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john mαtthєw

@jdubqca.bsky.social
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a shadow of my former self #poetry #cycling #iphotos check out my story: shorturl.at/pUOTN poetry collections: rb.gy/1bqdjd 📌 eastern #iowa INFP ♏ ♒️ ♑️ Joined October 2023

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𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 @standingmountain.bsky.social · 7h
𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚝, 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚋𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖. 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍, 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚙𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚑𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚜. #GraspingTruth #Philosophos
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Raven @ravenbranhard.bsky.social · 15h
among the lavender a bee becomes part of the silence #DailyHaikuPrompt #Bee #Haiku #Haiga #Poetry #ECK #Nature #Photography my 📷
A bumblebee clings to purple lavender blossoms, feeding among the flowers against a softly blurred green background.
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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 20h
east or west the same elegance in autumn winds #haiku poems of Matsuo Basho between 1684-1688 translator: Jane Reichhold #micropoetry
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Rachel @vignettes.bsky.social · 16h
spent petals curl inward as autumn forgets their names #monoku #micropoetry
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john mαtthєw @jdubqca.bsky.social · 4h
jdubqca.com/2018/09/30/l... LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL #poetry <Sep-2018>
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like a bat out of hell
there was no dalliance it was all a dream how it seemed so real by the time I woke up I felt guilty as sin you two are thick as thieves the warden said in that movie or was it a Stephen King short …
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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and autumn was awakened.” ― Raquel Franco
Trees of different colors with their reflections in water.
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günni @n4chtsonn3.bsky.social · 19h
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Mood in the Hood @moodinthehood.bsky.social · 10h
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s/w-Aufnahme einer Krähe, die gerade von einem runden Verkehrsschild losfliegt. Im Hintergrund ein massiver Bunker und bewölkter Himmel.
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Nicole @nb23.bsky.social · 9h
#waterfallwednesday
a view of the New Croton Dam spillway showing white water cascading down a rocky gorge next to a curved masonry dam, trees atop a rocky cliff on the left and in the background
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Amalia D @amvrpic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ein verblühtes Pflanzenherz im goldenen 'Restlicht' #FotoVorschlag A faded plant heart in the golden remaining light 🌿🧡 #ShowHeart #EastCoastKin #ECK
Silhouette einer verblühten Wildblume auf einer Wiese, deren flauschige Samenkapseln im Gegenlicht der tiefstehenden Abendsonne die Form eines Herzens bilden. Die warmen, goldenen Sonnenstrahlen bringen die Konturen der Pflanze vor einem stimmungsvoll orangefarbenen Himmel intensiv zum Leuchten.
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john mαtthєw @jdubqca.bsky.social · 10h
after a brief reprieve the damn rain is back in play 🤨
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Sonnenschein @lyphshro.bsky.social · 14h
Der Herbst küsste die Erde, und plötzlich fühlte sich alles wie zu Hause an. Aurelia Leafsong
Das Foto zeigt eine Gruppe weißer Herbst-Alpenveilchen mit spitzen Blütenblättern zwischen grünen Blättern und Gräsern.
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RRose @dawphin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#galway
Memory of the mermaid.
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elly from earth -- Elly Nobbs @pleides.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
all summer she'd sit, slowly munch the peanut -- today she grabs it, buries it, grabs the next one and so on -- winter's coming #tanka #squirrelstory 🐿️ #poem
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#StreetArt
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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Warm sunshine in Priory Park this morning, as the gardens start to recover from the summer droughts 🔔 ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖 A little rain overnight has freshened things up, and it still feels like summer once any mist has cleared 🌼 🌫️ 🐪 🍨 A most enjoyable autumn so far - have a nice Tuesday evening 😇 ⚖️ 🍀 🕊️
Prittlewell Priory in Southend this morning 🇬🇧
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yabusame’ mounted archery, an old warrior tradition in Japan
Frozen in mid-gallop against a soft blur of dust and greenery, a Yabusame archer rises with fluid grace from the saddle of a white charger, drawing a towering asymmetrical longbow (yumi) with absolute focus. Clad in traditional Kamakura-period hunting attire (hitatare) patterned in vibrant emerald green and gold brocade, the marksman wears spotted deer-hide chaps (mukabaki) and a wide, black-rimmed hat (igasa) secured beneath the chin. A blunt, turnip-headed wooden arrow (kabura-ya) rests aligned with his steady gaze, held at full draw as horse and rider thunder down the course. The contrast between the muscular power of the white horse, the crisp geometric line of the drawn string, and the fluttering patterned sleeves creates a high-stakes sensory moment: the thundering beat of hooves, the rushing wind, and the held breath before the release.
abusame (流鏑馬) is an ancient Japanese ritual of mounted archery dating back to the late Heian and early Kamakura periods (12th century), codified under Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo to cultivate samurai discipline, mental focus, and spiritual devotion. Performed as a sacred rite at Shinto shrines, the archer must shoot three wooden targets in rapid succession while galloping down a narrow, two-hundred-meter track. The arrow's bulbous wooden tip—known as a whistle-arrow—produces a high-pitched hum as it cuts through the air, signaling a prayer for peace and driving away evil spirits. The creation of the archer's specialized gear, from the laminated bamboo bow and eagle-feather arrows to hand-woven silk brocades and custom leatherwork, represents a living continuum of monozukuri (artisanal mastery and material craft), where feudal military tradition is preserved as sacred performance art.
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Photography Mirela Momanu, Bucharest, Romania.
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Lady-Rain @lady-rain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Do not lose the part of you that still believes… #Photography #ArtInNature #BloomOnPurpose #Art #Nature
A delicate Sea fig bloom reminding the world that small hopes can still become beautiful things.
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David M Rubin @six18sfoundry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everything but earth, wind and fire. Ok maybe some wind
Looking in a canal and seeing everything. Trees, sky, cloud, water , buildings
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Catherine Baker @catbake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
here in your mind’s eye the gold shoulder of the moon behind the houses
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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
taut spider silk— a silver telephone line between two rose bushes exchanging morning greetings
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𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 @standingmountain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚌 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜. —𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚞𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎. 𝙾𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐-- 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚢𝚎. 𝙼𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚎⋆ #Philosophos
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john mαtthєw @jdubqca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
jdubqca.com/2022/09/29/a... ANGEL AS A SONGBIRD #poetry <Sep-2022>
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angel as a songbird
I’m not going to rhyme I swear I won’t even though this poem is about a songbird there are seven of them [actually] inside the bush swapping silly stories thriving on higher vibes a single gust of …
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saintmaker.bsky.social @saintmaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Cotton” Near Winters, TX #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMachinery #ECK
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Antymon (SB) @antymon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Warsaw, Poland #photography #warsaw #city #warszawa #poland #urbanism #art #urbanphotography #dog #bone #tagtuesday #urbangaze #shootgr #ricohgr #dream #hood #streetphotography #streetart #graffiti #urban #artistsofbluesky #eastcoastkin #photooftheday #wall @bskyphotos.bsky.social
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a3minutewonder.bsky.social @a3minutewonder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#tidesoutTuesday #urbangaze East India Dock Basin.
The lock was the largest in the Port of London.
The London O2 in the background.
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Willy @willybs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nog een mooie #Fleurop Ik hou wel van Roze 🩷🩷 @ernaa-tweetje.bsky.social 📸 Frans roosje of Alpen roosje
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peparinfante.bsky.social @peparinfante.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#originalphoto #photography #urbanphotography #arquitecture #streetphoto #streetphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephoto #blackandwhitephoto #nikonphotography
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peparinfante.bsky.social @peparinfante.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#originalphoto #photography #beauty #naturephotography #naturephoto #nature #seascape #seascapephoto #seascapephotography #nikonphotography
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pm gibbs @pmgibbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
fish leaping splashing fetch the string & pole clump of worms, grubs too afternoon is won
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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 29/09/2026
Derelict machinery is so enticing. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMachinery #ColorADay #BlueTue #photography #abandoned
An old diesel generator, painted blue with rust showing through. Levers, dials, switches and other widgets abound.
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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good morning🕊️ Waking to the gentle rhythm of rain has caused such a feeling of happiness, realizing just how deeply I've missed it. I'm heading to the woods to breathe in the sweet smell of petrichor & listen to the forest exhale a grateful sigh Wishing you a peaceful day #photography #nature
Looking into the forest from a mossy fallen tree. Autumn is evident in this photo with leaves turning rapidly with the season. Rusty maple leaves are strewn along the dirt path keeping the fallen sticks company on the forest floor. A tiny trail bordered by ferns leads to more changing trees all peaceful beneath a grey/blue sky
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Mark Tate @markstate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
minimalist #BlueTue #ColorADay
pole to collect feathers
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sky-cloud-lover.bsky.social @sky-cloud-lover.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Flowes 💛💙💛
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DEF @def784.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
天気が悪いですねー でも台風もそれてるみたいで良かった #どうでもいい写真部
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Birk @birk.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
. 'Typisch für meinen Wohnort / meine Heimat' Es ist hügelig hier. Auf mancher Anhöhe steht eine Linde und darunter oft eine Bank. #FotoVorschlag .
Unter einer Linde auf einer Anhöhe stehen eine Bank und ein grosser Stein, der Blick geht zum nächsten Hügelzug und zur untergehende Sonne.
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Est @est3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#posetonciel
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Sonnenschein @lyphshro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nur die Ruhe in uns selbst lässt uns sorglos zu neuen Ufern treiben. Adalbert Stifter
Ein weißer Schwan schwimmt auf einem ruhigen See. Im Vordergrund ragt ein Baum mit grünen Blättern ins Bild, dessen Äste sich geschwungen über das Wasser erstrecken. Im Hintergrund sind dichte, grüne Bäume am Ufer zu sehen.
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Denis Hébert 🌎🚴 🇨🇦🏈 🇺🇦📷🇵🇸 📖🌍 @dh-geophoto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
La vitesse 8 #montreal #quebec #canada #UCI #championnatUCI #UCIchampionship #UCI2026 #ChampionnatUCI2026 #2026UCIchampionship #WomenEliteIndividualTimeTrial #vélo #bicycle #cycliste #cyclist #course #race #championnatcyclisme #bw #nb #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #black&white #bn anthropogeo.photo
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Travertin📷🍀 @travertin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dodekalitten 📍Kragenæs, Lolland, Denmark 📷Poul-Werner Dam - Fujifilm X-Pro3 #art #sculpture #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #panophotos #Panorama #pano #flickr flic.kr/p/2sC4CPB
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Marcel @kade.photos · 29/09/2026
Möwen in der blauen Stunde. Seagulls during blue hour. 📷 Fujifilm X100VI · 23mm · f/2.2 📍 Zandvoort, Niederlande 📅 8. August 2025 #seagulls #beachphotography #zandvoort
Möwen stehen zur blauen Stunde auf dem nassen Strand von Zandvoort; der rosa-violette Himmel spiegelt sich im flachen Wasser.
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New York is a Summer Festival @robertdoran.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I See Pizza in Your Future New York City Robert Doran (2026) Fujifilm X-M5 (XF 18-55mm) #photography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #cityphotography #ny #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity
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m5 @m5n5d.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PHANTOM fair Lumix S5ii #photography #streetphotography #streetphotographer #fair #motionblur
Slow shutter photo i took walking around the county fair. One of my favorites from that day!
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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Les oliveres. Camins de l'Urgell. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Scape #RuralScape #Urgell #ThickTrunkTuesday #SensoryArt #Roads #ECK
Una corba en un camí rural marginada per un camp d'oliveres de secà.
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Travertin📷🍀 @travertin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
red angle 📷tapatim #minimalism #photography #flickr flic.kr/p/2sxqAPD
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john mαtthєw @jdubqca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Met this farmer on Sioux Avenue this morning harvesting field corn #cycling
Met this farmer on Sioux Avenue this morning harvesting field corn 🚴
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john mαtthєw @jdubqca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
it’s nice to start the day with mostly sunny skies 🤗☀️
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john mαtthєw @jdubqca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The night before I sailed, in September, we danced one last time, on the flat roof of her building because the Sperl had closed for the week. She hummed and I turned left, and left, and left, the whole city lying around us in the dusk. #excerpt
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snormantx @snormanca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#ColorADay #PinkMon Hibiscus at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden last week
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