Thank you, Luis!

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Thank you so much!

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Thank you!

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Virginia voting FOR redistricting in favor of Democrats underscores how stupid Donald Trump was to start this redistricting war in Texas.

Much like Donald's poorly thought-out war in Iran, his gerrymandering war is BACKFIRING on him. What a sad, simple man.

So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

Statement by Barack Obama on the YES win tonight in Virginia

"Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back." - @barackobama.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/04/live...

Sic Semper Tyrannis

Translates to “Thus Always to Tyrants”

(Virginia’s state motto)

Sic Semper Tyrannis!

Thank you kindly, Katherine!

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Thank you, LaffingKat!

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Thanks, Rob! Now I know a bit a couple of Turdidae birds!

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Today April 21 is Election Day in Virginia

Polls are open until 7 for the Redistricting Referendum

Voters can cast ballots at their local polling precinct

I’ll give periodic updates during the day

Link below to look up voter information

vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInforma...

Thank you, Alan! For some reason I hadn’t been able to get a decent shot of one of these gorgeous and common birds.

I was well pleased with this one. I think it’s my first “viral” posting, which is great, but, boy did it draw a lot of bot traffic.

Thank you for the comment!

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Thank you, Est!

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a small story
fig & sun
late afternoon
pedestrian muses
a lovely couple
fig & sun
ta-ta
my best to you

Rows of mounded lavender plants form a grid in front of trees and farm buildings. A mountain rises behind the farm. Cottony clouds float in a blue sky.

Lavender Farm, New Mexico

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekPforPurple
#MountainMonday
#BlueSkyMonday
#EastCoastKin

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

Thank you so much, Glynis!

A gorgeous bird and the right lighting make all the difference

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Why are all the departing cabinet members women???

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Thank you so much, Rosemarie!

Occasionally, I am granted an opportunity I can’t mess up. I think this was one such occasion 😊😊😊

Thank you kindly, Robyn!

A beautiful model and the right lighting make all the difference 😊😊😊

I FINALLY got a decent shot of a male Eastern #Bluebird. The lighting was marvelous — it electrified this bird’s brilliant iridescent blue plumage.

This fellow was kind enough to pose for a number of photos. I can’t thank him enough 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

#Turdidae
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds

Not usually my kettle of fish, but here’s a neat view of a very impressive #publicart piece on the Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville, Florida campus.

Somehow this piece is supported and balanced from below. It is backed up beautifully by a vivid blue sky.

#BlueSkyMonday
#EastCoastKin

Here’s a VERY LATE response to today’s #Turdidae (Thrush) theme. Thanks to the #BirdOfTheDay dudes for including education in their mission 😊

Oh, yeah. This is a lady #EasternBluebird perched in a tree nook on a recent morning.

#EastCoastKin
#birds
#Bluebird

Pretty spectacular office window you got there, PJ!

From a high pass along the Möðrudalsleið in northern Iceland, a vast highland landscape unfolds — ash-toned hills rolling into an open plain, dotted with low volcanic ridges and distant peaks dissolving into a cool blue haze. Thin ribbons of green hint at hidden watercourses, while heavy, layered clouds drift low overhead, casting shifting light across the quiet, windswept expanse of the Icelandic Highlands.

The wind never settles here and your thoughts grow lighter with it — drifting, softening, gently losing themselves in the vast.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Hálendið
#Möðrudalsleið
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
#BlueSkyMonday

Well-titled, Kevin! And a gorgeous shot!

So good, Kort!

Photo by Kort Duce A Cooper’s hawk perches along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, a large, dead tree branch cuts diagonally across the frame from lower left to lower right. Balanced on one leg, the hawk stands poised along the branch, much of its body cloaked in shadow. Its head and shoulders catch a beam of sunlight, illuminating the bird’s sharp features and setting its signature red eye aglow. Behind it, the riparian forest dissolves into a soft blur of greens and blues, where shimmering light forms delicate bokeh. It’s a striking, fleeting moment—quiet, watchful, and perfectly suspended in time.

A Cooper's hawk perches along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado.

#BlueSkyMonday #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos