Mark Donaldson
@markdon.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather, retired graphic designer, amateur photographer, iphonographer, pursuing fine art in my retirement. Jesus-follower seeking to love my neighbor well…
"I have been seized by the power of a great affection!" (C.S. Lewis)
"I have been seized by the power of a great affection!" (C.S. Lewis)
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This pretty much explains it!
(c) Joe Heller,
The Washington Post
(c) Joe Heller,
The Washington Post
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This pretty much explains it!
(c) Joe Heller,
The Washington Post
(c) Joe Heller,
The Washington Post
My front door! …for #AdoorableThursday
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My front door! …for #AdoorableThursday
We were just there last week! Amazing sunset!
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We were just there last week! Amazing sunset!
Watercolor by Adam Papke - "Wdzydze Lake" (Poland) - #watercolor, 38 x 50 cm (workshop demo)
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Watercolor by Adam Papke - "Wdzydze Lake" (Poland) - #watercolor, 38 x 50 cm (workshop demo)
December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Window at the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, built in 1855.
San Diego, California
#WindowsOnWednesday
#PointLomaLighthouse
#SanDiego #Window
San Diego, California
#WindowsOnWednesday
#PointLomaLighthouse
#SanDiego #Window
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Window at the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, built in 1855.
San Diego, California
#WindowsOnWednesday
#PointLomaLighthouse
#SanDiego #Window
San Diego, California
#WindowsOnWednesday
#PointLomaLighthouse
#SanDiego #Window
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Warm evening glow on an ancient coastal cypress near Sunset Cliffs, San Diego
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#SunsetCliffs
#SanDiego
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#SunsetCliffs
#SanDiego
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Warm evening glow on an ancient coastal cypress near Sunset Cliffs, San Diego
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#SunsetCliffs
#SanDiego
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#SunsetCliffs
#SanDiego
Happy #BlueSkyMonday!
Old Point Loma Lighthouse, built in 1855, overlooking both
San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse, built in 1855, overlooking both
San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy #BlueSkyMonday!
Old Point Loma Lighthouse, built in 1855, overlooking both
San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse, built in 1855, overlooking both
San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Window on the bay… looking out from the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego
#WeekWforWindows
#AlphabetChallenge 📷
#WeekWforWindows
#AlphabetChallenge 📷
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Window on the bay… looking out from the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego
#WeekWforWindows
#AlphabetChallenge 📷
#WeekWforWindows
#AlphabetChallenge 📷
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The remains of the day…
A stunning glow lingered
long after sunset at La Jolla, California
#Scape #EveningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunset #sky
A stunning glow lingered
long after sunset at La Jolla, California
#Scape #EveningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunset #sky
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The remains of the day…
A stunning glow lingered
long after sunset at La Jolla, California
#Scape #EveningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunset #sky
A stunning glow lingered
long after sunset at La Jolla, California
#Scape #EveningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunset #sky
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Another beauty from the amazing landscape artist Matt Smith - "Sierra Jewel" (Oil on canvas, 101.6 x 91.44 cm / 40 x 36 in.)
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Another beauty from the amazing landscape artist Matt Smith - "Sierra Jewel" (Oil on canvas, 101.6 x 91.44 cm / 40 x 36 in.)
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A favorite by N.C. Wyeth - "The Lost Sheep" ( read the backstory here: Luke 15:1-7)
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A favorite by N.C. Wyeth - "The Lost Sheep" ( read the backstory here: Luke 15:1-7)
"No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear,
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
I look in hope or fear,
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear,
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
I look in hope or fear,
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
100-year-old home needs a little TLC - in the beautiful town of Buena Vista, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
100-year-old home needs a little TLC - in the beautiful town of Buena Vista, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM