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Hippomancer10
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Photos are mine (never A.I.) unless in reposts or otherwise noted. GIF's are from Tenor via bsky.app
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Hippomancer10 @hippomancer10.bsky.social · Dec 6
Winter sky through the trees
#photography #winter #trees
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 6 December 2025. The theme is #Sky
Winter sky with orange sun and clouds through the trees
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Wooden squirrel with a thermometer in its belly. Because I'm sure someone would appreciate seeing a wooden squirrel with a thermometer in its belly.
#photography #squirrel #thermometer #PATurnpike
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 14 Feb 2026. The theme is #wood
Wooden squirrel with a thermometer in its belly
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday February 14, 2026
The theme is #Wood
Anything from a toothpick to a forest this week. Carvings, driftwood, carpentry, jewelry, show us!

Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry
Closeup of an old utility pole with text over it reading: ‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday February 14, 2026 The theme is #Wood Any Art. Any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome.
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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A little blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️

Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo shows a ‘roaring’ hippo statuette made of Egyptian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. The hippo is seated with head at left, and turned to front. The hippo’s original tusks (top incisors and lower canine teeth are known as tusks), are missing, so it looks as if the hippo is smiling. The blue body is decorated in black with Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts the hippo’s marsh habitat as well as having layers of symbolism associated with regeneration e.g. lotus flowers open with the sun in the morning and close at night symbolising rebirth. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. On display Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Newton separates sunlight into a rainbow of colors on a sun-lit stained glass window in Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh PA 🌈
#photography #cathedral #HeinzChapel #Newton #Pittsburgh #StainedGlass
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 7 Feb 2026. The theme is #Sunlight
Newton separates sunlight into a rainbow of colors on a sun-lit stained glass window in Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh P
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Magic hour sunlight gives beautiful golden reflections.
#photography #winter #pond
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 7 Feb 2026. The theme is #Sunlight
Pond in the middle of a snowy forest had amber reflections from the magic hour sky
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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On cold, snowy days be sure to have a large scarf for your dinosaur.
#photography
#DiplodocusCarnegii #dinosaur #Dippy #412Love #Yinz #Pittsburgh
Giant dinosaur statue with a scarf in the snow
February 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Full moon, or Tasty Treat for the Hippo. It should last them about two weeks, at which point we'll have to bake another one ;-)
#photography #moon #night
Full moon
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Holly plant enjoying some unscheduled sunshine for a change #photography #holly #winter
Holly leaves and berries in front of a bare tree and blue sky
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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Freshly scraped frozen pond is ready. Time for some hockey.
#photography #hockey #winter
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
Pond hockey player with skates and stick is on the edge of a frozen pond
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Another view of the cardinals in the snowstorm. The talent didn't look too happy posing for this (but they were paid generously in birdseed for their time).
#photography #birds #snow #cardinal #winter
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
Two cardinals in a snowstorm
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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I like how this squirrel used his tail like an umbrella to keep the snow off his back
#photography #snow #winter #squirrel
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
Squirrel with snow falling
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Posting a snow-covered fern for winter storm Fern seems appropriate ❄️
#photography #fern #snow #winter #winterstormfern
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
snow-covered ferns on a snowy background
January 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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The "fingernail moon" got stuck in the branches again. Anyone have a ladder? The hippo is *very* eager to get the last bite...
#photography #moon #crescent #night
Crescent moon in the sky behind the branches
January 20, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Cardinal in a snowstorm
#birds #photography #snow #winter #cardinal
Puffed-up cardinal sits on a snowy railing
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Seven swans a-swimming
#photography #birds #swan #ornamend #holiday
Seven swans painted on an ornament on a tree
January 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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And a partridge in a pear tree
#photography #holiday #ornament #TwelveDays
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 17 Jan 2026. The theme is #One
Blue ornament on a tree with a painting of a partridge in a pear tree
January 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Double pun on the art show theme: lamp with holiday decorations illuminates carved panel honoring Wilhelm Roentgen, discoverer of X-rays.
#photography #holiday #Roentgen #CathedralOfLearning #H2P #Pitt
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 10 Jan 2026. The theme is #Vibrant
Lamp with holiday ribbon and holly next to a carved wood panel with the name Roentgen
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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"Don't forget to check your blind spot before making a left turn on Fifth Ave." 🦕
#photography #DiplodocusCarnegii #dinosaur #Dippy #412Love #Yinz #Pittsburgh
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 10 Jan 2026. The theme is #Vibrant
Giant Diplodocus statue wearing a black and gold scarf and glowing glasses and necklace looks behind it
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Here's a little love 🫶
#photography #fountain #statue #love #wolf #AbingdonVA
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 10 Jan 2026. The theme is #Vibrant
(Zoom in to see the details on the wolves)
Partially frozen fountain with two wolf statues by it and giant illuminated LOVE sign with a wolf silhouette
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Zoom in and you can see this duck giving me the side-eye.
#photography #birds #duck
Mottled duck swimming in profile
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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New Year's Day tradition: look through the many photos I've taken to remind myself of things I've seen during the year, then pick some of the cutest ones 🫶
#photography #bunny #rabbit #BlueSkyArtShow #NewYear
Bunny on the grass
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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"OK, we're done until next winter. What do we do now?"
"That was alot of cookies. Want to hit the gym?"
"No way. I'd rather get an iced latte, this last stop is hot outside."
"Let's ask Rudolph over there. He can find anything."
#photography #deer #holiday #BlueSkyArtShow #NewYear
Huddle of deer with a smaller one on the outside
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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First bird of 2026 is a duck. Heard crows, finches, and a Bluejay, but this is the first good pic.
#photography #birds #duck
Duck swimming
January 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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This year you took the #BlueSkyArtShow from an idea to an institution. Thank you so much to everyone who participates every week. There's more info in the comments. Most heart warming to me is how many people don't just post and run but stay and like others' work. 💙
Thanks to @mangled.me for crunching the numbers every week and @ioneblue.bsky.social for making the graphic Abstract image of a green curve on a black background with text over it: Blue Sky Art Show 2025 Community Engagement 4,026,025 Total Interactions 3,735,345 Total Likes 213,344 Total Reposts 7,336 Total Replies 5,705 Artists Participating 5,301 Artists who post and like other artists' works (~97%)
January 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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supercamilla.bsky.social
💚 board games 💚

"Dr Atherton said: "Our research has shown they [board games] can enhance wellbeing, foster inclusion, and support learning, with strong evidence that games improve engagement and social connection for neurodivergent individuals compared to other activities."
Study explores wellbeing impact of board games
Researchers find games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Dixit can lead to a boost in confidence.
www.bbc.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM