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mskauffman.bsky.social
@mskauffman.bsky.social
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No one.
Photography (my own unless otherwise stated).
I may post about politics.
Occasional lunacy.
Rebarbative.

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mskauffman.bsky.social
When you're stuck in the hall because you're afraid to walk past the Pepsi box 🤣
#corgiunreasonablefears
A corgi sits in a hallway. Wood floor. Colorful bricks. Very scary soft drink box.
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Waiting for 2026. Honestly never thought I'd live this long. 2025 tried to kill me twice and I'm finishing the year recovering from open heart surgery, but I persist.
The politics will continue to be soul crushing. Even so, I feel a silly positivity creeping in.
Happy New Years everyone!
Black and white/monochrome image of a Christmas cactus flower. Close up. Grainy and slightly out of focus.
January 1, 2026 at 6:39 AM
mskauffman.bsky.social
All curls and floof...barbet doggo in the house.
#barbet #dogs
A pitch black Barbet do lays on the ground. Pink tongue visible. Black nose visible. Eyes obscured by copious amounts of curls.
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
mskauffman.bsky.social
It's a hard year to find things to be thankful for. But I have these two, I have a roof over my head, and that's actually pretty damn good.
Bountiful harvests and Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Cold Case Files

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision
#photography
Two drawer, bottom freezer displaying ice and various frozen foods. Image is skewed on a diagonal and in cool tones of black and white.
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Satellite ears fully deployed in case the squirrels get too close to the house.
(He’s helping to distract me from all the b.s. right now)
#dog
A corgi. White and ginger fur. Heterochromatic eyes. Big ears in full satellite splayed position .
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
My county’s Prop 50 numbers as of @9:30pm. Oh my. California is stirred up!
A graphic showing current results in Solano County CA. 65% yes on Prop 50
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
mskauffman.bsky.social
The archaeological evidence seems spurious, but the reporting is sold. 🤣
The Onion newspaper front page. Highlight: image of US Capitol. Lead: Archaeologists: DC Capitol may have once been used for legislating.
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Dinner. Roast and veggies. Nothing spectacular, but being able to break out of my blues long enough to cook feels good.
A pot of roast beef, carrots, potatoes, onions, and broth. The pot is a bright orange-yellow brassier with handles on each side.
October 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
According to CBS, this is what the inside of the ballroom will look like. More gilded, faux classical nonsense.
Rendering of the ballroom shows gilded classical columns, coffered ceiling s, guady chandeliers, arched windows.
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Just a group of tiny plants growing in a rose bush's planter.
#photography #monochrome #macro
B&W. Group of very small plants. Dirt, bark pieces twigs, in back- and foreground.
September 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Well the earthquake alert system works.
Felt nothing in my part of the Bay area.
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
mskauffman.bsky.social
A tiny flower for #stunday #bloomscrolling #photography
A tiny 8 petal flower. Light lavender color.
September 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Waimea Canyon, Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Friday #Scape
#photography
#landscspe
Waimea Canyon, Kauaʻi, Hawaii. High desert colors of rust, orange, brown, green. Fog lingering at the top of canyon. Low clouds casting shadows on the canyon walls.
September 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Old Friend (2)

#Monochrome #ClassicMono #smArtist #photography
Pages in a well read book. Image of author peeks out at edge. Black and white. Close up, but not quite macro.
September 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Santa Cruz. Late-day sun. #Scape.
Late-day beach, cliffs, sand, and scrub-brush. Santa Cruz.
September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
My camera and I are arguing today. So, just a mobile pic for the #BlueSkyArtShow

#Shiny #Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome
Black & white. High contrast. Close up. A sunglass frame reflecting a brightly lit window with blinds.
August 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
From way back in 2013. Papilio rutulus (western tiger swallowtail).
#butterflyweek
A papilio rutulus (western tiger swallowtail) butterfly. Showing fully splayed wings of yellow with black markings. Perched on a flower stalk.
August 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Bougainvillea, Miami pink.
Sun tipped.
#photography
#bloomscrolling
Bougainvillea, Miami pink color. Shot up close in bright sunlight.
August 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Old Friend (1)
#photography
#Blackandwhitephotography
Black and white photo of a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera. Closeup.
July 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
My Tangled Dying
(Wilting fuscia blooms)
#Blackandwhitephotography
#Photography
A pair of wilting, dried up fuscia blooms rest on the cement ground. They are tangled together. Black and white. Close up.
July 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Lost hours

#bnw_macro
#Blackandwhitephotography
#Photography
Black and white closeup photo of a remote control. Soft, narrow focus with a single, bright highlight area and majority of object in deep shadow.
July 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Self-portrait, washing machine dial and bathroom.
#Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography
#Self-Portrait
July 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
mskauffman.bsky.social
Got a new oven. Used it to set my lunch on fire today.
Samosas on a baking sheet. They are smoldering, black, with small flames.
June 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM