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axagal
@axagal.bsky.social
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On my third career, amateur photographer, craft dabbler, book enthusiast, and proud mama to queer kids. No DMs please.
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Fresh out of the kiln.

#photography #ceramics #art #midwest
A mix of glazed and unglazed pottery cool on shelves after being fired in the kiln.
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Raku firing at the ceramics studio. An instructor had this student leave the piece to cool without dipping it in water. So cool to see, especially at night!

#photography #photos #fire #raku #ceramics #art
A textured clay base still hot from the Raku firing with sparks coming off of the base sitting on sandy ground.
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Beautiful sunset behind the trees.

#photography #Midwest #sunset #nature #landscape
Bare trees silhouetted by a pair blue sky fading into the orange sunset on the horizon.
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I could see these northern lights without the camera which was a first! This was taken in southern Wisconsin.

#photography #Aurora #Northernlights #Midwest #nature
Bright red fading into bright green northern lights above a field with rural houses in the distance.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Adorable cow from our Fallfest celebration!

#photography #photo #cows #highlandcows #animals #fall
A fluffy cream colored juvenile highland cow on the grass. Red fencing is in the background with peeks of pavement behind it.
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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A cornfield in the middle of nowhere, western Iowa.

#photo #photography #midwest #farm #cornfield
The front of the picture is a corn field that is drying out causing a mixture of brown's and greens. In the center of the photo is an old blue two story building with a faded red roof. The sky is light blue with faint clouds.
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Around 2,000 lining the road in Dubuque, Iowa!
No Kings protestors lining a walking path along a main road in Dubuque, Iowa.
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Swan Lake in Western Iowa. This was my first time seeing lily pads in real life!
#photographersofbluesky #photography #water #midwest #lakes
Green and brown tall grasses bordering a lake with algae and lily pads floating in places and green trees in the background and sticking out in the lake on the left side of the frame.
September 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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My parent's town had their inaugural Renaissance Fair today. We had so much fun and the folks working there were wonderful!

#photography #renaissancefair #midwest #eastcoastkin
A dummy dressed in chain mail and templar tabard with a metal helmet. In the background is a display of swords under a tent.
September 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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My kids treated me to my first visit to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. It was amazing! And so is this lionfish!

#photo #lionfish #sealife #sheddaquarium
A lionfish resting on coral with a small bit of water visible on the photos right side.
September 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Anyone remember these? Not sure why I thought of them just now, but anyway, have a great day everyone!
A photo of several shrunken RFK Jr apple doll heads.
September 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Yesterday we went to a dangerous place in Chicago called 'Shedd Aquarium'. Look at the awful residents we ran into....
An aquarium with a coral reef and a lot of vibrant tropical fish.
September 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Met a new friend while checking out our lemon cucumber plant this morning.

#photography #nature #dragonfly #midwest #gardening
A lemon cucumber plant with bright green foliage and yellow flowers growing on a dark wood trellis. A green dragonfly clings to the plant near the center of the picture.
August 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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I haven't been out to take pictures in awhile, so here is a spring throwback from the local arboretum. You can pay $1 to feed the koi and it makes you feel like a kid again!

#photography #midwest #koi #water
Trees and bushes surrounding a green koi pond. Part of a footbridge is visible on the right. The top of a small waterfall is in the bottom left corner of the photo.
August 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Mt Diablo showing off a tree for #thicktrunktuesday

#photography #California #mtdiablo
A tree with prominent knots and long moss covered limbs coming towards the viewer. A light dusting of snow and moss cover the dirt at the base.
August 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Pineapple is the prettiest of the pretty birds, and she knows it!

#photography #birds #cockateil
A close up of Pineapple the cockatiel. Her yellow crest is up and her profile shows one dark eye and bright cheek.
August 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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The mist coming off of the Mississippi on a fall morning.

#photography #stunday #mississippiriver #nature
The Mississippi River with wisps of mist coming off the surface. In the background are hills with the faint sunrise behind. In the foreground are yellow and brown grasses bordered by rocks at the edge of the river.
July 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” —Georgia O’Keeffe
A tree in winter covered with ice. There is a glimpse of a snow covered house on the left
July 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Heritage trail in Dubuque, Iowa.

#photography #nature #midwest #hiking
Greenery surrounding a pond with larger trees in the background. The sky is full of fluffy but darker clouds.
July 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Inside a university ceramics studio looking out.

#photography #Windows #ceramics #Midwest
A window framed with mottled dark and lighter wood with black frames down the center and a smaller black line horizontal across the center. The sky is blue outside and slightly distorted by the window texture. The wall around it is white stucco. The top corner of an of white shelf is visible with ceramic pieces and supplies in view.
July 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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I got to watch my son's ceramics class Raku fire pottery. So cool!

#photography #ceramics #raku #art
A ceramic pot that is mostly white with blue green patterns suggesting leaves and vines just coming out of a white bucket of water with ashes floating in it. A scene of a person using long tongs to place a piece of pottery into an old metal trash can. The pottery was just removed from the kiln behind it. There are bright orange flames coming out of the garbage can. The gloved hand of another person is seen in the right foreground holding a cinder block which will be used to secure the lid on the can.
June 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Confirmed by Snopes
A green checkmark with "True" and the following text: In November 2024, social media users shared a meme that listed the meanings of the word "MAGA" in various languages. These supposed translations had dark or negative connotations, suggesting that the conservative slogan "Make America Great Again" — popularized by President-elect Donald Trump and abbreviated "MAGA" — means "evil," "lies" or "magician" in languages like Japanese, South African Zulu and Spanish, respectively. The meme was shared on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Threads and X to collectively garner thousands of interactions as of this writing.
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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These little garden house posts just make me happy.
#photography #nature #rewilding #midwest
The background is part of an old wooden building. There are fence posts cut to look like little birdhouse at the top of them leaning on the building. They are (left to right) yellow, pink, yellow, 2 pale blues, turquoise, and lavender. Bright green hostas grow in front of them, partially obscuring the pale blue posts.
June 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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"I can't believe you won't let me sit in your work chair!" Buster Posey the cat

#photography #cats #animals #orangetabby
Close up of my orange tabby cat with wide "Puss in Boots" eyes.
June 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Taking photos while my son mows a friend's yard.
#photography #flowers #bloomscroll #nature #midwest
Vibrant greenery surrounding a bright orange day lilly in the center.
June 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM