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The milkweed seeds are on the move

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MIlkweed seed with parachute macro photograph

October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM

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Pokeweed berries look like tiny pumpkins
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Pokeweed berries green and pink with tiny florets in the background macro photograph

November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM

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Now that the garlic chive seeds are gone, the florets create a pastel macro.

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Garlic chive empty seed pods macro photograph

November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Iris Richardson

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My Thanksgiving cactus is blooming early this year.

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Thanksgiving Cactus with pink flower macro photograph

November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM

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Ros Turner Photography Prints

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Vertical panels revealing a tree cloaked in vibrant green moss
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November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM

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TRZPhotography

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Cool 1937 Ford Roadster! Prints and more available here: pixels.com/featured/you... #Ford #ClassicCar #ClassicCars #Vintage #VintageCars #Custom #Car

November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM

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Kiddie Speak Phonics

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I can speak, I can say | Phonics Song for Toddlers
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I can speak, I can say! | Phonics Song for Toddlers 🌝

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November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM

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Karen Kaspar

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Today I had great fun creating this paper collage for day 1 of the Mix or Match Collage Challenge by FineArtAmerica.

Birds in a winter forest - Watercolor, acrylics, paper collage
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Birds in a Winter Forest is a handmade paper collage by artist Karen Kaspar.
In a snowy winter landscape in soft blue tones, three bright red birds sit on bare branches of tall, slender tree trunks that stand out in dark brown against the light winter background. Large white snowflakes are falling.
The tree trunks and branches were painted on paper with acrylic paint and then mounted as a collage on the watercolor background and combined with the watercolor birds.
The winter picture is minimalist and conveys a calm and peaceful atmosphere.

November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author

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November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM

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Catherine

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Fun Artisan Enamel Polar #Bear #Christmas #Earrings w/ Green & Red Swarovski Crystals! via @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social

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Sweet Artisan Enamel Polar Bear Christmas Earrings w/ Green & Red Swarovski Crystals!

November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM

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Chris Burton

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Buzzy Bee #short #shorts #shortsvideo youtu.be/hPitkcFLqn0 via @YouTube #nature #NatureBeauty #naturelovers #NatureIsBeautiful #bees #honeybees

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November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚

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Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

1189, England. Imprisoned for many years by her husband Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine has been freed by her son, King Richard I. Diminished not at all by her years as a captive, Eleanor must take o...

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November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM

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CNovack

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While hiking the Craggy Gardens Trail, I saw a fallen tree shaped like a frozen ocean wave.

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While hiking on the Craggy Gardens Pinnacle Trail, I came across this fallen tree which looks like an ocean wave frozen in wood - thus a timbertide. Craggy Gardens in North Carolina near Asheville is a popular spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway featuring a visitors center, hiking trails, scenic views, and a lovely mountain picnic area. Elevation of Craggy Gardens is 5,500 feet and since it is more than 3,500 feet higher in elevation than Asheville, one should be prepared for temperatures 10-20 degrees cooler than the city. In summer it is not unusual to be greeted by low clouds and fog, but if one waits a bit it will clear. The weather can change rapidly.

Typically during mid to late June Craggy Gardens is covered in a spectacular floral display of pink and purple rhododendron flowers that blanket the trails and mountainside. However, this season the Catawba Rhododendron bloomed early in May. So by June only a few bushes of rhododendron could be found on the mountainside and none on the Pinnacle Trail. While no flowers were to be seen the trail was still a lovely lush green with lovely unique trees growing along the trail.

November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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Bridalveil Falls in Autumn

Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite Valley is one of the most prominent falls in the park and usually the first major waterfall someone sees while entering the park.

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Bridalveil Falls In Autumn

You are standing at the base of Yosemite Valley, surrounded by towering granite cliffs. The air is crisp with the coolness of autumn, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and fallen leaves.

Bridalveil Falls pours down from a high cliff, a ribbon of water that drops hundreds of feet. In spring it roars so powerfully that mist drenches anyone nearby, but in this autumn moment the flow is gentler—steady, graceful, and easier to approach. Imagine the sound: a continuous rush of water, like a deep exhale, echoing against the stone walls.

The waterfall’s spray lightly dampens the rocks, making them slick in places.

The scene feels both powerful and serene: nature’s endurance captured in a single waterfall that refuses to fade, even as the season shifts. It’s a reminder of resilience and beauty, standing tall against time.

November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM

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Joan Carroll

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Sunrise in Zakynthos, Greece. joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/sai...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM

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Joseph S. Giacalone Photography

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Scripps Pier always makes for great subject matter.
This is a long exposure image taken at sunrise.
Enjoy and take care.

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November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM

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Nicko Prints

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Tibetan Mastiff dog sitting profile with its mouth open, painting with palette knife oil texture - poster

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November 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM

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kathiissermanphotos

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It’s #evening at the Boston Opera House #BlueSkyArtShow

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November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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Debra Martz

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Female Great-tailed Grackle Perched on a Rail
Seen from a boardwalk over the wetlands in Port Aransas, TX
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A bird with glossy feathers perches on a branch, bathed in warm sunlight. The background features a soft, blurred bokeh effect. Photography by Debra Martz

November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM

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Catriona Roberts

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Arty Sweatshirt

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If you like your videos short, filled with great abstract sweatshirt ideas, accompanied by some cool musical vibes, then this one just might be for you.

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A slide from my latest Yout Tube video presenting a female model wearing a sweatshirt in white and a sweatshirt in black featuring - ‘ Abstract Lands Beyond , a hand drawn doodle inspired design, great for bringing some dynamic fun to your streetwear.

Design aided by the use of the Background Remover and shapes in Canva.com

Mockups created in Placeit.net for inspiration only with accurate design placement on products in my Fourthwall store-
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Click on link in the channel bio to discover more about these fab unisex Sweatshirt design.

I combined all elements to create this video (including text, shapes, animation, layering and transparency options) using the video editor in canva.com

Music track for this video provided within the You Tube Library.

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November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM

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Author Stephenson

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Skiritus is knocked out, transported, and soon finds out her new continent has been taken over by zealots returning the world to be male dominated again.

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