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lauren e💙
@learls.bsky.social
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Animal & nature lover 🐦‍⬛🌳 photographer
Mom & wife of some great humans🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️
Cat mom & grandma 🐾 democrat 💙
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PhD climate aware 🌎 attachment & trauma psychologist
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lauren e💙 @learls.bsky.social · Mar 27
If you cannot be a lighthouse
Be a candle of light
—North African Proverb

#PoncedeLeonInletLighthouse #lighthouse #scape #landscape #sky #clouds #beach #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin
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annazona.bsky.social
Beachgoers. #beach #coloraday #bluetue #humansofbluesky #photography #sea #outdoors #anzotd #blueskyphotography
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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young-spartacus.bsky.social
'Bathroom Botanicals'

One of our Spider Plants has begun flowering - its petals are stunning.

Happy Mondays 🪇

Sparty 💙🌼

#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #BloomScrolling #thelittlethings
#PhotographersofBluesky #BlueSkyPhotography #Nature #MacroMonday #Flowers
This is a macro photograph of a single, delicate white flower of Anthericum or a spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum), positioned slightly off-center in the frame. The flower is the main subject, captured with a shallow depth of field that blurs the background and foreground elements, drawing the viewer's eye to the intricate details of the blossom itself. The flower has six narrow, elongated petals, or perianth segments, which are a translucent white and covered in a fine layer of water droplets, catching the light and adding a sparkling texture. These petals are arranged radially around a central point, curving slightly outwards and downwards at their tips. The surface of the petals has a subtle, almost velvety texture visible in the high-resolution detail. From the centre of the flower, six bright yellow-orange anthers extend on thin, white filaments, creating a star-like pattern. The anthers are plump and vibrant, providing a strong contrast against the pale petals. The central part of the flower also shows a faint green hue at the base of the petals and filaments. Above the main flower, several other buds and spent blossoms are visible on a thin, green stem. Two of the buds are still tightly closed, appearing as small, pale green or off-white teardrop shapes. Another, higher up, appears to be a faded, withered blossom, its petals shriveled and brownish, indicating the life cycle of the plant. To the left of the flower, a large, out-of-focus leaf or stem rises vertically through the frame, its surface a smooth, pale green with a visible central vein. The background is a soft, deep blue-grey, completely blurred into a smooth wash of colour that provides a cool, muted backdrop, allowing the bright, detailed flower to stand out prominently. The lighting is soft and even, highlighting the delicate features of the plant without casting harsh shadows. The overall mood is one of tranquility and natural beauty, with a focus on the fine details of the botanical subject.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
“Life’s most sacred wonders are not always loud or grand; they are often in the stillness... gentle, ordinary gifts that we so often hurry past”
― AshRawArt
bushes and bare trees fill the foreground with hills in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
“The green earth is a symbol of hope.
Walk on it like you are going somewhere, even when you are going nowhere.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson
a field of green grass with trees curving around the whole area.
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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mjwyatt.bsky.social
My Garden. Upright Fuchsia. She blooms until frost ❤️💜
My Garden. Upright Fuchsia. Five fully open blooms with red sepals, purple flowers, pink stamens, surrounded by greenery.
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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mjwyatt.bsky.social
Foggy sunrise this morning. Cascade foothills. 🩷🧡
Sunrise. Deciduous trees bottom, foggy tree silhouettes in the background, rolling mountains behind, glowing orange pink sky above.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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mjwyatt.bsky.social
One from Sunday evening. Cascade foothills. Portland Oregon. Have a beautiful day. 🩷🩶
Evening. Cascade foothills. Dark landscape and distinct conifers, layers of rolling hills, mountains, pink and gray clouds, turning to blue-gray sky at top.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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lorettarobinson.bsky.social
Good Morning! I took this shot on Mokuleia Beach, North Shore of Oahu, #Hawaii

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Photography #OMsystem #HuntTheGood #Sunset
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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lorettarobinson.bsky.social
After a very long of day traveling, I made to Lanai, #Hawaii This was my view from my room last night. I have been to all the other islands. This feels so remotes and is incredibly peaceful.

#RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #Photography #Iphone17ProMax #Lanai
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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jon5cents.bsky.social
A shot of the Old Mill in fall from last week for #WaterWednesday. #Arkansas #Photography
An old stone mill (actually a replica) in the fall. In the foreground is a pond with a fountain spraying. Then the mill is to the left, followed by a waterway behind it. Fall foliage is around, particularly beside the waterway.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdOnTheGround

Great blue heron standing on the rocky shoreline of Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo.

#EastCoastKin #BlueHeron #Birds
A great blue heron is standing on small/medium sized rocks on the lake's edge. He is standing tall and looking to the right of himself. His body is all gray with varying lengths of feathers. His head is white and gray with a black stripe going from his beak to the back of his head. He has long feathers hanging from his chin. There are some reed grasses right next to him. The water is also gray in color. Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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wanderingreen.bsky.social
#macromonday I snapped this poor Feathered Gnat that had succumbed to a spider web. The antenna were out of this world! I was amazed at the detail in the face. The super plush head gear enable the males to 'sniff' out the females. Very useful 💚🙌🏻🦟👃💃
#wildlife #macrophotography #natureconnection
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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grays.art
Tuesday’s #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdsOnTheGround (not in water) with an Alternative of Great/Blue/Coal/Long-tailed Tit.

I’ve a blue jay for you, from Cambridge, Massachusetts 6-19-21

Common beauty
is the best kind,
a glass of fresh water
for the mind.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birding #blue
The image shows a blue jay standing on a concrete surface. The bird is facing to the left, with its body parallel to the edge of the surface. The blue jay has a distinctive blue plumage with black and white markings on its wings and tail. Its head features a crest, and there is a prominent black line running from the beak, through the eye, and around the back of the head, forming a necklace-like pattern. The bird's beak is pointed and dark, and its legs and feet are also dark in color. The background consists of a blurred concrete structure.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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aintright.bsky.social
Gordon the Goldcrest #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow #ukbirds #EastCoastKin #photography
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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jenzsky.bsky.social
Admired from afar…

#paddling #BirdOfTheDay
#swans #birds #birdphotography
#photography #australianbirds
#EastCoastKin
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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paulmwall.bsky.social
I shared this handsome boy with you last month and he is back today as my contribution to the #birdoftheday theme of Standing In Water because he is definitely doing that #birds
uvenile brown pelican standing in the shallow surf, viewed from behind. The bird’s head is turned to the left so you have a nice profile of his brown head and long brown beak, which is held down against the bird’s body. The wing feathers, folded across his back, are brown edged in white. His legs are short and you can’t see the feet because they are buried in water and possibly sand. His dark eye shines in the sun. The shot is taken at a low angle so the background is light blue sky.
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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thewildimages.bsky.social
For the #BirdOfTheDay

Theme of #BirdsOnTheGround

A Great Blue Heron

Stands on the ground

Near the wetlands shoreline

But is not in the water!

Captured Nov. 3, 2025

#BlueTue

#photography #naturephotography #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #thewildimages
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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aintright.bsky.social
Martin the Mandarin Duck #BirdOfTheDay #paddling #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Five (!) years ago this month, a large flock of Evening Grosbeaks descended on our feeders, ate everything they could, and took off, never to be seen again. The one and only time I've ever seen them. It was magical.

#BirdOfTheDay #least #birds #birding #nature #photography
A sunlit bright yellow bird with a large, yellow, conical beak, a bright yellow eye stripe on his dark gray to black head, white wings tipped in black, and a black tail perches on a thin twig with his back to the camera and his head turned to the right against a mottled green and brown background. The sun glints off his black eye, and the downward curve gives him a frowning, imperious look. But, boy oh boy, is he beautiful!
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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denterrick.bsky.social
For Alan and Rob's #BirdOfTheDay I caught this Heron at our local park in the late afternoon sun. Another one with the vintage CZJ 135mm.

#Birds #paddling #Photography #EastCoastKin #Heron #WaderWednesday #Ireland
A grey heron standing on one leg in the shallow water of a suburban park.
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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kortduce.bsky.social
A great blue heron fishes during dusk at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #Paddling #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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belleab.bsky.social
Happy (not all roses are red!) #Rosewednesday 🥀🩷🧡😊
#roses #flowers #plants #gardening #gardens #bloomscrolling #mobilephotography
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
Maui sitting in my lap watching PussInBoots on TV. #WeekTForTelevision #AlphabetChallenge #CatSky #MauiCruz21 #Photography
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
Halfway Undressed
This #RedMaple has lost half of her #Leaves and was proudly still standing under a #Blue #Sky with cotton-ball #Clouds. #RedWed #NightmareNov (not sure WHY Blue is in this category). #PNW #FallColor #Photography
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
#NorwayMaple #Tree
#FallColor #PNW #Photography
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM