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Richard L Pastore🏳️‍🌈
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Author of "The Devil and the Wolf" & "Perseus Kills His Grandfather" (Comedic Fantasies) Topics: Writing, Humor, Cooking, Gardening, Science & Nature.
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Powdered

#texturetuesday #photography
A close-up shot of snow clinging to the rough bark of a tree. The composition creates a natural mosaic of textures and colors. The tree's surface is deeply textured with vertical ridges and furrows. It features a rich palette of dark browns, deep reds, and charcoal greys. Scattered across the bark are small patches of pale green lichen, adding a subtle touch of organic color. The snow is not a smooth blanket but rather a series of frothy, crystalline clumps. It has a "fluffy" or "powdered" appearance, suggesting it was likely caught by the bark during a light, wind-driven snowfall. The white of the snow creates a stark, bright contrast against the dark background.
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Night all!

I actually got out this afternoon, the first time in days and I did a short walk with Joni. I was so glad just to be out that I did a lot of just standing and looking. Looking at the clouds, the light, the trees... Everything. What a joy. It was cold […]

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A view of a pink and light sunset seen across a darkened, winter field which is covered with a light dusting of snow. There are fine, bare trees in the distance on the horizon.
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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One dozen favorite photos I took in 2025.

All my photos are taken on my property, often from my window. It may have become trite, but there’s a lot of beauty in the mundane world if you stop to look.
#photography #nature #birds #gardening

(Notes are in the alt tags)
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A green heron pauses to preen. I like this one since it highlights the variety of feathers and since there are only 3 elements (dead branch, heron, sky) A baby raccoon struggles to climb a stone step to be with its two siblings. Adorbs. The pack of 4 broke into my yard while mom was sleeping. She wasn’t pleased when she showed up since she’s super shy of humans. I left so she could get them. A red-breasted merganser swimming by. This is a fav because I got a decent take on the feather coloring and textures, but mainly because of the drop of water. A red-breasted woodpecker opts to leap from one branch to another rather than use its wings. I posted four sequential photos a few days ago. I was certain I’d get some spreading of wings. Instead, I got a unique leap.
December 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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#silentsunday
A brownish white mushroom growing out from the trunk of a tree where a branch has been cut off
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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It looked like this red-bellied woodpecker was about to spread its wings and fly giving me a face-on photo, but the more energy efficient hop was chosen.

I still got a decent capture.
#birds #nature #photography
1/4 A red-bellied woodpecker is among fig branches scoping out the area. 2/4 It sees something interesting and appears to be ready to swoop down. 3/4 But instead, it leaps to the next branch without opening its wings. 4/4 Once there, it makes another ground check but in the end saw nothing of interest.
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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#silentsunday
Sprigs of time are covered with delicate snow and ice crystals
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer

Comedy intentionally misses a target to hit a mark.
December 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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In my family the big family get-together was on Christmas Eve.

Christmas day, my brother and I spent in our pajamas playing with our gifts. My mom cooked some kind of one-pan roast & veg dish requiring little effort and my dad read.

Basically we did nothing all day.

A tradition I still uphold.🎄
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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A boggled mind is the new norm.
I'm not sure I'd know what to do with an unboggled one any more.

A friend with a 'cold' (?), feeling ill went into the hospital to spend the night with her sister who needs someone with her at night.
I'm sure she wore her baggy blue. (Except when she had to blow […]
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December 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I took a photo of one of my tree ornaments and spiffed it up with text and a vignette effect.

Wishing everyone the best!
A red ornament hanging on a Christmas tree reads: Happy Holidays To One And All
December 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Timeline Cleanse

Swans & ducks on a drizzly day
#birds #photography #nature
Some mallards and a pair of mute swans drift by as one duck pauses to watch the swans. Time for a preening break for the swans and the mallard. One swan shakes out its wing feathers spooking the duck. Tiny raindrops are also visible.
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The foxes have been fairly quiet of late. That's not entirely true. We can *hear* them calling, but we're seeing them less frequently as they get down to their winter business. Lopa the vixen is still showing up on a semi-regular basis and she's looking in […]

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Fox standing facing the camera with her head turned to her left. Her tail is also protruding to her left. There's a small shrub to one side and a grassy background.
December 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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#silentsunday
#birds #photography
A downy woodpecker finds something buried in the crevice of a dead fig tree branch
December 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Ginkgo

#leafscrolling #nature #photography
A single, fan-shaped Ginkgo biloba leaf in autumnal colors, covered in raindrops. The leaf exhibits a gradient of color, appearing bright golden-yellow near the center and transitioning to warmer, slightly orange or rosy tones towards the edges. The surface is textured by the numerous water droplets, which are scattered across the leaf and brilliantly refract the light. The Ginkgo leaf is set against a dark, richly textured background of deep green, almost blackish-green foliage.
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I would watch the hell out of duck curling if that became an Winter Olympic sport.

#duck #ducks #ice #humor #humour

[description: ducks landing on an icy pond, sliding into one another]
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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🎶The snow is falling down.
Gets colder day by day. 🎶

#monochromemonday
Snowflakes continue to fall, piling up on this tree in a swamp among reeds.
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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It’s time you learned the truth about Santa.

Santa Claus is the character who gives gifts, and was not created by any corporation.

Santa Clause is the intellectual property of Disney corporation, created as a pun on the fact that Claus and Clause are homophones.
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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#silentsunday
Holly berries under heavy clumps of snow
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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#WindowFriday or #silentsunday ?
The image depicts a wooden cabin heavily covered in snow and ice, suggesting a cold, wintry environment. The cabin's roof is blanketed with a thick layer of snow, with icicles hanging from the edges, indicating freezing temperatures. The walls of the cabin are also covered in snow, with some areas showing signs of wear and peeling paint. A window with a triangular frame is visible, partially obscured by snow and ice. The surrounding area is blanketed in snow, with trees in the background also covered in snow, enhancing the wintry atmosphere. The sky is overcast, contributing to the cold, serene ambiance of the scene.
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#silentsunday
Not quite a partridge and not quite a pear tree. Snow continues to fall as a mourning dove nestles in the snow covered branches of a maple tree
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I beg to differ Weather App. I strongly beg to differ.
The app shows Last 24 hours: Snow 1”, Wintry mix .35” Next 24 hours:Snow: <1”, Wintry mix .1” A photo taken at the time of this post showing a blanket of at least 4 inches of snow covering elements of my backyard.
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#silentsunday
A close-up of frost crystals on the tip of a red cedar branch. The crystals are long and square-ish with heavier ribs running from the center out to the corners of the square. Feathery crystals fill between the heavier ribs. I took this photo on the morning dog walk.
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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#footpathfriday
#colorado #crestedbutte #itssnowytherenow
a hiker descending a trail into a long valley with snow topped mountains in the distance
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The sun is setting so early. I nearly missed this on our walk. It was good to get out after a busy day in the kitchen and getting the week's washing done.

I hope you all have a lovely Friday evening!

Goodnight all.
(This was taken raw but barely edited, it really […]

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A dark foreground with the branches of a bare tree silhouetted in the left of the frame with a slash of red on the horizon, a strip of dark cloud above then a golden band, then another thick band of dark cloud and some wispy swirly grey clouds in a lighter grey sky above.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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#silentsunday

Missing these so much.

Next year.

#elliekposts #bees #flowers #bloomscrolling #pollinators
An open yellow simple dahlia flower facing the left of the frame is hosting 3 bees. 2 are bumblebees, 1 might be a honey bee. There is another bloom visible, but mostly out of the frame on the left.
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM