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To ALL the bsky.social users whose posted images, poems & words of wisdom, affirm & reaffirm that the world & some [sadly, not all] humans in it, are beautiful, undeserved gifts to me, that are far beyond my capacity & ability to ever repay.
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Yes it was & thank you for braving the cold & sharing this with me. I never even have to leave my room to share—albeit vicariously & only secondhand —the experiences of many like you. Thank you & all bsky.social users who post records of their encounters with Reality here.
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Watercolour and Indian ink street sketch of #PembrokeCollege, Cambridge. I seem to have done a lot of paintings and drawings of this beautiful college. Many are sold. I've put a collection of them in a Flickr album here: www.flickr.com/photos/baker...
February 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Watercolour and Indian ink street sketch of #PembrokeCollege, Cambridge. I seem to have done a lot of paintings and drawings of this beautiful college. Many are sold. I've put a collection of them in a Flickr album here: www.flickr.com/photos/baker...
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Good night, you wonderful people.
From my #landscape #art, #illustrationart, and #photography portfolio: "House by the Sea on a Winter Night"
From my #landscape #art, #illustrationart, and #photography portfolio: "House by the Sea on a Winter Night"
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Good night, you wonderful people.
From my #landscape #art, #illustrationart, and #photography portfolio: "House by the Sea on a Winter Night"
From my #landscape #art, #illustrationart, and #photography portfolio: "House by the Sea on a Winter Night"
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#Redwoods #TheLostCoast #Forest #Forestscape #ThickTrunkTuesday #NaturePhotography #Photography#California #WestCoastKin#WestCoastPhotographers #TheWildImages
This is a fallen tree in Founders Grove a few miles from where we live. Nature has reclaimed as she often does
This is a fallen tree in Founders Grove a few miles from where we live. Nature has reclaimed as she often does
February 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
#Redwoods #TheLostCoast #Forest #Forestscape #ThickTrunkTuesday #NaturePhotography #Photography#California #WestCoastKin#WestCoastPhotographers #TheWildImages
This is a fallen tree in Founders Grove a few miles from where we live. Nature has reclaimed as she often does
This is a fallen tree in Founders Grove a few miles from where we live. Nature has reclaimed as she often does
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Lovely blues in the cloudscape this morning over the Irish Sea. Am en route to Belfast to install @archhfund.org.uk's 50th anniversary exhibition celebrating heritage reuse - opens Thursday night!
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Lovely blues in the cloudscape this morning over the Irish Sea. Am en route to Belfast to install @archhfund.org.uk's 50th anniversary exhibition celebrating heritage reuse - opens Thursday night!
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Evening Sky in May
Minnesota Spring
Minnesota Spring
February 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Evening Sky in May
Minnesota Spring
Minnesota Spring
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Staying on the theme of dusk shots from the archives, here's one from March 2019 at the extremely cool Stokksnes beach.
#Iceland #Canon5DIV
#Iceland #Canon5DIV
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Staying on the theme of dusk shots from the archives, here's one from March 2019 at the extremely cool Stokksnes beach.
#Iceland #Canon5DIV
#Iceland #Canon5DIV
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On the way to Lower Calf Creek Falls.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah - 2023
🥾 #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert #naturephotography
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah - 2023
🥾 #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert #naturephotography
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
On the way to Lower Calf Creek Falls.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah - 2023
🥾 #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert #naturephotography
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah - 2023
🥾 #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert #naturephotography
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Day 1314 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and this one tests your mindfulness and observation skills
Female and male catkin flowers here, next time you look at hazel catkins try finding the tiny red male flowers too 🤗🔍 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
Female and male catkin flowers here, next time you look at hazel catkins try finding the tiny red male flowers too 🤗🔍 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
February 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Day 1314 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and this one tests your mindfulness and observation skills
Female and male catkin flowers here, next time you look at hazel catkins try finding the tiny red male flowers too 🤗🔍 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
Female and male catkin flowers here, next time you look at hazel catkins try finding the tiny red male flowers too 🤗🔍 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
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February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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From UGS; "Discover the surreal Bentonite Hills in Utah. These vibrant, striped mounds formed from Jurassic volcanic ash nearly 150 mya. A high-clearance vehicle is required for this remote area. Stay on designated paths to protect the landscape."
Details: ow.ly/9gPX50Y7EaO
Details: ow.ly/9gPX50Y7EaO
GeoSights: Bentonite Hills - Utah Geological Survey
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February 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
From UGS; "Discover the surreal Bentonite Hills in Utah. These vibrant, striped mounds formed from Jurassic volcanic ash nearly 150 mya. A high-clearance vehicle is required for this remote area. Stay on designated paths to protect the landscape."
Details: ow.ly/9gPX50Y7EaO
Details: ow.ly/9gPX50Y7EaO
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A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.19 (lookback time 2.41 billion years) with coordinates (150.37062, 1.63546).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.19 (lookback time 2.41 billion years) with coordinates (150.37062, 1.63546).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
February 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.19 (lookback time 2.41 billion years) with coordinates (150.37062, 1.63546).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.19 (lookback time 2.41 billion years) with coordinates (150.37062, 1.63546).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Holocaust Remembrance
“First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist”
“First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist”
January 27, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Holocaust Remembrance
“First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist”
“First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist”
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Holocaust Remembrance2.
“Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me”
“Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me”
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Holocaust Remembrance2.
“Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me”
“Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me”
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Light always prevails! A short lived moment of breathtaking beauty as a granite outcrop in Patagonia's Torres del Paine catches fire, in the endless struggle between light and darkness.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Light always prevails! A short lived moment of breathtaking beauty as a granite outcrop in Patagonia's Torres del Paine catches fire, in the endless struggle between light and darkness.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
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Happy Tuesday! Today's sunrise was a study in texture and layers from the top sky all the way down to the reflecting sun on the frozen snow over the dunes, with a wave splash for good measure. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Happy Tuesday! Today's sunrise was a study in texture and layers from the top sky all the way down to the reflecting sun on the frozen snow over the dunes, with a wave splash for good measure. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!
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Cool sky out back just now. Phone camera amps up the brightness, it’s nighttime.
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Cool sky out back just now. Phone camera amps up the brightness, it’s nighttime.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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My brother found a new agate beach in Bandon, Oregon. There are pink and red agates 😱
Seriously can't wait to get there.
Seriously can't wait to get there.
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
My brother found a new agate beach in Bandon, Oregon. There are pink and red agates 😱
Seriously can't wait to get there.
Seriously can't wait to get there.
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Today's #photooftheday is an early morning view overlooking #HappyValley #Llandudno It was such a joy to hear the #dawnchorus and watch the day come alive. I really must do it more often! #photography #photographer #NaturePhotography #NatureIsMagic #NatureLover #Wales
February 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Today's #photooftheday is an early morning view overlooking #HappyValley #Llandudno It was such a joy to hear the #dawnchorus and watch the day come alive. I really must do it more often! #photography #photographer #NaturePhotography #NatureIsMagic #NatureLover #Wales
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Pinhole-ism: Ghost tourism VI.
#contemporaryart #filmphotography #pinhole #longexposure #blackandwhite #riverscape
#contemporaryart #filmphotography #pinhole #longexposure #blackandwhite #riverscape
February 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Pinhole-ism: Ghost tourism VI.
#contemporaryart #filmphotography #pinhole #longexposure #blackandwhite #riverscape
#contemporaryart #filmphotography #pinhole #longexposure #blackandwhite #riverscape
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Messier 16( #Eagle_Nebula), summer favorite #Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider, 30x30s subs, Autostakkert!3 GraXpert, Corel PSP. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #M16 #Messier_16
February 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Messier 16( #Eagle_Nebula), summer favorite #Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider, 30x30s subs, Autostakkert!3 GraXpert, Corel PSP. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #M16 #Messier_16