A tall spike densely packed with tiny pale blue flowers, each one tipped with small yellow stamens that stick out like little dots, set against a blurry green background.ββββββββββββββββ
I had to stop and get a closer look at this California lilac while on my walk to the store
Sebastopol, California
#Photography #Art #Flowers #bloomscroll
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Orange rose bud and full blown pink rose, beginning to fade
Captured at the end of August 2025. One beautiful pink rose now fading, heading bending and one gorgeous orange bud beginning to open. Cycles of summer.
#FloralFriday
#FlowersonFriday
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#Roses
#Bloomscrolling
A black and white macro photo of 4 tiny mushrooms growing out of a felled tree.
Somewhere to get lostβ¦
Sunlit wooden docks jut across a frozen blue bay, with a beached boat and forest cabins beneath a clear sky and pale moon.
Cold and warm
A frozen summer place, in wintertime, under the moon, warmed by the sun.
#photography #Scape #ForestFriday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJuxtaposition
Where are you, Mamady? I check you every week!
Weight Watchers recipe. Tomato garnish lots of veggies with egg and Parmesan on top.
Breakfast.
#FoodonFriday
#photography
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
D13 - A song by a band/artist whose name starts with M
Monty Python, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian
βWhen youβre chewing on lifeβs gristle, donβt grumble, give a whistle.β
youtu.be/X_-q9xeOgG4?...
A vertical 9:16 high-contrast noir photograph. The composition is a vertical stack of juxtaposed elements: a rugged, heavily textured stone wall at the base; a bright white bird caught in mid-landing on a metal railing in the center; and the mechanical world of cars and a "Do Not Enter" sign at the top. The edit uses a deep Black Point of 50 and high Definition to emphasize the grit of the urban environment against the luminous, organic form of the bird. The sharpening ensures the street signs are crisp, highlighting the intersection of natural life and human-imposed order.
J is for Juxtaposition. >
A study in vertical layers: The weight of stone, the fleeting grace of a landing, and the rigid rules of the street.
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJuxtaposition
#ColoraDay
#BWFri
#FlyDay
#UrbanGaze
#photography
#StreetPhotography
#birds
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
D13: A Song With An Unexpected Drop
James Blake, Thereβs a Limit to Your Love
A massive, sub-bass heavy, & dubstep-influenced bassline around the 1:15 mark.
"Like a map with no ocean"
youtu.be/oOT2-OTebx0?...
A stark, black-and-white abstract study of interlocking tree limbs. The image is stripped of all color, leaving only a complex, ink-like silhouette of branches against a luminous, pale grey sky. The lack of color emphasizes the jagged, fractal nature of the wood and the delicate, bead-like seeds hanging from the thinnest twigs. The composition feels like a modern calligraphic painting, focusing entirely on the rhythmic tension between the dark organic lines and the bright negative space.
Brambles shot at dusk in macro with Mono filter.
365 Challenge No.2 2026 - Publish a photo each day on a weekly topic
Week 11 (Abstract) - Day 1
#fajweeklychallenge2026 #photography #abstract
A serene vertical landscape of a coastal inlet at twilight. The sky is a gradient of soft lavender and dusty rose, dotted with dark, wispy clouds. The calm water mirrors these pastel hues, broken only by the silhouettes of two small waterfowl. In the foreground, the muddy shoreline and dried marsh grasses are captured with sharp detail, leading the eye toward a distant, treelined horizon under the deepening evening light. The shot emphasizes a mood of quietude and the transition between day and night.
#Sunset
#EastCoastKin
#Evening
#photography
Vackra kvΓ€ll med dig
The colors of this sunset were perfect. I added no tint or warmth. Sometimes nature just reaches out and gives a gift for your soul. I was grateful to be there at that moment.
Hunter Hoffman and Toni Emerson from the Human Interface Technology Laboratory. Hunter is demonstrating the use of distraction and pain therapy. Emerson is wearing a Virtual Vision head mounted display (HMD)
#ThrowbackThursday
#VirtualReality
#HMD
I worked in the HITLab in the 90s. About a decade. I was Knowledge Base Project manager. I occasionally got dragged into photo shoots. This is Hunter Hoffman, who was doing research in pain distraction. Some links to pubs:
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Please post pic!
This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast.
Theyβll play this in museums in future.
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His green tail just charms me!
A vertical, candid photograph of a train conductor standing on a station platform next to a stopped commuter train. The conductor, a man with a dark beard and a tattooed left arm, wears a light blue short-sleeved button-down uniform, dark trousers, and a conductorβs cap with a bright light reflecting off the brim. He stands near an open train door, looking off-camera with a neutral expression. The side of the silver train cars stretches into the background on the left, under the dim, artificial lighting of the station
#Trains
#streetphotography
#ECK
#urban #photography
#PeopleOfBluesky
When I step out of the train, thereβs always a conductor, stepping out as well to make sure everything is clear. This man looks like a superhero conductor to me. Heβs challenging the world to try to stop his train.
Exquisite. ποΏΌ
An immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario for the #SensoryArt theme #Animals.
Photographed with a 10 year old DSLR and my manual focus telephoto from the 1980s. Published in a birds calendar.
#ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #PhotographersOfBluesky
black and white photo of jack kerouac reading into a microphone. he has his left hand in the air. quote:-"defy the law!- write the heartbroken poetry of the world!"
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jack kerouac was born this day in 1922.
he was a remarkable being who balanced both light and darkness in his hands.
as a teenager, i would carry a book of his with me as if it was a holy talisman...
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#jackkerouac #poetry #americanliterature
Lovato sings her way into your heart, her chorus rips it from your chest.
βI feel stupid when I pray
So, why am I praying anyway?
If nobody's listeningβ
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 12: a song by a band/artist whose name starts with L
Demi Lovato, Anyone
youtu.be/jW3aJ-3SEVU?...
Transporting jezus.
Transporting Jesus.
#Levanto, #Italy
#streetphotography #UrbanGaze #scape #art
#EastCoastKin #ECK #ArtChallenges #street #urban #photography #PeopleOfBluesky #BlueskyArtShow
Such a story!πππΌ
So lovely and the gift is joy. Iβm so tired of winter. βοΈππΌπ
Lentegeel in de tuin.
Spring yellow in the garden.
#natuur in je #tuin
#nature in your #garden
#lente #spring #tuinleven #gardenlife
A vertical photograph for Yellow Thursday featuring a bronze Green Tara statue. The statue is framed by a vibrant bouquet of yellow daylilies, which have been edited for a warm, golden glow. The photographer has carefully recovered the details of the Taraβs meditative face from deep shadow, highlighting her intricate crown and the rich green oxidation of the bronze. To the left, a deep red cinnabar vase with calligraphy brushes adds a scholarly texture, while a polished silver pitcher on the right provides a clean, reflective counterpoint. The lighting is soft and intentional, emphasizing the harmony between the spiritual icon and the floral arrangement.
#YellowThurs
#flowers
#GreenTara
#photography
Legend says Tara was born from a tear of Avalokiteshvara. He looked down at the world & saw the immense suffering, he wept. One of the tears fell to earth & formed a lake, & from that lake, a lotus grew. When the lotus opened, the Green Tara emerged.
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A layered, unfinished collage on aged paper. On the left, a large studio portrait of a young girl in a yellow dress looks upward in wonder. To the right, a translucent-looking photo of a bride in a white veil represents a later stage of life, preserved in the composition to show the passage of time. Between these two figures, a typewritten quote by Vladimir Nabokov describes life as an "unfinished masterpiece." At the bottom right, a second quote by Don Marquis warns that the females of all species are most dangerous when they appear to retreat. The torn, overlapping edges and the "Little Folks Studio" mark at the bottom emphasize the tactile, historical nature of the artist's personal archive.
#photography
#YellowThursday
#art
This is a love letter disguised as collage. Started 30 years ago, never finished. Intended to be a love letter to my partner. The quote that you cannot read is by Don Marquis.
"the females of all species are most dangerous when they appear to retreat."
