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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay! Here are two of my favorite photos I took while in the #Midwest. A small lake with a deer drinking from it called Midge Lake in #Minnesota and Root Beer Falls in #Michigan More of my photography at ScottWGonzalez.com

A small lake in the woods seen from an opening in the thin trees in the foreground. The foreground is a grassy area with white flowers, dappled sunlight, and a few trees. The midground is the lake that is reflecting the blue sky with white clouds and the dense woods on the other side of the lake. The sky above is blue with white clouds.

A waterfall scene. The exposure is long so the waterfall and the bubbles from it are milky white blurs. The water in the river that fills the lower part of the frame is a root beer color. There are multiple gray rocks in the river. Where the waterfall is falling the rocks are wet and have various spots of green moss on them. Above and beyond the waterfall a forest of green trees can be seen.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Well I am back from my #Midwest trip. Over 1300 miles, 5 states (3 new), 13+ #waterfalls, 2 Great Lakes, countless lesser #lakes, and god only knows how many miles of hiking. Pictures are up at ScottWGonzalez.com as well as a taste here. DM for prints. #photography #travel #EastCoastKin

A forest scene with a waterfall that is composed of many thin streams of water falling over a ledge. Where the water hits the rock below the area of wear is obvious because of the color difference in the stone and the lack of vegetation. Where the water is not running there is an abundance of greenery including trees above the waterfall. A wooden bridge is above the stream that leads to the waterfall. .

A cascade waterfall seen head on from the stream that it leads to. There are fallen logs that are in the stream which might have contributed to the levels of the cascade. The canyon walls on the left and right are covered with green vegetation and trees. The water that is moving is a cottony white because of the longer exposure.

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Kelseypaintz @kelseypaintz.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

These homies are in shop and 25% off today!

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Kelseypaintz @kelseypaintz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

While planning my trip to #Wisconsin, #Minnesota, #Iowa, and #Illinois I realized that lighting bugs or fireflies are a thing there. Looking for info about when and where to see them. I have never seen one before to my knowledge.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Happy #StunDay to all! Here is a Female American Kestrel that I came across on the drive to Snoqualmie Falls. They have a wide range considering I see them in Vegas. More #bird pictures can be found at ScottWGonzalez.com and if you want a #print DM me. #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

So I am traveling to #Wisconsin, #Minesota, and #Iowa for a few days. Looking for #food and #nature #recommendations. I literally plan on chasing #waterfalls. I am allergic to all the fish I have tried fish. I heard Butter Burgers are a thing in #Milwaukee Help me out Bluesky

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Is anyone else watching the Eurovision Song Contest? If you are musically inclined I recommend it. I don't understand half of the lyrics, it is amazing though.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Having a bad time with #photography. I have entered my work into a 100ish contests, and the closest I got to winning was being a semi finalists. It really feels bad when one of the winning ones is a bland pic. Maybe I take meh pictures, or maybe I just don't hit on what judges like. #EastCoastKin

A natural pool between red sandstone outcroppings. The water is still and reflects the cliffs and rocks very well. There is some floating debris in the water. The top quarter of the frame forms a rough bowl shape of sky that is a pale bright blue with brilliant white clouds, a darker mirror image in reflected in the pool on the bottom quarter of the frame. The red sandstone has layers of depth, on sandstone on the right is a black patch and above it about mid distance in the frame is a patch of dormant vegetation.

A photo of the Luxor pyramid in Las Vegas at night. Three lines leading down from the top point of the pyramid are visible (two on the left and one on the right) with green dashes of light going down them. The white light that emits a beam into the sky takes up the top of the pyramid. The light is roughly the width of the full Moon which is directly in the path of the beam. The full Moon has a circular glow around it.

A mountain below a partially cloudy sky, it is at sunset so some of the clouds are pinks and reds while others are gray and white. The exposure is long enough to make the clouds into a slight blur of motion. The sky is white in the middle right of the frame and graduates to a deep blue on the top left, a few stars can been seen on the left of the frame above the mountain. The mountain is a chestnut color with snow in the valleys and crevices including a glacier in the largest valley on the right. The foreground is trees and bushes that are nearly in silhouette that frame the bottom and the sides about halfway up the frame.

A male Ruddy Duck in breeding plumage. Its bill is baby blue leading to a half oval of white on its head, the rest of the head is black. The body is a chestnut color and the upright tail is black. It is swimming in smooth water that is a blue gray color and is reflected quite clearly.

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Jaxon @jaxonsigns.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I could use some traffic in my shop, browsers welcome. Shop Here: ko-fi.com/jaxonsigns/s... #art #painting #birds #wildlife #nature #BirdOfTheDay #WellTimed #WeatherWarriors

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Curiously do any other #healthcare workers or #nurses try to see if they can do a task with their non dominant hand? Years ago I gave myself stitches with my left hand (the injury was on my right hand) and today I successfully did venipuncture with my left hand. I wanna hear stories horror or not.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme #PassportPhoto. Here are two. First is one of my favorite desert birds the Phainopepla, if you see desert mistletoe it was probably from a Phainopepla. The other is a Burrowing Owl, a small owl (less than a foot tall) that is often up during the day. #EastCoastKin #Photography

A male Phainopepla perched in a tree facing the camera. It is a shiny black bird with a mohawk and red eyes. The bird is sunlit from the left side of the frame leaving the half of the bird lit and half in shadow. There are several branches that are blurry and in the foreground, in the background there are a couple of larger branches going from the right of the frame to the left in an upward angle.

A Burrowing Owl looking straight at the camera. It is behind a log and is looking over it. The owl has large yellow eyes with medium sized round pupils that are black. Its feathers are a sandy tan and white.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

If not for #PeterDinklage in Toxic Avenger I would not know to put shredded cheese on the outside of my grilled cheese sandwiches.

A grilled pepperoni and cheese sandwich with melted shredded cheese on the outside on a small purple plate. The sandwich is cut in half from corner to corner and slightly pulled apart. The orientation of the sandwich makes it diamond shaped.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

In the Army I took a combat life saver course (an Army EMT), and I kept asking questions to get more details. The instructor told me to stop because I was going outside of the training and said go to college to get more info. I cut myself on a beer bottle and gave myself 2 stitches. Currently an RN

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Happy #StunDay! Here is #Snoqualmie Falls. It was a sight to see and I am glad I went. Still working on pictures from the #Seattle trip, I did put up several new ones at ScottWGonzalez.com in the PNW folder. Check them out! DM for prints. #EastCoastKin #Photography #Art #nature

Snoqualamie Falls seen from a distance and slightly above. The sky above the scene is slightly warm white clouds. There is a cliff where the water is falling from a river. The waterfall is broken in two at the top and join towards the middle of the descent. The exposure is long so the falling and moving water are a feathery white from blur. The water is falling from such a height that there is mist to the right and at the bottom of the fall. There is a lodge on the left side of the frame and waterfall that is brown and white. On the right side of the river and waterfall is a small forest of pine or fir trees, there are a couple of building that can be seen between the trees. Below the trees is a grey and brown cliff face leading to the water below. The water is a dark green and leads out of the frame on the bottom right. In the foreground on the bottom left is an outcropping of land that has green vegetation on it.

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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

@thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social I just added this photo to my shop for purchase. Thanks for supporting my work. www.leciamichellephotography.com/shop/p/sqsp6...

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Common starling bath time — Lecia Michelle Photography

Common starling shows off its iridescent colors as it takes a bath.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy #EarthDay! We need to do what we can to make it so the #Earth stays livable for us. The Earth will still be here after we destroy ourselves through greed, idiocy, convenience, and hate. We as a species should be able to do better. Here was a moment of peace I share with you on this Earth Day.

A long exposure of a waterfall in a forest. In the foreground there is vibrant green vegetation, behind that is grey and brown boulders that lead to the bottom of the waterfall. The waterfall is mostly on the left third of the frame and falls through multiple sections, due to the long exposure the water is a feathery white blur. It is surrounded by a rock cliff on both sides the ones near to the water are wet and darker that the ones farther away. Throughout the cliff face are spots of moss and dark green vegetation. The top of the cliff is about a third of the frame from the top and there are trees and vegetation going across the top of it. On the right of the frame is a large tree that looks as tall as the cliff due to its closeness to the camera.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Never have a felt so connected to my camera.

The back of a camera screen that says "Battery exhausted" in white writing on black.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I recently started watching #ER, I had more important things going on at the time of its airing. I was waiting on #ThePitt S2 to finish airing as I dislike waiting on shows. Is it weird that 2 hit shows in ERs have aired with a same main character in my life? And that I am enjoying both?

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

A female Common Merganser, the only time I have ever seen one standing. She was just watching the water between preening herself. It was an interesting sight. Seen in Lincoln Park in #Seattle. Still going through pictures to find the best ones to post to ScottWGonzalez.com #Birds #Photography

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Happy #StunDay. Here is one of the many Bald Eagles that I saw in #Seattle. From talking to others it is a regular in Lincoln Park and this tree is its regular perch. Many more #bird pics to come and many can be found at ScottWGonzalez.com DM for prints #EastCoastKin #Photography

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I am still working on pictures from my trip to Seattle, over 1500 of them. I am not regularly a video taker but Snoqualmie Falls needed some sound and motion to display its magnificence. So here is a link to one of the videos. youtu.be/esYkEX6q-R8

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Snoqualmie Falls

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

When I saw the photo of trump as Jesus it made me think of my pic for my RN id that was denied because it looked "too Jesusey"

A picture of me; a white male with a reddish brown beard, sandy blonde long hair, blue eyes, wearing a white shirt, backlit by the sun.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Just passed the TSA checkpoint in Seattle and saw this on one of the empty desks. I learned this backwards and forwards in less than 8 weeks of basic training. Did they get less training than the Basic Training for soldiers? The grunts even knew this.

A desk with a sheet of paper taped to it on the paper Phonetic Alphabet is written at the top in black in followed by the phonetic alphabet below in two columns.
A = ALPHA, B = BRAVO, C = CHARLIE, D = DELTA, E = ECHO, F= FOXTROT, G = GOLF, H = HOTEL, I = INDIA, J = JULIET, K = KILO, L = LIMA, M = MIKE, N = NOVEMBER, O = OSCAR, P = PAPA, Q = QUEBEC, R = ROMEO, S = SIERRA, T = TANGO, U = UNIFORM, V = VICTOR, W = WHISKEY, X = XRAY, Y = YANKEE, Z = ZULU

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Happy #StunDay everyone. I am currently in #Seattle with a camera and no computer, so no editing raw files. Here is a Red Winged Blackbird. Jeez I have never seen one in all its glory. I thought is was a different #bird. They are common at times in Vegas just not as well ornamented. #EastCoastKin

A Red Winged Blackbird perched in a bare three between where three branches junction at a lower branch. The bird is looking to the left of the frame. Except for its shoulders it is all black, the shoulders are a vibrant red orange that looks like it could be fire but inverted.
The background is a gray bland sky of clouds.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Here is the family of four that I could take pictures of. They were high up and would space out from each other so high zoom was pointless.

A gray skies with 4 bald eagles flying in it they make a triangle shape with 3 on the bottom of the triangle going left to right at about the middle of the frame with one at the top middle of the frame.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

In the last 2 days of birding near Seattle I have seen 2 Bald Eagle families circling over different areas. Each had 2 adults and 2 juveniles.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Today was a #bird day. I saw at least 10 #lifers, 6 Bald Eagles including a fam of four, a Merganser out of the water, an actual Crow's nest, and defeated a Nemesis bird (Common Yellowthroat). There were more stairs and hills than a regular human should ever have to deal with. Pictures after vacay

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy #StunDay to all and #Easter to those that celebrate. Here is a jumping spider feasting on a Crane Fly that is larger than it. I saw the Crane Fly before seeing the spider. Soon to be seen in in ScottWGonzalez.com/#/slightly-creepy/ folder. DM for prints #EastCoastKin #Photography #Macro

A close up picture of a white and gray jumping spider eating a Crane Fly. They are both on maroon colored twig that goes from the left lower corner to the right upper corner of the frame. The fly is arched over the top of the twig with its head down and its wings and legs outstretched. The spider is farther away from the frame and partially obscured by one of the wings. The spider's black eyes are reflecting the blue sky with a little bit of orange/yellow from the sun that is behind buildings. The middle of the frame is the only part that is in good focus most of the rest is blurred.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The water in Badwater Basin is really salty. I have never had this many salt crystals form on my tripod before. This was from the recent trip to see the wildflowers (current pfp) and Lake Manly during the day. bsky.app/profile/scot...

The bottom section of three tripod legs together. The legs, levers, and foots are black but covered with salt crystals and are covered in a sparkly white. Most of the white is on the rubber foots, there is some on the levers and legs. The background is black.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Transgender Day of Visibility. Except transmisiacs, they should fuck off completely.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I felt like this picture did not get enough attention on the original post. I think it turned out really good and demonstrates the vast differences that can happen in the desert.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Yesterday while talking to a woman to make an appointment. I had to say no to several days and mentioned I would be in Seattle with a kid doing a performance at a college. She said "A kid in college? You are only 49." I often feel late to the party kid wise so I was taken aback.

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🍦Sweet Lo’s Ice Cream🍦 @sweetlosicecream.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I don’t want to go viral, I just hope to sell one more amazing ice cream recipe before April 1st! Will it be you? 🫂 May I suggest my Malted Milk & Cookies! Malted Milk ice cream with pieces of homemade butter M&M cookies. #icecream #food #foodsky #foodie Here’s my recipe: payhip.com/b/To7pl

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Happy #Stunday. I don't normally combine images like this. #BadWaterBasin seen wet and dry. Once I realized that I took the 2 pics in nearly the same spot I wanted to line them up. Being from 2 different cams and sensor formats it was a pain. DM for #print prices. ScottWGonzalez.com #EastCoastKin

Two views of Bad Water Basin in Death Valley, lines up at the mountain bases from the left to right of the frame.
On the left is the basin with water in it at dusk. There are wispy grey clouds in the sky, which is graduated from a light blue to a pinkish grey at the horizon. There are mountains in shadow coming from the left of the frame to the center of the frame where they have diminished in height and are nearly flat there. The frame is broken at roughly a third from the top be the lake leading to a reflected image of the described scene. The lake is about two thirds of the frame and has more reflected clouds that are white and sky that is blue.
On the right half of the frame is a dry version of the scene taken a couple hours after sunrise. The mountains go from a low to higher tops to the right edge of the frame. They are sunlit and a sandy golden color. The sky above is blue towards the top of the frame which graduates to a pale yellow and white at the mountains. The lower two thirds of the frame is a salt flat that is the more common condition of Badwater Basin. It is in shadow and looks like grey sand with raised ridges that make irregular shapes in the salt flat.
The middle of the image is a wavy irregular line, the clouds in the reflected surface of the water look like they blend with the ridges of the salt flat and the colors in the sky look opposite between the two sides.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A sight I don't usually see. A Greater Roadrunner in a tree. Wherever they are they are always a joy to be around. Photographed in the #ClarkCounty Wetlands in #Nevada More bird photography at ScottWGonzalez.com #Birds #EastCoastKin

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I keep meaning to post more photography as a reprieve from the :gestures to the world: Here is the view of Lake Manly from the parking lot barrier. The water in the front is always there from my knowledge. The water people are walking to is infrequent More photos at ScottWGonzalez.com #DeathValley

The sunsetting behind a mountain range in the distance. The sky has streaky clouds that are orange near the mountains and more white towards the top of the frame. The sun is at the left top thirds of the frame and the mountain tops break roughly follow the top third across the frame. Below the mountains at about middle of the frame is the lake surface in shadow, dozens of people are walking towards the lake or at its edge. There is a wide trail leading from the lake towards the left lower corner which people are walking on. To the right of the trail is a pond of dispersed water that is reflecting the light from the sunset so it has a golden yellow hue. In the foreground on the left bottom corner is a viewing platform that is the walkway down to the trail. The curved to the left banister is made of cylindrical metal tubes and it dark colored and the top curve is reflecting the sunlight and looks bronze.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Happy #StunDay! I am currently busy catching up on chores so not a lot of time find a new picture, so a repost will have to do. A pano of Lake Manly in #DeathValley with the Panamint Range reflected at #Sunset. DMs are open for #prints. Check ScottWGonzalez.com for more pics. #EastCoastKin

A photo of the Panamint Range at sunset. The mountains are mostly just a silhouette; some snow can be made out on some of the tops. There are clouds that are being lit by the sunset that vary in color from fiery orange near in spots near the top of the mountains to a cotton candy pink toward the top edge of the frame. The sky behind and between the clouds is a blue purple near the top of the frame and it lightens to a light cyan near the center of the mountain range. Lake Manly splits the frame in half and has a reflection of the top half of the frame that was just described, albeit it is darker. Several people can be seen walking in the shallow lake forming ripples in the water and in their reflections, several people are also standing in the lake.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Dearest #bluesky humans. I am curious if the non #healthcare people feel safer or not by a person who is about to put an IV needle in them saying that they have successfully given themselves IVs.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I believe this is most if not all of the Panamint Range in #DeathValley. A panorama of the sunset reflected in Lake Manly in Badwater Basin. DMs are open for prints even if I have no idea how I would print this pano with my current printer. More @ ScottWGonzalez.com #photography #california #art

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Scissors @scissors.myatproto.social · 18/03/2026

Reposting with the direct link for folks using screen readers. The trial is for people experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding. Clicking the the link below goes into more detail regarding eligibility and incentives (free menstrual products and up to $400) www.lindushealth.com/study-landin...

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

It has been a day. Kids not doing requested chores, a doc canceled their cases so I had to find busy work, went to the wrong store for a pickup, at the right store I stepped in dog poop, plus other things I don't want to go into. However I got a book in the mail so the day got 65% better instantly.

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Changed my profile pic. In case anyone was interested here is the full image with alt text. #DeathValley #Superbloom

Me a white male in blue jeans and a green grey t shirt laying in a field of yellow flowers on his stomach in the desert. There are mountains in the background that are shades of brown and a blue sky above steaked with white wispy clouds.

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Happy #StunDay. I know late again. A child and I just got back from #DeathValley and it's so good. Flowers are all over and Lake Manly it still showing off. First time I have seen it during the day. No notes. More #photography can be found at ScottWGonzalez.com. DM for #prints. #eastcoastkin

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Happy Pi day! I was a little overzealous when I went to Macgyver a pie. I had extra Boston cream from a previous pie so I was like graham cracker crust with Boston cream and blueberries would be perfect. I added apples bc it looked pathetic and it still does. #pi #pie #sad

A fruit pie made with a graham cracker crust in a clear glass pie plate. Inside of the crust is a filling with cream on the bottom with cooked blueberries on top of that then cooked cinnamon apples ontop of that. The filling only fills the pie about half way so it looks pathetic.

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Pagebound @pagebound.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

1 year ago, we had our first viral moment and grew to 4,000 users overnight. Now, our community is 140,000 strong 🥹 Happy International Women’s Day 💖 A great day to switch from Goodreads to an indie, female-founded alternative! Pagebound is like if Goodreads & Reddit had a baby 🫶

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🍦Sweet Lo’s Ice Cream🍦 @sweetlosicecream.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Fyi, if you want to support a small business, it’s seriously uncool to share their work on Reddit. Hype them up, sure, but let the masses know where/how they can support too, rather than copy/pasting their work in the comment section. Thanks for considering!

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Scott W Gonzalez @scottwgonzalez.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I just had a realization. An official US government video had one of the people in it flipping off the camera and for all intents the Americans who watched the video.

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