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rᥲყᥱ (shᥱ/thᥱყ) 🌷🏳️‍⚧️🌳 @rayelee.bsky.social · 19h

Photo taken mere milliseconds after the bee I was focusing in on flew away. 😂 I have a new appreciation for all the bee photographers out there after I spent quite a while chasing bees around my lantana. 🐝🤣

Pink and yellow lantana bloom in the bright sunlight.

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rᥲყᥱ (shᥱ/thᥱყ) 🌷🏳️‍⚧️🌳 @rayelee.bsky.social · 19h

The bees are enjoying the sunlight and all the new blooms on the lantana after the recent rains. 💛🐝☀️🩷

Bee on a yellow and pink lantana flower.

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☃️Del🫶🫂💎🦋🐜🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥🪽 @olafprettysky4fwmf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

LOVE...... something you GET more of, from giving it away!!! ❤️🧡💙💛🤍💚💜🦋🫂☃️💎🏳️‍⚧️🌈🌞 @buckivotesblue.bsky.social @pattyger.bsky.social @dakinispirit.bsky.social @meltheparadox.bsky.social @kathykane.bsky.social @xequeboo.bsky.social @djade77.bsky.social @laborstrikenow.bsky.social

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Susan Davis Cushing @sdcushing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hello friends & happy #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday, with the theme of #3rdPlace. How are you?🙋 It’s about 6:30am 🕡 EDST here and ☀️. I’m making our rich & aromatic #BlueBrew coffee for the coffeehouse community. Who’d like a cup? ☕️ Please do stop by & say hello!👋 We close at 10:30am 🕥 EDST😊 #ECK

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Pouring Coffee Time

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Caturday 🐾🤍

A black cat with half-closed eyes and two tiny fangs holds a pencil against a textured yellow background. Above it, white handwritten text reads, “Be with someone who makes you happy.” The word “with” is crossed out, changing the message to “Be someone who makes you happy.”

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Joe @staythecouse232.bsky.social · 23h

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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy Saturday, Gorgeous Stars🌟 I hope everyone is doing well today.🫂🫶🏻☃️ 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🤍🖤 I’m ok. Just wanted to share this beautiful sunrise with y’all before I start a day of relaxation, self love and preparing for Monday. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🤍🖤 Take care of yourselves🌈✨🫶🏻🌻 Have a day that’s perfect for you 🌟💛🤗

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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey Gorgeous Stars, Update for y’all. Everything is all set for Monday and my arrival time is 9 o’clock in the morning. Thank you so much for all of your beautiful messages. Your support and love means everything to me in this difficult time. Take care 🌈✨🫶🏻🌻 Have a day that’s perfect for you 🌟💛🤗

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Ali khaliq @khaliqali.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@meltheparadox.bsky.social For Mel!

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Diane Furlong @dianef1224.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good Afternoon Graham, this is the perfect choice for @meltheparadox.bsky.social 🌳🌸🌺🌳

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Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Snapdragon/Antirrhinum majus, for sweet Mel @meltheparadox.bsky.social to make sure she hasn't been forgotten while she rests up, preparing for surgery. #Bloomscrolling #Gardening #ECK #Photography

A brightly spangly coloured Snapdragon against a blurred green garden background on a sunny afternoon.
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

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☃️Del🫶🫂💎🦋🐜🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥🪽 @olafprettysky4fwmf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wednesday... Today's Olaf... DEEP APPRECIATION of loved ones!!!🧡💙💛💛🥰❤️🌹💜💚💗🤍 You all know you can come to Olaf(s) when life gets you down. Just as there have been time Steve needed you.... and you were there!! You're never truly ALONE when you have the FANS WORTH MELTING FOR!!! 🫶☃️🌞🌝🫂🥰

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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you so much, Graham!!! Everything is going well… my final BP check was 120/79 and I’m all set for surgery on Monday. I’ve missed you all so much, my dearest friends. REAL friends are so important at such difficult times. I appreciate all of you who support and love me through this hard time.🫂🫶🏻

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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hey y’all, One more week until surgery. My anxiety is starting to take over and become debilitating. So, I’ll be offline for a while. I’ll pop in to check my messages but I need to take care of myself and prepare for surgery. Take care of yourselves 🫂🫶🏻📿 Love and respect, Melissa 💖

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Nueng(หนึ่ง)🌻✨️ @b-nueng.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Nueng(หนึ่ง)🌻✨️ @b-nueng.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Nueng(หนึ่ง)🌻✨️ @b-nueng.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Nueng(หนึ่ง)🌻✨️ @b-nueng.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

sawadika💕🪷

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☃️Del🫶🫂💎🦋🐜🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥🪽 @olafprettysky4fwmf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

MUnday... Today's Olaf... See that LIGHT?? Its the dawn of a better tomorrow!! Once today is done, you NEVER have to relive that day ever again!! You have a huge and welcoming support system... those who want to see your better tomorrow with you!! 🧡💙🥰🫂💎☃️🦋💗🌝🫶✨️💖

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Coral King @rocketcoral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The morning #bee 🐝

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Susan Davis Cushing @sdcushing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hello friends! Happy #BlueSkyMonday! How are you? 🙋‍♂️ It’s about 6:30am 🕡 EDST here and 🌧️. I’m making our rich and aromatic #BlueBrew coffee for the community here in the coffeehouse. Who’d like a cup? ☕️ Please do stop by & say hello! 👋 We close at 10:30am 🕥 EDST 😊 #ECK

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Pouring Coffee Time

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mollygagne11-63.bsky.social @mollygagne11-63.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hello=)💙Quebec City💙🍁In My Garden-💜Ageratum blooms💜-Floral beauty! Have a great day😉🖐️🫶💕 💙Ville de Québec💙🍁Dans mon Jardin-💜Agératum💜-Beauté florale! Bonne journée!😉🖐️🫶💕 #Photography #Photographie #FleurisTonFil #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Flower #Fleurs #AgeratumBlooms #Ageratum #QuebecCity #Canada

"Ageratum blooms from spring through autumn, producing very fluffy, paniculate flower clusters. Its tiny, pom-pom-like blooms offer long-lasting, cheerful color—shades of violet, purple, blue, pink, and white.
Flowering ageratum is an excellent source of nectar for butterflies, hoverflies, and bees, especially since the blooms can persist until late autumn. Its leaves are rarely eaten by insects or mammals, as they have an unpleasant taste and are even slightly toxic—for instance, by disrupting insect molting cycles.
Indigenous peoples used the leaf sap to treat cuts and minor wounds; indeed, modern research has confirmed the plant's antibacterial properties. However, it was even more commonly used as a repellent against mosquitoes and biting midges—simply by rubbing the leaves onto the skin."

"L'agératum fleurit du printemps à l'automne, produisant des grappes de fleurs en panicules à l'aspect très duveteux. Ses minuscules fleurs, semblables à des pompons, offrent une touche de couleur gaie et durable, déclinée en nuances de violet, de pourpre, de bleu, de rose et de blanc.
En pleine floraison, l'agératum constitue une excellente source de nectar pour les papillons, les syrphes et les abeilles, d'autant plus que ses fleurs peuvent persister jusqu'à la fin de l'automne. Son feuillage est rarement consommé par les insectes ou les mammifères, car il possède un goût désagréable et présente même une légère toxicité — en perturbant notamment les cycles de mue des insectes.
Les peuples autochtones utilisaient la sève des feuilles pour soigner les coupures et les blessures légères ; des recherches modernes ont d'ailleurs confirmé les propriétés antibactériennes de la plante. Toutefois, elle était encore plus couramment utilisée comme répulsif contre les moustiques et les moucherons piqueurs, simplement en frottant les feuilles sur la peau."

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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Monday gorgeous Stars🌟 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🤍🩶🖤 Hope y'all are well🫂🫶🏻☃️ I'm doing good😘📿🧘🏻‍♂️ 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🤍🩶🖤 "In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you." - Andréa Dykstra 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🤍🩶🖤 Take care of yourself and each other 🌈✨🫶🏻💖 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🤍🩶🖤 Have a day that's perfect for you 🌟💛🤗

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AwkwardAvian. A juvenile Red Knot standing on a sloping rock on one leg while scratching and preening. #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome #Velvia #2000s #VintageLens #ManualFocus

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Jean Kelsey @immachocoholic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning friends! It’s still raining and it’ll be a chilly day. Here’s a #SunriseMagic in #Mono It’s fitting for today. Have a great day and week ahead! #landscape #photography #reflections #MonoMonday

Early morning as the sun rises with brightness over the trees. Clouds are stretching across the sky in different shades of gray. The water is calm reflecting the sky and landscape.

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For anyone interested in unusual camera lenses. I can see one in my collection in the future. brightinstar.com/products/50m...

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BRIGHTIN STAR MF 50mm F2.0 TRI-SIGHT Full-Frame Art Lens

Explore three distinct looks with the BRIGHTIN STAR 50mm F2 TRI-SIGHT: soft focus, natural rendering, bubble bokeh, and creative rear inserts.

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Let’s gather our thoughts for the week ahead as we wonder through the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Have a beautiful day my friends ☺️ #BlueSkyMonday #ECK #Photography #Nature #Ireland #Wicklow #PhotographyOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Autumn #Fall #Landscapes #MountainMonday

Our photograph captures a beautiful autumn landscape deep in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.

In the foreground, a broad meadow stretches across the scene, its grasses glowing in rich shades of golden brown and amber beneath the afternoon sunlight.

The uneven texture of the grass suggests a quiet, natural field, with a simple line of dark fence posts running away towards the hills on the right.

Beyond the meadow, dense woodland climbs the lower slopes of a large mountain.

The trees are beginning to turn into autumn colours, with patches of warm gold and bronze scattered among deeper green foliage.

The hillside rises gently from left to right, creating a sweeping diagonal across the image.

Behind it, more rounded mountain slopes can be seen in the distance.

Above the landscape is a brilliant blue sky, filled with large, bright white clouds whose soft edges contrast beautifully with the dark forested mountains.

The overall impression is one of peaceful isolation. A quiet autumn walk surrounded by mountains, woodland and open countryside, with warm golden sunlight bringing the changing season vividly to life.

And finally, today’s picture is finished with a simple white border frame.

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning. Happy Monday. Obstacles in one's path are ever present. Each step, a completion, a lesson, toward the vista not yet reached. Have a great day. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #nature #photography #hiking #landscapephotography #sky #ECK #EastCoastKin #newhampshire

Landscape image of a mountain range, forest and clouds. Grasses in front. A forest in the next layer, a mountain range in blue, sky and clouds.

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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

Your art challenge cheat sheet for Sept 28-Oct 4 is here! Let's have some fun. Compiled by Robyn @handcranked See comments for host list and details. #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #DailyArt #Painting #Drawing #ArtChallenge #ArtPrompt #TraditionalArt

Daily Art Prompts: Sept 28–Oct 4

Compiled by @handcranked

Monday, September 28
#BlueSkyMonday (anything blue)
#MacroMonday (any macro)
#MountainMonday (mountains)
#MinimalMonday (minimalism)
#ColorADay + #PinkMon

Tuesday, September 29
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday
#ColorADay + #BlueTue

Wednesday, September 30
#WaterfallWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt
#ColorADay + #RedWed

Thursday, October 1
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens + #ItsAJungleOutThere
#ColorADay + #YellowThu

Friday, October 2
#Scape (any kind of scape)
#ForestFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay + #BWFri

Saturday, October 3
#BNWmacro
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BlueSkyArtShow + #3rdPlace
#ColorADay + #GreenSat

Sunday, October 4
#Stunday (stunning)
#BNWmacro
#ImageAndVerse (your image + any poem)
#ColorADay + #OrangeSun

All Week Art Prompts: Sept 28–Oct 4

Compiled by @handcranked

#AOFoto
(Aesthetic of the ordinary. See aofoto.art for details.)

#ArtYear (any art)

#BirdOfTheDay
(See Atlantic Birding, Helen Bennett, Alan H, or Rob Crank for daily prompt)

#ClassicMono (monochrome)

#EastCoastKin or #ECK
(Art collective open to everyone. Message @rina2012 to join.)

#ECKPalette
(See WealieArts for this week’s colors)

#ShowHeart (hearts)

#Abstractia + #leaves

#AlphabetChallenge + #WeekMForMachinery

#MixedMedia52 + #roads

#PaintByWords + #persimmon or #railway
(art, photos, and/or poetry)

#PostProcess + #silence
(See @rjrock for photo to edit)

#SensoryArt + #roads

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just as @handcranked.bsky.social requested a couple of shots of a pair of Bitterns for #StunDay to pull clear of some unsavoury Hashtags of which I won't repeat. #birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #Bitterns #BirdsInFlight #BirdOfTheDay #Airborne #NatureTherapy #birdphotography #BirdsInFlight

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 28/09/2026

On the creation of NOAA & EPA under his signature: “Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man” —Richard Nixon 1970

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Vox 🇺🇲 @voxrox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The view from a relative's backyard in Yachats, Oregon at sunset on 09/25/2026. #Stunday #ECK #AltText #NoAI #PNW #PDX #WestCoastKin #BeachLife #Scape #Sunsets #OceanScapes #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #SundaySkies #SundayYellow #SilentSunday

A stunning, vibrant, color photo of a sunset on the beach in Yachats, Oregon in 09/2026 at sunset. The distant sun is seen, the ocean is calm, the sky is yellow with scattered, thin clouds.
📸 Vox & her relative Matt - as viewed from Matt's backyard.

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Photos by Tony #skyjunkie @ynotg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just a bunch of #Clouds #Skyjunkie #Cloudscape #Skyscape #Photography #ECK #Sky #LookUp

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Diane Furlong @dianef1224.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@robcrank68.bsky.social mentioned #HeadShots here’s my version #birds #ForJanet #ECK #photographersunited #photography

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Gabby @gabbydp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You’re beautiful just the way you are. All of you. Keep your authentic self, it’s important ✨🌲 Also, I love this tree. I look at it every day outside my classroom window 💚

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Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“And there where the trees were no longer trees, nor the road a road The deer had come for me.” from The Roe Deer by Ted Hughes. A deer near the lake at Petworth yesterday.(Actually a Fallow Deer) #ImageandVerse #Deer #Stunday #Landscape #WestSussex #SouthDowns