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Paul Houle
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Software developer at a major research university. I live on a farm near Ithaca, NY. Into flower photography, sports photography, as well as stereograms and VR photography. Here to cultivate growth and resilience.
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Google Lens tells me that this is a Japanese Quince 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑗𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎

#photo #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #tree #spring
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Dense magnolia flowers in downtown Ithaca

#photo #photography #bloomscrollling #flowers #flower #plants #tree #magnolia #spring
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Red tulips in the foreground with a cluster of daffodils in the background

#photo #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #plants #spring #tulip #daffodil
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Weedy field Off Rt 79 near Slaterville Springs

#photo #photography #summer #caroline #landscape #weeds #grass #upstateny
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Daisies white with purple spots in and out of focus

#photo #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #daisies
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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The rather famous view up Libe Slope towards Uris Library with Willard Straight Hall unseen towards the right

#photo #photography #landscape #buildings #cornell #university #fall #architecture
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Strange concrete sculptures circa 1960 near that big cluster of trees in the Arboretum

#photo #photography #landscape #fall #fallcolor #cornell #arboretum #sculpture #art
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Cluster of trees by the pond in the middle of the Arboretum

#photo #photography #landscape #fall #fallcolor #cornell #arboretum #pond #water #trees
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Entrance to the Summerland Farm Preserve -- along the route the Fingerlakes trail takes from Rt 79 to the top of the overlooking hill to the south

#photo #photography #outdoors #forest #sign #fingerlakestrail #wideangle #9mm
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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𝑂𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑚 a.k.a. African Daisy seen in an annuals bed towards the end of the season

#photo #photography #flowers #bloomscrollng #daisy #osteospermum
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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The hill across the valley from my farm

#photo #photography #fall #fallcolor #trees #472central #caroline #landscape
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Layers of forest understory and canopy in Shindagin Hollow State Forest

#photo #photography #fall #fallcolor #forest #trees #shindaginhollow
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Tree in front of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

#photo #photography #fall #fallcolor #cornell #artmuseym #trees #ithaca
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Part of a series I did of The Paw upstairs with the 135mm

#photo #photography #cats #bigpaw #toadlily #animals #monochrome #monochromemonday #blackandwhite #bw #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Open field at the Summerland Farm preserve on top of a hill -- the Fingerlakes trail passes through here

#photo #photography #landscape #caroline #wideangle #monochrome #monochromemonday #blackandwhite #bw
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Zinnia by a brick wall near a school building in Newark Valley

#photo #photography #flowers #zinnia #bricks #bloomscrolling #monochrome #monochromemonday #blackandwhite #bw
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Bigpaw on the threshold of the kitchen in black and white

#photo #photography #cats #animals #monochrome #monochromemonday #bigpaw #toadlily
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Approach to Rockefeller Hall, the Physical Sciences Building and Baker Hall in the fall

#photo #photography #landscape #cornell #buildings #architecture #fall #fallcolor #monochrome #monochromemonday #bw #blackandwhite
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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I developed less than half of the photos I took this spring, I'm going through that backlog now because I think people will need this winter

#photo #photography #daffodils #flowers #bloomscrolling #spring #plants
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Hydrangea in one of the many courtyards of the ILR school, a space that feels to me like a Japanese palace in a video game

#photo #photography #cornell #ilrschool #flowers #bloomscrolling #fall #hydrangea
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Queen Jane on a step on the ladder in the barn that leads to the hay loft

#photo #photography #cats #barn #queenjane
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Bob B prowls around the house: just today we got Bob B to come into our house but we've got to convince Kimball to let him stay

#photo #photography #cats #animals #bobb #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Missed #Caturday so you're getting your cats a day late; Sony's 135mm/1.8 G Master cleans up at cat photos if you can keep at the right distance

#photo #photography #cats #animals #bigpaw #toadlily #135mm
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Dried-out creek in Shindagin Hollow State Forest

#photo #photography #forest #forestfriday #landscape #creek #wideangle #9mm
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Forget-me-nots on the forest floor in Monkey Run

#photo #photography #flowers #cornell #forest #forestfriday #monkeyrun #forgetmenot #bloomscrolling
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM