Gemma Geary

move slow and repair things

Dark purple Sweet violet flowers amidst green leaves and grass.

A carpet of Sweet violets, St John’s Road, Ely. #WildflowerHour

Funny that people once saw Dr Strangelove as improbable farce

Screenshot of a tweet on 3/2/21 bu @veryanya: "i saw your man dressed in historically inaccurate robes at the renaissance fair"

Found this gem while decluttering photos on my phone.

Major yn Englisshe:

• Focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge
• Research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even inventid yet
• Meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir
• It ys awesome
• Bookes!

'Girl in the Wind.' (1898) Akseli
Gallen-Kallela painted this work from a rocky promontory overlooking Lake Keitele in central Finland. It was a place that held a special significance for him and to which he had only just returned after several years of absence.

Amazing! Flower fireworks!

Looney Tunes brown dog Marc Antony holding tiny black and white kitten, Pussyfoot. Protecting. Loving. SHE IS HIS.

me with my last remaining scrap of sanity

A neighborhood tortoiseshell cat meets a deer on the side deck. Both look relaxed.

Oh, deer!

#Caturday

Evening twilight scene in the park. Silhouetted image of middle-schooler shooting a layup toward a basketball backboard, a few conifers and bare deciduous trees are in the middle ground, the flat top mesa of North Table Mountain in the distance toward the right. Blue sky on the horizon fading to deep indigo toward the top. The ground is covered in snow.

Winter hoops
February 2020

A lone fishing boat under a cloud and virga off Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon.

Asea
#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #NyeBeach #FishingVessels

I think I may have posted this before, but it seems perfect for this week too #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHs

(sea monster bio)

You've probably seen my writhing in The Atlantic

A swimmer's view across the sea. Two strange tubular cloud shapes in the sky, one hovering just above land, so that it could be mistaken for land. Mist in the distance. This was taken off Bulli, NSW, looking north.

This morning's mysteries, coming to you from sea and sky.

got an appointment finally

Grey blue surf and clouds with orange as well and fishing boats on the horizon.

Sunset was worth saving last night at Lincoln City, Oregon. Note the twinkle of fishing boats on the horizon. Tough work.

3 scooped together small white bowls on my kitchen draining board looking very like the Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House; my kitchen, 2026

Screenshot of skeet by Scott Edgar: "As a child at the beach, I thought oyster catchers were crows with carrots in their beaks. My parents never let me live that down."

I'm smiling, thinking of something I saw a few days ago.

A Darcy and Elizabeth salt and pepper shaker set but Elizabeth has no head

One of the cats decapitated Elizabeth

A close-up, black-and-white photograph of a raven in profile. The bird’s glossy feathers catch the light, revealing layered textures along its neck and shoulder. Its eye is sharply focused and reflective, giving an alert, intelligent presence. The long, slightly curved beak points left, while the background—concrete and gravel—falls softly out of focus, emphasizing the raven’s form and detail. The monochrome treatment heightens contrast, making the bird appear striking and almost sculptural against its muted surroundings.

I took this picture on my phone the other day and think it came out pretty good.

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #photographer #bird #arizona

Four black bears are crossing a road at a crosswalk, with one bear on the sidewalk near a fire hydrant. The picture is reminiscent of the Abbey Road album cover.

The Beartles

Robert Duvall in his film debut as Boo Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird.

"Hey, Boo."

There were old settlements along Yaquina Bay as evidenced by isolated fruit trees. In the last week, this one has bloomed out. I am not sure of what type of fruit tree this is, but it is definitely a harbinger of spring.

Spring comes to Yaquina Bay

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #YaquinaBay #Blossoms

To major yn the humanityes ys to take beautye seriouslye, and such a powerful choice ys much needed yn this worlde.

Photo of a heart-shaped lump found in the litter box on Valentine's Day.

Photo of Caesar, a snowshoe cat, stretched out on his side, and giving the photographer a look that says, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."

Happy Valentine's Day.
— Love, Caesar
#caturday

‘Never-Ending Weekend.’ #Painting by Tracy Porter #art

A field of dry, golden grass stretches across the foreground, and in the middle of it stands a single bare tree. Behind it is a long mountain range in the background. Photo taken at the wetlands in california.

“What I stand for is what I stand on.”
― Wendell Berry

So great to see a splash of yellow from the daffodils…feels hopeful!
Priory Park, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire ❤️

photograph of blue sea & sky, with the golden glow of the sun, shimmering on a small area of the ocean

the sun sets, and with it, one wonders—
what is it to fade, to dissolve,
into something greater than ourselves?
the ocean knows, but never speaks

#photography #natureswisdom #sunsetreflections