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PlasmaNerd
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A Space Weather/Heliophysics researcher, enjoying the scientific nomadic life, and always hunting for more Aurora experiences.
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day7

A throwback for sure, from the only photoshoot I've done.
The only photo shoot I've done, with a model dressed as a guitarist leaning back against a brick wall holding the guitar up pointing right at the camera.
December 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day6

Two of Belgium's statues & I feel like how they are presented is a deeper commentary on how men and women, or in this case, boys and girls are perceived and treated in society. One gets dressed in regalia & they other is locked away behind bars off in a side street/alleyway
Jeanneke Pis or little pissing Joan statue in Belgium with flowers behind her, but all locked behind some ornate red bars. Manneken Pis or little pissing man is dressed up as a backer with a medal on his cape. He stands in pride of place at a fountain in a street of Belgium.
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I need to find this kitty! The only kitty I found in Porto was this lazy one.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day5

A horse and a half?
A horse walking in a winter landscape with some mist in the background, head bowed down, giving the image a somber look... Until you see there's a second horse or at least a horses but right there. Can't ever be too serious, and I'm not good enough or patient enough of a photographer to get a clean shot.
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Capela do Senhor da Pedra.

#ArtAdventCalendar #Day4
Capela do Senhor da Pedra. A small chapel set on rocks that sit on an otherwise sandy beach with the ocean waves crashing against them.
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day3b

Okay, I know this is the second one today, but I just finished editing it and I really like it... I know it might be too busy, but still.
A black-and-white photo of a path through the woods, with two people walking down it, the one in front taking a picture. The edges are all dark, and the leaves in the middle top are the brightest bit, and the lines make me feel like I can feel the wind on my skin and the sun in my hair. It also reminds me of a woodcut stamped figure in a fairy tale book.
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day3

A Colorado cliff face.
A Colorado Mesa I think. We see a cliff that has a flat top, beautiful blue skies with whispy clouds and shrubs on the bottom half of the image where the land rises to the clif. Some of the rock face seems strangely bubbly... Probably smoothed by wind and water.
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day2

A throwback to a trip I took in Perugia Italy... I think 2006 or 2007?
A dark night with. Sculpture of a bull on wheels dancing in the square with fireworks coming out of its body lighting up its determined face.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day1

Beautiful Washington DC in the spring.
Spring in DC, full of colors, here is a path leading through woods that is just starting to bud, filled from below with yellow bushes.
December 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Happy Belated Thanksgiving

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A staute of an astronaut as "the Thinker" in Amseterdam Neatherlands
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Not quite ready for the weekend to end, but man this was a beautiful day.
A path looking out to the bay, on the other side you see some sail ships and horses, but closer there are some beautiful iron lamps and a tree on the left arching over the frame.
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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And if we get another extreme event like the one a couple of weeks ago, you don't have to go too far away from city lights to see it. We are further south, so dimmer lights, and got to see this in Annapolis looking out over the river. Just to the left of the picture is a field with stadium lights on
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Goddard is not closed, nor do I know of any plan to close it... But this coming up on my Tesla every morning I go to work is discomforting...
A map showing auto navigation to Goddard space flight center. It has a rating of 5 stars and underneath sats Closed in bold and red letters next to that says permanently in grey letters.
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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If you are a bit south of the green, look north or north east/West towards where the green is on the map. You might get to see the red aurora still as it's higher up in the sky. We've had reports of aurora seen in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and here's some from Maryland!
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Amazing night! And good luck to all you aurora seekers! To nights a great night. Heard of aurora spotted in Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and then we saw it here in Maryland.

And there may be another storm tomorrow night and/or the night after so stay tuned if you miss tonight!
Aurora seen from the US Naval Academy looking across the Severn river. An arc of green Aurora sits a bit below some long vertical strips of red aurora Aurora seen from the US Naval Academy looking across the Severn river. An arc of green Aurora seems to extend the bridge. Aurora seen from the US Naval Academy looking across the Severn river. An arc of green Aurora sits a bit below some long vertical strips of red aurora
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Very rare, so extra special tonight!
Red and green Aurora over the Severn river looking across to the other side.
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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From the US naval academy in Annapolis Maryland

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Aurora both red and green looking across the Severn river
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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This shutdown, combined with NoNotWriMo (postbox.getfreewrite.com/nonotwrimo) from the folks at Freewrite, has meant I've written a bunch of posts on Substack. The 1st is out! It's a look at the paper we published earlier this year.

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A picture advertising my Substack post that shows the layers of the atmosphere.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Two roads diverged in a yellow woods ... And neither looked well traveled, and I had time... So I took one, then came back round and took the other.
Two paths diverge in a woods. Most leaves have fallen but some orange and yellow ones still hang in the trees.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Make sure to vote today and enjoy nature's beauty. Public trails have been a key component of keeping me mentally healthy during this stressful time.
Looking straight up at trees whose leaves are turning color in the fall. A trail with trees whose leaves are turning colors, mostly greens, yellows and a little bit of orange. Looking down a trail in the fall where the leaves are starting to fall and change colors.
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Happy Friday. Stay strong, find calm, and enjoy the weekend.
A tree with a large root system sitting on the slope of a hill looking out onto marsh lands.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Sometimes you just need to get out and into the woods.

I hope you all are able to find your calm.
A picture of trees in the woods. The barks are dark, the ground is littered with fallen leaves, and an orange leafed tree stands in the middle.
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Happy Friday and hoping everyone can have a relaxing and rejuvenating weekend.
Looking through two tall trees onto a still lake that has a bridge across it, and trees lining it. On the bridge is a man taking a photo of the reflections in the water.
October 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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A walk in the woods is always restorative... Now if only I could have someone bring me donuts and do my laundry....

#photography #BlackAndWhite #Nature #Landscape #Hiking #trail #Nikon
A black and white picture of a trail in the middle of the woods.
October 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Remember to breathe, stay hydrated, and protect your mental health today.
The Alps in Switzerland, a small lodge along a trail with people walking, with mountains in the background. The Alps in Switzerland, looking down onto a small valley with homes and farms.
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM