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alter ego close to the edge in love with music, poetry, animals and plants.

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Carl Larsson (1853-1919) October (The Pumpkins) 1882. Watercolour on paper.
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Painting by By Gérard Dubois ‘Exploded Tangerine’ 2016. Oil on canvas. Size 120 x 120 cm.
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Baltazar flock 🤍 oktober 3
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Jeff Sunbury @jsunbury.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kazuyuki Ohtsu - Rising Moon (2008) www.artelino.com/articles/kaz...
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
oktober 4 diaphanous
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 20/09/2026
Each window hides a life you'll never know. Nor need to.
Photo by Kozymeii Kong. A black-and-white photograph of a high-rise apartment building, showing repeating rows of balconies and windows. Two vertical dark panels break the symmetry, creating contrast against the bright white facade. The composition emphasizes order, rhythm, and the geometric balance of urban architecture.
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 21/09/2026
The house makes the landscape. The landscape makes the house. Nothing means anything alone.
PHOTO by Yogendra Singh. A lone red house rests quietly atop a sunlit hill, surrounded by rolling green slopes that stretch gently toward the horizon. Above, a single fluffy white cloud floats in a clear blue sky, casting no shadow, only presence. The scene is open and still, with no signs of people or movement, only a winding dirt path in the foreground tracing through the soft terrain. The house’s vivid color contrasts against the natural earth tones, anchoring the viewer’s gaze in the vast and quiet landscape.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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l e a @leabysea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Coimbra, Portugal 
3 October 2026

A modern hotel building with the word HOTEL in large letters atop it stands against a clear sky. The hotel has balconies and decorative rectangular windows. Overhead wires crisscross the frame, and parts of other buildings, streetlights, and traffic signals are visible.
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
empty glacier oktober 5
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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Long Light: Twenty Nordic Landscapes (1880–1920) 10. Prince Eugen – The Cloud (1895–96, Swedish)
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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Long Light: Twenty Nordic Landscapes (1880–1920) 8. Eero Järnefelt – Autumn Landscape of Lake Pielinen (1899, Finnish)
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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Enjoy
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M I L E S D A V I S - Kind Of Blue - Full Album
YouTube video by Jazz Night
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Ian R. Pearsall @ianrpearsall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Mystery & The Dandelions' Oil Paint www.ianrpearsall.co.uk/blog/terraat... Where did the Summer go?
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Ian R. Pearsall @ianrpearsall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'The Cut Field' Oil Paint From the bus window I watched the earth being turned; the seeds sown, and the steady growth of the maize over this year. Today I was in the field, now cut for Winter. www.ianrpearsall.co.uk/gallery
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
‘my’ gulls 🥰 september 19
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M @mnm67.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Semi-abstract monochromatic on Arches 7x10” rough. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #monochromatic #semiabstract
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
september 21 math poetry
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
happy new season to friends 🌰🤎 september 22
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
German photographer Gertrud Arndt Masked Self-Portrait (No. 16) (1930, Gelatin silver print) #Photograoghy #Mask
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
promises september 23
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j-e-l 🎃 @jelbugle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Okay, I’ll listen to some Coltrane!
Blue Train by John Coltrane LP
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
september 24 (bad dreams - nightmares were sold out)
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
red flower september 27
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El Eremita @dinamitteros.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gösta Adrian-Nilsson. Sueco, 1884-1965. Vista desde el apartamento del artista en Bastugatan, Söder, Estocolmo. 1942
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
love feathers september 29
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El Eremita @dinamitteros.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Carl Larsson.
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
last september morning
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
n i g h t oktober 1
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
oktober 2
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Guilherme Nunes @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
costume store
painting of a capybara seamstress making little clothes in a Halloween store
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'I Exist LOL' by contemporary US artist Martha Rich #WomensArt #FridayFeeling #UnlockingWomensArt
Colourful artwork with various motifs, such as star shapes, stylised eyes and lines against a pink background
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny - September Fifteenth
YouTube video by bob coscolluela
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
september 15
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sitting Jizo, Daisho-in Temple, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan by Ilya Genkin on Flickr.
Seated in tranquil meditation, a bronze sculpture of Jizō Bosatsu (Kṣitigarbha) exudes profound stillness amidst the damp flora of the temple grounds. Patinated in deep verdigris and weathered charcoal tones, the figure's smooth, shaved monastic head turns slightly downward, eyes half-closed in inward reflection beneath a subtle ūrṇā mark. Encircled by a simple, slender bronze halo (kōrin), the bodhisattva grips a tall, six-ringed pilgrim’s staff (shakujō) in his right hand, while his raised left palm extends in the protective semui-in (abhaya) mudra. Tied securely around his neck, a bright crimson silk bib (yodarekake) creates a striking visual accent, its vivid red fabric gathering ambient light against the soft, moss-green backdrop.
Nestled at the foot of Mount Misen on the sacred island of Miyajima (Itsukushima), Daishō-in Temple stands as the historic headquarters of the Omuro branch of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism, founded by Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) in 806 CE. Within this mountain sanctuary, Jizō Bosatsu is venerated as the ultimate guardian of children, pilgrims, and souls traversing the underworld. The tradition of adorning Jizō images with red bibs (yodarekake) and caps represents an intimate, enduring ritual of folk devotion; in Japanese belief, the color red possesses apotropaic power to ward off illness and malevolent spirits, tied by hopeful or grieving guardians seeking the bodhisattva’s protective shelter for departed young souls crossing the mythical Sanzu River. Cast with balanced, flowing drapery, the bronze icon exemplifies the enduring quality of Japanese metalwork monozukuri (artisanal mastery), designed to weather centuries of mountain mist and salt air.
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
les nuages september 16
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Green autumn landscape, 1908 by painter Zinaida Serebriakova #WomensArt
Landscape painting with green striped fields and three windmills in the distance
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Peter Bainbridge (b.1964 UK) Pheasants in Autumn Woodland. Oil on panel.
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Tomás @numida.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'Cristo aparece a Santa Teresa' Creación de finales siglo XIX. Técnica: Óleo sobre lienzo. Dimensiones: 220 × 140 cm. aprox. Ubicación: Iglesia de Sant'Onofrio, Florencia, Italia. Autor: Edoardo Gelli (italiano, 1851-1933) #arts #paintings
'Cristo aparece a Santa Teresa'
Autor: Edoardo Gelli (italiano, 1851-1933)
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Frame 25a1 from book “Kanda Festival” published in 1924. National Diet Library. [wiki]: Kanda Matsuri or the Kanda Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, Japan.
Perched in pristine majesty atop a large crimson drum, a white pheasant (kiji) anchors the festive heraldry of Kijichō in a woodblock print from the 1924 chronicle of the Kanda Festival (Kanda Matsuri). The bird’s sculpted white plumage and vivid red eye patch are rendered with sharp, calligraphic clarity, its claws gripping the rounded surface of a ceremonial drum (taiko) painted with swirling gold clouds and a central mitsudomoe (triple-comma) crest. Slender pine saplings (matsu) rise behind the bird, their needles framing its tail feathers against the sky. Below, a tier of black lacquer adorned with gilded brass fittings (kazari-kanagu) and a vermilion railing (kōran) supports the sacred arrangement, while vertical calligraphic cartouches mark its designation as entry number thirty for Kijichō alongside the names of neighborhood patrons.

Published in 1924—shortly after the catastrophic 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake—this print from the collection of the National Diet Library records the grand festival float toppers (dashi-kazari) that once defined Tokyo's premier Shinto spectacle. Celebrated in devotion to Kanda Shrine (Kanda Myōjin), the Kanda Matsuri was historically one of the rare Tenga Matsuri permitted to enter Edo Castle before the Shogun. Kijichō ("Pheasant Town"), a neighborhood whose origins trace back to Edo-period falconry grounds, chose the pheasant as its heraldic namesake. Iconographically, the motif of a bird resting peacefully atop a silent drum (kanko-daiko) derives from ancient legend, serving as a classical symbol of peace and virtuous governance—a state of harmony so profound that the war drum remains unbeaten, allowing wild birds to nest undisturbed upon its frame.

Aesthetically, the float ornament exemplifies the integration of traditional monozukuri (artisanal craft), uniting lacquerwork, metal smithing, and woodblock printmaking into a singular sacred banner.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Johannes Ranke-Leipzig Stonehenge, 1894. #Engraving
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Tomás @numida.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
'Before the thunderstorm' (Antes de la tormenta eléctrica) Creación de 1879. Técnica: Óleo sobre lienzo. Estilo: Realismo. Dimensiones: 72 × 102 cm. Ubicación: Museo Estatal de Arte de Nizhni Nóvgorod, Rusia. Autor: Isaak Levitán (ruso / judío, 1860-1900) #arts #paintings
'Before the thunderstorm' (Antes de la tormenta eléctrica)
Autor: Isaak Levitán (ruso / judío, 1860-1900)
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Greetings. 1961, Japan
Bowing gracefully beneath a heavy curtain of falling snow, two women exchange a formal winter greeting on a pristine, snow-blanketed path. Their oil-paper umbrellas (wagasa)—one patterned with a classic concentric ring (janome-gasa)—tilt gently toward each other, forming a protective canopy against the flurry. Clad in winter haori coats layered over patterned kimono, their silhouettes offer a striking contrast to the monochromatic storm. The woman on the right, wrapped in a vibrant vermilion jacket, bows deeply with a folded white shawl resting in her hands, her posture mirroring her companion’s respectful ojigi (bow). Elevated on wooden snow clogs (yuki-geta) fitted with protective leather toe-covers (tsuma-gaki), they stand near a snow-laden stone lantern (ishidōrō) and the heavy plaster shutters of a traditional earthen storehouse (kura).
The scene highlights the extraordinary monozukuri (artisanal mastery) of traditional foul-weather gear: wagasa hand-assembled from bamboo spokes and oiled washi paper capable of repelling heavy snow, alongside yuki-geta engineered with raised wooden teeth and front hoods to keep white tabi socks pristine. The practice of aisatsu (formal greeting) displayed here underscores the enduring centrality of ritualized courtesy, binding the community through gestures of mutual reverence.

Aesthetically, the seamless expanse of white snow functions as a natural realization of yohaku (active negative space), erasing the contours of the ground to isolate the figures within an elemental canvas. The tilted paper umbrellas create mobile, architectural kekkai (protective micro-boundaries), establishing private sanctuaries that intersect to form an intimate space of social warmth.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#BOTD 1927. Remembering actor Peter Falk. (d.2011) #FilmSky #Columbo
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Jeff Sunbury @jsunbury.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Edward Gorey - Bibliophile with Six Cats (1996)
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
september 8
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
even ing september 10
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
september 11 infinitive street s
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
september 12 golden s t e p s
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LuCi L @bsby-social-vczbk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
n i g h t september 13
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