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Candace D.

@elvishtalk.bsky.social
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Author. Recovering attorney. Tennis player. I’ve eaten monkey in the Amazon jungles, slept in the ruins of Machu Picchu, capture & band migrating raptors. I’m not giving up on democracy. Good trouble. (All photos mine unless repost) #PeacefulPost #Raptor

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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Re: Trump's ballroom. Did you see this from substack? Great reporting and sounds completely logical. But SCARY! Might make a good story and guest? thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt...
thedreydossier.substack.com
Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom
When Trump announced a $300 million ballroom at the White House, something went off in my brain.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Even one lone protester can make a difference! (Butterfly effect) #NoKings Point Richmond, CA
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Even one solitary protester can make a difference- butterfly effect! Point Richmond, CA #NoKings
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Excellent!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Wonderful!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Amazing!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Morning #BlueSky! A sciencey post for #twosday. A cool looking Pipevine #butterfly #caterpillar and its #chrysalis. Such colors! #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #naturemakesthebestcolors
A Pipevine caterpillar on a tan rocky ground. The caterpillar is a dark brown with equally spaced tiny orange spikes running down both sides of its body. A bight, iridescent green, Pipevine butterfly chrysalis against a white/tanish wall.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
😍😘
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Morning #BlueSky. Something for #Sunday #Stunday! A simple #stilllife (with shadows). #PeacefulPost #stilllifephotography #flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #itsthesimplethings
Sitting on a wooden grained table is a vase, half filled with water. In this glass are 3 tulips. One is all pale red with a green stem, another is a mixture of red and white petals, and the third is mostly white with red streaks. In contrast are 2 bright yellow columbine flowers. The flowers show shadows against a gray wall.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
You too!😍
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Morning #BlueSky. Saturday? Then it’s #BlueSkyArtShow. Maybe a different take on today's theme of #shiny. Here we have an eye's shiny reflection. #PeacefulPost #macro #macrophotography #eye #reflections #aussie #australianshepherd #eyeseeyou
Close up of an Australian Shepherd's eye. The iris is pale gray/blue with a little darker, same-colored corona around a black pupil. In the center of the pupil and into a part of the iris are square reflections of something. Gray, black and tan stiff hairs surround the eye.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
😘
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
😘
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Morning #BlueSky. Just your basic confluence of #red with a bit of delicate #white thrown in. Have a great day. #PeacefulPost #flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
Close-up of a bunch of various colored red bougainvillea petals, with a few tiny white centers. Reflected off the top is sunshine, leaving the lower part of the picture in shadow.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
lol- that's perfect. Thanks for doing the heavy lifting!😁
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
lol- that will do! Now you just need to name that color...😜
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
😍 What would you call it? Salmon? Peach?
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
It’s #RoseWednesday, #BlueSky! To me, because of the shadows, this looks like a plastic #rose or a painting. But it’s real! #PeacefulPost #Bloomscrolling #nature #EastCoastKin #flower #FlowerPhotography #onlybeautifulthings #macrophotography #PhotographersofBlueSky #WestCoastKin #dailyflowers
A pale salmon colored rose on its side and facing the camera. The interior is still tight but the outer petals have started opening up. There are a couple dark green leaves in the background.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Morning #BlueSky! I'm feeling #smooth today, so here is a smooth #plant for you. Do something good for someone (even yourself) today. Enjoy! #PeacefulPost #bloomscrolling #plantphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
😍😍
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Morning #BlueSkyMonday! Sometimes the sky is really just this blue! Have a great one. #PeacefulPost #tree #treescrolling #treephotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #simplyatreeagainsttheverybluesky #justanotherweek
A very tall and large green pine tree against the deep blue sky.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Sunday #Stunday! Morning #BlueSky. I walked by this and about 10' later it registered on my brain. I had to go back and take the pic. #PeacefulPost #flower #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #macro #PhotographersUnited
A picture of a yellowish/greenish brush grass plant going to seed. It has one long leaf and is against a gray/white, very rough background of textured cement. The grass casts its shadow below and to the right.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
You started your teenage years quite early!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Cool pic!!!! 😘
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
So pretty!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Cool!!!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Another post for the #BlueSkyArtShow. This picture is actually IN the sky, making it a true #skyline for the theme! Below is the #Florida coast. (And the tip of the plane's wing for a bonus.) #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #statescape #seascape #landscape #PhotographersUnited #WestCoastKin
Looking out a plane's window down on the Florida coast, crammed full of highrises, buildings and roads. The coast butts up against the Atlantic Ocean, covered with patchy clouds. In the upper left corner is the tip of the plane's wing. In the center of the sky is the sun.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Thanks! And nice to meet you too. 😘
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Morning #BlueSky. Saturday? Then it’s #BlueSkyArtShow. Here's a classic #skyline for today's theme- #SanFrancisco with a sailboat regatta in the foreground. #PeacefulPost #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #cityscape #landscape #PhotographersUnited #WestCoastKin
The muted skyline of San Francisco is set against a dull blue sky with occasional fluffy clouds. In the foreground is the San Francisco bay, reflecting the sun in the waves. In the middle are numerous sailboats, most with colorful spinnakers sailing the waters.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
The colors on the forward are more vivid, but the reverse shows more of the actual underside! Can't decide because both good...🙃
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
lol,lol! That FACE! 😂
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Love the B&W of this!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
wow, cool! Do the females hunt for the male while incubating? Do they come back when the chicks are born? I guess I'm going to have to research Phalaropes. They are really interesting!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I'm great with raptors, only some small birds, and very little with shorebirds! In raptors, females are always larger than males (reversed sexual dimorphism). I didn't know that was also true in some non-raptor species. Thanks for the info. I'm always learning.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Morning #BlueSky. There is so much going on in this photo! My eye can't focus on one thing before it's drawn to another in #controlledchaos. #PeacefulPost #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #nature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
WOW! Looks like a painting! 🤩
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Those colors!!!! 🤗
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Awwww. Thank you both for being who you are and what you do. 😍
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Love this!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Exactly!!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Hi #BlueSky. I know they're fishing, but I always think they're just admiring themselves in the water's #reflections! (Or counting #ripples) #PeacefulPost #birds #birdsofBlueSky #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #nature #naturephotography
A white egret (heron?) stands in water but looks like it is standing on its own reflection. Ripples spread out and surround the bird in a circle. Other than the ripples, the water is smooth.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Fading beauty in humans as well!!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Yes! And all the stages in one photo. Mature is amazing!🤩
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Your food sounds really interesting. I assume in Africa? Safari? That's one continent I haven't been to and would love to.
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I backpacked thru Mexico, Central and S.America for a yr. Sometimes by myself or traveled with different people. In Peru, I met a missionary, & we went to visit her house deep in the jungle. We got there via dugout canoe, staying w/ tribes and other peoples along the way. Not tourist oriented!
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I was in the Amazon jungle with a tribe. They eat monkey for dinner. Crocodile as well (I went on a hunt with them). lol, both taste like chicken!😂
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Nice!!!!😘
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Thanks! I thought it pretty cool to see all the stages! 😘
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Thanks! 😍
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Candace D. @elvishtalk.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
21 porters!! Great for employment! Back when I did it, there were no companies or reservations. We just hiked in ourselves, carrying our own packs, (which enabled us to sleep in the ruins). Over the years, that probably got out of hand, hence the requirement of needing guides. Good thing to protect
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