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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Heartbroken to have lost Ghyll today. 9 years wasn’t long enough but we packed such a lot into those years together. RIP little man, you’ve left a huge hole in our family. #dogsofbluesky #bordercollie

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My girl Nessa and her pals at the beach this morning. Credit to Willie getting all five sitting still for the photo.

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Miniature bird 49 - Northern Lapwing

A white bird with a black curl head tuft and dark wings with a rainbow sheen

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Miniature birds 40 - Atlantic Puffin

A black sea bird with a white head and belly and a large curved orange and blue beak and orange feet

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Kaii Higashiyama (Japanese, 1908–1999) "Sign of Spring", 1988. Woodcut , 30.6 × 42.2 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This harlequin beetle is probably the most amusing example of me having spent hours drawing detail that's barely perceptible in the final image. I need help.

A zoomed-in image showing a series of black holes with orange and yellow markings comprised of a large number of individual hairs. (I think they're hairs, rather than scales).

A slightly zoomed out view, showing now that he's markings reside on a fancy patterned elytra.

A more zoomed out shot, now showing the beetle's head, thorax and parts of its ridiculously long forelegs and antennae.

The full drawing - a harlequin beetle with gigantic forelegs and antennae.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Great to see a pair of red kites very close to home today. First time I’ve seen them in this area and hoping they’re here to stay.

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Yuki Maehara Art 🇯🇵 @yukimaeharaart.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I am a Japanese artist who loves the sky. Do you love the sky?

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Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels @scotsquirrels.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Here’s what our sightings map looks like so far for 2026! We’d love to cover as much of Scotland as possible, so keep an eye out for both red and grey squirrels if you live in or visit one of the gaps. Submit your squirrel sightings here: buff.ly/k6ANjgX

A map of Scotland with red and grey dots representing squirrel sightings.

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

European goldfinch Watercolour on silk mounted on paper, 84 × 118 mm. Referenced from a photograph by Paul Fisher.

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Richard Nicholls @richardnicholls.net · 23/01/2026

A quiet message for anyone struggling today.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Dreich (6) Scottish for bleak, dull, damp weather.

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 13/01/2026

There’s the three. Snow in January on a Calderdale little farm. Lots went wrong but lots went right and I’m happy. That’s all the snow pics now until it returns.

Three watercolour landscape paintings of snow in the Pennine Hills

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

My girl Nessa is 4 today. Wouldn’t get out for half as many walks to enjoy nature without the company of her and my other dogs. #bordercollie #dogsofbluesky

Black and white border collie looking straight at the viewer with deep brown eyes. The ear on the right is tipped whilst the one on the left is dropped. The background is a mix of autumn undergrowth in shades of brown and green.

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武政諒 Ryo Takemasa @ryotakemasa.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Mount Fuji Covered in Snow (2021) Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Pictures that explain things. Trees in Winter (back endpapers) Artist: SR Badmin, 1963

12 common British trees shown with their winter silhouette to facilitate identification

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 01/01/2026

#artAdventCalendar 2025 had 630 participants who posted over 8500 images over 24 days with 97% AltText usage. That's remarkable when the average use here is in the low to mid 20%. Be better, be kind & be inclusive. Go to settings>accessibility>require alttext.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Another first for me aka another dog walk bonus. Hair Ice in the local woods today. Apparently a fungus, Exidiopsis Effusa causes it on rotting broadleaved wood in certain conditions. #hairice #exidiopsiseffusa #fungus #fifewoods

A dead branch against a background of dead leaves. The branch has white ice formed along it that looks like hair or candy floss.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Thanks for hosting it again Jay, great event to take part in.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day24 I started with a drawing of my dog Obi and I’m going to finish with another drawing of him when he was about 6 months old. ‘Attention Seeker’ Charcoal. #bordercollie #charcoaldrawing #traditionalart #canineart #dogsofbluesky #blackandwhitedrawing

A young border collie lying in the snow looking up at his owner. He’s looking straight at the viewer. He is traditionally marked with white fur around his black nose, a narrow white blaze up to his forehead, a white ruff of fur and a white chest. He has a lovely ‘soft’ expression.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 24/12/2025

This piece was in our main library in 2015 for a couple of months & a woman told me she would stop by on her lunch break & just sit & look at it almost daily because it gave her some peace. Few better compliments. Shore 55×40 140×101cm Oil on Canvas 2015 #ArtAdventCalendar

Abstract landscape: wavy dark blue clouds with a late sunset over a lake with small beach, Full moon in upper right

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Kerrie Ann Gardner @kerriedoodles.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Day twenty-three of #ArtAdventCalendar Here is a coloured pencil drawing of a mountain hare in the snow.

A coloured pencil drawing of a mountain hare in snow. Drawn on warm grey paper. There are snowflakes falling, and the hare is in the bottom right of the image, hunkered down.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23 Another old one. A watercolour of a snow covered tree trunk. An unusual viewpoint, I liked the close up snow, moss and bark on the main trunk snaking up against the distant trees and sky. #watercolour #watercolourpainting #traditionalart #sciart #treeart #tree

An old tree trunk covered with moss and snow snaking up through the picture. The foreground trunk is in strong colours against a pale blue grey sky and distant trees.

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Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

This is probably my favorite artwork from last year. An older piece, but still one I'm particular fond of. #sciart #wildlife #mammals #primates #apes #orangutans

Illustration of a forest with a sequence of drawings of an orangutan climbing on trees

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Thank you Helen. I used to see lots about the fields where we used to live and miss seeing them so regularly now. That distinctive song still stands out when one’s about though.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 22 Another day, another dog. This time a black German Shepherd called Echo, drawn in coloured pencil. #canineart #germanshepherd #colouredpencilart #drawing #traditionalart

A head and shoulders portrait of a black German shepherd dog drawn in coloured pencil. Although virtually everything is in shades of black and grey, the dog’s eyes are grey green, there is a hint of pink to the insides of the dogs large, pricked ears and she is wearing a bright orange collar. She is looking straight at the viewer as if waiting for your next command.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day20 Rhea and Kona Two blue merle border collies in coloured pencil. Mother and daughter, also mother and sister to my own boy Obi. Just finished this week. #canineartist #colouredpencil #colouredpencilart #traditionalart #drawing

A coloured pencil drawing of two blue merle border collies. Their coat is a mottled grey colour due to the merle gene. Rhea at the back left has pricked ears and deep brown eyes. Kona, her daughter, at the front right has dropped ears and pale grey/green eyes.

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Carol Stewart @cazell.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We did put a roosting pocket up in the woodshed in the spring and something did nest in it. Whatever did must have been very small so we’re hopeful it was a wren that we just haven’t seen yet!

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