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Margot Foley
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Four year TNBC survivor 💪. I love nature 🌲, dogs 🐕, horses 🐎, books 📚art 🖼️, photography 📷, the ocean 🌊, living in the PNW.
All images are my own, unless stated otherwise.
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a gorgeous day and we had fun racing one of our RC boats today.
#FunStuff
#RCBoat
#Hobby
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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a group of elk at the Dean Creek overlook along Oregon Highway 38 and the Umpqua River, where a herd of about 100 Roosevelt elk live.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels -A,E,O,U
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
a group of five elk standing in a lush, green meadow with tall grass and some small purple flowers. Four of the animals are large bulls with impressive antlers, while one appears to be a cow positioned further back in the field. The elk are situated in the foreground and middle ground, with one bull in the center actively grazing on the grass. The background features a dense forest line of dark green evergreen trees.
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today as suggested by Alan @alan678.bsky.social is #OnTheEdge; any bird at the edge of a body of water. Here are two geese at the edge of the lagoon 🪿🪿
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds #Geese
#Nature #Photography
two geese on a grassy bank beside a body of water. the one on the right is standing upright and features bright white plumage, a red beak, and blue coloration around the eyes. the second bird, positioned to the left, is bent over with its beak near the ground, appearing to graze on the green grass. the background consists of tall, dry, and green grasses with some brush.
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys from the Netflix series ‘The Beast In Me’
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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low tide at the ocean makes for a nice combination of
#TidesOutTuesday,
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels - O,
and #ColorADay #BlueTue

#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
low tide at the beach in Bandon with intricate sand ripples. the sand patterns, sculpted by the receding tide, create a striking textural contrast with the smooth water. In the background, the ocean extends toward a rocky shoreline dotted with dark boulders and sparse vegetation. a cluster of buildings is visible on the distant shore under a partly cloudy blue sky.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround. Here is a Northern Flicker hanging at a weird #angle at the feeder.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels - a
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds #Flicker
#Nature #Photography
a male Northern Flicker is perched at a bird feeder. The bird is positioned on the left side of the frame and displays distinctive spotted plumage on its breast and back. It has a grey head and a black malar stripe, or "mustache," which indicates it is a male. The bird feeder is made of wood with a dark roof and a clear plastic window, allowing the seeds inside to be visible. A wire suet cage is attached to the side of the feeder, containing a suet cake. The background consists of natural, somewhat bare branches and green foliage, with a few colorful hanging decorations visible on a branch to the left of the bird.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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While taking pictures of mushrooms I found one of little Petunia’s toys. She is very protective of them and never takes them outside. Must have been Bean or Bert. Bad doggies 🐾🐾 🐷
#ColorADay #PinkMon
#EastCoastkin
#Oregon #PNW
#DogToy #Pig
a small pink pig toy belonging to my little Chiweenie Petunia is hidden among ivy and other vegetation.
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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I was going to repost, but deleted it by mistake, so here we go again. Emu at the Safari Park in Winston for today’s #BirdOfTheDay alternative theme of #yelloweyes as suggested by Alan @alan678.bsky.social
and also for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels E
#EastCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Photography
close-up photograph taken from inside a vehicle, featuring an emu looking directly at the camera. you can see that the bird has a large, yellow eye and dark, shaggy feathers. the car's side mirror is visible on the right, showing a reflection of the emu's feathers and the surrounding greenery. behind the emu is a wire fence and a background of green, grassy hills.
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Shroomies on an old mossy log in the garden 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫🪵
#MushroomMonday
#Garden #Moss #Fungi
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
a close-up view of mushrooms growing on a mossy, decaying tree stump. A large, prominent mushroom is featured in the center-right of the image. This appears to be a Rhodotus palmatus, commonly known as the wrinkled peach mushroom. It has a broad, pale pinkish cap with visible, light-colored gills underneath. Several smaller, orange-hued mushrooms are clustered on the left and lower portions of the stump and also on the upper right.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Something different for #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue). Please read the sign for the interesting story of this blue and white Japanese fishing boat in the dunes at Bullards Beach in Bandon.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Tsunami #Fishing #Boat
#Nature #Photography
In the spring of 2020, a small Japanese fishing vessel washed ashore just north of Bullards Beach State Park. Researchers tracked it to the March 2011 offshore earthquake in Japan that generated a deadly 125-foot tsunami. Water flooded the coast of Japan and swept huge amounts of debris into the sea. This fishing boat was among that debris. When it arrived here in 2020, it had traveled more than 9,000 miles in nine years! When the boat washed ashore, it was covered in barnacles from its very long journey, and there was a dead shark in its hold. Biologists also found 11 different living Japanese species in the boat, including sponges, worms, and mussels. a sign explaining about the boat in the previous picture. In the spring of 2020, a small Japanese fishing vessel washed ashore just north of Bullards Beach State Park. Researchers tracked it to the March 2011 offshore earthquake in Japan that generated a deadly 125-foot tsunami. Water flooded the coast of Japan and swept huge amounts of debris into the sea. This fishing boat was among that debris. When it arrived here in 2020, it had traveled more than 9,000 miles in nine years! When the boat washed ashore, it was covered in barnacles from its very long journey, and there was a dead shark in its hold. Biologists also found 11 different living Japanese species in the boat, including sponges, worms, and mussels.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Sunday is #StunDay.
Sunset at Elephant Rock does not disappoint.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW #Bandon
#Beach #Ocean
#Nature #Photography
a beautiful sunset over the Pacific Ocean in Bandon, Oregon. the sky shows a vivid gradient of pinks, oranges, and purples as the sun sets over the horizon. the wet sand reflects the colors of the sky and the large rocks in the foreground.
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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old, abandoned and #unloved ice house, build in 1877, in Eagle Point.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUForUnloved
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
a small, rustic building with fieldstone walls. It features a pitched metal roof and a dark wooden gable. A single, dark metal door is visible on the front facade, protected by a small, simple overhang also with a metal roof. Surrounding the building are various trees and some low-lying vegetation under a clear blue sky. The building was once used as an ice house, a type of structure used for storing ice before modern refrigeration became available.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as suggested by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Mr&Mrs.
A pair of Mourning Doves, likely a male and a female. It’s difficult to tell, since males and females are very similar in appearance.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds #Doves
#Nature #Photography
a pair of Mourning Doves, likely a male and a female, though determining the exact sex from the image alone is challenging due to subtle differences in appearance. Both have the characteristic black spots on their feathers. The bird on the right seems to have a slightly more pronounced pinkish tint on its breast, which might suggest it is the male, while the bird on the left appears slightly duller, potentially indicating it is the female. they sit on a wooden fence board with green foliage in the back ground.
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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found a #small shovel on our walk at the beach this morning; #discarded and #unloved 🪏
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUForUnloved
#BlueSkyArtShow #small
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
a red plastic toy shovel resting on a sandy beach next to a large piece of driftwood, which shows signs of weathering from the ocean and sun. foot prints are visible in the damp sand near the shovel and log and there is vegetation behind the log.
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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a purplish-brown sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) is surrounded by small, bright green sea anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica).

#ColorADay #GreenSat
#BlueSkyArtShow #small
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Ocean #Beach #SeaLife
#Nature #Photography
a five-armed sea star with a rough, mottled surface and colors ranging from pinkish-red to gray is surrounded by numerous bright green sea anemones clinging to the rocky surface.
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The ladybug whispers, 'Believe in the magic of new beginnings.' - Unknown

Spotted this little #ladybug at the beach 🐞
#BlueSkyArtShow #small
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
a Western blood-red lady beetle (Cycloneda polita), commonly known as a ladybug sits on a large rock covered in barnacles and sand on a beach and is surrounded by a variety of large and small rocks.
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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just got back from a lovely walk at Coquille Point. a beautiful, sunny and warm November day 🌤️🌊🐚🦀😎
#ScapeDay #SeaScape
#Ocean #Beach
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#CoquillePoint
#Nature #Photography
a scenic view of the rugged coastline and the sea stacks at Coquille Point in Bandon, with large rock formations jutting out from the foamy Pacific Ocean under a blue sky with wispy clouds.
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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the historic J.P. Holland General Store in the Mogollon ghost town in New Mexico.
#abandoned and #unloved
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUForUnloved
#ColorADay #BWFri
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#NewMexico #GhostTown
#Photography
a black and white photograph of an old, abandoned general store in the ghost town of Mogollon, New Mexico. The building is constructed primarily of weathered wood planks and some stone masonry near the foundation. The structure is dilapidated, with a partially collapsed heavily damaged section on the left and corrugated metal roofing visible. A sign on the front facade reads "GENERAL STORE" in large, faded white letters.
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme as suggested by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social
today is #GroundedGulls. Here is one on the hood of my car at the jetty. We are asked to not feed them, so we don’t. Sorry, gull 🤷‍♀️
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds ##Gulls
#Nature #Photography
a close-up view of a large Western Gull, standing on the hood of a vehicle. The gull has white plumage on its head and body, a dark slate-gray back and wings, and pink legs. It has a sturdy yellow bill with a distinct red spot on the lower half. In the background is a rocky shoreline and a bright blue ocean with white-capped waves. The sky is clear blue with light, wispy clouds.
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Fun Garden Art 🌼
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Sculpture #Art
#Photography
a large sculpture of a flower (dandelion or daffodil) as a garden ornament. the sculpture is made of metal, painted a bright yellow, and designed to look like a flower with a brown, textured center. it is placed among live plants and you can see a house on the left in the background.
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Rock Climbers at Smith Rock State Park 🧗‍♂️
#HumansOfBlueSky
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
two rock climbers at Smith Rock State Park in Oregon scaling the rock face under a clear blue sky. one climber is higher up the wall wearing a red shirt and black pants, and another is positioned lower down in a white shirt and dark pants. above the rock face is clear blue sky.
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alternative theme as suggested by Alan @alan678.bsky.social
is #waders. Here is a beautiful Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) at the Bandon Marsh.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
a great blue heron, a large wading bird with blue-gray feathers and long legs, stands in shallow water surrounded by tall grass.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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#neglected, #discarded and #unloved and also kind of #creepy 😳😱👩‍🦲
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUForUnloved
#ClassicMono
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Photography
#B&WPhotography
a black and white photograph of a small dolls head stuck on the antenna of an old dirty and broken down truck.
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) still blooming outside in November 🤗
#ColorADay #RedWed
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Flowers #Plants
#Photography
a close-up of vibrant, pendulous fuchsia flowers. the flowers feature bright crimson sepals surrounding deep purple corollas. they are hanging gracefully from branches lined with small, mid-to-dark green leaves. the background is blurry.
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Today’s BirdOfTheDay is birds looking #Round as suggested by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social.
This Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) in a tree by our pond is a perfect borb. 🤗🐦‍⬛
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds #Towhee
#Nature #Photography
a small, plump Towhee is perched on a thick, dark branch. The bird has a dark head, a bright reddish-orange eye, and a chest with white and brown streaked feathers. Its feathers appear ruffled. To the right of the bird and the branch is some green ivy with spiky leaves. The background is softly blurred, consisting mostly of vertical, bare branches and green foliage.
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM