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a liberal, hiker, lawyer, reader, appreciator of art and listener of much music; photos are mine, except reposts

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The β€œdual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there. Authoritarianismβ€”but make it look like the rule of law.
07.10.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rhetorical Question 1:

Why aren’t the wars on and/or ICE operations in these Democratic cities being suspended or shut down due to lack of funding?

07.10.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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fall in

06.10.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suzi…

06.10.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a section of a rainbow with a seagull flying through it

a section of a rainbow with a seagull flying through it

Another week. Another #BlueSkyMonday!! A great way to start the week! #Photography #EastCoastKin

06.10.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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David Utiger (colored ink, watercolor) (c. 2024)

06.10.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Sketch on a wooden surface. Sketch of a shadowy figure on a wallpaper wall reaching for a phone on a little dresser in front of that wall, a lamp shining it's light on the scene from above. The shadow figure has no apparent source, it just starts at the bottom of the wall.

Sketch on a wooden surface. Sketch of a shadowy figure on a wallpaper wall reaching for a phone on a little dresser in front of that wall, a lamp shining it's light on the scene from above. The shadow figure has no apparent source, it just starts at the bottom of the wall.

Another #hARToween25 : #ShadowSpirit had a lot of fun with that concept, might make a colourized version of this at some point. Just wish I had made the wallpaper a little more clean πŸ˜…

06.10.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Milton Avery, Sketcher (oil on canvas, 1950)

06.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An adult California Gull in flight. Dusky head markings are part of the basic (nonbreeding) plumage.

An adult California Gull in flight. Dusky head markings are part of the basic (nonbreeding) plumage.

Adult California Gull.
(Vancouver BC, September 30 2025)

#birds #birding #californiagull #laruscalifornicus #gull #seagull #gullable #gullible πŸͺΆ

06.10.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Fishbone - Racist Piece Of Shit (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP Fishbone - Racist Piece Of Shit (Live on KEXP)
06.10.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Daily Brigitte Kowanz: Light is what we see, Albertina Gallery, Vienna

06.10.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Autumn colours today at Winkworth Arboretum in the Surrey Hills.
#BlueSkyMonday
#Autumn
#Trees
#Photography
#31DaysofHalloween
#Fall
#SurreyHills

06.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The Clash - Clampdown (Live at the Lewisham Odeon)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO The Clash - Clampdown (Live at the Lewisham Odeon)
06.10.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Smuggler's Notchnin Jeffesonville Vermont

06.10.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3431    πŸ” 353    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 17
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Lake Superior sunset, Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan.

06.10.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 641    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whisper from a birch...

06.10.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#blueskymonday

06.10.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
That orbèd maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the Moon.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ph. Leaping white deer in the dark with a suggestion of Moon in distance

That orbèd maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the Moon. Percy Bysshe Shelley Ph. Leaping white deer in the dark with a suggestion of Moon in distance

That orbèd maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the Moon.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

06.10.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bucerias Fisherman

#photography #bucerias #mexico

06.10.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lantern festival in northern Japan

#photography #japan
#streetphotography

06.10.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Haystack. Cannon Beach. March 2024.

19.01.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4536    πŸ” 231    πŸ’¬ 202    πŸ“Œ 16
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Wild Flower Meadow (2024)
by Sarah Morgan

06.10.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Above so below
by Janet K Mackay

06.10.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Slowly the mist is rising along the trail but for now the distant mountains are resting.

Slowly the mist is rising along the trail but for now the distant mountains are resting.

The unveiling of a new day πŸ“·πŸ•ŠοΈ ….

06.10.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 791    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 1
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"A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away."

-Eudora Welty

05.10.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 864    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 2
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Paul Kauzmann, German (1874-1951), Morgensonne (Morning Sun), 1915, oil on canvas, 97 x 67 cm, private collection

05.10.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4
12x18 pastel painting of pink knight poised for combat.

12x18 pastel painting of pink knight poised for combat.

"Don Quixote." Pastel on paper. #art #artsky #painting #painter #blueskyart

Did this in the early summer.

04.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Large shorebird standing in shallow water at low tide. Partial reflection and green seaweed on rocks at bottom left. Water is pale gray.

Large shorebird standing in shallow water at low tide. Partial reflection and green seaweed on rocks at bottom left. Water is pale gray.

Great Blue Heron near shoreline next to San Francisco Bay Trail, Emeryville, California.

#birds #nature #eastcoastkin

05.10.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 297    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colors kissed my gaze,
like a thousand tender notes
strummed by Autumn’s soft fingers…

#AutumnFeels #Travel #Aspen #Colorado #photography #Autumn

05.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 505    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3

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