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Curtis Burns

@thatturtle.bsky.social

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Do you see what I see. *********************** "... tell me you have dreamed / of lifting your left foot closer / to flight, that you, too, would die happiest / by music..." Ocean Vuong 'In Defence of Dancing'

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · Jan 20

#silentsunday

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c @3boxesofsighs.bsky.social · 8h

i was always attracted not by some quantifiable,external beauty,but by something deep down,something absolute

- haruki murakami

softest pink peony against a black background

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 8h

In florescence.

An eminent young composer weighs in on the condition of mass-media arts criticism, plus recommended live new-music events for Nov. 12–18.

Photograph: Poiesis Quartet by Eden Davis

In florescence.

An eminent young composer weighs in on the condition of mass-media arts criticism, plus recommended live new-music events for Nov. 12–18.

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 9h

#photography #egretphotography #egret #birds #naturephotography #EastCoastKin

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Meandering M🌿 @pathwaymoments.bsky.social · 2d

When daydreaming is real 🕊️ ….

Distance mountains have trees and mist hugging its perimeter as the morning sky is dappled with violet hues.

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 2d

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12. Darkscreen - Downward
13. She’s So Fine (Mono version) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14. Every Everything - Hüsker Dü
15. Wrapped Up in Circles - Major Stars

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 2d

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8. None More Than You [Eve Beglarian] - Roomful of Teeth & The Dessoff Choir
9. The Secret of Magnetism - Kali Malone & Drew McDowall
10. Another Fade - Steve Gunn
11. Preview - Surface of the Earth
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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 2d

Too dark to underline - A Mix

1. Beat It - Mal Waldron, Reggie Workman, & Ed Blackwell
2. Sir Simpleton - Henry Threadgill
3. Tras la Temestad (Bolero) - Frank Rosaly
4. Obsidian - Nicole Glover
5. Chant - Florian Arbenz & Greg Osby
6. Interupt - Zane Trow
7. marginelia/ium/ibus - Steve Long
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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 3d

#silentsunday #photography #stillifephotography #EastCoastKin

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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 3d

Precioses criatures alades. Estany d'Ivars i Vilasana.
#Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #BirdOfTheDay #TakeOffs #EastCoastKin

Dos ocells sobre unes branques emergents sobre les aigües de l'estany d'Ivars i Vilasana. Un d'ells te les ales obertes perque acaba d'aterrar.

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 3d

Kitchen Abstracts #silentsunday #photography #blackandwhitephotography #minimalistphotography #abstractphotography #EastCoastKin

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 3d

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #EastCoastKin

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 3d

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #numbers #17 #coffee #thebestpartofwakingup #EastCoastKin

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨

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MrsS @vivibene1.bsky.social · 4d

Curvaceous petals
Seductively beckon me
Summer’s final show
#Haiku #Nature #Flowers
#BloomScrolling 📷©vivibene1

Color macro of an orange Dahlia with a couple curved internal petals teasingly hiding the flower’s center that is peeking below them.

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 4d

❤️❤️❤️

Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 5d

#photography #naturephotography #birdphotography #junco #lightbulb #EastCoastKin

Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 5d

'Mitternacht' #FotoVorschlag

Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 6d

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 6d

#photography #sojospaclub #sunset #sunsetphotography #infinitypool #EastCoastKin

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EastCoastKin @eastcoastkin-ac.bsky.social · 6d

#HolidayRobin #EastCoastKin

Jan @mormorjan.bsky.social · 7d

#FestiveDailyRobin

Watercolor painting of a small bird perched on a thin branch. The bird has a brown head, a vibrant red chest, and blue and purple accents on its wings. The bird's body is round and fluffy, with a delicate beak and small legs. The background is a soft white, with subtle watercolor splatters. available as handmade Christmas cards here: https://cardsbymormorjan.etsy.com/listing/4356438046

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Amy Delorme @wakingasleep.bsky.social · 6d

Electricity pylon

#filmphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #filmisnotdead #photography #mediumformat #streetphotography

📷 Beier Beirax
🎞️ Kentmere 100
🧪 Black White & Green (1:49)

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MrsS @vivibene1.bsky.social · 7d

Color shot of graffiti on a Madrid wall that is a full heart muscle with arteries and everything. It is painted white in the middle with a red outline on a black background with the caption to this photo written in Spanish in the middle of the heart in red paint. A 2025 is painted below it and an upside down crown. On the left is red painting that I assume is the artist's signature, but can't really tell.

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 7d

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14. Battleships - Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, & Junius Paul

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 7d

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9. Words - Joris Geurts, Stephan Knies, Carin Nelson, & Athena Norcia
10. Music Inside the Language III: Spraksanger 1 - Sten Sandell, Nina de Heney, & Sofia Jernberg
11. Tango [Igor Stravinsky] - Trio Ghidorah
12. Auster - Tom Skinner
13. The Music of Chance - Seo Young Do
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_Mix_Certain accidental brushes by Curtis Burns on Apple Music

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 7d

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5. Ahmad the Terrible - Vasil Hadžimanov Band
6. The Clothed Woman (Dedicated to Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton) - Jay Hoggard & Anthony Davis
7. Ossining - Craig Taborn & Kris Davis
8. Stephen Finds a Path - Tom Varner, Kenny Warren, Stephen Haynes, Josh Roseman, & Joe Morris
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_Mix_Certain accidental brushes by Curtis Burns on Apple Music

Playlist · 14 Songs

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