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Gale Wright

@gmcwright.bsky.social

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INFJ, family historian, tree worshiper, art lover, sometimes art doer, sewist, gardener for the animals and insects, hopeful and stubborn!

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Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sunlight #Sunshine #LetchworthStatePark #HikingTrail

A view of a hiking trail in Letchworth State Park in Western New York. There are two ways to go. On the left is a smooth path lined with fallen leaves. On the right is a path lined with shiny, gray, flat rockery. This path is uneven and rugged. The paths are somewhat closed in on by a low rock wall on the left and a steep, eroded slope. And then the trees form a lacy dome above the whole scene. The leaves are green and yellow. The sunlight comes through very strongly near the top of the picture.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow #Clouds #ClaireDeLune #Moonlight #Blue #PineTrees

Above a row of four pine trees, in silhouette, glows a full moon. It's bright white with pale yellow highlighted clouds like a halo around it. The rest of the clouds are shades of blue. Most of those clouds are medium blue and puffy, alternating with deeper blue and smoother clouds. The trees are black.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow #Clouds #Sky #Golden

Ninety-nine percent of this photo is a solid cloud bank in varying shades of gold, orange, and gray. The textures include ripples and waves.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow #Cold #Icicles #BackDoorAwning #Freeze #Thaw #Winter #Trees

The top half of this picture is a chunk of ice hanging off the eave above my back door. The ice ranges from dark gray in color to a paler gray and is fringed by mostly clear icicles. Peeking out from beneath this frozen formation is a view of bare deciduous trees and some large pine trees on the bottom edge of the picture. The sky shows from behind the trees and is completely covered by pale gray clouds.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #Yarn #Knitting #Bold #Rainbow #MultiColor #Hobby #Variegated

I've taken up knitting again for the first time in about 50 years. This is a close-up picture of some knitting done in the garter stitch. I just kept using Purl stich for all rows, and this is the result. This variegated rainbow yarn satisfies my eyes, and the texture of the yarn was very pleasing to work with. It's kind of spongy.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The setting sun was so beautiful this evening. The light coming in through the windows of my house was a warm pink color, and I just had to see the source. I was not disappointed. #PinkSky #PurpleSky #BareBranches #December #Dusk

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

#FavoriteThings #BlueSkyArtShow #OldenDays #1950s #Letters #Sepia #OneSadSoldier I love old letters and pictures, which go with my #FavoriteHobby of genealogy.

Closeup picture of a bundle of letters to a soldier in 1958. The letters are tied together with a gold color cord. The edge of a black and white photo, labeled Guss, peeks from the top of the bundle. The postmark is from Brookings, S. Dak. and the letter is going to Fort Walters, Texas.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I dug out an old watercolor I did in a class. It is my first attempt at painting a peony. It didn't come out all that great at all. So the other day, I added the lines with a fine tip, Sharpie, and now it has become something more than the sum of its parts.

Abstract watercolor painting of a peony. The orientation is horizontal and is of the top half of the blossom. Various shades of pink and red comprise the petals. Peeking out from behind the pink area are two leaves in various shades of green. The left edge and most of the top edge is pale gray and pale yellow. The entire painting is highlighted in squiggly black lines around the various colors, shades, and shapes. It reminds me of a topographical map.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #CountryRoad #Clouds #Sunset #Purple

This picture was taken out in the country towards dusk. On the left, two wild cherry tree trunks and a few leafy, lower limbs can be seen. Behind the trees stands the west side of a small, red brick building with a pitched roof. The ground is covered in tall clumps of wildflowers that are well past peak. At the horizon lay a thick bank of purple and pinkish clouds. The sky above is pale blue with a band of pale yellow where sky meets cloud.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Christmas #Cat #Glow #ChristmasTree #Lights #Cozy #Love #Wonder

On the left sits an orange tabby cat. He is gazing at a small, artificial Christmas tree with shiny decorations and warm glowing colored lights.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small #ForestFloor #Autumn #Galvanized #Trash

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small #StillLife #ForestFloor #Green #Orange #Brown #LeavesAreSmall

Close-up view of three leaves lying on top of each other on the forest floor. Small, green, apple tree leaf atop a bigger orange-speckled maple leaf, and both lie on a larger, brown cottonwood leaf. The leaves are damp and are surrounded by green grass and various other autumn leaves.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Bright #BrightLights #BrightPink #BluesBand #GreenHouseVenue #TracyBsBrewery

Inside of a Quonset Hut shaped greenhouse. In the very center, in the distance, plays a blues band trio. The lights are mostly shocking pink, which is reflected in the arches supporting the plastic enclosure. It looks and feels like you're in a tunnel. The audience is seated around tables placed on either side of a gray aisle. Listeners are dressed in flannel and puffy vests for the damp fall weather just outside the venue.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening #AirShow #Sky #Orange #ShockingPink #Purple #Black #WaitingForTheAirplanes

This evening sky is orange at the top of the picture. Horizontally, through the center of the picture, run deep purple and shocking pink streaks of clouds. Across the very bottom are treetops in silhouette, black against the vibrant sky.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening #Eagles #Zoo #Caged #Dignified

One evening at the zoo, I captured these two eagles perched on a tree stump and tree limb behind the fencing of their enclosure. The sky behind them is pale purple. The eagle on the left is perched higher than the eagle on the right. They have maintained their dignity in these less than ideal circumstances.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening #Purple #Orange #Clouds #Silhouette #RoofLine #Sunset

The sun was setting behind my house. It made the clouds look pale orange, and the sky periwinkle blue. The trees on the left side of the picture look black, as does the first and second floor roofs of the house in the lower right-hand corner.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening #HandmadePaper #DancerInEveningGown #AbstractArt

This is a piece of handmade paper art I learned to make recently. It is abstract and very colorful. The dominant color is deep yellow. Small pieces of paper scraps are distributed in a whirling design that reminds me of a woman dancing in a long evening gown. The colors of the scraps are purple, orange, navy blue, pale blue, pink, green, and red.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn #MapleLeaves #LongShadows #Fall #Reds #ForestFloor

The entire photo is of autumn leaves on the forest floor. Some are red, and some are flipped over, revealing a pale pink backside. There are alternating bands of bright and shadow running vertically. Two of the shadows are my legs.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical #MilkweedSeeds #MilkweedSilk #Stem #BlowinInTheWind #Autumn #Fall

I took this picture in my wildflower garden this week. It shows a milkweed pod, dried out, and bursting open with silk and seeds ready to be taken by the wind. The background is blurred and dried out goldenrod with areas of yellow, green, and brown. Just to the right of the white silk fibers is a skinny, vertical stem, light brown, and dried out as well.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #ChineseLanterns #Zoomagination #Lotus #Butterfly #Yellow #Orange #Green #Blue #Purple #Red #ROYGBIV #WaterLilies #BuffaloZoo

Chinese light show on display after dark at the Buffalo Zoo. Against the mostly black background is a diagonal row of silk-covered wire shapes lit from within. Water lilies and butterflies make up this particular arrangement. All the colors of the rainbow are present in the wings, petals, and leaves.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #Autumn #Fall #Maple #IntoTheWoods

A row of maple trees growing on a slope. At the bottom, the leaf covered ground is a narrow strip. The tree trunks lean in toward each other. The leaves are shades of red, orange, and yellow. On the right, some of the leaves are still green. The Robin's Egg Blue sky shows through the trees. A few white clouds are scattered here and there behind the trees.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

#Harvest #Tomatoes #SuperSweet100

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Few things help me #Relax more than a forest. #BlueSkyArtShow

This is a forest scene. The tall, dark maple tree trunks reach out to the sky, their crowns beyond sight out of the frame. Through the trees, light yellowish green leaves from smaller trees and brush is visible along the bottom of the frame. Atop that is the whitish glow from a setting sun. Nearly three quarters of the picture shows the bright green of leaves that haven't yet started turning their autumn colors. And behind all that peeks some patches of blue sky and clouds.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #CherokeeNorthCarolina #TheMainRoad #ShopLocal #AncientMountains

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #Window #Curtains #Light

A pair of windows with shades drawn and sheer drapes beneath a zigzag window topper. The view is at an angle, and the light from the windows is yellowish. Everything else is in shadow, and it is hard to distinguish colors and details with any kind of certainty.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Home #PaintedTurtle #MobileHome #SharingMyHomeWithThisNewFriend

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Shiny #Glitter #Sequins #Floating

Closeup of glitter and sequins floating in clear water and glycerin. The top two-thirds of the picture shows mainly green glitter against a light brown background. The bottom third of the picture shows a thicker concentration of glitter and sequins in blue, green, red, and pink colors. Strewn throughout are white specs shining off of the glitter.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Shiny #Iridescent #GlassBlockWindow #Clear #Blues

This picture shows a portion of a glass block window. One block is iridescent with blues, greens, and purple shining through. The other blocks have light and dark areas swirling through the glass. The window sill and the grout between the blocks is rough-looking and light terra cotta in color.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Pieces #Debris #FrenchBroadRiver #Helene #AshevilleNC

I took this picture in November 2024 in Asheville, NC. I'm standing on the shoulder of one of the roads that goes alongside the French Broad River. Starting at upper left, a concrete bridge covered in graffiti stretches to the other river bank. Narrow archways under the bridge are clogged with massive amounts of debris from Hurricane Helene. Lots of smashed pieces of wood, plastic, outdoor furniture, as well as tires and all kinds of miscellaneous trash float on the water with no where else to go. It all waits for human intervention in order to be disposed of properly.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Jagged #Reflection #Pond #FirTrees #Contrast #Mirror

A dense row of dark green fir trees of varying sizes bordering a very still and glassy pond. The pond perfectly reflects the pale blue sky and the jagged row of trees. At the bottom of the picture grows bright green grasses and weeds.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Just met my first green #Lacewing hanging out on this pretty-in-pink #Zinnia

Closeup picture of a zinnia blossom that nearly fills the frame. The petals are varying shades of pale pink. The center is darker pink and kind of hairy looking. Surrounding the center are tiny pale green petals still unfurled and deep yellow strands interspersed. Near the top of the blossom is a green lacewing insect in a vertical position. The very top of the picture captures the bright green leaves of the zinnia.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Gratitude #SquashBlossom #ButternutSquash #ThankYouForTheFood

Close-up view of a wide open squash blossom. The flower is a warm and bright yellow. It nearly fills the entire frame. Center-left in the picture is the orange and yellow stamens of the flower. In the upper and lower right-hand corners, the bright green leaf shows itself from behind the blossom.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

#Phlox with every possible configuration of closed and opened buds

Close-up of a deep pink phlox blossom. Some of the buds are still closed, so they are tiny and striped. The background is bright green leaves.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Alternating #Zinnia #LovesMeLovesMeNot #UnderOver

Close-up of a white zinnia blossom in a container with other plants and a small American flag visible on the bottom left and under the flower.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Teasel patch growing in a utility right-of-way and looking especially fancy last evening

In the light of a summer evening, there grows a large patch of teasel in bloom. In the center of the picture, a closeup view of one of them shows two bands of tiny purple blossoms. The blue sky is lit by the setting sun. In the background, two utility poles stand on the right, and hundreds of other teasels surround the nearest one in the center.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

A section of the stream that runs under Campbell's Covered Bridge in South Carolina. This picture was intended for #BlueSkyArtShow #Smooth, but my weekend got away from me....

Top half of picture shows a bright green forest of young trees. A partly cloudy blue sky shows through the trees. The bottom half of the picture shows a very calm and shallow stream with red clay bank on the left. A slim tree curves out of the right bank and is reflected perfectly in the glassy water below it.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I live in a really red little town in Western New York, so it was heartening to see these protesters making some good trouble today.

View from across Main Street of a few dozen protesters standing on the sidewalk in front of our red brick City Hall. Some signs have the LGBTQ+ rainbow, some say Hands Off, and others are against #47.

A view from across Main St of the rest of the protesters making good trouble in front of our city hall. They are standing at the edge of the sidewalk holding hand-lettered signs against the current regime.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #TableRockStatePark #SouthCarolina #RoadTrip #Mist #Mountain #Ancient #Legend

Bottom half of the picture shows the vibrant green of summertime trees. Above the trees is a partial view of Table Rock Mountain. The mountain top is hidden in the low grayish clouds.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

#SummerDaze #BlueSkyArtShow #TableRockStatePark #SouthCarolina #RoadTrip #Legend #Ancient

A cloudy, misty day at Table Rock State Park. Charcoal gray road fills the bottom left corner of the picture on the diagonal. The shoulder of the road is terra cotta red soil. Lush green shrubbery lines the shoulder of the road. Two women stand at the road edge reading the historical signage and looking at the mountains that reach into the clouds. The sky is mostly cloudy with bits of blue peeking through.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #OrangeCat #Window #PaintMe

My orange cat, Sunny, is laying in the window sill with his claws hooked into the screen. He is posing and looking at the camera in a seductive way. Sheer curtain with wide lace at the hem partially covers the window and cat. Through the screen, you can see a tree trunk on the left and shrubbery fully leafed out.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sideways #MapleTree #ReachingForTheSun

Landscape with massive maple limb growing nearly parallel with the ground. Its lush green leaves nearly block the pale blue sky. The field at the bottom of the picture is lined with distant green trees. Then there is a yellow stripe of long grass gone to seed. Lastly, some dark green grass in the shadow of the maple limb.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sideways #EveningPrimrose #DayAfter #NotAWeed

Center of picture features an Evening Primrose plant. Tall, with pointy, dark green leaves, and one yellow flower that is closed up and looking like a megaphone. In the background is greenery from a rose bush and the green lawn with a blurry bench on the other side of the yard.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #GetOutside #TurksCapLily #Lily #Pollenation #PhoneCamera

Close-up of a Turk's Cap Lily blossom fully open. The background shows the gray bark of an old maple tree and a blurry patch of wild daisies and greenery. The blossom droops downward from a very thin green stem. It is an orangey-red color on the outside of the petals. The inside shows dark spots and a bit of yellow. The sepals reach outward toward the ground and are easy for pollinators to access.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

There is a giant Tulip Tree in the Old Batavia Cemetery, and the lower limbs are bent toward the ground, so you can actually touch the blossoms. I planted a baby Tulip Tree in our yard, and it might never blossom in my lifetime, so this was a real treat for me....

Tulip tree blossom in a cemetery. The colors are vivid yellows and orange. In the background, green leaves and grass surround three old headstones.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Narrow #WaterStreetMusicHall #BackStage #StageHands #BreathOfFreshAir#BetweenActs #RochesterNewYork #ThemeNarrow #PhoneCamera #Android

An exit backstage at Water Street Music Hall. A narrow view of the paved area behind the venue with evening light spilling through. Partially blocked by a black drape on the left. Shabby brickwork can be seen on the right side of the doorway. In the foreground, left is an orange painted wooden handrail to the stage and a lone cymbal reflecting vibrant pink. On the right is a black Amp, the edge of which is reflecting purple stage lighting. At the doorway is a wooden box painted yellow on one side that is the perfect height to sit on and get some fresh air.

Two men, stagehands, getting fresh air through a narrow doorway backstage at Water Street Music Hall. The man on the left is sitting on a wooden box and wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. The man on the right is standing between the wooden box and a stack of amps. He is wearing a black t-shirt and black jeans. Both men have beards and are looking out the doorway. In the foreground is a lone cymbal on the left and reflecting vibrant pink light from the stage. An orange-painted wooden handrail shows just above the cymbal.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Joy #Pride #OldArchitecture #Rainbow #Happiness #Summer

View of an alley between two old brick buildings. The sky is deep blue and clear. On the left are double-hung windows, a few on each of the three stories. The buildings are connected by an enclosed green-painted walking bridge. The entry into the alley is topped by a sign that says Jackson Square. The sign is trimmed along the bottom edge by black-painted piano keys and musical notes. At head level is an arbor of multi-colored balloons indicating the Pride Festival going on inside the alleyway.

This view of an alley between two old brick buildings is looking toward the right. The building is partially covered by green ivy, trimmed so as not to block the windows. In the upper right corner of the picture is an arched window topped by ornate terra cotta trim. To enter, you pass under an arbor of multi-colored balloons and a wooden sign near the top that says Jackson Square. At the very bottom left is a couple of people entering the Pride Festival.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

#NortheasternNativeColumbine #Columbine #Red #Yellow #Green It's challenging to find native plants and seeds. But that is my long-term goal for our property. It makes the insects sooooo happy and productive. And me too....

Close-up view of a red and yellow columbine blossom. The petals are in sharp focus while the leafy green background is in soft focus.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Old roses at their most beautiful #Roses #RainIsGood #Pink #Green #Bloom

View of roses spilling into the sun. The color of the petals is a shocking pink that contrasts beautifully with the greens of the leaves and stems. In the background is a brown window sill and ivory-colored shingles

In the foreground is a fully opened pink rose. Darker pink rosebuds can be seen mixed in behind it with the dark green leaves of the rose bush. The roses lean against the ivory-colored shingles of a house.

Gale Wright @gmcwright.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #Poppy #Orange #CellPhoneCamera

Close-up view of a poppy blossom. Nearly 2/3 of the frame is taken up by the deep orange petals. The center of the bloom is a dusty purple color. The final third of the frame is bright green leaves of weeds.