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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 3h

Evening lights 😊 Baltic Sea Latvia 🇱🇻 #Latvia #Sea #BalticSea #Sunset

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 35m

A traditional Shinto torii gate at an unidentified location in Japan

Visual and Sensory Analysis
This vertical landscape photograph portrays a rustic wooden Shinto torii gate standing quietly at the edge of a lush forest clearing. Framed directly above by the sweeping branches of a double-flowered cherry tree (yaezakura) in full pink bloom, the wooden structure features a gently upward-curving top lintel (kasagi) painted in vermilion red. The main pillars (hashira) and crossbeam (nuki) remain unpainted, showcasing natural, weathered timber with small protective rooflets capping the side supports (chigobashira) in the ryōbu-torii architectural style. Dense evergreen trees form a shadowy, emerald-green backdrop behind the threshold, while vibrant green grass carpets the ground in front.
In Shinto traditions, the torii acts as a sacred gateway marking the transition between the profane outer world (sei) and the sacred realm (zoku) of the local kami (spirits or deities). The specific design pictured—a ryōbu-torii (or gongen-torii) characterized by four supporting legs at the base—is historically associated with Shugendō and syncretic Shinto-Buddhist worship. The construction reflects a traditional commitment to monozukuri (mastery of traditional timber craftsmanship). Built from natural timber designed to age gracefully alongside the surrounding forest, the gate's joinery demonstrates traditional Japanese carpentry methods (ki-gumi) that allow timber structures to withstand earthquakes and weather without relying on metal nails.

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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 1h

The first in a series of restaurant nocturnes. These are so much fun. 8”x6” oil

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Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · 3h

Just gettin’ started 🌊🌊

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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 4h

16th October 2026 16.14

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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Málaga 08.00 & 08.15 Morning walk

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 8h

Hills in Autumn A.J. Casson 1980

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

day draws near another one do what you can. — Czeslaw Milosz, On Angels (excerpt)

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 11h

Offering Emily Bickell n.d.

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Feef and Finn @feef-and-finn.bsky.social · 22h

Sending love to anyone who needs it 🐾 🐾 Love, Finn

A gray and white tuxedo cat lying on the back of a sofa. A library wall of books behind him.

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Annaporia @annaporia.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

So, this happened today. #monarchbutterfly

Monarch butterfly hanging from a dried fennel stalk. It is newly eclosed from its chrysalis and waiting for its wings to dry.

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Tristan Bouchard @tristanbouchard.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Thursday morning jazz 🪊 🎹 ☀️ Join me every morning here for more jazz tunes and take a break from the news awhile. It will still be there! Also, please don't set our world on fire! It's all we have. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire

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Billie Rae Busby @brbusby.bsky.social · 20h

Introducing new artwork: Autumn Field 48” x 36” Acrylic on canvas 2026 At Canada House Gallery, Banff, Alberta “Autumn Field” is inspired by the post-harvest prairie fields on a blissful afternoon. 🍂 ☀️ ☁️ 🌾 canadahouse.com/collections/...

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Tony DelGenio @tonydelgenio.bsky.social · 20h

Twilight Zone

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justjamie3.bsky.social @justjamie3.bsky.social · 20h

Stormy sunset… 🩶🧡

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

19th-century Taoist ink drawing showing the circulation of ch’i through the human body: publicdomainreview.org/collection/c…

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Meditation for World Peace 😊

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Owensgrandpa @owensgrandpa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

October 14th 2026 🌹 random rose 🌹

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Anne Lipton, MD, PhD @annelipton.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Write your own fortune.🥠

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Leah de la Mer @leahcallen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

So… uh… what does it mean when your fortune cookie fortune is blank? Asking for a friend.

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

For when you need to breathe...

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Leah de la Mer @leahcallen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Reading 1984 and thinking about how George Orwell wrote it in Scotland while dying of tuberculosis and how he died just seven months after it was published and never lived to see how famous it would become.

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Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Spotlight on Chambers Island this morning. It has islands on a lake on an island on a lake 🌊🌊

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Evening lights 😊 Baltic Sea Latvia 🇱🇻 #Latvia #Sea #BalticSea #Sunset

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Lviv is so beautiful in autumn. 🍂 After work, I went for a little walk and was reminded of how much I love living here. ❤️ I hope everyone will have a chance to visit my country one day and experience its beauty for themselves.

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Tristan Bouchard @tristanbouchard.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'm enjoying the cooler weather and the colors here in New England 🍁 Here's a TV theme from the 90's, arranged by me. Happy Sunday! Twin Peaks Theme - Angelo Badalamenti

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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Fluorescent + neon + led

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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I wonder How many people discussing Ukraine's future on television Have ever spent a night Listening to drones above their homes. Because I have.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Skyward Billie Rae Busby 2022

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rph13.bsky.social @rph13.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#coffee☕️

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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Birds 8”x6” oil

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Gabby @gabbydp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Happy Monday 🤍🕊️ I wish you all the day you want and need 🩵✌️

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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

💛🦋🕊 hope this epic rescue brings ya joy 🔆💛🌿💛🔆🌱

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Good Monday morning Wishing you a magical and mystical day of unexpected awareness...

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Meditation for World Peace 😊

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Evening lights 😊 Baltic Sea Latvia 🇱🇻 #Latvia #Sea #BalticSea #Sunset

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UkeeTube @ukeetube.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Amphitrite Lighthouse in Ucluelet was built in 1915 to prevent shipwrecks in The Graveyard of The Pacific, including the area along the west coast of Vancouver Island. Since then she has stood for more than 110 years. Working hard and looking good doing it! #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland

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GUINNESS @guinnessisacat.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING TELL THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU LOVE THEM OUR TIME TOGETHER IS PRECIOUS BEYOND WORDS

Close up of Guinness the black cat resting on a couch, gazing thoughtfully off camera.

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Leah de la Mer @leahcallen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Apparently, i have Kyiv in me. i feel that too.

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