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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In the shade of the cherry tree fern gathers the last light of summer If only I could hold it as tightly as the fern #poetry #poem #imageandverse #ECK #photography #nature #naturephotography #garden #bloomscrolling #gardenscape #DailyFlowers #thelittlethings #Closeup

Two fern fronds running diagonally across the image against a completely black background. On the front fern, a bright rim of the September evening sun appears along the edges of each leaflet.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There is a time for late bloomers in the September meadow Every plant has its own season There is a time… #poetry #poem #imageandverse #ECK #photography #nature #naturephotography #autumn #September #Season

The emerging orange blossom of a meadow flower in the foreground. Out of focus in the background is the yellow flower of a small sunflower. The image is dominated by the colours of the two blossoms. The background is rendered in dark green.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the park of Sanssouci Palace: If we could all accept the Prussian King’s invitation to live “sans souci” – without worries, we could be modest philosophers. We would not need a palace. But flights of stairs would still be lovely. #PaintbyWords #stairs #EastCoastKin #art #photography #poetry

View of the Rococo-style palace complex of Sanssouci Palace, built from 1775 onwards by the Prussian King Frederick the Great. It is modelled on Versailles. In the picture you can see the stepped terraces that lead up through the vineyard to the palace. On this summer afternoon, numerous tourists are climbing the steps to visit the palace and to admire the surrounding park from above.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The crows take flight the moment the sun sets— the fear it will not return #poetry #poem #imageandverse #ECK #photography

The silhouette of a power pylon forms the focal point of the monochrome photograph. Power lines lead out of the frame to the right and left. Crows that were just perched on the lines have now taken flight, circling the pylon and creating a restless pattern of black silhouettes against a bright sky. In the foreground, the silhouettes of leafy trees can be seen. Overall, the image creates a disquieting atmosphere.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A planetary system, flax pods, floating above the August meadow. Take good care that your worlds do not fall apart the way ours has. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #ECK #photography #nature #naturephotography #garden #bloomscrolling #gardenscape #DailyFlowers #thelittlethings #Closeup

Close-up of several seed capsules of common flax, shown in sharp focus against a softly blurred green background.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

After the dry season (formerly known as summer) Beneath the canopy of leaves, still concealed, August has quietly begun the autumn. #imageandverse #ECK #poetry #poem #MobilePhotography #thelittlethings #Closeup #photography #nature #naturephotography #Autumn #ClimateChange

Through a gap in the canopy, a thin ray of the evening sun falls on a few leaves of a climbing rose, which are already showing a clear hint of their autumn colours.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

California poppy, showy in brilliant orange— you open only in sunshine, close again in the evening. You thrive in heat, in drought, in poor soils; welcome in my garden, little sky‑watcher. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #ECK #photography #naturephotography #DailyFlowers #thelittlethings #Closeup

Photographed from below, the sharply focused, bright orange blossom of a California poppy stands out against a blurred background suggesting the foliage of shrubs and trees, with a pale sky shimmering through between them.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

July light by the lake, a breeze, a jetty, gentle waves. Even the motorway is quiet. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #ECK #photography #BlueskyPoetry #SilentSunday

The image shows a section of a wooden jetty, with its brown larch planks occupying just over the left half of the frame. The right side of the image shows a white handrail, casting its shadow onto the wood of the jetty in the gentle afternoon light. On the far right in the foreground, rendered out of focus, a few leaves of a weeping willow can be seen, its sweeping branches just reaching into the picture.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Summer 2026 (I) Throughout the hot day’s dazzling brightness my eyes didn’t dare to look up. Only when the moon appears my eyes can make their peace with the sky. 📷 27.06.2026 #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #moon #night #Summer #June #heat #ClimateCrisis

Shortly after moonrise, the reddish moon appears through a gap in the foliage of a tree that is out of focus in the foreground. Parts of the lunar disc are obscured by leaves.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A woman sits at the window and stirs her tea Her window looks into the past She does not see the tourists walking across the car park She sees her old apple tree that once stood there A woman sits at the window and stirs her tea The tourists don’t see her #ECK #WindowsOnWednesday #poetry #poem

A double window in a timber-framed house. The windows are designed as sash windows. The plaster of the timber frame is painted blue, although the paint is peeling off in some places.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Coffee or tea? He can't make up his mind. Eleanor or Ruby? Hmm, who should he marry? Baker or plumber? He must sleep on it. Blenheim or Brighton? Must he decide now? At sixty-four he is still sitting on the fence. Inspired by The Rolling Stones: Sittin’ on a Fence #PaintByWords #Fence #ECK

The black and white photograph depicts a white wooden fence captured from above.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

High above me, a jet Glossy holiday brochure promises — Fly on, you I create my own dreams #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #sky #BlueSky

A jet flies distantly across the sky, leaving a contrail in its wake. The camera captures the view from below, focusing on the white underside of the commercial aircraft, which stands out against the blue sky. It travels diagonally from the top edge of the image towards the bottom left corner.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The elderly couple waters the flowers The watering can feels heavy. At the end of May, beneath the roof ridge, a nest. Sparrows have hatched. Their chirping reaches down into the garden. The watering can feels lighter now. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #nature

A sparrow flies away to the left from a rooftop ridge, out of the picture. Beneath the outermost tile of the ridge, a pair of sparrows has built their nest. The chicks have hatched and need to be fed. Now, the adult birds are incessantly flying back and forth, bringing food. In the foreground of the picture, the leaves of a hazel tree can be seen, depicted out of focus.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Transparency Daylight passes through bottles on a window sill bringing out their colours their shapes their splendour, the quality of their glass. Our qualities become evident in the light but also in the dark— in the dark #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography

Empty bottles of various colours stand on a windowsill in front of a tall window, which features diamond-shaped panes. Bright daylight streams through the overexposed window, casting light on the bottles in the foreground and highlighting their colours and diverse shapes. Tall bottles, squat bottles, and smaller bottles are arranged loosely together. As the bottles are positioned in rows of three, varying densities of light permeability are created. In the lower third, hardly any light penetrates through the bottles, resulting in a very dark area, while the upper two-thirds of the portrait-mode photograph are occupied by the window.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This time it is the sky that is doing the doomscrolling. Perhaps this is meant as a comment. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #clouds #weather 📷 13.05.2026

The evening sky is darkened by almost black, low-hanging rain clouds, heralding a storm. The sunset just manages to break through in a narrow strip beneath the clouds, which occupy the upper two-thirds of the scene. The rain is about to begin.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

What stories does the old barn tell, and who has the time to listen before the bulldozer arrives? #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #ClassicMono #LostPlace #abandoned #ruins

The monochrome photograph depicts the weathered, damaged and dilapidated barn. Ivy climbs up the brick walls, and the grass around the building is quite tall, suggesting that it has been a long time since anyone passed through the slightly ajar wooden door. The farm to which the barn belongs was abandoned some time ago, with the old farmer having passed away, and the buildings are being demolished. This forgotten place serves as a reminder of a time when small farms were still profitable, and people bought their potatoes directly at the farm. By now, all the buildings have long since disappeared, leaving only the tall grass behind.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Dear night, I expect you to bring order to my day! Use your darkness to dissolve my worries in dreams. Use your wisdom to tie up loose ends! But you have stopped your work. No longer do you fulfil your role. I have lost my faith in you. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #ECK #photography #night

The image of some trees is significantly underexposed, giving the impression of a night-time photograph. The supposed night shot displays the silhouette of a branching tree trunk in the foreground. In the middle ground, another tree is depicted, with most of its trunk and crown visible. In the background, additional trees can be seen. Behind the tree in the foreground, the full moon (actually: the sun) casts a bright glow, which sets the black tree silhouettes apart from the dark blue “night” sky.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

What can you teach me, you little dandelion by the wayside? Oh, a lot! I can teach you how to let go ... #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #naturephotography #scape #MacroMonday #Bloomscrolling

A close-up of a dandelion flower, with its parachutes still fully intact, set against a blue April sky with surrounding blades of grass.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

On the cool handrail in the glow of the window light my hand finds comfort. I can move on. #poem #poetry #ImageAndVerse #ECK #Photography #MobilePhotography #Light #Resilience #Reassurance

In the deep black surrounding the image, one can discern a section of a rising staircase railing in the centre, illuminated by a window located to the right, outside the frame. Behind the railing, the shadows of the heavily divided window frame are visible. The window casts a warm, almost golden glow on the wall behind the railing.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

North wind snaps April’s splendour from the trees Petals on the Kerbside But splendour still #poem #poetry #ImageAndVerse #ECK #Scape #Cityscape #Photography #MobilePhotography #April

The photograph, taken from a very low camera angle, captures the view along a kerb where the wind has gathered the blossoms from the street trees. They form a pink trail, sharp in the foreground and gradually becoming blurred towards the background. The colourful petals stand out against the grey kerb and the road. A blue April sky stretches above the scene.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

When the cloud saw its reflection in the water, it stopped abruptly, for it found delight in its own shape, while the other clouds continued on their way and kept transforming themselves. #poem #poetry #ImageAndVerse #ECK #Photography #Nature #Transformation #Change #Clouds

The camera captures a very tranquil lake. The lower and upper shores are outside the frame, with only the water's surface visible, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds. At the top edge of the image, you can see the reflection of trees growing on the opposite shore. In the centre of the image, there is the reflection of a slightly larger cloud.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Waiting for the bees stretching into April skies— cherry tree blossom #poem #poetry #ImageAndVerse #ECK #Photography #Nature

The photo captures a close-up of a single cherry blossom, with its pistil and stamens prominently in the centre, surrounded by white petals. The blossom appears to be reaching towards the blue sky.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Like shadows we walk behind glass behind the clock behind time. Pushed by that ticking countdown. Mere shadows But sometimes, Chronos, in beautiful moments time stands still and the heart beats louder than your ticking. Take this, Chronos! #poem #poetry #imageandverse #ECK #ClassicMono #Paris

The black-and-white photograph depicts the large clock on the end wall of the interior of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. It hangs on a glass wall, behind which, faintly visible, museum visitors can be seen walking. It is unmistakable that the building was once a train station.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The new greening of the vast square in front of the Hotel de Ville has been a success: Where there was only a barren expanse of paving stones two years ago, there are now trees, shrubs, flowers, insects—and birds. #Paris #HotelDeVille #photography More in ALT

In the foreground, one can see a flowerbed, bordered with low-growing ground cover plants, followed by small perennials and then trees. The vegetation is already quite dense at the beginning of spring, with the trees showing their leaves. Behind the flowerbed, the impressive architecture of the Paris Hôtel de Ville can be seen.
Mayor Hidalgo has had a veritable urban forest established on the forecourt. The trees were chosen for their heat resistance. I haven't counted them myself, but there are said to be 49 trees in total.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Parisian crescendo in March: Merry-go-round music A busker’s trumpet Winter tyres on asphalt Car horns toot Engines roar Voices babble Above, an Air France jet. And in between, we hear A blackbird singing. #poem #poetry #imageandverse #ECK #Photography #Stunday

On the left, the photo depicts the upper part of an antique children's carousel, adorned with colourful images of Parisian cityscapes on its exterior. The illumination by light bulbs evokes a sense of bygone times. To the right of the carousel, there is a similarly antique-style street lamp, featuring three lamp boxes mounted on its black metal arms. A typical Parisian townhouse forms the background of the image, its compressed portrayal through the telephoto lens representing the visual abundance of Parisian city life.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Daily theatre March moves its cloud formations Across the stage #Haiku #poem #poetry #ECK #Photography #Cloud #March

A glance upwards at the cloudy sky of a rainy March afternoon: A dramatically appearing cloud stretches diagonally across the image, starting in the lower left corner and reaching up to the upper right corner. The other half of the diagonally divided image is dominated by the blue of the sky, against which fragments of clouds hang. However, in the lower left, a distinct blue patch emerges, suggesting that even on a rainy day, there remains hope for blue...

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

After the late night news I need some fresh air and go for a walk try to merge with the city lights into oblivion— The morning will release me inevitably Ready for the next new(s) day? #poem #poetry #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #Stunday #light #night #escapism

The overall blurry photo features a few bokeh lights in the centre, seemingly floating weightlessly in an otherwise dark setting. They are vertically aligned and partially overlapping. The top three lights have a yellowish hue. The light in the centre of the image is almost white, with a reddish edge on the right. In the lower third of the image, the black darkness transitions into a greenish tint. Overall, the image conveys a calm, nocturnal atmosphere.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

At the beginning of March, the moon once again gazes down upon a world that has gone mad ... ----------------------------------------- Are you watching us? Mare Tranquillitatis Your calmness would help #haiku #poem #poetry #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #Moon 📷 2026-03-02, 20.00

The black-and-white photograph captures the Moon, with its small disc occupying only a minor portion of the otherwise completely black image. On the Moon's surface, individual craters and the large areas of the Mare are discernible as dark structures.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Obligation Their roof is crystal clear Our future in their hands Their words are scrutinised. But when their compass fails, The glass dome is deceived Its promise unfulfilled. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #light #Berlin #Parliament #ClassicMono

The black-and-white photo shows a low-angle view of the glass dome of the Berlin Parliament building, where the German Bundestag convenes. From 1995 to 1999, the former Reichstag building was fundamentally redesigned by Norman Foster for use as a parliamentary building. The dome is composed of a steel skeleton and made of glass and mirrors.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Are you my reflection? A mere image of myself? Perhaps you are my twin? Can I talk to you, argue, philosophise? Or are you an illusion? Answer me! Wait … Am I your reflection ...? #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #naturephotography #scape #Stunday

By a narrow, slow-flowing river that runs diagonally across the lower half of the image, there stands a solitary little tree. In February, without its leaves, it appears quite fragile and somewhat forlorn. The blue sky and white clouds are reflected in the smooth water of the river, and the small tree also has a clear reflection. In the upper half of the image, you can see the landscape behind the tree: a green field bordered at the back by the edge of a forest.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

My old radio Vacuum tubes glow Warm light behind the dial Distant noise in the ether Voices? Music? The waves are silent— Radio is digital now My old radio, reaching out into an empty space #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #Stunday

The close-up shows a frontal view of a section of an old valve radio. The scale, illuminated with warm light and displaying its extensive station listings, is visible. On the right, you can see the ivory-coloured knob used to search for stations. In the lower left of the image, the equally ivory-coloured buttons of the old radio can be seen, which are used to select the frequency range. This radio was capable of receiving shortwave, longwave, medium wave, and ultra-shortwave frequencies. It is also apparent that I urgently need to dust the radio again. In some parts of Germany, FM broadcasting is now being phased out in favour of DAB+ and digital distribution channels such as streaming. With digital devices, I miss the charm and unique sound of the old valve radios.

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verse-n-frames @verse-n-frames.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Aurora I had given up on January, but then the night presented me with bands of colour across the sky, softening noises like snow. A silent witness I am. #poetry #poem #imageandverse #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #naturephotography #scape #Stunday #Aurora #night #sky #MobilePhotography

The photograph depicts a green aurora against a night-black sky: The mist-like cloud of green light stretches horizontally across the image. A few stars can be seen in the night sky.

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