A tree with knobby curving branches and green needle foliage stands in front of a stand of straight tree trunks. The whole thing looks muted because the forest is covered in a thick mist.

My #ForestFriday selection today is this interesting branchy tree in a thick morning mist. #photography #EastCoastKin

A couple sprays of lavender clustered flowers grow on stems covered with wide green leaves.

It’s #PurpleFriday! I absolutely adore #lilacs — the point that I will cut them and put them in vases in my home even though I’m allergic to them.😜 #flowers #photography #EastCoastKin

A buff-colored bird with a crest faces the camera. It has a thick, short, orange beak. She has her head tilted slightly and is directly eyeing the camera.

For @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay challenge #BestOfTheMonth I chose a pretty common bird for me. I’m pleased to highlight her beauty.🙂 #NorthernCardinal #cardinal #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

Thank you!

She.was.furious. (But she was also cold.)

I would like you to know that Palaces and Gardens is one of my favorite BlueSky challenges of the week.

How wonderful! I love their comic-book appearance!

Thanks for telling me that!

A large bird with very long wings soars across a gray sky

A huge brown bird with a white head and yellow beak stretches its wings on a takeoff over the ocean.

The bird gains air and stretches its feet out behind it. You can see the green island beneath it.

An albatross stretches its huge brown wings to prepare for takeoff. The head and inner side of the wings are white. It has a hooked mustard yellow beak. It’s such an impressive yet absurd looking bird!

I’m doing a second #WideOpenWings #BirdIfTheDay post because I was reminded of the most impressive wingspan I ever had the honor to witness. #WavedAlbatross #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

Wood stork! (I’m a fan)

Thanks! It was funny, but I definitely got concerned for him.😂😂

Against a field of green, a male bluebird sits on a white rearview mirror. The bird has a blue head, a rust chest, and a white belly. Its head is turned in profile, and its eye meets the camera.

A further away shot of the bluebird in profile more clearly showing that its perch is a rearview mirror. The bird is in profile this time so you can see the brilliant blue of its back.

Going to also do @alan678.bsky.social’s alt #BirdOfTheDay challenge of #NoBranch. This #Bluebird sat for an hour on the rearview mirror of my car and occasionally tried to fight its reflection. I eventually put the car in the garage so it wouldn’t get hurt! #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

Impressive wingspan!

A blue jay sits in the bark of a palm tree. He looks directly at the camera while holding a nut or seed of some kind in his mouth. He is blue with a white belly and brighter blue and black striping on his wing and tail. His crest is folded back and barely visible.

I met this guy a few days ago, and he agreed to model for my #ThursJay post. Isn't he elegant? #BlueJay #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

Two cranes are digging in the dirty beside a sidewalk. It’s a close-up view, so you only see their upper necks and heads. One is in profile to the camera displaying its eye. The other is facing the camera displaying the heart-like red marking on its head.

For #ShowHeart today I want to highlight the adorable heart on the head of the #SandhillCrane. #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

Four doubled yellow daffodils rise on stems against the bark of a small tree.

A cluster of bright yellow daffodils sits on greenery in garden mulch.

My #ColorADay #YellowThu choice for the day is #daffodils. They always look like concentrated sunshine to me. #flowers #gardening #photography #EastCoastKin

This is a CAT checkpoint: show me the most recent cat image on your mobile device.

On a terraced stone, moss grows and tiny purple flowers grow.

On a sloping stone there is moss growth and tiny yellow flowers.

This #PalacesAndGardens challenge of #LittleWonders allows me to showcase one of my favorite things! I love when tiny flowers grow on crumbling structures. Life finds a way! These are on the #RockOfCashel #flowers #photography #EastCoastKin

A bright blue bridge spans a canal in front of a row of red brick buildings. The photo is punctuated by short green trees behind the bridge.

My #UrbanGaze today is from when we were leaving #Amsterdam. I always like bridges, and if they happen to be *blue* bridges, well… #photography #EastCoastKin

In a field of rock with what looks like a small puddle lays a black and red baseball cap. The rock field is actually a steam pit with temperatures past the boiling point .

For #WeekHForHs in the #AlphabetChallenge, here is a hat. This particular hat fell into a steam pit at #YellowstoneNationalPark. This particular hat is lost to its owner forever. Apparently the steam pits are a hat graveyard.😂 #photography #EastCoastKin

A couple in casual clothes sits in the sun on the porch of a brick structure with a green door and window frame. There is ivy on the side of the porch. Though you can’t tell it from the photo, the structure is a windmill!

When we visited #Kinderdijk in #TheNetherlands, we learned that people apply to live in and care for the windmills there. My #HumansOfBlueSky submission of the day is this couple enjoying the day on the porch of their windmill. #photography #EastCoastKin

A large bird stands on grass with its head bowed to the ground. It has very long legs, a pink neck and wing patches, a white body and black wing feathers.

A large bird lifts into the air trailing its long legs. It is white with pink and black detailing, has a red head, and has a long, thick, slightly curved yellow-orange beak. It flies among thick greenery.

In a cloudless blue sky, a large slightly awkward looking bird flies. The underside of its wings are black. Its body is white, and its head is red. It has a long yellow-orange beak. Its legs trail out behind it.

Here are several different views of a #PaintedStork with #WideOpenWings for @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay challenge. I thought this was such a beautiful bird! #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

Thank you!❤️

The noble head of a black horse with a white stripe on his nose and a strip of white in his mane. Behind is an outbuilding and the distant form of a couple other horses.

A black-and-white paint horse canters in a round pen. A child with a riding whip stands in the center. (Note: whip was never used ON the horse. The motion of it is a tool to move him.)

Bonus #WeekHForHs : this is my Domino. We lost him last year to a sudden cardiac event. He was a Very Good Boy. Isn’t he beautiful? #horse #PaintHorse #QuarterHorse #AlphabetChallenge #photography #EastCoastKin

A little round brown bird stands in sand at the edge of the ocean. It has longish orange legs, a black-tipped orange beak, a white breast and stomach, and a white ring around its neck.

My #WaderWednesday friend is this #SemiPalmatedPlover. I think he’s just so cute. #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

A small brown bird with a rusty breast and a curved beak faces the camera with its head turned in profile. Its intelligent eye meets the viewer.

Happy #WrensDay from my #CarolinaWren friend! #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

A row of multi-story buildings rise behind a harbor filled with small boats.

On a pier in front of water there’s a bin full of colorful fishing nets.

My choice for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHForHs is #Honfleur. We really liked this lovely little seaside town in France.

A large floral heart with red tulips in the middle and bordered by bright blue grape hyacinths rests on a bank of a pond.

Last spring I went to the #Floralia display in #Belgium. The grounds greeted us with this beautiful floral display. #ShowHeart #flowers #Photography #EastCoastKin

The view from a plane window of a sun-dappled city with a harbor.

For a different interpretation of #FebruArty2026 #flight. This was a view as we were approaching #Sydney. #photography #EastCoastKin

A medium bird with a white belly and wingtip, black wing and tail, and a red sits on some mulch. It tilts its head up. There are dainty leaves in the top right corner.

My #WoodpeckerWednesday also doubles with #RedWed. At my Pennsylvania house, I had many varieties of woodpeckers visit, but this one was the least frequent. #RedHeadedWoodpecker #ColorADay #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin