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Jane

@jeistormer.bsky.social

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Artist. Activist. Dabbles in politics, non-profits, and professorship. She/her. * All photos and artwork, unless reposted from other profiles, are my own. My photos were taken with various Google pixel phone iterations and Canon EOS Rebel T8i or T3i.

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Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Thunder Knob Blooms, North Cascades National Park, WA. #MountainMonday #PinkMon #ColorADay #FebruArty2026 #fuchsia #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #NorthCascadesNationalPark #hike #flowers #mountain

The wild flower known as Davidson's Penstemon blooms in a deep pink on a cliff that overlooks Diablo Lake and a distant mountain landscape. Vibrant jewel tones invite the viewer into the great depth on display.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland, January, 2019. I am stunned by the drastic erosion of this beach, but looking at my old photos taken minutes apart shows that change is inevitable. #Reynisfjara #Iceland #weather #Stunday #EastCoastKin #BlackSandBeach

I struggled to understand how a beach and basalt just go away in a matter of days. Then I looked at my photos and saw the power of the weather. Each of the photos were taken minutes apart and show drastic changes. The sublime power of nature should keep us humble and should remind us that we should be contributing to the imbalance that makes nature even more dangerous and unpredictable.

This photo shows basalt columns and fluffy clouds with dramatic light on the black sand beach.

I struggled to understand how a beach and basalt just go away in a matter of days. Then I looked at my photos and saw the power of the weather. Each of the photos were taken minutes apart and show drastic changes. The sublime power of nature should keep us humble and should remind us that we should be contributing to the imbalance that makes nature even more dangerous and unpredictable.

This photo shows snow streaking past the photographer towards a cliff face at the black sand beach. The sky is white with clouds matching the snow.

I struggled to understand how a beach and basalt just go away in a matter of days. Then I looked at my photos and saw the power of the weather. Each of the photos were taken minutes apart and show drastic changes. The sublime power of nature should keep us humble and should remind us that we should be contributing to the imbalance that makes nature even more dangerous and unpredictable.

The light is blue and calm as the sun hides behind broken clouds and the basalt columns at the black sand beach.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

English Renaissance Room detail, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY. #BlueSkyArtShow #wood #FebruArty2026 #feel #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFramed #SensoryArt #love #SpeedArtMuseum #art #dog #flowers #arch

I couldn't help but capture this springtime maiden and her dog carved from wood at the Speed Art Museum. The loving dog and the affectionate pets from flower adorned woman tugged at my heartstrings. This detail was originally from The Grange, Broadhembury, Devon, England. Hurst fortune brought the entire room of wood carvings to the USA in the early 1900's

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Two of Many But Too Few. #scape #treescape #skyscape #ForestFriday #BWFri #ColorADay #ClassicMono #Abstractia #Repetition #Redwoods #California #sky #trees #hiking #RedwoodsStateAndNationalPark #vertical #EastCoastKin

This photo was taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Grove in Redwoods State and National Park. Two massive trees stretch up hundreds of feet into the sky from the left and right sides of the photo as the photographer points the camera vertically to capture the forest canopy. The effect creates an hourglass shape of sky and forest as the two trees on left and right create an intense one point perspective.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Miami River Night Lights. #FebruArty2026 #flow #UrbanGaze #LongExposure #Miami #rainbow #city #boat #reflections #highrise #yacht #night

This several second exposure captured still buildings clearly, but the flowing river is blurred and the yacht cruising the river is a streak of lights and lines. The colorful lights reflecting in the water emphasize the energy of the location.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Bull Elephant Seal, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. January 2026. #AnimalArtTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin

An elephant seal bull arches his back with his mouth open at the shoreline. His dramatic pose is backed by rocks and waves while shore birds and another elephant seal rests in the foreground.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Crab Apple Blossoms. #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #bloom #flowers #spring

This photo shows a close view of a cluster of deep pink crabapple blossoms. The cluster is dense and the background is full of unfocused blooms with specks of blue sky between.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Covered Bridge, Green County Indiana. #SensoryArt #bridges #Stunday #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #wooden

This photo shows the inside of a working covered bridge. The heavy beams are arched and trussed in shadow while the other end of the bridge lets light shine in.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Backlit Lion, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California #BlueSkyArtShow #sunshine #FebruArty2026 #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #sculpture #Art

This photo shows a stone lion statue laying atop a pedestal at the entrance to the Legion of Honor Art Museum in San Francisco. The corner of the pedestal juts towards the photographer and creates a leading line towards the lion. The sky behind the statue is filled with a swirl of light clouds that are illuminated by the sun which is directly behind the lion. The clouds create a halo of light and a nice contrast for the black and white image.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Canopy View. #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #BWFri #EastCoastKin #photography #california

This photo shows a frame of evergreen leaves and branches around an opening that reveals a vast landscape of forest and fog.

Last month I went on a zip line tour through the redwoods in Sonoma, California. This shot shows what it is like to look through the canopy of a redwood tree after soaring through the morning mist to reach that perch.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Summer Palace Bridge, Beijing, China. #EastCoastKin #SensoryArt #bridges #ClassicMono #China #history #PalacesAndGardens #SecretSpaces #photography #Beijing

In this black and white photograph there is a clear foreground, middle ground, and background. The foreground shows tree branches acting like a transparent screen. Taken in March, the tree is just beginning to bud. The middle ground shows an arched bridge with arch supports over a lake with boats. The bridge leads to the background a pagoda style pavilion fills the background.

This place seemed hidden as the former summer residence of the Emperor. You walk in a gate from a congested neighborhood into a vast landscape with miles of walking trails.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Looking ahead and behind. #EastCoastKin #WindowsOnWednesday #SensoryArt #bridges #ClassicMono #reflection #RearView #car

This black and white photo was taken out of a car window of the passenger side mirror. The image in the mirror shows a bridge with many trusses being reflected on the car that's driving across the bridge. There's a strong sense of one-point perspective in the reflection. The background shows what's ahead of the car, a tree-filled hill, a river below, and the fast motion of the bridge itself passing by.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The Sky Over Reynisdrangar, Iceland, January 2019. #EastCoastKin #TidesOutTuesday #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #blue #cyan #Iceland #Sunset #ocean #seascape

Reynisdrangar is a viewpoint on the south coast of Iceland highlighting basalt columns, sea stacks, and a black sand beach. One of the benefits of visiting Iceland in the winter is that the golden hours are extended, so when there was sun, it was usually beautiful and angled as you see here.

This photo shows a black sand beach with White Waves lapping at the shore. A snowy cliff face leads to sea stacks in the waves. The sky is dramatic with deep blues and Golden light. Shining through the clouds at an angle to highlight the sea stacks.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Lover's Leap Natural Bridge, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan. #FebruArty #fun #BlueSkyMonday #SensoryArt #bridges #EastCoastKin #kayak #summer #outdoors

I took this photo while kayaking at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior. A kayak is shown moving towards a large Natural Bridge that emerges from a cliff over the lake. This colorful image shows the blue sky reflected in the water, trees highlighted by the sun, the neon green paddles of the kayakers, and the bright red kayak and life vests, creating a focal point that leads us to the Natural Bridge.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Basketball Frost. #StunDay #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #FebuArty2026 #frost #EastCoastKin #dots #winter #texture #basketball

This close view of a frosty basketball shows the dotted texture of the ball covered in delicate frost crystals. The swooping white seam runs diagonally across the image, and the lack of color helps the viewer focus on the texture.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Canyonlands Boiling Sky. #BlueSkyArtShow #clouds #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic

The sky above a rock formation in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park glows at sunset as clouds wave and roll over the landscape. Blue, pink, orange, and yellow (and many colors between) are highlighted in the clouds as the sun sets behind the rocks.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Redwood Escape, Franklin Lane Grove, Avenue of the Giants, California, 2026. #scape #treescape #BWFri #ColorADay #ForestFriday #ClassicMono #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic #EastCoastKin #Redwoods

This photo shows the outcome of the photographer looking up into the canopy of a Redwood Forest. Surrounded by trees of varying ages, some more than a thousand years, the thick trunks rise hundreds of feet into the sky where their canopies are obscured by fog. The one point perspective creates a central focal point where all the orthogonal lines arrive.
I took this photo recently on a trip to California. January in the redwoods is sometimes rainy, but not on this journey. I was surprised of how few people visited this area in the winter. We saw one other person in this Grove and the hour we spent there.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Acrobat, Gyeongbokgung Palace, South Korea. #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #PalacesAndGardens #GrandEstates #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic

An acrobat dressed in white performs a high tight rope act with a white fan. The gabled roof of the palace sits behind him to demonstrate the height. He is captured hovering in the air above the rope as he jumps and bounces off the rope.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Law Is Unknown To Him, University of Pennsylvania, 2018. #EastCoastKin #WindowsOnWednesday #ClassicMono #photography

This black and white photograph highlights the interior of a classroom building on the University of Pennsylvania's main campus. It shows a central stairway that splits on a landing. The staircase is backed by large arched windows with an inscription above that states, "law is unknown to him."

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Harbor Seals, Redwoods National Park, California, 2026. #BlueSkyArtShow #TidesOutTuesday #AnimalArtTuesday #wildlife #photography

Last week I took a hike on the beach just outside of the Redwoods National Park visitor center. There was a little Bay where the Redwood Creek met the Pacific Ocean where harbor seals were hunting and playing. My hiking party sat on a driftwood tree to watch the seals and were far less active, so I stood up and walked to get some photos of some sea stacks and they got more active and interested in what I was doing. Then I danced a little bit for them and they were really curious then. We left them in peace soon after but enjoyed the interaction.
This photo shows a harbor seal in the water being curious about a hiker on the beach, with another harbor seal in the background doing the same.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

On a recent road trip, I didn't realize we would be passing the infamous Alligator Alcatraz. Seeing the entrance to what is by definition, a concentration camp affected me deeply. I made these signs for the return trip. Our taxes shouldn't pay for this. This shouldn't exist. #AbolishICE #DefundDHS

This photo shows a long, flat road flanked by police cars with their lights flashing. A sign on the right reads Alligator Alcatraz. The photographer holds a sketchbook centered below the road that has bold words written. These words read, "The new US Monument of White-Supremacist Neo-fascist male fragility."

This photo shows a slightly off-center view of a long flat road flanked by police cars with their lights flashing to the right. A blue sign reads Alligator Alcatraz. The photographer holds a sketchbook that has large words written reading, "Oh, the INHUMANITY."

This photo shows a highway and across the road from the photographer a blue sign that reads Alligator Alcatraz. To the left is a law enforcement vehicle guarding an entrance. The photographer holds a sketchbook centered below the blue sign. The image in the sketchbook shows arrows pointing towards the sign and words appearing out of hatched lines across the page reading, "for-profit fascism."
The artist learned that this facility is operated by contractors that profit from The unconstitutional operations led by I.C.E. through the Department of Homeland security. This facility is still open and operational despite a court order to shut it down, the appellate court is stalling the shutdown.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Encased Oak. #Stunday #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #Abstractia #nature #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCloseUp #JanuArty2026 #season #EastCoastKin #winter #weather *Sorry to disappear, I am back from an adventure with more photos.

This black and white photograph shows a sheet of ice with swirling lines. Inside the ice is a leaf from a red oak tree. The bottom left of the image shows a conglomerate of rocks that reveal the concrete gutter that this beautiful composition was found in.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hydrophobic. #JanuArty2026 #wet #MacroMonday #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #photography #grass

After rain, water droplets cling and rest in the grooves of long grasses. The black and white image captures the droplets looking like jewels shining in the sunlight. The composition is full of diagonal blades of grasses, but the randomness of the tangle of grass blades creates a lot of movement and visual interest.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Stunning Kimonos. #Stunday #JanuArty #clothing #Japan #EastCoastKin #pattern #kimonos #streetphotography

Two young women in colorful patterned kimonos on Nakamise Shopping Street stride through the crowd away from the photographer. The decorative musubi (knot) tied with the obi (sash) in contrasting fabrics stand out and contrast with the modern street wear of the other shoppers.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Bundled, 2019. #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #vibrant #JanuArty #woven #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #Iceland

A portrait of the photographer while visiting Reynisfjara Beach in January 2019. The faux-fur lined hood, and colorful woven hat and scarf from Ecuador show how intense the winter weather can be in Iceland. The bright colors contrast with the grey winter background.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Dandelion Scape. #BWFri #scape #EastCoastKin #landscape #photography #ClassicMono

This black and white photograph shows a rolling grassy field covered in fluffy dandelions. The dark chunks of trees Branch off and reach for the sky and beyond the trees is a vast distance obscured by moisture in the air.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Sketchbook Protest, Alligator Alcatraz, Florida, USA, 2025. #photography #protest

This photo shows a sign made on a sketchbook pad that says, "The new US monument of white-supremacist neo-fascist male-fragility." Behind the sign and across a highway, a long flat road stretches into the distance with two law enforcement vehicles on either side of the road with lights flashing. To the right, a blue sign reads, "Alligator Alcatraz."
While on a road trip in South Florida, I passed this place and saw people joyfully pulling over to get selfies with the Alligator Alcatraz sign. I was horrified. I had never seen a concentration camp before and couldn't process the reactions that people were having to it. So I turned to my sketchbook to tell the truth about this place. I returned to the same spot a few days later, needing to balance the hyped up lies with a dose of truth, and I got my own photos to share that truth.

This photo shows a sign made on a sketchbook pad that says, "Oh, the INHUMANITY." Behind the sign and across a highway, a long flat road stretches into the distance with two law enforcement vehicles on either side of the road with lights flashing. To the right, a blue sign reads, "Alligator Alcatraz."
While on a road trip in South Florida, I passed this place and saw people joyfully pulling over to get selfies with the Alligator Alcatraz sign. I was horrified. I had never seen a concentration camp before and couldn't process the reactions that people were having to it. So I turned to my sketchbook to tell the truth about this place. I returned to the same spot a few days later, needing to balance the hyped up lies with a dose of truth, and I got my own photos to share that truth.

This photo shows a sign made on a sketchbook pad that says, " For Profit Fascism" with arrows pointing beyond the sign. Behind the sign and across a highway, a blue sign reads, "Alligator Alcatraz."

While on a road trip in South Florida, I passed this place and saw people joyfully pulling over to get selfies with the Alligator Alcatraz sign. I was horrified. I had never seen a concentration camp before and couldn't process the reactions that people were having to it. So I turned to my sketchbook to tell the truth about this place. I returned to the same spot a few days later, needing to balance the hyped up lies with a dose of truth, and I got my own photos to share that truth.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Bow Bridge, Central Park, NYC, with "The Gates" by Christo and Jeanne Claude, 2005. #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #Art #NewYork #InstallationArt #TheGates

This photo shows a cinquefoil window on the Bow Bridge in New York's Central Park. The flower shaped window reveals the saffron fabric of Christo and Jeanne Claude's art installation, "The Gates."
This was my first trip to NYC back in 2005. It was an amazing trip because I met Jeanne Claude in the park and I found out that I was accepted to graduate school while walking through the park enjoying the art installation.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Sky Meeting Water. #ColorADay #BlueTue #TidesOutTues #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAForAbstract #EastCoastKin #GulfOfMexico #abstract #sky

I took this photo of clouds and water flying over the Gulf of Mexico. The water and the sky blend together with reflections creating a dizzying effect of what is up and what is down, and where does the sky end and the water begin?

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Majestic Snow Beast. #JanuArty #pet #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #dog #snow #winter

This photo shows a large brown dog bounding through the snow towards the photographer. Her flowing fur and long ears ripple in the wind as she maintains eye contact with the photographer. Her snout is snowy and bits of snow are kicked up into the air by her paws. In the background. A blue tarp covers a wood pile creating a bit of diagonal variety and making the snow more visible as it flies through the air.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Iris. #StunDay #JanuArty #down #EastCoastKin #flower #nature #photography

This photo shows a deep violet Norwegian iris from a perspective directly above it looking down. Raindrops rest on the hydrophobic petals creating a glassy texture. The angle of the shot enhances the geometric quality and symmetry of the flower which contrasts with the chaotic pattern in the green foliage of the background.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Bison, Wind Cave National Park, 2025. #AnimalArtTuesday #MyBest2025 #EastCoastKin #bison #SouthDakota

A young bison crosses the Wildlife Loop Road in Wind Cave National Park. Larger bison are close behind and grazing as they go.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Spoonbill On the Shore. #PinkMon #ColorADay #MyBest2025 #spoonbill #feather #shells #beach

On a recent visit to Florida I found a pink spoonbill feather washed ashore. The photo shows a low perspective shot of the feather among shells and ocean debris with miles of shoreline in the background

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Elaborate Tree Space, West Baden, IN. #XtraXmas #ChristmasTree #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Historic #Hotel

A tall Christmas tree sits under a domed ceiling at the ornate West Baden Springs Hotel. The warm light of the ceiling casts an orange glow, but skylights break up the warm light with an array of gridded windows.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Cardinal Card, 2022. #BlueSkyArtShow #holiday #ColorADay #GreenSat #smArtist #holidaycard #cardinal #holly #berries #printmaking #linoleumcut #linocut

I've been handmaking holiday cards for the last few years. This is the 2022 edition where I played with a geometric, slightly abstract pattern. I left a lot of the background marks to create texture.
The card shows a cardinal at the center colored in red. It sits on a branch of pine tree that flattens out into a pattern between the pine branches are holly leaves colored green and red berries sprinkled throughout. These shapes are backed by carved lines left to create a background shape behind the image.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Trio. #RedWed #XtraXmas #santa #WackyWednesdayArt #EastCoastKin

A decorative room partition forms a gate of Santas, and a dog looks between the Santas at the photographer.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Footprints in the black sand, Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland. #TidesOutTuesday #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #Iceland #photography #landscape

Footprints in smooth black sand lead to a rocky cliff between a snowy plain and the churning ocean. Basalt rock formations are visible in the ocean against a cloudy sky.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Pinks and Blue. #EastCoastKin #PinkMon #BlueSkyMonday #sunset #boat

A sailboat breaks the horizon as the sun sets. The bright blue sky dissolves into pastel pink clouds.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Fear Not. #Stunday #XtraXmas #angel#EastCoastKin

This woodblock print shows an angel looking down with a face in shadow. The expressive marks and texture makes a solemn image lively.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Drops. #BNWmacro #BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono

This photo shows grass with dew clinging to the blades. The jewel-like drops shine in the rows of grass.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Ginza in the rain. #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Tokyo #Japan #rain

The streets of Ginza, Japan are closed to traffic on weekends. This photo shows shoppers walking through the city street with umbrellas.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Peace on Earth. #RedWed #ColorADay #FairyLights #XtraXmas #ArtAdventCalendar #EastCoastKin #ChristmasTree #hand #ornaments

This photo shows a close-up of a Christmas tree with shiny ornaments, snowflakes, and colored lights. The focal point is a model hand making a piece sign.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Bright, 2023. #EastCoastKin #AnimalArtTuesday #XtraXmas #star #printmaking #art #Christmas #holiday

I have been making my own holiday cards for the past few years, and this is my 2023 edition. The card shows a stag standing in a snowy field with its shadow on the ground. There is a star in the sky and a leafless tree arching in the sky. I used the linoleum cut relief print method to make this image, so the lines creating texture in the snow are from the carving process.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Barbie in Tinsel. #MacroMonday #XtraXmas #Tinsel #ClassicMono #Barbie #Christmas #Ornament #photography

This photo shows a Barbie Christmas ornament dressed in a wedding dress with a veil and bouquet. She hangs on a tinsel tree that provides a chaotic background and dramatic lighting that makes Barbie both glow and find intense shadows.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Fantatastical. #XtraXmas #reindeer #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #EastCoastKin

This photo was taken from inside a toy shop. The scene shows a window display on a sunny day. Bright pastel colors are present in ornaments and a large pegasus, but the focal point is a hot pink reindeer that is glowing in the sun.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Goodest Girl. #BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings #XtraXmas #snow

This photo shows a large black dog with chestnut highlights playing in the snow. Her big brown eyes reflect the snowy scene, and her snout is dusted white from eating the snow. Her fur is messy and catches the wind to show that I caught her in motion. RIP to the goodest girl.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Sweaters, Stars, and Snowflakes. #FoodOnFriday #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #cookies #Christmas

This photo shows a box of sugar cookies decorated with white icing backed by a Christmas themed table cloth. The cookies were scratch made by me to celebrate town employees.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Garden Lights, West Baden Springs, Indiana. #EastCoastKin #PalacesAndGardens #FestiveLights #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #ColorADay #YellowThu

Holiday lights top the boxwood hedges that adorn a garden at a historic Hot Springs hotel in Indiana. Trumpeting Angels are lit in the distance and backed by one of the hot spring buildings. The light is dusky in this December photo making the lights glow brighter.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

West Baden Springs Hotel, Indiana. #EastCoastKin #WindowsOnWednesday #ClassicMono #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #SensoryArt #Monochromatic

The West Baden springs hotel can be found in rural Indiana at the site of a historic sulfur spring (found by George Rogers Clark in 1779) that was used for medicinal purposes. This Grand hotel as well as others were built in this tiny Town to accommodate tourists. This particular structure was built in 1902 after the previous hotel on site burnt down. The building is known for its 200-ft dome, a wonder of its time. When I first visited this hotel back in the 1990s, it was abandoned and literally crumbling, but in the early 2000s it was restored to what you see in this photograph.

This photo shows a giant,domed room with skylights. Windows of hotel rooms with balconies line the walls. In the center of the room, it's a giant Christmas tree reaching up into the dome.

Jane @jeistormer.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Ocean Between. Rialto Beach, La Push, Washington. #TidesOutTuesday #RockinTues #SensoryArt #monochromatic #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin

A man walks between two rock outcroppings as ocean waves push between the rocks. The man gives a human scale to the enormous rocks. The sun peeking out from behind clouds highlights trees growing from the rocks and gives a sharp contrast between the sky and the rocks.