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Cathy N
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I wish things were different.
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Photographed this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail resting in the sun last month and it's the first pic I thought of when I saw the theme #Warmth #BlueSkyArtShow #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographers #NatureLovers
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Damselfly and Monarch
#Warmth #BlueskyArtShow
A black and orange monarch butterfly clinging to a purple flower and a green damselfly on the stem. Light blue background
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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The Path to Enlightenment

#scape #eastcoastkin #photography #coloraday #BWFri #calssicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&w #nature #art #mountains #travel #hiking #stormhour #friday #photohour #bluesky #mountainmonday #stunday #landscape #nepal #photographersofbluesky #landscapephotography
A black and white photo of a narrow, winding mountain trail disappearing into the distance as Manaslu (Mountain of the Spirit) rises ahead like a frozen citadel, its immense, ice-clad face standing in austere silence above the valley.
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Ice
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
#ColorADay #GreenSat
An elliptical green leaf is encased in ice, with ice drops hanging off as the rain froze in place.
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Omelette
#FoodonFriday
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
An omelette with some mushrooms and parsley on top is served on a white plate with a side of red relish, a piece of sourdough toast, and a leafy green salad.
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Ox #scape
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
Large brown and white ox lies on its side in a brown field with a wooden fence, old farm house, and bare trees behind it.
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Ovine #scape
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
A woolly lamb looks towards the camera, a dried leaf stuck to its face. It walks on closely cropped brown and green grass, with bare trees and old white farm buildings behind it.
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Monet’s Gardener
Giverny, France
#PalacesandGardens
#People
#HumansofBlueSky
A man in a straw hat and white tee tends to Monet’s famous water lilies from a rowboat in the pond. He is surrounded by greenery.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Inspecting her royal gardens at the Palace of Versailles
#PalacesandGardens
#People
#HumansofBlueSky
A woman dressed in a dark blue, full-length gown from a different era (not clear which one, but I suspect she’s going for 18th century) stands beside a large marble statue of a goddess or other mythological woman. The visitor is looking up. She sports sunglasses and is holding a camera.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Emblem on an engine
National Railway Museum, York, UK
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
Old logo of British Railways on the side of a glossy black steam engine cab. A golden lion with its tongue out and tail curled over its back stands astride a red train engine wheel and on the words “British Railways.”
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Achilles has an Ouchie
(The Dying Achilles, 1683)
Christophe Veyrier
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
A marble statue of Achilles dying from the wound in his heel. He’s mostly nude, except for the robe covering his private parts. His back is arched, his hand resting on the head of a putto who is trying to pull the arrow from Achilles’s heel.
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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For your eyes only

#cateyes #mainecoon #monochrome #photography #catmodel #closeupphotography #shades #catlife #catportrait #cats
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Apse
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul, Troyes, France
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
#WindowsonWednesday
View of the apse of a French Gothic cathedral started in the 12th century. The light shining through the stained glass windows imparts a rosy glow. The photo is framed by gray stone columns.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Oratory in Ireland

"The Gallarus Oratory is an ancient, well-preserved 7th-9th century early Christian stone chapel, built by monks, with a dry-stone build and boat shape."
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels
L'oratoire de Gallarus est une église en pierres taillées datant du 7e-9e siècle. Une clôture de pierre entoure l'oratoire. Le gazon est vert. Derrière, il y a une montagne. Le temps est gris. Péninsule de Dingle, dans le comté de Kerry, en Irlande (mai 2014).
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Abstract Elephant Art at an elementary school in London
#AnimalArtTuesday
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
Abstract elephant most likely created by a child has been enlarged and cut out of sheet metal. It is affixed to a gate in front of a school. A car is parked behind the fence, placed in a way that makes it look like the elephant is walking on it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Atrium
Galerie Vivienne, Paris
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
One of the few remaining covered passages in Paris, dating from the 19th century. In the photo, the foreground is in shadow, with stairs leading up to a long passage lit by a glass ceiling. A couple of people are walking down the passageway.
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Everlasting Flower
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowels
#ColorADay #PinkMon
#Bloomscrolling #flower
An Everlasting Flower (or Strawflower) in pink and white tones with a fluffy yellow center. It is backed by another flower, out of focus, and out of focus green leaves
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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One last #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #door

Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
A weathered knob on a metal door with peeling paint and rust
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Spent some time with a chill #Mr&Mrs Greylag Goose couple and their goslings in Regent’s Park, London this summer. London parks are the best!
#BirdOfTheDay
A pair of Greylag Geese and one of their goslings graze on the grass between the sidewalk and a multicolored flowerbed.
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Fancy feathered feet on this #Mr&Mrs pair for #BirdOfTheDay
A pair of brown and white Rock Doves with long feathers at their feet rest atop a wooden birdhouse and feeder
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Front Step
#Stunday
#SundayYellow (fall version)
Fallen leaves on a concrete step. Most of the leaves are brown, but a couple of leaves have interesting color variations. One is a fading green with yellow in the middle, and the other is sage with brown in the middle. They might be sycamore leaves, but don’t quote me on that.
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Skylight above the staircase - Newport Street Gallery, Lambeth, London

#skylight #staircase #stairsOnSunday #newportStreetGallery #stunday #classicMono
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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The Happy Couple!

#BirdOfTheDay #UKWildlife #Swanday #MuteSwan #ClassicMono #Photography #Nature #SoftFocus
A happy couple of swans completing the renewal of their bonds.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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For a fleeting moment, the clouds perfectly mirrored the peaks of Manaslu (the 8th highest mountain in the world).

#stunday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&W #art #clouds #cloudscape #nepal #hiking #sunday #bluesky #scape #landscape #mountains #sky
A black and white photo of Mount Manaslu framed by a plume of cloud drifting upward, echoing the mountain’s peaks. Light and wind carve a temporary silhouette that hangs for only a heartbeat.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Walsenburg, Colorado
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
An abandoned gas station built in a sort of adobe-Art Deco style. A scrub bush grows by one of the front pillars, adding to the look of abandonment and disuse. The photo is processed to make it look “vintage, with a dark vignette around the edges.
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM