Sparky Harlan (she/her)

Thank you.

Santa Clara County polluted creek cleanup near cement plant starts - San José Spotlight A Santa Clara County hillside polluted for decades by a controversial cement plant and quarry is on the path to restoration. The work is expected to cost millions of dollars as the company returns the...

A Santa Clara County hillside polluted for decades by a controversial cement plant and quarry is on the path to restoration.

Sunlit mountain peaks with clear blue sky reflected in calm lake.

Middle Rae Lake, Kings Canyon NP. A favorite #backpacking loop and part of the #JMT. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #landscape #landscapephotography #photography

A square photo of jagged brown rocks and foamy sea water.

The sea being splashy.

Love this!

Hawk with dapple dark brown and white feathers sitting on post. His back is turned and head facing to side. One eye looking into camera. Red Brown shoulder feathers.

Red shoulder hawk hanging out looking for his next meal. #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #stunday #photography

Red craggy mountains with rocky meadow with scattering of conifers. Cloudy sky.

Just another cloudy day hiking in the mountains. #landscape #landscapepbotpgraphy #nature #hiking

the view taken from beneath the Sea Cliff Bridge on a rocky ledge looking down at the crashing waves, the arch of the sleek concrete bridge curving gracefully above

'Coastal Curves' (2023) -- Above the Thundering Waves, But Below the Sleek Profile of the Sea Cliff Bridge, Illawarra Coast, New South Wales, Australia

It's the Weekend - #Scape is How You Make It ✨

#Photography #ClassicMono
#Landscape
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

All my hiking buddies are still on FB so I have to go see. I just refuse to look at anything else.

The left third of a sunflower unfurls while the right side plays catch-up.

Wink 😉
#prairiescape #scape #photography

Ornate iron gate at the trailhead of high desert road into the Bandlands. Dry grass and junipers dot the landscape. Dark clouds in the sky.

I thought this was a pretty fancy gate for the Oregon Badlands Wilderness. #fencepostFriday #scape ##Eastcoastkin #landscape #photography #hiking

leaving #LemaRanch 2 days ago after watching the #sunset over the McConnell HQ building, I headed back to my car with one last glance along the #fence for #FencePostFriday. I always seem to #scape to the opposite side of the fence from the paved path. #FollowYourOwnPath

#nature #outdoors #scape

I head to Robson Peak on Aug 15 and hope flowers are still blooming! Colorado was spectacular mid July. I grew up surrounded by alpine meadows and quaking aspens so feel most at home when I am back among them. Have fun!

Yellow flowers in forefront. White flowers on hillside. Mountains in background.

Rocky Mountain 14ers call to me. #mountains #hiking #wildflowers #flowers #landscape #landscapephotography #photography

A striking Snowy Egret stands in shallow water, its white plumage illuminated dramatically against a dark, golden-brown background.

S is for Snowy. 🐦🪶

#birds
#photography
#egrets

Love it.

A quiet moment, perfectly perched — nature pauses and poetry begins. 🌾🕊️
📷Frank.Cruz

#BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #StillnessInFlight #WildlifeMoments #SereneScenes #BirdWatching

Pale orange rose bud in the sun.

Rose in the morning sun. #flowers #flowerFriday #roses #gardening #nature #photography

Love the soft green shades!

Blue lake water reflecting mountains with a little snow. Blue sky with clouds above.

Another Colorado Rocky Mountains hike near Ouray, this time to Columbine Lake. Still acclimating to elevation. #mountains #BlueSkyArt #Landscape #landscapephotography #hiking #eastcoastkin

Painting of a large yellow flower head with green stem and leaves against a blue sky

Georgia O'Keeffe, Sunflower New Mexico, 1935 #WomensArt
In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞 #FolkloreThursday

Love it!

Yosemite can be particularly full of smoke from fires due to its bowl shape. Luckily, so far it has remained relatively clear.

Burgundy and yellow wildflowers in forefront. Island Lake with turquoise water and island in center mountains with trail in background.

Summer hiking Colorado Ice Basin-Island Lake, Island Pass and Ice Lake Loop. Wildflowers and Island Lake. #landscape #landscapephotography #hiking #mountains #photography

We got one of these in Santa Cruz that sparked 100s of lightening strikes and started the CZU fires. It was scarier than the ‘89 earthquake in SF.

Just got #tsunami warning text for Pacific Coast.

Yeah I am not a fan of Zion. Prefer Arches, Canyonlands, and Bryce.

Had to cancel my Oct trip this year. 🥲 Will be years before they rebuild the infrastructure. Heading to Capitol Reef and Escalante instead.

Mayor must be grinding his teeth with that post! But he probably isn’t on BlueSky.

I once had an Uber driver from Houston airport who picked me up in pickup truck with gun in rack. When he found out I was from CA he started talking sh*t and tried to scare me. I was calm but always turn down trucks now!