Monika ☕️
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Monika ☕️
@afternoontea.bsky.social
Photography, cyanotypes, occasional doodler
Celiac. Always knitting.
Make my tea loose leaf

https://thesmelloffixer.wordpress.com
That’s very nice of you.
After all your years there, do you think you’re acclimated to the heat?
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
So glad a little group of us stuck together! I’m glad you are here!
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I guess I shouldn’t talk, I can’t tolerate temperatures above 80. Heat makes my condition worse.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hypothermia? I know people there are used to the heat. But can you really get hypothermia? It’s not even cold enough for frost.
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
That is several degrees warmer than our current temperature.
“Survival tips” - is it wrong that I’m laughing?
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
And above that: “Brimming with zing.”
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I have no words.
November 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Love that description! They spent a little time on it.
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So light!
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Wow! The birds are perfectly placed and the light is wonderful.
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks for hosting!
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#photochat A4: I mainly share here. Sometimes I make notecards from my photos and send them out.
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#photochat A3 I use Snapseed for most edits, it’s the only one I find intuitive.
For things I can’t do in Snapseed, I have Affinity Photo. I really struggle with it.
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#photochat A2: “The Blade” 😍
(Hasselblad 500c/m) w/ 80mm lens, light meter, notebook, pen, lens cloth. Maybe a “business” card.
I just realized that I haven’t touched my camera bag in several weeks. 😢
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
In the fall, I plant spring flowering bulbs that I hope will be interesting to photograph. But sometimes I see a plant at the garden center that looks photogenic, and I hadn’t planned for it. 😉
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#photochat A1: A little of both. I keep my XA2 in my tote, in case I see something when I’m out. I also keep a “shadow diary” - if I see interesting light and might want to come back another time.
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
These are great!
But I don’t seem to be seeing the Possibilities winner.
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
They do have koalas though. 🤔 I don’t think of koalas as dangerous.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I do hope he is well.
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Australia!
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Congratulations!
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM