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dragonabsurdum.bsky.social
@dragonabsurdum.bsky.social
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Random ND Canadian (BC) | A serial hobbyist with a varied assortment of stuff that is (so far) fun to share on BlueSky.

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Missed it yesterday, but I still want to share a happy #Caturday photo.
A very happy-looking black cat lounging in the shade on a fuzzy brown blanket in a colourful hammock.
June 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Massive tariff protest on the Heard and McDonald Islands. 😉
Photo of a massive flock of penguins. Text above photo: "Breaking: A massive protest is happening now on the Heard and McDonald Islands after Trump announced a 10% retaliatory tariff against the islands."
April 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The perfect word to describe the essence of this afternoon.

www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/win...
Screenshot from https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/winter-words. Above is a photo highlighting a heart traced into the surface of a snow-covered field. The edge of a forest is in the mid distance, mountains are in the far distance. The entire scene is bathed in warm sunlight and a sunburst is centred at the top of the image. Below the photo reads: Apricity. Definition: the warmth of the sun in winter.
February 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Happy #Caturday.
#cats #calico
A calico cat lounging on a tan couch looking attentively at the camera, one ear cocked to the left, tail tip curled up.
January 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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It is not easy to snap a pic of a blue-tailed skink with your phone. Those little things are fast!
#photography #nature #wildlife #skink #BritishColumbia #Canada #reptile
Photo of a blue-tailed skink darting to hide in some fallen tree litter. The blue tail is visible in the centre foreground and its tan/white/black-striped body is visible in the mid & upper centre as it runs away to hide in the leaves.
January 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Evening in Prince Rupert, BC.
#photography #sunset #PrinceRupert #BritishColumbia #Canada #GoldenHour
Photo of a golden sunset over the harbour in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Taken from a patio after a quick rainstorm as the clouds dissipate at sundown.
January 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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To make it extra Canadian, might as well throw in a beaver lodge, too.
#photography #nature #wildlife #moose #BeaverLodge #lake #BritishColumbia #Canada
Photo of a juvenile moose wading through the shallows in a lake with a large beaver lodge mound in the water behind it. Photo taken in central British Columbia, Canada.
January 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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An obligatory moose.
#photography #nature #moose #lake #Canada #BritishColumbia #wildlife
Photo of a juvenile moose wading through lake shallows in British Columbia, Canada.
January 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Sunny day along Lake Superior.
#photography #nature #LakeSuperior #Canada #beach #lake #peaceful
Photo of a sunny beach on Lake Superior (Canadian side) near Katherine Cove. Beautiful blue and aqua water lapping at a sandy beach below a soft blue sky.
January 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Fall colours in Ontario.
#photography #nature #autumn #trees #water #pond #reflection #Ontario #Canada
Photo of colourful autumn trees and a deep blue sky reflecting in a still pond in Ontario, Canada.
January 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Fall colours.
#photography #nature #leaves #water #Canada #maple #earthy
Photo of a cluster of fall leaves floating at the edge of a pond. The rock at the edge of the pond and under the water provide a mottled grey and warm brown backdrop for gold, russet, red, brown and tan leaves.
January 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Which way is up?
#photography #nature #Ontario #Canada
Photo of the sky reflected in water at the edge of a large, grey slab of rock that art first glance appears to be a photo of the sky above a cliff face. Some fall leaves float in the water next to the rock. Taken on the Canadian Shield in Ontario, Canada.
January 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Home exercise assignment: make a 3D object from a single milk carton. Mine turned into an abstract tree with its crown ablaze and fanning in the wind.
#Januarty #shapes #paper #MilkCarton #geometric #abstract #tree #sculpture
Side view. 3D sculpture standing approximately 10" high made from ~1/8" strips cut from a milk carton. Abstract representation of a tree with its crown ablaze and being fanned away in streams of sparks by a fierce hot wind. View from above. 3D sculpture standing approximately 10" high made from ~1/8" strips cut from a milk carton. Abstract representation of a tree with its crown ablaze and being fanned away in streams of sparks by a fierce hot wind.
January 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Radiant daisy.
#photography #Januarty #colour #closeup #flower #daisy #pink #yellow
Closeup of a deep pink daisy ray florets radiating out to the left and its yellow disc florets creating a half circle on the right.
January 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Rose without the prism.
#b&w #photography #rose #closeup
Closeup photograph looking straight into the centre of a pink tea rose. B&W filter applied later. One of a series.
January 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Peek-a-boo.
B&w closeup of a bouquet through a prism.
#photography #b&w #abstract #flowers #creatures #eyes
Closeup photograph of a bouquet taken through a multifaceted prism creates a stark abstract pattern. B&W filter applied later. One of a series. Closeup of a Shasta lily looks like a shaggy face with wide eyes staring out.
January 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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B&W closeup of a bouquet taken through a prism.
#photography #b&w #abstract #flowers
Closeup photograph of a bouquet taken through a multifaceted prism creates a stark abstract pattern. B&W filter applied later. One of a series. Dark upper third is refractions of a Shasta lily; lighter center a rose, bottom left baby's breath and unidentified; bottom right another Shasta daisy.
January 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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B&W filter only. Bouquet through a multifaceted prism.
#photography #b&w #abstract #prismatic #flowers
Closeup photograph of a bouquet taken through a multifaceted prism creates a stark abstract pattern. B&W filter applied later. One of a series.
January 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Soaring into a new year.
#photography #birds #seagull #nature #flight
Photo of a seagull furling is wings in flight. Unfocused background of damp rocks, driftwood and grass.
January 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Conversations.
#watercolor #abstract #collage #conversations
A collage of four images (three across the top, one below). Each image captures a conversation between upright swaths of colour.
December 30, 2024 at 10:47 PM
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I wanted a way to quickly distinguish my pencil crayon case from my watercolor pencil case, so I busted out some acrylic paint.
#acrylic #PencilCase
Photo of canvas pencil case with stylized water painted on in acrylic (back). Photo of canvas pencil case with stylized water painted on in acrylic (front).
December 30, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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Spring walk at #Hohenschwangau.

#unfinished #MixedMedia #watercolor #gouache #study #winter
Watercolour and gouache study of a person walking along muddy side road in the winter. Wood and wire fences enclose the left side of the road, snow-laden trees enclose the right side. In the mid-distance, a person in black with a tan backpack is walking away from the viewer.
December 30, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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#GyroBeach at #OsoyoosLake in the summer.
#BritishColumbia #Okanagan #Canada #photography #nature #lake #beach
Photo of sandy Gyro Beach at Osoyoos Lake in British Columbia on a sunny afternoon in the early summer. A large tree stands over a picnic table on the far left at the edge of the lake. Green orchards cover the valley across at the base of the mountain range across the lake. Thin clouds temper the blue sky. The canopy of a tree shades the top of the photo.
December 27, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Wishing you all the best.
#Christmas #holidays #photography #tree #decorations #lights #presents #gifts #cozy
Photo of a Christmas tree decorated with red ornaments and warm white mini lights. Wrapped gifts are piled under the tree. The floor is a warm-toned wood and walls are a welcoming yellow. Greeting cards are strung up on the wall behind the tree.
December 25, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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Once a castle.
#ruins #castle #Lichtenstein #Germany #photography #travel #history
Photo of a low stone wall and three stone steps that were once part of the old Lichtenstein Castle but are now overgrown with ferns, shrubs and trees. Fallen leaves litter the damp ground, the sky overhead is overcast. A figure in the distance walks through the ruins.
December 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM