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Donna Schwieder
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Mother of 4, grandmother of 7. Over 50 years married to the same man, living in same house, same phone number! 😁 Homeschooled our kids K-12. Love organic gardening, history, animals, photography (no AI), making friends across our Realm. God bless!
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Donna Schwieder @blueskygrannie.bsky.social · Jul 23
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Brightness from behind an unusual cloud. Anyone experiencing pareidolia? What do you see? 😀

#BlueSkyArtShow
Theme: #Bright
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Illuminated clouds in front of a darkened sky from Thursday's sunset.
#BlueskyArtShow
#Bright

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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How about some bright yellow mums?

"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light."
~Theodore Roethke

#BlueSkyArtShow #bright
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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#StairsOnSaturday
The stairs of the magnificent Fisherman’s Bastion in #Budapest
#Hungary 🇭🇺
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Because something ancient in you remembers the way…

…like a soft chord struck before thought rouses

The quiet loop—
a flame recognizing its own warmth within.

#Source
𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝 𝙹𝚘𝚜𝚞𝚊 𝚃𝚛𝚎𝚎. 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝 𝙹𝚘𝚜𝚞𝚊 𝚃𝚛𝚎𝚎.
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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For the #BlueSkyArtShow

Theme of #Bright

How could I not go with

Some of the brightest

Auroras of our generation

Occuring just a few days ago

Wisconsin River

Captured Nov. 11, 2025

#Aurora

#photography #naturephotography #nature #scape #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #thewildimages
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Waldweg
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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So for Rob’s #HolidayRobin here’s a little shy one. Hiding behind the grass. Might add he lost his shy persona when I put some nuts out. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A close-up photo of a robin standing in bright green grass, its vibrant orange breast and soft grey-brown feathers illuminated by natural light. The background is blurred in deep green tones, making the bird’s round black eye and warm colours stand out clearly.
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #swans and the alternative is #posts birds perched on any type of post. Obviously I am so skilled at the art of concealment neither swan saw me. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Two white swans glide calmly across perfectly still blue water, each one mirrored clearly in the glass-like surface. The swan on the left faces right with its neck gently curved, while the swan on the right faces left, its head slightly lowered. Both birds are softly lit by warm sunlight, creating golden highlights on their feathers and reflections.
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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My nephew took 2 great photos of the northern lights from his home in northern Arkansas. I especially like the one with the bare tree.

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #photography
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Sometimes I feel like the oak tree in my garden is watching me.

#trees #photography
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Robin (Eurasian robin)

#birds #photography
A robin perches facing left to right. It has its right foot tucked up amongst its feathers.
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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# Sunset ✨✨✨
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Whatever Steve is telling you to do, Brad. Don't do it.
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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This Blue-winged Teal was showing off his fabulous namesake wing patches in flight. #BirdoftheDay #DucksOutOfWater #EastCoastKin
A medium-sized brown duck with a white stripe on its face, intricate black patterning on its body, and large baby-blue patches on its wings is in flight, its wings outstretched and up. There is out of focus green and brown vegetation in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Do you know what this is?
Back in the good old summertime, my zinnias were starting to produce buds. Closeups capture amazing details!

Wishing you all a good day.

#flowers #plants #photography #Zinnia
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Prickly Pears - Photographed September 12, 2025, in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. 📷
Prickly Pears, known as "tuna" in Spanish, is an edible fruit but make sure to remove ALL of the spines.
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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🦢🍂
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The Milky Way over aurora over far southern Oklahoma 0n 11/11. #photography
A night sky photo shot over a brown farm field. On the horizon are vibrant pink pillars of aurora, with many stars and the band of the Milky Way scratching horizontally toward the top of the frame.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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🍂🌞
#AutumnVibes
#Nature #Photography
#ThePhotoHour
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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PADDLE...
paddle, paddle, paddle, paddle, paddle, paddle, paddle, paddle, paddle

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #paddle #birds
A mother duck and nine ducklings paddling across a pond.
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Yesterday evening, November 11, we enjoyed seeing the northern lights from our home in Arkansas, not something we see very often. Here's my daughter's photo.

#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #GeomagneticStorm
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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After the cold front arrived with gusty winds, there remain a few maple leaves today under a cool blue sky.

Wishing you all a good day!

#autumn #MapleLeaves #photography
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Wednesday morning
#RoseWednesday
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM