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John Murrell
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Ink-stained wretch, retired; suburban hermit
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Great egret
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A great egret, white with an orange beak, in profile, framed by part of a wooden railing, with steely blue water in the background.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, wet leaves
#photography #leaves #trees #fall #autumn #nature 📷🌱
Two red wet leaves on a gray sidewalk after some rain -- the star-shaped one from a sweetgum and the oval one from a plum tree.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Driveway
#photography #abstract #abstractphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #SomeLines #SensoryArt #lines 📷
A monochrome image of the pattern of assorted rectangular paving stones in a driveway.
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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For #MallardMonday, this lovely lady
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
A brown female mallard swimming in dull green rippled water in the late afternoon sun.
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #abstract #abstractphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A blue-tinted monochrome image of the reflection of an overpass and railing in the rippled water of a creek.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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For #SkySunday, clouds and wind
#photography #sky #clouds #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #Stunday 📷
A monochrome image of a cloud bank, with the wind sweeping the top portion into wispy tendrils against a dark sky.
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Black-crowned night heron in a willow
#photography #birds #heron #nature 📷🦉🪶
A black-crowned night heron -- white body, blue back and cap, and a red eye -- sitting on a branch among the leaves of a willow.
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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For #Caturday, a little visitor
#photography #cats #BlueSkyArtShow #Small 📷🐈
A small black cat sitting on a sidewalk, with green ivy on the left, grassy lawn behind, and green agapanthus leaves on the right.
November 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Nasturtium leaves after the rain
#photography #flowers #plants #leaves #garden #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #ColorADay #BWFri 📷🌱
A monochrome image of round nasturtium leaves with prominent veins and some raindrops.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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For #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay, a cormorant
#photography #birds #cormorant #nature 📷🦉🪶
A cormorant, black with an orange bill, swimming away from the camera and leaving a blue wake in a pond that is reflecting green and gold foliage.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The reflector
#photography #abstract #abstractphotography #minimalism #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of a directional street arrow pointing at a glowing reflector in a dashed lane line.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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The nonconformist
#photography #trees #leaves #fall #autumn #nature 📷🌱
One yellow leaf illuminated by the sun amid a cluster of red leaves on a red maple tree.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Great egret
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A white great egret striding through tall brown weeds.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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For #WaterWednesday, a wet night
#photography #rain #nature 📷
Gold and silver light glistening at night on a dark sidewalk littered with fallen leaves.
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Great blue heron
#photography #birds #heron #nature #ColorADay #BlueTue 📷🦉🪶
A great blue heron, in profile from the chest up and looking to the right, in front of green foliage.
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, two dead ivy vines on a tree trunk
#photography #trees #bark #nature 📷🌱
A section of a gray tree trunk with two ivy vines, dead and brown, climbing up from the bottom of the frame, one a bit longer than the other.
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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A touch of pink for #ColorADay #PinkMon
#photography #sky #clouds #sunset #trees 📷
The silhouette of part of a tree (possibly ash or tree of heaven) against a background of soft pink sunset clouds.
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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For #MallardMonday, a ducking duck
#photography #birds #duck #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
A brown female mallard dipping her beak into a pond amid circular ripples with reflections of gold and light blue.
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #abstract #abstractphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of the pattern of lines created by the shadows of a railing on a cement footbridge.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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For #SkySunday, a dynamic mix of clouds
#photography #sky #clouds #nature #stunday #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of a swirled mix of clouds with different textures and tones that range from white to dark gray.
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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"Upstart Crow" for #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTelevision
#photography #birds #crow #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #minimalism #MinimalistPhotography 📷🦉🪶
A high-contrast monochrome silhouette image of a crow in profile standing on one of two dead tree branches against an empty sky.
November 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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For #Caturday, sacked out. (Or for #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTelevision, "Top Cat.")
#photography #cats 📷🐈
A tabby tuxedo cat, brown with black stripes and white chest and paws, sleeping on top of a sandbag retaining wall.
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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"The Hills"
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #scape #nature #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTelevision 📷
On a cloudy day, some sunlight breaks through to light the foothills against a dark sky.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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"Lonesome Dove" for #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay
#photography #birds #mourningdove #nature #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTelevision 📷🦉🪶
A gray-brown mourning dove sitting on a bare patch of ground with a few fallen red leaves and other detritus nearby.
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Pyracantha
#photography #plants #garden #nature 📷🌱
A clump of reddish orange pyracantha berries among green leaves.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM