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Stephanie Pericich
@stephaniepericich.bsky.social
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📷 Amateur photographer
(All photos & writings are mine unless otherwise noted)

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🖋️Author & poet (humor & poetry genres)

🌻Here primarily for uplifting photography & poetry
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Colorful autumn foliage on a bright and sunny day.

#ColorADay #Orange
#SensoryArt #Patterns
#Stunday #Leaves
Looking up at bright orange and yellow tree leaves aglow with sunlight.
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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A woolly bear caterpillar sporting his orange and black winter coat.

#AColorADay #OrangeSun
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRForRock
#Insects #Caterpillars
An orange and black banded woolly caterpillar crawling across a white rock.
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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#WordlessWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
An antique weathervane and lightning rod set in a window that is aglow in morning sunlight.
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Look to nature to find strength and solitude.
(Oregon Coast, June 2025)

#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#TidesOutTuesday
#Spooktober #Trees
A tall, stark tree in the foreground with blue sky, blue water and smaller trees in the background.
October 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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I could have sworn that this little fellow was smiling at me as he posed for his close-up.

#InsectThursday
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#macro #butterflies #insects #nature #photography
Closeup of a brown and yellow spotted butterfly perched on a green and white leaf. Closeup of a brown and yellow spotted butterfly perched on a green and white leaf.
October 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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A final fall throwback as I await this year's color display. 🍂

#ThickTrunkTuesday
#31DaysOfHalloween
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#nature #photography
Two trees, with bright orange and yellow leaves, cast long shadows in front of a deep blue lake.
October 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Throwback to last fall; hoping to see colorful foliage again soon. 🍁

#lake #landscape
#trees #photography
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
#stunday #autumn
Trees with orange leaves reflected on a lake with blue skies above.
October 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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This guy is hopping by to say a quick hello!

#InsectThursday #insects
#nature #photography
#bloomscrolling
A green grasshopper perched on a bright orange flower with leaves in the background.
October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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A moody moon on a misty morning.

#31DaysOfHalloween
#alliteration
A full moon faintly glimmers in the fog, framed by tree silhouettes.
October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Ah, October. It's the month in which I always feel just a little bit closer to those who came before us. Not just my own lost loved ones and ancestors, but those who worked and played on the ground on which I walk. (See Alt text for more) ↙️
#TheCampfire
This is the Spanish Lake Blacksmith Shop, built in 1874 and moved to Faust Park Historic Village in St. Louis County in 2012. It is a brown barn-like structure with a small upper window and a chimney. I walk through this park often, and I wonder about the people who worked in this shop, as well as their customers. What were they like? Serious, funny, grumpy, shy? I wonder if the blacksiths sang or whistled as they forged their creations (some of which are still on display inside the shop)? What was discussed here? I could probably do some research about the man who built this shop, Jacob Wilhelm, and perhaps someday I will. Maybe I could even learn about Jacob's family, fellow blacksmiths, customers, etc. But for now, I am content to wander and wonder about this treasure of a structure, and the people who once worked within its walls.
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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My #BirdOfTheDay contribution. This mischievous little guy enjoyed stealing (and fortunately spitting out) our hotel balcony neighbor's tea bags. (June, 2025)
Photo of a seagull pitched on a wooden hotel balcony.
October 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Welcome autumn!

#MacroMonday
#31DaysOfHalloween
#insects #photography
A closeup photo of a greenish-brown praying mantis perched atop a bright orange pumpkin.
October 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The epitome of contentment.

#BlueSkyArtShow #relax
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#horse #photography
A brown and white horse grazing on green grass with a wooden fence in the foreground.
October 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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A sky full of feathers and cotton.

#scape #skyscape
#cloudscape #clouds
Blue sky that is mostly obscured by light feathery clouds and a few puffy white clouds.
October 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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#WordlessWednesday
#wildlife #photography
Two young raccoons play in a forest glade.
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Because sometimes #TheLittleThings are actually quite tall.

#ThickTrunkTuesday
#Forest #Trees #Nature
#SimpleJoys
A tall, leafy tree against a partly cloudy sky.
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Just looking at a sprig of mint can refresh one's day.

#ColorADay #GreenSat
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekLForLines
#BlueSkyArtShow #angles
#macro #nature #photography
A closeup of mint leaves photographed from above
September 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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"Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky
Don't fall on me" - R.E.M.

#stunday #skyscape
#SensoryArt #weather
#clouds #cloudscape
#photography
A large pine tree stands out among other trees, with its top leaning to one side. Blue sky above dotted with wispy clouds.
September 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Heavy clouds sink below a blue sky at Cannon Beach, Oregon. (June, 2025)

#RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#SensoryArt #weather
#landscape #photography #Oregon
Clouds roll in over an ocean dotted with monoliths, with wet sand in the foreground.
September 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Nature's version of watercolors. 🎨

#MacroMonday
#ColorADay #PinkMon
Closeup of the pink and green design on a ground cover leaf.
September 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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This handsome little fellow wishes you a very happy Monday!

#nature #photography #frogs
A gray frog with black spots camouflages in a patch of dirt surrounded by green leaves.
September 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Ah Crepe Myrtle, how I have enjoyed your vibrancy this summer!

#stunday #nature
#bloomscrolling
#landscape #flowers
Bright pink crepe myrtle bush in full bloom, set against light green grasses and a pale blue sky above
September 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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A moment of bliss
#BlueSkyArtShow #summer
#ColorADay #GreenSat
Blue sky, blue water, and light green seagrass at Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
September 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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A twofer on this lovely Thursday morning:
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#PalacesAndGardens #Water
Yellow, orange and blue Chihuly glass onion orbs float among water lilies and lily pads at Missouri Botanical Gardens
September 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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This is the view from my back porch. It's where I experienced the magic of one full and one partial eclipse. Where I saw the northern lights in the pre-dawn hours. Where I stargaze, meditate, and watch sunsets. Where I allow myself to feel the full range of emotions.
#TheCampfire #sunsets
A sunset with pink clouds above and brightly lit clouds below, framed by tree silhouettes.
September 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM