Mark Thornberry
@mthornberry.bsky.social
Mostly retired after 50+ years in pretty much all forms of media. Still an active photographer. Scuba diver. Avid gardener. Occasional musician. Progressive humanist.
We almost let Caturday slip past on silent cat paws.
September 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We almost let Caturday slip past on silent cat paws.
Just a bit of fun: a hibiscus blossom after a rain shower with an oil paint effect tossed on top.
September 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just a bit of fun: a hibiscus blossom after a rain shower with an oil paint effect tossed on top.
Here’s a closeup of a hibiscus flower just ‘cuz the light was right. Aloha.
August 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Here’s a closeup of a hibiscus flower just ‘cuz the light was right. Aloha.
Here’s a random tree frog. Why not?
August 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here’s a random tree frog. Why not?
Happy 78th birthday, Mr. Anderson! BTW, I took this picture almost exactly 50 years ago (August 19, 1975).
August 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Happy 78th birthday, Mr. Anderson! BTW, I took this picture almost exactly 50 years ago (August 19, 1975).
Here’s a cat and a closeup of the same. Don’t tell her that she’s pretty. Her ego is already off the charts.
July 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Here’s a cat and a closeup of the same. Don’t tell her that she’s pretty. Her ego is already off the charts.
A 2024 Bentley Edition 8 droptop sitting pretty in a nearby “luxury” mall.
July 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A 2024 Bentley Edition 8 droptop sitting pretty in a nearby “luxury” mall.
The Silver Vase bromeliads in the Garden are showing off. We’ve got seven that have popped.
July 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Silver Vase bromeliads in the Garden are showing off. We’ve got seven that have popped.
The underside of the North Dearborn Street Bridge spanning the Chicago River as seen from the Riverwalk.
July 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The underside of the North Dearborn Street Bridge spanning the Chicago River as seen from the Riverwalk.
Sure we’re old, but we’ve still got it going on. Todd Rundgren (age 77) at the Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC. July 24, 2025. Sidebar: I do like working in grayscale.
July 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sure we’re old, but we’ve still got it going on. Todd Rundgren (age 77) at the Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC. July 24, 2025. Sidebar: I do like working in grayscale.
It’s a fine line between iconic and cliche’ in photography and I’m walking the razor’s edge with this one. The Corncob Towers, er, Marina City in Chicago.
July 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It’s a fine line between iconic and cliche’ in photography and I’m walking the razor’s edge with this one. The Corncob Towers, er, Marina City in Chicago.
Here’s a flower. We call this our “creamsicle” hibiscus.
July 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Here’s a flower. We call this our “creamsicle” hibiscus.
Just wandering around Chicago recently with camera in hand. One of the fun things about visiting a new place is that everything is interesting and catches the eye. Well, I think so anyway.
July 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Just wandering around Chicago recently with camera in hand. One of the fun things about visiting a new place is that everything is interesting and catches the eye. Well, I think so anyway.
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July 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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A very stately bald cypress bonsai at the NC Arboretum in Asheville. The shadow was a photographic bonus.
July 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A very stately bald cypress bonsai at the NC Arboretum in Asheville. The shadow was a photographic bonus.
I’m absolutely enamored with bonsai (pronounced “bone-sigh.” That other word means “10,000 years”). A Blue Atlas cedar at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville.
July 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’m absolutely enamored with bonsai (pronounced “bone-sigh.” That other word means “10,000 years”). A Blue Atlas cedar at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville.
Wisteria on a flagstone wall at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville. This takes some ongoing patience, pruning, and training to keep it from cracking that wall.
July 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Wisteria on a flagstone wall at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville. This takes some ongoing patience, pruning, and training to keep it from cracking that wall.
There are some things in Chicago’s architecture that just shout out to be greyscale captures. The Seventeenth Church of Christ, Science.
July 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There are some things in Chicago’s architecture that just shout out to be greyscale captures. The Seventeenth Church of Christ, Science.
Well, sure London’s got the Battersea Power Station, but Chicago’s got the Union Station Power Plant. An album cover in search of a band…
June 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Well, sure London’s got the Battersea Power Station, but Chicago’s got the Union Station Power Plant. An album cover in search of a band…
Happy 78th birthday (June 8) to the amazing Annie Haslam!
June 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Happy 78th birthday (June 8) to the amazing Annie Haslam!
Man, I’ve been taking pictures for a long time. This one’s almost 51 years old! Johnny Winter, December 3, 1974. I was barely 17. Sigh.
May 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Man, I’ve been taking pictures for a long time. This one’s almost 51 years old! Johnny Winter, December 3, 1974. I was barely 17. Sigh.
Our Red-headed Irishman cacti are blooming and I’ve just learned that their scientific name, mammilaria spinosissma, translates to “most spiny boobs.” Sigh.
April 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Our Red-headed Irishman cacti are blooming and I’ve just learned that their scientific name, mammilaria spinosissma, translates to “most spiny boobs.” Sigh.
“We are not amused.”
April 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“We are not amused.”
The first five-lined skink of the season. This little one is barely 3 inches (7.5cm) long and, yes, its tail really is that blue.
April 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The first five-lined skink of the season. This little one is barely 3 inches (7.5cm) long and, yes, its tail really is that blue.
“It’s a flower and a tree.” - Michael Douglas, “The American President”
April 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“It’s a flower and a tree.” - Michael Douglas, “The American President”