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snormantx
@snormanca.bsky.social
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Travel, family, gardening, food security. Photos are mine except reposts. All my photos are #mobilephotography. Retired from molecular diagnostics science, not from life.
Happy that Fall weather has finally arrived here 🍁
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jillwhitelock.bsky.social
Hoverflies on flowers.
#BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings 📷 #photography #Diptera #FavouriteThings
A Marmalade hoverfly on a pale pink Herb Robert flower, against a blurred dark green background.
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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prepekka98.bsky.social
Another one for this week's #BlueskyArtShow #favoritethings:
My new obsession with dahlias, thanks to all the Bluesky gardeners who have shared their lovely photos.

#Bloomscrolling #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷 🌱
Dahlia variety "Ferncliffe Inspiration" from my yard.
December 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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billmontei.bsky.social
Mercat de la Boqueria, Barcelona
A few of my #FavoriteThings
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
December 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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marysunshineisgone.bsky.social
#FavoriteThings are still #Birds
Fiery-throated hummingbird Costa Rica
#BlueskyArtShow
Hummingbird in flight. Green, yellow, blue.
December 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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profwieden.bsky.social
For today's #BlueSkyArtShow, one of the topics is #FavoriteThings. I have to say that one of my fave things to photo are #puffins. These two #birds from the #WestmanIslands in #Iceland had so much character, and the group shot was fun! #BirdPhotography #photography
December 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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churchstreetimages.com
This exact spot is where my Grampa took me to splash when I was little (in warm weather). I still go back there a lot. #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #FavoriteThings all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments.
#photography #winter #snow #water
A tiny stream winds through snow covered banks with trees arching overhead.
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
snormanca.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings
Quiet early mornings on a river
December 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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davemeredith.bsky.social
Storm clouds and interesting light, two of my #FavoriteThings for the #BlueSkyArtShow

Storm clouds over Loch Arkaig, Scotland shortly before sunset. A #Kodachrome from 1985 published worldwide by Olympus Japan.

#EastCoastKin #photography #landscape #clouds #sunset
December 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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marysunshineisgone.bsky.social
#FavoriteThings #Birds
Bay-headed tanager Costa Rica
#BlueskyArtShow
Bird perched on a branch. Reddish brown head. Green and yellow on its back. Blue underside.
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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ellionthego.bsky.social
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
— Henry Miller

#dolomites #winterscape
#mountainscape
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#ForestFriday #Scape
A sweeping winter panorama across the Alpe di Siusi, where gently undulating alpine meadows and dark bands of forest are dusted with snow. The land unfolds in soft layers toward the horizon, leading the eye to the dramatic silhouette of the Sciliar (Schlern), rising quietly above distant mountain ridges. Pale winter light and a slightly hazy sky soften the scene, giving the alpine landscape a sense of vastness, stillness, and quiet grandeur.
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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immachocoholic.bsky.social
Here’s another reason to eat dark chocolate. Buy a chocolate that has 70% or even higher cacao to reap the benefits. apple.news/ABQI4I8UFQ_u...
Natural compound found in dark chocolate and coffee is directly linked to slower aging — Earth.com
Eating dark chocolate might be doing more than satisfying your cravings, it may also be slowing how your cells age. In about 1,600 adults, scientists at King’s College London (KCL) found that higher b...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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itsamusred.bsky.social
Anyone who knows me is not surprised that this is one of my #FavoriteThings. 🐬😊 #BlueSkyArtShow
A grey Bottlenose dolphin has popped up out of blue water so that you can see its nose, eye, and fin. In the background is a line of trees.
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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prepekka98.bsky.social
#Scape #RuralLife #SmallTowns #Monochrome #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
Double-stacked freight cars on a train cross a bridge. A small town street dips under the bridge. Store fronts and empty parking spaces are on the left. Lampposts are festooned with flag-themed banners.
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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pelzerb.bsky.social
#BWFri #Moonscape #Scape
#Winter #ColdMoon #Clouds
#Branches #ClassicMono
#MobilePhotography
#Moon before #Yule
#EastCoastKin
📷 12/04/25
Black and white photograph of a bright full moon partially obscured by wispy, textured clouds. Bare, white-gray tree branches frame the top and bottom of the image, their skeletal forms creating a stark contrast against the dark, moody sky. The moon’s light creates a luminous halo effect through the cloud cover.
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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mizkitty.bsky.social
Once again I arrived at the ponds at the right time, accidentally. Supposedly it was foggy so I didn’t expect much. In reality no fog and a lovely sunrise.
Brilliant orange sunrise reflecting on a large pond. A stand of tall trees bisects horizontally.
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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churchstreetimages.com
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 13, 2025
The theme is #FavoriteThings

Wide open: Anything at all that you love.
Any art, any interpretation
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome

More details in the comments

#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry
Photo of a honey bear with text in front of it reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 13, 2025 The theme is #FavoriteThings Any art. Any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome.
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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saintmaker.bsky.social
“Mother Nature Painted a Bird”

My favorite bird.

Painted Bunting/Concho County, TX

#BlueskyArtShow #FavoriteThings
December 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
snormanca.bsky.social
#FeatheredFriday #birds #macaws Finally managed a non-blurry photo of macaws in the wild. A scarlet macaw which is very common in Costa Rica.
Blue & yellow macaw, not native to Costa Rica. Probably had once been a pet #travel
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
snormanca.bsky.social
#scape Central Pacific Coast, Costa Rica. Grateful for the beautiful weather this week. #travel #gratitude #bluesky
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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sheena-mck.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas
When your reindeer go on strike….
Santa on a motorbike with sidecar attached. There is a parking lot behind
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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sabineshutterbug.bsky.social
Christmas village
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas and a touch of #ForestFriday #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A small village of metal houses glows softly against a rustic brick wall, creating an intimate, storybook scene and filling the space with quiet Christmas magic. Three tall metal house lanterns stand side by side like a miniature village, and the rough brick in the background and the wooden surface beneath add a cozy, nostalgic character, as if this tiny settlement were tucked into the corner of an old cottage. A terracotta pot with a delicate evergreen and a few scattered pinecones introduce natural, forest‑like elements that echo Advent and winter traditions, strengthening the festive mood. A string of tiny lights winds through the arrangement, its golden reflections shimmering on metal surfaces and plant needles so that everything is wrapped in a gentle, candle‑like glow that evokes quiet evenings and the anticipation of Christmas. The dark, chapel‑like house with its cross‑shaped window and sprigs of fir on the roof recalls a village church and lends the composition a touch of reverence and ritual.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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redlucy54.bsky.social
#FoodOnFriday #LlefrithNantDairy milk, milkshake (including Xmas pudding flavour) etc vending cabin #Cemaes fresh milk dispensed into glass bottles, it's a game changer. The cabin is decorated for Christmas & has parking while you vend ☺️ #CloseToHome #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas
Llefrith Nant Dairy vending cabin dispensing fresh milk, fresh milkshake, coffee, cheese & baked goods decorated for Christmas
December 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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jeistormer.bsky.social
Sweaters, Stars, and Snowflakes.
#FoodOnFriday #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #cookies #Christmas
This photo shows a box of sugar cookies decorated with white icing backed by a Christmas themed table cloth. The cookies were scratch made by me to celebrate town employees.
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
#PalacesAndGardens #FestiveLights

A Chihuly glass sculpture is part of the Nature Light show for the holidays at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden.

#EastCoastKin #Chihuly #ColorADay #YellowThu #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #BotanicalGarden
A closeup view of a Chihuly light sculpture that is yellow, orange and red and looks like a flower with long petals that stretch and curl in different directions. The "petals" start as yellow, then change to orange, and finally the tips are red. Other Christmas lights can be seen in the background in the darkness of night. "Nature Lights" holiday light show last year at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden in California.
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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dreamcatcher01.bsky.social
Downy Woodpecker

The art of levitation?
A black and white Downy Woodpecker is leaning back from a small tree trunk. The illusion is that he is floating in mid air. The background is blurry grey sky.
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM