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fireflyfox5.bsky.social
memory of gold {now that the branches are stripped bare}
#YellowThu #coloraday #eastcoastkin
A color photo taken from right below a large tree canopy. There is a spot with bright yellow leaves where the sun is shining brightly. Photo by me
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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uncleduke1969.bsky.social
my dad about to tell a funny story that isn’t nearly as funny as he thinks it is
Malamute (or husky) sitting on a couch, legs folded over the arm, smiling.
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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fahanfawn.bsky.social
Frosted flowers

#bloomscrolling #flowers
Collage picture of bright red chrysanthemums and bright blue knapweed. Top pictures taken in full sun and bottom pictures taken a couple of days later when they are covered in frost. They look like they have been dipped in icing sugar.
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
So happy to be back in Arizona 🌵☀️🪶
Male Pyrrhuloxia on cholla
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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warandpeas.bsky.social
A black and white cartoon showing witches with different modes of transportation under a crescent moon. One young witch stands on the ground looking up disapprovingly, while three other witches fly through the sky - one on a scooter/moped, one on a hoverboard, and one on what appears to be a Roomba vacuum. The caption reads: 'Kids these days... Don't even know how to drive the stick anymore.'
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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helenbennett.bsky.social
Here's a sweet Rufous-collared sparrow for #BirdOfTheDay #Sparrows that I saw rummaging in the undergrowth collecting nesting materials on holiday a few years ago. 🪶 📷 🧡

Wishing everyone a great day ahead 👋🕊️

#Photography #Birds #Nature #EastCoastKin
A photograph of a small Sparrow bird that is in side profile holding on to a flower steam. It has a grey head wit, black stripes, and a distinctive rufous collar and breast patch. It has a grey body with a streaked brown back and white wing bars. The Sparrow has fine fibres in its beak. The background shows foliage from the plants he has been foraging in. Taken in Costa Rica 2023
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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markrobbie.bsky.social
he wears his heart on his head 🪶
Ruby crowned kinglet with the ruby Mohawk alit, standing on a wee twig and glaring in my direction Same bird, same pose, looking camera right, his red head more visible and aglow
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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watchinthesky.bsky.social
Good Morning Gary! I’m guessing you don’t mind this light morning rain or you’d take shelter.
Just you and me out here, you know how it goes when you are on the fence like that 😉
🪶
A Cooper’s hawk is perched on a metal fence as a light rain falls. Blurry green tree is visible behind.
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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sanatintarihi.bsky.social
Georgia O'Keeffe - Lake George Reflection 1921–22
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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dannyboywesthawk.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
niknocdirtfree.bsky.social
Mama with kitten cubs. They need hugs and squishy faces!
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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dailycats.bsky.social
rub ma bellay
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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obialik.bsky.social
I like new things; most people, within boundaries, like new things. I also like to create, may my own new things. This study has an interesting thesis about that, arguing that both curiosity and creativity come from the same place - novelty seeking. 🧪

Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Effects of State of Mind (SoM) on the Novelty Seeking Model (NSM). Illustration of the continuum of SoM ranging from broad to narrow in relation to the NSM. At the left endpoint broad SoM consists of an exploratory disposition that results in diversity; thus, it is associated with divergent thinking, diverse curiosity, and an originality orientation. At the right endpoint, narrow SoM consists of an exploitatory disposition, resulting in specificity. Therefore, convergent thinking, specific curiosity, and a usefulness orientation are associated with exploitation.
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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fahanfawn.bsky.social
Lichen, moss and berries.
(It’s still raining!)

#bloomscrolling #moss #berries #gardening
Collage picture of lichen, moss and berries growing including dog rose hips, spindle berries and an evergreen spindle berry together with moss and lichen in different shades of green.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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maxwaughphoto.bsky.social
One of the funner moments from my South Africa trip occurred when these two little borbs decided to chase each other on the edge a lagoon.

(They're Black Crakes, btw.)
Black Crakes chasing each other in South Africa
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
niknocdirtfree.bsky.social
Definitely the inspiration of numerous sci-fi cities and facilities. Simultaneously alien from and integrated into the surroundings.
architecture.bsky.social Architecture @architecture.bsky.social · 18d
The Kyoto International Conference Centre designed by Sachio Otani and completed in 1966
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November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
niknocdirtfree.bsky.social
Bubble near Edinburgh castle
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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wildlife-exposures.bsky.social
First snow - Dark-eyed Junco
Amherst, NY USA
November 9, 2025
#birdsinsnow #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #birds #wildlifephotography #nature #winterwildlife #birdphotography
#photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #juncos
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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elleisanisland.bsky.social
When the hair is good but the day is not
A rosy maple moth, back to the camera, against a grey wall. It's body looks like it's covered in thick pale yellow velvet, and it's wings are pale pink and yellow. Very pretty.
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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susannashore.bsky.social
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social): As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead." But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that" Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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architecture.bsky.social
Located in Kunshan near Shanghai, China, this unique apartment complex is designed in a striking pyramid shape. Each unit boasts its own terrace, offering stunning views and a distinctive living experience. It's a true urban wonder
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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djwalker.bsky.social
Love this photo from last night’s walk along the Blackrock Passage Greenway, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#train
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸 🌳 🍂 🚂 🌉 💚🧡🖤
This photo captures a beautifully atmospheric scene along a former railway line that has since been transformed into a peaceful greenway path. The old stone bridge arches overhead, its weathered masonry framed by dense foliage that glows with autumn colors—rich golds, reds, and deep greens. The ground is carpeted with a thick layer of fallen leaves, still glistening slightly from recent rain, reflecting the warm yellow glow of the lampposts that line the path. The lighting adds a magical, almost storybook quality: dusk has fallen, so the sky above is a deep, clear blue fading into evening, while the lamps create cozy pools of light along the trail. The trees arch inward, forming a natural tunnel that complements the old railway arches, giving a sense of depth and quiet continuity as the path disappears into the distance. It feels calm, nostalgic, and slightly mysterious—like a place where history lingers in the brickwork, and where a quiet walk might let you step out of the present for a while.
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
niknocdirtfree.bsky.social
Pork fried rice
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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in-otter-news.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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architecture.bsky.social
stairs
by michaelisboyd
stairs by michaelisboyd
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM