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Åv Rik

@arik-2.bsky.social
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Prisoner of the highway, introverted, sometimes misanthropic, renitent, nature lover, naturist, hedonist, nudist, atheist, amateur image creator, In his sixties, Christmas grump, 🚫 Policy 🚫 Crypto 🇧🇻🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇩🇪🇨🇿🇦🇹🇪🇪🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲🇨🇦🇵🇪🇳🇱🇸🇰🇹🇩

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D-Mac Ottawa @dmacottawa.bsky.social · 16h
Foot of the Rideau Canal. Ottawa River. #fall #nature #trees #city #travel #biking #MyOttawa #architecture #photography
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Rilkes Gärtner @rilkesgaertner.bsky.social · 4h
Dirk Schulte Schein und Sein 2023
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Mila 🐺 @mila83.bsky.social · 5h
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Papa Dino @papasino.bsky.social · 4h
Happy Friday red morning chances for some 🌧️🤔 maybe ☀️ late 🙏 for the SE with Isaias blowing in Be safe Be kind always be respectful 😎☮️🎶🐾🍁
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 5h
Tsuneyu: Priestess A geiko of Gion Higashi, dancing as a Shinto priestess for a plentiful harvest of rice in early spring. Photography by mboogiedown on Flickr
Poised in a moment of sublime ritual suspension, the geiko Tsuneyu of Kyoto’s Gion Higashi district performs a classical dance portraying a Shinto priestess invoking an early spring blessing for a bountiful rice harvest. She is crowned with a striking, gold-and-black striped ceremonial cap (eboshi) emblazoned with a crimson sun disk, her face enfolded in flawless porcelain-white oshiroi makeup. Over a lime-green silk kimono embroidered with delicate seasonal motifs, she wears a diaphanous, pale yellow gauze mantle (chōken) secured at the chest by thick, vermilion braided silk tassels. In her outstretched right hand, she holds an opened mai-ōgi (dance fan) brilliant with fan-shaped panels of metallic green, cobalt, and gold. The image evokes an exquisite sensory atmosphere: the crisp, wooden snapping sound of a cypress fan opening mid-gesture, the soft rustle of starched silk gauze gliding over heavy brocade, the lingering fragrance of sandalwood incense and paulownia stage wax, and the breathless, electric hush of an audience mesmerized by sacred movement.   This performance captures the refined artistic heritage of Gion Higashi, one of Kyoto’s historic hanamachi (flower towns), renowned for preserving the intimate, classical arts of traditional Japanese dance (Nihon Buyō). The dance synthesizes theatrical stagecraft with ancient Shinto agricultural rites (ta-asobi and kagura), wherein priestesses danced to appease regional deities (kami) and ensure fertile soil before the spring rice planting.
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ƵϢ @zeitwunden.bsky.social · 10h
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Nur Natur - Naturfotografie - Liebe zur Natur - Natur schützen @nur-natur.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Pattaya Photography @pattayapatrol.com · 14h
Dawn at the harbor: the boats are awake, the gulls are judging, and the only thing calmer than the water is my decision-making before coffee. What's your go-to sunrise ritual? #dawn #harbor #mornings #Photography
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Islander @dhiislander.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
No. 57 #Maldives #Thulusdhoo #visitMaldives #sunset #goldenhour #island #photography #lagoon #travel #photographersofbluesky #fujifilm #fujifilmxe5
This photo has been taken in the minutes after a sunset. At Thulusdhoo beach, looking out to the lagoon. The calm waters of the lagoon and the sea outside it perfectly reflect the colors of the sky. At the horizon, around mid-frame, a boat can be seen crossing the sea. There is a very low-lying horizontal cloud bank. Above it, the clouds on the left side of the frame are illuminated by the gold of the sun, while the clouds on the opposite side are dark.
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Islander @dhiislander.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No. 60 #Maldives #Thulusdhoo #visitMaldives #sunrise #goldenhour #island #photography #lagoon #travel #photographersofbluesky #fujifilm #fujifilmxe5
Sunrise at Cokes Surf Break reveals the sun rising behind the nearby resort. A boat, likely fishing or on a sunrise cruise, moves through the channel between the two islands. At the bottom of the frame, foamy waves touch the shore, tinted blue by the sky’s light. Beyond them, the sea turns golden as the sun emerges above the horizon. Low-lying clouds appear grey and stormy, while the sky above glows with a band of gold.
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Papa Dino @papasino.bsky.social · 15h
7:15-7:30p my personal nurse 🥰 is scolding me for not sitting still for the icing of my shoulder 😉 so I better listen up 😊👍
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Eine rosa Rose @einerosarose.bsky.social · 9h
#31DaysOfGraves Day 9: Lettering/Schrift Grabmal Grabstätte Jakob Hyrtl, akademischer Kupferstecher (1799-1868) 📍St. Marxer Friedhof, Wien
Ein verwitterter, steinerner Grabstein mit spitzem Giebel steht vor dichtem Grün. Im oberen Bereich ist ein Relief mit einer liegenden Figur und einem Kreuz zu sehen. Darunter befindet sich eine rechteckige Inschriftentafel mit klar lesbarer, aufrecht stehender Schrift. Die Inschrift lautet: 'Ruhestätte des Herrn Jakob Hyrtl, akad. Kupferstecher, gestorben am 15. Oktober 1868. Er ruhe in Frieden.'
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The Bishop @ceas10.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tequila Sunrise Very pretty sky this morning #Nature #Photography #Sunrise #Morning #Dawn
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Pattaya Photography @pattayapatrol.com · 11h
Golden hour turned into gold *hourglass* - time to trade my to-do list for a coconut and a hammock. Who else thinks sunsets are nature's slow clap for doing absolutely nothing? 🌅😂 #SunsetMood #BeachLife #Sattahip #Photography
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Ed Henderson @dredhenderson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Beams of sunset light last night over the fells near Bassenthwaite, Cumbria.
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Jonnie Canuck in Vancouver, BC Canada @jcanuc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trees from parks around the Vancouver, BC Canada area. #TreeTrunkThursday #ThickTrunkThursday #ForestScape #Forest #Trees #Nature
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Rick Tyrrell @southpawed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I stood in the front yard last night and watched this cloud behemoth rise in somewhat sinister silence, dwarfing everything below its sunset tinted majesty. #photography #clouds #sky #sunsets #scale #nature
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Careful, Jenn Bites 🧛🏻‍♀️🩷🧛🏻‍♀️ @alldolledup44.bsky.social · 22h
Smoke (fog) on the water.
Water with fog and a low tide
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lookforplace @lookforplace.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#International #School #Des #Pontonniers #Ill #river #Strasbourg #Bas-#Rhin #Germany
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AnnMB48 @annmb48.bsky.social · 18h
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SaturnStarr💫 @saturnstarr68.bsky.social · 18h
The compromise 💫✨💙☁️🤍
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SkandiPhotographer @skandiphotographer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The sun slips beneath the horizon, leaving the rocks, pools and sea caught between day and night. #photography #naturephotography #coastalphotography #seascape #fujifilm
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 8h
Hearth in the interior of a Japanese traditional folk house. Photography by GS30Z on photohito
Sunken directly into the dark, hand-burnished planking of a traditional folk house (minka), a square wooden hearth (irori) forms the quiet, contemplative center of the domestic space. Within its ash-filled pit, a black cast-iron kettle (tetsubin) sits upon a sturdy metal tripod, catching the gentle, residual heat of unseen embers below. Surrounding the raised timber collar of the hearth, six tightly woven circular straw cushions (enza) are arranged across the dark floorboards in quiet expectation. A soft, low-angled wash of natural light filters across the threshold from an unseen aperture beyond, glazing the smooth, time-matured grain of the floor and highlighting the spiral weave of the straw mats. The scene evokes a deeply grounded sensory atmosphere: the low, soothing hum of water beginning to simmer—a sound traditionally likened to wind rustling through mountain pines (matsukaze)—the faint, dry aroma of wood ash, charcoal (sumi), and aged cedar, the cool, silk-like touch of polished floorboards beneath bare feet, and the comforting, localized warmth radiating from the hearth pit into the cool ambient air of the room.   Photographed by GS30Z, this interior captures the enduring spatial and social nucleus of Japanese vernacular architecture (minka). For centuries throughout rural Japan, particularly during the Edo and Meiji periods, the irori functioned as the indispensable thermal, culinary, and communal heart of the household. Beyond its role in boiling water, cooking meals, and providing winter warmth, the smoke rising from the open fire performed a vital structural duty: continually ascending to smoke-cure the exposed roof timbers and thatched thatch overhead, protecting the building from moisture, decay, and insects. The construction of the hearth and its surrounding furnishings exemplifies the philosophy of mingei (folk craft) and monozukuri (artisanal dedication to functional, natural design).
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Paul @paulst001.bsky.social · 8h
A sunny October day in our local park
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Paul @paulst001.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Autumn is arriving
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Paul @paulst001.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Autumn leaves in bright sunshine
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Robert Loves Photography @robertspictures.bsky.social · 13h
#EastCoastKin #ECK #Photography #ArtChallenge #SensoryArt #Buildings
The Walkie Talkie
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justjamie3.bsky.social @justjamie3.bsky.social · 16h
Sunset… 🌅🚜
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Forest @forestlohnsam.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
#ThickTrunkTuesday #trees #photography #nature #Fotografie #Natur
A large tree with striking reddish-brown, deeply furrowed bark stands in the foreground. The trunk splits into two main branches. In the background, a river with dense, green vegetation along its banks can be seen.
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Forest @forestlohnsam.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026
#31DaysOfGraves Day 8: Animal/Tier #cemetery #photography #Fotografie
A grave site featuring a stone lion sculpture viewed from the side, lying on a rectangular pedestal. In the background is a semicircular relief with a geometric pattern. The surface of the sculpture shows signs of weathering and is covered with moss. The grave belongs to a zoo director.
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Forest @forestlohnsam.eurosky.social · 10h
#ForestFriday #ColorADay #BWFri #classicmono #photography #nature #trees #scape #Fotografie #Natur
Black-and-white photograph looking upward into a dense forest. Dark, silhouetted tree trunks and branches dominate the foreground, while fine, intricate leafless branches are visible against the lighter sky in the background.
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zehnvorne.bsky.social @zehnvorne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#fotografia #fotografie #photographer #fotograf #photography #photographie #palme #wolken #himmel
Palme Wolken Himmel
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zehnvorne.bsky.social @zehnvorne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#blackandwhite #schwarzweiß #fotografie #fotografia #photography #photographie #photographer #fotograf
Lüster Stuckdecke
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zehnvorne.bsky.social @zehnvorne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#schwarzweiß #blackandwhite #fotografia #fotografie #photography #photographie #photographer #fotograf
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ND John @johnwmich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I may have caught a shot of your b-n-l last Wed. This was gonna be the next photo I posted.
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eyeconic.me @eyeconicme.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Quedlinburg, Germany #UbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #ArtYear #ArtShow #Photography #iPhonePhotography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #artchallenges #mobilephotography #PhotographersofBluesky
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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
....anyway the wind blows #reclaimingorange #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #gardens #flowers #poppiesinOctober 🥹 #lifeisbeautiful
Bright orange California poppies moving with the wind while nestled in green foliage
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凡ᥲx̷íí⳽⳽եσᥕ@ᥲƙíí ~ ( Axistowaki ) @axiisstowaakii.bsky.social · 14h
04:30 Uhr ☕️ 🤳
Frau im historischen Kleid sitzt an einem Tisch mit Smartphone und Glas Kaffee im Café mit Gemälde im Hintergrund.
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JR @jruane.bsky.social · 11h
🌸🌸素敵な週末をお過ごしください🌸🌸 🌸🌸Have a great weekend🌸🌸
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Ambabheg @ambabheg.bsky.social · 10h
365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 282 - Dawn from Aleenta, Pranburi, Thailand 2019 #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #art #skyart #photographersonbluesky #dawn #sunrise #pranburi #aleentahuahin #thailand More at www.fotosbyfaj.com
Early morning seascape at Aleenta, Pranburi, Thailand, showing gentle waves on a calm sea beneath a vast sky filled with warm shades of gold, orange and peach. A dark cloud bank lines the horizon, while a distinctive cloud tower rises near the centre, silhouetted against the growing light of dawn.
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Geoff Braine @geoffbraine.bsky.social · 13h
E-Scape - Part 18 (“Another Pleasant Valley Sunday”) #photography #ECK 1 @anitasagastegui.bsky.social 2 @ryan-steele-mcg.bsky.social 3-4 @armandsarlangue.bsky.social 5 @pierpaolo.bsky.social 6 @wyotitania.bsky.social 7-9 @tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social 10 @milenarejc.bsky.social
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SaturnStarr💫 @saturnstarr68.bsky.social · 15h
This.. 🩷💜☁️🤍✨💫
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BelleAB @belleab.bsky.social · 11h
“Land really is the best art.” — Andy Warhol #scape #landscape #bowriver #bowriverlooptrail #canadianrockies #mountainmonday #trees #sky #clouds #nature #canmore #alberta #canada #photography
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slowdriver25.bsky.social @slowdriver25.bsky.social · 13h
#ForestFriday #IntoTheWoods #Forests #Woods #Woodlands #Wood #Trees #Scape #TreeScape #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Wilderness #Nature #NaturePhotography #AltText #NoAI
view from inside a deciduous forest, with many, grey, thin, tall trees, covered in green and yellow colored leaves, with the sun shining down through them, resulting in bright spots on the brown forest floor
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Mila 🐺 @mila83.bsky.social · 10h
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Gabby @gabbydp.bsky.social · 11h
The fog tucking in the sun for the night 🤗 I wish you all a peaceful night 🕊️ Take care 🩵✌️
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AnnMB48 @annmb48.bsky.social · 18h
Earlier today…
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Photos by Tony #skyjunkie @ynotg.bsky.social · 15h
Mixed #Sky #Pictures..... just a bunch of #Pretty #Clouds... #Skyjunkie #Cloudscape #Skyscape #Photography #ECK #LookUp
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Robert Loves Photography @robertspictures.bsky.social · 13h
Good morning! Have a beautiful day! Guten Morgen! Habt einen schönen Tag! #EastCoastKin #ECK #Photography #ArtChallenge #Scape #Skyscape
Contrails
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Tramonte's TrailPhotos @tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yellow highlights on aspen trees on the slope below the Mt. Aire trail within the Wasatch Mountains near Park City, #Utah, for #ColorADay #YellowThu. #ECK #landscapephotography #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #scenery #Autumn #hiking #trails #Utahhiking
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