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Candace D.
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Author. Recovering attorney. Tennis player. I’ve eaten monkey in the Amazon jungles, slept in the ruins of Machu Picchu, capture & band migrating raptors. I’m not giving up on democracy. Good trouble. (All photos mine unless repost)

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Even one lone protester can make a difference! (Butterfly effect) #NoKings Point Richmond, CA
October 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Even one solitary protester can make a difference- butterfly effect! Point Richmond, CA #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Morning #BlueSky! A sciencey post for #twosday. A cool looking Pipevine #butterfly #caterpillar and its #chrysalis. Such colors!

#nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #naturemakesthebestcolors
A Pipevine caterpillar on a tan rocky ground. The caterpillar is a dark brown with equally spaced tiny orange spikes running down both sides of its body. A bight, iridescent green, Pipevine butterfly chrysalis against a white/tanish wall.
September 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Morning #BlueSky. Something for #Sunday #Stunday! A simple #stilllife (with shadows).

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#stilllifephotography #flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #itsthesimplethings
Sitting on a wooden grained table is a vase, half filled with water. In this glass are 3 tulips. One is all pale red with a green stem, another is a mixture of red and white petals, and the third is mostly white with red streaks. In contrast are 2 bright yellow columbine flowers. The flowers show shadows against a gray wall.
August 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Morning #BlueSky. Saturday? Then it’s #BlueSkyArtShow. Maybe a different take on today's theme of #shiny. Here we have an eye's shiny reflection.

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#macro #macrophotography #eye #reflections #aussie #australianshepherd #eyeseeyou
Close up of an Australian Shepherd's eye. The iris is pale gray/blue with a little darker, same-colored corona around a black pupil. In the center of the pupil and into a part of the iris are square reflections of something. Gray, black and tan stiff hairs surround the eye.
August 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Morning #BlueSky. Just your basic confluence of #red with a bit of delicate #white thrown in. Have a great day.

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#flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
Close-up of a bunch of various colored red bougainvillea petals, with a few tiny white centers. Reflected off the top is sunshine, leaving the lower part of the picture in shadow.
August 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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It’s #RoseWednesday, #BlueSky! To me, because of the shadows, this looks like a plastic #rose or a painting. But it’s real!

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#Bloomscrolling #nature #EastCoastKin #flower #FlowerPhotography #onlybeautifulthings #macrophotography #PhotographersofBlueSky #WestCoastKin #dailyflowers
A pale salmon colored rose on its side and facing the camera. The interior is still tight but the outer petals have started opening up. There are a couple dark green leaves in the background.
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Morning #BlueSky! I'm feeling #smooth today, so here is a smooth #plant for you. Do something good for someone (even yourself) today. Enjoy!

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#bloomscrolling #plantphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
August 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Morning #BlueSkyMonday! Sometimes the sky is really just this blue! Have a great one.

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#tree #treescrolling #treephotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #simplyatreeagainsttheverybluesky #justanotherweek
A very tall and large green pine tree against the deep blue sky.
August 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Sunday #Stunday! Morning #BlueSky. I walked by this and about 10' later it registered on my brain. I had to go back and take the pic.

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#flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #macro #PhotographersUnited
A picture of a yellowish/greenish brush grass plant going to seed. It has one long leaf and is against a gray/white, very rough background of textured cement. The grass casts its shadow below and to the right.
August 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Another post for the #BlueSkyArtShow. This picture is actually IN the sky, making it a true #skyline for the theme! Below is the #Florida coast. (And the tip of the plane's wing for a bonus.)

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #statescape #seascape #landscape #PhotographersUnited #WestCoastKin
Looking out a plane's window down on the Florida coast, crammed full of highrises, buildings and roads. The coast butts up against the Atlantic Ocean, covered with patchy clouds. In the upper left corner is the tip of the plane's wing. In the center of the sky is the sun.
August 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Morning #BlueSky. Saturday? Then it’s #BlueSkyArtShow. Here's a classic #skyline for today's theme- #SanFrancisco with a sailboat regatta in the foreground.

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#EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #cityscape #landscape #PhotographersUnited #WestCoastKin
The muted skyline of San Francisco is set against a dull blue sky with occasional fluffy clouds. In the foreground is the San Francisco bay, reflecting the sun in the waves. In the middle are numerous sailboats, most with colorful spinnakers sailing the waters.
August 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Morning #BlueSky. There is so much going on in this photo! My eye can't focus on one thing before it's drawn to another in #controlledchaos.

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#flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
August 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Hi #BlueSky. I know they're fishing, but I always think they're just admiring themselves in the water's #reflections! (Or counting #ripples)

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#birds #birdsofBlueSky #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #nature #naturephotography
A white egret (heron?) stands in water but looks like it is standing on its own reflection. Ripples spread out and surround the bird in a circle. Other than the ripples, the water is smooth.
August 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Happy #RoseWednesday, #BlueSky! I love that this #photograph shows the #circleoflife of a rose- from the first green bud stage to the last gasp before the petals fall.

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#Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #FlowerPhotography #onlybeautifulthings #macrophotography #PhotographersofBlueSky
This picture shows the circle of life of a rose. In the middle is a white rose which is at its end, has lost its pink color and is about to lose its petals. Surrounding it are 7 other roses, in various shades of pink and in various life stages. From tight green buds, to the first beginning to open pink bud, to larger and more open flowers.
August 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Good morning #BlueSky! It's #RockinTuesday, so here's a picture of #ocean #waves with a #rock!

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#EastCoastKin # #seascape #photography #nature #naturephotography #WestCoastKin #RodeoBeach #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
A picture of breaking ocean waves against a large rock. Lots of foam, blue sky and a very small buoy in the horizon.
August 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Morning #BlueSky. A garden #spider (not sure what kind) to start your day for #MacroMonday.

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#wildlife #photography #thelittlethings #EastCoastkin #BugSky #PhotographersUnited #nature #naturephotography #PhotographersofBlueSky #WestCoastKin
A closeup of a spider in its web looking up from the bottom of the legs are whitish and brownish striped, with small hairs. The belly is dark yellow scale-like.
August 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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No matter how many times I see this vista, it still takes my breath away. Hopefully, yours too for #Stunday. (Click for full view)

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#SanFrancisco #GoldenGateBridge #landscapephotography #scape #cityscape #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #macro #PhotographersUnited
Picture of the San Francisco city in the background, Golden Gate Bridge in the middle, and some of the hills of the Marin Headlands in the foreground. The sky is blue and the San Francisco Bay is blue/green. There is a boat about to go under the bridge.
August 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Morning #BlueSky. Saturday? Then it’s #BlueSkyArtShow, theme #pieces. Many wind blown grass pieces (and one lone #flower)!

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#flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #WestCoastKin
August 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Morning #BlueSky. Flowers are AMAZING!

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#flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
A cluster of tiny pale yellow and purple buds in various stages of opening in the middle of a circle of pale purple/pink surrounding blossoms.
August 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Good morning #BlueSky. Love the definition of the interior of this #lilly. Bask in this day & make it yours!

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#flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #macro #PhotographersUnited
Closeup of the interior of an orange/pink lilly. The 3 inside petals have small, dark brown streaks radiating out from the center on a yellow background.
August 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Good morning #BlueSky. A size change from yesterday’s snowy egret, to today’s #GreatEgret.

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#birds #birdsofBlueSky #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #nature #naturephotography #reflections
A very large white bird, with a long, pale yellow and deadly looking beak, stands in marshy grass next to still water. The bird’s reflection is in the water along with a dark green branch.
August 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Good morning #BlueSky. And now for something completely different! A #snowyegret looking at its reflection in clear water.

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#birds #birdsofBlueSky #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #nature #naturephotography #i’msopretty
A picture of a Snowy Egret. A large all white wading bird (here in clear, shallow water with its reflection/shadow on the water). The beak is long and black with a yellow cere. Also bright dark yellow feet are seen through the water.
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Good morning #Bluesky! The perfection of a yellow #rose for #MacroMonday. May your day be as perfect.

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#flower #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #WestCoastKin #realcolor
A closeup of a dark yellow rose slowly opening, with the center still tightly wound.
August 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Sunday #Stunday! Good morning #BlueSky.

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#flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #macro #PhotographersUnited
Closeup of a white petaled flower against the blue sky. On top of the white petals is a ball of dark yellow/orange stamens.
August 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM