J Ray R
@jresc.bsky.social
I'm here to build connections with thoughtful and creative people so that I might grow, and also find reasons to pleasantly pass the time.
All photos are mine except reposts.
Searching for authentic wherever it might be.
'Look Harder'
-Rafiki
All photos are mine except reposts.
Searching for authentic wherever it might be.
'Look Harder'
-Rafiki
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J Ray R
@jresc.bsky.social
· Feb 24
Ok, at this point, with 780 posts, I can no longer remember the photos shared or comments expressed, so allow me to apologize in advance if I repeat myself, because nobody wants to be twice as boring. ;)
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Who said flying is limited to the sky?
This footage shows the largest known migration of mobula rays, captured in the waters of Baja California Sur.
Filmed by freediver and photographer Aidan Bedford.
A quiet reminder that art often begins with attention.
#NatureAsArt #VisualWonder #Observation
This footage shows the largest known migration of mobula rays, captured in the waters of Baja California Sur.
Filmed by freediver and photographer Aidan Bedford.
A quiet reminder that art often begins with attention.
#NatureAsArt #VisualWonder #Observation
December 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Who said flying is limited to the sky?
This footage shows the largest known migration of mobula rays, captured in the waters of Baja California Sur.
Filmed by freediver and photographer Aidan Bedford.
A quiet reminder that art often begins with attention.
#NatureAsArt #VisualWonder #Observation
This footage shows the largest known migration of mobula rays, captured in the waters of Baja California Sur.
Filmed by freediver and photographer Aidan Bedford.
A quiet reminder that art often begins with attention.
#NatureAsArt #VisualWonder #Observation
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I have a saying that really believe is the truth; "Storm light is the best light!" & IMHO is the only thing better than golden hour 📸
Welcome to the West Elk Mountains in Colorado! 😃
#landscape #LandecapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #cowx #photography
Welcome to the West Elk Mountains in Colorado! 😃
#landscape #LandecapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #cowx #photography
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I have a saying that really believe is the truth; "Storm light is the best light!" & IMHO is the only thing better than golden hour 📸
Welcome to the West Elk Mountains in Colorado! 😃
#landscape #LandecapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #cowx #photography
Welcome to the West Elk Mountains in Colorado! 😃
#landscape #LandecapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #cowx #photography
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#ThursdayGreen
As Seen In Paducah
Toni Furst Smith from Portland, OR created this quilt called "Forest Fire" for the Paducah exhibit on fire. She hand quilted, hand dyed fabric, to create a quilt that told a story about how fire is eradicating our old growth forests.
As Seen In Paducah
Toni Furst Smith from Portland, OR created this quilt called "Forest Fire" for the Paducah exhibit on fire. She hand quilted, hand dyed fabric, to create a quilt that told a story about how fire is eradicating our old growth forests.
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
#ThursdayGreen
As Seen In Paducah
Toni Furst Smith from Portland, OR created this quilt called "Forest Fire" for the Paducah exhibit on fire. She hand quilted, hand dyed fabric, to create a quilt that told a story about how fire is eradicating our old growth forests.
As Seen In Paducah
Toni Furst Smith from Portland, OR created this quilt called "Forest Fire" for the Paducah exhibit on fire. She hand quilted, hand dyed fabric, to create a quilt that told a story about how fire is eradicating our old growth forests.
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Lichenomphalia umbellifera is a rare (in the lichen world) mushroom producing fungus that’s also a lichen. Newfoundlan, Canada. Mushrooms are about 2cm high.
#fungi #lichen #mushroom #fungifriends
#fungi #lichen #mushroom #fungifriends
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Lichenomphalia umbellifera is a rare (in the lichen world) mushroom producing fungus that’s also a lichen. Newfoundlan, Canada. Mushrooms are about 2cm high.
#fungi #lichen #mushroom #fungifriends
#fungi #lichen #mushroom #fungifriends
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My neighbor, the artist, has a decorated Christmas Tree you wouldn't believe.
December 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My neighbor, the artist, has a decorated Christmas Tree you wouldn't believe.
Running Total
I'll just leave that table out there all winter and see what accumulates.
I'll just leave that table out there all winter and see what accumulates.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Running Total
I'll just leave that table out there all winter and see what accumulates.
I'll just leave that table out there all winter and see what accumulates.
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Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the US. The rainbow colors come from heat-loving bacteria and the mineral-rich water. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 07 Sep 2014. #NationalParks
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the US. The rainbow colors come from heat-loving bacteria and the mineral-rich water. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 07 Sep 2014. #NationalParks
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Benedikt Pleyer/Nomadic Nostoc filmed these tiny ostracods collected from the beach of a Japanese island.
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Benedikt Pleyer/Nomadic Nostoc filmed these tiny ostracods collected from the beach of a Japanese island.
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
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Morning has broken on the dunes of the Cape.
December 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Morning has broken on the dunes of the Cape.
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The Lookout
My photography assistant, Duke.
Holding it down for me as I try to take pictures of a wintery landscape.
#photography #landscape #winter #labby
My photography assistant, Duke.
Holding it down for me as I try to take pictures of a wintery landscape.
#photography #landscape #winter #labby
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Lookout
My photography assistant, Duke.
Holding it down for me as I try to take pictures of a wintery landscape.
#photography #landscape #winter #labby
My photography assistant, Duke.
Holding it down for me as I try to take pictures of a wintery landscape.
#photography #landscape #winter #labby
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Deep in the mountains there's a world of untold beauty. It changes in matters of seconds, never to be repeated. Patagonia's Cerro Paine Grande, towering 2.6 km above, emerges in a spectacle of the eternal fight between light & darkness.
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Deep in the mountains there's a world of untold beauty. It changes in matters of seconds, never to be repeated. Patagonia's Cerro Paine Grande, towering 2.6 km above, emerges in a spectacle of the eternal fight between light & darkness.
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
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I really like the color and textures of this photo!
#278 taken 7:12 pm
#photography
#art
#abstract
#abalone
#278 taken 7:12 pm
#photography
#art
#abstract
#abalone
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I really like the color and textures of this photo!
#278 taken 7:12 pm
#photography
#art
#abstract
#abalone
#278 taken 7:12 pm
#photography
#art
#abstract
#abalone
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for #ColorADay #RedWed - fall color in my yard with a Chickadee visiting #Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
for #ColorADay #RedWed - fall color in my yard with a Chickadee visiting #Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
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An early morning walk in the woods in heavy fog. It was crisp and cool. Fall color everywhere, but of the Florida kind. There's a portal through the pine trees to photograph and immortalize. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #longexposure #nature #forests #fog #trees #autumn #fallcolors
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
An early morning walk in the woods in heavy fog. It was crisp and cool. Fall color everywhere, but of the Florida kind. There's a portal through the pine trees to photograph and immortalize. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #longexposure #nature #forests #fog #trees #autumn #fallcolors
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#ArtAdventCalendar 9/24 - from the long strange summer of 2020, a beautiful eerie #landscape near Kalaloch in Olympic National Park. One of my last solo camping trips; maybe someday I can go again. #photography #canonphotography
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar 9/24 - from the long strange summer of 2020, a beautiful eerie #landscape near Kalaloch in Olympic National Park. One of my last solo camping trips; maybe someday I can go again. #photography #canonphotography
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A 50 Million Light Year Structure Caught Spinning
A 50 Million Light Year Structure Caught Spinning
Astronomers have discovered a filament 50 million light years long containing hundreds of galaxies, all spinning together. This immense structure, located 140 million light years away, challenges current models of galaxy formation by showing that large scale rotation can persist far longer and more coherently than theories predicted. The discovery offers a rare glimpse into how galaxies acquire their spin and reveals the Cosmic Web as a more dynamically active place than previously imagined.
www.universetoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A 50 Million Light Year Structure Caught Spinning
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Elephant and Calf,
Watercolour painting.
#Elephant #Wildlife #Animal #WildlifeArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #ElephantWallArt #ArtPrints #WildlifeGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Elephant #Wildlife #Animal #WildlifeArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #ElephantWallArt #ArtPrints #WildlifeGiftIdea
December 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Elephant and Calf,
Watercolour painting.
#Elephant #Wildlife #Animal #WildlifeArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #ElephantWallArt #ArtPrints #WildlifeGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Elephant #Wildlife #Animal #WildlifeArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #ElephantWallArt #ArtPrints #WildlifeGiftIdea
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I love northern New Mexico; from beautiful rock formations to lush aspen forests. Once again I had to pull over while driving to capture this snow-dusted scene north of Abiquiu. (I pull over a lot 🤭)
#RockinTues #NewMexico
#RockinTues #NewMexico
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I love northern New Mexico; from beautiful rock formations to lush aspen forests. Once again I had to pull over while driving to capture this snow-dusted scene north of Abiquiu. (I pull over a lot 🤭)
#RockinTues #NewMexico
#RockinTues #NewMexico
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Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.
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Nothing fancy, just some foothills stuff at #Sunset up on E. Camilo Cielo Road above #SantaBarbara tonight. #Photography
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Nothing fancy, just some foothills stuff at #Sunset up on E. Camilo Cielo Road above #SantaBarbara tonight. #Photography
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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A sudden return trip to St Lucia for the final Rite of Passage for my father. Yesterday, I looked out of my window. This beauty was looking back at me.
#Birds #Ornithology #AntilleanCrestedHummingbird #Hummingbird #Photography #wildlifephotography
#Birds #Ornithology #AntilleanCrestedHummingbird #Hummingbird #Photography #wildlifephotography
December 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A sudden return trip to St Lucia for the final Rite of Passage for my father. Yesterday, I looked out of my window. This beauty was looking back at me.
#Birds #Ornithology #AntilleanCrestedHummingbird #Hummingbird #Photography #wildlifephotography
#Birds #Ornithology #AntilleanCrestedHummingbird #Hummingbird #Photography #wildlifephotography