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betsy cooley
@betsycooley.bsky.social
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San Francisco Bay Area
Amateur photographer, mostly nature, birds and landscapes. Enjoy nature, reading, #uglydogs, the local food scene, etc. Also, curious about and fascinated by weather⛈️ and volcanoes🌋. #EastCoastKin.
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Five minutes before the sun set behind the dark purple fog bank tonight. Bay Bridge and San Francisco skyline from Emeryville, California.

#sky #sunset #nature #eastcoastkin
Bright yellow, gold and maybe mauve colored streaks of clouds with Western Gull in upper right corner. San Francisco skyline, Bay Bridge, branches of pine tree in lower left. The warm colors in the clouds are reflected on the water of the bay with is a silvery pink or some color that's name is not immediately obvious to me. Dark purplish bank of fog.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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davewagner.bsky.social
in tribute to @charliebrowntc.bsky.social , a king among cats, let us have a thread of Great Departed Cats, to show the angels that are now greeting him.

this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
An orange and white cat is rolling about like a clown
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Chloe

#cats #torties
Calico cat lying down on cat scratcher on table next to beige and red woven basket.
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Great Egret with Northern Shoveler Ducks swimming by. Albany Mudflats at high tide, Albany, California.

#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Mid-day clouds several days ago. Looks like light from the sun is highlighting mist dripping from a cloud that evaporates before reaching the ground. I was unable to identify the bird flying by. Over Oakland, from Emeryville, California.

#clouds #nature #eastcoastkin
Sun behind cloud that is dripping mist, but it dries before reaching the ground. Blue sky behind clouds and bird flying by.
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Riley

#cats #torties
Calico cat sitting/lying down on top of cat tower, looking over her right shoulder at me taking her picture.
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
my first elk sighting in my front yard after I first moved in to my cabin years ago what an amazing experience and ended up being a near daily experience. Mad respect , especially for the bulls during the fall
February 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Pale pink streaks of light, almost like sun beams, against blue sky right after sunset last night. Salesforce Tower and Sutro Tower at mid-bottom of image and part of a pine tree to the left. Taken from Emeryville, California.

#sky #nature #eastcoastkin
Pale streams of light across light blue sky right after sunset. The tops of some buildings at lower edge of image and part of a pine tree in lower left corner.
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Having learned from several sources that the Northern Lights could indeed be seen from the SF Bay Area, here is another, slightly different image (that may or may not be from the N. Lights), image of the changing sky last night. Taken from Emeryville, California.

#sky #nature #eastcoastkin
Pink, purple, yellow and orange skies last night over San Francisco skyline which is at very bottom of image. Western Gull flying towards the city, part of a pine tree at lower left.
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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San Francisco Chronicle gift article on Northern Lights seen over Bay Area yesterday and predicted for tonight (although we're expecting heavy clouds and rains so probably can't be seen).
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Northern lights seen over Bay Area as large geomagnetic storm hits
Strong geomagnetic storms from the sun created the perfect conditions for Northern Lights to gleam in the night sky over California and much of the U.S. on Tuesday night.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Another view of last night's sunset, this time with pink clouds, seen over rooftop of nearby building.

#clouds #nature #eastcoastkin
Pink and gray clouds at sunset over San Francisco. Part of SF skyline lower left corner and part of a building at lower right corner.
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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thewildimages.bsky.social
This morning

A dense CME was launched

By a strong X5.16 solar flare

Either of the next 2 nights

May display bright auroras

Comparable to or exceeding

The last big one

Oct. 10, 2024

Pass it on!

#photography #naturephotography #nature #scape #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #thewildimages
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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This is the only Least Bittern I have photographed in my life. This is the smallest member of the heron family, and its conservation status is of Least Concern. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. For the #least theme of #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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The wake ripples of escaping ducks.
#stunday #eastcoastkin #ripples #pond #scape #landscape #photography
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I guess this week’s arctic blast brought the northern lights along for the ride.

#Tennessee #EastCoastKin #PicMagnets #northernlights
#photography
Northern lights through the trees Northern lights through trees Northern lights above patio fence
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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再　赤いちょうちん 22

#art #photo #photography #temple #lanterns #nightphotography #Tainan #cameraman #alter #EastCoastKin
©️skinskin
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Sunset behind San Francisco skyline tonight. Taken from Emeryville, California.

#sunset #nature #eastcoastkin
Gold and orange sunset, Bay Bridge, skyline of San Francisco. Branches of pine tree to the left. Water is purplesh-blue.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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I don’t have aurora borealis photos to offer tonight, but I can add to someone’s #Sunsetscrolling:

The #Oranjvember I expected last night, @itsflanoy.bsky.social!
Pale powder blue twilight sky on the right side completely overwhelmed by the brilliant orange reflection of the setting sun on thickening clouds. Mt. Tam in dark silhouette at the center, dark trees in the foreground.
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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itsflanoy.bsky.social
juss wen yoo tjot oranjtober were ober
a very gold and vivid orange sunset with low clouds reflecting the colors, over the bay with early evening lights. in the foreground black silhouettes of trees
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Korean War Memorial

Another memorial in #WashingtonDC dedicated to those who served in the #KoreanWar

ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/kor...

#VeteransDay #tribute #honor #AYearforArt #BuyintoArt #EastCoastKin
#BlueskyArtShow #scape #autumn
The Korean War Memorial is located in Washington D.C. This memorial is dedicated to the Americans who served in the U.S. armed services during a three year period of the Korean War. The statues in this memorial represent the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Virginia State Capitol

Several films & TV shows were filmed on the Capitol grounds in RVA, including Homeland & Lincoln (2012)

ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/aut...

#WeekTforTelevision #BlueskyArtShow #AlphabetChallenge #EastCoastKin #AYearforArt
#photography #BuyintoArt
#BlueTue #ColorADay
Autumn flowers line the entrance to the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond Virginia
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Distant sunset across the landscape in Minnesota 🌅
#Photography
#Photographers
#BlueSkyArt
#EastCoastKin
#Sunset
#Nature
#Minnesota
Sunset accross the open spaces in Minnesota.
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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I think this was the most sombre and beautiful poppy memorial I saw in Toronto. This one I saw was at CIBC Square.
A wreath of poppy’s with a field of polycarbonate and felt poppies below - it was 12 feet by 6 feet tall
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Clouds and moisture against blue sky over San Francisco Bay recently. Emeryville, California.

#clouds #nature #eastcoastkin
Streaks of clouds and moisture against blue sky.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM