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artist. painter. photographer. she/her #ExPost #ExPostNews
finder [of things]. appreciator [of the overlooked].
all photos are my own. if not, duly noted.
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white hellebore
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#eastcoastkin
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hellebores are back!
i forgot that this is their time of year.

until i saw this on on thursday and brought it home.
hoping to find more.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a white hellebore. white petals, bright yellow stamens. shades of green foliage in the background.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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looking into a roselily
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#eastcoastkin
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#bloomscrolling

a favorite because they have a fragrance
that is more delicate than most lilies.

caught this angle—
focused on the interior.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a roselily. looking down into and focused on its chartreuse center. white petals, edged with deep pink.... and a deep pink blur of another lily in the upper right.
December 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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christmas cactus flower | 2
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#bloomscrolling

white bloom.
nearly translucent in this light.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a white christmas cactus flower. against a dark green background with soft whites and yellow greens.
December 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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closed lily
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#eastcoastkin
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closed lily.
probably staying closed.
beautiful in its own way.

that should be encouraging for all who aren't opening yet.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a closed lily. color ranges from pale pink to dark magenta to purple. with gold ribs. against a toned green background.
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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christmas cactus flower
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#macrophotography
#blueskyartshow
#favoritethings
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

new bloom.
pink and pinker.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a pale pink christmas cactus flower with dark pink edges. cactus leaves in the background.
December 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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another roselily
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seen in three-quarter view.
not finished opening yet.

photograph.
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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narcissus in bloom
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#eastcoastkin
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#bloomscrolling

just in time for the holidays.
a pot of white narcissus is blooming.

not sure what variety—
first time i've gotten a creamy yellow center.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a cluster of white narcissus flowers filling the frame. unusually... they have a butter yellow center. against a white and grey background
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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roselilies
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#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

two.
one opened to pale pink and darkened.
the one behind, still closed.

i love surprises.
nice ones, i mean.

photograph.
macrophotograph of two roselilies. the one in front is with with dark pink edges. as it starts to go it gets darker. here it's nearly purple. the one behind has yet to open. white with gold tones at the petals' center. in the background, upper left, soft focus purple mums.
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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xmas/thanksgiving cactus
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#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

not sure which but they are all blooming.
everyone. everywhere.

yay.

photograph.
macrophotograph. a pale pink xmas cactus flower with dark pink edges. with many white stamens with yellow tops\s, and a deep magenta style. it always makes me happy when they bloom again.
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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narcissus
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#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

white narcissus.
from a bulb, growing in a glass holder.

a nearly monochromatic image.
nothing monochromatic about their fragrance.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a cluster of white narcissus flowers against a near black background. shot up 18 inches from a bulb in a glass holder. white with tiny bits of yellow at their centers. some of the green stalks showing. smelling like heaven.
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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three little stamens
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white alstroemeria flower.
three stamens at its center are spotlighted.

photograph.
macrophotograph of the center of a white alstroemeria flower, with green leaf front and center. three small stamens, white stalks with brown tips... gold highlights on the tips are at the center of the frame.
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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backlit 2
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#eastcoastkin
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#art
#bloomscrolling

green on a snowy day.

boy, did it snow.
every window i'm looking out of is white.
so beautiful.

even so, bright light and bright green in a vase
in the middle of the room.

photograph.
macrophotograph of bright green chrysanthemums with the sun streaming through them. selective focus on the center mum. a white flower in front of it at the lower right.
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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backlit
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#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

white alstroemeria flowers
backlit by the window behind.

we are snowing here.
it's beautiful.
my windows are grey-white rectangles.

photograph.
macrophotograph of white alstroemeria flowers against a grey-white background. selective focus on the one alstroemeria furthest away. all of them, backlit by the window behind. it's a true winter image on a snowy day.
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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thanksgiving cactus flower
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling
#thanksgiving

perfect timing!
this started blooming a week ago
and now its covered in flowers.

pale pink with dark pink edges.
looks good in the sunlight..

photograph.
macrophotograph of a pale pink thanksgiving cactus flower. the petals are pale, almost translucent pink... with dark pink edges. the 'fringy' white is arching out and the tip of the deep pink tip is just underneath. all against a background of the deep green leaves of the cactus plant.
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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purple eryngium
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#eastcoastkin
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#bloomscrolling

also known as sea holly.
purple.
spikey.
looks good in the sunlight..

photograph.
macrophotograph of a single purple eryingium in a shaft of sunlight. the focus is on the center's rows and rows of tiny purple 'flowers' surrounded by sage green spiky leaves. it looks like a mini thistle. also known as sea holly.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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cactus flower
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#eastcoastkin
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#art

all my cactus plants are blooming. woo.
pink. orange. and red.

trying to get the shots i want.
more to come.

i find photographing these blooms really challenging.
i don't mind.

photograph.
a red cactus flower photographed with a macro lens at f/3. against a gray-green background. looking like a bird about to take off.
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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nearly open. pink peony.
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#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art

it's starting out as a 'theme' day.
bought some peonies. some opened.
some didn't.

floral roulette. again.

photograph.
macrophotograph of the sun hitting a [hopefully] about-to-open bright pink peony. its open 'sister' is in the background. green leaves below. dark background.
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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will it, won't it
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#eastcoastkin
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#art

one white ranunculus.
ready to open. no guarantees.

floral roulette.

photograph.
a pair of white ranunculus flowers against the darkness. green leaves below them. one fully open, the other about to. i always cross my fingers. some never get past this point.
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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night lights
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#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#lightscape

a shot from tonight's Lightscape show.
rods of light in the lagoon.
beautiful weather.

i'm so used to shooting macro,
had to readjust my 'eye' with a 24-70 zoom.
difficult!

photograph.
photograph taken at the chicago botanic garden's Lightscape show. a shot across the water of rods of light planted around a small island in the lagoon. trees on the shore on the other side. a night shot of purple trees, with greens, blues, and purple lights on the water.
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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find your light
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#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#cats
#portraits

jasmine [not my cat].

she knows where she looks best
and always parks herself there.

photograph.
orange tabby cat on a gold couch. this cat knows where she is seen to her best advantage. i'm jealous.
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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pink and pinker
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#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

pink alstroemeria
bending back.

catching the light.

photograph.
macrophotograph. a single pink alstroemeria with dark red markings. catching the sunlight. all shades of pink against a dark green background.
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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caught in a bright light
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#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

gerbera daisy.
in the right spot and the right time.
[me too!]

photograph.
macrophotograph. white gerbera daisy with pink edges. a blast of light from the right. against a dark green background.
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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dissolved in light
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#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

center of a white lily.
with the light pouring over it.

the dark green center...
deliberately the only thing in focus.

photograph.
macrophotograph of the center of a white lily. flooded with sunlight from a nearby window. used depth of field to keep the green center the only part in focus. the white light and white lily fills the frame. yellow areas are reflections from a nearby flower.
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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upside down
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#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

gerbera daisy bending over.
caught in a ray of sunlight.

no reason for the backs to be ignored!

photograph.
macrophotograph of a gerbera daisy. sunlight revealing the colors and textures of the back of the flower. shades of orange blending to gold at the tips. textured green calyx in the center of the frame. dark background. orange bokeh from the flowers behind it.
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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bright light
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

a bright yellow mum in a strong beam of sunlight.

photograph.
macrophotograph of bright yellow mums. sunlight illumnating one in the bunch. they fill the frame.
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM