Michelle Olmstead Photography

Beautiful early evening light illuminates the fall foliage on a mountainside in Utah.

Today’s theme for #BlueskyArtShow is #Relax, and that’s just what I’m doing. Heavy rain here today with snow in the mountains so I’m home enjoying coffee with my love, listening to music. Perfect- like the light hitting this mountain. #nature #photography #art #eastcoastkin #travel #photography

I’m sharing photos again after very sporadic posts over the last few months. I didn’t see the point, but now I have a renewed desire to share art, at least for now. It doesn’t mean I’m ignoring what’s happening in this country. It saddens and angers me daily.

To Come Home To Yourself May all that is unforgiven in you Be released. May your fears yield Their deepest tranquilities. May all that is unlived in you Blossom into a future Graced with love.

Friend gave me a John O’Donohue book recently. It’s quite good.

“To Come Home To Yourself”

Thank you Marjo. Sometimes it’s so nice to just do nothing isn’t it? Enjoying time spent with people we love ♥️

Beautiful early evening light illuminates the fall foliage on a mountainside in Utah.

Today’s theme for #BlueskyArtShow is #Relax, and that’s just what I’m doing. Heavy rain here today with snow in the mountains so I’m home enjoying coffee with my love, listening to music. Perfect- like the light hitting this mountain. #nature #photography #art #eastcoastkin #travel #photography

Bright green aspen trees are the focus of this scene, surrounded by colorful orange and red maple trees.

I used my 400mm lens to isolate this colorful scene as the beautiful light was hitting the mountain. I love the mix of maples, aspens, and understory. Happy tree Thursday everyone! Is that a thing? 🤷🏻‍♀️

#trees #autumn #art #travel #mountains #eastcoastkin #fallvibes #naturephotography #nature

RIP legend. Jane was the reason I studied Zoology. She will forever be my inspiration ♥️

Bright green aspen trees are the focus of this scene, surrounded by colorful orange and red maple trees.

I used my 400mm lens to isolate this colorful scene as the beautiful light was hitting the mountain. I love the mix of maples, aspens, and understory. Happy tree Thursday everyone! Is that a thing? 🤷🏻‍♀️

#trees #autumn #art #travel #mountains #eastcoastkin #fallvibes #naturephotography #nature

Haha! 😊

By first observing tool use in chimps, and living with them, she proved they are intelligent, sentient beings.

Dr. Goodall changed our world for the better and her impact on this planet, and us, will live on. RIP legend ♥️

Jane Goodall was the reason I studied zoology. A trailblazer for women in science, she made me believe that I could be a scientist too! She changed the way people thought about chimpanzees (and all animals) with her groundbreaking research in Gombe. 1/2

#JaneGoodall

Haha, thanks Marjo! Jays really do love unsalted peanuts in the shell so now that I know they are around I’ll put some out 😊

Sound up!

Bringing joy to a sad world with my bird cam and this scrub jay. He didn’t find anything he liked though, and he let us know about it! Guess I need to get some peanuts for my ground feeder.

#birds #backyardbirds #nature #birdfeeding #birdfy

A beautiful sunset and mountain layers with red, yellow and orange fall foliage covering the hillsides. There is a road running through the lower right half of the image.

A road runs through it.

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #autumn #art #travel #mountains #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #fallvibes #sunset

Thanks so much! 😊

A beautiful sunset and mountain layers with red, yellow and orange fall foliage covering the hillsides. There is a road running through the lower right half of the image.

A road runs through it.

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #autumn #art #travel #mountains #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #fallvibes #sunset

Bright red maple trees surround tall aspen trees with white trunks and bright green leaves. They will turn yellow later in fall.

Maples and aspens rarely peak together here, but that’s okay. I like the aspens when they are bright green! Great contrast with the red maples in peak color.

#mountainmonday #nature #art #eastcoastkin #travel #autumn #naturephotography #trees #firstdayoffall #photography #botany

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

Thank you very much June 😊

Thank you 😊

The aspen leaves will turn yellow a bit later.

Bright red maple trees surround tall aspen trees with white trunks and bright green leaves. They will turn yellow later in fall.

Maples and aspens rarely peak together here, but that’s okay. I like the aspens when they are bright green! Great contrast with the red maples in peak color.

#mountainmonday #nature #art #eastcoastkin #travel #autumn #naturephotography #trees #firstdayoffall #photography #botany

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

Colorful maples and aspen trees mixed with conifers at sunrise. There is a road running through the top of the scene, and a mountain in the background.

Hello friends! I’ve missed posting here. Today’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Home. Here’s mine 😊

#photography #nature #mountains #art #travel #naturephotography #landscape #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #autumn

Colorful maples and aspen trees mixed with conifers at sunrise. There is a road running through the top of the scene, and a mountain in the background.

Hello friends! I’ve missed posting here. Today’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Home. Here’s mine 😊

#photography #nature #mountains #art #travel #naturephotography #landscape #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #autumn

Yes, some leaves are just turning brown and dying. It will be interesting to see what happens this fall, but I feel like it won’t be as colorful as year’s past. We are supposed to get rain this week, which is much needed.

Thanks Marjo! I’m feeling a lot better today after a week of misery. Our trip was a lot of fun though 😊

A view of the field at Oracle Park. Home of the San Francisco Giants.

Outside of the stadium.

Great view of the bay from these seats in Oracle Park.

Walking along the pedestrian bridge at China Basin Park.

Hey strangers! Been a while. I got back from a fabulous trip to San Francisco last week and I’ve been sick with Covid this week! It’s been miserable, but I’m on the mend. Here are some iPhone snaps of Oracle Park for the #scape theme today. We had so much fun at the game 😊

#sanfransisco #giants

America, Wherefore Art Thou? We found one answer when the buoyant Jon Batiste lit up Central Park last night

”No matter how dark it gets,” Jon Batiste told the crowd last night. “I know: We can win. We can win. We can win.””

Yes, we can. Let’s not lose sight of the good & motivated people in our country who remain committed to creativity, diversity, inclusion—& joy.
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A view of the field at Oracle Park. Home of the San Francisco Giants.

Outside of the stadium.

Great view of the bay from these seats in Oracle Park.

Walking along the pedestrian bridge at China Basin Park.

Hey strangers! Been a while. I got back from a fabulous trip to San Francisco last week and I’ve been sick with Covid this week! It’s been miserable, but I’m on the mend. Here are some iPhone snaps of Oracle Park for the #scape theme today. We had so much fun at the game 😊

#sanfransisco #giants