Mark Donaldson
@markdon.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather, retired graphic designer, amateur photographer, iphonographer, pursuing fine art in my retirement. Jesus-follower seeking to love my neighbor well…
"I have been seized by the power of a great affection!" (C.S. Lewis)
"I have been seized by the power of a great affection!" (C.S. Lewis)
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
100-year-old home needs a little TLC - in the beautiful town of Buena Vista, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
100-year-old home needs a little TLC - in the beautiful town of Buena Vista, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#HistoricBuildings
#ClassicMono
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Recent frosty nights have caused our giant red oak to finally turn. Soon, our yard will be covered in an oak-leaf-blanket!
#BlueSkyMonday
#BlueSkyMonday
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Recent frosty nights have caused our giant red oak to finally turn. Soon, our yard will be covered in an oak-leaf-blanket!
#BlueSkyMonday
#BlueSkyMonday
Abandoned, forgotten, and left to rust.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
In the woods near Apple Point, along the shore of Lake Champlain - Burlington, Vermont
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
In the woods near Apple Point, along the shore of Lake Champlain - Burlington, Vermont
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Abandoned, forgotten, and left to rust.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
In the woods near Apple Point, along the shore of Lake Champlain - Burlington, Vermont
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
In the woods near Apple Point, along the shore of Lake Champlain - Burlington, Vermont
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Bright sun casting long shadows at sunrise in the high desert of northern Arizona.
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Bright sun casting long shadows at sunrise in the high desert of northern Arizona.
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Glass mosaic for TN State Museum, with Tennessee state fish - the Channel Catfish.
#FishyFriday
#mosaic
#catfish
#letterforms
#FishyFriday
#mosaic
#catfish
#letterforms
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Glass mosaic for TN State Museum, with Tennessee state fish - the Channel Catfish.
#FishyFriday
#mosaic
#catfish
#letterforms
#FishyFriday
#mosaic
#catfish
#letterforms
Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
“Meet the Flintstones.
They're the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They're a page right out of history.”
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision
(in Valle, Arizona)
“Meet the Flintstones.
They're the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They're a page right out of history.”
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision
(in Valle, Arizona)
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
“Meet the Flintstones.
They're the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They're a page right out of history.”
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision
(in Valle, Arizona)
“Meet the Flintstones.
They're the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They're a page right out of history.”
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision
(in Valle, Arizona)
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Aurora makes an appearance in Tennessee!
11-11-25
11-11-25
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The Aurora makes an appearance in Tennessee!
11-11-25
11-11-25
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
"As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see."
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Vincent Van Gogh
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see."
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Vincent Van Gogh
Really love the blues in this painting by American artist Matthew Klooster -
"Winter Cathedral", 2020.
(oil on canvas, 24" × 36")
#ColorADay #BlueTue
"Winter Cathedral", 2020.
(oil on canvas, 24" × 36")
#ColorADay #BlueTue
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Really love the blues in this painting by American artist Matthew Klooster -
"Winter Cathedral", 2020.
(oil on canvas, 24" × 36")
#ColorADay #BlueTue
"Winter Cathedral", 2020.
(oil on canvas, 24" × 36")
#ColorADay #BlueTue
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
For #FencepostFriday - my painting “Morning Mockingbird” (watercolor, 16 x 21-1/4 inches, limited edition signed prints available)
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For #FencepostFriday - my painting “Morning Mockingbird” (watercolor, 16 x 21-1/4 inches, limited edition signed prints available)
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#BlueSkyMonday
Piestewa Peak (formerly Squaw Peak) is located in the Piestewa Peak Recreation Area within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve - Arizona
Piestewa Peak (formerly Squaw Peak) is located in the Piestewa Peak Recreation Area within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve - Arizona
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#BlueSkyMonday
Piestewa Peak (formerly Squaw Peak) is located in the Piestewa Peak Recreation Area within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve - Arizona
Piestewa Peak (formerly Squaw Peak) is located in the Piestewa Peak Recreation Area within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve - Arizona