J G Layne
@jglayne.bsky.social
Glass half full, eyes wide open
Californian
Photography hobbyist with opinions
RLS per POTUS
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimlayne/
Vero - @jglayne
Californian
Photography hobbyist with opinions
RLS per POTUS
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimlayne/
Vero - @jglayne
"Would you teach your children to tell the truth?
Would you take the high road if you could choose?
Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise?
'Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives..."
-John Mellencamp / George Michael Green, "Your Life is Now"
#photography
Would you take the high road if you could choose?
Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise?
'Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives..."
-John Mellencamp / George Michael Green, "Your Life is Now"
#photography
December 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"Would you teach your children to tell the truth?
Would you take the high road if you could choose?
Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise?
'Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives..."
-John Mellencamp / George Michael Green, "Your Life is Now"
#photography
Would you take the high road if you could choose?
Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise?
'Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives..."
-John Mellencamp / George Michael Green, "Your Life is Now"
#photography
"Thunder on the mountain heavy as can be
Mean old twister bearing down on me
All the ladies of Washington scrambling to get out of town
Looks like something bad gonna happen
Better roll your airplane down"
- Bob Dylan, "Thunder on the Mountain"
#landscape #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome
Mean old twister bearing down on me
All the ladies of Washington scrambling to get out of town
Looks like something bad gonna happen
Better roll your airplane down"
- Bob Dylan, "Thunder on the Mountain"
#landscape #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome
December 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"Thunder on the mountain heavy as can be
Mean old twister bearing down on me
All the ladies of Washington scrambling to get out of town
Looks like something bad gonna happen
Better roll your airplane down"
- Bob Dylan, "Thunder on the Mountain"
#landscape #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome
Mean old twister bearing down on me
All the ladies of Washington scrambling to get out of town
Looks like something bad gonna happen
Better roll your airplane down"
- Bob Dylan, "Thunder on the Mountain"
#landscape #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome
From a morning walk yesterday...a nearby hillside with morning glare enhanced from a juiced-up atmosphere that gave us quite an afternoon of wind and rain...
December 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
From a morning walk yesterday...a nearby hillside with morning glare enhanced from a juiced-up atmosphere that gave us quite an afternoon of wind and rain...
Reposted by J G Layne
I voted once for Trump in 2016 - I've learned right wing media is just a propaganda machine... ask yourself if the principles of this administration are actually in line with the teachings of Jesus. All they're doing is exploiting the poor for the benefit of the billionaires.
December 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I voted once for Trump in 2016 - I've learned right wing media is just a propaganda machine... ask yourself if the principles of this administration are actually in line with the teachings of Jesus. All they're doing is exploiting the poor for the benefit of the billionaires.
I may have referenced the passage by Black Elk (see alt text) before...thought it was a good reminder for the holidays and the times...
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I may have referenced the passage by Black Elk (see alt text) before...thought it was a good reminder for the holidays and the times...
Reposted by J G Layne
Reposted by J G Layne
It's Festivus, and in recent years I've posted related things on other SM sites...this year, just not feeling it. Feeling like it's Festivus all year 'round, especially with the airing of grievances.
So, instead, a wintry scene with a tree
So, instead, a wintry scene with a tree
December 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It's Festivus, and in recent years I've posted related things on other SM sites...this year, just not feeling it. Feeling like it's Festivus all year 'round, especially with the airing of grievances.
So, instead, a wintry scene with a tree
So, instead, a wintry scene with a tree
“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”
― Steve Maraboli, "Unapologetically You"
Figured I'd air a grievance for #Festivus
― Steve Maraboli, "Unapologetically You"
Figured I'd air a grievance for #Festivus
December 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”
― Steve Maraboli, "Unapologetically You"
Figured I'd air a grievance for #Festivus
― Steve Maraboli, "Unapologetically You"
Figured I'd air a grievance for #Festivus
As today is the winter solstice, it appears that all trees in the area decided today is the day to drop all remaining leaves.
I mean, like...ALL
Eastern Sierra? Early.
Yosemite? Early.
Coastal? Nah. We're good.
Until today.
I mean, like...ALL
Eastern Sierra? Early.
Yosemite? Early.
Coastal? Nah. We're good.
Until today.
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
As today is the winter solstice, it appears that all trees in the area decided today is the day to drop all remaining leaves.
I mean, like...ALL
Eastern Sierra? Early.
Yosemite? Early.
Coastal? Nah. We're good.
Until today.
I mean, like...ALL
Eastern Sierra? Early.
Yosemite? Early.
Coastal? Nah. We're good.
Until today.
The Winter Solstice is hours away, so I'll take a moment to bid farewell to, and express my gratitude for, the most wonderful season for me...autumn.
How nice to transition from the heat of summer to the colorful wonderland of fall...until our next go 'round...
How nice to transition from the heat of summer to the colorful wonderland of fall...until our next go 'round...
December 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The Winter Solstice is hours away, so I'll take a moment to bid farewell to, and express my gratitude for, the most wonderful season for me...autumn.
How nice to transition from the heat of summer to the colorful wonderland of fall...until our next go 'round...
How nice to transition from the heat of summer to the colorful wonderland of fall...until our next go 'round...
Sharing an image by G Dan Mitchell of a scene in Death Valley...I'm really enjoying this one
From the archive:
“Light in the Canyon” — Afternoon light strikes a hill in the lower reaches of a Death Valley canyon. (gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/03/l...)
#deathvalley #nationalpark #desert #canyon #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #photography #photo
“Light in the Canyon” — Afternoon light strikes a hill in the lower reaches of a Death Valley canyon. (gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/03/l...)
#deathvalley #nationalpark #desert #canyon #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #photography #photo
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sharing an image by G Dan Mitchell of a scene in Death Valley...I'm really enjoying this one
Sharing an image from G Dan Mitchell, an artist I admire and who has inspired me to get out there. Love this image
From the archive:
“Light in the Canyon” — Afternoon light strikes a hill in the lower reaches of a Death Valley canyon. (gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/03/l...)
#deathvalley #nationalpark #desert #canyon #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #photography #photo
“Light in the Canyon” — Afternoon light strikes a hill in the lower reaches of a Death Valley canyon. (gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/03/l...)
#deathvalley #nationalpark #desert #canyon #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #photography #photo
December 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Sharing an image from G Dan Mitchell, an artist I admire and who has inspired me to get out there. Love this image
"Your lips are moving, I (will not) hear
Your voice is (grating, and) the words aren't clear
You don't sound different, I've learned the game
I'm looking through you, you're (still) the same..."
Took liberties with the song. Nothing to do with recent televised stuff...OK, everything to do with that
Your voice is (grating, and) the words aren't clear
You don't sound different, I've learned the game
I'm looking through you, you're (still) the same..."
Took liberties with the song. Nothing to do with recent televised stuff...OK, everything to do with that
December 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"Your lips are moving, I (will not) hear
Your voice is (grating, and) the words aren't clear
You don't sound different, I've learned the game
I'm looking through you, you're (still) the same..."
Took liberties with the song. Nothing to do with recent televised stuff...OK, everything to do with that
Your voice is (grating, and) the words aren't clear
You don't sound different, I've learned the game
I'm looking through you, you're (still) the same..."
Took liberties with the song. Nothing to do with recent televised stuff...OK, everything to do with that
“Woodland Carnage”
After all that time and effort raking the woodland here in California, and now we have to figure out how to deal with this before the rainy season ends.
(snark intended)
After all that time and effort raking the woodland here in California, and now we have to figure out how to deal with this before the rainy season ends.
(snark intended)
December 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“Woodland Carnage”
After all that time and effort raking the woodland here in California, and now we have to figure out how to deal with this before the rainy season ends.
(snark intended)
After all that time and effort raking the woodland here in California, and now we have to figure out how to deal with this before the rainy season ends.
(snark intended)
Oaks near the top of a nearby ridge...the ceiling of the fog was not far away, and in some areas the sky was brighter than below.
The foggy dreariness of the last few weeks will be replaced by a prolonged period of rain...such is winter in much of Northern and Central California...
The foggy dreariness of the last few weeks will be replaced by a prolonged period of rain...such is winter in much of Northern and Central California...
December 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Oaks near the top of a nearby ridge...the ceiling of the fog was not far away, and in some areas the sky was brighter than below.
The foggy dreariness of the last few weeks will be replaced by a prolonged period of rain...such is winter in much of Northern and Central California...
The foggy dreariness of the last few weeks will be replaced by a prolonged period of rain...such is winter in much of Northern and Central California...
Reposted by J G Layne
Reposted by J G Layne
“We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.”
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America
#robreiner #landscape #photography #monochrome
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America
#robreiner #landscape #photography #monochrome
December 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.”
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America
#robreiner #landscape #photography #monochrome
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America
#robreiner #landscape #photography #monochrome
Rob Reiner made movies that will resonate for generations. They likely made you laugh, tugged your heart, made you look back wistfully at the past, put you at the edge of your seat, gaze at your significant other with love and challenged the status quo.
Rob Reiner was a good man.
Other guy is a POS
Rob Reiner was a good man.
Other guy is a POS
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Rob Reiner made movies that will resonate for generations. They likely made you laugh, tugged your heart, made you look back wistfully at the past, put you at the edge of your seat, gaze at your significant other with love and challenged the status quo.
Rob Reiner was a good man.
Other guy is a POS
Rob Reiner was a good man.
Other guy is a POS
"...And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected..."
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
December 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"...And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected..."
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
December 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected..."
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
On the lee side of the Sierra Nevada as a storm obscures the Sierra crest...
#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite
#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On the lee side of the Sierra Nevada as a storm obscures the Sierra crest...
#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite
#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite
When processing this image, I noticed a little dark speck on the trunk…I zoomed in and saw an ant making its way up the tree. “The Little Engine That Could” came to mind…
December 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
When processing this image, I noticed a little dark speck on the trunk…I zoomed in and saw an ant making its way up the tree. “The Little Engine That Could” came to mind…
“Ours is the "land of the free"—nobody denies that—nobody challenges it.
[Maybe it is because we won't let other people testify.]”
― Mark Twain, “Roughing It”
[Maybe it is because we won't let other people testify.]”
― Mark Twain, “Roughing It”
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“Ours is the "land of the free"—nobody denies that—nobody challenges it.
[Maybe it is because we won't let other people testify.]”
― Mark Twain, “Roughing It”
[Maybe it is because we won't let other people testify.]”
― Mark Twain, “Roughing It”