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Gloria
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Retired to ride horses in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
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Gloria @rideintothesunset.bsky.social · Apr 5
Alt text = “the rest of the story” for me. When I’m cruising along liking pretty flowers and birds, I don’t always check their alt text, but when I see something extraordinary that needs to be clicked up to full screen, I always hope to find out more about where, when, why, etc.
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Cold sunrise.
Looking out of the window in the west facing garage door January 20, 2026. Water condensation has partially turned to ice. Early morning sun lights up clear blue sky. Gravel driveway, grass, trees, and red barn are barely recognizable, like an abstract painting, as they begin to catch the light of day.
January 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Deceptively pretty yesterday. Not really a good day for a walk outdoors.
Clear blue sky. Sun shines down on grass and trees. Snow remains in the north facing area shaded by the house. 20 degrees Fahrenheit at noon. Feels Like 3 degrees (-16C). Wind gusts up to 27 mph. Excuse me for not staying out longer than absolutely necessary for a while.
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Peace in the barn. Even when Gema is in Dulce's stall cleaning up her hay. There is plenty for all.
Pinto Paso Fino, Gema, eats hay in Dulce's stall as Dulce looks on from the doorway. No problem. Dulce just went to Gema's stall to the left and ate hay in that stall. If three mares can figure out how to live peacefully why can't humans?
January 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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March is "only" two months away! The overnight dusting of snow and current 15 degree Fahrenheit (-9C) temperature is just preparing the soil for these beauties to pop out of the ground ready to party under blue skies and warm sun.
Early March 2025 miniature daffodils were the first to bloom in spring. Their cheery yellow blossoms lift the hearts of winter-weary humans. This winter seems particularly dreary in so many ways. Hoping spring will bring us all better things.
January 18, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Garlic laughs at snow.
An old planting of garlic ignored for years in the corner of a garden box. It has grown into a thick mass of green that even January cold, snow, and ice cannot stop. Admirable perseverance.
January 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Pink clouds in a blue sky.
The world moves on just after the sun slips behind the horizon. Stark black silhouettes of bare winter trees are outlined by clouds lit up pink by the setting sun in a blue sky. Looks peaceful. Wish all the world could be this peaceful.
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Explosive looking sunrise. A reflection of the country I live in right now? Sorry, gloomy thoughts today.
8:32 am January 13, 2026 in southern Indiana, USA. Premonition? Let's hope not. The rising sun is strangely diffused to look like a mushroom cloud. Growing light silhouettes bare winter trees against orange glow and blue sky. Anxiety rising with each sunrise of 2026.
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Dawn. Winter.
Bare trees silhouetted black against orange just beginning to light up the morning sky. A crescent moon blurred into a pale blob in the upper right corner of the shot. Magic time.
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Watcher at sunset. A moment of peace in at least a small corner of the world.
Black cat, Lady Day. Piercing yellow-green eyes peer through a red metal gate propped against a tree. The sun sets behind her, throwing long shadows across the pasture behind. Tan round bale hay feeder stands abandoned right rear while horses are eating their supper of grain in the barn.
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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January.
Mist rises off the lake just beyond the horse pasture. A dusting of morning snow lies atop sand in the paddock and the trail to the pasture. Bare trees challenge cloudy skies. Cold. January 11, 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Sunday morning birdwatching. Snow flurries blowing outside in 30m/48k per hour winds.
Brightly painted red, blue, and orange macaws in a forest of green ceramic leaves look out a dark window at snow flurries swirling outside. Their windchime hangs quiet and warm while the chimes on the front porch play a wild tune against a backdrop of wind roaring through trees this morning.
January 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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Winter written in the morning sky.
Dramatic cloud stripe bisected the rising sun January 9, 2026 at 8:55am EST in southern Indiana. Walking back to the house after completing barn chores, this image stopped me and demanded phone camera come out of pocket and document this moment. The many jet contrails also visible reflect being 30 miles north of Louisville airport/UPS Worldport main hub.
January 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Clouds thicken at sunset.
January 8, 2025 at 5:09pm EST in southern Indiana. Morning blue sky quickly filled with clouds. Rain expected the next couple of days. The sun is trying to cheer up the world with a tiny bit of color. Thank you sun.
January 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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Two hours of blue sky yesterday. More than we've seen in a long while, or so it feels anyway.
Gloriously blue January sky over mostly bare trees and brown grass. Some white clouds gather near the horizon with very light cloud stripes radiating out like sunbeams. Many jet airplane contrails also streak the sky in crisscross patterns. A lone vulture circles in the upper right corner.
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Cuddle sisters.
Two shiny black cats with yellow eyes, sisters Laila and Lady Day, curl up together on top of a large round bale of hay in the barn. Sometimes staring into a black cat's fur is like staring into the void.
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Sunset inching north.
January 5 2025 at 5:21 EST. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but two weeks past winter solstice the sun seems to be visibly setting a bit further north. Spring is coming!
January 6, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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First in, last out. Sweet Gema.
Long black hair partially hides face and eyes. Black tipped brown ears point alertly forward. Thin white blaze expands into a pinkish white spot between dark nostrils. Brown head and patches on a white body. This is my sweetheart. She has had her neck rub and hug and is saying goodnight human. Her herd waits just outside the barn for her to join them at the hay feeder in the pasture.
January 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Bird watching on a winter morning.
Three fancy birds captured in their natural habitat of a black velvet lined box filled with rhinestones from early to mid 20th century. Cold and dark outside in pre-dawn January 2026. Warm and colorful inside. Distraction from a mad world.
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Suppertime. Can't be late.
Gema, the pinto Paso Fino mare, gallops to the barn for her evening meal as the sun sets behind her at 5:12 pm EST. Her two herd mates have beaten her to the barn and she is afraid she'll miss out if she doesn't hustle. Never happened to her yet, but a horse never knows.
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Faster than the speed of a phone camera on a cloudy New Year Day. Let's all find the joy, exuberance, and sheer enthusiasm in living every single moment we can this year.
Squeaky, the 13-1/2 year old (80 in human years) bluetick color American English Coonhound, gallops with tail held high and ears swept back on leaf covered lawn and white gravel driveway. After a trip to the vet, she is on 4 medications now for ear, eye, and vertigo. She is a sweet, gentle spirit with the important job of looking after her 3 horses, 3 cats, and 2 humans.
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Will 2026 be a better year?
Sky writing just before sunset a few days ago. Living 30 miles north of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, home to UPS Worldport, makes the sky interesting.
January 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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Year's end.
Dark clouds limit mid-day light. Bare tree trunks covered in maybe ivy? Will the trees survive? Will we survive? Dark thoughts on a winter day.
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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All is well in the barn on a cold winter's day.
Two black cats claim high watch points on round bales of hay. No mice allowed in this barn. Laila and Lady Day are not really as fierce as they seem looking at their human from above.
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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But I don't want to go back to the vet today.
Squeaky on her ride back from a vet visit Friday 12-26-25. She wouldn't stay still enough for x-rays so it's back to the vet today for sedation and x-rays. She wobbles when she walks. She is 13-1/2 years old. Very old for a 70 pound American English Coonhound.
December 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Summertime dream.
June 22, 2025. Ferns on a rocky hillside. Peaceful photo I see on my Safari homepage every day to remind me of warmth and freedom on the trails.
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM