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monstrouseyes.bsky.social
Irene
@monstrouseyes.bsky.social
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Writer, poet, poet, Void-mom, reader, photographer and occasional haunter of forest trails. She/her. Living on Vancouver Island. 🇨🇦
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Rumor has it...my novel is launching on Royal Road on December 6th.

Cover art by Luke Spooner - carrionhouse.com

Link to novel coming on Saturday!

#amwriting #writer #novel
A digital book cover. At the top the title "The Cold Heart," black border around entire image. At the center, a female pirate, wearing traditional pirate clothing including the tricorn hat. She has glowing eyes. Behind her, a tall ship. The ship and pirate are rendered in dark colours, the background a light green/teal/blue.
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Picked up this book at a visit to Carr House a few weeks ago. Maybe 2025 is a year of reading about art instead of making art. My camera and pen sit idle, filled with weariness.
A photo of Emily Carr's book Hundreds and Thousands on a patio table. Blue sky above. Flower pots with various plants inside them in the background. A photo of a yellow Victorian era house surrounded by green, leafy trees. Blue sky with a few wispy white clouds above. This is the Emily Carr house in Victoria, British Columbia. A photo of a framed black and white photograph of the Carr sisters. An oval portrait inside a rectangular wood frame.
August 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Sea things.

#porthardy #phonephotography
A close up photo of white shells with the two sides attached to each other lying on a pebble beach. The shells are filled with water and have barnacles growing on the inside. There are also a few pebbles at the center of each shell. A close up photo of a single white shell on a pebble beach. The shell is filled with water and has barnacles growing on the inside. A close up photo of a small white sea shell on a dark rock. It has kelp growing from the top shell that almost looks like it's wearing a hat.
August 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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I'm in a total creative void. It's so uncomfortable.

Here's a cute cat.
A picture of a black cat's face. Large yellow eyes. The cat looks concerned (really, what he means to convey is "no photos"). He's lying on a blue and white blanket on a grey sofa.
August 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Perseverance Creek Potholes in Cumberland.

#vancouverisland #vanisle
Limestone formations with a creek running through. A bridge in the distance. Trees on either side. Toward the top right there is a shiba inu that photobombed the shot. Limestone formations in dappled sunlight. A pool of green water between limestone formations. Limestone formations with a creek running through them. A bridge in the distance. Trees on either side of the creek.
July 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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#forestfriday

A lovely path at Hemer Park in Cedar, British Columbia.

#photography #forestpath #vancouverisland #vanisle #landscape #monochrome #monochromephotography
An almost tunnel-like forest path. Roots criss cross the path. The photo is processed in monochrome.
July 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Reading on the deck with a cup of coffee. There's a little blue dragon fly floating around. A moment of calm away from the chaos of the world.
A photo of The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling with a black coffee cup on top of it. The coffee cup has a skull and cross bones on it with the phrase Name Your Poison above it.
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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The lower fall at Little Qualicum Falls for #waterfallwednesday #vancouverisland #vanisle #photography #landscape #waterfall
A small waterfall surrounded by lush green forest.
June 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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#forestfriday

One of the most magical spots I visited in #Austria. #Kesselfallklamm It was like being in a faerie forest.

#photography #forest #tree #photographersofbluesky
A forested hill with different foliage and layers of green. A rock wall on the left of the photo is covered in vines. On the right side of the frame a wooden bridge structure crosses a gorge.
June 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Spent the evening at the beach with drawing club.

#nanaimo #piperslagoon #beach
A close up photo of blackberry flowers. There is one fully open blossom at the bottom center of the photo. The flower is white with soft pink at the center. A bunch of buds above. Behind are green leaves. Backlit puffy clouds against a blue sky gradually getting denser and darker. At the bottom of the frame is a hill with trees and houses and then a strip of water. A landscape shot of a lagoon. Grey clouds above with a bit of light yellow at the horizon. A treed hill in the middle right. The foreground is split between grey water and a green grassy shore. Puffy clouds against a blue sky above. Ocean with a few small distant islands on the horizon in the middle of the photo. The foreground is a small crashing wave and a pebble beach.
June 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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#Sunset season.
June 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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#forestfriday at Morrell Sanctuary in #nanaimo.

#monochrome #monochromephotography #photography #forest #forestpath #vancouverisland #vanisle
June 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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#stunday post. I haven't touched my camera in a while and am trying to get inspired to shoot again. Seeing everyone's beautiful work definitely helps.

Photo shows the Kleiner Winterleitensee and the Kreiskogel (I think).

#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #austria #derbergruft
A landscape photograph of a mountain in the background, a line of deciduous trees in the middle, a lake with the mountain and trees reflected in the foreground. Everything is very green. Grey looming clouds overhead.
June 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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#caturday vibes.

Having both of my Voids snuggling on the sofa is the best.

#blackcats #cats
Two black cats laying on a blue, white and yellow blanket. The cat closest to the camera's eyes are slightly open. Her paw is reaching out of the frame. The second cat is looking out of frame to the left with his paws stretched out in front of him.
May 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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It's #worldgothday, so here are a few of my favourite things.

A self portrait - haunted and haunting, bloody trees, my favourite cemetery, and a photo from the ossuary in Hallstatt.

My goth-ness might not be as dominant as it used to be, but it's always at my core.
A photo of a semi-transparent woman at the center and less clear sideviews of her on either side. In the foreground some stacked books, a white candle, and a crystal ball with a raven in the center. The photo is in black and white. A path in the woods. The photo is mostly monochrome. The trees are edited to be red. They're arbutus trees and their bark is naturally orange, so the edit is an exaggeration. A monochrome photo in a cemetery. Trees in the background. A circular gravestone on the right. A regular tombstone next to it. And a pyramid shaped tombstone next to it. A subtle double exposure effect added in post processing to make it eerie. A monochrome photo of human skulls with three skulls as the main focus. The skulls are on a shelf and painted with different patterns. The left with snakes, the center skull with a dainty branch and cross, the right with more snakes.
May 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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A walk in these woods for #forestfriday. The path to Cottle Lake in #Nanaimo.

#vancouverisland #vanisle #forestpath #photography
An acorn strewn path in the forest. Dark green trees on either side. Bright green trees in the center where the path goes to the right and disappears in greenery.
May 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Ruined. The remains of Burg Eppenstein are surrounded by woods. For #forestfriday.

#castle #ruins #austria #photography #photographersofbluesky
A ruined castle at the center of the photo on top of a tree-covered hill. Green trees on left as well. Two tall bare trees in foreground to the right. A sky with some dark clouds and also blue sky above.
May 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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I haven't done a Void post in a while. Here are my darlings. Harrow and Hades.

#cats #blackcats
A close shot of a black cat's face with large yellow eyes. The cat's chin is on her paws. She's laying on a pale blue blanket. A black cat with half-closed yellow eyes looking at the camera. The cat is sitting on a light blue blanket.
May 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Here's a little something for #blueskyartshow theme #green.

The artsy paintified shoreline on the left, the original shot on the right.

Shot at Moorecroft Park on #vancouverisland. Edited in Lightroom and Topaz Impressions.

#photography #photographersofbluesky
An abstract photo made to look like a painting. Dark green with a yellow-gold line down the center. Pale yellow branches in top left and bottom left. A more solid green on the right side. A shoreline with pale tan driftwood and summer grasses. Trees behind. And a green section of water in the foreground.
May 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Today took me to the Coastal Black Tulip Fest in Black Creek. Amazing event.

#bloomscroll #tulips #flowers #vancouverisland #vanisle
Yellow double petalled tulips fill the frame. Red tulips fill the frame. They all face away from the camera. Rows of different coloured tulips (red, yellow and white) with a small pink and purple windmill. A blue sky with puffy clouds overhead. White tents in the background. Rows of tulips - two rows of purple tulips at the front and two rows of yellow tulips behind. A blue sky overhead. Various shrubs and trees in the distance.
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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One of the prettiest walks I've been on - at Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew.

Happy #forestfriday!

#vancouverisland #vanisle #photography
A photograph of a winding forest path with a leaning tree coming in from the right. Ahead is a twisted tree with branches and trunk spiraling. Green leaves and moss and ferns all around. It's sunny.
May 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I almost brought my camera out for this...but I didn't so a cell phone snap will have to do.

#tulip #bloomscroll
A wilted yellow tulip in the sun with sparkling water drops on it. Surrounded by blurry stems and blurry red tulips.
May 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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"You're on Earth. There's no cure for that." Samuel Beckett

A photo for the #earth theme of the #blueskyartshow

#photography #monochrome #beach #photographersofbluesky
A black and white photo of a sand beach. Gently rolling waves coming in from the left. The horizon faded out in fog. A swathe of partially crushed seashells at the bottom of the picture adds some texture.
April 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Used #indiebookstoreday as an "excuse" to visit my favourite: Sea and Summit Books in beautiful Parksville. Bought a couple of books, chatted, and felt some stress melt away as I perused.
A storefront for Sea and Summit Books behind a branch of pink blossoms. Blue sky above.
April 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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As soft as a #dream for the #blueskyartshow

An abstract orchid.
A high key abstract photo of an orchid. Soft white petals and double exposed yellow at the center.
April 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM