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NickB
@motomd.bsky.social
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Half-fast motorcycle traveler, half-assed amateur photographer, nature and history, birds and insects, national parks, avid procrastinator.
All pictures I post were taken by me, unless otherwise noted.
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A rainy day rolling into Texas, May 2022.
"Welcome to Texas, Drive Friendly - The Texas Way"
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Texas
A motorcycle parked on the shoulder of an empty rural road, next to a sign with a Texas flag reading "Welcome to Texas, Drive Friendly - The Texas Way." Weather is overcast; in fact, it was raining when I took this picture.
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Tennessee-Alabama State Line
Natchez Trace Parkway
May 2022
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Tennessee #Alabama #NPS
A black BMW motorcycle, loaded for a road trip, parked in front of a large three part wooden sign. The center part of the sign says "State Line," and discusses the history of the region that would become Alabama and Tennessee. The left part of the sign says "Alabama," and displays the Alabama state seal; the right part has the same for Tennessee.
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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"Welcome to South Dakota - Great Faces, Great Places"
Sept 2024
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #SouthDakota
A black motorcycle parked in front of a South Dakota state welcome sign. An empty rural road enters the left of the frame and runs to a vanishing point near the center of the shot. Grassland and scattered pine forest dominate the landscape.
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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"Welcome to South Carolina / Smiling Faces - Beautiful Places"
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #SouthCarolina
A black motorcycle parked beside a rural road, in front of a South Carolina state welcome sign. The road runs through a lush green forest.
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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"Welcome to Rhode Island - The Ocean State"
Another old shot, because I haven't been to #RhodeIsland in over 18 years. I really need to remedy that.
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography
A motorcycle viewed from the rear, with canvas bags strapped to the passenger seat. The bike is parked in front of a Rhode Island state welcome sign, and another sign reading "slower traffic keep right." The bike's license plate reads "UNCAGD."
December 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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The steeple of the American Cathedral in Paris.
#BlueskyArtShow #OpenHouse #EastCoastKin #Paris
The steeple of the American Cathedral in Paris, in late afternoon sun with gray clouds above. The church is surrounded by the rooftops of Paris extending into the distance.
December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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A day when the #sky couldn't decide whether to rain or shine, so it did both. East Point Lighthouse, Prince Edward Island.
#BlueskyArtShow #Photography #EastCoastKin #PEI
East Point Lighthouse, Prince Edward Island. Both the light and the keeper's house are white clapboard with red metal roofs. The weather is sunny, but with a dark cloud hanging above. The Gulf of St. Lawrence is visible in the background.
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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A dramatic #sky over Ocean City, #Maryland.
#BlueskyArtShow #Photography #EastCoastKin
Taken from an elevated perspective (25th floor of a building), the shot is dominated by a dramatic sky of broken clouds with sunbeams coming through over a broad bay. In the foreground are buildings, including a large blue water tower. A long low bridge crosses the bay to the left.
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A tree skeleton against the blue #sky. Blue Ridge Mountains, #Virginia.
#BlueskyArtShow #Photography #EastCoastKin
A dead tree, with broken branches pointing in all directions, stands on a mountainside. Behind it is another ridge with fall colors on the trees, and beyond that is a vast plain stretching to the distant horizon. The sky above is bright blue with a few small clouds floating by. Little Devils Stairs Overlook, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
December 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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The view from a #window at Chateau de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley, France.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekWforWindows
#WindowsonWednesday
#EastCoastKin
#photography
Looking through a closed multi-paned window in a French chateau at the water and trees outside. the sun casts a shadow of the window on the white stone interior wall.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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As pronounced in Pete's native Parseltongue.
#HarryPotter
Pete Hegseth behind a nameplate identifying him as "Ssecretary of War."
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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A #gannet rookery at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Sound up for full effect. #BirdOfTheDay
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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It was 74° F in Calvert County, Maryland today. Perfect for a Thanksgiving eve ride!
#motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #MotoGuzzi
A motorcycle parked on a sandy riverbank, and reflected in a shallow puddle. Sunshine, blue sky, and cotton ball clouds.
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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"Welcome to Oklahoma"
Accidentally jumped from OH to PA last week, skipping OK and OR. I've been to Oregon, but not on a bike, so no pic. Here's a misty morning in Oklahoma, though.
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Oklahoma
A black motorcycle, parked beside a straight rural two-lane road on a misty overcast morning. In the background is a sign reading "Welcome to Oklahoma." This was during a six week, 10,000 mile trip, which helps explain the overloaded bike.
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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#Small boat, big ocean.
#BlueSkyArtShow #photography
#EastCoastKin
A sailboat under grey skies on the Atlantic Ocean.
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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One of my favorite signs of the day.
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#HCR #ProtestDC #Resist
A protester in front of the Lincoln Memorial holding a sign reading "I'll stop fighting when Heather Cox Richardson says we're fine."
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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We sent a message to Congress today.
#protestDC #resist
Protestors march towards the Capitol. Prominent are an upside down U.S. flag and a sign reading "Enough is Enough."
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#photography
Such an ignoble fate for a once beautiful machine! 😢
A BMW 2800CS well on its way to returning to its elemental particles. It's hard to see, but there is a tree growing out of the back seat through the rear window. Behind it is a BMW 2002 in a similar state.
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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"Welcome to Pennsylvania"
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Pennsylvania
A rural road enters the bottom left corner of the frame and runs into the distance, past homes, mailboxes, and a sign reading Welcome to Pennsylvania, Adams County. Just beyond the sign, a gravel road meets the paved road, and a motorcycle waits, parked at the junction.
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision
The View
#Scape #Photography
A view from a mountaintop rock across a broad valley. Pine tree boughs against a sunny blue sky fill the upper part of the shot.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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#Evening #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography
A view of the Grand Canyon at sunset. The image is dominated by a massive cliff face glowing as it's hit by the setting sunlight. On the right a tree enters the frame.
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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"Welcome to Ohio - So much to Discover!"
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Ohio
A black motorcycle parked on the near side of a freeway, under an Ohio state welcome sign.
November 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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#stunday #blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #photography
A scrappy pine tree growing from a crack in the rock at Raven's Roost overlook, Shenandoah National Park. Behind the tree is an expansive view of a broad valley under sunny blue skies.
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock #photography
#Devil'sTower National Monument, #Wyoming, Sept. 2024
A view from the base of Devil's Tower looking up. A few pine trees are growing up through the boulder field below, then the column of the tower stretches into a clear blue sky.
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM