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Stephanie Pericich

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📷 Amateur photographer
(All photos & writings are mine unless otherwise noted)

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🖋️Author & poet (humor & poetry genres)

🌻Here primarily for uplifting photography & poetry

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Stephanie Pericich

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Goodness, what a show! In suburban St. Louis, Missouri no less.
#NorthernLights #Aurora

A single pillar of red Aurora emerges from behind a tree.

Subtle layers of red and green Northern Lights framed by tree silhouettes.

November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM

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#WordlessWednesday
#ColorADay #RedWed
#WackyWednesdayArt
#NorthernLights

Pillars of deep red Northern lights dance behind tall silhouetted pine trees.

November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM

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Colorful autumn foliage on a bright and sunny day.

#ColorADay #Orange
#SensoryArt #Patterns
#Stunday #Leaves

Looking up at bright orange and yellow tree leaves aglow with sunlight.

November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM

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A woolly bear caterpillar sporting his orange and black winter coat.

#AColorADay #OrangeSun
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRForRock
#Insects #Caterpillars

An orange and black banded woolly caterpillar crawling across a white rock.

November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM

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#WordlessWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday

An antique weathervane and lightning rod set in a window that is aglow in morning sunlight.

October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Stephanie Pericich

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Look to nature to find strength and solitude.
(Oregon Coast, June 2025)

#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#TidesOutTuesday
#Spooktober #Trees

A tall, stark tree in the foreground with blue sky, blue water and smaller trees in the background.

October 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM

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I could have sworn that this little fellow was smiling at me as he posed for his close-up.

#InsectThursday
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#macro #butterflies #insects #nature #photography

Closeup of a brown and yellow spotted butterfly perched on a green and white leaf.

October 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Stephanie Pericich

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A final fall throwback as I await this year's color display. 🍂

#ThickTrunkTuesday
#31DaysOfHalloween
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#nature #photography

Two trees, with bright orange and yellow leaves, cast long shadows in front of a deep blue lake.

October 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM

Stephanie Pericich

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Throwback to last fall; hoping to see colorful foliage again soon. 🍁

#lake #landscape
#trees #photography
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
#stunday #autumn

Trees with orange leaves reflected on a lake with blue skies above.

October 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM

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This guy is hopping by to say a quick hello!

#InsectThursday #insects
#nature #photography
#bloomscrolling

A green grasshopper perched on a bright orange flower with leaves in the background.

October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM

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A moody moon on a misty morning.

#31DaysOfHalloween
#alliteration

A full moon faintly glimmers in the fog, framed by tree silhouettes.

October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM

Stephanie Pericich

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Ah, October. It's the month in which I always feel just a little bit closer to those who came before us. Not just my own lost loved ones and ancestors, but those who worked and played on the ground on which I walk. (See Alt text for more) ↙️
#TheCampfire

This is the Spanish Lake Blacksmith Shop, built in 1874 and moved to Faust Park Historic Village in St. Louis County in 2012. It is a brown barn-like structure with a small upper window and a chimney. I walk through this park often, and I wonder about the people who worked in this shop, as well as their customers. What were they like? Serious, funny, grumpy, shy? I wonder if the blacksiths sang or whistled as they forged their creations (some of which are still on display inside the shop)? What was discussed here? I could probably do some research about the man who built this shop, Jacob Wilhelm, and perhaps someday I will. Maybe I could even learn about Jacob's family, fellow blacksmiths, customers, etc. But for now, I am content to wander and wonder about this treasure of a structure, and the people who once worked within its walls.

October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM

Stephanie Pericich

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My #BirdOfTheDay contribution. This mischievous little guy enjoyed stealing (and fortunately spitting out) our hotel balcony neighbor's tea bags. (June, 2025)