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J G Layne

@jglayne.bsky.social
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Glass half full, eyes wide open Californian Photography hobbyist with opinions RLS per POTUS www.flickr.com/photos/jimlayne Vero - @jglayne

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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 5h
Yes...aquifers and surface water supplies. Supply systems that are dependent on glacial/icefield runoff will have less of it...and perhaps none of it
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 10h
Thank you for the repost, Dan
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.” ― Catherine DeVrye, The Gift of Nature
An image of scrubby pines and ground cover at the base of rocky terrain.

This spot catches my eye every time I visit this place...the trees and ground cover are at the base of a very large and tall talus slope and they're just about the only things making their way in the sea of rocks. 

There is a nice little trail of scrubby aspen to the right, but that's an image for another time...
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.” ― William Blake
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Wandering and wondering among the aspens...
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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 12/10/2026
Beautiful morning in the Eastern Sierra as weather systems affect the area. (Slight chances of snow later today. #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature #mountainmonday #sierranevada #mountains.
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
LIKE!
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
An inconvenient truth based on science...even if we don't like science anymore because it's 'woke' or scientific findings run opposite of capitalistic aims. Glaciers recede and fracture as a climate warms
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A ‘charismatic landform’ is being lost in California
New scientific research offers a particularly comprehensive look at the state of glaciers across the Lower 48, including those in the Sierra Nevada and on Mount Shasta.
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“The elders were wise. They knew that man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; they knew that lack of respect for growing, living things, soon led to lack of respect for humans, too.” - Chief Luther Standing Bear, Sicangu and Oglala Lakota Chief For Indigenous Peoples Day...
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“Space and scarcity give us dignity. And liberty. And thereby beauty.” ― Edward Abbey, The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West
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Sherri Mabe @starlitwaltz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed ... We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in. Wallace Stegner, The Sound of Mountain Water #infrared #classicmono
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence." - Buddha The sun was dropping below the slope behind these trees, with nice backlighting. A breeze was moving through the canyon and the leaves were quaking... I slowed the shutter for leaf motion and still, quiet trunks...
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thank you, Marv! I have not lost my resolve. If anything, I'm more determined
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“The question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic.” ― Albert Schweitzer ...the will and hope part is being tested, daily
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"The thin and precarious crust of decency is all that separates any civilization, however impressive, from the hell of anarchy or systematic tyranny which lie in wait beneath the surface" - Aldous Huxley
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"One means of sanity is to retain a hold on the natural world...Americans still have that chance, more than many peoples." - Wallace Stegner Maybe...
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Sherri Mabe @starlitwaltz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“There was no such thing as emptiness in the world. Even in the sky there were no vacant places. Everywhere there was life, visible and invisible, and every object possessed something that would be good for us to have also—even to the very stones.” Luther Standing Bear #classicmono #infrared
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another.” ― Albert Schweitzer A recent morning in the Eastern Sierra...
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A little late afternoon/early evening zen above 9000' in the Eastern Sierra
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“This sweet virginal primitive land will metaphorically breathe a sigh of relief--like a whisper of wind--when we are all and finally gone and the place and its creations can return to their ancient procedures unobserved and undisturbed by the busy, anxious, brooding consciousness of man.” ― E Abbey
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Sherri Mabe @starlitwaltz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“It’s okay to get gaslighted once in a while; that’s how you learn to burn brighter without guile.” — Philusufar I mean, I can really do without the daily barrage from the party holding all the levers. On the other hand, it strengthens my resolve... Oops! Another opinion slipped past the goalie
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For the autumnal equinox... This image is from a day where we were lucky to be around when winter and fall had a meetup...we were among the first to be in this place that morning and enjoyed a peaceful walk in the snow.
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gratuitous Yosemite autumn appreciation post...for the autumnal solstice
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sequoia, yes...Kings Canyon, no (would like to). Sequoia we visited in March over 10 yrs ago. Stayed at Wuksachi Lodge (nice). Not many services that time of year, but it's also not very busy (we like that).
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Love that first pelican image, Mai...and YUM! on the pasta! I'm in!
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Absolutely!
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that." - Nick Cave
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now." - Richard Bach Out for a walk today, enjoying the mild temps, overcast skies and a slight breeze. Found this vine with turning leaves on a soundwall along the main drag...
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“It is easier to do trivial things that are urgent, than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking.” ― John Cleese Sierra transitions...foothills, deciduous woodlands, pines...and the alpine
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"...Don't ask what you are not doing Because your voice cannot command In time we will move mountains And it will come through your hands" - John Hiatt
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thank you!
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Much appreciated, Dan!
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"If you really don't know where to start or if you're stuck, start generating random connections and allow your intuition to tell you if one might lead somewhere interesting." - John Cleese A high spot in the high desert east of the Sierra Nevada...
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. — Marcus Aurelius
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ha ha...I am certain you (and a few of your cohorts) would know!
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone. —John Steinbeck
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Looks a lot like my jar of f*cks these days
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Me too (with the IR filter)...Sherri's art got me into IR. Purchased a modified camera body and I've been having fun learning how to see things differently. The downside is more gear to carry around, but I'll do it until geezerhood prevents it! 🙃
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Quiet Time (if you can believe it) At the right place and the right time, it is possible...in that often hectic, incomparable valley
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I encourage you to vote...use a ballot box or vote in person, but VOTE. eedition.sfchronicle.com/infinity/art...
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Officials: Skip mail, vote via drop box
Officials: Skip mail, vote via drop box
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Mono Lake still needs saving
Mono Lake still needs saving
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Sherri Mabe @starlitwaltz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
www.cevartgallery.com/solo-exhibit...
cevartgallery.com
Sherri Mabe | Award-Winning Infrared Photography — CEV Art Gallery
Explore Sherri Mabe's award-winning infrared photography in our virtual art gallery. Discover distinctive landscapes and view available artwork today.
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A hard "NO" from this corner eedition.sfchronicle.com/infinity/art...
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Burgum’s Yosemite development deal reeks of corruption
Burgum’s Yosemite development deal reeks of corruption
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Agreed... www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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I lead the Sierra Club. Trump is America’s biggest threat to its national parks
OPINION: “The threats to our national parks have never been greater. If we fail to meet this moment, we may lose so much of what we cherish,” Loren Blackford writes.
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Sherri Mabe @starlitwaltz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope." - WENDELL BERRY🤍🤍🤍 #infrared #classicmono #bnw #blueskyphoto
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
An autumn appreciation post on the first day of meteorological autumn
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“...only in relatively recent times have people decided that "because I want to" is sufficient reason for annoying others.” ― Bill McKibben Seemed appropriate
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J G Layne @jglayne.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I don’t know the valley name, but what an adventure! Writer Tim Cahill wrote a story about High Rock Canyon…he used to write for Outside Mag and published books
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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