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Naturally Wonderful @naturallywonderful.bsky.social · May 14

#RoseWednesday showcases nature's art work. 🥀

#MayBlooms #red #roses
#photography #PhotoHour
#BloomScrolling #nature
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
#macro #art #SensoryArt

Close up of a white and cream colored rose in full bloom with reddish-tipped petals. In the background is a red rosebud and green leaves.

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Gina

@createnewpaths.bsky.social

I love observing nature’s designs and am fascinated by the centers of sunflowers.
I love sunflowers, such happy sun filled joys! 🌻🌻🌻🌻

A collection of 8 close up photographs of the center of sunflowers

July 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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Mike Hendley 🎨 ✍️ 🇨🇦

@mikehendley.com

Started this bumblebee drawing for World Bee Day. I focused on texture with my .3mm Pentel Graphgear and 2B lead, resisting the urge to create too much detail. Flowers got less love, but still pop. Tagging this with #RareLittleThings as a teaser–announcement coming soon! 😉😊 #sciart

Graphite drawing of a bumblebee mid-flight next to a cluster of flowers, rendered in fine detail on white paper.

May 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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For #FlowersOnFriday, a vibrant orange daylily after a light rain.

#FloralFriday #PhotoHour
#BloomScrolling #flowers
#photography #macro
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear

A bright orange daylily flower is open. The 6 stamens are rising out of the center. Yellow pollen is on the dark tips (anthers) of the stamens. There are a few drops of rain from a recent shower. The flower is surrounded by several buds and the background is green foliage.
📷 Nikon D7500, 18-300mm Sigma lens

June 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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#WeekWforWacky
#AlphabetChallenge
A cornucopia of hardware trinkets kept in a jar "just in case"....

#photography #macro
#MacroMonday #wacky
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear

A closeup image of nuts, bolts, screws, and various types of hardware fasteners made of metal and plastic. They are multi-colored in silver, gold, copper, brown, and black. Usually kept in a large jar until needed to make a repair. Anyone else have a jar of these "just in case?" 😊
📷 Nikon z6ii, Nikkor Z MC 105mm, 2.8 macro lens.

June 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM

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Traveling The Road Images (E.C.Teodoro Photography)

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Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Julian, California

Escape to a world of natural wonder and allow its soothing stillness and vibrant landscapes to fill your heart with joy and your soul with serenity.

#photography #julianca #California #nature #landscapephotography

May 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM

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Kevin

@fastbytes.bsky.social

Pendleton Barn on the Gifford Homestead, Fruita Valley District Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

#photography #Landscape #Barn #Nature #CapitolReef #NationalPark #Nikon

May 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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The #smArtist theme for today is my favorite flower, the #peony. This bush was bursting with fragrant #flowers on a bright, sunny day. 💙🌞

#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour
#photography #nature #art
#MacroMonday #macro
#BloomScrolling #ArtYear

Closeup of a fully blossomed white peony with pink central carpel (capsules which protect the seeds) and stigma.
The featured flower is surrounded by dark green leaves and several white peonies in the background. A tiny insect is exploring the interior petals.
Image taken in bright sunlight with a Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300mm.
(ISO 100, 57mm, f11, 1/125s)

May 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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It's #WorldBeeDay to raise awareness of the wondrous #pollinators that are vital for our plants and food. 🐝
Snapped this honey bee working a redbud tree.

#photography #macro
#BloomScrolling #plants
#wildlife #PhotoHour
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
#bees #insects #nature

Closeup of a redbud tree branch with pink blossoms. A honey bee is approaching a bloom. The pollen bags on its back legs are yellow.
Today is World Bee Day to raise awareness of the vital importance of bees for ecosystems.
📷 Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300mm macro

May 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM

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Pete Calandra

@petecalandra.bsky.social

1) Today my 17th album is live on all digital platforms.
Quiet music for a loud world.....Enjoy!
#newmusic #musicsky #piano #ambient
vocal.media/beat/night-m...

“Night Mist” - Pete Calandra Finds Stillness in Sound

A master of mood and melody, Calandra’s latest album offers a meditative journey through eleven ambient piano-based pieces.

vocal.media

May 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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A lost slipper on rough concrete #texture found at an #abandoned "ghost town." Silly #Limerick in alt.

#BlueSkyArtShow #blue
#photography #shadow
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
#forgotten #lost #decay

A modern-day Cinderella
Got online and met a fella.
Had a date at this place.
Ran from his ghostly face.
Lost her slipper like Cinderella.

This image emphasizes texture and was taken while exploring a ghost town in Texas. On rough, cracked concrete, there was a woman's Mary Jane style, flat slipper with a bow. It was weathered and worn out with silvery colored fabric. The shoe appears to sit on my shadow while I snap the shot. I adjusted the color to lighten the concrete and make my shadow blue.
📷 Taken in bright sunlight with a Nikon z6ii.

May 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM

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Loaded with pollen, a bee takes off from a prickly pear cactus in #FullBloom.

#MayBlooms #pollenators
#BloomScrolling #flowers
#photography #PhotoHour
#EastCoastKin #nature
#FlowersOnFriday #bees

Closeup of a yellow prickly pear cactus flower in full bloom. A bee is seen midair flying away with yellow pollen on its body. Reddish buds and green cactus nopales (pads) are blurred with a shallow depth of field. This cactus is growing in north Texas.

May 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM

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Belle Wild

@bellewild.bsky.social

I snapped a picture of these. Are they carnations? Aren't they pretty?
#art #picsky #scape #flowerscape #Flowers #photography #blueskyphotography #macrophotography #naturephotography #real #bloomscrolling #mayblooms #springflowers #Wednesday #nature #garden #gardening

May 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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#RoseWednesday showcases nature's art work. 🥀

#MayBlooms #red #roses
#photography #PhotoHour
#BloomScrolling #nature
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
#macro #art #SensoryArt

May 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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Early morning for a pair of #sleepy lilies.

#MayBlooms #Stunday
#BloomScrolling #flowers
#photography #macro
#ArtChallenge #botanical
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear

Early morning sunlight on a lily plant highlights a closeup image of 2 white lilies. Both have bright pinkish stripes and are bending downward. Dark green foliage is in the background.

May 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM

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Skittles

@skittlesmom.bsky.social

Happy Mother's Day.

May 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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For #BlueSkyArtShow...
#Lines that crisscross.
Northbound dogs leading their hoomans. Lines transmitting East & West.
On the trail, you can hear energy vibrations.

#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
#photography #landscape
#hiking #walking #dogs
#PhotoHour #humans

There are multiple lines of electrical power cables connected to many towers which extend to the horizon. In the foreground, there are 2 dogs followed by 2 men walking single file on a trail in an open field. The dogs and men are walking northbound while the power cables crisscross east-west over their path. It's a cloudy day.

May 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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The fragrance of my favorite flower, #peony, brings back memories of my mom's garden, especially on this Mother's Day weekend.

#MayBlooms #spring
#FlowersOnFriday #insects
#BloomScrolling #flowers
#photography #PhotoHour
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
#macro #nature #pink

Closeup of a pink peony with 2 dark pink buds surrounded by dark green leaves. There are ants crawling throughout the peony, which provides nectar, while the ants protect the peony blossoms from other insects. Mutualism in nature.

May 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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Craig Wolfie

@craigwolfie.bsky.social

#photography #fujifilm #canada #alberta #rockies #peytolake

I know! One of the most photographed places in Canada but I’m proud of it!

May 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM

Naturally Wonderful

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On the wetlands boardwalk at a wildlife sanctuary, I spotted a lone turtle surrounded by the reflection of tall trees and a bright #BlueSky.

#BlueSkyMonday #ArtYear
#photography #nature #lake
#EastCoastKin #wildlife
#turtle #reflections

A peaceful scene with a lone turtle basking in the sun on a log in a lake. The turtle is surrounded by reflections of trees and the blue sky mirrored in the water. The lake is dotted with green algae and plants.
I captured this scene on the wetlands boardwalk at the Heard Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney, TX.

May 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM

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Traveling The Road Images (E.C.Teodoro Photography)

@travelingtheroad.bsky.social

San Diego County
(Jamul, California)

As you embark on your travels, revel in the thrill of discovery and the delight of crafting lasting memories. The journey itself serves as the destination, and each moment will present something fresh and extraordinary.

#photography #sandiegocounty #sunset