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lauren e💙

@learls.bsky.social

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Photographer 📷 animal & nature lover🐦‍⬛
Mom & wife of some great humans
Cat mom 🐈
Democrat ◽️ #Indivisible
PhD psychologist
Bookish 📚 musician 🎶
#Michigan and #Florida
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lauren e💙 @learls.bsky.social · Mar 27

If you cannot be a lighthouse
Be a candle of light
—North African Proverb

#PoncedeLeonInletLighthouse #lighthouse #scape #landscape #sky #clouds #beach #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin

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Cristy

@cristy7475.bsky.social

La Poésie des Ombres pour vous souhaiter une agréable soirée 🤍🖤

February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM

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Cristy

@cristy7475.bsky.social

Je Vous Laisse en Music 🎼🎶
À demain 🩷💜

February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM

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Dwight

@dwightreads.bsky.social

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social
"Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds the Alt theme is #Blue"
#birds #wildlife #Ibis #photography #Florida #lake #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin @alan678.bsky.social

February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM

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Mick Lister

@listermj.bsky.social

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay today is #WaterBirds, any bird that lives in or get's it food from water, the Alt is #Blue, any bird with Blue on it.
Ducks take advantage of a fallen tree at Talkin Tarn Country Park, Brampton, Cumbria
#talkintarn #cumbria #autumn #nature #trees #birds #photography #eastcoastkin

An autumnal view of Talkin Tarn, Talkin Tarn Country Park, Brampton, Cumbria on a bright December day.
Looking from the path by the shore across the calm waters of the tarn to the trees in the distance on the opposite shore.
In the middle of the picture in the shade is a fallen tree resting in the shallow blue waters of the tarn. There are ducks standing on the tree trunk and some in the water close to the tree.
The sky above is hazy blue. It is reflected in the still waters of the tarn, as is the fallen tree. There are a few light ripples on the water, some from the movement of the ducks.
Talkin Tarn is a kettle-hole lake formed by the immense force of glaciers 18,000 years ago. Moving ice scoured and carved the landscape leaving glacial sand hills and a natural bowl, which filled with water as the ice sheet melted.
The name Talkin is derived from the Celtic 'Talcan' meaning brow of a hill.
The word 'Tarn' is Norse in origin, 'Tjorn' meaning tear drop or small lake.

February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM

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Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

#TongueOutTuesday is exactly what it says, anything with it's #Tongue out. So here's a Amur Tiger, Orangutans, Reindeer & Colombian Spider Monkey at Blackpool Zoo.

#mammals #photography #EastCoastKin #wildlifephotography #ZooLife #PhotographyIsArt #CanonR5mkii #naturephotography #naturetherapy

February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM

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Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

Time for #WaderWednesday were any of the #Waders can step into the light to show themselves off. So it's the turn of the Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwings & Little Egret this week.

#birds #EastCoastKin #photography @rspb.bsky.social #CanonPhotography #CanonR5mkii #birdphotography

February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM

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Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

Time for those Peckers to come 'knock knock knockin' for #WoodpeckerWednesday, so here's a set of Great Spotted Woodpecker captures at Summer Leys Nature Reserve.

@wildlifebcn.org #birds #EastCoastKin #CanonPhotography #photography #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social

February 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM

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Climb To The Clouds

@climbtotheclouds.bsky.social

Good morning. Happy Wednesday.
A frigid time allows pillars to cast their shadows. They are seen. The sun behind freeing our waters, forward movements to begin again.
Have a beautiful day.
#photography #landscape #sky #clouds #winter #classicmono #boats #EastCoastKin #capecod

Black and white image of a frozen harbor. Boats docked on the left. Pillars casting shadows. Land in the distance. Wispy clouds

February 11, 2026 at 12:39 PM

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Suse

@bookish33.bsky.social

Winter ambiance
peaceful moments,
to breathe ❄️ 🩵 ✨

#beautyinnature #photography
#frost #snow #BlueTue

Frost-covered twigs against a snowy backdrop. The delicate ice crystals on the branches create a serene and chilly winter ambiance.

February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM

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Suse

@bookish33.bsky.social

A recent sunset sky ~
Wishes for a relaxing evening ✨

#ColourADay #BlueTue #sunset
#ColorADay #photography

A serene winter sunset over a frozen snow covered lake with clouds streaked across the sky along with feathery clouds.
Silhouetted trees line the horizon.
A calm, peaceful ambiance.

February 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM

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Suse

@bookish33.bsky.social

Good morning ☀️ ☕️ ☕️
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

I’ll be here, catching some waves and hanging ten ❄️

#Sunshine #Sunlight #river #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

Sunlit snowy landscape with soft drifts under a clear blue sky.
The sun sparkles the open water of a river and trees silhouette the horizon, creating a serene and tranquil winter scene.

February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM

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Suse

@bookish33.bsky.social

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, any bird that lives in or gets its food from water.

Here’s a Common Goldeneye duck (successfully) fishing for food in the icy river 🧊

#Goldeneye #duck #winter

A solitary duck with black and white plumage glides across a river with some ice on its surface, reflecting a serene and tranquil winter scene.

Duck splashing its bill in a calm, partially frozen river with ice patches. The serene scene conveys a sense of cold, solitude, and tranquility.

A lone duck on a calm river near an icy surface, its reflection visible on the water. The duck is holding some food in its bill.
The scene conveys a peaceful, winter atmosphere.

February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM

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slowdriver25.bsky.social

@slowdriver25.bsky.social

#cats #BlackCats #catsky #CatsOfBluesky #BlueskyCats #kitty #pets #animals #felines #kitties #AnimalPhotography #photosky #PhonePhotography #photo #MobilePhotography #photography #Phonetography #AltText #NoAI #CatPics

a black cat standing in a tree facing the camera slightly covered by a branch in the foreground

February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM

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slowdriver25.bsky.social

@slowdriver25.bsky.social

#sunset #sky #SkyScape #clouds #CloudScape #scape #Landscape #winter #February #photosky #PhonePhotography #photo #MobilePhotography #photography #Phonetography #AltText #NoAI #skies

sunset behind the horizon in the distance, with the sky above almost covered in grey, blue and pink clouds

February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM

@shlead.bsky.social

"And in the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures." - Khalil Gibran.

🌅Good morning!
Have a beautiful day! ❤️🌹

#ColorADay #RedWed
#RoseWednesday
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#ImageAndVerse
#EastCoastKin

My friend's house, December 2024.