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Sandra πŸπŸ¦‹

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Sports: Baseball, Football, Hockey, Golf, Curling & Team Canada. β™₯️ Nature, reading, music 🎢 & photography πŸ“Έ. No DM’s please.

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It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and
cinnamon.
Sarah Addison Allen

#NatureWalk
#Nature #Autumn
#NatureBeauty
#NatureLovers

18.11.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A tall, old tree with red berries in a mountainous landscape with a blue sky. Normally small to medium in size, in this case it has reached considerable size (about 10 m).
Tolkien's novel "The Two Towers" employs rowans as the signature tree for the Ent, Quickbeam. The forest of Fangorn, where Quickbeam and other Ents live, is populated with numerous rowans that were said to have been planted by male Ents to please the female Ents ❀️

A tall, old tree with red berries in a mountainous landscape with a blue sky. Normally small to medium in size, in this case it has reached considerable size (about 10 m). Tolkien's novel "The Two Towers" employs rowans as the signature tree for the Ent, Quickbeam. The forest of Fangorn, where Quickbeam and other Ents live, is populated with numerous rowans that were said to have been planted by male Ents to please the female Ents ❀️

Sorbus aucuparia 🌳❀️
In Gradinerp village (1734 m), the largest rowan (mountain ash) I've ever seen πŸ‘€
#ColorADay #RedWed
I πŸ’š #trees

19.11.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 0
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It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and
cinnamon.
Sarah Addison Allen

#NatureWalk
#Nature #Autumn
#NatureBeauty
#NatureLovers

18.11.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stay close to those who give peace to your soul

17.11.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful capture βœ¨πŸ’« One of my favourite places πŸ©΅πŸ’™

16.11.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A stunning turquoise lake with mountains and a glacier in the background. Conifer trees line the shore on the right side and there are grasses popping out of the water in the foreground. The blue sky has white puffy clouds.

A stunning turquoise lake with mountains and a glacier in the background. Conifer trees line the shore on the right side and there are grasses popping out of the water in the foreground. The blue sky has white puffy clouds.

Happy #Stunday!

Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography

16.11.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 650    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 3
Dry seed head of a Clematis plant against a blurred, warm-toned background.
Trockener Samenstand einer Clematis-Pflanze vor unscharfem, warmem Hintergrund.

Dry seed head of a Clematis plant against a blurred, warm-toned background. Trockener Samenstand einer Clematis-Pflanze vor unscharfem, warmem Hintergrund.

When a bad hair day somehow works

16.11.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

A good book is never finishedβ€”it goes on whispering to you from the wall.
Virginia Woolf

16.11.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Humbleness; such an attractive trait

16.11.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A great blue heron perches on an exposed tree root at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wildlife #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons

15.11.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
Photo of a Great Egret and its reflection on the water’s surface.

Photo of a Great Egret and its reflection on the water’s surface.

I’m hoping to go out tomorrow and check in on all my birds and wildlife. Leaving you with this Great Egret in the meantime.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds

15.11.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

Beautiful capture πŸ’šβœ¨πŸ’«

13.11.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous βœ¨πŸ’«

13.11.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some days you just have to escape to the quiet places, that nurture the heart and soul
July 2025

Mom & her not so little ducklings πŸ˜‚
#NatureWalk
#Nature
#Mallards

12.11.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Our photograph shows a close-up of a fallen autumn leaf resting on a bed of small, smooth pebbles that l took yesterday in my garden here in Ireland. 

The leaf is golden brown and covered in clear water droplets that glisten like tiny glass beads, catching the light beautifully. 

Around it, other leaves in shades of deep red and rusty orange are scattered, damp from recent rain. A small patch of green moss adds a burst of color and texture beside the leaf, contrasting with the earthy tones of the stones. 

The overall mood of the image feels calm and reflective, capturing the quiet beauty of nature after rainfall, a moment suspended in stillness and light.

And finally, our picture is finished off with a simple white border frame.

Our photograph shows a close-up of a fallen autumn leaf resting on a bed of small, smooth pebbles that l took yesterday in my garden here in Ireland. The leaf is golden brown and covered in clear water droplets that glisten like tiny glass beads, catching the light beautifully. Around it, other leaves in shades of deep red and rusty orange are scattered, damp from recent rain. A small patch of green moss adds a burst of color and texture beside the leaf, contrasting with the earthy tones of the stones. The overall mood of the image feels calm and reflective, capturing the quiet beauty of nature after rainfall, a moment suspended in stillness and light. And finally, our picture is finished off with a simple white border frame.

Good morning #BlueSky β˜•οΈ Pebbles are just baby rocks? in this little macro shot from yesterday. Have a wonderful day friends ☺️ #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographyOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#RockinTuesday #ColorADay #CyanTue #MacroPhotography #Leaf #AutumnColours #RainDrops #Nature #Moss

11.11.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1
A picture of the northern lights. through the middle there is a brilliant red flanked by green on either sides. There are trees framing it.

A picture of the northern lights. through the middle there is a brilliant red flanked by green on either sides. There are trees framing it.

Even past the lights in our area.

12.11.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful capture πŸ’«βœ¨

12.11.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A dark red aurora over a beach, with oil rig lights in the distance

A dark red aurora over a beach, with oil rig lights in the distance

Aberdeen, Scotland, 57.2Β°N, 1:45 AM local time. Taken with a sufficiently ancient & cheap camera that it basically looked like this to the naked eye, no joke.

12.11.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 969    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 2
A photograph from my mom of farmland outside Middleburg, VA, this month. So early in the morning the fog that's collected in every dip and crease of the gentle hills has yet to burn away. (false dawn photograph of a small stone building and a grassy slope, beyond which are only layers of fog extending into the distance, where tree tops can be distantly seen, showing through, and a silver blue sky with rosy light just peeping over the edge of the left of the shot)

A photograph from my mom of farmland outside Middleburg, VA, this month. So early in the morning the fog that's collected in every dip and crease of the gentle hills has yet to burn away. (false dawn photograph of a small stone building and a grassy slope, beyond which are only layers of fog extending into the distance, where tree tops can be distantly seen, showing through, and a silver blue sky with rosy light just peeping over the edge of the left of the shot)

Foggy morning

11.11.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™

11.11.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful βœ¨πŸ’« Wow!

11.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not too many flowers left out there!

#bees #pollinators #nature #photography #bloomscrolling

26.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A #moon and #beach image for #Stunday. This image was made at our local wildlife refuge on a very early morning. The setting moon stole light from the stars. But they are still there. #photography #landscape #stars #nightphotography #EastCoastKin #Astrophotography #lighthouses

26.10.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Larry the Little Egret #BirdOfTheDay #egrets #ukbirds

26.10.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
A Squirrel eating a peanut that is being held with both front paws.  The tail is raised, backit by the Sun and glowing

A Squirrel eating a peanut that is being held with both front paws. The tail is raised, backit by the Sun and glowing

Happy little fella☺️

27.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Black Pearl Pepper plants are renowned for their striking ornamental beauty and their unique colour-changing capability from black to red.
The flowers are a rich and vibrant purple colour, putting on a show before the peppers even arrive.
#Gardening #GardenJoy

01.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #birdsinmygarden. I’ll go with this Cooper’s Hawk who shows up at the feeder once in a while.

#birds πŸͺΆ #BirdPhotography #photography #EastCoastKin

27.09.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
A chipmunk on a sunflower that has gone to seeds. It is standing upright and its cheeks are full of seeds.

A chipmunk on a sunflower that has gone to seeds. It is standing upright and its cheeks are full of seeds.

This little guy is in heaven with all of the sunflower seeds everywhere. I’ve already saved the ones I’m going to use next year. The rest goes to the local wildlife. Sometimes the birds get frustrated with my presence, like what the hell are you doing in our cafeteria? πŸ˜† #gardening #nature

25.09.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

They are fascinating ⛅️

09.09.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clouds are the philosophers of the sky, representing the tenuous, ever-changing nature of life. The concept of clouds as philosophers of the sky is a theme used in art and writing.

The sky is the source of light in nature - and governs everything.
John Constable
#Clouds #Nature

09.09.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0