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Ann
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Mythology is History. Water is Life. Coppersmith. Photog. Jeweler. Author.

#EastCoastKin member
#JuneSea host

🌈 she/ they/ any

writing: 👩‍🚀🌊 Sci-Fantasy
reading: 📚🎧 Book That Wouldn’t Burn
forging: ⚒️🐙 Sunshine Zone

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Ann @birdsinboughs.bsky.social · May 28
Hello #MayLeaves, #MayBlooms, and all other artists on here 🌸

In June I'll be hosting a new art challenge #JuneSea. All water-centric art is welcome, and I'd love to have you join 🌊

Link to feed is in comments

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#artChallenge #artShare #artPrompts #eastCoastKin
This is a text-heavy description for an upcoming Bluesky art challenge: A calendar for the #JuneSea art challenge, inspired by the National Ocean Month in June and the International World Ocean Day on June 8th. Though this theme is inspired by the ocean, all water-centric art is welcome and can include lakes, rivers, fjords, pools etc. At the top and bottom of the calendar are blue and pink watercolor art with fish, water, and coral reef branches. Additional image text: All forms of art welcome: painting, photography, 3d art, music, writing and more. Please use alt text on all images Hashtag: #JuneSea Host: @birdsinboughs Here are all 30 daily themes in order: 1 Quiet 2 Under 3 Storm 4 Growth 5 Sunshine 6 Blue 7 Illuminate 8 Floating 9 White 10 Rock 11 Community 12 Friend 13 Seaweed 14 Clouds 15 Celebrate 16 Wave 17 Sculpture 18 Restore 19 Critter 20 Bubbles 21 Green 22 Swimming 23 Sand 24 Two 25 Resilience 26 Grey 27 Turn 28 Family 29 Dream 30 Shore
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For #juneSea theme #family bracing for the wave with boundless joy 🌊

#BlueSkyArtShow #getOutside #smArtist #instinct #artYear #eastCoastKin #art #photography
A child with red hair in black pants and a blue jacket stands in the Atlantic Ocean with arms partially outstretched in anticipation and excitement as two waves come towards them
June 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
birdsinboughs.bsky.social
Day 28 of the June water art challenge 🌊

For #JuneSea our theme is #family

A day on the beach or those residing in the natural world, let's see your water art with families 🦀

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art
Header text: “June 28th” Body text: “#JuneSea, family” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge At the bottom is a digital drawing of an orange father seahorse smiling surrounded by many of his yellow or green babies
June 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
birdsinboughs.bsky.social
Day 27 of the June water art challenge 🦀

For #JuneSea our theme is #turn

Whether rotating in place or taking turns at a task, let's see your water art with turns 🌊

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art
Header text: “June 27th” Body text: “#JuneSea, turn” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge At the bottom is a painting of a happy goldfish turning in place while swimming
June 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
birdsinboughs.bsky.social
For #juneSea theme #grey / #gray the muted shades of the ocean on an overcast day 🌧️🌊

#artYear #sensoryArt #perspective #smArtist #classicMono #eastCoastKin #art #photography #seascape
A closeup of small sea waves in the Atlantic Ocean. The water is a pale green or grey color. In the background trees are on the left and right corners of the horizon, and the sky is overcast
June 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Day 26 of the June water art challenge 🐚

For #JuneSea our theme is #grey (or #gray)

A muted shade brought on by dim light or foggy days, let's see your grey water art 🌊

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art
Header text: “June 26th” Body text: “#JuneSea, grey” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge At the bottom is a splash of textured paint in a grey hue
June 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Two dwarf cuttlefish gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes 🤭

#MarineLife #JuneSea #Two #TwoferTuesday #SepiaBandensis #Twosday #Cephalopods #Photography
Two brown and white cuttlefish facing each other with algae covered rocks in the background
June 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Soaring above the wild #Atlantic, #Essaouira’s rugged coastline, tide pools & turquoise waters, where #sea meets #sky & #freedom takes flight
©️ #meetakwolff
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersOfBlueSky #thephotohour #PhotographersUnited #thelittlethings #landscape
#TidesOutTuesday #rockintuesday #junesea
View of the rocky coastline in Essaouira, Morocco, with tide pools in the foreground, waves crashing in the turquoise sea, and a seagull flying across a clear blue sky. Image copyright Meeta K Wolff.
June 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#Perspective is realizing the best part of the journey is who's standing beside you 🌞💙

#FotoVorschlag 'Kommunikation'
#SensoryArt #JuneSea #two
#WeekZforZoology #Twosday
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#thewildimages #photohour #scape
#AlphabetChallenge #seascape
#dogsofbluesky #dogs #dogsky
A woman paddleboarding on the sea with two small white dogs. She is wearing denim shorts and a sports top, with tattoos on her arms and back. In the background, there is a large, forest-covered mountain under a cloudy sky, with a distant shoreline with buildings.
June 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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trailtotoday.bsky.social
If they can make it there 🎵
#Two for #JuneSea
#WeekZforZoology #AlphabetChallenge #smArtist #EastCoastKin #Photography #MobilePhotography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #NYCPhotography
Two geese are swimming toward midtown Manhattan (in Central Park, NYC).
June 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Catching some rays
Cute Sanderlings and #Two gulls at Jones Beach, NY
#JuneSea #smArtist #WeekZforZoology #AlphabetChallenge #EastCoastKin #Photography #MobilePhotography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography
One seagull is standing, one is sitting on the sand, there are also eight small Sandlings near them. All are facing the sun, on the sand in front of a small wave. Taken mid September so it was chilly.
June 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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msfulofgrace.bsky.social
#ArtYear
#JuneSea
#two
#photography
Two masts at sunrise in Boston Harbor. Glowing pink sunrise over East Boston on the horizon. Sailboats moored in the harbor in the center. Both reflected in the harbor in the foreground.
June 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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#Junesea theme #two
Sorrento, Italy (May 2025)
Two boats - choose your mode of transport a passenger ferry or a pedalo 😀
#sorrento #italy #coastal #boats #photography #eastcoastkin
A coastal scene in Sorrento, Italy on a sunny May day. A blue and white pedalo is moored on the water close to the shore. To the left is a white and blue passenger ferry making its way along the blue sea to Sorrento port. On the right are a row of orange coloured beach huts. In the background is Mount Vesuvius. The sky is bright blue with a line of white clouds on the horizon.
June 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Happy #TwosDay
#JuneSea
#Two
#ducksontheHudson
#eastcoastkin
#photographersunited
#photography
Two ducks on the Hudson River
June 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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#JuneSea #Two
fishermen collecting shellfish in #Goa in 2007, they were a common sight but stocks diminished due to environmental changes & scenes like this almost disappeared. Things are possibly looking a little better again now #travelphotography #EastCoastKin #WeAreRoamers #Seascape #Culture
2 fisherman collecting shellfish in tge shallows of a Goan beach in 2007
June 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
birdsinboughs.bsky.social
For those who enjoy organ music, here’s a concert streaming now

m.youtube.com/watch?v=0cEp...
Daniel Brondel - Organ Concert - June 25th, 2025
YouTube video by Methuen Memorial Music Hall
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June 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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For #juneSea theme #resilience this little red crab is missing legs and has barnacles on their carapace, but continues living with an enduring strength 🦀

#artYear #smArtist #eastCoastKin #alphabetChallenge #weekZForZoology #sensoryArt #perspective #art #photography 🌊
a red crab with at least one missing leg and several white barnacles on their carapace sits on a yellow rock foraging for small bits of algae and other things to eat. In the background is seaweed and algae on rocks and shells at low tide along the Atlantic Ocean
June 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
birdsinboughs.bsky.social
Day 25 of the June water art challenge 🌊

For #JuneSea our theme is #resilience

Showing strength or navigating hardship, let's see your water art that incorporates resilience 🐚

In the comments of this post I’ll share a link to the challenge info thread

#artChallenge #artShare #eastCoastKin #art
Header text: “June 25th” Body text: “#JuneSea, resilience” referencing the hashtag and daily theme of the seasonal botanical art challenge At the bottom is a purple watercolor painted jellyfish
June 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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hedgehoggrl.bsky.social
Two handsome pelicans.

#photography #EastCoastKin #animals #birds #nature
#alphabetchallenge #WeekZforZoology #JuneSea #two
Two large pelicans floating on a dark blue-green water.
June 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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fozziefotos.bsky.social
#JuneSea #Two
#seascape
#sea
#travelphotography
#photo
#photography

2 sun loungers enjoying a sea view
an idyllic scene in the caribbean. A hammock hangs between 2 palm trees on white sand. In the distance a sailing boat with its sails down and masts standing tall idles in the bay below a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. In the middle of the beach 2 sun loungers sit side by side facing the ocean enjoying the view
June 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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redlucy54.bsky.social
#JuneSea #Two just a grandad & granddaughter playing on the beach #Brother & #GreatNeice #SandBay #BristolChannel #travelphotography #EastCoastKin #WeAreRoamers #TidesOutTuesday
My brother and his granddaughter playing on the beach, looking for shells. Sand Point in the background of Sand Bay beach
June 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Kites
#junesea #two
Two people on the left kite surfing in the surf of a blue, green looking North Sea. Blue sky with big fluffy white clouds. Bright green and yellow kites. Some spectators on the sandy beach.
June 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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A #timelapse I took looking out over #Weymouth #Bay at the #Weekend to cheer up #TuesdayMorning

#Dorset #JuneSea #Photography #nature #outdoors #clouds #chilled #walk #mobilephotography #sea #rocks #phonelaspe #coastal #beach #seaside #phonephotography #ukwildlife #ships #boats #wave #cloudscape
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The texture of this old wooden breakwater, worn down by the sea.

#TidesOutTuesday #JuneSea #photography
A photo from the beach. A worn down wooden stump in the sand, with a breakwater in the background. The sky is cloudy and the tide is out
June 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Sterne Caspienne et huîtrier pie pour le #JuneSea du jour #two
#Photography #Nature #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #CoteDAzur #HydroprogneCaspia #CaspianTern #HaematopusOstralegus #EurasianOystercatcher
Un plan d’eau bleu-vert calme. Sur la droite, un petit îlot recouvert d’herbe verte et rase. À la pointe de cet îlot, plus centrés, une sterne caspienne se tient debout et semble regarder vers le lointain, tandis qu’un huîtrier pie cherche de quoi manger juste devant elle.
June 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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🌈 Rainbow Feet 🌈
for both #Twosday and #JuneSea theme of #Two

#photography #wellies #beach #sea #sand #joyful #rainbow #fun #restful
(Android phone camera)
Looking down at a pair of rainbow wellies as the tide comes in on a beach. At my happiest doing this!
June 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM