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Robyn
@handcranked.bsky.social
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Copywriter, silly lyric maker-upper, very amateur photographer, sometimes macrame maker, slow fashion lover, unincorporated person

Creator of #Stunday
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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 4d
Art challenges for Dec 29-Jan 4

NEW: #JanuArty #MyBest2025 #SmallBirdSaturday

HELP NEEDED: See comment to help a challenge host

#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #EastCoastKin
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art Challenges: Dec 29–Jan 4 Monday, December 29 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #XtraXmas (#ChristmasPudding) Tuesday, December 30 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #XtraXmas (#SnowGlobe) Wednesday, December 31 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #XtraXmas (#PolarBear) Thursday, January 1 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#MakeAWish)* #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #JanuArty (#fresh) Friday, January 2 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #JanuArty (#matching) Saturday, January 3 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#NewYear) #JanuArty (#tree) Sunday, January 4 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #JanuArty (#down) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (through Dec 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#ThemesWeek) #SensoryArt (#feast) #MyBest2025 (favorite art you created in 2025) *Recommend a future challenge topic Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social
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#MyBest2025

I got a 4x6 print of this to put on my bookshelf but I need to get a 5x7 instead.

#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
handcranked.bsky.social
First block of 2026! Well played, Bluesky.
January 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Peace and best wishes to all who visit here.
December 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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#HumansOfBluesky

Hikers and their dogs hiking up Cerro San Luis Obispo in the morning fog.

#EastCoastKin #Hiking
A woman and a man are seen hiking up a wide, steep mountain trail with their two dogs. It's a foggy morning, so the top of the mountain is a bit faint in visibility. There are dark green shrubs on the side of the trail. Cerro San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, California
January 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
Well, I officially failed at my goal of seeing an owl in 2025. I didn't really make an effort to see one, but I'm still disappointed one didn't just fly into my backyard to say hi.
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
We got some fresh orchids in the backyard a few weeks ago.

I regret not giving that bottom petal a little extra space but oh well.

#JanuArty #fresh
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#PalacesAndGardens #MakeAWish #Macro
#EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #photography #PhotographersUnited
A close-up of a yellow orchid with red at the center. The background is blurred green.
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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The Grand emerging from the clouds after a snowstorm, Grand Teton National Park. November, 2020.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 176 mm – 1/110″ – f/11 – ISO 160
🏷️ #NationalParks #Photography #Landscapes
Grand Teton emerging from the clouds after a snowstorm.
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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“Jurassic Backyard”

#ColorADay #YellowThu #Macro
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
#JanuArty from @whitneyyoh.bsky.social starts today! New prompts every day during January. Let's go!
January 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
New Year, new version of this balding scrub jay

Taken with Pixel 8 Pro

#BirdOfTheDay #b&w
#birds #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography
A black and white photo of a puffed-up California scrub jay that's missing a bunch of feathers on its head. It's sitting on a thin branch with a bunch of thin bare branches in the background.
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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C for Clouds

Clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for the #AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek

#EastCoastKin #photography #landscape #clouds #sunrise
January 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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October 8, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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my favorite #winged wonder, the #hummingbird for #WingedWednesday

#birds #avian #birdphotography
an Anna's hummingbird invaded the Grevillea bush feeding grounds of another hummer and she was not happy about it so she peed on the invader
December 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Oh! It's #WaterfallWednesday again! #ChristmasEve version!
Another #MountHood #Waterfall, and a favorite of many in any season. But in #Winter with snow it is absolutely magical!
#TamanawasFalls!
#📷 #Hiking #HappyHolidays #Snow #Ice #ECK #Oregon #Monochrome #Scape
A monochrome (Black and white) photo of a waterfall in Winter with snow and ice, as it drops over a suspended cliff face into a bowl made from ice and snow at it's base. The ice clings to the underside of the cliff, mainly behind the waterfall on it's left. The cliff face dips down from both the left and right, forming a wide "V" shape where the waterfall drops. The edges of the cliff are coated with snow and beyond the edge are tall dark conifers with snow on their branches. The cliff faces are roughly textured in mottled grey stone and dark mosses. There is a cavity behind the falls, below the hanging part of the cliff, where the blown white ice from the freezing waterfall spray collects in a slope down into the built up bowl where the base of the waterfall is hidden inside. In the foreground, a slope of snow descends steeply from center left, then sweeps to the right more gently to the right of center. The slope has some leafless brush visible poking up out of the snow. To the right side in the foreground is a small slim tall conifer standing all the way to the top of the photo on that side.
December 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
Thanks so much, Craig! So glad you like it. 🙏
December 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
It's been a while since I posted for #WaterfallWednesday because I'm running out. But NYE deserves something special.

Natural Bridge at Yoho National Park in Canada

#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #landscape #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography
A moody black and white photo of a short waterfall coming through a natural rock bridge with a mountain and conifer trees behind it. The sky is overcast.
December 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
Trying to figure out if Winona Ryder was always just furrowing her brow and looking confused instead of acting or this is just her thing in Stranger Things.
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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📷️Nikon Zf
📸smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
#photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf
December 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
Huge news! We did it!!! Our art challenge host has just paid off all the back rent with a day to spare thanks to the incredibly generous community here. We're all blown away!

You're the best people I've never met. (Not a typo 😂)
handcranked.bsky.social Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 4d
One of our art challenge hosts is still facing eviction. If you enjoy these art challenges and have $5 or $10 to spare, it could help their family and cats stay in their home.

They need about $1200 by Dec 31. Please share!

#ArtChallenges #ArtPrompts

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December 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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For #Stunday, I'm drawn back to #Moab, and #ArchesNationalPark in #Winter! My very first trip there!
I was blown away by the very alien landscape to the #PNW.
Everything is shades of ORANGE! 😆 And the vast #Landscapes, omg... I took well over 2k photos.
#📷 #Scape #Sandstone #Snow #Utah
A snowy landscape contrasting with orange, tan, and buff colored sandstone towers, spires, and stacks. These dominate the lower 3/4 of the image, with light coming from the off frame sun to the right. White snow is visible as patches in shady areas of the rock formations. From the bottom right corner, a two lane road is visible with two cars on it headed to the left in the far lane. The road disappears between sandstone formations in the middle bottom of the image. The top third of the image contrasts strongly in color with the bottom of the image. It is mainly blue from distance, and shows a tall range of snow capped conical peaks, their lower flanks draped with darker blue forest. This is inside of Arches National Park in Utah near the town of Moab. The distant peaks are the La Sal mountain range.
December 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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thaler.bsky.social
Habt alle einen schönen Weihnachtstag 🫶🏼👋
Ein braun weißer Hund vor einem Tannenbaum mit Rentierohren auf dem Kopf und einem blauen Puli
December 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
handcranked.bsky.social
How I feel about 2025

#TongueOutTuesday #AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #wildlife
A mule deer standing up facing right with her tongue out. There's a light dusting of snow on the ground and some tall brown grasses. The snow behind her is in the shade and looks blue.
December 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
Last week, United moved my BF and multiple others out of Economy Plus at the last minute because they separated a bunch of very young kids from their parents. But toddlers don't need extra leg room, United. They have Economy-sized legs. 🤷🏼
December 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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A personal favourite from early in 2025.

Eight: an old Scots pine tree framed by a fogbow.

#MyBest2025 #ThickTrunkTuesday #treeclub #infrared #trees #photographersunited
A Scots pine tree framed by a fogbow. The tree is on moorland. The sky is dark outside of the fogbow. This is an infrared photo.
December 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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A great blue heron readies for flight at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdButts #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetlano #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons
A horizontal color photograph of a great blue heron getting ready for flight at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. The background and foreground are dead cattails in earth colors from light beige to tan and brown colors. The heron is on the tip of a log getting ready to fly with its wings lifted and ready to flap. The heron fills most of the frame with its head on the left, its body in the middle crouched down and its legs on the right bent and ready to spring up. Photo by Kort Duce
December 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM