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John Murrell
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Ink-stained wretch, retired; suburban hermit
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February in the Bay Area: The cold rain says winter, but the plum blossoms say spring
#photography #flowers #trees #plum #nature #ColorADay #PinkMon 📷🌱
The tip of a plum tree branch in the rain with multiple reddish buds and one open pink blossom at the right. The background is blurred green.
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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Juvenile black-crowned night heron
#photography #birds #heron #nature 📷🦉🪶
A juvenile black-crowned night heron standing in profile on a bare patch of dirt, with blurred trees and patches of blue water in the background. The bird is mottled light brown, and its back and cap are light gray and starting to darken. Its eye is orange.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #abstract #abstractphotography 📷
Yellow crosswalk lines running horizontally at a slight angle, with a rectangular shadow running vertically through the middle of the frame.
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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For #SkySunday, layers of colors from a sunset last week
#photography #sky #clouds #sunset #nature #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun 📷
A section of sunset clouds with horizontal bands of colors -- from the top down, the colors are (roughly) medium gray, dark gray, orange and yellow, with a band of greenish gray clear sky at the bottom.
February 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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For #Caturday, basic black
#photography #cats #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🐈
A monochrome image of a black cat sitting on a sidewalk and looking at the camera. There is ivy ground cover along the left side of the frame.
February 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Be of good heart
#photography #ValentinesDay #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of a heart-shaped metal wire mobile hanging in a tree. The background is blurred and mostly dark.
February 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Some pre-Valentine's Day shrub roses for you
#photography #flowers #roses #plants #garden #nature 📷🌱
Two bright red shrub rose blossoms in dark green and reddish brown foliage.
February 14, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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It's #FeatheredFriday and the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DivingForFood, so here's a versatile diving/dabbing/pecking American coot 📷🦉🪶
An American coot standing on a slightly sloping patch of gray dirt. The bird is black, with a white bill, red eye, yellowish green legs and large bluish green feet.
February 13, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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The #ColorADay is #YellowThu, so here's a dandelion
#photography #flowers #weeds #plants #nature 📷🌱
A bright yellow dandelion in a green lawn, viewed from directly above.
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Poor quality zoomed phone shot, but I'm pretty sure that's one of our local bald eagles up there
#photography #birds #eagle #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
A warm-toned monochrome image of the upper portion of a transmission tower with power lines extending to both sides and a silhouetted bald eagle (I think) perched at the top.
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Saucer magnolia blossoms, a harbinger of spring
#photography #flowers #trees #nature 📷🌱
A branch of a saucer magnolia tree full of large pink and white blossoms, with a blue sky in the background.
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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For #WaterWednesday, the pond with a pied-billed grebe in it
#photography #birds #grebe #nature #BirdOfTheDay #WaterBirds 📷🦉🪶
A pied-billed grebe swimming in a pond that is reflecting the nearby green and brown reeds. The bird is brown and has a white bill with a dark stripe on it.
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Black-crowned night heron and snowy egret hanging out together
#photography #birds #heron #egret #nature #BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples 📷🦉🪶
A black-crowned night heron (left) and a snowy egret perched side by side in a tree. The heron has a white chest, gray wings and grayish blue back and cap. The egret is white. There is a bit of green growth on the tree, and a light blue sky in the background.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, eucalyptus bark in the golden hour
#photography #trees #bark #nature 📷🌱
A detail of the ragged peeling bark of a eucalyptus tree trunk, bright orange-brown on the left, where it is illuminated by the late afternoon sun, and gray on the right.
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Neighborhood Watch
#photography #birds #crow #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
A monochrome image of two crows sitting on the curved metal structure at the top of an emergency siren.
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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For #MallardMonday, a couple of duck butts
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
Two mallards dipping below the surface of a pond, leaving only their tails sticking up above the water. The reflections on the rippled pond are a mix of various shades of green, brown and a bit of blue.
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #abstract #abstractphotography 📷
An inverted monochrome image showing part of a window and wall on the exterior of an office building.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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For #SkySunday, some pink and some palms
#photography #sky #clouds #sunset #trees #nature #Stunday 📷
Several palm trees (and one deciduous tree, lower left) silhouetted against a sunset sky. The clouds are gray in the upper right and edged in a curve of pink across the middle of the frame, with a bit of light blue clear sky in the lower left.
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Great egret hunting in the reeds
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A white great egret hunting in a tangle of brown reeds. The bird is facing away from the camera with its head lowered and turned to the left.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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For #Caturday, none shall pass
#photography #cats #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #FebruArty2026 #feline 📷🐈
A monochrome image of a large, dark-colored, very fluffy cat sitting in a driveway and giving a surly look to the camera.
February 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Roots
#photography #trees #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #ColorADay #BWFri 📷
A monochrome image of a dense tangle of tree roots extending horizontally across the frame.
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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For #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay, a house finch
#photography #birds #finch #nature 📷🦉🪶
A male house finch sitting on the rim of a plastic tray of water and facing the camera. The bird is brownish gray with rosy red plumage on its head and upper chest.
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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We've had a little spring-like stretch of weather here, and the bees were buzzing all over this rosemary bush
#photography #bees #insects #flowers #plants #garden #nature 📷
A bee (upper right) on one of the light violet blossoms of a green rosemary bush. There is blurred green foliage in the background.
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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The final boss in the snowy egret side quest
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A snowy egret, white with yellow feet, standing on the muddy bank of a brown creek and facing the camera with a stern look.
February 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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For the #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BackyardBirds, a mourning dove on a slanted wall
#photography #birds #mourningdove #nature 📷🦉🪶
A mourning dove standing on a slanted gray concrete retaining wall. Below the bird, the wall has a horizontal crack running across it. The bird is light brown with black markings on its wings and tail and pink feet.
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM