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The world is beautiful. The world is terrible. I like sunsets.

Fighting fascism one pretty picture at a time.

Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

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Benny Beagle wants to know if you’re giving him snackums for Christmas.

#beagle #beagles #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon
Photograph of a very sweet and insistent beagle staring up at the camera and asking for Christmas snackums.
December 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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A two-fer for the #ArtAdventCalendar today as we catch up in the countdown. At 16, Frozen Snowflower.

That wind spinner seems like a promise of warmer days to come.

February 10, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#sunset #photography #sunsetphotography #michigan #art #mastoart #snow #winter #ice
Sunset photograph of yellow and orange clouds over a frozen lake. A wind-spinner stands in silhouette to the left with a shape like a round flower.
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar and 17 in my Top 25 Sunsets Countdown, Mongo Sun.

The cloud across this big Sun reminds me of some of the visuals in the 1980 Flash Gordon movie.

Frankly, we could all use Flash Gordon now!

June 16, 2025. Wolverine Lake […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
Sunset photograph of a big yellow and orange sun in a dark orange sky with a dark cloud billowing up from the lower left.
December 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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A bonus for the #ArtAdventCalendar, at number 18 in the countdown: Crystal Clouds. the ice crystals in these sorts of thin, high clouds often look great but make for a difficult photo because they spread so much bright light. I used a narrow aperture (f/25) […]

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Sunset image of a bright white sun in a dark yellow sky surrounded by high clouds with a treeline below and a small bird flying by to the left of the sun.
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar, at number 19 in the countdown: Smoke, Sun, and Seaplane.

June 2, 2025. Wolverine Lake.

This image kept calling to me as I reviewed this photos. It just kept rising in my estimation.

#sunset #photography #sunsetphotography […]

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Sunset photo of a fading pink sun in a flat grey sky with a small seaplane visible just over a treetop in the lower right.
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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A bonus #ArtAdventCalendar entry for today and #20 in the Top 25 Countdown, a sandhill crane in twilight from March 14.

I love everything about this photo: the horizontal layers of grey and black, the streak of pink above the treeline in silhouette, and the […]

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Sunset and twilight photograph of a sandhill crane in silhouette flying over reeds and across a grey lake. Behind the lake is a treeline in silhouette. Just above the treeline is a horizontal bright pink streak across the sky with grey clouds above.
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar and number 21 in my Top 25 sunsets countdown, "Enter the Dragon".

I thought this sunset and cloud from June 27 looked like an enormous dragon flying over the horizon. What do you think? Do you see it?

#sunset #photography […]

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Sunset photograph of a bright orange and dark grey cloud over a lake. The cloud looks like a dragon flying from right to left with its head and chest in bright orange and its wings trailing behind in grey.
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar we have a pair of sunsets suitable for Valentine's Day: hearts in the sky!

All of my sunset photos are sent with love. Usually it's just not so obvious.

Wolverine Lake, Michigan. These two are tied for #22 in my Top 25 […]

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Sunset photograph of red clouds in the sky with a heart-shaped cloud in the middle. Sunset photograph of clouds in a yellow sky with the sun showing through a heart-shaped hole in the middle.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Today's entry in my #ArtAdventCalendar and number 23 in my Top 25 countdown. Reflections looking away from the sunset from the boardwalk at the west end of our lake.

December 28, 2024. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#sunset #photography #sunsetphotography #michigan #art #mastoart
Photograph of a lake at twilight with clouds above reflected in the mirror-smooth water below. There is a small island to the left and some ice on the surface to the right.
December 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar and at number 24 in my top sunsets (and sunrises) countdown, a three-way tie among photos from the May 27, 2025, sunrise. The colors were amazing!

Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#sunrise #photography #sunsetphotography #michigan #art #mastoart
Photo of a colorful red, orange, pink, and purple sunrise over a lake with a small island in silhouette in the center. Photo of a colorful red, orange, pink, and purple sunrise over a lake with very bright blue, purple, and pink clouds reflected in the lake and a small island in silhouette in the center. Photo of a colorful red, orange, pink, and purple sunrise over a lake with the clouds reflected in the lake and an island with trees in silhouette in the center.
December 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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We've finally reached the Top 25 of my Top 25 sunsets countdown! It turns out there's a Big-Sun eight-way tie for #25. I might be better at sunset photos than math. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

Wolverine Lake, Michigan. (1/2)

#ArtAdventCalendar #sunset #photography #sunsetphotography #michigan #sun #art #mastoart
Photograph of a large yellow sun against a black sky with trees in silhouette at the bottom of the sun and sunspots on the sun. Photograph of a large and orange yellow sun against a dark orange sky with stripes from clouds and sunspots on the sun. Photograph of a large white sun against an orange sky with trees in silhouette front including one in front of the tree. Photograph of a large white sun against an orange sky with trees in silhouette in front of the sun and sky.
December 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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It’s a winter wonderland out there this morning. But today I am glad to be working at home.

December 10, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #winter #snow #michigan
Photograph of a snow covered lake with snow, covered tree, branches across the top and a snow covered balcony rail across the bottom of the image.
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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so much depends
upon

a little brown
bird

flying across the
skies

in front of yellow
clouds

July 10, 2025. Apologies to William Carlos Williams.

#ArtAdventCalendar #photography #sunset #michigan #art #bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #mastoart
Photograph of a small bird in silhouette in front of yellow sunset clouds.
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar, I love the white of these swans against the shadowy fall colors and sunset light behind.

October 2, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #sunset #moon #michigan #art #bird #birds #swan #swans #birdsofmastodon #mastoart
Photograph of two white swans flying away from the camera in front of a shadowy wetland with trees and some fall colors behind. Pale yellow sunset light is reflected in a lake at the bottom of the frame.
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar: Done Fishin', another honorable mention from the Top 25 countdown.

September 11, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #sunset #michigan #summer #art #fishing #boat #boats #boating #mastoart
Photograph of a small bass boat in silhouette traveling from left to right shortly after sunset with pink twilight in the sky and reflected off the water.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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A four-pack of honorable mention Big Suns for my #ArtAdventCalendar as we march towards the Top 25 sunsets countdown. In order, all from Wolverine Lake, Michigan:

1. June 2, 2025 - Jet crossing.
2. Aug. 3, 2025 - Smoky sun.
3. Sept. 30, 2025 - Jet rising.
4 […]

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Photograph of a large red sun against a black background with a jet and contrail crossing into it from the lower right. Photograph of a large yellow sun against a black background with a jet and contrail in the upper left crossing straight upwards. Photograph of a large red sun against a black background Photograph of a large white sun between two parallel horizontal yellow lines formed by the boundaries of clouds just above and below, each tangental to the top and bottom of the sphere of the sun.
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar, another honorable mention for my Top 25 countdown: Canada geese coming in for a landing at sunset.

October 2, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #sunset #moon #michigan #art #bird #birds #swan #swans #birdsofmastodon #mastoart
Four Canada geese in silhouette coming in to land on a lake water with ripples glowing yellow and gold from sunset light.
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Thursday's moonrise. The color in the sky was spectacular.

December 4, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #moon #moonrise #sunset #michigan #winter #art #mastoart
A full moon behind a tree trunk and a large limb in a violet sky.
December 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Another batch of honorable mentions for my #ArtAdventCalendar and my Top 25 countdown: How about some lovely birds on sunset water?

October 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #sunset #moon #michigan #art #bird #birds #swan #swans #birdsofmastodon #mastoart
A swan in silhouette on water lit by sunset light, swimming from right to left. A swan in silhouette on water lit by sunset light, swimming from left to right. A swan in silhouette on water lit by sunset light, swimming from left to right. A Canada goose in silhouette flying low over water lit by sunset light.
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Another Top 25 Sunsets honorable mention, ducks flying into the mouth of an enormous shark.

It's really the anvil top of a far-off thunderstorm, of course.

October 6, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #sunset #moon #michigan #art #ArtAdventCalendar #mastoart
Sunset photo of the large anvil top of a thunderhead to the right forming what appears to be the head and open mouth of a shark. Three small ducks in silhouette are flying into the mouth from the left. Treetops are below along the bottom of the photo.
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Let's get this year's Top 25 countdown and #ArtAdventCalendar really under way! This year's collection of some of my favorite sunset photos included 55 sunset photos. Apparently I'm bad at math. But it means some lovely Honorable Mention photos for all of you […]

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Photograph of a full Moon in the lower left among pink clouds lit by sunset light.
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I'm a day late starting up this year's #ArtAdventCalendar. While I get the rest of the calendar ready, how about a fun image to start with?

Usually the only enhancement I do on my photos is to try to get them to look more like what I saw. But I cranked up […]

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Photograph of a large pink sun in the upper right over a treeline in silhouette to the lower left with a grey sky behind.
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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A chilly sunrise to kick off December. After the weekend’s snow we awoke to 13° F (-11° C) temperatures and a frozen lake.

December 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #sunrise #landscape #landscapephotography #michigan #winter #snow #ice #art #mastoart
Photograph of an orange and yellow sunrise behind a narrow frozen lake with snow, houses, and bare trees on either shore.
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Still sorting through this year's photos. Still being amazed by some of white I'm finding. Believe it or not, this is a color picture. Reflections on the lake.

July 28, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#sunset #photography #reflections #michigan #summer #abstract #art #blackandwhite #mastoart
Photograph of white light reflected on the surface of a lake, forming a patterns of white and black shapes stretched horizontally on the ripples.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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No, Benny. Bad dog! You’re not allowed to wear your reindeer antlers until AFTER Thanksgiving.

November 26, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#dog #dogs #beagle #reindeer #thanksgiving #christmas #dogsofmastodon
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM