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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 06/10/2026

There are still 3 weeks to go for the Congressional App Challenge! We look forward to seeing creative and thoughtful App submissions from all our middle and high school coders who live or go to school in MD-08 for this exciting challenge with students from across America. Learn more:

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Misty Morning at Veritas Vineyard. Fog, mist and deep mountain blues rolling over the rows at Veritas Vineyard for #BlueTue. ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/ear... #ColorADay #ArtSky #Photography #AftonVA #VeritasVineyard #MonticelloWineTrail #ECK #Virginia

A lush green vineyard landscape at Veritas Vineyard in Afton, Virginia, underneath a heavy dramatic blue sky. A bright blue New Holland tractor sits in the center field with misty fog rolling over the Blue Ridge Mountains in the deep blue background. A weathered teal-blue roofed barn sits on the right foreground framed by yellow flowers.

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CNovack @artcnovack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My husband & I spent 3 days exploring all the beauty that Devil's Tower National Park has to offer. The Lakota's name for the Tower is Mato Tipila/Bear Lodge. #AYearforArt #Nature #DevilsTower #NationalMonument #Wyoming #nationalparks #wilderness #Outdoors #Hiking #scape #westcoastkin #landscape

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Modern engineering towering over ancient rolling hills. Palouse wind turbines, photographed from Steptoe Butte, WA. ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/nat... #AlphabetChallenge #Photography #Palouse #WindTurbines #WeekMForMachinery

The views from Steptoe Butte are quite amazing. Steptoe Butte stands at an elevation of 2,100 feet above the Palouse, allowing one to see for miles in all directions. You can see the electric wind turbines that are on the Palouse Wind Farm, in the distance.

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thanks for the laughs Seth! Now we know why Darline Graham replaced her deceased brother, Lindsey. Just another puppet on the Maga train to insult folks who don't support Trump. How much was she paid to replace her brother. Umm she was voted in by 🙄 more maga culture.

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Beth Young @optimalfocus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey everyone! I just launched something new called The Mindful Frame, a weekly photography prompt series that follows the rhythm of nature. The first prompt drops Tuesday morning. It's simple, it's free, and it's designed for anyone who's been feeling a little creatively stuck🍂

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Hey everyone! I just launched something new called The Mindful Frame, a weekly photography prompt series that follows the rhythm of nature and seasons. The first prompt drops Tuesday morning. It's sim...

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Light trails on a rainy night at Third & Main St in RVA, outside of the now closed Third Street Diner. A new sushi restaurant, "Nami" has opened at this location. #Lights for the #BlueskyArtShow #photography #carlighttrails #urbangaze #ECK #TeamFujifilom

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Catching that vintage magic with my #Helios lens for the #BlueskyArtShow 's theme #Lights Hard to believe Rudolph will fly again in 90 days! 🦌🎄 #Photography #Reindeer #HolidayDecor #HeliosLove

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bright lights, fast motion, and a little long-exposure magic. The Superman ride transformed into glowing, fan-like arcs of light against the deep dark sky. Happy to share this for the #BlueskyArtShow #Lights theme! #Photography #abstract #LightPainting #ECK #PaintWithCamera #Carnival

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Albeit my style of photography has changed, this vintage light with blue light on those bar glasses reminded me of those #K-Mart "Blue Light Specials". Bar decor in Casa Del Barco in RVA. #Lights #BlueskyArtShow #Photography #BlueLightSpecial

Bar decor in Casa Del Barco Restaurant in Richmond Virginia

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Chesterfield County Democrats @chesterfielddemsva.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Early Voting is from Sept 18 - Oct 31! We need your help to get across the finish line! #Vote #Volunteer #VADems #CCDC #VoteBlue www.mobilize.us/chesterfield...

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Deborah League @deborahleaguefineart.com · 25/09/2026

Three colorful pumpkins celebrate autumn's warmth in this loose watercolor still life. Orange, gold, coral, peach, green, pink, and blue come together in a cheerful seasonal painting. ART - deborahleaguefineart.com/featured/thr... #ayearforart #buyintoart #Autumn #Watercolor #fall #seasonalart

Three colorful pumpkins come together in this cheerful watercolor still life, celebrating the warmth and abundance of the autumn harvest. Glowing orange, golden yellow, coral, and peach pumpkins are arranged against a clean white background, with their curved stems and softly painted ridges adding character and dimension.

Loose watercolor washes extend beyond the pumpkins onto the surface below, creating lively touches of blue, green, pink, and warm earth tones. Bright highlights on the pumpkin surfaces add a fresh, luminous quality to the composition.

Three Harvest Pumpkins brings the colors and feeling of fall indoors and makes a welcoming seasonal accent for a kitchen, dining room, living room, or other space decorated for autumn and Thanksgiving.

Style: Loose watercolor still life with expressive brushwork and vibrant transparent color
Theme: Autumn, harvest, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, seasonal home decor, fall still life
Color Palette: Pumpkin orange, golden yellow, coral, peach, pink, sage green, blue, and warm earth tones

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm happy to pin #QuietPosters to my feed. It's been disappointing to see how #Bluesky would only push post with high likes numbers, similar to FB, IG. I was literally thinking about leaving Bluesky, yet now I can finally see posts from folks that I follow w/o jumping through hoops.

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MM Anderson - Artist @mmandersonart.com · 08/09/2026

'Yellow Pears on Branch with Leaves' is my latest botanical artwork created in soft pastel. I'm happy with how it turned out. Not sure what kind of greeting cards I'll use it on yet, but it is now available as a print at the link in my profile. #PastelArt #BotanicalArt

Soft pastel artwork picturing two ripening yellow pears hanging from a branch surrounded by green leaves. The pears are yellow streaked with a red orange hue and have dark green and blue shadows.

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MM Anderson - Artist @mmandersonart.com · 24/09/2026

'Three Leaf Clover on Blue and Green' is my latest finished soft pastel work. I am planning to do St. Patrick's Day cards with it. The touches of red at the leaf centers and margins create a nice contrast with the cool tones in most of the image. #PastelArt #BotanicalArt #art

Soft pastel artwork picturing a clover with three green leaves and a long stem that curves to the left on the lower image. The leaves have a touch of red at the center and margins and the background is a blend of blue and green.

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Lois Bryan @loisbryanphotog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"There Goes Another Summer" Hand painted in #CorelPainter from my own photo ... (it's not Ai) ... lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/the... #sunflowers #art #giftideas #notai #LoisBryan

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CNovack @artcnovack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

To dance with the waves is to be in harmony with nature. Wave Dancer - Moon Jellyfish -> chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/wav... #nature #sea #jellyfish #AYearforArt #BuyIntoArt #Zen #sea #ocean #artyear #bluesky #naturephotography #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #fotografie #mindfulness

This close up of a beautiful Moon Jellyfish captures it as it weaves and dances in the waves. The luminous blue tones throughout the composition are calming and dreamy.

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CNovack @artcnovack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The wind-swept branches of this extraordinary birch tree sways to the music of autumn’s seasonal song. Craggy Pinnacle Tree --> chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/cra... #Autumn #Fall #AYearforArt #NorthCarolina #TreesOnTuesday #tree #trees #BuyintoArt #BlueSkyArtShow #woodland #treeclub #Nature

A crown of a few autumn leaves adorn the majestic beauty of the Craggy Tree; a unique tree that can be found on the Craggy Pinnacle Trail just off the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of my favorite scenes in Maymont Park in RVA, "Maple Tree Lane". If you're ever in the VCU's Adult Outpatient Pavilion, that's my work by the elevator. I have 6 images on 6 different floors. ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/eve... #Photography #ColorADay #YellowThu #ECK #Autumn #UrbanGaze

Maymont Park is a 100-acre Victorian estate and pubic park in Richmond, Virginia. Maymont has a variety of sugar maple trees which display an array of autumn colors. Maymont is one of my favorite parks in Richmond to visit any time of the year.

Just one of my 6 images to view when you exit the elevator in the Adult Outpatient Pavilion on the VCU Health System's campus in downtown Richmond, Virginia

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A "Crimson Symphony" of red maple leaves celebrating the cooler temps of today's #AutumnEquinox ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/cri... #Photography #FallFoliage #RedWed #ColorADay #ECK #MapleLeaves #TeamFujifilm

A collection of vibrant red leaves is set against a soft, blurred background filled with shades of pink and yellow. The leaves are intricately detailed, with their organic shapes and delicate branches

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

These are actually the vibrant, rosy-red winged fruits (samaras) of a Red Maple (Acer rubrum). They steal the show on bare branches right before the green leaves finally emerge #RedWed #ColorADay #Photography #ECK #Nature #Virginia

Close-up photograph of vibrant, rosy-red Red Maple seed keys (samaras) hanging in dense clusters from thin, delicate tree branches. The branches are light grey with subtle green moss dusting them, reaching horizontally across the frame. The background is a beautifully blurred, soft bokeh of moody crimson, deep red, and dark grey tones, making the bright pinkish-red seeds in the foreground dramatically pop.

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Signs of Autumn, when the #OrnamentalGrass begins to glow. Midnight Rhythm found at the link below: ava-reaves.pixels.com/collections/... #Photography #ClassicMono #ECK #AutumnReeds #BNW #SignsOfFall

A rhythmic dance of light against shadow. Each stalk is traced in brilliant silver light, standing out like a chorus of dancers against a pitch-black background.

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Walking into Autumn. Nothing beats a peaceful walk with the dog through a fresh carpet of leaves to welcome the first day of fall on the trail at Forest Hill Park in RVA. #photography #autumn #ForestHillPark #autumn #ECK #FirstDayofFall

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I miss exploring Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in RVA. Now the fall season will arrive on Tues. with cooler temps, yet I will not cross a picket line from the striking employees. I had to walk a picket line while working at AT&T, C&P, & Verizon & the benefits were worth every step. #photography

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Amazing what some take for granted while others suffer. I grew up in walking distance to Maymont & Byrd Parks, both green spaces & I still enjoy my visits to both. Kudos to Sheri for her work to create more green spaces in south RVA.

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Yolanda Caporn Art @yolandacapornart.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Green Serenity at the National Arboretum in Canberra fineartamerica.com/featured/gre... #canberra #arboretum #nature

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Yolanda Caporn Art @yolandacapornart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dramatic Streatham Beauty - A vibrant yellow canola field blooms under a dynamic sky, with patches of fluffy clouds casting shadows on the landscape. ➡️ fineartamerica.com/featured/dra... #wallart #canola #nature

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A #Golden sunrise over the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier. ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/ear... #BlueskyArtShow #Photography #sunrise #ECK #AtlanticOcean #beach

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A radiant burst of warm amber and gold for today's #BlueskyArtShow theme, #Golden I remember finding this sunflower in the garden at Chesterfield Cty's Central Library's garden #sunflower #photograpy #Flowers #bee

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Summer's Golden Greeting Rudbeckia also known as Black eyed Susan's for today's #BlueskyArtShow 's theme #Golden Bright rudbeckia yellow flowers with dark centers stand out against a soft-focus, dark background. ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/sum... #photography #nature #flowers

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's taken an entire week to dethatch, pull up crabgrass, overseed, fertilize my front & back yard. Umm, this is not living & not fun. This is the last year to do this manual labor. Albeit, I made my steps. Give me a week or 2 & I'm going to the beach to chill with my camera. #NomoreYardWork

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ahh, I remember several White House media all on the floor trying to get an image of Sunny & Bo at an event. I remember almost falling over trying to get a picture. Time to look through my files for those images.

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Suzanne @suzanneluft.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

suzanne-luft.pixels.com/featured/sea... #sealrock #oregon #pacificnorthwest #beach #rocks #photography

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Science Museum of Virginia, formally Broad Street Train Station framed in #fallfoliage fall colors. I'm not sure why all of those beautiful trees & shrubs were removed from this Richmond site. 10 more days till #AutumnColors. #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #ECK #Urbangaze

Orange maple leaves frame the Science Museum of Virginia on Broad Street in Richmond, VA.

When you see it , shoot the image, because change is inevitable. All of those shrubs and some of those trees were removed.

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today’s #BlueskyArtShow theme: #Undulating Nature’s fluid design. Capturing the smooth, wave-like rhythm and elegant curves of a calla lily as it dances against the shadows. #Photography #callalily #flowers #TeamFuji #Fuji80mm #ECK

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Visiting the World Trade Center Memorial in 2012, I sought out the name of a fellow Verizon Com Rep who lost her life at the Pentagon—a colleague who held my exact job title. New blog post avareavesimages.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-na... #NeverForget #911Memorial #Photography #Remembrance

On this 25th anniversary of September 11th, reflections hit a little closer to home. Working at Verizon in 2001, I was supposed to be in Arlington near the Pentagon on that fateful morning, but a last-minute hotel issue delayed my trip. Walking those grounds weeks later, feeling the silence of a town changed forever, is something I will never forget.

Visiting the World Trade Center Memorial in 2012, I sought out the name of a fellow Verizon Communications Representative who lost her life at the Pentagon—a colleague who held my exact job title and left behind a spouse and two children. Seeing her name etched in bronze made the loss profoundly personal.

From the quiet waters of the memorial pools adorned with single white roses to the soaring wings of the Oculus overhead, this site remains a powerful symbol of memory and resilience.

Read the full blog post and view the complete photo reflection via the link in my bio.

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm not sure why this tiger swallowtail butterfly chose to expire on my deck. So I provided him with his last days of fun. All photos shot on black acrylic. #FlyDay #Photography #ECK #TigerSwallowtailButterfly #reflection

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I was surprised to see Chef Carla Hall's name on the fruit tart at The Fresh Market in Richmond, VA. I couldn't resist this purchase to support her & my sweet tooth. #ChefCarlaHall

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The last days of summer as we move forward to autumn weather. Just one of my images now 20% off, sale ends at midnight. ava-reaves.pixels.com/featured/fla... #Photography #SundayPark #Brandermill #Sunset #RVA #ECK #Stunday #Homedecor #OrangeSun #ColorADay

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

FALL ART SALE! Enjoy 20% OFF all museum-quality canvas prints, framed wall art, & home decor on my storefront. Artist: Ava Reaves ⏰ Ends Mon, Sept 7th at midnight! Shop the Sale: ava-reaves.pixels.com #AvaReavesArt #FineArt #Photography #ArtSale #Nature #RVAPhotog #HomeDecor #WallArtSale

Bring the calming energy and serenity of nature into your home or office. For a limited time, enjoy 20% OFF all products .

Find the perfect statement piece or a thoughtful gift for someone special. Thank you for supporting independent art!

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A strawflower from my garden emerging into a starburst warm flames, for #BlueskyArtShow theme #Minimal #Flowers #Photography #Strawflower #nature #ECK

I'm not sure why the orange colored strawflowers survived in my garden, yet the pink colored ones stopped blooming.

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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm so proud of Chef Carla Hall. I remember watching her on season 5 of Top Chef. #CarlaHall #chef #Books

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