I did my customary double take when you are wearing my colors! Lookin' good!๐
26.08.2025 22:12 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@deborahro.bsky.social
MamaCat, Scientist, Educator, Photographer, Traveler, Writer. My purpose on Bluesky is to share a little joy in this troubled time. I will post photographs to (hopefully) provide a bit of positivity. The photos are my own unless reposted.
I did my customary double take when you are wearing my colors! Lookin' good!๐
26.08.2025 22:12 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: Iceland skies, 2019 #photography #landscapephotography #travelphotography
26.06.2025 15:33 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: During the pandemic, I regularly posted #photography on Facebook to bring respite to troubled times. I'm no longer on FB, but perhaps the idea can find new life here as we face deeply challenging days. The title comes from David Budbillโs poem, โWhat We Need,โ shown below.
24.06.2025 15:38 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0During the pandemic, I regularly posted photographs on Facebook to bring a โBrief Moment of Joyโ to troubled times. I donโt use Facebook now, but perhaps the idea can find new life here as we face deeply challenging days. The title comes from David Budbillโs poem, โWhat We Need,โ shown below.
23.06.2025 16:56 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Resolve all the issues facing higher ed, ok?
04.06.2025 17:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0On the other hand, you could be stuck in a room with a former provost who is trying to play her bassoon after a gap of...I dunno... 27 years. Egads!
08.05.2025 01:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A metaphor? Strokkur Geysir, Iceland (2019) #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography
28.04.2025 20:27 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moments of Joy: Spectacularly beautiful Owachomo Bridge at Natural Bridges National Monument in Lake Powell, Utah. #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography
21.03.2025 01:34 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Brief Moments of Joy: Southeastern Utah imaged in the infrared. #photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #infraredphotography
19.03.2025 01:58 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moments of Joy: In the Needles area of Canyonlands National Park. The 3 landscape shots were taken within about 10 minutes; the weather changes fast and dramatically. The bird is included to bring a smile to your faces. #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography
16.03.2025 04:10 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Moon over Moab: March 12, 2025. On eclipse night, we're clouded over. :-( #photography #naturephotography
14.03.2025 03:43 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moments of Joy: A day in Goblins Valley State Park in Utah. This is the coolest place I'd never heard of! #photgraphy #naturephotography #landscapephotgraphy
13.03.2025 00:37 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief moments of joy: A day near Broken Arch in Arches National Park. #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography
13.03.2025 00:36 โ ๐ 46 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Brief moments of joy: A couple more from Canyonlands National Park in Utah. #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography
11.03.2025 03:47 โ ๐ 57 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Utah in the Infrared. #infraredphotography #photography
11.03.2025 03:45 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moments of Joy: Canyonlands National Park in Utah. #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography
11.03.2025 03:38 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moments of Joy: At Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah.
#photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography
Brief Moments of Joy: It has been a while since I posted, but here are two images from the spectacular Arches National Park. #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #travelphotography
09.03.2025 04:40 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Brief Moments of Joy: Reaching out. Connecting. #naturephotography #photography
27.02.2025 18:33 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: I think we all need a smiling Galapagos tortoise today. #naturephotography #photography #travelphotography
24.02.2025 20:40 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 03 year old me, getting ready for my first trip to the moon. I was a tiny little girl inspired by the space missions I watched with my family on TV. Both images taken in backyards-- one in 1961 in Connecticut, the other within the last couple years in Michigan. #science
20.02.2025 22:05 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Some of my earliest memories involved watching space exploration unfold. My first career ambition was to be an astronaut, like John Glenn.
20.02.2025 21:32 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: "So, I've been thinking." So have we all, my friend, so have we all. #BMOJ #photography #travelphotography #naturephotography
20.02.2025 18:40 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: Wishing for spring on a freezing cold day. #nanosecondofjoy #photography #naturephotography
18.02.2025 16:33 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: I have been dabbling in infrared photography over the last couple years. #nanosecondofjoy #photography #infraredphotography
16.02.2025 22:14 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Strange coincidence. I am re-reading Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and just came across a reference to this book. I am not familiar with it, but will explore it. I last read Pirsig decades ago; some parts have aged well, others not so much.
15.02.2025 19:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: From Machu Picchu (2017). #nanosecondofjoy #travelphotography #landscapephotography #photography
14.02.2025 18:11 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: Taking a break from the hard news we are facing these days. This image was made on the Quarry Trail (near Machu Picchu) high in the Peruvian Andes. #nanosecondofjoy #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography
13.02.2025 16:47 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: It is a cold, gray day in Michigan's mitten. Here is some color to brighten the day. #nanosecondofjoy #photography #aroundthehouse
11.02.2025 16:47 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Brief Moment of Joy: Rocky Mountain Bluesky. #nanoscondofjoy #photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography
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