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@timcalifornia.bsky.social
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Retired, enjoying life, San Francisco Bay Area, grandpa, liberal, atheist, humanist. It will be nice to make some new friends on here and activity partners. “No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted” Aesop. *No DMs please

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timcalifornia.bsky.social @timcalifornia.bsky.social · 2h
A solitary beauty!
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 23h
An autumn aster, possibly Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow', featuring masses of violet-blue daisy-like flowers with yellow centres. 🌸🌱 Various searches gave me different names for this plant, so I think it is best to enjoy looking at them for now. 📍Queen Elizabeth II Garden, Regent's Park, London
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 7h
"Set wide the window. Let me drink the day." — Edith Wharton, Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses Kaoru Yamada artwork
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Grumpy in Michigan @teddyz56.bsky.social · 7h
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 10h
The Imperial Garden, Japan. Photography by chee hian on Flickr
Captured by photographer chee hian, this vertical composition portrays a woman seen from behind, standing in contemplation beneath weeping cherry blossoms (shidarezakura) within the Imperial Palace Gardens. She wears a traditional kimono featuring a red-and-white ichimatsu (checkered) pattern overlaid with pink cherry blossom motifs. Tied securely at her back is a rich red obi woven with golden and pink floral crests. Her hair is styled in an elegant updo, accented with delicate hanging kanzashi hair ornaments.   Cascading down from the upper right, the slender branches of weeping cherry trees burst into soft pink blossoms, creating a natural floral canopy against the dark trunks of mature pine trees. The quiet, mossy earth of the garden floor stretches into the soft-focus background. 
Kyoto Imperial Palace Garden (Kyōto Gyoen) and Tokyo's Imperial Palace East Gardens (Kōkyo Higashi Gyoen) have served for centuries as imperial grounds, meticulously maintained to reflect seasonal transitions. The tradition of hanami (cherry blossom viewing) dates back to the Nara and Heian periods, initially practiced by the imperial court before spreading throughout Japanese society.   The figure's attire exemplifies traditional textile arts (monozukuri). The ichimatsu checkered pattern, popularized in the Edo period by Kabuki actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, combines here with sakura motifs to create an auspicious seasonal ensemble.
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 8h
#Poetry #Painting #Morning The cat opened its eyes And the sun flooded in. The cat then closed its eyes And the sunlight stayed in. - Michael Woof 🎨 Jan Waldron
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timcalifornia.bsky.social @timcalifornia.bsky.social · 5h
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 11h
Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856-1924) Wood gatherer in an autumn forest, 1893. oil on canvas.
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 12h
We spend our whole lives moving side by side with people we will never know. Then, one by one, we take our own roads.
Photo by meomupmofilm. A wide urban boulevard stretches toward the horizon at dusk, its lanes flowing with dozens of motorbikes whose amber headlights glow like scattered embers in the fading light. A lone rider in a bright cyan jacket leads the near lane, moving steadily into the distance. On the left, Landmark 81 — Vietnam's tallest skyscraper — rises through a pale blue haze, its illuminated spire dissolving into the overcast sky. Rows of trees frame both sides of the road, their dark canopies softening the expanse of concrete and glass. The entire scene is washed in cool, diffused twilight, the city's pulse held in a moment of unhurried continuity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
The Democrats’ focus on affordability seems to be a winning strategy (we’ll know for sure in a little over two weeks). But we mustn’t lose sight of the moral squalor at the core of the Trump regime. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-m…
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 13h
Vilhelm Emanuel Behm (1859-1934) Autumn Landscape with Woman by Fence, 1889. oil on canvas.
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 12h
“But then it passed, as all things do.” — Khaled Hosseini
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Ruri @elizabeth-h63.bsky.social · 6h
Selene’s hair adornments, left behind last night. 🌙✨🌼 #flowers #roses
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Pennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
It was a good day for a long walk down a country road.
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 18h
🖼️ Rebecca Kinkead
Painting of black bear sat in long grass, autumn colours.
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
© Jean Nipon. 'Barbara at the Office.' Coloured pencils on paper, 2023. 91 x 80 cm.
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💫Pyxelmajick✨💫 @pyxelmajick.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Goodnight Everyone 🌛✨💫 Sweet Dreams 🫶
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 18h
Thank you to everyone who stood with me over the years. It’s been a scary journey but I have always been grounded in my work and ability to provide exemplary service to my constituents. Trump and his administration have been after me since I arrived in Congress.
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💫Pyxelmajick✨💫 @pyxelmajick.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Peaceful Interlude
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 19h
© Matthew Wong. 'Landscape with Mother and Child.' Oil on canvas, 2017. 71.1 × 55.9 cm.
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Pelo Blanco Photo @peloblancophoto.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Milky Way Fence peloblanco-photo.pixels.com/featured/mil...
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Emily Brontë: “Every leaf speaks bliss to me.” Autumn 🍂
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 19h
Grandma is so smooth [📹 unbothered_grandma] Original post
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 20h
Learn it, teach it. Original post
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Books and Plants Dénesh Ghyczy , 2025. German , b. 1970 Oil and acrylic on canvas
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Autumn's Final Blaze By Jeff Stanford, 2026
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Karen Pleass textile artist from County Kerry, Ireland who uses repurposed fabrics, Irish tweeds, and everyday materials to create her work #Womensart
Pictorial textile artwork featuring a cottage in a hilly landscape
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Josef Kote
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Susan Entwistle. (b.1958,UK) Autumn Garden, 2023. Acrylic on canvas.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Physics professor discloses in 1 minute the full insight of Quantum Mechanics. Original post
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Wojciech Krupa (Germany b.1966) “Gold Autumn” Oil Pastel
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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
#art
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
@rmckee.bsky.social
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💫Pyxelmajick✨💫 @pyxelmajick.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Good Morning Everyone ☺️☕ Have a Terrific Thursday 🫶
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Crafted with extraordinary botanical realism by Fukuoka-based resin artist Sakae, this hair ornament (kanzashi) depicts a flowering plum branch (ume) in early spring bloom
Crafted with extraordinary botanical realism by Fukuoka-based resin artist Sakae, this hair ornament (kanzashi) depicts a flowering plum branch (ume) in early spring bloom resting upon a dark, textured wood surface. Five-petaled open blossoms and unopened orb-like buds extend along a gnarled, dark-brown branch wrapped tightly in fiber or thread. The petals transition from translucent milky-white at their rounded edges to a soft crimson-pink flush near the center, framed by ultra-fine golden wire contours. At the heart of each open bloom, delicate golden stamens tipped with bright yellow pollen-beads cluster around a central pistil. Unopened buds appear as glossy, spherical white pearls encased in deep reddish-brown sepals. Emerging from the base of the gnarled branch is a double-pronged brass hair pin (kanzashi-foot) with wavy tines designed to secure the ornament within a traditional hair arrangement.
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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Good morning everybody!! ☕️☕️☕️
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Abby Jacobs (USA) Fall, Lake House. acrylic and gouache 2024.
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LaRue 45 @larue45.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
this auspicious Japanese textile design features a pair of red-crowned cranes (tsuru) banking in flight around a luminous, crimson sun disc (hi no maru).
Set against a deep, indigo-dyed linen field, this auspicious Japanese textile design features a pair of red-crowned cranes (tsuru) banking in flight around a luminous, crimson sun disc (hi no maru). The central sun radiates with fine stippled white dots along its outer perimeter, creating a soft, haloed glow against the dark indigo dye. Below the sun, pine branches (matsu) laden with stylized white snow or foam-like crests extend upward, their needle clusters rendered in fine turquoise and white reserve-dye lines. The cranes display exquisite graphic precision: their outstretched white wings are detailed with fine black feathering and slate-blue secondary feathers, while their crowns flash with a vibrant crimson mark. In the lower right corner, a artist's signature seal anchors the vertical composition.
The pairing of red-crowned cranes (tsuru), pine trees (matsu), and the rising sun constitutes one of Japan’s most revered auspicious iconographic motifs (moshō), symbolizing longevity, marital fidelity, and eternal renewal. Cranes were believed to live for a thousand years and mate for life, making this imagery a classic subject for New Year celebrations, ceremonial textiles, and wedding kimono panels (uchikake or fukusa).
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Joe Segal - Create Positive Solidarity @joesegal.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 15/10/2026
Life is heavy. Then one day, you realize you’ve been pedaling as if it weighs nothing.
PHOTO by Allan Feitor. A solitary cyclist rides through a golden corridor of autumn trees, their tall trunks rising like pillars and leaves carpeting the path in amber and rust. Sunlight filters through the canopy, casting a warm glow that softens the long perspective of the avenue. The figure, bundled in a padded jacket, moves steadily forward, framed by nature’s quiet transformation.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Debbie Criswell (b.1975,USA) Frisky Autumn Eve. Acrylic on canvas. #Autumn 🍂
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Truth
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Morning in Soft Focus. Sotiris Andonopoulos
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“Invisible things are the only realities.” — Edgar Allan Poe, Loss of Breath By Inge Schuster
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KayTF 🇯🇪 @ktfrost.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Just a street but a pretty one! #BlueTue #ColorADay #ECK #photography #ParatyBrazil
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