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Bob Soltys
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Renaissance man. Parisian at heart. Peace correspondent on the Toltec path. Nitro's dad. Former Navy officer. Scientist. Letter revivalist. Fountain pens, Day-Timers, paper books, slide rules-not apps. 🇸🇰 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 📷 ✍️ 🔭 🦉 #NoAI

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Bob Soltys @bobsoltys.bsky.social · Sep 3
Bonjour! Inspired by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Bill Allard, and Elliott Erwitt, I've been making photos since 1967. Favorites: Dogs, diners / cafes, Paris, small town life, night scenes. Proceeds from print and book sales--> charities.

Zero tolerance for hate.
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2) Owls need to turn their head that far because their eyes are fixed in their sockets. Blood keeps flowing to their brain because owls’ cervical vertebrae have wider openings for the blood vessels. I'm glad I brought a roll of Tri-X film on that trip. #BirdoftheDay #owl
2) Owls need to turn their head that far because their eyes are fixed in their sockets. Blood keeps flowing to their brain because owls’ cervical vertebrae have wider openings for the blood vessels. I'm glad I brought a roll of Tri-X film on that trip. #BirdoftheDay #owl
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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1) For #BirdoftheDay this image of a Great Grey Owl. He's turning to listen for rodents under the snow cover. Owls have 14 vertebrae in their necks, allowing some species to rotate their head as much as 270 degrees. #greatgreyowl #owls
1) For #BirdoftheDay and #TurningAway, this image of a Great Grey Owl. It looks like he's turning away, but is turning to listen for rodents under the snow cover. Owls have 14 vertebrae in their necks, allowing some species to rotate their head as much as 270 degrees.
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Join us at the Alaska Raptor Center for OWLIDAYS!
This Saturday, December 13th. Come enjoy the festivities and kick off the holidays with your Sitka community!
December 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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I don't use one either. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/01/l... #PaperNotScreen
Let Inga Tell You: Why some people — like me — will never use an e-reader
Call me a Luddite, but I like the feel of an actual book in my hands and the sound of the pages turning. Plus, I’m techno-disabled.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Honored that Celso Gonzalez-Falla chose this image that I made in Paris on @ilfordphoto.com Delta 3200 film for @nancy-sxsemagazine.bsky.social Gallery's B +W exhibition.
#Paris #ShowYourWork #FilmPhotography
Honored that Celso Gonzalez-Falla chose this image that I made in Paris on @ilfordphoto.com Delta 3200 film for @nancy-sxsemagazine.bsky.social Gallery's B +W exhibition. #Paris #ShowYourWork
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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A few pieces of slow food #Paris #France (from www.instagram.com/reel/DRfJuvr... )
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Little side eye. He gave in and posed for a while 😅
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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❄️ Cette nuit, un épisode de neige a touché une large bande centrale du pays, du nord-ouest au Massif Central (en passant par Paris où 3 cm sont tombés, comme on le voit ici).

Ce dimanche est marqué par un redoux, mais des pluies copieuses sont attendues en Aquitaine.

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November 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Pele, a Peregrine Falcon, who helped us educate the public for over 17 years. Thank you Pele for being such a solid ambassador for your species for 17 years. We will miss you.
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Dec 15th join Syd to help pull Sahara mustard and other invasive plants in Anza-Borrego Desert SP as part of a new Adopt A Wash program. During the presentation he will discuss what invasive plants are being targeted, where, and how you can get involved.

Hope to see you there!
Flyer describing the same with pics of sahara mustard and Syd holding a shovel.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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❄️Ce jeudi, la neige s'invite à nouveau dans différentes régions.

Attention au risque de regel sur la chaussée, pouvant entraîner des phénomènes glissants ⚠️

Demain vendredi, la neige est encore attendue sur le centre-est.

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November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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When the synagogue’s remaining few members couldn’t afford repairs, the Muslim community stepped in to donate funds, which was followed by a £103,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant.

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‘If it isn’t recorded it will disappear’: the Muslim photographer shining a light on Bradford’s Jewish community
When Nudrat Afza learned that her friend’s synagogue was closing she began a multi-year project to document the city’s declining Jewish population. ‘In Bradford people from different communities respe...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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No animal should be abandoned, or have to wait a year or more for adoption. Please repost this story so animal lovers in England will see it and adopt Lulu www.newsweek.com/dog-abandone...
Tears as dog abandoned in apartment with heartless note: "I no longer want"
The dog first arrived at Dogs Trust Shoreham on July 22, 2024, after a real estate agent found her inside an apartment.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Stunning black and white image whose foreground detail pays homage to Ansel Adams' Moonrise over New Mexico.
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Sad to see them go. Even more grateful for the Indian Head pennies that my Dad gave me and which have always graced my penny loafers.

www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...
Final penny pressed at U.S. Mint in Philadelphia as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
The Treasury Department expects to save $56 million per year on materials by ceasing to make pennies.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Absolument
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Editorial: Leave clocks alone. Our health depends on it trib.al/LFJgdv8
Editorial: Leave clocks alone. Our health depends on it
There are some economic reasons for permanent daylight saving time, but the health and safety reasons for permanent standard time overwhelm them.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Opinion | The Guy Veterans Call to Talk — The Wall Street Journal
A soldier of extraordinary courage has never stopped serving.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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apple.news/AByHnn7cKQu6... #VeteransDay #Veterans
'Love.' Speaker at Alliance's Veterans Day ceremony says it has kept him in the U.S. Army — Canton Repository
A U.S. Army veteran and father of four was keynote speaker Nov. 11 at Alliance's Veterans Day ceremony.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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On this #VeteransDay, thank you to my fellow veterans @billingsley.bsky.social @cbinghamphoto.bsky.social @cbortlearts.bsky.social @joe57sand.bsky.social for your service.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Inspiring use of snow by @gabewasylko.com
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A November Snowglobe in Cleveland, Ohio
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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apple.news/AoggXQT_GQ5q... #style #Paris
Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked — Guardian US
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured looking suave in a picture outside the Paris museum on the day of a crown jewels heist
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November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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“Replacing the bar code on the cover was an illustration of the magazine’s mascot, Alfred E. Neuman, dressed as Saddam Hussein. Dougherty coordinated and paid for the entire operation.”

apple.news/A2dbMN7aQQNe... #veterans #MADmagazine
Opinion | Who knew? The printing rep at Mad magazine was a war hero. — The Washington Post
George Dougherty never mentioned his exploits as a World War II fighter pilot. Colleagues had no clue.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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it was love at first sight
A white dog wearing a cone is standing on a sidewalk, looking toward a parked silver car in the background. A lamp with a shade is placed on the grass nearby.
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix hurt his back on Friday. He's doing better after rest and medication. Leica Q2 Monochrom, 28mm lens. #dogs #LeicaQ2M
Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix hurt his back on Friday. He's doing better after rest and medication. Leica Q2M, 28mm lens.
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM