Eric Endow

3 almond blossoms, line up horizontally. In full bloom just last week, the almond trees have fought the wind and rain storms to keep their blossoms here in the Central Valley. Already the orchard grounds below have turned white, covered by the fallen blooms.

One Moment You're Here

#almond #blossom #winter #bloom #photography

Just another #caturday night.

Each year, February 19th brings us back to a crucial date in 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, a decision that authorized the forced removal and incarceration of over 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of them U.S. citizens.

In 1942, over 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated in America's concentration camps and deprived of their civil rights and due process. Sadly, there is an absolute parallel between what happened then and what’s happening today to immigrant communities throughout the nation.

Three buds about to blossom, as the rest of the almond orchard is in full bloom in the background.

Last to Bloom.

#almond #blossom #California #orchard #winter #photography

On a stormy day, the Point Cabrillo Light Station located in Mendocino, California sits in front of the Pacific Ocean.

Point Cabrillo Light Station

#lighthouse #California #photography

Trees in late winter reflect in the still pond below them.

Winter Reflection at Ironstone.

#tree #reflection #winter #photography

It is late winter in these parts. But the Magnolias are beginning to bloom. In this photo, a Magnolia flower blooms, surrounded by the blossoms of neighboring trees.

Hidden in Plain Sight.

#magnolia #winter #bloom #photography

North Sea Sunrise
#Stunday #photography

The famous “Beatles” Cedar of Lebanon tree

A favourite of mine, believed to have been planted in the 1720s
Visited by historical figures like Queen Victoria & the Tsar of Russia
Gained fame via the Beatles

A photo of mine, London, 🇬🇧

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #UrbanGaze #Scape #TreeScape #BlueTue

Happy 10th Anniversary! 😊

My first entry for 2026. A pencil drawn Gryfalcon for the Bird Whisperer Project.

#birdwhispererproject #birdwhisperer #kleineKunstklasse #WattisKunst #art #pencildrawing #drawing

Morning drama
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Clouds
#EastCoastKin
#NovaScotia
#Canada
#Nature
#SeaCoast
#Sunrise
#Drama
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#BeautyEveryDay

happy bday the iconic Jackie Robinson, b.1919, Cairo, GA.

“Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.”

“There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.“

"Deep to left! Yastrzemski will not get it! It's a home run! A three-run home run for Bucky Dent and the #Yankees now lead by a score of 3-2!" (October 2, 1978) Happy 92nd Birthday Bill White! #MLB #Baseball #RepBX #History

@sarajae.bsky.social Thank you, Sara!⚾️

and before the darkness could swallow her whole, a web of light crawled across the sky 🌩💜
#photography #stormphotography #lightningphotography #anvilcrawler #in-cloudlightning #hope #change #growth

New Zealand #Clouds
#BlueskyArtShow #photography

📷️Nikon Zf
📸Thypoch Simera 50mm F1.4
#photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf #thypoch #thypochsimera

A Common Yellowthroat staring angrily at the camera while holding onto two reed stalks.

He takes the name personally. 😤

"Did you just call me basic?"

This Common Yellowthroat seems to take real issue with his species name. He is staring me down like he’s ready to fight the entire ornithology department.

#birds #commonyellowthroat #nature #wildlife #photography

A photo of a dramatic supercell thunderstorm with a many-layered, rotating structure that is illuminated by multiple bright lightning strikes. The foreground includes a rural landscape with a dirt road, fence, and green trees/grass. Beside the storm is a crisp, clear night sky with stars shining.

In Sept. of 2023, I witnessed what was in my eyes the perfect storm. This intricately-structured, highly-electric supercell danced under a sky full of stars, looming over the landscape like the Mind Flayer while producing multiple funnels, bursts of sprites, and a barrage of lightning. #Photography

“Parisian Pause”

#ParisVibes
#MontmartreMoments
#BlackAndWhitePhotography
#CafeViews
#CityscapeMagic

Kaunis salaisuus ❄️ A beautiful secret

30.01.26 ☀️ -15˚C #photography #Finland

Today, on Fred Korematsu Day, we honor the man whose refusal to comply with the mass removal and confinement of Japanese Americans during World War II became one of the most significant challenges to government authority in U.S. history.

Before his MLB debut, Oakland Athletic Lawrence Butler (77) hits the ball up the middle in an exhibition game against Team Columbia (World Baseball Classic) - March 8, 2023

Gio Urshela, playing for Team Columbia, strikes the ball in an exhbition game • Oakland A's vs. Team Columbia (World Baseball Classic) March 8, 2023

Strike!

#baseball #Nikon #photography

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Fog surrounds a single bench under a bare tree preparing for Spring.

Framed In Fog.

#bench #tree #fog #photography

A candle lit to support the citizens of Minneapolis.

#gtfoice #iceoutofmn

2018 MVSELPA Special Olympics Track & Field meet - 5.4.2018. Crazy George takes on representatives from the participating schools in the “Mascot Race”.

My Final Forty • Crazy how fast this school year is going by.

#final40 #specialolympics #photography

2018 MVSELPA Special Olympics Track & Field meet - 5.4.2018. Crazy George takes on representatives from the participating schools in the “Mascot Race”.

22/40

YouTube video by remhq Michael Stipe Reads Selections from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Strength to Love (2002)

On this day in which we remember and honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., here’s Michael reading selections from Dr. King's 1963 book Strength To Love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFhR...

"After everything he'd been through, here he was telling me how we'd helped him with the movement. I'll never forget that." - Don Newcombe #MLKDay