Hate to disappoint, but I’m still in VanillaLand. The only way is up though, right?

The Sierra Nevadas of California. Pushing past a smooth grooved tree trunk in the foreground, a bright blue lane gives rise to trees and ultimately snow capped mountains. This is 10k feet.

The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat. - Cicely Tyson

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Rainbow falls just outside of Yosemite. Water cascades down a steep rock cliff into a turquoise pool.

Like Jim Crow (and slavery), mass incarceration operates as a tightly networked system of laws, policies, customs, and institutions that operate collectively to ensure the subordinate status of a group defined largely by race - Michelle Alexander

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Sierra Nevada mountains just north of LA, CA, USA. Jagged snow covered peaks rise above green trees and a yellowish plain. A small blue lake peeks around a bend.

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel -Maya Angelou

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Seychelles beach on Ikaria, Greece. A large multi-toned rock sits on a rocky beach at the Aegean Sea’s edge. Brown rocky mountains rise behind the rock. The beach was created by a rockslide and is accessible only via boat or a treacherous hike.

When anyone tells me I can’t do anything … I’m just not listening anymore. –Florence Griffith Joyner

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I finally caught Lily playing fetch with me. 🥹 #cats #catsofbsky #catlady

Art of naked yoga 😋

More on: patreon.com/DamienMansonPhoto

#nude #nudecouple #nudemodel #nudeart #nakedart #artnude #nudeyoga #yoga

More Martian lightning, China peaks its emission, and satellite re-entries shake the ground Three very cool science stories about Mars, Earth, and near-Earth space

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Funeral procession for late civil rights icon Jesse Jackson passing through Nashville this weekend The caravan carrying late Rev. Jesse Jackson is set to pass through Nashville this weekend.

Funeral procession for late civil rights icon Jesse Jackson passing through Nashville this weekend

Jesse Jackson's vision for America embraced environmental justice The civil rights leader, who died earlier this week, linked segregation, pollution, and political power.

"We need an economy that can grow without destroying the land and the people on it." — Rev. Jesse Jackson

WE ACT continue to mourn his passing and honors his lifelong embrace of environmental justice.

Read reflections from WE ACT leaders and co-founders: tinyurl.com/44j58372

A book cover that says A HAUNTING ON THE HILL by Elizabeth Hand.

Been taking time away to fight back my brain woims. Absolutely devouring this book the last few evenings. Genuinely scary. Shirley would have loved it.

Close up photo of the full Moon

The full Moon tonight! Eclipse in a few hours!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara #ChingaLaMigra

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm + Canon 1.4x Converter
Focal length: 840mm
F-stop: f/13
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 200
#Moon phase: Full

Thunder snow and hail at Federal Wyoming. Hail was a
pea sized and lasted for five minutes.

I did a little more coloring and I think that I am done with this one.
#art #dragon #fantasy #illustration #digitaldrawing #drawing

Staircase, Greenwich London #BlueSkyArtShow #Round #Photography #Architecture #Interior #Stairs 📷

The golden hour of light a Great Crested Grebe at Stodmarsh

two killer whales are swimming in the ocean together Alt: Three orcas are swimming in the ocean together on a short loop. The blue color makes it feel otherwordly

The Lummi (Lhaq'temish) nation are a recognized tribe belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, from the region that is now Bellingham, WA.

Their word for the orca (Orcinus orca) is:

Qwe ‘lhol mechen

It translates to "our relatives below the waves."

Let's talk about 'qwe ‘lhol mechen'.

Picture of an orange and white cat inside an i verted u shaped heater under a desk.

This is what happens when I go yo the bathroom and leave the heater on under my desk

Northern lights in a wooded setting

Yet ANOTHER Northern Lights shot! I am happy so many people are enjoying these pics! 🙏👍😁

#photography #nature #eastcoastkin #landscape #night #northernlights #auroraborealis #colours #nightphotography #photographersofbluesky

#StreetArt by Andrea Buglisi
Sicile, Italia

FISH/GROUPER.GIF

Close up photo of the waxing Moon at 58%

The Waxing Moon tonight at 58%.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara #ChingaLaMigra

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/11
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 400
#Moon phase: Waxing 58%

Nothing prettier than a cardinal in the snow. Still coming down pretty good here in NJ.

Northern Lights Alert Monday: 11 States Now In Line After Hole In Sun NOAA is forecasting a G1-class geomagnetic storm on Monday, Feb. 23, through Tuesday, Feb. 24, with the aurora borealis possible from northern U.S. states and Canada.

Northern Lights Alert Monday: 11 States Now In Line After Hole In Sun

Today's #PhotographyIsArt share was taken about half an hour before yesterday's image, looking inland instead of out, to sea. I can't decide if it's relaxing or a bit too infernal for comfort! Once again it's #Llandudno #LandscapeChallenge #landscapephotography

The Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight at 46%.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara #ChingaLaMigra

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/11
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 400
#Moon phase: Waxing 46%

Goodnight from Colorado 💙 💤
(Photo taken 2/20/26)
#sky #clouds #sunrise #photography