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Thank you so much for 60K followers! I am most thankful for all the kindness, support & amazing art here on #bluesky ! In celebration, I'm sharing an unforgettable sunrise in Canada's Thousand Islands region!

#photography #landscape #nature #mountains #naturephotography #landscapephotography
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Incredibly there was a bit of colour in between the rain this morning. Photo taken from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor at about sunrise time. This weather really is testing my patience though 😂
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Hassaku in Kyoto, Japan. Photography by Sam Ryan of 500px. The scene embodies the disciplined grace of the Gion and Pontochō districts as the women navigate the historic streets to offer formal greetings to their teachers and patrons.
Geiko and Maiko During Hassaku in Kyoto This black-and-white photograph captures a group of geiko and maiko walking through the streets of Kyoto during Hassaku, an annual summer event held on August 1st. In the foreground, a geiko is seen from the waist up, holding a traditional large paper umbrella that casts a soft, even light over her features. She wears a formal dark kimono with a white-and-grey patterned collar and a wide obi featuring a bold floral design. Behind her, a second woman with an elaborate hairstyle and floral kanzashi pins follows, also carrying an umbrella. The scene embodies the disciplined grace of the Gion and Pontochō districts as the women navigate the historic streets to offer formal greetings to their teachers and patrons.
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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#ColorADay #BlueTue

Blue sky and green hills recently in San Luis Obispo, California.

#EastCoastKin #Hiking #Clouds #WestCoastKin #LandscapePhotography
A hill with green grass sweeps upward from left to right. There is a barbed wire fence with both wooden and metal posts running up a ridge of the hill. Behind the green hill is a more distant hill that is dark green since it's under the shadow of a cloud. The sky is mostly blue with some patches of white clouds. Waddell Ranch in the Irish Hills in San Luis Obispo, California
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Shinsoji Temple, a historic Zen Buddhist temple located in the village of Hara, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The temple is famous for its small-petal cherry trees. Photography by h_keigophotography
This tranquil photograph captures the entrance to Shinsoji Temple, a historic Zen Buddhist site in the village of Hara, Nagano Prefecture. Framed by a weathered, dark wooden gate, a narrow stone path leads the viewer's eye toward a grove of the temple's famous small-petal cherry trees in peak bloom. The vibrant, dense pink of the blossoms creates a soft, cloud-like canopy that contrasts beautifully with the rugged textures of the ancient timber and the cool grey of the paving stones. The composition emphasizes the Zen principle of a "hidden beauty" revealed through a deliberate architectural threshold, inviting a sense of peaceful contemplation.
February 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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1/4 🔬 Mammal Monday: The Eurasian Lynx (𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘹 𝘭𝘺𝘯𝘹 )

The Eurasian lynx is the largest felid native to Europe and distributed from Western Europe across Russia to Central Asia. It occupies boreal, temperate, and montane forests. 🧪 🦊 🦤 🌍

Photos: © Joanna Li, © Julia Moning, iNaturalist
© Joanna Li , CC-BY-NC 4.0, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330950154, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ © Julia Moning, CC-BY, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143728649, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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#BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #EastCoastKin #photography
A little creek leading your eye to the aqua blue waters of Lake Louise with mountains and clouds in the distance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Inuzuka Taisui, Japanese (active c. 1920s-1930s), Butterfly and Hydrangea, 1929, ink and color on paper 36.2 x 24.1 cm, National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC, USA
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Snowfall at the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan.
Snowfall at Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto This evocative photograph captures a serene winter scene at the Kamigamo Shrine, one of Kyoto’s oldest and most sacred Shinto sites. A Shinto priest, dressed in traditional white robes and vibrant purple hakama, walks away from the camera toward the shrine’s iconic bright vermilion gates while holding a classic oil-paper umbrella. Thick, "shimmering" snowflakes fall heavily, coating the intricate architectural details and the surrounding evergreen trees in a soft layer of white. The contrast between the brilliant red structure and the quiet, monochromatic snowfall creates a powerful sense of spiritual stillness and timelessness.
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Portrait of four Japanese women in haori (silk jacket), kimono and obi (sash). 1930’s, Japan.
Group Portrait of Four Women in Showa Era Dress This elegant studio portrait from 1930s Japan features four women posed in a formal arrangement, showcasing the sophisticated textile trends of the early Showa period. Each woman wears a unique ensemble of kimono, obi, and haori (silk jacket), ranging from bold, wide vertical stripes to intricate, "shimmering" floral and geometric patterns. The woman on the far right wears glasses and a dark haori over a patterned kimono, reflecting the intellectual and "modern girl" (moga) influences of the era. The soft, sepia-toned lighting highlights the varied textures of the silk, from crisp woven lines to delicate, fluid leaf motifs, capturing a moment of transition between traditional grace and contemporary urban style.
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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drippingwithwords.bsky.social
..when he asked me why i like music so much..
i thought doesn't everyone?
..but explained..
music doesn't ask questions.. it listens..
it breathes into breaks.. music understands me..
and if music and i never met up..
i know the world would feel more lonely somehow..

© -dww
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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Tropical Leaves - #Abstract #MixedMedia #Kuretake #Watercolor #CSYArt #Metallic #Acrylic #ColourADay #GreenSat

#Art #Artisan #AbstractArt #Pattern #Painting #Leaves #Green #Yellow #MindfulArt #MeditativeArt #Zen #Stencil #InstinctiveArt #IntuitiveArt #Artist #ArtTherapy #DailyArt #ArtSky #ArtYear
Tropical Leaves - A6 Abstract Mixed Media yellow and blue-green blended watercolour background with silver acrylic paint stencils leaves and watercolour light green leaf markings on A6 handmade Indian Cotton Rag Paper Materials Used Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolours in Lemon Yellow (40), Lime Green (59) and Turquoise Green Deep (57) CSY Art Gallery Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint in Silver Dust
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Lila cat had her vaccinations today. She’s totally fine. I’m traumatized from chasing her and then spending 10 minutes trying to reach her under my bed.

Will I ever learn that my cats are experts of human psychology in general and me specifically… #caturday
My grey tabby sticking her head out from under a comforter
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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One got bathed and the other got brushed. Clean kitties. Ready for the Superbowl even though they will most likely sleep through it.

#caturday #PhotographyOfBluesky #CatsOfBluesky
Tabby cat sitting in a window and an orange Mainecoon laying below
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Cuteness overload ❤️Saturday morning sunbeam. #catsofbluesky
#caturday #siamese #rescuepets #cats
Siamese kitty in a pet bed in the sun.
February 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Luxury Roman scent bottles made of gold-band mosaic glass. 1st century AD.

This opulent glass was made by encasing strips of gold leaf between layers of colourless glass.

Beautiful example of the skill of ancient glassmakers some 2,000 years ago!

The Met. 📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo shows two Roman gold-band mosaic glass bottles on display at the Met Museum. Made of mosaic patterned translucent cobalt blue, turquoise green, and opaque white glass, together with gold leaf encased in colourless glass. Both bottles have round bodies, flat bases, and cyclindrical necks with horizontal everted rims. The larger bottle on the left is 10.5 cm tall, the smaller bottle on the right is 4.8 cm tall. They are displayed on a clear glass shelf against a light beige background. According to the museum label: “Gold-band cast glass was a particularly opulent type of early Roman glassware. It combines canes of brightly colored translucent and opaque glass with strips of gold leaf encased between layers of colorless glass. Only a limited number of vessel shapes were made in this way, and some of the most common are small globular or carinated bottles such as these. They were presumably used to store expensive cosmetics and perfumes”.
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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#RomanSiteSaturday The bathhouses of Mactaris, Tunisia, with it's lovely mosaic floor and archways still intact

📸 Mine

#archaeology #romanempire #photooftheday 🏺
Roman arches standing over a mosaic floor
February 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Humans: we like dumplings, bbq, and telling people about neat animals we saw in the woods one time.
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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roger1952.bsky.social
Women Admiring Cherry Blossoms at Night
by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1848–60, Japan
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, MFA
Women Admiring Cherry Blossoms at Night by Utagawa Kuniyoshi This elegant woodblock hanging scroll by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, from the late Edo period, depicts two women seated beneath a pale full moon, gazing up at a branch of white cherry blossoms. The woman in the foreground wears a sophisticated tan kimono adorned with vibrant floral clusters in blue, red, and gold, paired with a patterned yellow obi. Beside her, the second woman points toward the blossoms, dressed in a striking dark, pin-striped kimono with a bold black and white obi. Their graceful poses and the soft, atmospheric wash of the sky capture the poetic stillness of a spring evening in old Japan.
February 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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This is a kimono from the "Symphony of Light" series by Japanese artist Itchiku Kubota, created using the tsujigahana dyeing technique. Kubota, a renowned textile artist, transformed traditional Japanese garments into works of art.
Itchiku Kubota’s "Symphony of Light" Kimono This magnificent kimono is a masterpiece from the "Symphony of Light" series by the legendary textile artist Itchiku Kubota. Utilizing his revived and modernized version of the lost tsujigahana dyeing technique, Kubota created a panoramic landscape that flows seamlessly across the entire garment. The design features a brilliant sunset or dawn, with fiery oranges and deep vermilions at the base transitioning into soft golds, purples, and ethereal lavender clouds near the shoulders. The fabric itself is heavily textured through intricate tie-dyeing and stitch-resist methods, creating a three-dimensional, "shimmering" effect that captures the fleeting brilliance of natural light.
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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本日もお疲れ様でした❣️
年齢を問わず、情熱って大切ですね
いつまでも持ち続けましょう☺️

明日もよろしくお願いします🙇

#赤いものがあったらとりあえずシャッターを切る
#TLを花でいっぱいにしよう
#Flowers
#photographie
#photography
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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A snowy moment at HOSHINOYA Kyoto, a traditional Japanese ryokan (inn).
A traditional Japanese inn in Kyoto sits quietly in a winter landscape, its dark wooden beams and shoji‑style windows partially framed by a thick layer of fresh snow. The roof is blanketed in white, with soft, rounded edges where the snow has accumulated. Beneath the eaves hangs a warm, glowing lantern enclosed in a decorative metal frame; its amber light spills gently onto the surrounding wood, creating a striking contrast against the cold blue tones of the snow. To the right, snow‑covered branches extend into the scene, their delicate forms adding texture and a sense of stillness. The overall atmosphere is serene and intimate, capturing the quiet beauty of traditional architecture illuminated by a single warm light in the midst of winter.
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Woodblock print titled Tsuta Marsh in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Tsutanuma), created around 1919 by the renowned Japanese artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957).
Tsuta Marsh in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Tsutanuma): A traditional Japanese woodblock print from 1919. The vertical composition depicts a serene marsh surrounded by lush, vibrant green trees and foliage. The water of the marsh is a deep, tranquil blue and reflects the surrounding greenery. In the mid-ground, a small, dark boat with two figures in it is visible near the overgrown bank. A distant mountain range, rendered in a soft blue hue, is visible in the background, all bathed in the light of an early morning. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic view of the Japanese countryside.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Another view from the villa during "golden minute"! #Photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday
a distant tree lit up by the setting sun
February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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#windowsonWednesday #EastCoastKin
This photo shows a stained glass window in a church in Shepton Mallet in Somerset.
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 AM