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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 23h

Here's one of my favourite "trees reflected in water" photos from 2025. From the pedestrian bridge overlooking Farstanäset near Stockholm, Sweden. It's on my favourite route between Farsta and our home. Avoiding the big roads, nice lake views. #WeeklyTheme #Reflections

A view over a still lake with a treeline on the opposite side, reflecting in the water. The sky is clear, with the slightly pale tint of a chilly day in March.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What a week, and it's only Thursday 😣 I've had so many extra things to handle, none of them good. At least the big old birch looks good dressed in Virginia creeper vines. We should probably take it down before it falls on its own, but we're keeping it for the creeper and for the birds.

A big old birch with dozens of Virginia creeper vines climbing up the trunk and covering a lot of the branches and the upper part of the trunk in leaves. Most of them are now red, giving the birch an unusual look since birch leaves turn yellow, not red.

There are some smaller trees and bushes of various sizes behind the birch, framing it in mostly green since they haven't yet started turning yellow.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Now UPS picked up the "broken" package. So the claim is moving forward. I don't really want to blame the courier, he's probably underpaid with bad working conditions, but at the same time it's partially his fault. I'll see next week if he still has his job, I have another UPS parcel arriving then.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh yay, back to trees reflecting in water. Evening shot from one of my favourite spots by the lake. I've posted other (and better) photos of other (and better) sunsets from the same spot before. This one is from 2021. #WeeklyTheme #Reflections

A late sunset photo of a bay in a lake, with trees on the other side reflecting in the perfectly still water. The sky is dusky blue with a stripe of orange-yellow lingering at the horizon.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Virginia creepers remind me of poinsettias right now. They're invading a big chunk of our garden, but this time of year I don't mind. #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin #Autumn

Hanging creeper vines with bright red leaves in a green conifer. The leaves are composed of five leaflets originating from a single point, resembling a flower. The colour matches red poinsettias, and the leaflets are similarly arranged, but fewer than the red leaves on poinsettias.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Here's one that isn't "trees reflected in water". Okay, there are a few trees, but the centrepiece is a sculpture that looks like an industrial chimney stack, placed in the river that runs through Nyköping, Sweden. 2017, iPhone SE. #WeeklyTheme #Reflections

A red brick chimney stack in a river. There are several old industrial buildings to the left of and behind the chimney, and everything is reflected nicely in the fairly still water.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Another "trees reflected in water" for my #WeeklyTheme which is #Reflections. Many of us probably have a whole bunch of such photos. At Vänern, Sweden's largest lake. Photo taken from small boat. 2016, iPhone SE

A forested shore and various reeds and water lilies reflected in a mirror still lake. The sky is ominously overcast.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This box was supposed to contain more than just the packaging peanuts. The box looks like it could have been tampered with enough to extract some of the contents. I can't prove anything, but I hope the vendor can do something because the wares weren't cheap. This sucks.

A white cardboard box containing white packaging peanuts.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I made a photo feed for my Weekly Theme. Use both the #WeeklyTheme hashtag and my current theme hashtag (see pinned post in my profile) to appear on the feed. Let's see how long I can keep this up and remember to update the feed definition 😊 bsky.app/profile/np-p...

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New week, new theme! This time it's time for some #Reflections. Not the philosophical kind, but visual reflections. This one isn't mirror clear, but it still counts! 2013, iPhone 4S I'm mainly doing the #WeeklyTheme for me, but join in if you like! Either use my theme or make your own.

Forest reflected in a narrow lake. Or maybe it should be considered a (former) mill pond since it has a dam and runoff right under the bridge I was standing on, and I think there used to be a saw mill there long ago. The sky is grey and there's a slight ripple ob the surface of the water, making the reflection blurry.

I've posted a photo of the same pond before, taken from the same spot but at a different time of year. I used to pass it on my long walks through the forest near where we lived until six years ago.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Abandoned Soviet era Olympic sailing venue in Tallinn, Estonia. This is the last photo for this week's theme. Next week the theme will be "reflections". #WeeklyTheme #Abandoned

A concrete structure with walls on two terraces surrounded by staircases on either side. The wall on the upper terrace has large semicircular openings for ventilation, I think. The lower wall is full of graffiti.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Abandoned whatsits in an abandoned forge. 2013, iPhone 4S #WeeklyTheme #Abandoned #PhotoPrompt

A row of some sort of tools, shaped like a cuboid with a pointed tip. They're lined up and stacked on a shelf, snd covered in dust and cobwebs. The light is dim from a dirty window.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

... and now the Social Democrats in Sweden are also behaving like toddlers. "We didn't get the speaker we wanted 😩👶😭 so we give up trying to form a government and let the Moderares and the Left figure this out." Like, what? This doesn't fit my weekly theme, but it's #MushroomMonday after all.

A big cluster of pale yellow mushrooms with a grey rim, either Hypholoma fasciculare or Hypholoma capnoides. They were too far gone for distinguishing between them, according to a couple of experts on facebook.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is how I come up with my weekly theme. I have an album with photos queued up for posting. I simply pick one of the oldest photos each week and use it for a theme. Looks like "dead wood" would be up again next week, but I did that recently so I'm going to skip to "reflections".

A screenshot of a phone photo album titled bsky. The top left photo is of some old snow covered stairs, the same photo as I posted earlier today. The next photo is of a dead branch that looks like a bird. After that is a photo of a forest reflected in a pond, followed by various other photos.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

All that's left of a house and garden that ended up too near a quarry/sand pit when it expanded. 2012, iPhone 3G. I'm making up weekly themes to help me rummage through my photo library. This week's theme is #Abandoned Join me if you like! #WeeklyTheme #ECK

An old concrete staircase in a snow covered former terraced garden. Some of the terracing would still have been visible if there wasn't any snow. The stairs have a simple metal railing on one side. Low winter light sifts through trees just outside the photo. There's young forest in the background. The photo has a sepia tint.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Making this small pot of sauce has taken me 45 minutes. Sauces and soups are the only foods I might spend that much time on. Tomatoes, sweet peppers, chili peppers and basil from our greenhouse. Garlic and onion are store bought. Mine failed completely this year, I don't know why.

A tomato and pepper sauce with bits of yellow, red and green peppers among the tomatoes.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My last day of #CoolClouds. I wasn't really photographing the clouds, but I think they count anyway. 2019, iPhone. Next week's theme will be "abandoned". #WeeklyTheme #Stunday #EastCoastKin

A sea view from a rocky shore. There are thin lines of clouds across the sky. Most are parallel and probably actual clouds, but one of them is at an angle and possibly a contrail.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dark clouds rolling in over the plains near Kristianstad, Sweden (2021). #WeeklyTheme #CoolClouds #EastCoastKin

A sky full of clouds, quite dark further ahead. There is however a lighter area near the horizon, promising some light once the dark clouds pass.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As I state in my profile, I'm rummaging through and cleaning up my photo library. I have an album with photos I've selected for bsky. Now that needs a rummage too, so I'm making up weekly themes for myself. This week it's #CoolClouds, next will be "abandoned". Join me if you like. #WeeklyTheme

Blue clouds against a pink sky, framed by trees.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Okay, back to this week's theme, #CoolClouds. This was my favourite view on my way to and from yoga class. Can you see the railway tracks? Sadly the yoga studio didn't make it through the pandemic, and we moved too far away anyway. I want to walk to yoga, driving would spoil the mood.

A silhouette of a tree lined narrow valley against a sunset sky with some pink clouds. A faint glint at the bottom of the "valley" suggests railway tracks.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"ADHD didn't exist back in the day" Friend, have you read Anne of Green Gables (1908)? The phrase you're looking for is "They didn't have a word for ADHD back in the day". I'm re-reading it just now. You could use it as a diagnose manual. #BloomScrolling #ECK #ADHD

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

More cool clouds. Or at least it's a cool reflection of clouds. 2013, iPhone 4S #CoolClouds #WaterWednesday #EastCoastKin

A reflection of dark clouds and tree branches in a fairly still pond. There's only a slight ripple near the too of the photo.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Cool clouds, rocky terrain, and my husband checking something on his phone. 2021, near Saltoluokta, Sápmi (or Sweden, if you prefer national borders over cultural). 67.37° lat, 727 m above the sea. #CoolClouds #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin

A view of soft green, but treeless, mountain peaks, with a couple of small lakes and flat terrain covered in small rocks in the foreground. The sky is overcast with dramatic speckled grey clouds. A man dressed in dark clother is seen in silhouette against the horizon. He's looking down at something he's holding in his hand, probably his smartphone.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New week, new theme! Last week I posted photos of dead wood. This week I'll rummage through my photo library for cool clouds. 2016, iPhone SE, Store Mosse National Park, Sweden. #CoolClouds #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin

Fluffy clouds looking dark and ominous because the sun is right behindnd them. The sky is blue around the clouds.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A fallen pine gave a rare opportunity to get a photo of the beautiful golden red bark near the top of the trunk. #BlueSkyArtShow #Golden #DeadWood #EastCoastKin

Flaky thin pine bark in hues of copper, grey and dark gold.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tree fungus, the same huge tree stump as my Tuesday photo. Or is it slime mould? Looks more like budding fungus to me, but I'm no expert on slimes. (Re: spelling of mould, my phone is set to UK English and it frowns upon mold) #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #Deadwood #EastCoastKin

Blobs of some yellow fungus growing on dead wood.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some dead wood from my archives. Maybe it'll be a theme for a while? 2013, iPhone 4S, Sweden #EastCoastKin #Nature #Ferns #Photography

Weathered dead tree branches or fallen trunks among grass and ferns.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Close-up of the huge tree stump I posted yesterday. I like old tree stumps. #EastCoastKin #Photography

A closeup of the weathered and battered wood of a big old tree stump. It has streaks of a warm brown and charcoal black

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's not as easy as "centre-left bloc gets more seats" in the Swedish elections. Thing is, they still have to form a government. Last I heard, the Centre doesn't want to be in a government with the Left, and the Left demands to be in the government, not just support it.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's election day in Sweden. It's a close race and the result will most likely depend on which parties are prepared to compromise. We voted yesterday because I felt I might be getting a cold. More than a third of everyone with a right to vote have voted early. Photo taken a week ago.

Tree branches hanging down over water, touching their reflection.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Good morning! Today I was joined for breakfast by a hummingbird hawk-moth just outside the window. #insects #stunday

A hummingbird hawk-moth approaching a honeysuckle blossom, seen from behind. Tge wings are a blur of orange and brown.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have you seen any signs of, well, anything lately? Our municipal council gave us a llama beach. Or maybe a dog beach. Hard to tell. Anyway, it's a sign that they care enough to put up a sign. #PostASign

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Back to rummaging througn my archives. This one is from November 2020, iPhone 8. I was ID:ing some fungi and took a photo to document the surroundings. Near Tullinge in Botkyrka, Sweden. #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin

A photo of a a low pine forest on a cliff, slightly pale and red tinted.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I think I gained a bunch of new followers for my previous photo, or rather the text I guess. Welcome! Just so you know, I mainly just post photos of nature or curiosities like this. iPhone photo, Tallinn (Estonia), last year. #Thursgate #ADoorableThursday #ECK

A fairly wonky door on an old building (1700's I think) in Tallinn, Estonia. The plaster has fallen off the facade, revealing the wooden structure.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just FYI. I block climate change deniers who reply on my climate related posts. Anyone who still hasn't understood why and how it happens isn't interested in learning from strangers on the internet and isn't worth my time.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I stopped eating animals 13 yrs ago. I stopped flying 10 yrs ago. We drive very little. Our electricity in Sweden is fossil free. But it all feels so futile when politicians are intentionally trying to make people do the opposite, and climate change is accelerating.

Straws of reeds and their reflections in a perfectly still lake.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I haven't been posting a lot lately. There's so much politics going on since we have elections soon in Sweden (mail in/early voting has already started), and I'm exhausted. Here's some nice rock for #RockinTuesday and #TextureTuesday Again, I hope I haven't posted it before.

Bedrock polished by water, with a flowing pattern of rough grooves. I think it's a metamorphic rock, given the pattern. Most likely gneiss, since it's common here, but it also contains iron which gives it a special sheen in places. It's also speckled with round patches of pale green lichen.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

European monarchs are symbols and representatives, and have no political power. If Trump was a king, his job would be limited to cutting ribbons and shaking hands. Maybe playing golf. King Harald V of Norway was well liked, afaik. Here's some forest for our neighbours 🇳🇴 and for #ForestFriday

A spruce forest with sunlight filtering through the trees. The ground is covered in moss, bilberry shrub, spruce needles and fallen leaves.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Remember, he can't dictate what other countries call the lake. Not even other English speaking ones. This is btw the lake Trehörningen ("The triangle", because it's a triangle) in Huddinge, Sweden. There's another one with the same name (same reason) ~10 km away, also in Huddinge. #sunset #ECk

A dusk view over a still lake. The sky is dakening, with only a hint of clouds near the horizon. The clouds and the forest on the fat side of the lake reflect perfectly in the perfectly still surface.

In the foreground is a cliff, sloping at a 45 degree angle toward the water, some reeds in the water, and some pine branches in the upper left corner.

Huddinge is a municipality, 140 square km (54 sq mi), pop ~114000.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My husband just got a new job. On Tuesday he'll start working full time and on site (at first anyway), for the first time since 2020. It's going to be very different. I'll have to figure out lunch, for starters. This one's for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHearts

A hollow tree stump, vaguely heart shaped

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's too dry for mushrooms right now, so here's a photo from a few years back. Ink caps look cool, at least until they turn into ink. #MushroomMonday #ECK

Two shaggy mane ink caps growing on a lawn. The caps are white and oblong, with shaggy scales that give them their name.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I'm so proud of Stockholm (and visitors from all over the country) for gathering 50-60K people for the climate demonstration today. Considering there's only 1.6M inhabitants in Stockholm (11M Sweden) that's a good turnout. I hope our politicians will listen now. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

There's a grey heron in there, pretending not to be in there. My mobile really reaches its limit in photos like these. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdNameG

A grey heron in tall vegetation, standing perfectly still staring down at the water.

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Photos by Noora @np-photos.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Testing germination rate of some other seeds I've collected this year. Most of them are for the herb society, so I want to make sure. Sorry about the #gardening posts, but better than politics maybe?

A square green cloth, usually used for wiping kitchen counters, with a grid print dividing it into nine squares. Each square is numbered, and there are different seeds scattered in each. The cloth is slightly moist and the whole thing is wrapped in cling film to keep the moisture in. It's laid flat on a plastic tray with a flower print.

The cloth was handed out by the Swedish gardening association, specially printed for testing seeds like this. Or you could just use it as an ordinary reusable kitchen wipe.

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