Witchspace
@witchspace.bsky.social
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
All views and opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of my employer
All views and opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of my employer
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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.
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.
Mischief and Infamy
A summer evening peek for #PinkMon, the delicate riverside form of loosestrife, an invasive plant here. In the background, the towers of Unit 1, maybe resurrected for data center use ... and the infamous Unit 2, of Three Mile Island.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay
A summer evening peek for #PinkMon, the delicate riverside form of loosestrife, an invasive plant here. In the background, the towers of Unit 1, maybe resurrected for data center use ... and the infamous Unit 2, of Three Mile Island.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Mischief and Infamy
A summer evening peek for #PinkMon, the delicate riverside form of loosestrife, an invasive plant here. In the background, the towers of Unit 1, maybe resurrected for data center use ... and the infamous Unit 2, of Three Mile Island.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay
A summer evening peek for #PinkMon, the delicate riverside form of loosestrife, an invasive plant here. In the background, the towers of Unit 1, maybe resurrected for data center use ... and the infamous Unit 2, of Three Mile Island.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay
Cool, grey day here today; not conducive weather for these beautiful heliconius butterflies, who are used to sunnier climes and thankfully nice and warm inside Hershey's atrium.
#Photography #Wildlife #Insects #MacroMonday
#Photography #Wildlife #Insects #MacroMonday
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Cool, grey day here today; not conducive weather for these beautiful heliconius butterflies, who are used to sunnier climes and thankfully nice and warm inside Hershey's atrium.
#Photography #Wildlife #Insects #MacroMonday
#Photography #Wildlife #Insects #MacroMonday
Bit of crossover with the #birding folks for this #BlueSkyMonday. Folks were quizzing me about the egret and night herons back in the spring, and this 'urban lake' that I said I would see them at. Well, here's a little picture of the spot; Kiwanis Lake, in suburban York City, PA.
#Photography
#Photography
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Bit of crossover with the #birding folks for this #BlueSkyMonday. Folks were quizzing me about the egret and night herons back in the spring, and this 'urban lake' that I said I would see them at. Well, here's a little picture of the spot; Kiwanis Lake, in suburban York City, PA.
#Photography
#Photography
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Your art challenge cheat sheet for Nov 10–16!
UPDATE: #HolidayRobin for daily robins
Host list + posts from them in the comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
UPDATE: #HolidayRobin for daily robins
Host list + posts from them in the comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Your art challenge cheat sheet for Nov 10–16!
UPDATE: #HolidayRobin for daily robins
Host list + posts from them in the comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
UPDATE: #HolidayRobin for daily robins
Host list + posts from them in the comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
I came from the sunny valleys
And sought for the open sea,
For I thought in its gray expanses
My peace would come to me.
I came at last to the ocean
And found it wild and black,
And I cried to the windless valleys,
"Be kind and take me back!"
-- Sara Teasdale
#ImageAndVerse #Stunday
And sought for the open sea,
For I thought in its gray expanses
My peace would come to me.
I came at last to the ocean
And found it wild and black,
And I cried to the windless valleys,
"Be kind and take me back!"
-- Sara Teasdale
#ImageAndVerse #Stunday
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I came from the sunny valleys
And sought for the open sea,
For I thought in its gray expanses
My peace would come to me.
I came at last to the ocean
And found it wild and black,
And I cried to the windless valleys,
"Be kind and take me back!"
-- Sara Teasdale
#ImageAndVerse #Stunday
And sought for the open sea,
For I thought in its gray expanses
My peace would come to me.
I came at last to the ocean
And found it wild and black,
And I cried to the windless valleys,
"Be kind and take me back!"
-- Sara Teasdale
#ImageAndVerse #Stunday
Meant to add a little gaming update this weekend; yes still playing and enjoying both BF6 and ARC; but if you're looking for a chill addiction and you've managed to pull yourself away from Balatro ... could do worse than saving Ballbylon. Ball x Pit ... vey, very good
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Meant to add a little gaming update this weekend; yes still playing and enjoying both BF6 and ARC; but if you're looking for a chill addiction and you've managed to pull yourself away from Balatro ... could do worse than saving Ballbylon. Ball x Pit ... vey, very good
For those less moved by natures' displays of painterly prowess, an alternative #GreenSat, but related to the last and some of this week's foliage, namely the locomotive that pulled, and the carriage I stood in to take this week's shots.
#ColorADay #Photography #SensoryArt #Patterns
#ColorADay #Photography #SensoryArt #Patterns
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For those less moved by natures' displays of painterly prowess, an alternative #GreenSat, but related to the last and some of this week's foliage, namely the locomotive that pulled, and the carriage I stood in to take this week's shots.
#ColorADay #Photography #SensoryArt #Patterns
#ColorADay #Photography #SensoryArt #Patterns
While fall foliage has been something I've chased of late; today's color theme pushes back toward normalcy, so let me dig deep and find some examples not decked out in yellow, browns and red. The last hold outs of the season that's been.
#Photography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Landscape
#Photography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Landscape
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
While fall foliage has been something I've chased of late; today's color theme pushes back toward normalcy, so let me dig deep and find some examples not decked out in yellow, browns and red. The last hold outs of the season that's been.
#Photography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Landscape
#Photography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Landscape
So last spring, were the shepherds warned, full of delight, or just rocked back on their heels like the rest of us as the #evening cast its enchantment?
#Photography #Landscape #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin
#Photography #Landscape #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So last spring, were the shepherds warned, full of delight, or just rocked back on their heels like the rest of us as the #evening cast its enchantment?
#Photography #Landscape #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin
#Photography #Landscape #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin
The wonderful iridescence of an oakleaf butterfly relaxing on the stucco wall; the underside of those wings are nothing like the tops. When the wings are closed you would be hard pressed to not think it a leaf.
#NaturePhotography #FlyDay #Butterflies #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
#NaturePhotography #FlyDay #Butterflies #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The wonderful iridescence of an oakleaf butterfly relaxing on the stucco wall; the underside of those wings are nothing like the tops. When the wings are closed you would be hard pressed to not think it a leaf.
#NaturePhotography #FlyDay #Butterflies #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
#NaturePhotography #FlyDay #Butterflies #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
Just because the weather has become colder, doesn't keep me away from bankside snapping. A late afternoon view across the Susquehanna River from Wrightsville to Columbia, along the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
#Photography #Landscape #Scape #Susquehanna #EastCoastKin
#Photography #Landscape #Scape #Susquehanna #EastCoastKin
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just because the weather has become colder, doesn't keep me away from bankside snapping. A late afternoon view across the Susquehanna River from Wrightsville to Columbia, along the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
#Photography #Landscape #Scape #Susquehanna #EastCoastKin
#Photography #Landscape #Scape #Susquehanna #EastCoastKin
A little surreal dream #scape this Friday perhaps?
"All that we see or seem,
Is but a dream within a dream"
-- Edgar Allan Poe
Extra points for the Boomers and GenX folks who remember the German synthwave users of the famous line
#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
"All that we see or seem,
Is but a dream within a dream"
-- Edgar Allan Poe
Extra points for the Boomers and GenX folks who remember the German synthwave users of the famous line
#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A little surreal dream #scape this Friday perhaps?
"All that we see or seem,
Is but a dream within a dream"
-- Edgar Allan Poe
Extra points for the Boomers and GenX folks who remember the German synthwave users of the famous line
#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
"All that we see or seem,
Is but a dream within a dream"
-- Edgar Allan Poe
Extra points for the Boomers and GenX folks who remember the German synthwave users of the famous line
#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows
This robin made the mistake of getting a little too close to a pair of nesting bluebirds; they were relentless at protecting their territory. Shot last spring in Gifford Pinchot State Park in southern Pennsylvania. 🐦🦉
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #Birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Wildlife
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #Birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Wildlife
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This robin made the mistake of getting a little too close to a pair of nesting bluebirds; they were relentless at protecting their territory. Shot last spring in Gifford Pinchot State Park in southern Pennsylvania. 🐦🦉
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #Birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Wildlife
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #Birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Wildlife
Sleep is proving elusive and fleeting tonight, so maybe time to break into Friday's challenges?
As a reset. I should probably acknowledge all the folks this week who appear to have woken up and are finally smelling the roses
#ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono
As a reset. I should probably acknowledge all the folks this week who appear to have woken up and are finally smelling the roses
#ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Sleep is proving elusive and fleeting tonight, so maybe time to break into Friday's challenges?
As a reset. I should probably acknowledge all the folks this week who appear to have woken up and are finally smelling the roses
#ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono
As a reset. I should probably acknowledge all the folks this week who appear to have woken up and are finally smelling the roses
#ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono
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It’s a collage type of day. 😉 16 little snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline… 🪡🌿🌺✨🌱🪻🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It’s a collage type of day. 😉 16 little snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline… 🪡🌿🌺✨🌱🪻🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
How about some yellow leaves as part of your fall foliage palette?
This south central Pennsylvanian woodland is trying hard to include all leafy tones of the color wheel.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay #YellowThu #Trees #EastCoastKin
This south central Pennsylvanian woodland is trying hard to include all leafy tones of the color wheel.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay #YellowThu #Trees #EastCoastKin
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How about some yellow leaves as part of your fall foliage palette?
This south central Pennsylvanian woodland is trying hard to include all leafy tones of the color wheel.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay #YellowThu #Trees #EastCoastKin
This south central Pennsylvanian woodland is trying hard to include all leafy tones of the color wheel.
#Photography #Landscape #ColorADay #YellowThu #Trees #EastCoastKin
Different take on #BirdOfTheDay ... rather than an avian friend with food, how about this crowd. Crows or starlings? Nope - a hungry #lunchtime committee of black vultures gathered atop the generating building of a local dam.
#Photography #Wildlife #Vultures
#Photography #Wildlife #Vultures
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Different take on #BirdOfTheDay ... rather than an avian friend with food, how about this crowd. Crows or starlings? Nope - a hungry #lunchtime committee of black vultures gathered atop the generating building of a local dam.
#Photography #Wildlife #Vultures
#Photography #Wildlife #Vultures
I have been neglecting my thanks; to those who liked, followed and reposted so much yesterday ... I am still unsure what I did differently, but thankyou!
And to @trjumpet.swifties.social and @natasha02783807.bsky.social, ever stalwart, I will continue to declare myself not worthy 🤗
And to @trjumpet.swifties.social and @natasha02783807.bsky.social, ever stalwart, I will continue to declare myself not worthy 🤗
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I have been neglecting my thanks; to those who liked, followed and reposted so much yesterday ... I am still unsure what I did differently, but thankyou!
And to @trjumpet.swifties.social and @natasha02783807.bsky.social, ever stalwart, I will continue to declare myself not worthy 🤗
And to @trjumpet.swifties.social and @natasha02783807.bsky.social, ever stalwart, I will continue to declare myself not worthy 🤗
Landscapes and trains are all very well, but time for some more majestic blooms; even if the light was not all it could be, as my earlier shot showed. Even the dullest of skies cannot hide the yellow rose's glow
#Photography #BloomScrolling #Flowers #ColorADay #YellowThu #EastCoastKin
#Photography #BloomScrolling #Flowers #ColorADay #YellowThu #EastCoastKin
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Landscapes and trains are all very well, but time for some more majestic blooms; even if the light was not all it could be, as my earlier shot showed. Even the dullest of skies cannot hide the yellow rose's glow
#Photography #BloomScrolling #Flowers #ColorADay #YellowThu #EastCoastKin
#Photography #BloomScrolling #Flowers #ColorADay #YellowThu #EastCoastKin
No blue sky, no blue in sight, just acres of overcast and grey. As long as the rain held off, didn't stop the visitors, just the photographic pain of a massive overhead softbox
#PalaceAndGardens #WeatherAndMood #HumansOfBlueSky #Photography
#PalaceAndGardens #WeatherAndMood #HumansOfBlueSky #Photography
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
No blue sky, no blue in sight, just acres of overcast and grey. As long as the rain held off, didn't stop the visitors, just the photographic pain of a massive overhead softbox
#PalaceAndGardens #WeatherAndMood #HumansOfBlueSky #Photography
#PalaceAndGardens #WeatherAndMood #HumansOfBlueSky #Photography
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I don't have much but I tossed in $100 to my neighbors in Central Texas who are struggling. If you want to help out, giving cash or volunteering is vital to keep our neighbors alive and healthy.
www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I don't have much but I tossed in $100 to my neighbors in Central Texas who are struggling. If you want to help out, giving cash or volunteering is vital to keep our neighbors alive and healthy.
www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
The delicate patterns on the windows of this once majestic dining car seem to be holding up better than the rest of it.
Sitting in a siding at the Ma & Pa railroad's 'junction that time forgot' at Muddy Creek Forks, PA.
#WindowsOnWednesday #ClassicMono #Railways #Photography #EastCoastKin
Sitting in a siding at the Ma & Pa railroad's 'junction that time forgot' at Muddy Creek Forks, PA.
#WindowsOnWednesday #ClassicMono #Railways #Photography #EastCoastKin
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The delicate patterns on the windows of this once majestic dining car seem to be holding up better than the rest of it.
Sitting in a siding at the Ma & Pa railroad's 'junction that time forgot' at Muddy Creek Forks, PA.
#WindowsOnWednesday #ClassicMono #Railways #Photography #EastCoastKin
Sitting in a siding at the Ma & Pa railroad's 'junction that time forgot' at Muddy Creek Forks, PA.
#WindowsOnWednesday #ClassicMono #Railways #Photography #EastCoastKin
"I sit beside the fire and think of all that I have seen, of meadow-flowers and butterflies in summers that have been; of yellow leaves and gossamer in autumns that there were, with morning mist and silver sun and wind upon my hair."
Its #RedWed; very Tolkienesque today.
#ColorADay #Photography
Its #RedWed; very Tolkienesque today.
#ColorADay #Photography
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"I sit beside the fire and think of all that I have seen, of meadow-flowers and butterflies in summers that have been; of yellow leaves and gossamer in autumns that there were, with morning mist and silver sun and wind upon my hair."
Its #RedWed; very Tolkienesque today.
#ColorADay #Photography
Its #RedWed; very Tolkienesque today.
#ColorADay #Photography
On this #BlueTue, time for a shout out to the wonderful volunteers who keep the Stewartstown Railroad running. While folks locally are used to the red cabooses of PRR, here's the colorful blue caboose of Stewartstown, inside and out, alongside its crew.
#Photography #ColorADay #Railroad #Trains
#Photography #ColorADay #Railroad #Trains
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
On this #BlueTue, time for a shout out to the wonderful volunteers who keep the Stewartstown Railroad running. While folks locally are used to the red cabooses of PRR, here's the colorful blue caboose of Stewartstown, inside and out, alongside its crew.
#Photography #ColorADay #Railroad #Trains
#Photography #ColorADay #Railroad #Trains