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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
i showed you my acorn, pls respond #bird #photography
a tufted titmouse holding an acorn
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
- This let me quickly identify the brightest and darkest parts of the scene so I could compose around them. I’m very happy with the results and think it worked well even when I decided that the image should be in color (shooting raw) #photography
Man in green hat looking out at the sculpture by Calatrava “Constellation” with the reflection of skyline as a backdropChicago skyline from the riverwalk Meerkat
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Back home from a short trip to Chicago after visiting family in north Michigan. I tried out a new (to me) method of photo composition where I changed my viewfinder to show a high contrast monochrome profile instead of the flat color profile I was using previously- #photography
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
check out this driftwood
driftwood on the shore of lake huron that looks a little like a dragon skull
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
And a few others #birds
Indigo BuntingEastern towheeSummer tanager (probably, may be a young scarlet tanager)
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Warblers, warblers, warblers! (And others) #birds
Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Myrtle)Kentucky Warbler White eyed VireoTufted titmouse
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
A view of the previous moon mission ride as I leave the watch party
Photo of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center visitor center sign with the Saturn V display in the background
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Been working on some macro stuff #photography
Picture of the pocket rivet on some jeansLime slice backlit by strong orange
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I was planning to do 2 end and a Kitasan. But Taishin and Tama weren’t getting it done so I did the same and yup.
Runner history from day one of CM
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
No Krangs
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I saw the Brussels sprout (Grand Place lit green for St Patrick’s day) [Quick and dirty phone edit]
Grand Place, Brussels, lit with green lights
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
some of the best tacos in town btw
a small drive-thru taco stand at night lit up with lights around the roof and windows
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I don’t want to hear about mog unless it’s this guy
Mog the Moogle
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
spent my evening taking photos of broccoli, as one does #photography
a macro photo of romanesco broccoli
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
the extra exclamation point gave me the same vibe as the @nocartridge.bsky.social classic
image of a tweet from @Hegelbon that reads: 

STEPHEN A: Skip I want to ADDRESS this issue. 
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I am sensitive to the Holocaust
BAYLESS: Absolutely
STEPHEN A: BUT!
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Sandhill cranes and a couple of the few wild whooping cranes out at Wheeler Wildlife Refuge today #birds
A whooping crane leaping into the air as a sandhill crane shrinks away from itTwo whooping cranes walking among a flock of sandhill cranes and other waterfowlA whooping crane standing amongst a flock of other waterfowlA sandhill crane
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Oh, and some eastern bluebirds were in the trees and tall grass near the wetland. The afternoon light made the fall webworm nests look like lanterns
Eastern bluebirds perched on top of plants covered in webs
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I haven’t had as much time to venture out lately, but I did make it out to Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Saturday before last and saw some waterfowl #birds
Sandhill crane in flight2 Sandhill cranes in flight
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I keep thinking it’s a pivot by the granola company
Kashi logo
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
5’ tall and wearing the ladies medium, per the report today
Another incident detailed in the report recounted Patel's insistence on wearing an FBI raid jacket and refusing to disembark from an aircraft without one while arriving in Utah on Sept. 11, the day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated.
ALPHA 99, who served in the FBI for decades, said agents had been occupied with the case but had to stop their work to find a medium-sized jacket for Patel to wear, despite there being multiple large and extra-large jackets available.
One of the female FBI agents lent her jacket to Patel, who then said he would not leave the plane in the jacket when he noticed two areas without Velcro attached; he insisted the areas be covered with patches. Patel finally exited the plane in the jacket after members of an FBI SWAT team removed patches from their own uniforms and gave them to him.
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Rest in peace Haru Urara
Poster for ESPN documentary “The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere”
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
a couple of the warblers i saw while out on this fine holiday #birds
black and white warblerhooded warbler
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
a few more #photography
an old style coca-cola cooler in the back of a 50s studebakerinterior of a classic corvettea ford gt40 reflected in an all chrome shelby cobrashelby cobra, ford gt40, and another cobra
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
I went to a car show today
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Some recent photos
Playground at Rainbow MountainRainbow mountain hiking trailA bug on a flowerChipmunk perched on a branch
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We also saw a snapping turtle and beaver while out
Snapping turtle crossing the roadBeaver snacking in the water
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
A few more #birds
Group of Canada Geese on the water, one divingMixed group of waterfowl on shore, Trumpeter Swans and Canadian GeeseWood duck on the waterTrumpeter swans and chicks
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Had a nice time yesterday at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge despite the rain, the highlight was the flock of American White Pelicans that flew over #birds
Flock of American White Pelicans in flightWider view of the pelicans showing the landscapeTrumpeter Swan and chick in the waterRing-necked duck chicks
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
It seems we have different definitions of “North America”
Birdle game for the daily North American bird with a range map showing a South American range
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
coming in for a landing #photography
A swallowtail butterfly about to land on a scarlet beebalm flower (Nikon Z7, 180-600 Z)
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
250th Army Birthday celebration at Redstone Arsenal
Apache helicopter Chinook helicopter AMC GremlinVW Beetle
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I liked the clouds yesterday afternoon so I stopped at the rocket park on the way home from work. Taken with my normal camera and a full spectrum converted camera with a 720nm infrared filter #photography
Rocket park, visible light, color (Nikon Z7 14-30 f4 S)Rocket park, visible light, black and white (Nikon Z7 14-30 f4 S)Rocket park, 720nm Infrared filter, black and white (Olympus E-M10MkII Leica DG 8-18 f2.8-4)
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
That’s… almost half? I didn’t realize the programs were that big
Taxpayers spend hundreds of billions of dollars on prescription drugs, injectables, transfusions and other medications every year through Medicare, which covers nearly 70 million older Americans. Medicaid, which provides nearly-free health care for almost 80 million poor and disabled people in the U.S. also spends tens of billions of dollars each year for drugs.Chart showing US Population of 340 million
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
More photos from yesterday #photography
Black and white picture of caladium leavesMalachite butterfly perched on a flowerZebra longwing butterflies perched on branchJulia butterfly under a leaf
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Butterfly release day at the botanical gardens yesterday
Malachite butterfly in wax paper before being released Malachite butterfly perched on my thumb
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Rose #photography
Roses with a water drop pooling on a petal
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
rainy day out in the wetlands, saw some prothonotary warblers though #birds
prothonotary warblerprothonotary warbler
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
goodnight
NASA rocket engine display overlaid with another exposure of golden flowers
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
watch your step #photography
a sign reading "watch your step / two steps down" in the foreground with a bride and groom walking through an indoor courtyard and up steps
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" framed by Auguste Rodin's "The Walking Man"
Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" framed by Auguste Rodin's "The Walking Man"
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
not a lot of bird activity today in the woods, so I spent time finding places where light was shining through the trees on the honeysuckle
Honeysuckle plant blooming
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
[Hank Hill Voice] dangit
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I should have taken the full spectrum camera and infrared filters out more this past week, ah well #photography
Washington national cathedral from the front, black and white infrared image Washington national cathedral from the side/behind, infrared black and white image
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
“If I must die let it be a tale” from the poem by Refaat Alareer on kite at the protests in DC today
Protesters carrying a kite and Palestinian flags “IF I MUST DIE” 
BY REFAAT ALAREER
If I must die, 
you must live 
to tell my story 
to sell my things 
to buy a piece of cloth 
and some strings, 
(make it white with a long tail) 
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza 
while looking heaven in the eye 
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze— 
and bid no one farewell 
not even to his flesh 
not even to himself— 
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above 
and thinks for a moment an angel is there 
bringing back love 
If I must die 
let it bring hope 
let it be a tale
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Reading the news
Sunfish model at the Natural History Museum
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Inside the Reagan building atrium, Palmer Alley, Chinatown #photography
Atrium of the Reagan building and international trade centerTechworld plaza Washington DC ChinatownPalmer alley, decorated for the cherry blossom festival Palmer alley, decorated for the cherry blossom festival
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Visited the American History, Air and Space, and Chinatown today #photography
Silver 1948 Tucker SedanOrange 1939 Dodge chassis with 1936 Carpenter bus bodySlow shutter in the metro with a person’s sneakers visible1959 Chevrolet Corvette
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
A few more
Tsedaye Makonnen—Sanctuary :: መቅደስ :: MekdesStairwell and water feature in Smithsonian Museum of African ArtSmithsonian hall beneath the art museums
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Visited the Hirshhorn and African Art museums today #photography
LAURIE ANDERSON: FOUR TALKSHirshhorn courtyardMARK BRADFORD: PICKETT’S CHARGEJohn Akomfrah: Five Murmurations
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johnald of summer @johnaldmcgee.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
we got the chocolate bible, we got the cheater’s bible
Nestle’s greek New Testament “The Wicked Bible” contains the error “thou shalt commit adultery”
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