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lauren e💙
@learls.bsky.social
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Here for beauty and community
Photographer 📷 animal & nature lover🐦‍⬛
Mom & wife of some great humans
Cat mom 🐈
Democrat ◽️ #Indivisible
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lauren e💙 @learls.bsky.social · Mar 27
If you cannot be a lighthouse
Be a candle of light
—North African Proverb

#PoncedeLeonInletLighthouse #lighthouse #scape #landscape #sky #clouds #beach #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin
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A cozy, playful warm-up after one of the coldest winters since 2016
#humansOfBlueSky #portraits #cityscape

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#storytelling #luiscordobapharchive #eastcoastkin #cityscape #photography #portrait #landscape #just #today #winter #morning #sunrise
A cozy, playful warm-up after one of the coldest winters since 2016
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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theforestbeforeus.bsky.social
African Mahogany(Entandrophragma excelsum) is a tall deciduous tree native to forests across eastern Africa. It holds the title of Africa’s tallest tree, with specimens reaching 81.5m(267 ft) on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. It remains rare and is not commercially exploited.
#ai #nature
A representation(ai) of a tall tree in an African like landscape
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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dwightreads.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is
#Winterlight #AmaricanWhiteIbis #ShoreBird #waterbird #birds #wildlife #photography #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #BlueSkyMonday
@robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Golden hour gave way to something fierier last night
1-2026

📷Pixel
#Stunday #sunset #oaktrees #smartphonephoto
A bare deciduous tree silhouetted against a dramatic sunset sky that transitions from gray at the top through shades of pink and coral to brilliant orange at the horizon, with additional leafless trees visible in the background
January 18, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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belleab.bsky.social
Being blue never felt this good.💙
#BlueSkyMonday #sky #trees #clouds #sun #winter #hudsonvalley #newyork #photography
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Ok folks going to get through as many #BirdOfTheDay entries as I can. Bear with me. Here’s one for #MacroMonday #photography #EastCoastKin
A red admiral butterfly with wings partly open feeds on bright yellow butterfly bush flowers, its dark, scalloped wings patterned with bold red bands and small white spots. The butterfly’s slender body and long antennae are sharply in focus against a softly blurred blue sky and green foliage, creating a vivid contrast between the warm yellow blooms and the cool-toned background.
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning, the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Winterlight , any bird highlighted by winter sunlight. The alt theme is #birdsyoulove , birds you love to see and why ( eg endangered, cute, character) #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A small blue tit with a blue-grey cap, white cheeks, and a soft yellow chest perches on a tangle of brown leaves and twigs, its feathers fluffed against the cool air. Warm winter sunlight highlights the bird’s rounded shape while the background fades into a softly blurred mix of autumnal greens and golds.
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
A Robin in memory of Janet, Graham’s @oldmanrambling.bsky.social dear wife who passed last week. If you have one you’d like to post under the #WinterRobin #ForJanet please do. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A European robin stands upright on a patch of snow, its round body fluffed against the cold. The bird’s bright orange-red face and breast contrast sharply with its pale grey belly and brownish back, while its small black eye and fine pointed beak face slightly to the left. Thin dark legs are visible against the snow, with one foot lifted mid-step, giving a sense of gentle movement. Blades of green grass poke through the snow around the robin, and the background is softly blurred and pale, emphasising the bird’s warm colours in the wintry setting.
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwoOfAKind pairs of the same bird, and the Alt theme is #Paridea any of the Tits, Chickadees & Titmice species. So I’m going with two female Sparrows. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday
Two small brown sparrows perch close together on thin, leafless branches dusted with fresh snow. One bird faces slightly toward the camera with a pale seed fragment on its beak, while the other looks on from a nearby twig. The soft winter light highlights their buff-coloured chests and streaked wings, with a blurred backdrop of snow-covered branches and cool blue sky creating a calm, wintry atmosphere.
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
My last #WinterRobin and I won’t post another till the season rolls round again. Taken yesterday. Have a wonderful day wherever you are in the world. 🌍 Please excuse the romanticised Irish alt 😁 #birds #Stunday #photography #EastCoastKin
A small European robin pauses on a bed of emerald moss, its flame-bright breast glowing like a hearth ember in the hush of an Irish wood. Pale winter light softens the greens and browns around it, while scattered nuts lie like humble offerings on the forest floor. Still and watchful, the robin stands as a quiet keeper of the land, carrying the gentle soul of Ireland in its gaze.
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 AM
learls.bsky.social
One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees…
—LeoTolstoy

#ColorADay #PinkMon #WeekCforCloseup #MacroMonday #EastCoastKin #bee #flower #bloomscrolling #photography #photographersofbluesky
An Eastern Carpenter Bee is pictured from behind, head up, clinging to a pink Stonecrop flower on a stem that extends from the lower right corner. The background is blurred stone, green leaves, and purple gray stems.
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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belleab.bsky.social
Rob’s @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdoftheDay theme today is #TwoOfAKind -
Here are two sea ducks that I cropped from a photo showing the entire family- had to include it as well, as they stole my heart! 😂 #birds #seaducks #photography
@alan678.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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belleab.bsky.social
“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy but still the same amount of snow.” ❄️🤍☀️
—Margaret Loxton
#stunday #sundayyellow #trees #sky #sun #snowday #hudsonvalley #newyork #photography
January 18, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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breeze420.bsky.social
"Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you. May the stars shine upon your faces!"
-J. R. R. Tolkien

till we meet again🤍🎶💃🤍
Sky with a tree in the bottom right
January 18, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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zehnvorne.bsky.social
#blackandwhite #schwarzweiß
#fotografie #fotografia
#photography #photographie
#photographer #fotograf
Baum Schloss Himmel
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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sdcushing.bsky.social
#BlueBrewBooks

Recommending two of my favorite books of 2025:

“Still Life” by Sarah Winman

“Atlantis Travelers” by Bonnie Brooks

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“Still Life” - beautiful, joyful. A book for art lovers and those who love historical fiction built around characters. Idiosyncratic but lovely prose. Revolves loosely around the story of those who rescued art from the Nazis. ©️ 2021 450 pages, 5 ⭐️ “Atlantis Travelers” - complex, yet fun and engaging sci-fi storytelling. Reads like a thriller and simultaneously includes great world-building. I particularly loved the arts worlds humming along within the plot. Very entertaining. ©️ 2025 347 pages, 5 ⭐️
January 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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sdcushing.bsky.social
Hello friends! Happy #StunDay, #ImageAndVerse, & #BlueBrewBooks Sunday! How are you? 🙋‍♂️

It’s about 6:20am 🕡 EST here, and ❄️, so I’m making our rich & aromatic #BlueBrew in the coffeehouse. Who’d like a cup? ☕️

In any case, please do stop by & say hello! 👋

We close at 10:30am 🕥 EST 😊

#EastCoastKin
a cup of coffee is being poured into a bowl on a table .
Alt: Coffee is being poured continuously into a bottomless cup
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January 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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sdcushing.bsky.social
Are you ready for #BlueBrewBooks?

Sunday during
#BlueBrew Coffee Hours:
6:30-10:30 EST

Share a book or a pile.

•A Favorite Book,
•A New Book,
•A Recommendation,
•What You’re Reading, or
•To Be Read (TBR)!

Please don’t forget to use the hashtag #BlueBrewBooks

Have fun!

#BookSky #EastCoastKin
a black and white photo of an open book and a cup of tea on a wooden table
ALT: a black and white photo of an open book and a cup of tea on a wooden table
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January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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sharonwelby.bsky.social
Cloud at sunset. Oxford Island Nature Reserve. Enjoy your weekend. 🤍
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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pirritin.bsky.social
#WeekBforBooks
#AlphabetChallenge

The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. Part 3.

Finally, happier events 🤍 The ugly duckling joins a group of #Swans and is surprised being welcome. Then bending over in the water, sees own reflection 🦢

#Birds #Nature #BlueSkyArtShow #One #EastCoastKin
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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belleab.bsky.social
About the same here. Roads are generally good- I’m out taking pics right now, of course! 😂❄️🤍
January 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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sephhora.bsky.social
#FleurisTonFill
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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wheelan.bsky.social
🦋 Good Night Everyone 🦋
~~~ Sweet Dreams ~~~

#Photography
#Nature
#NorthEastUK
#Rivers
#SkyScape
#Sunrise

EVERY SUNRISE GIVES US A NEW BEGINNING……
SUNRISE OVER THE TYNE 🌅
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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owlfeathers.bsky.social
#ThreeGratitudes

Phone call with my daughter

Homemade tuna casserole

Chill time.with my love
Morning sky with partial moon
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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owlfeathers.bsky.social
Mornings First Blush

#mobilephotography #nature #JustBreathe #BeHereNow #GetOutAndWalk
January 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM