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Skepticalme

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old woman watching the madness . Love family, democracy, astronomy, cats, birds, nature. Recipes from unusual threads. To relax I try to imagine flying a kite on Venus (it’s a gravity thing)

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Juliet Kano @julietkano.bsky.social · 1h
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 1h
Salticus scenicus, a zebra jumping spider 🌱🕷 #Arachtober #InternationalJumpingSpiderDay #Spiders #wildlife #nature #MacroMonday
Salticus scenicus, a zebra jumping spider
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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 1h
All Hallows-on-the-Wall church London Wall, London EC2Y Cut stone masonry tower stained from pollution with large wooden double door #reference #buildingreference #materialreference
Cut stone masonry tower stained from pollution with large wooden double doorCut stone masonry tower stained from pollution with large wooden double door
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Li🦋Zy 🇬🇪🇨🇾 @lizylove.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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PacBirds @pacbirds.bsky.social · 2h
A ruby-crowned kinglet for @janesgallery.bsky.social ‘s #SmallBirdSaturday #birds #nature #photography #ECK
Closeup of a kinglet perched on a branch within a tree. The bird is gray and olive above ab tan below, with a white eye ring.
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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Milky Way over woodland on the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario for #ForestFriday Not a planned image, I had noticed the Milky Way while doing a long exposure of star trails and and made the image before packing up for the night. #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #TenMinutesFromHome #BackyardPhotography
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@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 5h
#SaturdayMorning #BlackAndWhiteMacro Raindrops on achillea leaves yesterday, lit up by sunshine. Have a great weekend @bnwmacro.bsky.social @macrohour.bsky.social
Raindrops on leaves yesterday
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Beautiful catch
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Gray @grays.art · 09/10/2026
Happy FlyDay! We made it! White-footed leafcutter bee (Megachile albitarsis) on beggar tick wildflower (Bidens alba) CREW pen flint strand lake trails Bonita Springs, Florida 10-1-26 #FlyDay #eck #macro #nature #threeWordGenre #art #macroPhotography #native #bees #bugsky #insects #pollinators
Macro of a female bee captured in a head-on portrait. Facing directly forward on the bright yellow center disk of a wildflower with white petals, she has a broad black head and a heavily dimpled black thorax. Distinct bands of dense white hairs line the margins of her large compound eyes and facial vertex, while her mandibles point downward into the florets. To her stage-right, a vertical stalk holds multiple unopened green buds and a single blooming cluster, with a tiny black ant scaling the stem. The background is a dark, uniform green bokeh blur.
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Skepticalme @skepticalme.bsky.social · 1h
This is how Moo Thai says mom, mom, pet me,pet me, pet me. The exposed belly is screaming mom mom mom happy #Caturday
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Skepticalme @skepticalme.bsky.social · 1h
Have to change the way I look at food. Today I made a Brat’s pancake. Soak 1/3 cup rolled oats with 1Tbsp raisins, 1 egg, cinnamon and nutmeg, and enough milk to moisten, about 1/8 cup. Mix all and soak 20 minutes. Makes 2. Melted 1Tbsp butter, added 1Tbsp maple syrup. Fruit on side. I’m the brat
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Karen Sue Waters @karensuew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 17h
Steve is bored so has decided to text Brad with a mean message. Now he just needs to think about what to say......
Scene description: A brown river otter named Steve peers over the top slat of a pale wooden fence inside a simple enclosure, nose tilted upward as if sniffing the air.  
Text in image: None.
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Creight Photo 🌱☮️ @afewfromtheforest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#FoggyFriday 🍂 📍Pennsylvania
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Cyndie is not an #ECHO💙🔵dot 🔵 state @cyndieg.bsky.social · 20h
#FollowToday and #repost please 💫Foxy💫 @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.lol TonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Lauterbrunnen Valley Switzerland 🇨🇭
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Skepticalme @skepticalme.bsky.social · 20h
Universal joy! Thank you
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Fllics @fllics.com · 20h
A felicidade mora nos detalhes.
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H☮PE @a-r-tforpeace.bsky.social · 22h
🧡💛💙 Happy Friday, beautiful and peaceful weekend dear friends! 🍀🕊 #ForestFriday
At the edge of a pond, a forest with trees reflected in the blue water, and whose leaves begin to take on the colors of autumn. 

📸 : Alix Guerin.
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💙 Beautiful World (BW) 💙 @beautifulworld10.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Happy Thursday Beautiful People
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Skepticalme @skepticalme.bsky.social · 20h
I needed help with translation. I grew up with little high German and most Pennsylvania Dutch.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 20h
The perfect moment when a hummingbird shares a water fountain with four bees on a hot California summer day. [📸 Toshiyasu Morita] Original post
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Misty path to Dewa Sanzan temples, Japan (Photography by Ah Bee Panda).
Ascending through a dense cathedral of ancient, towering Japanese cedars (sugi), a moss-carpeted stone staircase (ishidan) carves a dark, deliberate path into the veil of a mountain mist. The lower foreground is grounded by deep, ink-like tones of wet slate and weathered bark, where ferns and emerald moss cling to centuries-old roots. Above, a heavy, luminous fog softens the canopy, partially dissolving the distant forest and the silhouetted eaves of hidden shrine architecture into an ethereal, monochromatic haze. The high-contrast interplay between the damp, dark stones below and the pale, misty void above creates an immersive sensory landscape filled with the quiet aroma of damp pine, damp earth, and cool mountain air.
Photographed by Ah Bee Panda, this composition captures the sacred approach (sandō) of Mount Haguro, one of the revered Dewa Sanzan (Three Mountains of Dewa) nestled in Yamagata Prefecture. Comprising 2,446 hand-laid stone steps lined by over five hundred ancient cedars, this trail has served for over a millennium as a pilgrimage route for practitioners of Shugendō—a syncretic tradition combining Shinto nature worship, Esoteric Buddhism, and mountain asceticism. Within Shugendō cosmology, traversing the Dewa Sanzan represents a symbolic journey of spiritual death and rebirth, with Mount Haguro representing the present physical life. The meticulous construction of these stone stairs and the preservation of the sacred grove demonstrate a profound environmental monozukuri (artisanal mastery in sacred design), where human devotion is sculpted into permanent, harmonious dialogue with the living forest.
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Freya Snowball @freyasnowball.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Stunday Cosmos Candy Stripe with Mancunian blue sky and sunshine on the balcony!! Have a restful Sunday folks!! 🌿🌸🌿🩵🤍🩵🌿🌸🌿 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #summer #white #pink #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport #ECK #Manchester #MyBalcony
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🇬🇧PhotographyFunGuy🇬🇷 @photographyguy28.bsky.social · 22h
Good Afternoon BlueSky Folks! Yesterday while exploring I came across a Juvenile Swan Resting on the Bank of a lake Grooming its Feathers it was Captured on My Canon EOS R50! #Birds🪶 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NatureLover #UKBirding #WildlifePhotograph #Canon50
A juvenile swan (cygnet) sits on a patch of green grass right at the water's edge, actively preening its feathers.  
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 The Swan: The cygnet features a mix of soft greyish-tan and white juvenile plumage. Its neck is curved back so its dark beak can groom the feathers along its body.  
 The Ground: Loose, shed white feathers are scattered across the green grass surrounding the bird.  
 The Background: Dark, gently rippling water fills the top portion of the frame, meeting a muddy shoreline just beside the swan.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 23h
Introducing the binturong: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Ellen-Sabine.art2 @samueart2-ellen.bsky.social · 23h
„Frieden ist nichts, was du dir wünschst; Es ist etwas, das du machst, etwas, das du tust, etwas, das du bist und etwas, das du verschenkst.“ — John Lennon. #botd
schwarz/weiß;  Pflanzen; myart; mixed media

„Frieden ist nichts, was du dir wünschst; Es ist etwas, das du machst, etwas, das du tust, etwas, das du bist und etwas, das du verschenkst.“ — John Lennon
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Skepticalme @skepticalme.bsky.social · 22h
This makes we long to travel again. Thank you
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ulli @ulli.bsky.social · 23h
Nochmal Lüneburg, die kleine Perle im Norden. Heute jedoch ist es grau und windig, zwischendurch tröpfelt es, ich begrüße das. Jetzt: Kerze, Tee und Buch und für diese Woche sind alle Termine erfolgreich abgehakt. Das Wochenende ist somit eingeläutet.
Ein Fluss mit zwei alten Holzkähnen, die dort vor Anker liegen. Am Ufer stehen Backsteinhäuser.
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Mark Tate @markstate.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
on the wires #UrbanGaze
city scape with sunlight
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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#YellowThu #yellow #ColorADay #golden #EastCoastKin #trees #photography #ECK #nature #forest
A string of translucent chartreuse leaves on a climbing vine catching a brilliant ray of sunlight while twisting vertically through a dark, softly blurred forest background with splashes of reddish autumn colors
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pm gibbs @pmgibbs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
never give up on dreams even after years gone by speak your wishes sing your song whisper prayers night night with love
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Xavier Becerra @xavierbecerra.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Guelaguetza is a Michelin Guide-recognized restaurant in Los Angeles, known for bringing Oaxacan cuisine and culture to the heart of Koreatown for over 30 years. These are the folks who make California the rich tapestry of food and diversity we're known for around the world.
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Mark Tate @markstate.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Took this pic a few years ago but dedicating it to my lovely wife of more than twenty years.
Cherry blossoms at Sharffenberger (April-ish)
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Mark Tate @markstate.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Goodnight Bluesky
rural lane, walking
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Mr. Pink Floyd Larson @pinkfloydlarson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The original TV SUPERMAN — George Reeves — with Lucille Ball in 1957.
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
'In Advance of Stormy Skies' (2026) -- Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, ME I'm Out On am #ECK Photo Walk 🥰 - But Will Be Back Later! #Scape ✨ #BWFri ✨ #Stunday ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #BlueSkyMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
a narrow, wooden boardwalk leads to a small lighthouse on a rocky peninsula at low tide, above the clouds gather for an incoming storm
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Ted @wwwsteds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Have a peaceful night everyone. Goodnight from me. #PhotoArt
An art photo of an evening woodland scene with shadows of trees, and sunlit leaves and branches. There are autumn colours and fallen leaves, but many leaves still green.
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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 23h
Six seconds of bobcat - cruising on by the trail camera. #mammals #nature #cats #love #trailcam #Seattle #wildanimals #PNW #Caturday #nokings #cat #BeKind
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Marko Silberhand @markosilberhand.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
. Nobel Peace Prize for Navanethem "Navi" Pillay. The committee honors the South African for her efforts against war crimes and genocide. Congratulations ! 🩵
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sky-cloud-lover.bsky.social @sky-cloud-lover.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#Magic #Sunset 🌞
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/10/2026
Over the past decade, scientists have found that when tiny green spaces are scattered across cities, their cumulative effects are greater than the sum of their parts. @jollyette.bsky.social writes on the giant power of tiny parks.
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The giant power of tiny parks
The feds think bigger green spaces are better, but mini ones make a big difference.
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Jacqui (Funky Monkey) @funkymonkey1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🦊 🦊 Boom boom, it's our cheeky chappie Basil Brush! 🦊🦊 #FoxFriday #basilbrush #fox
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kawabezmleka 🩵☮️🌿🛸 @kawabezmleka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#Kraków 🐉 (2015) #photography #streetphoto #classicmono #urbangaze ❤️☮️🌿🛸☀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ZRENlmdAE
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Ir🌞Ma @irmairk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Happy autumn day, bluesky people and pets! 🌤️🤗
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Edwin & Pete @edwinandpete.com · 09/10/2026
#611 Great Unachievement 🏆🐌🏡❤️🤣 #EdwinAndPete #comic #peace #zen #YouMatter #smile
#611 Great Unachievement
Edwin: “Friday night. What’s our grand plan?”
Pete: “We shall sit magnificently, snack occasionally, with absolutely no evidence of productivity.”
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Pyruvate @c3h4o3.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Meanwhile….spring is springing. Remember keep looking up ❤️
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Skepticalme @skepticalme.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you so much! I wish for you safety and at least one wonder this weekend..🤗🤗
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Skepticalme @skepticalme.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Two bunny butts for carrots out back right now. The little guy away from the arbs is brave. He has no cover and is staring up into the window, as if to say hey, more carrots…
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