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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We got a terrific double rainbow yesterday. On one end, it was visible against the mesa near our home. #rainbow

Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Wood carver from the Sepik Province working on the new support columns at my house in Madang, PNG, during a massive renovation. He did a beautiful job on both columns. Carvers from that area are known across the nation for their excellent work. #carving

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Twenty-six years ago today. Recovering from knee surgery in Vienna, Austria. It was a very nice hospital operated by nuns.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Lillies, passionfruit, and grapes are all coming along nicely in the garden.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Lulu is trying to take a nap. Sadly, Lulu is no longer with us. We miss her very much. Greatest lap cat ever.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I got selected to lead the St. Patrick's Day parade. I've been a park ranger for a couple of months.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I baked a peach and black cherry cobbler today. It looks a little weird, but it's gonna be tasty. #baking #cobbler #peaches #cherries

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Gracie's Salad Garden. There were a couple of plants left over from last year, and I planted twelve new ones of different varieties. This is the only place in the garden with enough shade to protect them from the Arizona sun. #garden #salad #lettuce

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

My old PADI Divemaster cap has seen better days. I wore it for many years. I didn't want to buy a new one since it was developing a character of its own. Sun and salt did their worst to destroy it. Nevertheless, it and I are still alive. #MarineLife #PADI #SCUBA #diving #Divemaster

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Amphiprion clarkii, an anemonefish, is hiding behind a magnificent anemone. #MarineLife #anemone #fish

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Our Thompson Seedless grapes from our arbor are going into our dehydrator. #grapes

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

EEEEEEEE-SCRRR-JABAJABAJAJABA-EEEEEEEEEEEE! Stone age internet. #modem

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

A Blue Cheese Sea Squirt (Eudistoma gilboviride). Don't eat it. #MarineLife

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Gracie says it's time for me to get out in the garden and pick the peaches.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Fishing in the moonlight. Tab Anchorage, Madang, PNG.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

A Map Puffer (Arothron mappa), Madang, PNG. #MarineLife

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

My peaches are starting to look pretty peachy.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Pig Island through polarized sunglasses. #sky

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Lulu, my 13-year-old Maine Coon cat died suddenly a few days ago. I'm feeling very sad. She was such a good little companion.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

A mob of Big-eye Trevally with one Blue Trevally. #MarineLife

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

The Burning Bush in my garden. Moses did not put in an appearance.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Close-up of a Banded Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina). Very deadly. Don't get this close. #MarineLife

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Crazy mixed colors at sunset in my garden in Sedona. #sunset #sky

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Lulu likes to lie on the kitchen counter by the sink to let the afternoon sun shine on her face. Falls asleep every time. #CatsOfBluesky #BskyCats #cats

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Hey, what's going on here? I'm tempted to title this "Longing." #MarineLife #anemone

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Blazing sunset in Tucson, Arizona. Open 24-7. (It's tiny.) #sunset #sky

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

ALIENS LEFT A MESSAGE: I found this alien writing on a coral head. I wonder what it says.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Super-strange weather at sunrise. Shot from my garden in Sedona, Arizona. A lot of smoke mixed in from a wildfire nearby. #sky #sunrise

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Sunrise from my hotel room in Cairns, Australia. #sky #sunrise

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Sometimes curiosity gets the better of me. I smashed an old CPU and shined a red laser on the chip inside. The reflection on the paper is quite interesting. It reminds me a bit of the double slit experiment, though a different effect causes it.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Trying to identify this cactus from the flower image I shot. It's likely Engelmann's Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii) or Mojave Prickly Pear (Opuntia chlorotica), both common in Arizona. It would be easier if I had grabbed a shot of the entire plant.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Heliconia. There are many species and cultivars within the Heliconia genus, often called "lobster-claws," "false bird of paradise," or "parrot's beak" plants.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Streptosolen jamesonii, commonly known as the Marmalade Bush or Firebush. Native to South America. I got this shot in Queensland, Australia. #StreptosolenJamesonii, #MarmaladeBush #Firebush

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

How about at Pseudanthias squamipinnis today? #MarineLife

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

A party at the Blue Dolphin Bar in my house in Madang.

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Arny Messersmith @arnymessersmith.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

My Christmas Cactus, Schlumbergera Malissa. It seldom blooms. #flowers #ChristmasCactus

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