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Canyonlands National Park Painting by John Straton Canyonlands National Park Painting Painting by John Straton

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04.03.2026 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An original mixed media artwork of dandelions, created on mulberry paper using acrylic paints and copper leaf.

An original mixed media artwork of dandelions, created on mulberry paper using acrylic paints and copper leaf.

Suspended within
a serene
web of #Lethargy,
this late summer blessing,
a soft and golden
chapter closes
with one last
exquisite sigh,
and slanted
rays of light
giving repose
to the lyrical
hum of bees,
before migrating birds
take flight.

#VSS365 #Poetry #DailyVerse

04.03.2026 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Close up of two white daisies and small blue flowers in a sunlit field from a low perspective

Close up of two white daisies and small blue flowers in a sunlit field from a low perspective

The kind of quiet you only find at ground level ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

#LlamaLens #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin

04.03.2026 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sea star commonly known as The Bat Star eating a colony of bryozoans growing on a blade of kelp. Below the sea star is a red urchin who is also eating the same blade of kelp.

A sea star commonly known as The Bat Star eating a colony of bryozoans growing on a blade of kelp. Below the sea star is a red urchin who is also eating the same blade of kelp.

A Bat Star, Patiria miniata, moves across a blade of kelp covered with a colony of bryozoans, eating the colony as it goes. Underneath the kelp is a red urchin who is also eating the blade of kelp plus the bryozoans. "Individuals (stars) may combat one another if they meet, including pushing".

04.03.2026 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rewatch complete of Sammo Hungโ€™s action/comedy classic. The three brothers chemistry is unequalled. The humor works while the action and stunt work are amazing. The finale is an all timer with JC vs Urquidez as one of the greatest fights captured on film. Absolutely jaw dropping!

03.03.2026 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 504    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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USS Enterprise NCC 1701 Painting by John Straton USS Enterprise NCC 1701 Painting Painting by John Straton

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04.03.2026 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TuesdayTrees

03.03.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 453    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hope you have a happy #waterfallWednesday
Nature photo day 415
#peace #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #hiking #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #pnw #creek #ColumbiaRiverGorge

04.03.2026 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 202    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Day 63 of #365PhotoADay - #WaterfallWednesday

A short hike into Teton Canyon in the #winter can get you up close to a #frozen #waterfall. This is near Alta #Wyoming.

#smartphone #landscape #photography #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #LuminarMobile #LuminarEdit

04.03.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A woman looks sad as a man lays dead in an oil field.

A woman looks sad as a man lays dead in an oil field.

Good morning!

(art by Robert Maguire)

04.03.2026 06:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 475    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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View from the farm. Both beautiful and unsettling as we've had a shockingly mild winter this year.

03.03.2026 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1033    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Sitting Hen
Monument Valley
Utah

If you are visiting Monument Valley, you can easily spot the Setting Hen as you drive toward the park entrance on US-163; it stands as one of the sentinel-like guardians of the valley's northern gateway.

#utah #monumentvalley #sittinghen #landscape #photography

03.03.2026 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 269    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a winding road through a desert landscape featuring orange rock formations and distant reddish-orange cliffs under a partly cloudy blue sky within Capitol Reef National Park.

A photo of a winding road through a desert landscape featuring orange rock formations and distant reddish-orange cliffs under a partly cloudy blue sky within Capitol Reef National Park.

Winding through the Reef. #Photography

04.03.2026 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 523    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Voyage
#Art #AIart #Humanandnature

04.03.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The earth seems richer on today's walk. It's as though touching the earth can erase all that is distressing, my gait slows and my eyes drift upward feeling no pressure from the entangled branches that dance above me. Weaving through the shadows anticipation grows as the sun beams warmly in the distance...feels like spring is close

The earth seems richer on today's walk. It's as though touching the earth can erase all that is distressing, my gait slows and my eyes drift upward feeling no pressure from the entangled branches that dance above me. Weaving through the shadows anticipation grows as the sun beams warmly in the distance...feels like spring is close

grounding heavy thoughts

#photography #nature #natureheals #takeawalk #wellbeing #mentalwellness #lifeisbeautiful

04.03.2026 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 148    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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White-breasted nuthatch in the classic nuthatch post. Lullwater Preserve #Atl.

#birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #WildlifeWednesday

04.03.2026 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Eurasian robin perched on a moss-covered branch, singing. They are very territorial and this is how they warn off competition.

A Eurasian robin perched on a moss-covered branch, singing. They are very territorial and this is how they warn off competition.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShoutItOut, here's a robin letting rip.

#birds #photography

04.03.2026 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1241    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
Deep blue five-lobed flower with black dots in its throat

Deep blue five-lobed flower with black dots in its throat

Gentiana parryi, our Parry's Gentian, blooming at Urad Lake #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to Sep. 4 ๐ŸŒฟ

04.03.2026 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
F. Murray Abraham glares as Salieri in the film AMADEUS.

F. Murray Abraham glares as Salieri in the film AMADEUS.

Having to learn new notation software after 20 years with a different one and I'm holed up in my office like

04.03.2026 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1220    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Macro photograph of a purple and white flower with yellow stamens

Macro photograph of a purple and white flower with yellow stamens

I found these wild radishes blooming while enjoying a walktail yesterday afternoon!
#bloomscroll #flowers #art #photography

03.03.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1386    ๐Ÿ” 106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
An expressive watercolour painting of a great spotted woodpecker

An expressive watercolour painting of a great spotted woodpecker

I'm currently knee-deep in updating my website in preparation for a big seconds sale this Saturday. There's a LOT to add! Anyway, here's my expressive watercolour painting of a Great Spotted Woodpecker.

#watercolours #birdart ๐Ÿชถ

03.03.2026 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2979    ๐Ÿ” 241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA21076_Brown_Dwarf_Microlensing_(Illustration).jpg

This illustration depicts a newly discovered brown dwarf, an object that weighs in somewhere between our solar system's most massive planet (Jupiter) and the least-massive-known star. This brown dwarf, dubbed OGLE-2015-BLG-1319, interests astronomers because it may fall in the "desert" of brown dwarfs. Scientists have found that, for stars roughly the mass of our sun, less than 1 percent have a brown dwarf orbiting within 3 AU (1 AU is the distance between Earth and the sun).
This brown dwarf was discovered when it and its star passed between Earth and a much more distant star in our galaxy. This created a microlensing event, where the gravity of the system amplified the light of the background star over the course of several weeks.

This microlensing was observed by ground-based telescopes looking for these uncommon events, and was the first to be seen by two space-based telescopes: NASA's Spitzer and Swift missions. The background data plot (see Figure 1) shows how the star's brightness evolved over time. The ground-based data is shown in grey, Swift with blue diamonds, and Spitzer with red circles.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Spitzer Space Telescope mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Science operations are conducted at the Spitzer Science Center at Caltech in Pasadena, California. Spacecraft operations are based at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colorado. Data are archived at the Infrared Science Archive housed at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech. NASA's Swift satellite was launched in November 2004 and is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

For more information about the Spitzer mission, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spitzer and http://spitzer.caltech.edu.

Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA21076_Brown_Dwarf_Microlensing_(Illustration).jpg This illustration depicts a newly discovered brown dwarf, an object that weighs in somewhere between our solar system's most massive planet (Jupiter) and the least-massive-known star. This brown dwarf, dubbed OGLE-2015-BLG-1319, interests astronomers because it may fall in the "desert" of brown dwarfs. Scientists have found that, for stars roughly the mass of our sun, less than 1 percent have a brown dwarf orbiting within 3 AU (1 AU is the distance between Earth and the sun). This brown dwarf was discovered when it and its star passed between Earth and a much more distant star in our galaxy. This created a microlensing event, where the gravity of the system amplified the light of the background star over the course of several weeks. This microlensing was observed by ground-based telescopes looking for these uncommon events, and was the first to be seen by two space-based telescopes: NASA's Spitzer and Swift missions. The background data plot (see Figure 1) shows how the star's brightness evolved over time. The ground-based data is shown in grey, Swift with blue diamonds, and Spitzer with red circles. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Spitzer Space Telescope mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Science operations are conducted at the Spitzer Science Center at Caltech in Pasadena, California. Spacecraft operations are based at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colorado. Data are archived at the Infrared Science Archive housed at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech. NASA's Swift satellite was launched in November 2004 and is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. For more information about the Spitzer mission, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spitzer and http://spitzer.caltech.edu. Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech

"Giant planets and brown dwarfs represent crucial transition objects between planets and stars, yet their formation mechanisms remain uncertain."

Read about formation pathways.

๐Ÿงช #Science #Space #Astronomy
A universal brown dwarf desert formed between planets and stars
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

04.03.2026 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of a blue-green lichen growing on a birch tree. The lichen is in sort of an octopus shaped mound, with frilly edges instead of tentacles. Itโ€™s covered in numerous disc shaped apothecia which have blue-grey edges and dark brown centres.

Photo of a blue-green lichen growing on a birch tree. The lichen is in sort of an octopus shaped mound, with frilly edges instead of tentacles. Itโ€™s covered in numerous disc shaped apothecia which have blue-grey edges and dark brown centres.

Physcia sp lichen on a birch tree.
NWT, Canada. Photo covers about 5cm, left to right. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

04.03.2026 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 968    ๐Ÿ” 94    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A watercolour painting of a fox

A watercolour painting of a fox

My job for next week is to edit out the background of this fox painting and get the print listed (the original sold a good while ago). I'll also be painting again next week and I can't wait!

#watercolours #fox ๐Ÿชถ

04.03.2026 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 278    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A pale Moon on a bright morning.

The Needles District - Canyonlands National Park

Utah - 2024

๐Ÿฅพ #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert #naturephotography

03.03.2026 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 577    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Flower watercolour drawing

Flower watercolour drawing

Watercolour and ink drawing of alstroemerias
#flowerart #watercolour

04.03.2026 06:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2019    ๐Ÿ” 171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Farrah Fawcett Portrait Green Painting by John Straton Farrah Fawcett Portrait Green Painting Painting by John Straton

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04.03.2026 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1930 Cadillac V8 all-weather phaeton Powder Blue and White Painting Pa by John Straton 1930 Cadillac V8 all-weather phaeton Powder Blue and White Painting Pa Painting by John Straton

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04.03.2026 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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General Nathan Bedford Forrest Painting by John Straton General Nathan Bedford Forrest Painting Painting by John Straton

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04.03.2026 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress The Fast Worker at RAF Polebrook Painting by John Straton Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress The Fast Worker at RAF Polebrook Painting Painting by John Straton

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04.03.2026 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0