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Chris Clough

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Hopeful. 📷s. Former Jurno. Hiker. Skied off a cliff at Mount Baker by accident. Went back & did it again. Advocate for #ForestFriday Member of the East Coast Kin art collective. Japan: 宮崎大学 📍 Olympia. Or on the water or in the mountains. Cheers.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jun 9

Sea.
Sky.
Sailboat.

Good night.
Sleep tight.

#Olympia l #PugetSound
#Scape l #BlueSkyMonday
#JuneSea l #White l #PNW
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A sailboat is docked at a marina in downtown Olympia. There are power boats on each side.

The sky and sea are vivid blue.

The boats are white and reflect off the mirror-calm water.

I want to sail away. ⛵

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · 1d

Mister Big Stump

#ForestFriday l #Olympia
#Scape l #Woods l #Fall
#Hike l #PNW l #Stump
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A large, somewhat rotten stump in the woods near Olympia.

Surrounded by tall evergreen trees and green forest foliage.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow is #ForestFriday

Those colorful fall forest leaves are just asking to be photographed.

See you in the woods.

Happy Trail. ✌️

Forest Friday @forestfriday.bsky.social · 1d

It's almost #ForestFriday

A weekly celebration of the outdoors & nature. 🌲🍂🍁🌲

We welcome you to post your forest-related photographs or artwork and repost your favorites from others using the hashtag #ForestFriday

#EastCoastKin #Forest #Hiking #Outdoors

The banner has an image of fall foliage, trees and bushes. The text says, "It is #ForestFriday. A weekly celebration of the outdoors & nature. If you are so inclined, post your forest-related photographs or artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday. Happy trails my friends."

Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · 21d

*and

Whoops. Having one of those days. Apologies. 🌲✌️

Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · 21d

Fall Sunshine

An evergreen tree in the woods near Olympia is bathed in sunshine.

The moss-covered branches seemingly want to reach out at touch you.

Happy Trails ✌️

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Scape l #Woods l #Tree
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

An evergreen tree with moss covered branches in the woods near Olympia.

Surrounded with abundant green forest foliage.

Blue skies to boot.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · 24d

I saw one of the timber ships depart last week. Quite a sight. It most definitely has to be during high tide.

Something that large in relatively small Budd Inlet is kinda wild.

I'll try for a photo next time.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · 25d

Olympia at Noon

Feels like fall.
Looks like summer.

#PugetSound l #Ship
#TidesOutTuesday l #Water
#Scape l #Sea l #Sky l #PNW
#ColorADay l #BlueTue
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A view of Budd Inlet from the Olympia waterfront.

The sea and sky are vibrant blue.

Sailboats line the sides of the frame. A large blue and white timber transport ship is below the center of the photo.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · 29d

September Summer

The PNW is wrapping up summer in fine fashion.

My morning hike started in the 40s for the first time in months.

Warmed up quite nicely.
Crystal clear blue skies.

Happy Trails ✌️

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Scape l #Woods l #Trees
#SensoryArt l #Weather
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

Evergreen trees frame a photo from the woods near Olympia.

There is still abundant green forest foliage.

Blue skies to boot.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Sep 12

Quinault Rainforest — A Photo Just For Fun

Feet & a fern on a log.

Happy trails, my friends.✌️

#Hike l #ForestFriday l #PNW
#Fern l #Woods l #Nature
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A green fern on a light brown log in the Quinault Rainforest.

I'm wearing black hiking boots and tan pants.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Familiar Friend — An Even Closer View

I wish you could reach out & touch the bark like I did.

Such wonderful texture. Getting battered by wind & rain & deep freezes for 100 years will do that.

Happy Trails ✌️

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Hike l #Woods l #Tree
#Texture l #Bark l #PNW
#EastCoastKin

Bark on a large evergreen tree in the woods near Olympia.

The bark is in strips of sorts. The colors are brown and gray with hints of green

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Familiar Friend — A Closer View

This tree really does have character. An old soul.

Happy Trails ✌️

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Hike l #Woods l #Tree
#ColorADay l #GreenSat
#BlueSkyArtShow l #Summer
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A large evergreen tree trunk surrounded by ferns along the forest floor and green foliage.

The bark is textured and is sort of in strips on the trunk.

From a hike in the woods near Olympia.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Sep 5

A Familiar Friend

This tree is near the entrance to one of my favorite Olympia hikes.

I always feel like it is welcoming me to the day's trek.

Happy Trails ✌️

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Scape l #Woods l #Tree
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A large evergreen tree trunk surrounded by ferns along the forest floor and green foliage.

From a hike in the woods near Olympia.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Aug 22

A Birthday Gift From Mother Nature — The Video Version

Ever seen a doe itch her nose? Click below and you will.

Cheers 🌲🦌✌️

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Birthday l #Deer l #Woods
#Scape l #Nature l #PNW
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Aug 22

A Birthday Gift From Mother Nature

I made a new friend on my annual solo B-Day hike.

A very chill deer deep in the PNW woods. I've never had an encounter this up close. Made my day.

Cheers 🌲🦌✌️

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Birthday l #Deer l #Woods
#Scape l #Nature l #PNW
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A large doe stands in the woods near Olympia.

Lush ferns line the forest floor.

The deer is framed by moss-covered trees.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Aug 15

A Walk Through The Woods — Trees In Sunlight

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Scape l #Woods l #Trees
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

Sunlight filters through tall evergreen trees in the woods near Olympia.

Ferns line the forest floor.

Blue skies are in the background.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Aug 1

My Morning Hike

A big-ass tree trunk.

And, a stump resembling something out of Pac-Man, about to swallow a deer ?!!?

#Olympia l #ForestFriday
#Scape l #Hike l #Tree l #Woods
#Wildlife l #Deer l #Nature
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A large evergreen tree trunk to the left

A stump that appears to have an open mouth and is about to swallow a deer is in the center of the frame.

A brown deer to the right.

Deciduous trees and forest foliage are in the background.

From a hike this weekend in the woods near Olympia.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Accidental Minimalism

So, I thought maybe I was trying to capture a bird in flight.

Or, a plane.

Or, Superman. (That would be cool.)

Nope. I think it was from taking photos of algae on Capitol Lake in Olympia.

Same awesome clouds.

#Scape l #Sky
#ColorADay l #BlueTue
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

Green algae is in bloom on Capitol Lake in Olympia.

The Capitol Building and state government campus are in the background.

The sky is blue with an array of interesting clouds.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Accidental Minimalism

I have no earthly idea what I was attempting to photograph here

However, I kinda like the photo & it fits nicely with:

#BlueSkyMonday
#MinimalMonday

I was on a run during a super hot day in Olympia. Maybe I was just being loopy. ✌️

#Scape l #Sky
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

Blue skies and white clouds above Olympia on a hot summer day.

Small tree branches line the frame to the right.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 17

For now, this week's "thanks in advance" post is a replay from last Thursday.

Apologies.

Too much to do.
Too little time.

Gotta Run 🌲✌️

#ForestFriday

Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you in advance.
Part 17

A River Runs Through It

Tomorrow is #ForestFriday

I was thinking of my childhood, Mount Baker & the Nooksack River.

It put me in the mood for forest & water 📷s.

Here are two awesome & inspiring scenes by:

🔹 @johnbcaddell.bsky.social
🔹 @andreapeterson.bsky.social

Photo by John.

His post:

"for #ForestFriday, there's a very #scenic hike through the #trees along the 3 #waterfalls on the McCloud River in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. park at lower falls picnic area to hike to upper falls, then hike back. 4 miles r/t.
here's Middle Falls from the trail.

#nature #rivers #forests"

No ALT text provided.

Photo by Andrea.

Her post:

"Beautiful Lake Wenatchee, in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington

#ForestFriday #Trees #Nature #Cascades #PNW #Lakes #Rivers #Photography #SavePublicLand"

Her ALT text:

"A body of moving water surrounded by a forest of trees with a tree-covered mountain in the background "

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Quinault Rainforest

Thick Tree.
Deep Roots.

#Hike l #Forest l #PNW
#ThickTrunkTuesday l #Tree
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

The trunk of an evergreen tree in the Quinault Rainforest.

Big tree roots are above ground.

Ferns and green forest foliage surround the tree.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 14

#smARTIST

Today's theme is #Tree

Well, here are three.

Olympia Triplets 🌲🌲🌲

#Foggy l #Forest l #PNW
#Hike l #Nature l #Outdoors
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

Three trees stand tall in the woods near Olympia.

Ferns line the forest floor on a foggy morning.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 14

The first photograph I saw today on Bluesky.

By Alina.
From her time in Nevada.

What a lovely & inspirational sunrise.

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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 @alinagrafik.bsky.social · Jul 14

#BlueskyMonday
#ColorADay #PinkMon

Pink and blue sunrise to fulfill all my color assignments for today! 😁

#EastCoastKin #Sunrise #LandscapePhotography #ArtYear #CarsonValley

A sunrise with blue sky and blue and pink clouds above a silhouetted landscape. The clouds are bright pink on the underside and deep blue on the top, while the sky is gradations of pale to dark blue. There are a few trees silhouetted as well.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 14

Flying Above The Seattle Skyline

A Blue Angel.

Straight Down.

(I zoomed in because this stunt is spectacular & awe-inspiring. Seriously, straight down at hundreds of miles an hour.)

Bravissimo 👏👏

#SeaFair l #BlueAngels
#BlueSkyMonday l #Jet
#Scape l #MinimalMonday
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

A blue-sky day in Seattle.
August of 2024.

A Navy jet dives straight down above the Emerald City skyline.

The Blue Angels fly Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets.

They perform annually for Seafair, a summer festival in the Pacific Northwest.

Description:

A yellow industrial crane.at the top of the frame.

A Blue Angel in the middle of the frame.

A white contrail behind the diving jet.

A beautiful day on the Elliott Bay waterfront.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 14

#BlueskyMonday
#MountainMonday
#ColorADay l #PinkMon

Pink & blue sunrise over the Cascades, with a cameo from Mount Rainier, to fulfill all my photo theme assignments for today! 😁

(Motivated by my always wonderful friend Alina @alinagrafik.bsky.social)

#Olympia l #Sunrise
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

The minutes before a May sunrise in Olympia.

The Tree Where Crows Perch is in the middle. Mount Rainier is at the far right. The forest foothills of the Cascade Mountains line the rest of the horizon.

The ski is hues of pink and blue.

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 14

Just busy.

I'll be back. ✌️

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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jul 13

Flying Above The Seattle Skyline

A Blue Angel.

Straight Down.

#SeaFair l #BlueAngels
#Sunday l #Stunday l #Jet
#Scape l #City l #BlueSky
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

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