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zen sation
@zen-sation.bsky.social
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Amateur photographer, Pacific NW scenes, some birds and other critters, nature, bits of travel; camera handy, wherever, whenever.

Catching moments with my lens.
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zen sation @zen-sation.bsky.social · Aug 27
Paintstrokes in the #BlueSky.
#AbstractAug #sky #EastCoastKin
Strokes of wispy clouds reflected on the wet sand almost as though Mother Nature just let loose with sheer joy... I think I see a dragon over toward the left edge, too.
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How convenient. This is a new arrival to our neighborhood.
I'm thinking this Barred Owl might just be #mottled enough?
#BirdOfTheDay
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds #EastCoastKin
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Sandia Peaks seen from under some ominous looking clouds.
“When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.”
― Montaigne, Les Essais
Monday #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #MinimalMonday #EastCoastKin
Some rocky or scrubby looking hills seen in the foreground with the Sandia Peaks just beyond, partially covered by fog or clouds with some ominous dark blue skies or clouds above.
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #StareDown
Not sure, but I'm guessing perhaps a juvenile Northern Sharp-shinned Hawk?
#birds #EastCoastKin
A raptor sitting amidst some bare branches staring at the camera.
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Sunset on a sandy beach...
#BlueSkyArtShow #Bright
#EastCoastKin
The setting sun lights up the wet sand in gold and orange hues. The same shades of bright are seen above the horizon in the distance.
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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crazyfarmerette.bsky.social
Mornings are awesome!
#weather
#dawn
#homestead
#farmlife
#photography
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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When night gently enfolds me, I lower my head into the silent arms of darkness. The full moon, a glowing eye in the sky, is reflected in the water, which shimmers like liquid mystery, and I listen to the song of silence.
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Dr Seuss trees.
"You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!"
Dr. Seuss
#ForestFriday #EastCoastKin
A moss covered tree looking like a character from something imagined by Dr Seuss. A moss covered tree looking like a character from something imagined by Dr Seuss.
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Take a deep breath.
#ThickTrunk #Thursday #EastCoastKin
And yet still some of these Giants remain... as long as you can keep 'em. The base of a thick trunk redwood is draped in ferns and other greens. The trunk tapers as it rises surrounded by other foliage in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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What a perfectly lovely image. One to get lost in... ❤️
tapioti.bsky.social Tapio @tapioti.bsky.social · 7d
Two people, one bench, and a slice of autumn sun. Sometimes that’s all a day needs.

#photographersofbluesky #photography #fotografie #naturfotografie
A sunlit autumn scene with tall birch trees framing an open field. In the distance, an elderly couple sits together on a wooden bench, illuminated by soft, bright sunlight filtering through golden leaves. The foreground is darker, filled with dense green undergrowth, creating a natural frame around the couple and the bright clearing. An autumn scene with golden sunlight streaming through tall birch trees. In the distance, an elderly couple sits on a wooden bench at the edge of an open field, facing the light. The foreground is filled with dense dark-green undergrowth, creating contrast with the bright sky and softly glowing leaves above. The overall mood is peaceful and warm.
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay theme is #rock - any bird perched on a rock. The alternative is #longbeak any bird with a long beak.
I'm going for a TwoFer on Tuesday with a #BlackOystercatcher with a #longbeak on a #Rock and a pesky gull photobombing!
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) perches on a black rock at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The Oystercatcher is not alone.
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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One of the most stunning roses I've ever seen!
gregoryhh.bsky.social Gregory H. @gregoryhh.bsky.social · 16d
A Joseph's coat rose: See alt for the story behind this.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Roses #Flowers
While riding my bike, I spotted a beautiful yellow and pink rose on a bush in someone's front yard. I stopped, got off my bike and went over to photograph one of the blooms. A woman came out of the house and I felt a little defensive about taking a photo of her yard, I started to explain that I thought it was a beautiful rose. The upshot of it was that she told me that she takes cuttings of her roses and gives them to her friends, and she asked me If I wanted a rooted cutting. I said yes, and the cutting she gave me had some buds on it. My wife transplanted it when I got home, and it just bloomed a few days ago.
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Stormy weather... makes for less blue skies.
#10minutesfromhome
#MeaninglessHashtag #MHClub
#EastCoastKin
Waves upon waves... first there's the streak in the sand where the wave left a maker of where it had been, then it's some wild surf backlit by the sun low in the sky. The sky has only a faint hint of blue, with white streaks of clouds. The sun is low and out of the frame to the left. Perfect for highlighting the turbulent surf. This is MY kind of weather!
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #underrated or just #Ubiquitous?
Did someone mention gulls?
#Birds #birding #photography #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #wildlife #nature #ArtYear #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin
Hikers along the beach don't seem to disturb our underrated gulls. Not in the least. Watching the waves roll in. And the beautiful spindrift off the wave tops. Wind playing with waves. Then there are those who sit and wait. A day when the surf was pretty wild. Interesting times without a doubt..
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Shorter days. prettier sunsets

#landscape #sunset #photography #nikon #britishcolumbia
October 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Shades of Vine Maple...
#BlueSkyArtShow #autumn
#EastCoastKin
Vine Maple leaves in early autumn starting to turn to subtle colors of orange with quite a bit of green still in waiting. Later, Vine Maple turns to solid orange depending on weather (I imagine, since there doesn't seem to be any other rhyme, reason or pattern to it.) One tree going with two distinct colors of orange or yellow, though there's that one leaf near the top, to the right of center that can't seem to make up its mind. There's the oddball in every crowd. Then there's an explosion of bright, vivid scarlet red. Can't help but love the Vine Maples this time of year.
November 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Lovely reflections of autumn! 🍂🍁🍂🎃
gregoryhh.bsky.social Gregory H. @gregoryhh.bsky.social · 21d
Fall colors along the Yaquina River near Elk City in Lincoln County, Oregon.

#Photography #Oregon #ElkCity #PNW #OregonCoast #YaquinaRiver #FallColors
Reflections fall colors along the Yaquina River, Lincoln County, Oregon.
October 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay is all about 'Pairs Of The Same Birds' which makes it a #DailyDouble with #TwosDay
#birds #EastCoastKin
@robcrank68.bsky.social
A pair of Least Sandpipers poking about in the shallows of a lake.
October 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Better late than another skip...
Not the best photo in the world (taken by the trail cam down by the creek), but I liked the wing spread.
@alan678.bsky.social‬
#BirdOfTheDay #Heron theme #birds #EastCoastKin
Great Blue Heron lands on a thick log at the edge of a creek. Ferns can be seen growing behind the bird.
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Just another #stunning #Stunday
It's been crazy busy for me, so this will have to do for now....
Lest I forget there's some #OrangeSun for #ColorADay
Apologies to all the beautiful posts I've been missing lately.
Hope to be back to normal soon.... #EastCoastKin
A lovely Oregon Coast sunset seen from between seastacks as the sun sinks for the night.
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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OMG how did it get to be Friday already?
Seems life and time just picked up speed like mad.
Haven't had time to do much here, but I'm just so glad to see signs of autumn popping up in #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin
Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life.
Vine Maple painting the Forest in hues of red, orange and yellow with a backdrop of green.
October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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It's starting.... what I've been waiting for.... the trees start to tell us it's autumn time.
#ColorADay #RedWed
#EastCoastKin
One tree. Goes through varying shades of autumn yellow to a shy sort of red. Add a little rain to make the leaves shine and some evergreen needles for a backdrop. I definitely feel fall in the air.
October 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (member of the Paridae family)
I know I've posted this before but it was such a memorable moment.... and it fits.
‪#BirdOfTheDay - family #Paridae.
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
I used to put sunflower seeds along the top of the fence. The chipmunks were regular customers, but then this nuthatch started to get brave if I stood there with some seed in my hand. The first time it landed on my hand, what was most startling was how little that bird actually weighed. And those tiny scratchy little claws tickled. I get the phrase "light as a feather" now! It took some time for him to get brave enough to snatch a seed from my hand. But then he DID!!! Back again.
October 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Looking at a Pacific Sunset.
#Stunday #stunning
#ColorADay #OrangeSun #EastCoastKin
Looking across a lake toward a Pacific sunset. An orange and yellow sun peeking from the gray clouds above is reflected on the calm lake. A place to escape to for calm.
October 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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We crossed over to Whidbey Island on the ferry. A nice time to catch the sunset looking toward Canada. 🇨🇦
A #stunning #Stunday #sunset.
#EastCoastKin
It starts with dark, choppy water with a fishing boat headed toward the harbor, then a sailboat and a spit guarded by a lighthouse. Faint hills are seen on the far side of the water. The sky had turned a pale yellow with clouds drifting above.
October 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Looks like the birds have been taking over, so how about some #GreenSat (for #ColorADay)
and I'd add some #glow for #BlueSkyArtShow
I believe the Dipper is also in this shot as seen in the latest #BOTD challenge below. You'll have to look closely for that one.
What you see here is a soothing creek lit up with sunshine reflecting all the green surrounding it. The green comes from grasses on the bank as well as trees with green leaves overhanging the water as well as lots of rocks, visited by a Dipper as a bonus. *Had to delete a previous "post" because (sigh) I forgot to add the Alt Text. (Again!)
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM