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J Ray R
@jresc.bsky.social
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I'm here to build connections with thoughtful and creative people so that I might grow, and also find reasons to pleasantly pass the time.

All photos are mine except reposts.

Searching for authentic wherever it might be.

'Look Harder'
-Rafiki
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J Ray R @jresc.bsky.social · Feb 24
Ok, at this point, with 780 posts, I can no longer remember the photos shared or comments expressed, so allow me to apologize in advance if I repeat myself, because nobody wants to be twice as boring. ;)
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The Aztec empire succumbed to its own imperial arrogance, alienating neighbours who ultimately helped bring about its downfall.
The Aztec empire’s collapse shows why ruling through coercion and force fails
The Aztec empire succumbed to its own imperial arrogance, alienating neighbours who ultimately helped bring about its downfall.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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The Blue Mesa Reservoir on the Gunnison River, nestled among the cloud-covered peaks of the Elk Range. US-50 near Sapinero Colorado, 04 Aug 2013.
The Blue Mesa Reservoir on the Gunnison River, nestled among the cloud-covered peaks of the Elk Range. US-50 near Sapinero Colorado, 04 Aug 2013.
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Hang On!
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona

#PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #scape #travel #Arizona #rodeo #horses #animals #sportsphotography #HumansOfBlueSky #people
Rodeo - Gila River Indian Reservation - Sacaton, Arizona
January 22, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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Below Laughing Whitefish Falls -Michigan's Upper Peninsula

#Photography #landscape #landscapephotography #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#EastCoastKin #Michigan #UpperPeninsula #Scape #nature #Autumn #fall#longexposure #WaterfallWednesday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #waterfall
Laughing Whitefish Falls is considered one of the most spectacular cascades in Michigan. Dropping 100 feet it is the 4th highest waterfall in the state.
January 28, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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I'm a sucker for stratification.
An exposed cliff face reveals stratification over millions of years. Gray predominates, with other colors ranging from cream to tan. Estimating a height to the top at about 250-300 meters from where I was standing.
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Olympic National Park, Not The Olympics. ;)
I Remain Impressed.
An alpine cabin nestled in the conifers upon Hurricane Ridge has a sign that states: 'Olympic Ski Patrol.'
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Hurricane Ridge Region, Olympic National Park

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Clouds
Distant snow covered peaks comprise the horizon, while in the high altitude sky, thin white streaks suggest hints of windblown cirrus formation. A valley surrounded by verdant rising mountainsides encourage the eyes to the foreground, back to where one stands at the ridge precipice.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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You Can't Go Home Again

Explanation in ALT

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Clouds
It is dusk. An erratic layering of mauve clouded sky enhances the starkness of leafless trees. The trees are separated by the smoothness of a trail running into the distance over the crest of a ridge. In the right lower corner, a whitetail deer stands frozen as a dark silhouette, ears perked, for I have been discovered. All of this now would be impossible, because it has become a parking lot for a big box store.
January 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Agathla (Navajo: Aghaałą́) Peak

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Clouds
Agathla (Navajo: Aghaałą́) Peak, within the Navajo Nation, is a 25 MYO volcanic plug standing 1,500 feet high. This beautiful geologic feature is considered sacred, and the day this photo was taken was wearing its cloud crown and burnt sienna robes.
January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Saturday Seashore #SaturdaySeashore

"Fishing At Sunrise"

Two out fishing at the ocean's edge at sunrise at Cocoa Beach Florida #Fishing #Sunrise #Florida #Seashore #Beach #Photography
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Wow! Just finished listening to a radio programme about ghosts. It was interesting for so many different reasons. Kept me entertained while cooking. In the real world, do you smile when in the shower like this duck?

#UKWildlife #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks #PochardDuck #Nature #Photography #Sonyalpha
Pochard duck splashing in water while preening and having a bath.
January 31, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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New Photos: Guyana 2026

This coming week I'll start sharing my new Guyana photos in earnest, but as usual my BlueSky audiences gets a sneak peek!

Here's a lovely tropical flat snake we found during one of our night walks.

Preview more photos from this trip: www.maxwaugh.com/2026/01/30/n...
Tropical flat snake, Guyana
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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To fill the growing vacuum of history education in the U.S., racial justice organizers are offering truth-based curricula. Read my reporting: newsletter.mariannedhenin.com/educators-fi....
Educators Fight Suppression to Teach America’s Real History
To fill the growing vacuum of history education in the U.S., racial justice organizers are offering truth-based curricula.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Clouds and their reflections on our local pond, Springs, NY for #BlueSkyArtShow #clouds #EastCoastKin
A cloudy sky with clouds reflected in our local pond. There a reeds surrounding pond
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #clouds
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic
Green River Overlook, Canyonlands N.P. #Utah
I lost a hat setting up this shot, the wind was driving the clouds towards me.
#photography
January 31, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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I love this B.H. Fairchild poem so much.
OFTEN THE DYING ASK FOR A MAP So when Locie, embraced by the great softness of bed #12, her late blizzard of silver hair fanning out beneath head and shoulders, asked for one in plaintive, almost desperate tones, I went out to my car and brought back my old, frayed roadmap of Kansas, and she followed the unfolding as if it in itself were a miracle, and then held it over her head, scanning the red interstates and blue country roads without apparent method or intent but smiling her morphined grand smile of awe and wonder within an air of childhood surprise and overwhelming acceptance. Because here it was—the way there, or here, or out or over or in, and here, sweetie, let me hold it for you, let me hold... and her trembling index finger knows no certain path but wanders through the Flint Hills toward Cottonwood Falls, then darts up toward Ossawatomie, and she can smell the new wheat, its dark green deep as the jade of the necklace her husband brought home from the war in the Pacific. And now as she crosses the Kaw River, she sees a young woman standing beneath the moon in a In Kansas, and wondering, what will I be? Who will I marry? Where will we live? Will I have children? And if, at the end, I am lost, how will I find my way home?
January 31, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Clouds. I photograph scenes with clouds all the time. Especially in #infrared over the wide open vistas of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and its beautiful #lighthouse. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #fullspectrum #bnw #blackandwhitephotography
January 31, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Rooting for Minnesota

Michigan and Minnesota were rivals, (Wolves, Twins, Gophers, etc.). Now, both MN and MI are strong allies against a common enemy. Thank you for showing the rest of the U.S. how to effectively combat tyranny, and for inspiring other states. Freedom and Justice are proud of you.
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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This seems to be the issue,lack if guts. No idea why though.
January 31, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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This is absolutely insane. Trump isn’t even trying in the least bit to cover up his corruption. He might as well just start making withdrawals directly from the U.S. Treasury. Pam Bondi can literally just settle this case and hand Trump billions of the American taxpayers dollars. 😡
January 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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I may have a stroke.

Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”

A PROTESTant.

I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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🏛️ The beautiful mosaic floor of the Roman baths at the sanctuary of Poseidon, Isthmia, Greece. The baths were built in 150 CE on the site of pre-existing ancient Greek baths. 📹 My own.
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Welcome back to another #FossilFriday

Here is the molar from an American Mastodon (Mammut americanum). This comes from Pleistocene deposits in San Jacinto County, Texas. Mastodons used their bumpy molars for grinding up twigs, leaf matter, and other shrubs.
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM