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Leslie Holmes

@followtheanimals.bsky.social

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Prize-winning Pet Photographer Pet Care Provider since 2011 Seattle WA I mostly photograph animals & nature. 🐶🐱🌷🌳🌤️📸 All photos I post are my own (unless noted). I love reposting, but only images with ALT text. www.followtheanimals.com

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1h

My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)

ahh! a small fluffy ghost sits on a hardwood floor staring directly at us. but actually... the longer we take it in, the more cute the ghost becomes. one could even mistake this little guy for a golden retriever puppy wearing a sheet with eye, ear, and mouth holes cut out of it. even though he gave us a fright, we would still pet this ghost puppy.

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Grumpy Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇺 @brian770.bsky.social · 21h

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning Blue Sky

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 4d

This is Poet. He would have really crushed it as a barista in the early to mid-2010s. Born in the wrong decade smh. 12/10

a light blond golden retriever puppy wearing an olive green beanie sits on a picnic table in a park. the trees in the background are green and orange with fall foliage. his floppy green beanie is pulled down on his noggin, pressing a line of his fluffy forehead fur forward, and gluing his ears to the sides of his face. he looks ever so slightly downcast that no one understands him. photo credit wat.ki on instagram

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Mary @mjwyatt.bsky.social · 5d

Mt. Hood (Wy’east) at sunrise this morning. Portland Oregon. ❤️🫶🏻

Mt. Hood at sunrise. Dark landscape and tree line, lighter shade of mountain surrounded by orange-yellow sky and bright orange-red illuminated clouds, with creamy gray sky behind.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 5d

This is Herman. He learned how to eat corn on the cob today. And within 11 seconds, he became an expert. 13/10 (TT: devonjohnson07)

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 7d

This is Iliamna. She made a new best friend, who happens to be a balloon. Really thought they would have more time together. 12/10 (TT: andreal.corbin)

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #Stunday!

A Google Pixel 3a photo from Sedona

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPink

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography

Pink tinted clouds in a blue sky soaring above red rick mountains and buildings in Sedona

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 8d

#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SundayYellow #SundaySkies

Glow up - today

#Phonetography
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #greatlakesofCanada #shorelookslikeanoceantome #lightstrokes #wavy

Sweeping orange and yellow glow with wispy blue clouds at sunrise over a windy morning Lake Ontario in Toronto. The water looks like the ocean. There's a couple of pieces of driftwood at shore on the left.

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Leslie Holmes @followtheanimals.bsky.social · 8d

I love autumn walks with my buddies. 🐶🍁❤️

#Stunday #Autumn #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #ArtYear #smArtist #Seattle #October #31DaysOfHalloween #October #QueenAnne #DogsOfBluesky #Dogs #AustralianShepherd

An Australian Shepherd named Indie strides across a brick crosswalk. The late afternoon sun is illuminating fall colors along the street, and there’s a patch of blue sky visible.

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Mary @mjwyatt.bsky.social · 8d

Cascade foothills at sunset last night. 🧡☀️

Cascade foothills at sunset. Dark landscape and trees with light green deciduous trees, rolling foggy hills behind, orange sky above, topped with jagged gray clouds.

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 8d

Two months into Nursery life, Arthi is growing in confidence, character, and size. During feeding times, he confidently leads the herd, messily gulps down his bottle, and then demands another! His confidence a positive sign that he has already found his place among our Nursery family: swt.bio/arthi

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 8d

Lenny has a big appetite! When a Keeper called his name without offering treats, disappointed Lenny turned around and pushed the Keeper backwards with his bottom before marching off in a huff. This social, bold wild-born calf has inherited his mum Lima Lima's personality perfectly.

#WildBornBabies

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Jilly @jillysnaps.bsky.social · 9d

Always Look Up and Stand Tall

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical

#ColorADay
#GreenSat
#StunDay
#EastCoastKin

A dramatic upward view of a tall tree with a rough, moss-covered trunk reaching toward a cloudy sky. The branches spread widely, with small green leaves beginning to emerge, creating a sense of height and strength against the moody, blue-grey clouds.

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 9d

I'll play along with #BirdOfTheDay today. A black-crowned crane we saw in Ngorongoro Crater. A spectacular bird.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #birds

A stunning crane with a mostly gray, black, and white body with a bit of red on the face and neck. It has a spectacular puff of yellowish tan feathers on its head and beneath its tail. It's waking through green grasses facing left.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 9d

This is Sonny. He would really appreciate some privacy. Knows he follows you into the bathroom all the time, but that's different. 13/10 (IG: seuun.x) #SeniorPupSaturday

a senior pup yorkie with blond fur sits on a textured sidewalk. his big, round eyes stare at the camera and his pink tongue peeks out from his mouth.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10d

This is Ladora. She's a rescue dog who was just adopted after sharing her secret talent of being able to clap her ears. 13/10 👏 (TT: kshumanesociety)

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 12d

The red bird express rolls on with an actual Arizona Cardinal 🪶☀️🌵

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 12d

This is Zebby. He finally managed to catch his tail. Super proud of the accomplishment and would like to pretend no one saw the part right after. 12/10 (IG: zebbythegolden)

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Leslie Holmes @followtheanimals.bsky.social · 13d

It's wild to me how drastically life has changed in just a few decades. Land lines, address books, paper maps, reference books, etc... obsolete.

And things like memorizing phone numbers & being unreachable when away from home. It wasn't that long ago these things were just a normal part of life.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 13d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

Leslie Holmes @followtheanimals.bsky.social · 13d

I love that I grew up in "analog" times. Memories of land lines (being unreachable while out & about), busy signals instead of call waiting, 4 tv channels so everyone watched the same shows at the same time. Not that it was better, just different. Thankful to have experienced both worlds.

Leslie Holmes @followtheanimals.bsky.social · 13d

Always had a Rand McNally road atlas in my car! I loved those maps.

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debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 16d

Pine Siskin #birds

A Pine Siskin on a branch with leaves and berries in the background. The bird is mostly in shadow with a tiny bit of sunlight over the eye. The bird is very stripey

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Leslie Holmes @followtheanimals.bsky.social · 18d

A calico dog! Amazing. 🤩

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 18d

This is Finley. He has a rare genetic mutation that causes patches of different colors in his coat. It is completely harmless, but it does make him completely handsome. 14/10 (IG: jaktlabben.finley)

a lab pup sits and looks up at the camera. his fur is a mottled blend of blond and black, and he’s standing on his leash with one front paw.

a closeup of baby finley resting his little chin on a blanket. one of his ears is curled under at the tip and his eyes look a little sleepy.

finley sits on a rock next to a body of water and squints slightly into the sun with his pink tongue sticking out.

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 20d

"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars."
-Les Brown

a curving dirt road with grasses next to it. There are mountains in the background with puffy clouds and the moon.

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