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A bumble bee flying near some pink-purple spotted knap weed flowers. A small yellow flower is near the bee. Other tall grasses and wild plants are surrounding the flowers and bee.

There are quite a few bumble bees around now out in the fields. This one was flying near some spotted knap weed along a roadside. The Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese are starting to arrive. #Nature

“The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators”. — Peter Baker

Ginger male tabby lounging on a wooden weathered outdoor chair. His front legs are tucked under his chest and expression is relaxed.

JJ at 8:00 pm local time today.

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Embroidery of a long-haired brown tabby on yellow fabric

Mia is done!

Ginger tabby male cat in prone position on weathered wooden deck with some acorns, pinecones, and small branches on surface.

Hi all from "JJ"😽

Painting of a fence line in a golden field with many wild flowers created in a semi abstract style

July Fields, 1959
by painter Joan Eardley #WomensArt

A man sits quietly in the filtered light of a veranda, cradling a cat in his arms—an image rendered with restraint and tenderness in this large-scale watercolor by Lars Lerin. At Home exemplifies Lerin’s ability to draw intimacy from stillness. His layered washes and softened contours evoke not only the warmth of light on a wooden interior, but the deeper, emotional texture of solitude shared. One of Sweden’s most esteemed contemporary artists, Lerin is widely celebrated for his mastery of watercolor and his meditative, often autobiographical depictions of Northern domesticity and landscape. A prolific author and television figure, his reputation is grounded in the quiet integrity of works like this—where silence, affection, and time itself seem to settle visibly onto paper.

And now for something completely different..
Lars Lerin, Swedish, b. 1954
At Home, 2011
Watercolor on paper
100 × 150 cm

This shows a rainbow in the southeast sky after a brief rainfall on a hot day. Tall grasses, plants, and shrubs mixed with trees. The rainbow shows some red, yellow, green violet against a blue grey sky. Sun is behind the camera and illuminating the vegetation.

After a brief rainfall yesterday. #Nature

Svalbard solar park showcases zero-emission future for remote Arctic communities Rifle and flare gun are mandatory when Inge Jørstad walks over the permafrost to the large solar park powering Basecamp Isfjord Radio. Here, polar bears are a bigger challenge than technical breakdown...

I’ve been to #Svalbard and made this story about the path towards zero-emission energy production at off-grid Arctic communities. #ClimateSolutions #IsfjordRadio #Longyearbyen
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/svalbar...

A damsel fly is resting on a light green rhubarb seed stalk. This is a darker colored damsel fly with gold, olive, black, and dark grey. The webbed pattern of the transparent wing and the head parts are in focus. Background blur

A damsel fly on a rhubarb plant's seed stalk. Web pattern of transparent wing is in clear focus along with the segmented tail of blue and black sections. Color is blue, turquois, grey blue and black. Background of other seed stalks is blurred.

The #Damsel_flies were interested in the Rhubarb plant today.
#Nature

Milkweeds are abundant and doing well this year.

It was foggy this morning during a short dog walk. We didn't go to far. Later we went out for 2 miles. 🐾🐕‍🦺

Ginger cat staring with a transfixed expression upwards. Ferns in foreground and less focused greenery in background.

Hamilton in the wilds of the garden looking like he’s seen the light.

#caturday #catsofbluesky
#gingercat #orangecat

Photo of a brown and black and tan striped cat with a fluffy tail sitting half on a paved pathway and half on a dirt strip in the shade of a tall weathered wood fence.

We don't have cats, but I like to visit them. Today, as I worked in the back, this cat visited me and kept me company as I gardened and then as we sat and listened to the birds. #caturday

Picture of a ginger tabby cat shot from outside through a porch window. He is resting comfy on a green boat cushion just in front of window. Some reflections of woods, sky, and lake are in the upper part of frame.

JJ being comfey on a boat cushion in a porch. Happy #Caturday all.

Blueish colored damsel fly resting on rhubarb plant's light green seed stalk. Wings are closed and in parallel to body. Long segmented tail of alternating blue, grey, black sections. Wing is transparent with a dark web pattern throughout.

#Damselfly resting on rhubarb plant's seed stalk. 2025.06.28
#Nature

Ginger cat sitting on a mossy stone next to a pond .

Ginger cat sitting on a mossy stone surrounded by ferns staring intently at the water trickling by.

Hamilton having a posing break on the morning walk before going back to the serious business of insect hunting.

#catsofbluesky
#gingercat #orangecat

Ginger cat sitting on a wall, head down with his paw raised to his mouth (a little like The Thinker pose). Campanula flowers in foreground and fuschia in background

Hamilton either trying to pose as The Thinker, or more likely, practising his apologies.
#catsofbluesky
#caturday

Ginger cat sitting on a mossy stone with lavender growing in the background

Hamilton enjoying the lavender and hoping for some sun.

#caturday
#catsofbluesky

A purple lupin flower with 2 leaves in focus. The leaves are palmate with about ten slender leaflets in a circle. The flower head is shaped like a steaple with the top green and compact. Background is a difuse blur of green.

This morning, a purple #lupin #flower is taking shape. #Nature

A pink lupin flower head nestled among tall grasses and other plants. Sun is illuminating the flower and tall grass, while background is darker and blurred.

#Nature #Lupin #Flowers
The lupin flower heads appeared over the last week. Today, a couple of them are showing their colors.

A Great-crested Flycatcher perched on a wire. High brown crest on head, gray throat extending into a yellow belly. Orange under tail and white wing bars on brown wings. Dark green background.

This morning’s sweet little head-tilt from a Great-crested Flycatcher. I just love when birds do the head-tilt thing… so adorable! 🥰
#birds #birdphotography #flycatchers #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #Canon #photography 🪶

Closeup of a bird with blue and white feathers on its head, a blue beak and red and black eyes.

This beautiful yellow-crowned heron visits one of my favorite parks every year.

#🪶
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#birding
#yellowcrownednightherons
#photography
#birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

Bird in flight with bright yellow feathers on its wings. A tree trunk in the background.

I took this photo today and learned that northern flickers have beautiful yellow feathers on the underside of their wings.

#🪶
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#birding
#northernflickers
#photography
#birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

A small willow tree with a few small narrow leaves of red and green. The catkins are full of numerous swelled spikes of green and red. There is some cottony fiber forming on the catkins. Background is blurred light green.

Small #Willow tree on 23 May. #Nature

Wild cherry tree with cone shaped cluster of small white flowers with 5 white petals and a yellow center with yellow stamens. Blurred green backgound of trees with leaves. Sunny morning.

Wild cherry tree #Flower buds on 26 May.

Bleeding heart flowers on 29 May. Panasonic fz200. Pinkish red puffed heart shaped flowers with white and red extension pointing downward. Some raindrops are stuck on the white part. Mostly green blurred background with some green leaves in focus.

Bleeding heart #Flowers on 29 May. Panasonic fz200.