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Just a 54 yr old fella letting my freak flag fly. Friendship? Yes. Chat/pen pal? Double Yes. Solicitation? No. (Sorry though - and good luck!) PDX

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Star birth in the Pismis24 cluster, captured by James Webb telescope.  courtesy: NASA

Star birth in the Pismis24 cluster, captured by James Webb telescope. courtesy: NASA

nebula's cradle
a drifting sparkle of dreams
serene in star dust

#โ™กแฐ.๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ
#poetrysky
#poetry #poem
#writingcommunity

Star birth in the Pismis24 cluster, captured by James Webb telescope. courtesy: NASA
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26.10.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 164    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Photo of a tree in my neighborhood

Photo of a tree in my neighborhood

lime curtain
will soon fall
to our feet,

revealing limbs,
revealing sky -
an end to autumn

#WildWalkPrompt #curtain #poem #poetry #autumn #photography

08.11.2025 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photograph of a Crow that has one foot on and one off a post that he had been perched on.  He is leaning forward to the left and looking down as if he is about to fall off his perch!

A photograph of a Crow that has one foot on and one off a post that he had been perched on. He is leaning forward to the left and looking down as if he is about to fall off his perch!

Here's Mr Crow for #BirdOfTheDay on the theme #takeoffs

He looks like he is falling off his perch rather than taking off! โ˜บ๏ธ

Good evening from me, see you tomorrow ๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿชถ

#Photography #Birds #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin

08.11.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 401    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Here is a shot of Sassy the squirrel, outside my writing window. The momentary pause of insult barking allowed me to take a seemingly serene nature photo. But donโ€™t be fooled; this grey bark licker is giving me the stink eye. Itโ€™s a bright dayโ€”light through tender leaves frames the scene, and our forest beyond is a lovely blurred backdrop. Sassy is leaning hunched on the poplar limb, all hands and feet gripped tightly to the bark. This side-body-view shows the elegant curl of its fluffy tail, hooked beneath the limb for balance. Sassyโ€™s black almond-shaped eye stares into your soul.

Bonus story:

Five years ago, I received daily belligerent visits from this fluffer-nutter. Each morning, Iโ€™d wake and peacefully start the day with a few paragraphs before breakfast, and Sassy would watch me while barking and doing an interpretive bristle-tailed shuffle along the limb. One blustery day, the south wind snatched a peanut from those teensy hands. The wild-eyed rodent thrashed around afterwards like it was a premeditated assault. Which led to my free verse haiku:

Beyond My Curtain

Gust steals nut
Evening the score
Squirrel breaks wind

I will say this about Sassy: โ€œThat squirrel passionately barked up every tree, and made our world chuckle.โ€ I miss the long walks weโ€™d take together. With one eye peeled for a drop assassination, I strolled as Sassy stalked me with the bare minimum of twig snaps and rustling leaves. When I paused, taking a photo, barking would echo down from above. Our loving rivalry will never be forgotten.

Here is a shot of Sassy the squirrel, outside my writing window. The momentary pause of insult barking allowed me to take a seemingly serene nature photo. But donโ€™t be fooled; this grey bark licker is giving me the stink eye. Itโ€™s a bright dayโ€”light through tender leaves frames the scene, and our forest beyond is a lovely blurred backdrop. Sassy is leaning hunched on the poplar limb, all hands and feet gripped tightly to the bark. This side-body-view shows the elegant curl of its fluffy tail, hooked beneath the limb for balance. Sassyโ€™s black almond-shaped eye stares into your soul. Bonus story: Five years ago, I received daily belligerent visits from this fluffer-nutter. Each morning, Iโ€™d wake and peacefully start the day with a few paragraphs before breakfast, and Sassy would watch me while barking and doing an interpretive bristle-tailed shuffle along the limb. One blustery day, the south wind snatched a peanut from those teensy hands. The wild-eyed rodent thrashed around afterwards like it was a premeditated assault. Which led to my free verse haiku: Beyond My Curtain Gust steals nut Evening the score Squirrel breaks wind I will say this about Sassy: โ€œThat squirrel passionately barked up every tree, and made our world chuckle.โ€ I miss the long walks weโ€™d take together. With one eye peeled for a drop assassination, I strolled as Sassy stalked me with the bare minimum of twig snaps and rustling leaves. When I paused, taking a photo, barking would echo down from above. Our loving rivalry will never be forgotten.

โœจ๏ธ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฌ๐Ÿฟ๐ŸŒฌ๐Ÿฅœโœจ๏ธ

Beyond My Curtain

Gust steals nut
Evening the score
Squirrel breaks wind

#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening
#EastCoastKin
#WildWalkPrompt Curtain

#haiku #ไฟณๅฅ #Freeverse #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Wildlife

Short story in ALT: โฌ‡๏ธ

08.11.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 256    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#photography #fotografรญa
#flowers #nature
#fujifilm #xt5

๐Ÿ“ท ึดึถึธ ๐“‚ƒ๐“ˆ’๐“ธโ€แต•ฬˆ*๐Ÿ”ธ

04.11.2025 03:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 443    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#photography #fotografรญa
#flowers #nature
#fujifilm #xt5

๐Ÿ“ท ึดึถึธ ๐“‚ƒ๐“ˆ’๐“ธโ€แต•ฬˆ*๐Ÿ”ธ

05.11.2025 03:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 387    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#photography #fotografรญa
#flowers #fujifilm #xt5
#ใ‚ขใ‚ตใ‚ฎใƒžใƒ€ใƒฉ

Chestnut Tiger
๐Ÿ“ท ึดึถึธ ๐“‚ƒ.๐–ฅง๐Ÿฆ‹๐“ˆ’๐“ธแต•ฬˆ*

07.11.2025 03:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 508    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#photography #fotografรญa
#flowers #fujifilm #xt5

.hagi blossoms
๐Ÿ“ท ึดึถึธ๐“‚ƒ๐“ˆ’๐“ธโ€ชโ€แต•ฬˆ*

08.11.2025 04:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 481    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What emberโ€”
flame,
of what once reached outward,
now turned inward.

Ash remembers shape,
smoke remembers motion,
and in the hollow left by longing..

The stillness growsโ€”
the seed of truth,
self aware
unmasked when the wanting dies.

#AllColorsTrue

08.11.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 149    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the forestโ€™s heartbeat
in the beak of a woodpecker
tok tok tok

#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt

05.11.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
trailing moon, reflected as a dotted i in water, viewed through winter trees and low clouds, ghostly sunset at the horizon

trailing moon, reflected as a dotted i in water, viewed through winter trees and low clouds, ghostly sunset at the horizon

Stanisล‚aw Masล‚owski

Moonrise, 1884

Good night
take care๐ŸŒ™

06.11.2025 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1770    ๐Ÿ” 212    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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the word
hovers on shadow
of itself
like a hawk
searching for the sky

#Photography Breezie
@breeze420.bsky.social

06.11.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are we there yet? #art #oilpainting

06.11.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8972    ๐Ÿ” 1097    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 163    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
water dew on a rose stem

water dew on a rose stem

๐Ÿ’ง

06.11.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Whatโ€™s up? โ˜๏ธ

#photography

06.11.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 213    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sol Limb

#SolLimb #ImpastoDelights #TheArtEclectic #TreeArt

06.11.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Light shadows
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSForShadows
#Nature
#Photography

06.11.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 177    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Get up.
You've got people to prove wrong, people to piss off, and most importantly, a promise to uphold to yourself that this is not the end.
~ Samira Vivette

Get up. You've got people to prove wrong, people to piss off, and most importantly, a promise to uphold to yourself that this is not the end. ~ Samira Vivette

โœจ

06.11.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 367    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The castle with its turret towers sits atop a snowy mountain. All the trees are covered with snow, as is the ground. Everything is shades of white, and it looks like a fairy tale.

The castle with its turret towers sits atop a snowy mountain. All the trees are covered with snow, as is the ground. Everything is shades of white, and it looks like a fairy tale.

#PalacesAndGardens #WeatherAndMood

This photo of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany was taken by my brother when he visited it.

#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Neuschwanstein #Castle

06.11.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 470    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A black bird standing on a hand rail, it has a beak full of bread. It has black plumage, bright orange beak and a yellow ring around it's eye.

A black bird standing on a hand rail, it has a beak full of bread. It has black plumage, bright orange beak and a yellow ring around it's eye.

Right, lets see if I can get this right this time.. @alan678.bsky.social has set the theme for today's #BirdoftheDay and it is #Lunchtime

Blackbird, Salen Bay, #Mull, #Scotland. May 2025

06.11.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mont Saint-Michel
#UrbanGaze
#Architecture
#Photography
#SkyBridge

06.11.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 202    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A ladybug placed on a pink geranium flower.

๐Ÿ“ธ: by me.

A ladybug placed on a pink geranium flower. ๐Ÿ“ธ: by me.

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿงก

#ladybug
#InsectThursday
#NaturePhotography

06.11.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 226    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have dreams of Italy.

06.11.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 597    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Last nights sunset accross an autumn field in Minnesota.

Last nights sunset accross an autumn field in Minnesota.

Beautiful autumn colors across the fields in Minnesota ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚
#Photography
#Photographers
#BlueSkyArt
#EastCoastKin
#Sunset
#Nature
#Minnesota

06.11.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 710    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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your Jasmine moon
bloomed above
a soft cloud of incense
flowing through
my night vigil

#Photography Jackie Jones
@mookyshi91.bsky.social

06.11.2025 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The image shows a narrow wooden walkway extending straight through a landscape with low vegetation. Green grass grows on both sides of the walkway. Trees are visible in the background and on the sides. The sky is blue.
Das Bild zeigt einen schmalen Holzsteg, der sich gerade durch eine Landschaft mit niedriger Vegetation erstreckt. Auf beiden Seiten des Stegs wachsen grรผne Grรคser. Im Hintergrund und seitlich sind Bรคume zu sehen. Der Himmel ist blau.

The image shows a narrow wooden walkway extending straight through a landscape with low vegetation. Green grass grows on both sides of the walkway. Trees are visible in the background and on the sides. The sky is blue. Das Bild zeigt einen schmalen Holzsteg, der sich gerade durch eine Landschaft mit niedriger Vegetation erstreckt. Auf beiden Seiten des Stegs wachsen grรผne Grรคser. Im Hintergrund und seitlich sind Bรคume zu sehen. Der Himmel ist blau.

Don't overthink, just walk.

06.11.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 133    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Mid Lake with the Tamarack turning gold.

06.11.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 365    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An Acanthus plant in pinkish red in the foreground. To the left the wall of the Dungeon premises. In the background a medieval tower and the town silhouette in light fog.

An Acanthus plant in pinkish red in the foreground. To the left the wall of the Dungeon premises. In the background a medieval tower and the town silhouette in light fog.

A foggy day in the park of the Donjon d'Avranches

#PalacesAndGardens #WeatherAndMood #photography #plantphotography #landscapephotography #urbanphotography #architecturephotography #Normandie #France

06.11.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#completethehaiga 123 #tanka
#TankaThursday | #momentum
#blueskyrelay | #emanation

06.11.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The Garden in ร…sgรฅrdstran, Edvard Munch  1904

The Garden in ร…sgรฅrdstran, Edvard Munch 1904

The Garden in ร…sgรฅrdstran, Edvard Munch 1904

06.11.2025 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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