Cathey

Thank you very much, Rina! 😊

An interesting shot, P! Nice!

Two pink and magenta peach tree flowers nestle together with green pointed leaves at the top of a woody branch and more leaves and a flower bud growing below. The background is blurry with a large tree trunk on the left and a pink flower and leaves in profile against blue sky on the right.

“Flowers and colours everywhere, I am so glad that March is here.”― Anamika Mishra 🌸 #ColorADay #PinkMon #Flowers #MagentaMonday #MacroMonday #BlueSkyMonday #FloweringTrees #EastCoastKin #Bloomscrolling #NaturePhotography #SpringisHere

Earlier this year I learned that, in rare cases, Cedar Waxwings have wax on the tips of their tail feathers (the typical place is on the wing tips.) I was delighted to recently find another Cedar Waxwing that had a couple of red waxy tips on the tail feathers.

You're welcome 😊

Thank you 😊

Thanks so much, Robyn! 🥰

Art Challenges: March 9–15 Monday, March 9 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) Tuesday, March 10 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) Wednesday, March 11 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay (#RedWed) Thursday, March 12 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (See Sabine for prompt) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) Friday, March 13 #Scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) Saturday, March 14 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#horizontal) Sunday, March 15 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#paisley)* #ShowHeart (hearts) #Abstractia (#flames) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekJForJuxtaposition) #SensoryArt (#animals) *2 or more mediums Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social

Your art challenge cheat sheet for March 9–15 is here! Make art, have fun.

See comments for host list.

#EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Looking up in an elaborately decorated room at the Alhambra. The walls are shades of cream and beige and covered in decorative tiles. You see the top of a Moorish arched doorway with an arched window above it that has a black metal gate on it. Above that, there's some ceramic looking decoration that's shaped like a v. At the top are 3 sets of 2 windows and an incredibly ornate honeycomb vaulted ceiling.

Insanely intricate interior

The Sala de Dos Hermanas at the Alhambra was truly amazing. I can't imagine the time it took to create this. Every surface is carved or designed.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIForInteriors #SensoryArt #time #scape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #ArtYear

Wow! This is remarkable. Wonderful photo, Robyn.

Thanks, Shantha. The scenery is amazing.

Thanks, Vicki. It was a nice surprise that they appeared so quickly after I noticed the buds two days before.

Thanks!

Thank you kindly, Alina!

You're very welcome. 😊

We visited Fallingwater and it's definitely worth the trip!

Amen!

These are gorgeous, Anna! I hope you enjoy them immensely when they arrive.

Bird standing on end of piece of wood, royal blue head, back, and wings, with white eyebrows and neck, grey-ish chest and belly. Alert black eyes. Greenery surrounds.

The bird I see most in the garden year-round.
California scrub jay.
Intelligent, curious, happy to hang out with this gardener and dive for grubs now and then... and their lovely shade of blue! Quite fond of these rascals.
#BirdOfTheDay #Photogenic
#birds #scrubjays #nature #photography

Black and white close-up of small white bowl-shaped flowers of a pear tree. The flowers have five round petals, multiple stamens rising from the center, and they grow in clusters along the branches.

Pear tree flowers for #bnwmacro Sunday. Only a few days ago, these were just buds. But after two days of rain, sun, and extremely warm temps, they've blossomed into clusters of gorgeous #flowers. #BlackandWhiteMacro #SpringisHere #Trees #Bloomscrolling #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin

Crocuses in black and white for #bnwmacro Sunday 🤍 #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling #photography

Absolutely incredible, Michele! The detail is beautiful in black and white.

I’m enjoying this image in black and white as well, perhaps even more than the color. Billings Arcade, Fort Tryon Park, NYC taken yesterday. #photography

Where I Belong…🌺
#Photography #BeachLife #Stunday #EastCoastKin #Sunset

🌸🌸🌸 #Birds #Seeds #Trees #Blossoms #Flowers #PNW

Beautiful, Marg! What a lovely reason to smile. 💜

A small grouping of purple Crocus’s are amongst the newly arrived greenery! They are wonderful little pops of happy! 😃

Joyous greetings in the garden today! 📷 🌱

Plant with one tiny pink flower on the right. Green background.

A #Stunday Pink

#EastCoastKin #Bloomscrolling #flowers #StillHaveSnowHere

Pink flower on the right, bud top left. Green foliage.

A #Stunday Camellia

#EastCoastKin #Bloomscrolling
#flowers #TheSnowWon’tGo

Occasionally Ruddy Turnstones are seen on the south shores of Lake Superior during their migration to or from their Arctic breeding grounds. This photo from 2023 is the one I chose for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #SteppingOut.