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NickB

@motomd.bsky.social

Half-fast motorcycle traveler, half-assed amateur photographer, nature and history, birds and insects, national parks, avid procrastinator. All pictures I post were taken by me, unless otherwise noted.

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A purple crocus growing amid the dry brown leaves of winter. Next to it is a spring of green pine needles. Spring is on its way.

A purple crocus growing amid the dry brown leaves of winter. Next to it is a spring of green pine needles. Spring is on its way.

Took the dog for a walk and saw my first sign of spring today. Bring it on!
#crocus #photography

24.02.2026 22:06 — 👍 26    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

👍😉

23.02.2026 14:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A gray and yellow motorcycle parked in front of an old garage that has been repurposed as a post office. Above the doors is a prominent sign reading "EST 1930." In the background is a red roofed crab shack.

A gray and yellow motorcycle parked in front of an old garage that has been repurposed as a post office. Above the doors is a prominent sign reading "EST 1930." In the background is a red roofed crab shack.

#blueskyartshow
#two wheels in Friendship, Maryland.
#motosky #motorcycle #photography

23.02.2026 01:10 — 👍 49    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Circles ‘Round The Sun (Visualizer Video)
YouTube video by Tedeschi Trucks Band Tedeschi Trucks Band - Circles ‘Round The Sun (Visualizer Video)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=C-5F...

16.02.2026 21:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
We Burn
YouTube video by Black Moth Super Rainbow - Topic We Burn

m.youtube.com/watch?v=cDzX...

16.02.2026 21:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A motorcycle, viewed from the front, parked on the grassy shoulder of the Blue Ridge Parkway next to a wooden sign reading "Parkway Enters Virginia." The sign is painted gray with a blue outline of the state of Virginia. There is a white line painted on the road to mark the border with North Carolina.

A motorcycle, viewed from the front, parked on the grassy shoulder of the Blue Ridge Parkway next to a wooden sign reading "Parkway Enters Virginia." The sign is painted gray with a blue outline of the state of Virginia. There is a white line painted on the road to mark the border with North Carolina.

"Parkway Enters Virginia"
A matter-of-fact "welcome" sign on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Virginia/North Carolina border.
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Virginia #BRP #NPS

15.02.2026 23:58 — 👍 39    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Shot in portrait orientation, a slightly elevated view of a sandy beach on a warm sunny day. Beachgoers are scattered about, setting up gear and wading in the blue-green water. A small island appears near the horizon, under a pale blue and cloudless sky. The image is framed on the left and right by large pine trees.

Shot in portrait orientation, a slightly elevated view of a sandy beach on a warm sunny day. Beachgoers are scattered about, setting up gear and wading in the blue-green water. A small island appears near the horizon, under a pale blue and cloudless sky. The image is framed on the left and right by large pine trees.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFramed
#photography
A beach scene framed by pine trees, Sand Beach, #AcadiaNationalPark, #Maine.

12.02.2026 17:34 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
A hand squeezing a snake's neck. The snake's eye is a swastika. The text reads "No Mercy For Fascism."

A hand squeezing a snake's neck. The snake's eye is a swastika. The text reads "No Mercy For Fascism."

09.02.2026 23:47 — 👍 30    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Beautiful!

09.02.2026 15:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks!

09.02.2026 13:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A black cruiser style motorcycle parked on a grassy rural road shoulder next to a sign reading "Welcome to Vermont - The Green Mountain State." Beyond the road, under a blue sky full of puffy clouds, is a low ridge with trees just beginning to change color and a farm field with a few outbuildings. Several black power lines run across the middle of the shot.

A black cruiser style motorcycle parked on a grassy rural road shoulder next to a sign reading "Welcome to Vermont - The Green Mountain State." Beyond the road, under a blue sky full of puffy clouds, is a low ridge with trees just beginning to change color and a farm field with a few outbuildings. Several black power lines run across the middle of the shot.

"Welcome to Vermont - The Green Mountain State"
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Vermont

08.02.2026 22:37 — 👍 74    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
As the sun sets to the left, shadows are cast on the eroding tan hills of Badlands NP. Above is a cloudless blue sky, and in the foreground tall grasses also catch the golden light.

As the sun sets to the left, shadows are cast on the eroding tan hills of Badlands NP. Above is a cloudless blue sky, and in the foreground tall grasses also catch the golden light.

#BlueSkyArtShow
Fading #sunlight in #Badlands National Park, #SouthDakota, August 2024.
#photography
#NPS

08.02.2026 17:28 — 👍 25    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

👍

05.02.2026 16:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Protesters walking toward the Washington Monument carry signs reading "We are each other's best hope" and "Fuck Donald Trump."

Protesters walking toward the Washington Monument carry signs reading "We are each other's best hope" and "Fuck Donald Trump."

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEponymous
#photography
The United States' national monument to George Washington.

05.02.2026 16:18 — 👍 41    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 0

The Utah BDR must be amazing! Wish I didn't live 2000 miles away. I need to check out the Mid-Atlantic BDR, but it's just not the same as a desert route. 👍

04.02.2026 16:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A motorcycle parked at an overlook on Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

A motorcycle parked at an overlook on Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Looking good! I recently got the same side cases, and so far I really like them. Nice ride, btw!

04.02.2026 15:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love Itchy Boots too (+ Doodle, Magpie, etc.) I don't have a YT channel. I do have hours of riding videos that I made so I can reminisce in the old folks home, but I don't have the skills or wherewithal to turn them into YT ready products. Maybe someday I'll throw some raw clips up just for fun? 🤷

02.02.2026 22:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Nice! 👍

02.02.2026 04:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Charn! 👍 I used to pin these pics to my office wall as inspiration to get through the workday. Then I retired and really added to the collection. Only five to go for the full set!

01.02.2026 21:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some of those storms out there can really get rough!
I hit 8 national parks/monuments on that trip, but decided to leave the 'Mighty 5' Utah parks for another trip. I ran out of time and didn't want to rush through them. Still looking forward to going back.

01.02.2026 21:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice! Looking forward to getting back there sometime!

01.02.2026 20:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A black motorcycle parked on a tan sandy road shoulder, in front of a sign reading "Welcome to Utah - Life Elevated." The sandstone buttes of Monument Valley are visible in the distance through a light dust storm.

A black motorcycle parked on a tan sandy road shoulder, in front of a sign reading "Welcome to Utah - Life Elevated." The sandstone buttes of Monument Valley are visible in the distance through a light dust storm.

Entering Utah in a mild dust storm, June 2022.
"Welcome to Utah - Life Elevated"
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Utah

01.02.2026 20:48 — 👍 117    🔁 5    💬 6    📌 0

Motorcycling is kinetic meditation.

30.01.2026 01:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A half-eaten pasty from Muldoon's, Munising, Michigan.

A half-eaten pasty from Muldoon's, Munising, Michigan.

Hey, I found one like that in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! It has carrots and potatoes inside.

27.01.2026 22:11 — 👍 20    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

"a gaze blank and pitiless as the sun"

26.01.2026 22:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A motorcycle parked on the shoulder of an empty rural road, next to a sign with a Texas flag reading "Welcome to Texas, Drive Friendly - The Texas Way." Weather is overcast; in fact, it was raining when I took this picture.

A motorcycle parked on the shoulder of an empty rural road, next to a sign with a Texas flag reading "Welcome to Texas, Drive Friendly - The Texas Way." Weather is overcast; in fact, it was raining when I took this picture.

A rainy day rolling into Texas, May 2022.
"Welcome to Texas, Drive Friendly - The Texas Way"
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Texas

25.01.2026 19:15 — 👍 69    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A rider on a black BMW R1200R motorcycle, leaned into a left-hand turn on the Tail of the Dragon (US 129) in Tennessee.

A rider on a black BMW R1200R motorcycle, leaned into a left-hand turn on the Tail of the Dragon (US 129) in Tennessee.

Love riding Tail of the Dragon! Those are some nice bikes you've taken on it!
#motorcycle #motorbike #motosky
@pillsbury37.bsky.social

20.01.2026 10:47 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Nice!

20.01.2026 03:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's a beautiful road; hope to get back there sometime.

19.01.2026 05:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A black BMW motorcycle, loaded for a road trip, parked in front of a large three part wooden sign. The center part of the sign says "State Line," and discusses the history of the region that would become Alabama and Tennessee. The left part of the sign says "Alabama," and displays the Alabama state seal; the right part has the same for Tennessee.

A black BMW motorcycle, loaded for a road trip, parked in front of a large three part wooden sign. The center part of the sign says "State Line," and discusses the history of the region that would become Alabama and Tennessee. The left part of the sign says "Alabama," and displays the Alabama state seal; the right part has the same for Tennessee.

Tennessee-Alabama State Line
Natchez Trace Parkway
May 2022
#SignsonSunday #StateSigns #motorcycle #motorbike #motosky #photography #Tennessee #Alabama #NPS

19.01.2026 02:09 — 👍 66    🔁 2    💬 4    📌 0