This is a photo of the windmill in Cley Next the Sea, in Norfolk, England. It is built of red brick, with attractive white cap, sails, three window frames, and a railed balcony that girdles the mill just below mid-height. The sky is a cloudy blue-grey, which contrasts with the sun shining on this pocket of land. Located on a quayside, and on the left of the frame and surrounded by grass, the mill breaks the horizon line that runs through the middle of the image. Beside it, and on the street behind, are historical residential buildings - some with the traditional cobbled, flint rock walls. Tall mature trees can be seen above rooftops in the background. There is a small car park on this quayside–with a handful of cars–beside the mill, and in front of green ivy-covered walls that separate it from the street of houses. This view of the mill is from across the marsh where most of the dried, straw-colored rushes used for thatching roofs, have already been harvested, save for a clump on the left. Like a bad haircut, sun-bleached left-over rushes stick up from–or lay–on the muddy-brown marsh, which takes up the whole lower half of the image. At the far edge of the marsh–just below the mill–we see the top of a dark void indicating the water channel of the River Glaven which separates the marsh from the quayside. Once a busy port, Cley Next the Sea is no longer ‘-Next the Sea’. The small town is now about a mile and a half from the coast. The land having been reclaimed, the vast swaths of salt-water marsh between Cley and the next village of Salthouse, and the sea, are internationally recognized as an important breeding habitat to the resident and visiting wildfowl, and have been protected since 1926.

A #Norfolk #England view for Friday’s #Scape day

#windmill #bluesky #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #Cley #harvest #marshland #NationalWildlifeTrust #wildfowl #wildlifehabitat

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This blazing glory sunset taken in Farmington, Utah some years ago at Thanksgiving, took my breath away when I saw it, and knowing it was changing by the moment - I needed to catch it quick. The foreground [lower third] of this image is deepest black, as are the winter silhouettes of trees reaching up from the dark ground— all thrown into shadow by the flaming skies beyond. Above this silhouette line, many miles in the distance, is a snow-covered mountain range - appearing lavender-brown in the evening light, at the base of which runs a thin, sunset-reflecting, molten copper thread of the Great Salt Lake [may not be visible on Bluesky resolution]. Above the mountains - across the middle third of the image, a cauldron of hot colored clouds from red-orange on the left of the photo moving to the right, through a of myriad oranges clouds with yellow streaks to a buttercup yellow on the right. Above the fiery display, comprising the upper third, the light gives way to lavender-grey plumy clouds when the sunset glow does not reach them.

#Stunday #Utah #Thanksgiving #sunset.
With so much anguish and turmoil assailing us, remembering that there are things far greater and more beautiful, beyond man’s interference, is a solace to me.

#photographersofbluesky #blueskyart #mountains #silhouette #landscape #eastcoastkin

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Macro photograph of a dandelion seed head

The close I got to the dandelion, the more the bristles started looking like fireworks
#art #photography #flowers #macro

You reposted my photo of the beach at La Paz, and I try to acknowledge those gestures when I can.

. . . and thanks, too, to @navytrueblue.bsky.social, @kristeinrivas.bsky.social, @theforestbeforeus.bsky.social, @robertjeff57-58.bsky.social, @owenr5574.bsky.social, @zafiradragon.bsky.social, @chanceless.bsky.social, @bn8sy.bsky.social, @mcneeykevin.bsky.social, @tts61.bsky.social.
All appreciated

. . . and thanks to @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social, @laulat14.bsky.social, @teacherp103.bsky.social, @lavueltadevuelta.bsky.social, @mjk4mj.bsky.social, @aquamarinexyz.bsky.social, @bluebutterflymom.bsky.social, @anthonywolfe.bsky.social, @2thess.bsky.social, @tripupstairs.bsky.social . . .

I’m completely blown away that so many have enjoyed my photo, and so grateful for the reposts.

Thank you @drakedonovan.bsky.social, @jameslilobrown.bsky.social, @edcarver.bsky.social, @diane306.bsky.social, @tinkerthompson70.bsky.social, @lpringnitz.bsky.social, and @bibispielberg.bsky.social

I came to view the neighbors' late parties as a joyful thing for the participants.
And we were staying far enough west away from the Malecón that carnaval's palpable enthusiasm and excitement in the air wasn’t an issue. One evening in the crowds was enough.
Good people, good food, memorable times.

February 2023, when the more northerly climes were dealing with lower temperatures, this photo was taken on the beach at La Paz on the desert peninsula of Baja California Sur. It’s a view taken between palm trees supporting green fronds above, yet their trunks–completely covered– by bristling, light-brown, serrated-edged, machete-pruned leaf stems. That prickly frame contrasts with the soft sand in the foreground and beach grass just beyond, the aqua-blue sea in the mid-ground, and the distant scrubland hills on the horizon - all beneath an azure sky. In the mid-ground, on the other side of the palm trees, white and robins’ egg blue-painted small fishing boats rest on the sand, casting shadows beneath, and to their left toward the still water at the shore. As a protected bay, the wave action in La Paz [during the months observed] was never much of a feature at the shoreline, beyond gentle lapping. The overall sense was of a slower, more peaceful pace.

La Paz, Baja California Sur for #BlueSky #Scape day - warmth and sunshine on a February day just over 3 years ago.
#beach #sunshine #sea #trees #photographersofbluesky #leisurelife #eastcoastkin #Mexico #Bajalife #nomad-adventures.
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Happy birthday! Shared your lovely sunny day here in Norfolk👍🏻

Personally, I like the affect better when the photo is flipped 90 degrees, but this is a photo of the wall in situ - where the grooves run horizontally along the wall.

This close-up capture–rotated through 90 degrees–is of a trippy, orange, convoluted wall in a restaurant in Dallas, Texas. If you could imagine a giant’s hand raked through a wall of clay, and then painted orange, you might get close to this. In a bright light [out of frame], the wall is a series of randomly spaced wavy grooves - about an inch deep - so close together as to be cast in darkest shadow. Between the shadowed grooves, the high rounded ridges rise toward the viewer, and flow upward like flames of fire.

Can’t remember if I’ve posted this before; if so, please forgive the repeat.
#ColorADay #OrangeSun #art #photographersofbluesky #texture ##SmArtist #ArtYear #Abstractia #repetition #eastcoastkin #BlueSkyArt #Dallas

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Nice capture! Just ‘down the road’ from us.
If you’ve the time - Ely Cathedral (amongst the many) is worth a look. I know you’d get some great shots there.

How beautiful a token and memory.

Taken from the window of the Empire Builder Amtrak train some years ago on a trip from Oregon to Minnesota. This view, taken somewhere in North Dakota, is of a bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds reflected in a small lake among golden and green vegetation of a wide prairie. The far distant horizon is a long line of the steep slopes and gullies of the Dakota Badlands. On a whim, I enhanced the colors with a filter, and liked the fun, bright results.

#Stunday midland America #prairie #bluesky #blueskyart #eastcoastkin #clouds #reflections #photographersofbluesky #viewfromatrain #northdakota

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This is a side view of the Henderson Paddlewheel historical marker in Hood River, Oregon. The huge wooden wheels are painted in a brick red, and are affixed to a dark metal axel. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=113947

A historical marker for #BlueSkyArtShow and #Wood #Oregon #industry #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #waterways #transportation #history #PNW

Lovely lines

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Just anthropomorphizing for the moment . . . I wonder if nature ever sweats, has angst or turmoil creating her works of art?

Beautiful capture by @misheleneous.bsky.social

Thank you 🫵, for the repost! :)
I sometimes get bogged down trying to do the ALT, so I’m glad someone appreciates it. 🙏

This is stunning!

The lower third of this image, taken on a sunny, winter day, is of pristine snow in shadow. In the background are the oat-colored walls and tall window of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The mid-section of a large tree trunk frames the left edge of the photo. The rest of the middle third is taken by a huge bronze, sculptured head laying on its side. The bronze has taken on a green patina, and the eye sockets are empty. A slipped, and damaged bronze blindfold rests across the middle of the face. Due to the recent weather at the time of taking this photo, the upper half of the face is covered with snow with the exception of the opening where the left eye would be, and in this way it reminds me a little of the mask worn by ‘Erik’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of Gaston Leroux’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ - in effect it looks like Eros wears two masks [the blindfold and the snow]. ************** This large scale installation, ‘Eros’ is the work of the Polish artist Igor Mitoraj, who passed away in 2014. The God of Love - known as Eros to the Greeks, and Cupid to the Romans, we typically see him depicted in various art forms as a cherub with a bow and arrow to wound his victims with love; the blindfold he’s usually wearing is a symbol of how random the target of love may be. In Mitoraj’s creation, ’Eros’ has become an aging man–worn and, indeed, cracking. The artist’s message is complex, exploring several themes including love, beauty, fragility, vulnerability, decay, and suffering.

An installation outside the #MinneapolisInstituteofArt always makes it a #Stunday for me.
Large enough to climb inside - weighing in at nearly 4,000 lbs, the 12’ by 7’ mammoth head is hard to miss.

#artimpersonatingart #snowscape #blueskyart #EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky

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Is this one of the snuff bottles?

Looks like a distress signal to the world, and the only help left is from US allies. Oh, wait.

Against a background of lush garden greenery, the upper part of a worn, warm brown wooden garden post is wrapped with a traditional tubular-woven cord that marks the ending of the edge of a path. The cord circles the post four times before ending in a knot. First begun in the 1970s by members of the Japanese-American Citizens League, they hand-built a beautiful space for the townspeople, in the historic downtown. Over many years later, it fell into disrepair. In the mid 2010s, a massive project to restore it, powered by local funding and an army of dedicated volunteers, it blossomed into one of the most popular gardens to visit in the Willamette-Valley.

#JanuArty2026 and #ending, tying things up.

Decorative landscape post at Tsuru Island - in the #GreshamJapaneseGarden in #Oregon

#woven #BlueSkyArt #EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky #traditional #Japanese #landscape #gardens #Willamette_Valley

We’ve just spent our second, six-month stay in Norwich, with weekly trips to Cambridge.
Am enjoying your ‘Cambridge’ series. Thank you for sharing.

Wow! Cheers to @followtheanimals.bsky.social, @albert-ibars.bsky.social, @dabutterbrot.bsky.social, @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social and @stevebatch.bsky.social for the reposts!

To @hyperionpsn.bsky.social, @rina2012.bsky.social, @eastcoastkin-ac.bsky.social, @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social, and @grumpygran.bsky.social - thank you for the reposts!

Thank you @cyndieg.bsky.social for the repost.