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Got a slight break in the cloud cover tonight and was rewarded with this view of the aurora in central VA
A green and red aurora paints the night sky, obscured by clouds. Trees contrast sharply against the colorful sky.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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I have seen a more monarch butterflies on my Joe pye weed this year! Not sure if this is because these insects have found this patch, if the flowers are providing more food for them, or if I am just lucky in seeing them. Either way, I’ll take it!
A Monarch butterfly with its orange and black wings bordered with white dots on the edges, searches for nectar on the mauve pink flowers of Joe pye weed. The monarch’s wings are spread open and framed by the plant’s green serated leaves. A Monarch butterfly with its orange and black wings bordered with white dots on the edges, searches for nectar on the mauve pink flowers of Joe pye weed. The monarch’s wings are spread open and framed by the plant’s green serated leaves.
August 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
An enthusiastic crowd at the Lincoln Theatre enjoying Bret McKenzie and his band.
August 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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One of my sweet hens, named Pheasant (by my youngest)
A gold and black feathered hen with tufts of feathers surrounding her face and a small rose comb above her beak. A green background of foliage contrasts with her colors.
June 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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We celebrate this little guy’s 17th birthday and 5th gotcha day today. Love you, Boba, you good boy!
A black and white long haired dachshund sitting on a sofa, gazing directly at the camera with soulful, black eyes. A chin scritch is about to be given by someone wearing a colorful sweater.
June 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Somebody’s watching me.
A rough green snake peers out from the green vines and leaves that surround it, staying still long enough for the photographer to capture this image. Its green scales match its surroundings perfectly.
May 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Glad to see this beauty on the milkweed.
A monarch butterfly rests on the leaf of a common milkweed. The monarch butterfly’s wings are open so that its orange and black wings with white markings are visible. The milkweed grows in a yard that is not mowed, creating a green, sunlit background for this magnificent butterfly.
May 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Spherical ship from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy named “Heart of Gold”
March 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Will freely admit my eclipse photo skill set is not there yet, but I like this one.
An almost total lunar eclipse, that is blurry, about little more than half deep red, with some blue and a white cap on the orb. It is set against a black sky.
March 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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I have been waiting for you all winter.
Light purple veined crocuses with a back drop of pale blue sky and trees. Light purple and white veined crocuses with bright orange stigmas emerging from the leafy winter ground. Light purple and white veined crocuses with bright orange stigmas emerging from the leafy winter ground. Light purple and white veined crocus with bright orange stigmas emerging from the leafy winter ground.
March 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Waves rolling to a shoreline where 13 gulls are are feeding. The sunrise sky is an orange rosy color with periwinkle clouds.
February 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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The moon and mars
The full moon shines as the planet Mars moves behind it.
January 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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This unexpected rainbow awaited me after a tumultuous drive to the store today. I felt encouraged and. . . hopeful. Happy New Year to you all!
A vivid rainbow extends upward as the red, yellow, green, blue, and violet colors contrast with the sharp grey sky.
December 31, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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Sunset Cardinal
A bright red cardinal perched on a branch of a holly tree. The cardinal’s breast feathers are brightened by the setting sun. A bright red cardinal perched on a branch of a holly tree. The cardinal’s breast feathers are brightened by the setting sun.
December 22, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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I am so glad that I am able to spend time with my sweet Boba today.
A Tri-pawed long haired black and white dachshund sitting in his fluffy bed and gazing around the room.
November 6, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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I saw a comet
A comet streaks across the horizon above a barn in a hilly field. A comet is visible above some trees and mountains.
October 18, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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More aurora action.
A vivid red aurora contrasts with the black outline of trees A vivid red aurora contrasts with the black outline of trees
October 11, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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A little aurora action in VA ❤️❤️
A view of deep pink and purple aurora lights in the sky above the outline of some trees. Photo taken in Virginia
October 11, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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I stole this
A written message: Iowa City, Sept. 16 You were driving your Cybertruck south on N Dubuque Street past the I-80 ramps, and I was driving north. I didn’t see your face, and I’m worried you didn’t see my middle finger. Just wanted to make sure you got the message.
October 9, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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Obsessed with the sticker function on my phone
My black and white longhair dachshund, Boba, napping
October 8, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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I found this stunning crab spider
A white banded crab spider perched on pink Joe Pye weed flowers glistening with rain drops
September 19, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Please enjoy these native plants
Small purple and pink flowers blooming from a base of green leaves Small light blue daisies with yellow centers extending from slender green basal leaves The green, bead-like fruiting part of a fern growing from a group of fronds Multiple yellow flowers blooming atop a long green stem
September 9, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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Labor Day afternoon
An arrow orb weaver with yellow markings on its upper abdomen An arrow orb weaver poised in the center of its sunlit web Deep purple poke berries suspended from magenta stems and green leaves against a blue sky
September 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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This has always been one of my favs
An imagined book by Hillary Clinton, “Fuck All Y’all”, with a picture of Hillary on the cover, sipping a stout, and dressed in a black leather jacket
August 21, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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Field Skippers visiting some Joe Pye Weed.
Field Skippers, small brown and orange butterflies with white dots, fly between the pink flowers of a bunch of Joe Pye Weed.
August 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM