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Mostly retired travel blogger. Sometimes still has adventures. She/her/goofball. tourabsurd.com

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Coywolf Club @coywolfclub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#bugsky Club member of the day:
Pandora sphinx moth on some cardboard because they got themselves trapped in a house and needed a bit of help getting out.
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Thassilo @thassilo.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
Guten Morgen☕✨Good morning🌞 Habt einen schönen Tag!🌼🦋 Have a nice day!🍀🕊️ #InsectThursday #YellowThu #ColorADay
Ein gelbes Posthörnchen, auch goldene 8 Schmetterling genannt, sitzt auf einer Fingerkuppe.
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is a very Oz-oriented shot. Not only does it put me in mind of the yellow brick road, the pilgrim in the distance is Australian. I find this far more amusing than I should. #travel #spain #bloomScrolling #australia #CaminoDeSantiago
A bougainvillea plant with lovely fucsia flowers overhangs a white wall along a yellow-painted pathway. The path curves away into the distance. A single hiker, a pilgrim, is walking with their back to the camera very far ahead.
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today it begins. #spain #travel #galicia #galicia
A sign for the Camino de Santiago showing a stylised yellow scallop shell on a blue background. Below the shell is a yellow arrow.
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Three weeks 'til Camino Portugués (litoral). Still doing training hikes around town. #CaminoDeSantiago #corkIreland #hiking #trekking
A purple backpack sits on a park bench on a paved walking path. A pair of trekking poles is propped against the bench. There is bright green, mowed grass and a fair number of trees with green leaves nearby.
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Bluesky, please help me find women nature photographers and scientists to follow! (I don't even know which hashtags to search.) #womeninSTEM #women #naturephotography #science #animalphotos
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Apparently this is a type of salvia, but I don't know which one. Perfect Cork colours! #sunshine #summer #flowers #Ireland #bloomScrolling #cork #nature #naturePhotography #red #white #blossoms
Closeup of two salvia blossoms, red on the bottom, white on top.
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Pirjo Sundqvist @pirjosundqvist.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Lingonberry is blooming. The fine rain is falling on the earth and undergrowth nearby, on all the leaves of the forest, near and far. 💚 #ForestFriday #bloomscrolling #photography #EastCoatKin
A close-up photograph captures the delicate blossoms of a lingonberry plant (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in a lush, green forest setting.
A small cluster of three to four nodding, bell-shaped flowers hangs from a slender stem. The blossoms are a pristine creamy white with hints of pale pink and appear soft and waxy, almost like miniature porcelain bells. Tiny, glistening water droplets from dew or light rain cling to their outer surfaces.
Just above the flowers are several small, oval, leathery leaves. They are a deep, glossy emerald green on top with slightly tucked-under  edges.
The plant has a thin, brown woody stem, showing some orange and dark patches near the base of the leaf cluster.
The plant is surrounded by a dense, soft-focus tapestry of forest greenery.
The camera uses a very shallow depth of field; while the central flowers are in sharp focus, the surrounding foliage and distant trees blur into a hazy, vibrant green backdrop
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It’s actually Dave @davidacody.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grassland. A couple of Ring-necked Pheasants squaring off or just chatting? #birds 🪶 #Nature #wildlife #BirdPhotography #photography #nikon #EastCoastKin
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KNM @nmklily.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
この顔で遊ぼうよと見つめられると忙しくても遊んじゃうよね🐕️ #ヨークシャーテリア #ヨーキー #犬との生活
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I asked in a Camino de Santiago forum how people kept in touch with folks they met, hoping for alternatives to WhatsApp (which I will not install because it's owned by FB/Meta. 1/? #CaminoDeSantiago #technology #privacy #botArmy
An orange-coloured scallop shell in the centre of the screen on a blue background.
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KNM @nmklily.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
ちょっと相手にしなかったら私が好きなやつ全部やってくる🐕️ #ヨークシャーテリア #ヨーキー #犬がいる生活
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Carrie 🇨🇦 of Stamford Green @carriewhet.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Ceonothus in my backyard. Brief blaze of blue. #bloomscrolling
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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
🧵1/9 Picture this: we’ve recently peered straight into the heart of an active galaxy 13 Mly away. 🔭 🧪 ⚛️ Using the JWST, astronomers have shown that the hot dust around its supermassive black hole isn’t mostly escaping in outflows, as everyone thought for decades. science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Hubble image of the Circinus galaxy, a spiral galaxy 13 million light-years away, with a JWST close-up inset of its center. The JWST view, using special interferometry mode, shows the glowing inner edge of the dusty ring feeding the supermassive black hole. Darker patches are the thicker outer parts of the ring.
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The ‘Ballyclare Hoard’ - a collection of barbed and tanged flint arrowheads that date to the Mesolithic. It was discovered in 1968 during the construction of a housing estate in Ballyclare. Now part of the collections at the Ulster Museum. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #FlintFriday
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Nicka @nickalalala.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Bonjour! 🌞🌻
Makroaufnahme eines Siebenpunkt-Marienkäfers (Coccinella septempunctata) auf einem grünen Blatt
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Norwegianwood🌳 @norwegianwood50.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Hope everyones Wednesday is going well. Bee safe. Bee kind. 🤗💙
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peparinfante.bsky.social @peparinfante.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
#originalphoto #photography #nikonphotography #urbanphotography #Granada #arquitecture #streetphoto #streetphotography #Albaycin
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Entered a standoff with an old white man in an SUV earlier. He had been driving down the street the correct direction, but decided to turn around in the middle, who knows why. 1/?
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Update: Pretty sure PlantNet lied. Not geranium purpureum, aka "little robin". Looks to be "herb robert" (geranium robertium) instead. Thanks to my keen-eyed neighbour who spotted the difference! #PlantNetLies ;)
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Campanula in the sun! Not sure of the variety, but it sure is lovely to see these little purple flowers popping out of the walls around town. #bloomScrolling #cork #Ireland #spring #summer #purple #flowers #naturePhotography
A group of 6 purple blooms against a grey, stone background.
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Geranium purpureum, aka "little robin", on a sunny walk today. Starting to feel like summer in Ireland! #sunshine #summer #flowers #Ireland #bloomScrolling #cork #nature #naturePhotography
Closeup of two small pink flowers. The background is in soft focus where bright green leaves and another pair of flowers can be seen.
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Night Gull 🍟 @amydwyer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Update:
A bearded iris now with some petals extended to display the yellow "beard".  This flower makes me think of the Golden Girls. It's somehow exotic and glamorous while matronly at the same time. The rain droplets clinging to it are bonus jewels.
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Secret Flying @secretflying.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
#NewYork to Venice, Italy for only $400 roundtrip with Air Europa #Travel www.secretflying.com/posts/new-yo...
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Dave Johnston🚶🐕 📷 @djwalker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Sunset Black Bridge, Cork, 🇮🇪 #photography #nature #landscape #springtime #sunset #cloud #bridge #PhotoHour #spéirghorm #EastCoastKin #ECK 🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 ⛅️ 🌅 🌉
Sunset over calm water viewed from Black Bridge, with dramatic dark clouds filling the sky and golden light reflecting across the river. The rust-colored riveted bridge railing leads into the distance along the right side of the image, framed by trees on the far bank.
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
TURKEYS. Not an encore, bc they deserve attention all 52 weeks a year. Wattles. Snoods. Struts. Vibes. The audacity, mirrors, rainstorms, creepy ones, alt universes + the deep connections between Indigenous cultures. Dr. Cyler Conrad, in praise of the turkey: www.alieward.com/ologies/mele...
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Meleagrology (TURKEYS) with Dr. Cyler Conrad — alie ward
Wattles. Snoods. Struts. Vibes. It’s not November, which is exactly why we’re putting this episode out. All day every day, turkeys are out there like beanbags with stick legs. Let’s take a moment, or ...
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Continuing to match my nails to #fungifriends 🤣
A cinnabar polypore with orange and tan stripes, with 4 fingers held close with bright orange nail polish
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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Good morning from the Welsh Marches. The Queen Anne’s Lace is beginning to flower down the lane. Always good to see but it makes driving narrower for a few weeks.
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Had been studying a wee bit of French, but put it on pause to study Spanish prior to a trip to Spain. Still pops up at odd times, though. Today I was listening to a song by Little Big. The lead singer's name is Ilya. "Il y a un Russe qui s'appelle Ilya." #french #hilarante #sarcasme #LittleBig
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I ask if I can sneak past. If they say yes, we have agreed to a shared reality in which we both temporarily suspend our disbelief and I am a ninja.
Tweet from @GraceGFreud:
"I'm gonna sneak past you." No you're not. You've alerted me.
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Gelena 🤍🏔️ @gelena.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Dzień dobry ☀️ Fajnej środy Guten Morgen ☕ Feinen Mittwoch 🌱🐎 Almaty region, Kasachstan
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Brymo @brymo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Tiny redwood sorrel in Armstrong Redwoods State Nature Preserve, Guerneville, California #photography #art #flowers #BloomScroll
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Erika ZD @ezd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Our garden irises are in bloom (and almost past). A wonderful and long lived gift from friends in the neighborhood. #Bloomscrolling
Purple iris blossom amidst green fronds
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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Dandelion #macro 💛💛💛
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
There are a lot of pictures of Cork from this spot. But I mean LOOK AT IT! So lovely. 😍 #Ireland #riverLee #cork #river #reflection
A view of the south channel of the River Lee from Parliament Bridge, looking up river (west). The water is smooth and calm, reflecting the sky and the lights from the Peace Park on Grand Parade. It's after sunset, but the sky is a fairly light to med blue, as are the reflections on the water.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Please nominate Merrymac! Tomorrow is the deadline - send to everyone you know in the U.S!
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
This wallflower is Ivy-leaved Toadflax according to @plantnet.bsky.social It's one if my favourite species in Ireland. So lovely! #bloomScrolling #Ireland #wallFlower #may #mayFlowers #green
Closeup of a small green plant with tiny, pale pink flowers. It's growing out of a niche in a grey stone wall.
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花・hana @hana217.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
雨が続きましたが、今日は洗濯日和で衣替えをしました。 庭の花は、時計回りに…都忘れ、マーガレット、ワイルドストロベリー、トゥルーグレース、忘れな草、こぼれ種からのビオラです。 #gymnaster #marguerite #wildstrawberry #truegrace #forget-me-not #viola #bloomscrolling #SixOnSaturday
These are flowers in my garden, gymnaster,  marguerite, wildstrawberry, miniature rose 'true grace', forget-me-not, and violas. 雨が続きましたが、今日は洗濯日和で衣替えをしました。庭の花は時計回りに…都忘れ、マーガレット、ワイルドストロベリー、トゥルーグレース、忘れな草、こぼれ種からのビオラです。
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Andie Hill @andiehill.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Sitting in the garden drinking tea and watching the seeds leave this dandelion clock. Nature is mesmerising #Bloomscrolling #GardensHour
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Dr Simon Clark @simonthevet.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Lithops 2 joining in the blooming fun. 🌵🌺😻 #Succulents #BloomScrolling #CactusDad
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Camino de Santiago @caminodesantiago.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Bonne journée à tous. Have a wonderful day, everyone. Que tengáis un buen día. Einen schönen Tag Euch allen #caminodesantiago #buencamino
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Waterfalls and More by Brook (my pics…carefully edited…no AI) @hhs761.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Barberville Falls, near Poestenkill, NY (east of Albany). 90 feet. 4/26/26. 42.6838580, -73.5382486 #newyork #waterfalls #photography #waterfallphotography #longexposure #chasingwaterfalls #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #explore #nature #travelphotography
Barberville Falls, near Poestenkill, NY (east of Albany).  90 feet.  4/26/26.
42.6838580, -73.5382486
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Waterfalls and More by Brook (my pics…carefully edited…no AI) @hhs761.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Chapman Falls is roadside at Devil’s Hopyard State park in E. Haddam, CT. Over 60 feet. 11/3/25. 41.4838069, -72.3418164 #Connecticut #NewEngland #waterfalls #art #photography #longexposure #chasingwaterfalls #landscape #outdoors #hiking #explore #nature #travelphotography
Chapman Falls is roadside at Devil’s Hopyard State park in E. Haddam, CT.  Over 60 feet.  
11/3/25.
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Wearing this now. No one knows it matches my socks unless I tell them, of course, but have had two compliments on it so far this morning. And here I thought it was just a silly thing for my own amusement. I'm so not a #fashionista.
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Quick phone snap of a dapperling with two globular springtails #fungifriends
Closeup of a white pleated mushroom cap and delicate white stalk as seen from below
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TourAbsurd @tourabsurd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
@rspb.bsky.social I don't know what RSPB stands for. Would you please put your full name in your profile? Went to your site and didn't see it tgere, either. Should be posted prominently, especially if the first thing your site does is ask for support.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Tonight, look for May's full moon: the Milk Moon. 🌕🐄 An Anglo-Saxon name, it nods to a time when cows were milked three times daily thanks to lush spring pastures. Its other names, Flower Moon, & Budding Moon, also celebrate spring's abundance. Moonrise: 21:09*
A glowing full moon hangs low in a soft blue sky, its cratered surface bright and clear against the fading light of dusk. Wisps of grey-blue cloud drift gently across the frame. The atmosphere feels still, suspended between day and night.
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