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Sparky Harlan (she/her)
@sparkyharlan.bsky.social
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Worked 40 years as CEO of nonprofit housing 1000 homeless youth and families a night in Silicon Valley. #justice #LGBTQ #housing #homelessness. Live in Santa Cruz Mountains in CA. Grew up near Yosemite. #hiking #gardening #photography #fungi 🍄
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Sparky Harlan (she/her) @sparkyharlan.bsky.social · Jul 28
A bit of blue sky appears as storm clouds loom over the dawn skies. #BlueSkyMonday #sunrise #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
Storm clouds of dark gray with streaks and spots of orange. Some light blue sky between dark clouds and mountains in shadow.
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When you have to clear out the garage but you just can’t part with the old motorcycle. Why not put it on display in the gazebo? #streetscape #scape #motorcycle #countryroad #photography
Old motorcycle, Honda Rebel, with broken mirrors and warm seats but chrome is still polished. Inside an open three-sided lattice gazebo with solid wood floor but lattice roof. On the side of a country road.
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Five+ years after the fires, CA State Parks has not yet replaced the metal boundary gate. Neighbors got creative with a pallet, old parks sign, and poor sticking duct tape. May be my favorite “No Trespassing” sign. Can easily be moved to drive through. #hiking #landscape #photography
Keep Out sign made from black duct tape and old wood pallet. ‘E’ fell off and is stuck under the old boundary sign that was screwed on to pallet. The pallet is on wood sled that can be easily moved for driving through.
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
sparkyharlan.bsky.social
Perfect capture of color, light, and lines — with your signature darkness. 😊
armandsarlangue.bsky.social Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 3d
Shapes & colors of Landmannalaugar.
Captured from a Cessna plane flying over the highlands of Iceland…

#photography #art #nature #landscape
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
sparkyharlan.bsky.social
Wow, perfect timing and shot. Where is this taken?
beautysurroundsyou.com Christoph Fischer @beautysurroundsyou.com · 2d
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! I wish you a day of joy, laughter and precious time with loved ones!
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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I guess I have to post the local turkeys strutting for #Thanksgiving. I am not of fan of these birds that have taken over the local woods. #birds #turkeys
Two male turkeys in the middle of the road, all puffed up trying to impress a female turkey passing between them. She isn't impressed.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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I like chicken over turkey. 😊 Second giant Chicken of the Woods spotted off trail where the hunters have yet to poach it. I love the bright orange and yellow colors against the dark redwoods. #fungi #fungifriends #mushrooms #bloomscrolling #forest #photography
Multi-petalled layered orange fungus with yellowed underside (chicken of the woods) growing on wet log. Redwood trees in background.
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
sparkyharlan.bsky.social
Fungi circus on rotten log. #fungifriends #fungi #forest #stunday #naturephotography
Sulphur tuffs, mycena, turkey tails fungi on wet log.
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood, will you be mine? #fungifriends #fungi #landscape #landscapephotography
Sulphur tuffs hanging out on fallen douglas fir tree. Trees in background
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I like discovering old wrecked cars on my hikes especially with no roads to be found. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUForUnloved #hiking
Old blue Volkswagen bug partially buried in redwood duff and dirt. Missing hood, windows. Deep in a redwood canyon.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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It’s a wonderful day in the forest until the next rain storm turns us into mush. #fungifriends #fungi #landscape #landscapephotography #hiking
Small clusters of mushrooms on mossy log reaching for redwood trees and blue sky.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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When the local amusement park sold off its old displays my Santa Cruz Mountain neighbors moved them into their yards. Giant red mushroom for #redWed #fungifriends #yardart
Large red top concrete mushroom with gnomes and other tiny statues in front of redwood trees.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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God, the eyes!
mstreefrog.bsky.social Mstreefrog @mstreefrog.bsky.social · 10d
I think this Bittern is rather #round for #BirdOfTheDay, and does double duty for #WaderWednesday
📷🪶🟤
An American Bittern in the green marsh grass of April at Ridgefield NWR.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
sparkyharlan.bsky.social
Sometimes it is more about the lichen (Ramalina menziesii) than the fungi..or
moss. Hard to pick just one. A salute to CA state’s #lichen. #fungifriends #moss #fungi #nature #naturephotography
Ramalina menziesii lichen hanging down with small mushroom at top larger mushroom above it. Moss covered log.
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Here's one of my favorite pictures I've taken this year. Marasmius capillaris emerging from the stalk of an oak leaf.

#FungiFriends #Fungi #Macro #Mushrooms #Photography
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Chicken of the Woods, time for dinner. #fungifriends #fungi #nature #photography
This was one of two large clusters of Chicken in the Woods mushrooms. My shoe is next to orange and yellow banded shelf mushrooms.
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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A fungus photo a day: some Chrysomphalinas from yesterday’s hike. Remember, much more free content on my Patreon, FungiFanatic!
#fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Caught up in the rain, moss, and spiderwebs. #fungifriends #fungi #moss #nature #naturephotography
One tiny mushroom growing out the side of a wet mossy green log. Spiderweb in background.
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Crow stealing my persimmons. #BirdoftheDay #birds #trees #Eastcoastkin #photography
Black crow sitting on a branch staring out from a bunch of orange persimmons.
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I think this #HighKey image of a beautiful tern landing on an old piling fits today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #bright. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #birds #terns #birdsinflight #Bluesky
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Stark Realities' (2025) -- Bright Hard Light Streams Through Tree Trunks at the Edge of the Forested Campsite, in the Distance a Few Camper / Trailers, Thomas Point Beach, Outer Brunswick, ME

#BlueSkyArtShow #Bright ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
several spaced apart trees casting hard shadows from the bright light, their black twisted barren branches forming shapes against the white sky - in the distance in the snow covered parking lot at least 2 camper / trailers are parked
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
sparkyharlan.bsky.social
I sometimes look down instead of up in my redwood forest. #forestFriday #hiking #photography #scape
Green algae covered pond with green moss covered redwood tree stump with tuffs of green grass along the shoreline.
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
sparkyharlan.bsky.social
Just wait until the sucker attacks you for coming too close!😂
dptbirder.bsky.social Peter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social · 15d
I will never get tired of trying to infinitely inch closer to hummingbirds

I have a few food spots around county where the birds simply ignore me and go about their business

I will watched this male over a period of 20 minutes as I repositioned my self closer and closer…

📷🌿🪶 Anna’s Hummingbird
Anna’s hummingbird in flight macro frontal portrait
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
sparkyharlan.bsky.social
I love finding joshua trees along a lonely stretch of highway. #trees #nature #photography
Joshua trees in dessert with rocks and sky in background.
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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A Brown Pelican in mid dive ready to catch the next fish!

#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
A Brown Pelican diving for his next meal. Taken on the beautiful island of Aruba. The sea colour is a wonderful teal colour.
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Mycena mushrooms hanging in there after the atmospheric river dumped 5” of rain yesterday. #fungiFriday #fungifriends #moss #photography
Log with moss and redwood tree debris. Numerous tiny white mushrooms with long narrow stems growing from side.
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM