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Today's walk in Iceland

Pro tip: mittens keep your fingers warmer than gloves. I need to get new mittens.

Geese near the shore of river Loire. Orléans, January 2015.
#photography #birds #landscape #river #Loire #Orléans #France

Photo of a back country backpacking trip at Grose Morne a few summers ago. Western Brook Pond Fjord is in the photo. This was the site of our night #1 campsite. #Newfoundland, Canada. #hike #backpacking off #trail

The Elder... Thing..

A great, writhing mass, forming from nowhere, twisting in and out of existence, created from the stuff of nightmares.

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#Eldritch #Twisted #Cloudscape #Landscape #Photography #art #Ohau #Lake #NewZealand #EastCoastKin #Scape

A triptych of light
Triptych of dramatic ocean sunrise images

Sun behind the veil
Ocean holds the morning hush
Light breaks into three

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Wild Douglas Iris
Estero Americano Coast Preserve
Bodega Bay, California
#photography
#art
#flowers

Most marmots I see here are tucked into rocks below the trail. This one stood out, perched in a meadow and fully visible. I gave a subtle color boost to help it separate from the scene.

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Soft rain today at Carlingwark Loch.