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I enjoy writing and have decided to embark on an experiment by starting a Bluesky account to share my texts. Occasionally, I use images from my other account:
@endeavour07.bsky.social.
Texts and pictures are mine (except for reposts).
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Migratory Birds,
you journey away.
To warmer regions you fly,
while I return
to my central heating inside.

#poetry #imageandverse #poem #Photography #SCAPE #Landscape #coloraday #blueskyartshow #EastCoastKin #stunday #Bird
A flock of birds is flying in a V-formation across the sky. The image captures the birds from directly below against a heavily clouded sky, where the grey clouds are subtly outlined by a bright blue and white edges. The birds are making their journey to their winter quarters. This image symbolises both a farewell and the hope that they will soon return.
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas

#poetry #imageandverse #poem #Photography #SCAPE #Landscape #coloraday #blueskyartshow #EastCoastKin #stunday #bloomscrolling #DylanThomas
A wilting poppy blossom, weighed down and moistened by raindrops, bends deeply downwards. It extends into the image from the upper edge of the photo. In the lower right, one can discern a faded, now incomplete yellow blossom. Both flowers indicate the advancing autumn, which is also evident in the blurred autumnal colours surrounding them. Additionally, one can see the hole-ridden leaves of other flowers in the background. This section of a flower bed signifies that the time of blossoms has passed.
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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No world out there,
unfathomable blackness—
Display is broken

#poetry #imageandverse #poem #Photography #EastCoastKin #stunday #haiku
Picture: AI
The image depicts a mobile phone with a shattered display. The glass is covered in fine cracks, which stand out distinctly against the black background due to their white colouring. The pattern of the cracks resembles a spider's web.
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Windscreen wiper sweeps away
November raindrops.
I can recognise my road once more—
I wish
I had one
for my soul,
so I could see my path …

“This is, however,
a romantic illusion!”,
the windscreen wiper smiled.

#photography #stunday #poetry #imageandverse #poem #EastCoastKin
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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After the rain
Silvery enchantment
highlights the Lupine leaves
Drops mirror the sky,
whose October light knows more—
A green star
On its journey
To soon fade away

#photography #nature #scape #bloomscrolling #garden #stunday #poetry #imageandverse #poem #Landscape #coloraday #EastCoastKin
The photograph depicts a star-shaped leaf of the Blue Lupine, comprising seven individual leaves arranged in a star formation. The gentle October rain has left numerous droplets on the leaves, which stand out clearly against the dark green foliage, illuminated by the silvery reflected light of the sky. Surrounding the leaf are several buds that have yet to open, with their yellow petals waiting to bloom. Below and to the right of the star-shaped leaves, there is a solitary blue flower, which, like the other unopened buds, lies in the blurred area of the image.
October 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Wind swishes leaves
which crisp under my shoes
October alley

#poetry #poem #Photography #SCAPE #Landscape #coloraday #blueskyartshow #EastCoastKin #photographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #Art #ArtChallenges
#ForestFriday #Forest #Hiking #Outdoors #haiku
An autumn alley of trees on the northern edge of Goslar. The view extends along the alley, which narrows as it recedes into the distance, culminating at the vanishing point. The path is strewn with brown autumn leaves. The trees on either side of the path are gradually turning yellow. The atmosphere is calm and peacefully autumnal.
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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"When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"

#Shakespeare #Macbeth

I met these three today in our #garden and I couldn’t help it …

#SCAPE #Photography #Landscape #coloraday #blueskyartshow #EastCoastKin #red #rot #poppy #Mohn #stunday #bloomscrolling
Three deep red poppy blossoms, in the foreground and within the focus of the lens, stand out against a blurred background, composed of a bokeh of autumnal colours, predominantly black.
October 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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As long as the red is still there,
I am reassured.
So far, the poppy
has not let me down.
Don't give up!
Tomorrow the rain will be over.

#SCAPE #Photography #Landscape #coloraday #blueskyartshow
'Rote Blumen oder Blätter' #FotoVorschlag
'Red flowers or leaves' #EastCoastKin #ArtChallenge
A red poppy, bent by raindrops, stretches almost horizontally across the image. It stands against a blurred background and foreground. Its surroundings consist of autumn-brown leaves from a walnut tree, grasses, and blossoms of other autumn flowers.
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The photo of this lovely shop inspired me to write an “Ode to fudge”.

Please feel free to share your own versions in the comments!

Ode to Fudge

Oh, you tempting fudge,
you, who expands my waistline—
regret comes later.

#haiku #poem #poetry #fudge
The photograph depicts a charming little shop specialising in pasties and fudge. I captured this image in 2015 in a coastal town in Devon.
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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In silence
October trees
celebrate their festival—
The wind
holds its breath.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #scape #garden #gardening #stunday #imageandverse #autumn #fall #colouraday #tree #Herbst #poem #poetry #Arboretum #PoortBulten #Netherlands
In the Arboretum Poort Bulten, the trees are quietly yet brilliantly celebrating. A tree in the foreground grows at an extreme angle. It is rooted in the bottom right of the image, with its crown reaching the left side. The tree stands in a park setting, surrounded by other trees at some distance. Below the leaning tree, there is a park bench. The trees are adorned with autumnal foliage, with brown, red, and yellow dominating the scene. Contrasting these colours, the green grass and a slightly blue sky complete the picture.
October 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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'Briefkästen' #FotoVorschlag
#eastcoastkin #redwed #coloraday #photography #phonephotography

I saw this American-style #mailbox in the German city of Wetzlar.
A red letterbox, slightly weathered with age, reminiscent of its American counterpart with its semi-cylindrical shape, stands mounted on a metal pole in a front garden. On its front, just below the mail slot, it bears the word "Post".
October 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Autumn Meadow
Your blend of summer's hues
And those of autumn.
Your colours are still warm
Still warm.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #scape #bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #stunday #imageandverse
The photograph features two sharply focused blossoms of a delicate pink flower, standing amidst a blurred collection of flowers, some still in bloom and others wilting. These are the only elements in focus within the photo. Warm, brown tones dominate the bokeh of the blurred foreground and background.
October 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Dear IrishLisa, I am truly honoured to be part of your request. It's given me quite the headache. I am happy to share my heroes with you, but I'd prefer not to pass on the mental effort to others. I hope you understand. Deep down, I am more of a Charlie Brown, I'm afraid.
Do you know Run Lola Run?
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Franka Potente as Lola in Run Lola Run, a 1998 German thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. Wikipedia: The film touches on themes such as free will vs. determinism, the role of chance in people's destiny, and obscure cause-effect relationships. Through brief flash-forward sequences of still images, Lola's fleeting interactions with bystanders are revealed to have surprising and drastic effects on their future lives, serving as concise illustrations of chaos theory's butterfly effect, in which minor, seemingly inconsequential variations in any interaction can blossom into much broader results than is often recognized. The film's exploration of the relationship between chance and conscious intention comes to the foreground in the casino scene, where Lola appears to defy the laws of chance through sheer force of will, improbably making the roulette ball land on her winning number with the help of a glass-shattering scream.[
October 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Autumn leaf chose
to land on a bench—
solitary feast.

#nature #autumn #haiku #poem #poetry #photography #naturephotography #park #oakleaf #leaf #solitude #tranquility #transience #contemplation #reflection
The image depicts a park bench, photographed through the left wrought-iron structure, whose curved embellishments form the left armrest. Through this decoration, the view opens up to the wooden seat and the opposite right armrest, which has the same design as the one we are looking through. The wood, once painted black, shows clear signs of weathering. In many places, the paint has chipped off, revealing the grey wood beneath. A single oak leaf rests on the seat of the bench. It occupies the centre of the image and, with its warm, autumnal hue, creates a striking contrast against the black-grey bench. The solitary leaf draws the viewer's attention.
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Internal conflict

Swift and nervous guest,
Sips from the birdbath softly,
Momentary pause.

The squirrel’s eye
is fixed on me,
weighs up
between caution
and thirst.

#photography #poem #poetry #nature #naturephotography #squirrel #vigilance #conflict #birdbath #caution
The photo depicts a squirrel using its front paws to support itself on a birdbath as it drinks. The image captures the right side of the animal, with its eye directly focused on the photographer. It conveys the impression of a brief, fleeting visit to the birdbath.
September 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Hot air balloon

How beautiful it could be
to ascend.
Problems remain below,
becoming very small.
Simply drifting away …
From up there
I could observe
My striving
From a distance,
Gaining perspective,
clarity—

It depends on
what I’d make of it
after landing.

#poem #poetry #philosophy #meditation
The photograph depicts tree canopies captured from a low-angle perspective. The fully leafed crowns of various trees, growing along a path, form a canopy with a gap in the centre, through which a hot air balloon can be seen floating at a low altitude above the trees. The tall flame of the gas burner is clearly visible. The balloon is attempting to gain altitude. The balloon, with its bright yellow-orange hue, stands out distinctly against the green of the leaves.
September 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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A tree-lined #September #meadow in the #Arboretum Poort Bulten, #Netherlands. Shades of #green still prevail. Unmistakably, however, the yellow-brown tones of #autumn leaves blend in.

#photography #garden #park #nature #naturephotography #stunday
The focal point of the image is the silhouetted trunk of a tree, from which thick branches extend to the right and left. The texture of the bark is only faintly visible, as the sunlight shines through in full backlight from a branch on the right side. The leaves of the tree are still predominantly green. In the background, other trees can be seen, which also appear mostly green, although yellow-brown autumn leaves are unmistakably indicating the change of seasons. The meadow beneath the trees is already sprinkled with brown leaves. The view extends across the meadow until it is bordered by hedges in the background. Overall, the image conveys a serene, autumnal atmosphere of an early September afternoon.
September 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Veins reach everywhere
Energy can flow
To the farthest corners.
Parts of a system
Work together.
Paths and connections,
They are life itself.
Nature knows.
But
We are blind—
Our autumn has come.

#poem #poetry #nature #photography #functionality #collaboration #politics #light #leaf #oak
The image shows a close-up of an oak leaf. Autumn has turned it brown and red, with only a few hints of summer green remaining. The leaf is backlit by the sun, allowing the veins to be clearly visible. The sight is reminiscent of a map with rivers and streams.
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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With the sun setting soon,
sending late summer’s rays,
the light seems to emanate
from the sunflower itself.

I left it in this belief
on this August evening.

#poem #poetry #photography #nature #sunflower #light #August #naturephotography #ray #stunday #sunset
The bloom of a sunflower is illuminated by the setting sun in the centre of the image. The sun is positioned to the right, outside the frame, behind the sunflower, causing its petals to glow yellow in the harsh side light. The backlighting results in an almost black background. To the right and left of the sunflower, other tall summer flowers with small petals can be seen, standing out clearly against the dark background. Additional sunflowers, although out of focus, appear in the background and are already in the stage of wilting.
September 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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climbing rose captures
last rays of sun as they fall
into the garden

This post is a collaboration:
Haiku by: @haveahaiku.bsky.social
Photo: taken by me

#haiku #haiga #poem #poetry #garden #gardening #rose #bloomscrolling #photography
A young rosebud is on the verge of blooming. The petals remain curled within the bud, but the tip is already opening to reveal its beautiful inner life to the world. The bud is in focus, while some petals beneath are depicted out of focus, appearing in a rich dark green. The background hints at a very blurred tree trunk, with a small glimpse of the blue evening sky shimmering through.
September 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The old wooden wall
cannot stop nature’s efforts—
Trumpet vine’s new shoots.

#nature #naturephotography #garden #photography #bloomscrolling #TrumpetVine #resilience #determination #persistence #colour #haiku #poem #poetry #writing
The photograph depicts a wooden wall captured from a direct frontal perspective. There are narrow gaps between the individual planks of the wall. Through one of these gaps, the long, winding shoot of a trumpet vine has made its way. The green shoot stands out distinctly against the brown wood. It winds diagonally across the image from the top right to the bottom left. At the bottom left end, the shoot has developed two trumpet-shaped flowers, providing a colourful focal point with their striking dark pink hue. Nature has triumphed over the obstacle of the wooden fence.
September 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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September
Shop windows now scream
Halloween decorations.
But
Night rain dusts off the air,
which now smells of earth.
Breathe!
I clean the camera lens
for the colours to come.

#September #poem #poetry #nature #rain #photography #naturephotography #mobilephotography #oak #OakTree #Autumn #colours
The photo depicts an oak leaf with a noticeable red hue around its edges. The main vein of the leaf runs diagonally from the bottom left to the top right, dividing the image. In the background, other oak leaves, still green, appear out of focus.
September 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Lunar Eclipse

Red satellite
Above the horizon.
Across continents
So many eyes
Peacefully marvel
At the same sight.
We need more
Lunar Eclipses.

#poetry #poem #peace #LunarEclipse #Horizon #mobilePhotography
Mobile Photo: A mobile phone positioned over the eyepiece of my DIY telescope.
The half-illuminated disc of the Moon during the lunar eclipse on 7th September 2025. The unlit portion of the Moon fades into the darkness. The Moon occupies only a small part of the image, while the majority of the image is deep black.
September 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Paris street in spring
transforms into a garden—
Florist’s art and work.

#haiku #poetry #poem #art #street #spring
#florist #transformation #paris #bloomscrolling
The photo depicts the entrance to a flower shop on a street in Paris. The shop's door is open. On either side of the door, the florist has placed shelves filled with numerous blooming flowers in colourful pots, creating a vibrant, colourful, and welcoming scene. The florist's artistry transforms the shop's entrance into a lovingly arranged garden.
September 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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#poem #poetry #nature #transience #melancholy #meditation #life #death #wanderer #loneliness
The wanderer’s eyes focus on the rugged trunk stretched along the path. The wanderer’s eyes observe the splintered bark, resembling cracked wounds, weathered and torn by sun and rain. His eyes examine the sun-bleached rifts, like bones laid bare. The hollow in the trunk looks back at the wanderer, who now walks on quicker than before.
September 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM