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spastic555.bsky.social
@spastic555.bsky.social
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I like to hike in beautiful places and to grow things. Dad and loving husband. Just here to share and enjoy others’ art and thoughts. None of my original photos were generated through AI. Not interested in thirst bots.
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spastic555.bsky.social @spastic555.bsky.social · Oct 28
I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy my bike commute when I do it. Today was one of those mornings. Crispy, clear fall #sunrise #photography
The sun rises behind an oak tree, while low mist/fog swirls in the background
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A beautiful oak with its gnarled limbs outlined by the cloudy white background of Taylor Mountain Regional Park #hiking
A mossy green oak, with its brown leaves littered along the forest floor in Taylor Mountain Regional Park on 12/20/2025
December 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Milkmaids in December? Taylor Mountain Regional Park #BloomScrolling
White milkmaid flowers with yellow stamens. Taken on 12/20/2025 at Taylor Mountain Regional Park near Santa Rosa, CA
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Just some #ShroomScrolling for your viewing pleasure. Taylor Mountain Regional Park near Santa Rosa, CA
A small white mushroom pushing up leaves from below. One side was more successful than the other, so the fungus is lopsided. Taken on 12/20/2025 A white mushroom taken from below, with gills exposed. Taken on 12/20/2025 A brownish mushroom curled upward with water pooled in the bowl it created. Taken 12/20/2025 A group of four yellowish mushroom growing from a hillside. The picture is from ground level looking up toward the hills of the mushrooms. Taken on 12/20/2025
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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A Towhee looking over its shoulder at me. #birds
A California Towhee on a wooden beam on December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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A robin taking a respite from the rain. #birds
An American Robin in a Chinese Elm tree on December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Another view of the Anna’s Hummingbird. Rainy day #birds
An Anna’s Humming bird perched on a leafless Red Maple on December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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An Anna’s Hummingbird doing a bit of a power pose. #birds
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Purposeful out-of-focus Christmas tree picture. #Lights
Multi-colored LED lights on a Christmas tree, intentionally out of focus
December 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Painting the grass yellow. #trees
Yellow leaves carpet the grass at Juliard Park in Santa Rosa on 12/14/2025
December 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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I visited the Luma Ice ice skating rink in #Petaluma last night at the Fairgrounds. It was cold, even off the ice, and super foggy. Fun to look at the lights down the concourse though. Would recommend to those on the fence and curious about ice skating.
Festive Christmas lights lining a very foggy concourse at the Petaluma Fairgrounds on 12/13/2025 Indoors at the ice rink at the Petaluma Fairgrounds. People skating under many string lights. 12/13/2025
December 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Had a beautiful visitor and managed to snap it just in time. #birds #raptors
A Red Shouldered Hawk perched on a lattice fence. The Red Shouldered Hawk flying away
December 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Webb Creek on the Steep Ravine Trail near Stinson Beach, CA. #waterfalls
Blurred, extended exposure of a small waterfall on Webb Creek on the Steep Ravine Trail.
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Several Waxcaps mushrooms on the Steep Ravine Trail. #ShroomScrolling
Orange Waxcaps mushrooms on the Steep Ravine Trail near Stinson Beach. 12/12/2025
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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An unforgettable flower on the Dipsea Trail. #BloomScrolling
Broadleaf Forget-Me-Not flowers on the Dipsea Trail. 12/12/2025
December 13, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Scale is impossible at this angle, but this mushroom was much bigger than my fist. #ShroomScrolling
A large mushroom from the ground looking up. Dipsea Trail, 12/12/25
December 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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It was foggy when I started driving this morning, but very clear at the coast. Made for a beautiful view. Today’s hike was the Dipsea Trail starting in Stinson Beach.
Looking out from the Dipsea Trail near Stinson Beach to the Pacific Ocean
December 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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The lighting was pretty nice for this one.
An illuminated spiderweb attached to a very mossy tree
December 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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🪶 Textures and 🎨

📍 Southern Oregon

#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhoto #NatureLovers #Hummingbird #FeatheredFriends #NaturePhotography #birdsofbsky #ecobluesky
Hummingbird from behind - in green
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Western Bluebird with a bonus House Finch on the right. #birds
A Western Bluebird on a post and a House Finch on a wire against a light background
December 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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This was definitely this Black Phoebe’s turf. Kept coming back to the same place. #birds
A Black Phoebe on the top of a reddish metal roof with a blurred background. Taken at Rancho Mark West on December 6, 2025
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Foggy Redwoods

#redwoods #pnw #nature
#naturephotography
#blueskyphotography
#mist #fog #trees
Looking up at the redwood trees, in pretty heavy fog. Ferns growing on the ground.
December 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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A couple fungi on a pile of chipped wood. #ShroomScrolling
A closeup photo of two mushrooms in a forest clearing
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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A few seconds of zen for your day.
#WaterFlowing
December 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Just reflecting on the #hike.
A covered shelter next to a pond at Rancho Mark West
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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This redwood forest was magical. Rancho Mark West opens every first weekend of the month by LandPaths, a truly wonderful organization. It was a short #hike for me, but pretty.
Light beams pass through a sunny, but misty redwood grove on Rancho Mark West on December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM