Flowers on what I think is a fruitless plum tree, but who really knows, are popping off, while the shyer buds are still thinking about it...
The bud is shy,
but the wind
removes her veil suddenly...
~Rumi
๐๐ฎ๐ ...already showed ya my new bluebirb, so you get fresh flowers for #BlueSkyMonday! ๐ฟ
#Spring ๐ฑ
#Bloomscrolling
#FlowerReport
#Photography
#BlueSky
02.03.2026 02:09 โ
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Three oak leaves under the ice. The small dark brown one angles to the left. The large medium brown leaf is in the center with a smaller one to its right. February 17, 2026
Leaves preserved by ice
02.03.2026 02:17 โ
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White-throated Sparrow perched on small branch
White-throated Sparrow ๐ชถ
02.03.2026 01:32 โ
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A Wilson's Snipe probing for food. Those water ripples are mesmerizing... I'd fall asleep before I found anything to eat!
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Texas #birding #wildlife #photography
02.03.2026 01:48 โ
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Art Challenges: March 2โ8
Monday, March 2
#BlueSkyMonday (anything blue)
#MacroMonday (any macro)
#MountainMonday (mountains)
#MinimalMonday (minimalism)
#ColorADay (#PinkMon)
Tuesday, March 3
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday
#TagTuesday (graffiti/street art)
#AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue)
Wednesday, March 4
#WaterfallWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt
#ColorADay (#RedWed)
Thursday, March 5
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens (#FashionThroughTime)
#ColorADay (#YellowThu)
Friday, March 6
#Scape (any kind of scape)
#FishyFriday
#ForestFriday
#FoodOnFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay (#BWFri)
Saturday, March 7
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#GreenSat)
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BlueSkyArtShow (#flowing)
Sunday, March 8
#Stunday (stunning)
#ImageAndVerse (photos with
poems written by you or anyone)
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#OrangeSun)
ALL WEEK
#ArtYear (any art)
#ArtOfSelfPortraiture
#BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt)
#ClassicMono (monochrome)
#MixedMedia52 (#scribe)*
#ShowHeart (hearts)
#Abstractia (#faces)
#AlphabetChallenge (#WeekIForInteriors)
#SensoryArt (#time)
*2 or more mediums
Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social
Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social
Your art challenge cheat sheet for Feb 23โMar 1 is here! Make art, have fun.
See comments for host list.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
02.03.2026 00:51 โ
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A pale blue sky over a deep blue ocean with a single rocky outcrop.
With the following wording:
Join in for#BlueSkyMonday
Every Monday, post your artwork celebrating all things blue!
Blue skies, blue water, blue flowers, blue shoes, blue cars, blue views, anything blue!
Open to photos, drawings, paintings, poems, music, daydreams...anything!
Any and all are welcome to participate, just use the hashtag #BlueSkyMonday to be included
Inspired by New Order's "Blue Monday" Brought to you by #EastCoastKin and #ArminPhoto
Iโm trying to catch up after a weekend away but while I attempt to see all the lovely posts Iโve missed (bear with me) it is already #BlueSkyMonday again! ๐
Post your photos, artwork or anything creative with a BLUE theme. Use the hashtag and comment on or repost your favourites ๐
#EastCoastKin
02.03.2026 00:48 โ
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A drake Mallard flies by the camera. Its wings are stretched forward so the full plumage of the wing is on display.
The alternate theme for the #BirdOfTheDay is #Blue. Here's a Mallard I saw today as it was coming in for it's landing. The blue being the wing stripe of course.
#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
02.03.2026 00:14 โ
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Great Horned Owl chicks at around 2 weeks old. Continuing my series from this nest. This visit I didn't have fantastic light or any interaction with the parents. Better pics to follow. (7 pics)๐ชถ
02.03.2026 00:03 โ
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Great capture! Love the shadow!๐คฉ
02.03.2026 00:05 โ
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sanderling
#sanderling
#birds
#surfcity
#photography
01.03.2026 23:05 โ
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A Coyote walking along the road, glancing over as I take a picture.
A passing Coyote on our walk this morning. We turned a corner and came across each other - both respectfully staying in our lane #EastCoastKin #OMSystem #OM3 @omsystem.bsky.social
01.03.2026 23:18 โ
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A Drake Mallard stares directly at the camera while in the water.
A drake Mallard in flight with clouds and blue sky in the background.
The last of the shots I got with my rental of the Laowa 200 F/2. A fun lens that has really nice color rendition.
#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
01.03.2026 23:30 โ
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A hare sits motionless in a spruce forest, hoping to be invisible to me.
Itโs the forests where silence has lease;
Itโs the beauty that thrills me with wonder,
Itโs the stillness that fills me with peace. ๐
โ Robert W. Service
#ImageAndVerse #forest
#photography #stunday
#EastCoastKin
01.03.2026 23:55 โ
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Thanks! I cracked up when I saw it on my laptop!โบ๏ธ
02.03.2026 00:00 โ
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Mexican Brown pelicans on a grey day, Las Rocas, Baja, Mexico.
#iphonephotography #birdoftheday #fourormore #stunday #birds #birdsofbluesky #mexico #bajacalifornia #๐ชถ#rockintuesday #tidesouttuesday #lasrocas #pelicans #photography #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky
01.03.2026 21:27 โ
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The Lone Cypress
Peace!โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ Lone Cypress. #tree #peace #smile โ๏ธ
01.03.2026 21:37 โ
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#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Canada
๐ถ"I always feel like somebody's watchin' me!"๐ถ
A Glaucous-winged Gull (and a bit of a Mallard drake)
01.03.2026 23:56 โ
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Close up photo of tiny dew droplets in the early morning sun when everything is shimmering in golden hues. It makes them seem like tiny jewels.
Natural occurring treasures โจ
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #MacroPhotography
01.03.2026 22:58 โ
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Black and white image of a pine tree with a short, very curved trunk that is pointed towards the center of the image. It appears as a silhouette since the photo is shot looking into the sun on a foggy morning. The grass around the tree is dark and in the shadow, whereas the grass to the left has the sunlight reflecting. In the distance we see a variety of trees silhouetted in gray due to the fog. The sun sits somewhat low in the sky. This is at Laguna Lake Park in San Luis Obispo.
#Stunday #ClassicMono
Pine tree on a foggy morning at Laguna Lake Park in San Luis Obispo.
#EastCoastKin #Silhouette #WestCoastKin #LandscapePhotography
01.03.2026 23:01 โ
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Up close with a large school of razor surgeonfish in the Galapagos Islands.
#nature #oceans #photography #sealife
01.03.2026 21:39 โ
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Eastern Phoebe ready to catch its next meal.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Texas #birding #wildlife #photography
01.03.2026 22:07 โ
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Almost missed this Mottled Duck because there were so many other ducks around. I don't see this species often.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Texas #birding #wildlife #photography
01.03.2026 22:09 โ
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Song Sparrow, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #songsparrows #birdphotography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #centralparknyc #wildbirdphotography #conservationphotography #biodiversity #bird
01.03.2026 22:12 โ
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