Nature will remind you
that you were never broken
Only momentarily forgotten…

#landscape #mountains #nature
#photographersofbluesky #eck
#photography #imageandverse
#scape #victoria #photographersunited

In silence I observe, the universe unfolding…

#Birdoftheday #petals&perches
#photography #birds #nature #ECK #birdphotography #photographersunited

A hyper-close-up (macro) view of a clear water droplet resting on a textured surface, surrounded by smaller droplets. The scene is bathed in soft purple and pink hues, with a blurred, bokeh-style background. The main droplet appears glossy and reflective, catching light with subtle rainbow-like highlights, while the surrounding droplets add sparkle and depth.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple #Macro #MacroPhotography #ECK

I only want to see you dancing in the purple rain 🕺😊

“Did you want to see me broken
Bowed head and lowered eyes
Shoulders falling down like
teardrops
Weakened by my soulful cries…”
- Maya Angelou 🖤🤍

#Classicmono #monochrome #bnw #photography #macro
#bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin

😂😂

Thanks Jen, just imagine the hypnotic effect if it zoomed in and out 😆

Eurasian Blue Tit pecking open a poppy seed pod to get at the seeds. Common behaviour in that part of south Cheshire in the 1980s although apparently little documented. Around 40 years later an American naturalist observed American Goldfinches doing the same thing and suddenly it was interesting and unique behaviour.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches. A juvenile Eurasian Blue Tit pecking open a poppy seed pod in a south #Cheshire garden. More details in the alt text.

#ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome #Kodachrome #1980s

Blue Camassia flower spikes in the grounds of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight

Camassia
#Flowers #BloomScrolling #ColorADay #BlueTue

Forget-Me-Not flowers in the grounds of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. The flowers are mainly blue with either white or yellow centres. Some retain drops of water from early morning rain.

Forget-Me-Nots
#Flowers #BloomScrolling #ColorADay #BlueTue

Image shows the trunk and some of the branches of a Cork tree at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. The bark is wonderfully textured with ridges and deep crevasses.

Image shows the thick trunk of a Cork tree withits wonderfully textured bark at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

Cork trees
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #TreesOnTuesday

A long line of white shelf-like mushrooms growing along a fallen log lying among green grass in a forest

#MushroomMonday

#ThickTrunkTuesday Sawston

Growing out of a thick bed of bright green moss, multiple pink and red mushrooms of different heights pop up. The two mushrooms in the center are the focus. The one on the left is shorter than the other, the top of its cap just reaching the bottom of the other's. Their stipes are a dull, dark pink and are just slightly rough in texture. The red, round caps are smooth and shiny. On the right mushroom, a tiny bug called a springtail is visible climbing up the stipe. 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/6, ISO 400 Stack of 18 images 11/14/24 Northern Oregon Coast

The tiniest springtail clings to the stipe of a growing Mycena haematopus, the bleeding Mycena. This mushroom, when cut or damaged, exudes a dark red liquid resembling blood

#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #mycena #mycenahaematopus #bleedingmycena #redmushroom #pinkmushroom

🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Thanks Pam 😀

Indeed 😀

Thanks Luis, the flowers do all the work I just try to capture their beauty as best I can. 😀

Small, yet fierce heart of the wild
You are the colour of courage
that refuses to fade…

#thistle #scotland #photography
#bloomscrolling #flowers #nature
#alphabetchallenge #coloraday
#weekpforpurple #BlueTue #ECK
#CyanTue #artyear #imageandverse #photographersunited

Time for the month of April to shine, in my project of writing about each month. I loved the way when I said the word 'April' it felt like a kiss being released. One of my quirks.

#Poem #Poetry #April #Months #Seasons #ECK #KissToTheWorld

Against a canvas of soft, cloud-brushed blue sky, a graceful branch droops under the gentle weight of its own extravagance. The double-petalled blossoms of a Kanzan cherry burst open in a riot of deep rose-pink and the palest blush, a gradient moving from vivid magenta at the petal edges to an almost luminous white at the heart. Each flower is a world unto itself: layer upon layer of ruffled, tissue-thin petals folded over one another with the lush fullness of an old-fashioned garden rose, their frilled edges catching the light and glowing softly. Young bronze-green leaves, just emerging from their buds, add a warm earthy counterpoint, like copper foil set against silk, grounding all that pink exuberance in something real and alive. The mood is one of pure, uncomplicated delight: a fleeting, generous gift of color and form that exists only for a handful of days each spring.

Spring glory! The cherry blossoms start to bloom in my little corner of the world. Good morning everyone, have an enchanting day.
#ColorADay #BlueTue (for the blue sky) #bloomscrolling #treemagic #spring #naturephotography #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK

Do love popping into B&Q of an evening and freaking out the blokes whilst I march about confident in the tools aisle. Latest acquisition, a sizeable spirit level. Purple isn't a colour in my life but spotted the colour cards on my way to the till. Image shows a section of a display case with 3 x 3 colour swatch cards in a range of purple colours. Each has a small name and code in the top left corner. Names range from 'Crown Jewels' to 'Lavender Blaze'.

Haunting Melody or Cloak of Midnight?

Best I can do for #WeekPforPurple by #AlphabetChallenge

#EastCoastKin #ECK #paint #purple #splashofcolour
(iPhone camera)

Close-up of a purple tulip. The background is a natural green, blurred (bokeh effect)

Have a wonderful day 🫶

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekPforPurple #TulipTuesday
#minimalism #photography #flowers #ArtYear #Art #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

Photo taken from a boardwalk trail on South Hills, San Luis Obispo, California. There are a couple of hikers ahead further down the hill, while a hill stretches upwards on the left side of the photo. Straight ahead in the distance is a taller mountain that is dark green/brown at the top with golden fields at its base. It rises up from the city of San Luis Obispo. Due to our dry winter, our fields and hills have already dried and turned a golden color instead of the green they should be right now. The sky is blue with a few thin, puffy clouds.

#MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday

Tried a new trail today that has a boardwalk on South Hills. The mountain in the background is Cerro San Luis, the mountain I climb the most.

#ECK #Hiking #WestCoastKin #SouthHills #SLO #LandscapePhotography

A male stonechat with a black head, white neck patch, and warm orange chest perches upright on a curved stem of bright yellow rapeseed flowers. It stands above a dense, softly blurred field of matching yellow blooms, creating a glowing golden backdrop. The bird faces slightly to the right, sharply in focus against the hazy sea of colour.

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches any bird with flowers in capture. The alt is #WhatTheFlock any capture of three or more of the same bird. Good luck. #birds #photography #ECK

Alt text (SEO/accessibility): Black and white architectural photography of Marina City towers in Chicago. Low-angle view emphasizing the repetitive curved concrete balconies. American flag on a pole to the left. High contrast monochrome composition with strong geometric patterns

Chicago's corncobs - Marina City, brutalist geometry, rhythm and shadow in B&W. #luiscordobapharchive #Chicago #MarinaCityChicago #ArchitecturePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BrutalistArchitecture #ChicagoArchitecture #BertrandGoldberg #Cityscape #scape

Colour, minimal photograph of steps with the shadow of the railings coming across the steps at the Barbican in London. There is a watermark with initials AO in the left hand side at the bottom of the photo.

Steps leading down from the Barbican to street level

#BrutalMonday #MondaysAreBrutal #Brutalism

Horizontal orientation, black and white candid photograph capturing a busy underground platform at Grand Central Terminal, New York City. The scene features two parked Metro-North commuter trains with visible MTA branding and car numbers 33 and 32. Commuters are walking on the platform; dynamic motion blur captures people moving quickly in the foreground, including a figure carrying a large bag. Overhead, distinct linear fluorescent lighting illuminates the concrete structure, exposed piping, and suspended lit signage with legible text, including a Reuters advertisement. The depth of field extends down the platform, emphasizing the vanishing point created by the trains and architectural lines. High contrast rendering defines textures of metal, concrete, and clothing. Optimized for urban photography, photojournalism, architectural history, MTA infrastructure, and NYC tourism indexing.

NYC’s subterranean heartbeat Motion and iron at Grand Central timeless rush of the Metro-North
#nycphotography #railway #underground #nyc #grandcentral #mta #streetphotography #blackandwhite #metronorth #infrastructure #architecture #photojournalism #motionblur #urbanhistory #luiscordobapharchive

A Carder Bee sits atop a small blue flower among green leaves. The insect’s black legs are arched and the wings ready for takeoff as it works around the plant’s many blooms. The fuzzy yellow back shines in the sun. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

Following in the footsteps of Soph @soph0517.bsky.social
with this wee #Bee for
#BlueSkyMonday
I saw gorging on a tiny blue flower.
#Insects
#Gardening #England
#EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography

Close up picture of a bright pink peony bud, getting ready to bloom. Leaves in the background.

Peony coming 🌱
For #MagentaMonday and #Gardening
#Bloomscrolling

Pink japanese cherry blossom

#ColorADay
#PinkMon
#MacroMonday
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBlueSky
#FleurisTonFil

Thanks Mairead😀