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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! I love these retro #Lights right down to the dust. So much glorious texture and geometry. 📸 Brick Store Pub — Decatur, GA (2018)

Two vintage-style lightbulbs in wire sconces light the rustic concrete wall of a dark room.

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Yana Das @yana86.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of them is used to the other showing off. #BlueskyArtShow #Lights #photography #HarvestMoon #ECK

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Moonchylde @moonchild1117.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Wave Goodbye" #BlueSkyArtShow #Golden #ECK *Bonus song by Chris Cornell, written for his friend, Jeff Buckley, after Jeff's untimely death... youtu.be/sNuDp5ZReRU?...

Close-up of a large sunflower. One petal at the top is leaning forward with raindrops sprinkled on top of it.

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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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America Walks @americawalks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Did you know driving at higher speeds impacts your field of vision? 👀👟🚲🚸 Building safer streets doesn't end with lower vehicle speeds, but it can certainly help ➡️ buff.ly/8GZD77a

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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

Photo of a yellow flower with text reading:
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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 · 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 · 07/09/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 12, 2026 The theme is #Undulating Oceans, hills, blankets, bring us your rolling scenes! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of grass where the camera moved suddenly with text:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
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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 in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We did a Tombstone run last week and made some pit stops along the way to visit groovy rural art galleries. 😁

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Check out my art babies in Tombstone if you just happen to be in the area. 👍

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Some summers are better than others. This is not one of them for me so I'm taking little mental vacay to a better one. 📸 Quillisascut Farm – Rice, Washington (2018) The rest of the #Summer story 👇 🔗 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

A mason jar filled with wildflowers sits on a table in bright sunlight with a forest in the background.

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 25/08/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 29, 2026 The theme is #Summer You should have plenty of material by now! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of bright yellow marigolds in the sun with text reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
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mheavnerphoto.bsky.social @mheavnerphoto.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Out of the #chaos of an ordinary grocery bin of onions, sometimes you may get a glimpse of another world watching you closely. #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersofBlueSky #aliensinvade #ECK #fujifilm #onionsandaliens #photography #looktwice #producebin

Some alien-like faces emerge from a close-up of colorful onions in a grocery bin.

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 18/08/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 22, 2026 The theme is #Chaos Go crazy this week! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of blurry christmas lights with text reading:
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Saturday August 22, 2026
The theme is #Chaos
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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! I present the humble butterfly as the unwitting poster child of #Chaos. 😳🤣 📸 Atlanta Botanical Garden, GA (2010) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... #ButterflyEffect #ChaosTheory

A yellow, black, and blue Butterly perched on a tall plant stalk with small purple flowers.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#Paredoilia is fun. I've decided to collect my finds in an ongoing blog post. And I decided they need names. 'Cause that's how I roll. To kick things off, meet Harold, Seymour, and Moriah. valinreallife.com/face-time/ #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure

Close up of eyeglasses with transition lenses showing an inverse shadow of a happy face created by the nose piece.

Prickly pear cactus paddle with fruits along its edge and scars that look like the mouth and eye of an eel.

Cactus with multiple scars resembling a weary face.

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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

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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The Harlander ✅ @harlander-1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Inland lake, Marquette County, June 2026. #BeachLife #Earth #BlueSkyArtShow #906life #upperpeninsula

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Kigyo Michio @evanmichio.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In our recent history, they said the Earth was round. Many disagreed. So we looked at our own shadows, to understand how we were the center of everything. #Earth #BlueskyArtShow #photography #Pacific

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mheavnerphoto.bsky.social @mheavnerphoto.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

One of the most stunning places on #earth: Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil. Literally hundreds of high and thunderous waterfalls, including ones where you can stand at their brink to marvel at nature. #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersofBlueSky #Fujifilm #iguazu #waterfalls #ECK

Black and white image from the edge of two large waterfalls that cascade into a gorge hidden by a cloud of mist.

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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 in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🫲 Happy National Lefthanders Day! 🤪 Shout out to all the natural lefties out there. I'm a righty learning to be more of a lefty out of necessity. The struggle is real. 🔗 valinreallife.com/learning-to-... #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalLefthandersDay

Woman in baseball cap holding up her left hand in a "thumbs up" position.

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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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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 10/08/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 15, 2026 The theme is #Earth A patch of dirt, open plains, show off the goodness of EARTH! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of woods and water with text reading:
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Ava Reaves Images @avareavesimages.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Sometimes water isn't a roaring wave or a wide river—it's thousands of tiny droplets clinging to winter stems in the morning light. 🌾💧 #Water #BlueskyArtShow #photography #ECK #nature

Raindrops on strands of ornamental grass

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#BlueskyArtShow #Water Superhero and puddles at China Lane Manchester

A photo of a long narrow backstreet in Manchester with old mill buildings either side.
In the foreground is a large puddle that is reflecting the surroundings.
In the puddle is a tiny 3cm metal red spiderman figure.
The photo was part of the AlphabetTechPhoto challenge combined with the Alphabetchallenge and the themes low angled and wacky.

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Michelle @trailtotoday.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We all love a cloud in a forest pond pic, but for a change, here is a dirty city street puddle with a building in it – enjoy🤣 For today’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Water #WeekEForEphemeral #AlphabetChallenge #Angles #Abstractia #ECK #MobilePhotography #Cityscape #NYCPhotography

Pic taken standing on the sidewalk looking down at a puddle (the road is painted red because it's a bus lane) a building is reflected in the puddle.

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A long exposure of a rock sticking out of the #Water shortly before sunrise. The long exposure smooths out the ripples. For the #BlueSkyArtShow theme. #BrucePeninsula #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #TenMinutesFromHome #LongExposureProject

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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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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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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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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

Photo of a calm ocean inlet with text reading:
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John @postcards2025.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Le pied, le pull-over et le système digestif. Saint-Nazaire, France #BlueSkyArtShow #Big #france #architecture #saintnazaire #installation

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#alphabetchallenge #weekdfordark #blueskyartshow #big #scape #eastcoastkin #photography #photographersofbluesky #fotografie #northernlights #auroraborealis #spaceweather How Green Was My Volley Notvikstornet, Åland, 2016 Photograph © Rob Watkins More Aurora pictures: www.alamy.com/stock-photo/...

How Green Was My Volley
Notvikstornet, Åland, 2016

Photograph © Rob Watkins
More Aurora pictures: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/rob-watkins-northern-lights.html

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mheavnerphoto.bsky.social @mheavnerphoto.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#Big and small: Momma elephant and her baby in South Africa were a highlight of our safari trip. Amazing, playful, souful, and a bit intimidating members of our natural world. #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersofBlueSky #ECK #elephants #momandbaby #southafrica #safari

Big mother elephant and her tiny baby show the contrasts between big and small in the wilds of South Africa.

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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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Lance Oliver @theridesofar.com · 29/07/2026

If you take friends with you to look at a used #motorcycle you're thinking of buying, do they ask pertinent questions or become enablers? It may depend on whether your friends have Multiple Motorcycle Disease. Wendy Pojmann explains today at Common Tread. #motosky www.revzilla.com/common-tread...

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The worst people to bring when buying a used motorcycle - RevZilla

If you bring a friend with Multiple Motorcycle Disease to inspect a used bike, don't expect hard questions. Expect enabling.

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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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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 27/07/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 1, 2026 The theme is #Big Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of a dramatic cloudy sky with text reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday August 1, 2026
The theme is #Big
Any Art. Any interpretation.
Use both tags to be
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