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Exiled ancient Brit engineer living amongst horse carts and shoofly pies; conduit for creatives' dreams, explorer of edge cases, disciple of scale, envoy of the backend

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Witchspace @witchspace.bsky.social · Apr 9
When I am not at work, I try (although this year...) to maintain my sanity by wandering around with a camera, taking bad photos at random.

For those who need help sleeping, more can be found over at www.flickr.com/photos/shynd...

Feel free to use and abuse, but an attribution wouldn't go amiss.
Plastic multipoint 3d star lamp suspended on a black background, diffuse orange light filling it Young child crouched down digging in the yard with a trowel Sunset over Prettyboy Reservoir in Northern Maryland, trees line the right hand edge, with a vivd sky reflected in the still waters Marged HDR surreal effect on a parked aircraft at York Airport, PA
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A downstream aerial riverscape from last week for you, the Lake Clarke section of the Susquehanna fighting the freeze and the three big islands off Murphy's Hollow Lane; inhabited in summer months, highly prized plots; Mud, Garden and Heisey

#Photography #Scape #Landscape #EastCoastKin
Color drone photo looking downstream across a part frozen Lake Clarke section of the Susquehanna River from Columbia, highlighting the three big islands that become inhabited in warmer months; Heisey, Garden and Mud
December 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Happy Boxing Day, Feast of St Stephen's for some, "The Day After" for others.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #mostrecent; your most recent bird picture. To that end, here's mine which I skipped for the other day's facing theme.

#Photography #Birds #Nature #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a female cardinal in short grass, head and body tilted to its right, facing the camera
December 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Time to sit and watch the Christmas #Strictly and have a bite to eat; then fixing more of the 6 month gap in my photo feed on flic.kr/ps/Dbt47n

Give that person whose been doing all the holiday prep an extra hug, call those lone family members and friends.

To borrow a phrase - humankind, be both
Infinity light illuminated Santa Claus waving from atop a decorated Christmas tree
December 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Not sure if I will post much before the day, so ...

Camera Elves

...They leaped then aboard, and to drones gave a whistle,
And away they all flew, like the down of a thistle.
But I heard them exclaim, ere they flew out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”

#Photography
Color photograph of an illuminated heart, surrounding four other hearts, atop an illuminated candy cane, with many more festive lights in the background
December 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Don't often contribute to #WaterfallWednesday, largely because I don't know of many locally, and those I do know of are not particularly photogenic ... also I keep debating NDs ... but brands, sizes etc ... too many choices

#Photography #ClassicMono
Black and white render of water tumbling down and icy Strickler Run
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Alan's posed us #contrast as today's theme, so going for my steadfast BWB (Big White Birds!) in the shape of this great egret cropped a little deep. To all #BirdOfTheDay contributors and viewers, here's wishing a wonderful holiday to you and yours 🦉🐦

#Photography #Birds #Wildlife #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a great egret tiptoeing through the treetops, neck raised tall
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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I've been lacking anything really flowery or macro of late; most plants are sensibly hiding from the frost, as are their tiny six legged helpers. As some light and color in the bleak winter, how about some rose shaped #bloomscrolling from the summer

#Photography #Flowers #Roses #SensoryArt #Joy
Color photograph of a wonderful peach/pink rose taken amongst the beds of Hershey Gardens in late summer, with a heavily dark vignetted and blurred surround
December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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A little more lighthearted random shot for #AnimalArtTuesday in the form of this giant inflatable Rudolph found amongst the paths of Koziar Christmas Village in Berks County, PA.

#ArtAdventCalendar #SensoryArt #Joy
Color photograph at night time of an inflatable illuminated rudolph the red nosed reindeer
December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Of late I seem to either be posting bird or river pictures, so maybe for today's #AnimalArtTuesday I demonstrate that those grassy knolls I shoot at in William Kain State Park do not solely source bird photos, as this delightful chipmunk illustrates.

#Photography #Wildlife #Nature #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a chipmunk peeking out from short grass in WIlliam S Kain State Park in York County, PA. Looking from left to right, head raised and half of its body obscured by grass.
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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#SideProfiles is the theme for today's #birdoftheday as chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social (with an alternative theme of #BlackBirds); to that end a more closeup look at one of the less confused gulls drifting around Conejohela Flats and Washington Boro 🦉🐦

#Photography #Birds #Wildlife #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a single gull side on flying left to right against a largely featureless white/grey cloud filled sky over the Blue Rock boat launch in Washington Boro, Lancaster County, PA
December 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Its #BlueSkyMonday, alas most of my skies of late have been white, and other objects red, green and gold, so its back to last week's wonderful Columbia crossing visit for a view this time of both the Veteran Memorial and Wright's Ferry bridges.

#Photography #Landscape #EastCoastKin
Color photograph looking upstream on the Susquehanna River from Columbia, Lancaster County, PA across the tops of the Veterans' Memorial Bridge and the Wrights Ferry Bridge. In the distance on the left, the hills of North York, and on the right Chickies ridge line. The water beneath the bridges is part frozen and the foreground right has some leafless trees on the shore
December 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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@alan678.bsky.social chose #Grounded as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, and it appears there's a ton of love out there for female cardinals, as a change from the more showy males, so different grassy knoll, same state park, more cardinal fun. 🦉🐦

#Photography #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a female northern cardinal, on the ground picking through the grass for scraps to eat, looking left to right, head bowed slightly, head tuft relaxed. Shot in William Kain State Park
December 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Your Dec 22–28 art challenge cheat sheet is here!

HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art Challenges: December 22–28 Monday, December 22 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #XtraXmas (#turkey) Tuesday, December 23 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #XtraXmas (#elf) Wednesday, December 24 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #XtraXmas (#santa) Thursday, December 25 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#PalacePicks) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #XtraXmas (#family) Friday, December 26 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #XtraXmas (#present) Saturday, December 27 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#holiday) #XtraXmas (#snowman) Sunday, December 28 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#FutureSelf)* #XtraXmas (#ChristmasTree) ALL WEEK #ArtAdventCalendar (any original, non-AI art daily through Dec 24) #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (through Dec 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekZForZero)* #SensoryArt (#joy) *Imagine who you’ll be in 10 years **The word or numeral 0 is visible
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Alternative #Stunday framing of a view chilly Columbia for those mobile and IG folks who are of more of a portrait persuasion and for whom my panos make squint. The 'old' Veteran's Memorial Bridge again this week as afternoon waned

#Photography #Landscape #EastCoastKin
Color photo from Columbia crossing of part the frozen Susquehanna River, with the Veteran's Memorial Bridge running across the lower third, and stark winter tree limbs, branches and twigs in the foreground in front of a wintry cloud filled sky with just a hint of blue peeking through
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Caught up with the #strictly final, so happy for the winners, totally deserved; someone so down to earth and unassuming. What a pairing 💞

Perfect time also to say thankyou Tess and Claud for keeping us entertained for years, and I know whatever you do next you will ... Keep Dancing ☺️
December 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Noticed my lack of traditional festive 'stuff', so a little corrective action, as we begin what many folks treat as holiday week.

Happy winter solstice

#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography
Color photo of an interesting festive basket, complete with pine fronds, fir cones, poinsettia bloom, candy cane and a delightful collage/diorama in a box showing Santa Claus on his sleigh pulled by raindeer against a backdrop of trees and a starry night Color photograph of a wonderful brushed red metallic bucket/high sided metal vase, with gold interior. Filled with pine fronds, fir cones, 'holly berries' on wires and red festive ribbons Color photograph of a color photo of an old painted wooden 2d sign in the shape of a wandering snowman with a top hat and scarf, carrying a sign that says "come with me to a winter wonderland", illuminated by lights on its feet and hat; taken at night with a backdrop of bokeh other festive lights
December 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Rob's prime choice for today's #BirdOfTheDay was #AboutTheKids so to that end, a couple of fluffy ducklings and their mother out for a morning swim back in the early summer 🦉🐦

#Photography #Birds #Wildlife
Color photograph of two ducklings, in front of and either side of their mother, swimming right to left across the surface of Kiwanis Lake in York, PA in June
December 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Before the ice is in the pools,
Before the skaters go,
Or any cheek at nightfall
Is tarnished by the snow,
Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree,
Wonder upon wonder
Will arrive to me!
-- Emily Dickinson

Just missing a frost fair!

#Photography #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #Landscape
Color photo of the frozen Columbia/Wrightsville crossing on the Susquehanna, with the 'old' Veteran's Memorial Bridge to the right, and the fair shore still wearing its lightweight wrap of recent snow and ice, beneath a cold winter's sky. Reminiscent of those pictures of the Thames through London in the 1600s and early 1800s albeit without the Frost Fairs they would hold on the ice.
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Today's alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls set by @robcrank68.bsky.social - maybe the perfect timing for a wider color view of a mono shot from earlier in the week, and the confused gulls on the part frozen Conejohela Flats 🐦🦉

#Photography #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin
View from the Blue Rock boat launch in Washington Boro, Lancaster County, PA across the part frozen Conejohela Flats and the tip of Grace Island on the Lake Charles section of the Susquehanna River; with the far shoreline and hills of York County behind An area loved by birds, both swimmers and waders, although the recent freeze has left its gull inhabitants largely wandering around on the ice for now
December 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Take a break from the stresses of life. The news bombards us with sights of injustice around the world and in countries where we would never have expected it. Photography gives me that break. Hope you have something that does the same. #photography #Sunset #Ireland #Stunday #EastCoastKin
A wide Irish coastal landscape at low tide, at Lough Foyle during sunset, with calm, shallow water covering wet sand in the foreground and reflecting the dramatic sky like a mirror. The sky is filled with layered storm clouds in deep blues and purples, broken by a vivid band of glowing orange and gold near the horizon where the sun is setting. Wisps of darker cloud stretch diagonally across the sky, adding movement and contrast. The distant shoreline forms a thin, dark line separating sea and sky. Subtle ripples, seaweed, and shallow pools are visible on the reflective surface, creating a symmetrical, tranquil scene dominated by rich colour, light, and reflection.
December 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Another aerial shot; I know, I apologize, will likely take a little bit to get things out of my system, but this one is more for context for those who like and follow my shots of #Birds. When I say the egrets and night herons are from an urban lake, they are ... this one.

#Photography #Nature
Aerial photograph of Kiwanis Lake in suburban York, PA as sunset approaches in mid-December. Quiet and largely devoid of birds bar some ducks and Canada geese in winter months, but come spring, the trees on the top right are home to egrets, and the artificial island, beloved by the night herons.
December 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Rob and Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Quietmoments peaceful captures of birds. As we're nearing the year end, maybe a contemplative shot of a bird many seemed to love this year, namely that tufted titmouse in my favorite grassy spot 🦉🐦

#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Wildlife
Color photograph of a tufted titmouse in short grass, head tilted to one side in contemplation perhaps. Taken in William Kain State Park in York County, PA
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme from @churchstreetimages.com is #OpenHouse, celebrating the feed's year.

I got back into #Photography a year ago, to get me out of the house; and the first image I felt really proud of was this one. Not flashy, but for me ... less random

#Landscape #EastCoastKin
Color photograph of a misty morning along the road to the Pinnacle Overlook in southern Lancaster County, PA. Trees overhanging the road clouded with mist, and the harsh man made shapes of power poles and the lines running between them standing out in contrast
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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'Of Mists & Mystique' (2025) -- the Garden Path Up to the Pagoda is a Maze of Sights, Textures & Blossoming Smells, Layered Visually With Dry Ice Mists, Ba Na Hills, DaNang, Central Vietnam

#Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #PalacesAndGardens ✨

#Photography #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
The glorious and highly designed garden pathways that lead to the incredible pagoda on the mountain top... There are statues and carvings and fountains and Buddhas hidden amongst the trees and luscious plants and ferns...
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Cold feet

Many confused gulls standing out on the recently frozen waters that normally they would be swimming in, or its just the strangest of work holiday parties on the Susquehanna.

#FlyDay #Susquehanna #Birds #Wildlife #Photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono
Black and white render looking out from the Lancaster County shore of Lake Charles at the mid-river islands, at the recently freezing river, and the gulls that would normally be swimming there, but are now standing on the ice ... bemused. Behind them, the unmanaged trees on the islands cast gaunt twisted shapes in shadows
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM