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Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 26, 2026 The theme is #Lights Night lights, light of day, twinkling lights, aurora, show us what you've got! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! I'm double-dipping on the #Golden theme this week with my golden grasses at Golden Hour. The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸 Wildhorse State Recreation Area, NV (2020)

Tall, brown, tufted bunch grass during golden hour backlit by sun gleaming off water in background in soft focus.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/09/2026

Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/09/2026

Dad Races Outside To Witness Delivery Of Neighbor’s Mulch theonion.com/dad-races-outside-to-w…

Dad Races Outside To Witness Delivery Of Neighbor’s Mulch
‘That’s Gotta Be 40 Or 50 Cubic Feet,’ He Estimates

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Undulating/rocking is a great way to soothe our nervous systems, physically. But can images of #undulating landscapes soothe the emotional beast? I think so 👍 🔗 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸 Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, #DeathValley National Park (2013)

A vast, undulating sand dune field with a pink glow from the sunrise spreads out before jagged mountains in the background.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My Abandoned Homestead received an honorable mention in the 46th Annual Tombstone Art Show. And two of my three prints in the show have already sold. I'd call that a successful show. 🤩 Be sure to check out all the great work in the show before it closes on Sep 27th! #VisitTombstone #TombstoneAZ

Close up of a vintage truck with cabins in the distance in color and the moody sky and landscape in black and white.

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 14/09/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 19, 2026 The theme is #Golden This week all that glitters is indeed gold! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! This week I'd like to advocate for curiosity of #Minimal environments. There's a lot more going on in #desert landscapes than they get credit for. The rest of the story👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park (2013)

Seven rocks spread out into the distance on Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park with a mountain face in the background.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Oh FFS. So many layers of *wrong*. Google Patented the Right to Replace Your Landing Page by @marcokotrotsos kotrotsos.medium.com/google-paten...

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Google Patented the Right to Replace Your Landing Page

Your website just became inventory.

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 31/08/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 5, 2026 The theme is #Minimal It doesn't have to be strict minimalism to join. Just keep it simple! 😊 Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

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South Veranda Media @southveranda.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Not all summers stack up so Val's remembering better ones.

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South Veranda Media @southveranda.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Chaos is probably how our little parent company ended up with 8 brands. 🤔

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South Veranda Media @southveranda.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

That awkward moment when ambidexterity becomes imperative.

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Sierra Mountain Passes @sierrapasses.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sonora Pass lies at 9,624 feet on CA 108 which stretches between between Sonora, CA and US 395 north of Bridgeport. 🧵👇 sierramountainpasses.com/listings/son... #SierraPasses #SierraMountainPasses #SonoraPass #CA108

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Are you Southwest Art Towns curious? Mark your calendars to join us for this combo meetup/workshop on Sept. 10th from 5–7 pm in Silver City. Space is limited so register today! southwestarttowns.com/meetup #SouthwestArtTowns #Meetup

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Learning to be a lefty is tough. And my camera is decidedly a right-handed device. 😕

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

On behalf of the 6K+ species of lizards, my little lizard friend and I want to wish everyone a very happy #WorldLizardDay! Gila Lagarto here is from last year's Creatures of the Gila show that the Grant County Art Guild puts on every year. art.valinreallife.com/gila-lagarto/

Photographic art of a new mexico crevice spiny lizard, Sceloporus poinsettii poinsettii, on a rock.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We should have a 🤬 choice. This is theft. Biggest heist in history.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! This week's #Earth theme reminded me of my favorite scale solar system. 📸 Baker, #Nevada (2015) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #DontFenceMeIn

A small hand-painted sign that reads "earth" with a small globe dangling from it hangs on a barbed wire fence in a vast valley of sagebrush.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Now that I've left the Grant County Art Guild gallery, what's next? For the artist part of me, it's weird to not have a physical gallery to call home. But, alongside my partner-in-crime (J.), I'm repurposing my energy into my entrepreneurial efforts online across... art.valinreallife.com/newsletter/

Man and woman posing in front of a large, menacing dinosaur statue.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Happy Belated National Blogger Day! I'm a little late sharing to Bluesky. But it still seems like a good day to remind you I still think you should start your own personal blog, too... valinreallife.com/digital-sanc... #NationalBloggerDay #BloggerLife

Woman sitting on dune dune with hiking poles by her side and a snow-capped mountain in the background.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Obviously #water is hella important in all kinds of ways. But its role in shaping our landscape gets my inner #geomorphology dork *very* excited. The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸 Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR (2014)

A waterfall nourishes moss on a cliff face in the Columbia River Gorge.

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Propane and Bourbon @propaneandbourbon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We're having a decent monsoon season finally this year. That means the fly invasion should be happening soon. We better dust off our fly swatting doubles game now though. Even though our house is small, it's still way bigger than the trailer. Time to train up! propaneandbourbon.com/gear/how-to-...

Woman in baseball cap and tank top holding an electric fly swatter in a tennis-player stance.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 02/08/2026

CEO Worried 23-Year-Old Only Into Him For His Keen Business Acumen theonion.com/ceo-worried-23-year-ol…

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 02/08/2026

Here are the top 5 dogs of July!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 02/08/2026

Moment Of Silence Followed By Hot Dog Race

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

“People hate email marketing” is a common objection we hear. What people actually hate is *bad* email marketing. Spam, overly frequent messages, aggressive sales pitches. They don’t hate valuable, relevant messages from sources they chose to hear from. southwestarttowns.com/why-email-ma...

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Glass as a life metric. Definitely not something I gave a whole lot of thought to until I moved into a house with inadequate windows. But here we are.

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Sierra Mountain Passes @sierrapasses.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This Throwback Thursday brought to you by cruising Yuba Pass with style. #SierraPasses #SierraMountainPasses #YubaPass #TBT

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Some places that have #Big features also hold big places in our hearts. This place is very, very big for me. 📸 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, CO (2014) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

Large sand dunes stretch towards the sky dwarfing the landscape in the foreground.

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 03/08/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 8, 2026 The theme is #Water Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"I've been at this blogging thing for a loooooong damn time. And there's been a lot of pressure to conform with the ""rules"" along the way. But I'll continue to write what I want, profanity and all. My house. My rules." valinreallife.com/dont-niche-m...

Black and white image of old split rail fence with chicken wire and barbed wire in a desert valley with mountains in the distance

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Today's note of encouragement is that #Growing isn't just for youngsters. We adults need to keep at it too. 💪 📸 Rancho Meling, Baja, Mexico (2017) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

Four puppies nursing with their tired-looking mother.

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We just got back from another blast to El Paso. And we *finally* got to stop into the Photographer's Collaborative gallery. We've been trying to make the timing work for ages... #SouthwestArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration #PhotgraphersCollective

Four smiling people taking an usie with a photography gallery in the background.

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Sierra Mountain Passes @sierrapasses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Monitor Pass is a Sierra favorite amongst riders for good reason. Learn more 👇 sierramountainpasses.com/central-sier... #SierraMountainPasses #SierraPasses #RideTheSierra #VisitCalifornia #MonitorPass #CA89 #VisitAlpineCounty

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Propane and Bourbon @propaneandbourbon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🥳 Woot! It's National Hammock Day! 👍 Just thought you should know in case you love hammocks too. 💯 We're fans of hammock camping off the motos in particular. #IsItHappyHourYet #NationalHammockDay

Man standing in campsite by lake with hammocks in the foreground.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 23/07/2026

This is Finn. He likes to ominously stand on his hind legs in the water. We've asked him to stop but he won't. Still 13/10 (TT: firstmatefinn)

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 14/07/2026

Toasting Marshmallows xkcd.com/3270/

Comic. [Two people toasting marshmallows over fire.] PERSON 1: At least we finally determined the board’s actual thermal limit. PERSON 2 with shoulder-length hair: Yeah. You know, we probably shouldn’t eat these. [caption] Engineering tip: Keep sticks and marshmallows around to make failures look intentional.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 14/07/2026

This is Chase. He's been branded as something of an escape artist. Unfortunately there were witnesses and victims in his latest attempt. 14/10 (TT: whimsicaleyecrustys)

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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/07/2026

Serious Man Pleased With How Jowls Are Coming In

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 14/07/2026

Whatever Lombardo did at the red light, his ensuing encounter with a fellow law enforcement professional provides voters an unusually revealing glimpse of their governor when he’s unplugged. Commentary:

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After the police bodycam video of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s traffic stop in May was made public by The Associated Press Tuesday, Nevada Democrats issued a statement raising some questions about t...

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's #NationalBlueberryDay! Raise your hand if you love blueberries. I love them, too! But I think the blueberry-loving award goes to a little girl who dropped by my art booth one time who flipped over my Bowl of Blueberries piece... #ValWestonNM #DigitalPhotographicArt

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Propane and Bourbon @propaneandbourbon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Also, J's Dogs Playing Poker shirt is always a big hit at these events. 😁 Look for it in the video.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! I had quite the trip down memory lane this week looking at shots from the #Quiet places I've been. Eventually I landed on sharing this image. 📸 Seven Devils, Idaho (2014) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... #NoiseVacation

An alpine lake covered in lily pads surrounded by a wildfire meadow with conifers and rock outcrops in the background in the Seven Devils of Idaho, USA.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This is a good read about the Ai turmoil the past week with some broader insights.

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Propane and Bourbon @propaneandbourbon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🥳 We'd just celebrated our independence from COVID lockdown in 2020 and were headed towards Idaho. 🐴 We ended up at Wild Horse State Recreation Area in northern NV instead. 💯 And it was great. 😔 Until it wasn't. 🔗 propaneandbourbon.com/places/wonde... #RVlife #RVliving #NVStateParks

Setting suns sends rays of soft warm light over a meadow as it begins to set behind mountains in the distance.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Open #Wide! My gator statue friend here loves showing off his teeth. 📸 Plaza of the Alligators statue – San Jacinto Plaza – #ElPaso (2026) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

Close up of a portion of the Plaza of the Alligators statue in San Jacinto Plaza in El Paso showing an alligator with its mouth wide open.

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