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Retired, reader, gardener, backyard bird watcher.
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Animals in Chicago zoo delight in fresh snowfall
Tim the brown bear rolled around in snow on Saturday as fresh snow blanketed Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The Polish 'magicians of glass' who create Christmas baubles for clients worldwide
The Polish 'magicians of glass' who create Christmas baubles for clients worldwide
GlitterLab, a company in southern Poland, specializes in creating unique Christmas decorations. Known as the "magicians of glass," they craft custom ornaments for clients like Swarovski and Harrods.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The days drift around
Each one mimics the other
Until I am still

#Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Winter #Snow #Seasons #Nature #Stillness #Photography #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #Introspection #Time #LearnedWisdom
Snowflakes fall across a winter landscape. Bare trees stand against a muted background of grass and evergreens, their branches lightly blurred by the snowfall.
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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addysart.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #Gannets
Colored pencil and pan pastel on drafting film.
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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frwildflowers.bsky.social
Gaillardia aristata, our Blanketflower, blooming on the Boulder county plains #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 30 🌿
Yellow sunflower with orange and red center
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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swede1952.bsky.social
Tidal Ghost

I was out early on the beach in Gulfport, Mississippi, wrestling with the shifting light—sun and shade playing tug-of-war. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #snowyegret
"A solitary snowy egret stands poised in a shallow tidal pool, its slender frame reflected with near-perfect clarity on the still surface below. The egret’s plumage is a luminous white, soft and layered like freshly combed silk, catching the light in delicate ripples across its body. Its neck curves in a gentle S-shape, leading to a sharp black beak that points downward with quiet intent. The egret’s legs are long and black, ending in bright yellow feet that seem almost painted—like ceremonial slippers dipped in gold. These feet rest lightly on the water’s surface, barely disturbing the calm, as if the bird itself were a whisper in the landscape. The background is softly blurred, a wash of muted tones—grays, browns, and hints of green—that make the egret’s whiteness even more striking. The water is glassy and still, mirroring the bird so precisely that the reflection feels like a twin, a ghostly echo beneath the real. There is no movement, no splash—just the egret and its reflection, suspended in a moment of serene stillness. The image is signed “© Swede’s Photographs” in the bottom right corner, a quiet mark of authorship on this visual poem." - Microsoft Copilot
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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mrbowlman.bsky.social
Great Horned Owl
#birds 🪶
Photo of a young Great Horned Owl peering around a tree.
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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shlead.bsky.social
Rays and disks - Oh my! 🌻
Some light and #warmth coming your way.

#stunday
#SundayYellow
#macro
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#EastCoastKin
A close-up of a yellow sunflower showing the dark green center of disk florets. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. October 2025.
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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photokyle.bsky.social
#Sunflowers #Bees #Naturephotography😁📸🌻🌻🐝🐝
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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skinskintainan.bsky.social
さいごのひかり 16

#art #photo #photography #sky #sunset #clouds #Tainan #EastCoastKin #silhouette #AfterSundown
©️skinskin
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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calmbeyond.bsky.social
#impressionism #landscapepainting #landscape #nature #clouds #bluesky
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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raelinm.bsky.social
This abrupt ending to what was days of cloud cover was just amazing to watch. The clouds moved off as the sun came up behind them. Not the most amazing photo given all the houses but an amazing moment to witness! From my back yard in #Pittsburgh #photography
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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What this surgeon from Ukraine is learning in Canada about treating war victims | CBC News
Dr. Mariia Kuzeikiv, an Ukrainian surgeon, is learning skills that could help her save lives in the war while in Hamilton, Ont.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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It's #SundayYellow
A half sunflower in yellow.
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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jmcsphoto.bsky.social
Sparkle and glow //

Such a ghostly sight.
We see the Northern Lights,
every night.

#stars #northernlights #photography
#auroraborealis #nightsky
#astrophotography #darkskypreserve
#nationalpark #nightphotography
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Why ancient Roman buildings last for millennia
The ancient concrete made by the Romans is teaching modern construction some new tricks.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Skalkaho Falls, when Montana's Skalkaho Highway between the Bitterroot River Valley and Rock Creek Valley was closed for the season OTD 2016; photographer unknown.
A mostly frozen waterfall cascading through rocks and lodgepole pines.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Wild night sky in the Methow, WA, by pnwtrailchick.
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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A winter wonderland in Divide County, NDak, by Curtis Nygaard.
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Lily warming herself by the fire

#BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #caturday
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography
#MobilePhotography
A brown tabby cat sitting on the hearth, watching a fire. A warm glow lights the side of her.
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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johnmoe.bsky.social
Sally, there is snow on your nose.
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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vignettes.bsky.social
frosted pond lies mute /
withered reeds whisper nothing /
cold keeps every word

#DailyHaikuPrompt
#reeds #withered
#haiku
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The Green River was an important stopping place on the Oregon Trail, located after some of the driest parts of the westward wagon trail.
Looking up the Green River, Wyoming, before it turns, with a tan rocky bluff in the background.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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The Western dams have economic and recreational benefits, but losing the natural spring floods is destroying the riparian ecosystem where native cottonwood is the keystone species.
Two tall cottonwood trees with dead, broken tops among shrubs and shorter trees.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM