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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

if I were younger, 100% I'd be climbing this to the highest point I could, just to get the full experience of all it has to offer 😊 but even from ground level, still magnificent ❤️ #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #NaturePhotography

a zoomed-out fisheye view from ground level of a (maple? big leaf) tree sprawling in every direction right to left, its upper canopy golden from the bright sun behind it

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

and a Much Less Monochrome Monday, the same dock, after the fog had cleared >^..^< #Ocean #Fog #Birds

the same dock as before, but with fog mostly cleared, and sky and the not-too-distant island hills visible behind a last sliver of fog, with gulls still perched on the dock's roof, now sunning themselves

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

a dock in fog yesterday, no filter added, was just how it was in the AM #MonochromeMonday #Fog #Ocean #Birds #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite

a black & white view of a dock jutting out into the ocean, its legs reflecting highly rippled in the water, and the background completely blanketed by fog; a line of seagulls perches on top, one on a pole towering above the others

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

no idea if original or not, but gorgeous lamp at local venue regardless #InteriorDecor #Lamp #ArtDeco #Glass #ArtGlass

a massive Art Deco style (and era?) hanging stained glass lamp, with beams radiating outward from the center alternating blues yellows & whites, and some checkerboard trimming around the edges; vaguely in the background is a blase pub with some tiny strings of christmas lights

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@AbandonedAmerica/1… I know that what I share is being stolen and abused, and it's a tragedy that certainly gives justified cause for despair. All I can do is keep sharing joy and beauty despite that. I will not let them take that away from me, I have […]

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

more from lake at sunset, some hypnotic ripples, a bit low rez since I had to zoom in quite a bit and phone camera doesn't do great with zooms, but it did give a glimpse of the magic, like an animated pastel painting, and somewhat reminiscent of Studio Ghibli's […] [Original post on meow.social]

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

an experiment with video on platform(!) standing outside my apartment parking lot talking to a relative on the phone, noticing the reflection of the clouds in my van's rear window, noticing JUST HOW MUCH IT WARPED as I moved, and realizing that the glass must be […] [Original post on meow.social]

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

the swanniest squash I've ever seen, love it or hate it (my friend HATES swans with a fiery passion) #MagicInTheMundane #Squash #Pumpkin #Swan

A curious squash found in the "mini pumpkins" bargain bin at Local Grocery Store, orange with an extremely long neck wrapped back around toward the base shaped EXACTLY like a swan's neck, reinforced by a patch of dark green on the end for eyes, and a bit of stalk resembling a beak. I honestly felt pretty bad looking at the rest of the bin; it looked like the results of hundreds of failed genetic experiments, lots of tortured Frankenstein souls.

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

a belated #SilentSunday I forgot to post last night, I didn't have the time to do a full-on hike this weekend, but I was able to get to Local Lake(tm) for a quick sunset visit, figured I might try to sprinkle a few #Sunset s into the evenings, seems like an […] [Original post on meow.social]

a lake at not-quite-horizon sunset, the sun behind the clouds still soft gold, not yet the pink/orange of low horizon, framed by the silhouette of some surrounding leafy foliage from overhanging trees

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

love the way it nearly seamlessly blends into its surroundings (by design) #FootpathFriday #Bridge #NaturePhotography #Hiking #PNW

A somewhat cluttered view (as there was no one 'perfect' angle to capture the intent) of a short, maybe 15 feet long or so, stone bridge running over a creek filled with moss-covered stones, hiding behind some bushy trees, and blending in remarkably well with the shape & color of the boulders behind it. This bridge will be completely buried in ten feet of snow three months from now, and has been documented in that state before, but for now, it's here, comfortably adapted to its environment.

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

#MagicInTheMundane #Pattern #Patterns

$a plain ol' boring plastic water bottle sitting on a wooden post in someone's back yard trailer, but if you zoom in to full resolution, the lower half is filled with flowing curves of the bottle's shape that refract and warp the image of the surrounding scene, with a few tiny air bubbles, while the top portion is coated on the inside with condensation in a pattern that resembles frost$

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

my second favorite coworker after Charlie the Crow. I wasn't sure what to name him, so I solicited the advice of a friend who wisely suggested "Boney Tony" X3 #Skeleton

a side sneak peek into a hospital room with the lights off and only lit from the outside hall, with a plastic study skeleton hanging from a metal holder, smiling at you

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

some neat looking power lines in my neighborhood, that made the five mile walk from where I dropped my car off at the repair shop to home, worth the walk instead of ubering #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #Cityscape #Silhouette

a close-up of some berries in near silhouette, with some out-of-focus overhead power lines in the background on a cloudy day

a gray & cloud-filled sky interrupted by a metal spear running through the scene left to right, absolutely bristling with stop lights pointing in every direction

a single telephone pole serving as a somewhat central hub for dozens of lines running every which way from it, beneath a cloudy sky with the slightest hint of sunset near the bottom

a straight-overhead view of some horizontal power lines, including some sort of attachment whose specific function someone who knows more about these things than I do can probably immediately articulate, but that to a layman resembles a hockey mask, Jason Voorhees style

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Lone Pine (which I just realized is the name of a town not far off from where I grew up, but that's not where this is) #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #SIlhouette #Hiking #Mountains #PNW

a vast expansive cloudy blue sky serves as the backdrop for the silhouette of a distinctively-shaped single alpine tree, some high branches jagged and scraped clean by melting glacier, others with a few leaves still clinging, but an ideal spot for bird nesting (though not right now, as near as I can tell)

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

an unexpected ecosystem, or maybe an urban whale fall, or maybe my morbid fascination with even garbage leads to #MagicInTheMundane moments not shared by many, but still equally intriguing to me as the nature scenes #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #Garbage #Snails

A close-up of a discarded plastic Haggen's Deli Sandwich box on the street. The half-eaten sandwich is vaguely visible inside, and while likely in a state of rot, is thankfully obscured by the condensation on the inside of the lid. The predictable scouting crew of exploratory ants has made their appearance, but (most interestingly to me) a SNAIL on the outside as well!

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

view from my apartment door (with buildings conveniently cropped out) #SilentSunday

a series of decorative residential-type trees showing off their fall turning colors, the left one with greens reds & yellows; the most distant middle tree is masked by a thin layer of fog that's illuminated gold by the morning sun

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

late night posting, it's not a murder without probable caws #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Crow #PNW

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Slime Tutorial #FungiFriday #Fungi #SlimeMold #NaturePhotography #PNW

$A closeup of a bit of tree bark, on which sits a large blob of clear jelly-like slime, which warps and refracts the views of the pine needles on & around it like a funhouse mirror. World's Biggest Booger.$

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

my dad was always a fan, even bought a history book of these with a forward by Stephen King, seeing this cheap plaster version even in someone's front yard on the walk home the other day, still made me smile. #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #Garden #Gargoyles #Decor

a cheap plaster replica of one of the classic Victorian stone gargoyles, with confident eyes, cherubic hair, an ornamental doorknocker-looking mouth, all tucked away in a mostly barren garden with a few late-fall succulents

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I'm very glad I overheard a lady who works for the parks, telling some Florida tourists that all the berries on the mountain were 100% edible :-D very tiny, but always fun to forage anything wild, and mountainberries added to the experience list! #Hiking #PNW #Mountains

a hand holding a cluster of a dozen or so tiny blueberries, some dark purple, a few more bright pastel blue with visible fingerprint impressions

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

a few days ago a mountain-themed account posted a recent trip to Artist Point, hell of a coincidence, that was exactly where I was over the weekend(!) small world! I always found a view of the parking lot amusing, a stark contrast between the natural and […] [Original post on meow.social]

a sprawling large oval parking lot, brimming with both cars and people, at a summit surrounded on all sides by alpine mountain, and a glacier atop (I believe) Mt Shuksan in the distance

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

I'm pretty sure he just wanted me to leaf him alone >_> just let him enjoy a quiet day #Bugs #Bugstodon #Beetle #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #Fern

a bug (beetle?) of some variety with a green & black patten on its back, perched semi-camouflaged on the edge of a fern leaf, with a shadow cast over the lower edge from my phone as I got up in his business for a close-up

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

ART. what we do. not to try to chase accolades, or clout, but just to try to *create*, as an act of defiance against those who try to *destroy*. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Art #Metal #Metalworking #PNW

a portion of a metallic lettered sign read backwards that says "ART" from this side, with blurry start of a nature trail in the background (for context it said TRAIL from the front).

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mel @daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

I saw two different bindings, one more natural than the other, a short distance from each other, and my brain couldn't help make a visual connection 😅 #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Logging #NaturePhotography #PNW

a long-dead and crumbling tree trunk, wrapped tightly with steel cables from a logging operation probably approaching a century ago

a long-dead and crumbling tree trunk wrapped somewhat more loosely from one single thick (live) tree root running across it

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