours is too! ❤️
January 18, 2026 at 10:28 AM
witchspace.bsky.social
Couple of days ago, I posted a Canada goose alighting on Lake Redman; I love the way those geese do things together, in formation. Given @robcrank68.bsky.social's choice of #TwoOfAKind as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, perfect time to show it.

#Photography #Birds #Nature #EastCoastKin #Stunday
Color photograph of a pair of Canada geese landing on the surface of Lake Redman; in profile from right to left. The rearmost in the foreground, having broken the surface, throwing water up behind; the foremost's feet at the moment of alighting
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
witchspace.bsky.social
Completely. Until we moved here, I had never seen one, and to find them in spring so plentifully and easily in an urban park ... yeah, we're lucky!
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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bohemianrapsody.bsky.social
#blueskyartshow

Theme: #one
#northportny
#seagull
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Yes, the wierd Brit in me will never get fully used to calling stuff in Fahrenheit. Good luck with those teeth; I hate everything to do with dentists and dental work, its always such a pain ... in every way 😄
January 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Thank you for both the compliment and the fact 😄
January 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Hmm, covering of snow here, and sub-zero temperatures, so I think I will be hiding under blankets indoors and making happier post; one charged with expectation and hope, wishes for a little green and warmth.

Lets call it "Soon"

#Photography #BlueSkyArtShow #One #BloomScrolling #Flowers
Color photograph of a centered single red tulip against the rest of the garden green and blurred. More red tulips can be seen in the midground, blurred and on the left of frame. Whole scene lit by warm sunlight
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Not sure if the great egret atop this branch would say it was perfect, can imagine them being a very fussy bird, but to my eye its a #perfectperch for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as selected by @alan678.bsky.social 🦉🐦

#Photograph #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a great egret in a treetop perch lit by morning's early light, in creamy yellow semi-backlit, with just a hint of its breeding plumage behind
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Looking back 17 years with this #One shot for #BlueSkyArtShow, with a PA Dutch tradition for a child on their first birthday; their own cake to demolish/consume. In our case it was bittersweet, with allergic reactions, restrictive diets and always having an epipen on hand thereafter

#Photography
Color overhead photograph of a rectangle of sponge cake covered in white buttercream icing/frosting with a colorful 'one' in red and balloon decorations in red, yellow and blue, in a foil tray.
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
... The martians released their black smoke, but the ship sped on, cutting down one of the tripod figures. Instantly, the others raised their heat rays and melted the Thunder Child's valiant heart ...
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
witchspace.bsky.social
Not enough river photos from me this week, must correct that deficiency right now!

Hmm... monochrome #Scape the length and breadth of the Susquehanna's Lake Clarke section in two shots? Free from boats and humanity, jetties pulled ashore to avoid ice ... no not them

#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri
Black and white render from 400 ft up, looking upstream from the end of Long Level, and the very deserted shoreline of winter; no jetties or docks, as people have pulled anything that the river's icy flows can destroy up onto land. Top third of the image has the gentle contrast of a wall of grey cloud, with the horizon just showing the islands off Wrightsville and Lancaster County on the right. The Long level road and properties running down the left hand side of the image, while the waters fill the bottom right two thirds. Black and white photograph from 400 ft up, looking across Lake Clarke to Turkey Hill, and downstream to Safe Harbor from the southern reaches of Long Level. Top two thirds of the image are a slightly angry cloud filled sky, then transforming into the Lancaster County, PA landscape, with the tall wind turbines on Turkey Hill visible, trailing right to the gap through which the Safe Harbor dam can just be seen. Water of the Lake showing swirling pools and ripples from the winds coursing over its surface.
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
@robcrank68.bsky.social has selected #shortbeaks as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme; now in a similar question to how much wood can a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood ... where does short stop and normality begin? This bluebird cares not about such things

#Photography #Birds #Nature
Color photograph of a bluebird caught in profile looking left, atop a fence post, against a green blurred backdrop; taken in Gifford Pinchot State Park, York County, PA in Spring 2025
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
witchspace.bsky.social
#TimePassages both the theme from the wonderful @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social for #PalacesAndGardens and coincidentally a track from the wonderful musician Al Stewart

This shot, from 18 years back (I was all in on the HDR stacking craze) is from my in-laws garden .... better days, much missed
Color stacked high dynamic range photograph of my in-laws garden in later afternoon; way overdoing on the crunch side of things. Metal garden furniture on a wooden deck sits in front of a wooden fence, with grass and a tree beyond giving way to rural fields
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
"In preparation for landing, please ensure your seatbelts are fastened and your seats and tray tables are in their upright positions"

Today's alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay from @alan678.bsky.social is #Anatidae, birds of the family that includes geese, swans and ducks. 🐦🦉

#Photography #Birds #Nature
Color photograph of a Canada goose about to touchdown on the surface of Lake Redman in York County, PA last weekend. Wings outstretched wide as it flares, legs and feet extended; moving right to left, shot from a little behind
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Reminds me of this ... youtu.be/U9t-slLl30E...
"SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)" -- A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back
YouTube video by Bad Lip Reading
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Pretty sure you are correct, although I have the worst birding skills. Laughing gulls I think 😄
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
"Word has it it's #Gulls"

"What's #Gulls?"

"The theme"

"The theme?"

"The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social"

"Guys, enough chatter! I'm floating here! I'm floating here!"

🐦🦉

#Photography #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a trio of gulls floating together on Lake Redman, York County, PA last weekend. Blue rippling waters with a hint of green, three near identical looking ring billed gulls (I think!) in profile looking to the left, necks pulled in, line astern of each other across the middle third of the frame
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 AM
witchspace.bsky.social
I've mentioned and posted many a sunset and starry night taken atop Chickies Ridge in Lancaster County, PA, either at Chickies Rock or Breezyview, but I don't think I've given folks a good view of the Rock from ground level; so this #RockinTuesday lets fix that

#Photography #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of Chickies Rock, from the Lenape "Chiquesalunga", meaning "place of crayfish"; the end of the Chickies Ridge, a massive quartzite and quartz schist anticline. Popular spot for people to hike and observe the Susquehanna River. Image shows the river in the bottom third, with the exposed rock cliff occupying the top and mid left two thirds. Along its top a covering of dark trees, and along its base at the river shoreline, the white barkless sycamores hiding a railroad track and trail
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Oops. This is the art challenge cheat sheet for January 12–18! Too many things to remember to update.
handcranked.bsky.social Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 7d
Your art challenge cheat sheet for January 5–11 is here!

See comments for the host list & posts from hosts.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art Challenges: January 12–18 Monday, January 12 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #JanuArty2026 (#wet) Tuesday, January 13 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #JanuArty2026 (#sky) Wednesday, January 14 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay (#RedWed) #JanuArty2026 (#flower) Thursday, January 15 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#TimePassages)* #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #JanuArty2026 (#half) Friday, January 16 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #JanuArty2026 (#nail) Saturday, January 17 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#one) #JanuArty2026 (#insect) Sunday, January 18 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #JanuArty2026 (#purchase) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#PolkaDot)* #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekBforBooks) #SensoryArt (#corners) *See Sabine’s poster for details **2 or more mediums Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
witchspace.bsky.social
Ah, another person with problens readng. My moan is with people calling me a fascist because my feed is not full of mornic meme reposts that everyone has seen for a 1000 times. Read first
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Ouch!
January 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Thankyou; I find it much easier to visualize the parks from above, but its tricksy as I don't want to annoy anyone with a drone so try to stay high and well away from the parks and their wildlife.
January 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Worst movie ever made ... no; product of its time, there were many similar. Some solid performances, Ron Silver and Bruce McGill doing what they could with their parts. Heavy on the cheese; R rated popcorn flick of its day
January 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
witchspace.bsky.social
Was a solid photo day yesterday, sun deigned to show itself. Birds were busy in William Kain Park; little windy for drone stuff, still exploring the limits there. Here's an aerial shot looking across William Kain Park and Lake Redman beneath the passing front.

#Photography #BlueSkyMonday #Aerial
Color aerial photograph across William Kain Park from Dick Snyder field this weekend, showing Lake Redman, its blue waters beneath a sky banded with cloud banks from the front passing by. Landscape full of leafless trees, brown bushes and shrubs, yellowed grass all awaiting spring's warmth.
January 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM