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@lnsqaf.bsky.social
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Nature, Art, Equity,The Linearity of Progression, Integrity, Wringing the Fun where you find it

All Direct Posts by my Own Hand - Reposts The Posts that made me Pause, Really Pause (or Smile, Laugh or Want to Share - Sort of)
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L is for Learning (sort of) @lnsqaf.bsky.social · Oct 16
Not Elliot, Appropriately Late To This Dusk Party #HumansOfBlueSky #Scape #Transportation #Cycle #Darkness #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPink #31DaysOfHalloween #Spooktober #Alien #Fotografia #Canon #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour
A photo taken from low position featuring prominently the silhouette of a boy walking a bike down a garden path towards a road, near invisible within the image. Against a pink/dusky orange sky streaked with cloud and light at sunset. Visible are cars parked close by and I can only think of Elliot heading off to locate that extra terrestrial being.
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timminchin.bsky.social
The sublime Sarah Belkner elevating the hell out of this version of Carry You.
 
From: Tim Minchin - Apart Together (Live At Trackdown Studios).
You can watch the full show here: youtu.be/NMMDP_5CJ78?...
First live-streamed 19th Nov’ 2020 ahead of the album release 5 years ago today.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
Must be SO exhausting to spend your life seeking out imaginary monsters in Tesco shopping aisles... sorry, CHRISTMAS imaginary monsters.
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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romek66.bsky.social
#MinimalMonday

after the season

bike trip to Slovakia
Slanická Osada, Lake Orava, yesterday
#biking #Slovakia #Orava #LandscapePhotography #BlueSkyMonday
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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jude04.bsky.social
Red Funnels in the Morning

Description in Alt.

#ColorADay
#RedWed
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
A photograph taken on a small cruise ship. It’s landscape oriented and taken pre sunrise after light drizzle. I’m on the top deck towards the front of the boat looking back along its length, at the back of the boat are two large red funnels. The boat fills the right hand side of the frame and the sea fills the left on a diagonal from the bottom corner to two thirds up in the centre. The wet deck is a rich shiny orange colour and it is reflecting one of the red funnels. The top third of the image is sky, a beautifully gentle early morning sky of blue and slightly pink clouds.
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
lnsqaf.bsky.social
Retired Red Heels - November Rain - Contrived - Sort Of #WeekUForUnloved #AlphabetChallenge #ColorADay #RedWed #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #NightmareNovember #Apathy #Photography #Fotografia #IPhoneCamera #ForTheFunOfIt #UrbanScape #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin
A photo of a pair of red high heel shoes that have lost their plastic/paint coating in places through wear. Positioned atop an accessible wheely bin as an act of hope that a clever passer-by will take them and repaint them and in turn wear them. In the background and mid ground are cars parked on the residential street and the terraced homes on the opposite side of the street. Two of the cars are scarlet in colour prompting the photographer to pause yet again because they simply couldn’t help themselves. It’s a rainy, grey day with water on the bin and path gate (wrought iron), giving the reds particular appeal. One day I’ll finish the day to day tasks in a sensible time frame but not today.
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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nocontextbritss.bsky.social
Likely story.
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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fbpech.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is something I never thought I’d see in this country.
Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf Dubs
Dubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensions
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
“Inequality is poisoning our economy and undermining growth - and yet politicians see tackling it as low priority or too risky”

Julian Richer
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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jillysnaps.bsky.social
💙 Hello #BlueSkyMonday! 💙
Don’t forget to post your favourite blue shots today. Not only blue skies but any subject matter, in any medium with a blue theme. Use the hashtag, scroll the feed and give some love to your favourites 💙

#EastCoastKin
An expansive, cold, sandy beach with ripples in the foreground and a blue, cloudy sky above the ocean. With the following wording: Join in for#BlueSkyMonday Every Monday, post your artwork celebrating all things blue! Blue skies, blue water, blue flowers, blue shoes, blue cars, everything blue! Open to photos, drawings, paintings, poems, music, daydreams...anything! Any and all are welcome to participate, just use the hashtag #BlueSkyMonday to be included Inspired by New Order's "Blue Monday" Brought to you by #EastCoastKin and #ArminPhoto
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
lnsqaf.bsky.social
Street Furniture - Sort Of - RETROo - Loved Or Unloved - BlueSky Monday #BlueSkyMonday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUForUnloved #TagTuesday #London #Photography #Fotografia #IPhone #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #Graffiti #ForTheFunOfIt
A photograph of a three seat sofa situated on the path of a side road in London. Near turquoise in colour it’s at surface level in good condition and not ‘fly tipped’. Visible is a doorway that perhaps conceals its storage facility. Alongside a commercial waste refuse bin, with graffiti/tags on its short side. Taken on a bright day in early spring.
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
Your new cheat sheet is here for November 17-23

A list of all the art challenges with their hashtags, themes and dates.

Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social

#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenges #Photography #Art
Art Challenges: November 17–23 Monday, November 17 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #NightmareNov (#teeth) Tuesday, November 18 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #NightmareNov (#liquid) Wednesday, November 19 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #WallsOnWednesday #ColorADay (#RedWed) #NightmareNov (#apathy) Thursday, November 20 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#UpholsteryAndTextiles) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #NightmareNov (#black) Friday, November 21 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #NightmareNov (#disease) Saturday, November 22 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#small) #NightmareNov (#disgust) Sunday, November 23 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWMacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#HiddenInPlainSight)* #NightmareNov (#arms) All Week #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (robin pics through December 31) #smARTIST (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekUforUnloved)** #SensoryArt (#water) *Blend into background **Rundown and/or neglected things
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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sheena-mck.bsky.social
Attention Alphabetters!
Mon 17 Nov is the start of Week U and the theme for the #AlphabetChallenge is Unloved. So that’s pics of things that are run down and/or neglected. We’re heading into the difficult letters so expect themes to be harder as choices are limited!
Use the # below and have fun😊
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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hedgehoggrl.bsky.social
Stairs.
59 Rivoli, Paris

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #SatARTday #SaturdayStairs
Looking down through the center of an old, wooden oval staircase covered in stickers and spattered with paint.
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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beaveronthego.bsky.social
Oh my… you made my brain hurt so much!
I completely messed up thinking the photo was taken in London (then I actually read what you wrote 😅). I didn’t even know STATIONERS were a thing 👀
So the answer is:
SKIPPERS LTD – NEWSAGENTS & STATIONERS

I’m actually quite proud of myself… is that bad? 😁
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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pat-henry.bsky.social
🌙 In the silence of the city, time stands still—only the lights remember who walked these streets 💫

#LondonPhotography #BigBen #RedPhoneBooth #NightPhotography #CityLights #MoodyLondon #UrbanExplorer #TravelPhotography #CinematicVibes #LondonNights #StreetPhotography #UrbanMood #london
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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forestfriday.bsky.social
It is #ForestFriday

It's time once again to celebrate the forests, outdoors and nature! We welcome you to share your forest-related themes images or any artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday.

Enjoy the beauty shared by others.

#EastCoastKin #Hiking #Forests #Trees #Outdoors
The banner shows an image of trees and bushes with brightly-colored autumn leaves. The text says, "It is #ForestFriday. A weekly celebration of the outdoors & nature. If you are so inclined, post your forest-related photographs or artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday. Happy trails, my friends."
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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forestfriday.bsky.social
Fun photo! There's so much to look at.
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
lnsqaf.bsky.social
Forest Friday - Including Camouflaged Rope Swing and a River Running - For The Fun Of It #Scape #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin #Reflection #ForestFriday #Nature #Photography #PhoneCamera #Fotografia #Autumn #River #ForTheFunOfIt #Swing
A photograph of a river across which is visible a clearing in a wooded area. There are large trees partially visible on each bank and in the middle of the image a hanging rope and piece of wood that could be used to swing out across the river. It’s barely visible and might require a ‘zoom in’. The photo is taken on a bright autumn afternoon and the river has clear reflections of the trees in it alongside the blue sky. There is also visible a piece of kit I believe is there to measure flow, depth of the river which is in fact shallow and more stream.
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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martinidoro.bsky.social
Who needs 🩷-color, when you have attitude
Dried seed head of a willowherb (blooms pink). The plant is brown and dry, with narrow, curled seed hairs and threadlike remnants of the seed pods. The background is blurred. Focus on the delicate, spirally twisted plant structures. Vertrockneter Fruchtstand eines Weidenröschens (blüht rosa). Die Pflanze ist braun und trocken, mit schmalen, eingerollten Samenhaaren und fadenförmigen Resten der Samenschoten. Der Hintergrund ist unscharf. Fokus auf die filigranen, spiralig gedrehten Pflanzenreste.
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
lnsqaf.bsky.social
No Expectation (Sorry) - Charles Dickens ‘Great Expectations’ #WeekTForTelevision #AlphabetChallenge #CharlesDickens #GhostSigns #NightmareNovember #Scape #UrbanScape #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #Canon #Photography #Fotografia #Autumn #Rochester #Kent
A photograph of a billboard style poster on the side of a building located in Rochester High Street. A little raggedy and of Charles Dickens (local connection). On the wall above the poster is a ghost sign which is hard to decipher. In this image the poster is dissected by the sloping roof of an adjacent building. The building itself is old, perhaps Industrial Revolution and has beautiful, ornate windows. Colours are muted reflecting the poor light at the time of taking. Early afternoon in November.
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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mickfitzgerald.bsky.social
Full Beaver supermoon last evening 🌕
@stormhour.com #supermoon #beavermoon #royaltunbridgewells
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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lolalippi.bsky.social
Aww thanks for thinking of me @beaveronthego.bsky.social - honored to be your fave street art photographer 🫶🏻
When I'm back in London, I clearly need to go to Shoreditch 😄
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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beaveronthego.bsky.social
Shoreditch is such an iconic neighborhood for #StreetArt. When I stumbled upon Lola’s, I immediately thought of my favorite street art photographer (@lolalippi.bsky.social). I walked in and asked if Lola was around... but it was like I spoke Spanish. Turns out, she’s never been there. 😞 #Photography
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.

And they're marked by St George's flags

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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saintmaker.bsky.social
“On a Beach Made of Glass”

Second Beach/Olympic National Park/WA

#BlueSkyMonday #Blue
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM