My eye perceives a yin yang of light and shadow dividing the frame with four Mule Deer in black and white foraging a shady slope beneath sunlit Ponderosa Pines.
Every moment
of light and dark
is a miracle.
~Walt Whitman
☯️
#WildlifeWednesday
#ImageAndVerse
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#Monochrome
#Mammals
#ClassicMono
#Treescape
#Scape
Two men transport a vintage-style red bicycle on a motorcycle to a roadside bicycle mechanic for repair, puncture fixing or maintenance. Such bicycles vary in price from roughly ₹5,000 (€46) to over ₹13,000 (€120). They are on a Suzuki Avenis 125 scooter powered by a 124cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled, fuel-injected engine and featuring a Suzuki Eco Performance (SEP) engine designed for fuel efficiency and performance. Key specifications include a maximum power output of 8.7 PS and 10 Nm torque. The Indian price starts from Rs 83,793. (€775) The background shows a street-side food stall ("ரோட்டு கடை உண" - Street Food Shop) on Chengam Road, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
You won't find another
fool like me, no, you won't
Sometimes I can't understand
What makes me the fool I am
You won't find another
fool like me
The New Seekers, 20th century
#Photography #Poetry #Music #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #India #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
A bicolor tulip in yellow and orange, and greenery. A few water droplets are also present. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. March 2026. Gamble Garden.
🔥💧 "I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end..."
- James Taylor.
#TulipTuesday
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#ImageAndVerse #ECK
#AlphabetChallenge, #WeekMForMovies (Fire and Rain, a 1989 TV Movie)
Silhouetted trees against a colorful dusk sky, with layered clouds glowing orange and purple near the horizon.
dusk exalts the dawn
#vss365 #Exalt #Monostich #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Nature #Sky #Skyscape #EveningSky #Dusk #Sunset #ImageAndVerse #EastCoastKin
Blue jay standing on a railing, head lowered, crest raised, as it looks at a neat row of peanuts in front of it.
peanut connoisseur
is casually browsing
hmm, oh my, hmm, yes...
#Emoetry #Nonchalant #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #BlueJay #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #BirdsOfBluesky
A minimalist macro shot of a single, reddish-brown twig topped with a cluster of small, withered dark seeds. The twig and its buds stand in sharp focus against a deep, entirely clear blue sky. Other branches appear as soft, out-of-focus lines in the background. The lighting is crisp and solar, highlighting the dry texture of the plant against the infinite azure
Searching for your face in a sky that has forgotten your name,
blue like the vastness of your absence.
Bitter seeds, devastatingly empty.
The sun is out, but I am still shivering in the shadow of your memory.
#ColorADay #BlueTue #Spring #Sky #Bloomscrolling #Photography #Macro #ImageandVerse
A blue anemone and greenery. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. February 2026.
"Such a feelin's comin' over me
There is wonder in most every thing I see
Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes..."
🌅 Good morning!
Wishing you a terrific Tuesday! 💙
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#ImageAndVerse
#macro
#ECK
Small cucumber seedlings sprouting in upcycled K-cups in an upcycled chicken rotisserie tray, with a label reading “CUKE."
seedlings have started
tiny green hooks in the soil
salad dreams already
#haikufeels #Start #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Nature #Spring #Gardening #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin
The small blue flowers of Glory-of-the-Snow bloom beside a pine cone, with green grass and blurred background.
Glory of the Snow
so happy for the spring rain
blue smiles emerging
#dailyhaikuprompt #Rain #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Nature #Spring #Flowers #GloryOfTheSnow #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin
The speech of flowers excels the flowers of speech, but what's often in your heart is the hardest thing to reach, and life is one long mystery, my friend-
So live on, live on, the answer's at the end.
~George Harrison
#photography #bloomscrolling #art #PhotographersofBlueSky
#ImageandVerse #foto
"I feel the Earth move under my feet
I feel the sky
tumblin' down
I feel my heart
start to tremblin'
Whenever you're around
#carolking
#BlueSkyMonday
#ArtYear
#somaticartist
#ImageAndVerse
#blueart
#badgirlmysticart
#neurodivergentartist
#mixedmediumart
#originalart
#artsky
#artistsofbluesky
A capture of the sun setting behind the trees. The light casts three flares of golden light into the indigo sky.
On soft spring nights
I'll stand in the yard under the stars
something good will come out of
all things yet, and it will be
golden and eternal just like that.
There's no need to say another word
-Jack Kerouac
Have a wonderful day all.
#sunset #photography #imageandverse #bluesky
#nature
An intelligent, alert and largely self-sufficient light-coloured street dog stands with sacred Mount Arunachala in the background at Post Office Road. Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. Millions of stray dogs live on the streets of India, often struggling with extreme heat and limited resources. When encountering them, it is generally advised to remain calm, avoid direct eye contact and not run away. Mount Arunachala and Ramana Maharshi are considered inseparable, representing the unity of the Guru and the Self. Sri Ramana described his connection to Arunachala as one of total surrender, often signifying that the sage and the mountain are not two, but one entity, embodying absolute silence and knowledge. Indeed, in The Marital Garland Of Letters he wrote, "Let us enjoy one another in the house of open space, where there is neither night nor day, Oh Arunachala!" Hi Ren (2022) is a conversation between Ren Gill and his 'inner demons', illustrating that his darkness and light are inseparable parts of one unbroken whole and emphasising a need to accept both rather than battle them. The lyrics argue against fighting the "negative voice" within and instead promotes the acceptance of duality to overcome internal and external battles.
I am you, you are me
you are I, I am we
We are one, split in two
that makes one, so you see
You got to kill you
if you wanna kill me
Ren Gill, 21st century
#Photography #Poetry #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #India #Dogs #StreetPhotography #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
An expansive view of forest covered valleys, with limestone escarpments in the distance. The sky is a pale blue. This is the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains, 100 kilometres west of Sydney, Australia. The valley is renowned for its breathtaking sandstone cliffs and dense eucalyptus forests.
Deep within the recesses of earth’s core
lies a quietness, yet untapped
when the heart rests, the mind stills
earth’s melody will guide you within
#Poem #ImageAndVerse #Quiet #ECK #JamisonValley #BlueMountains
A lemony yellow daffodil backlit by the sun in an outdoor planter, surrounded by green stalks with purple flowers covering the ground. There is a poem on this photo that reads: Daffodils Spring heralds bid you to kneel at their altar. Their saffron nods delight your snoz which thrills to snug within their frills. Breathe! Earthglow and sunscent trumpet the vernal equinox. The daffodils love us very much. ~ NanLeah
Daffodils
Spring heralds
bid you to kneel
at their altar.
Their saffron nods
delight your snoz
which thrills to snug
within their frills.
Breathe! Earthglow
and sunscent trumpet
the vernal equinox.
The daffodils love
us very much.
~ NanLeah
#BloomScrolling #PoetryOfNature #ImageAndVerse
✍🏼
I ask for
eyes of wonder
and unending curiosity
Feather-light soles
to always frolic
And a heart
so soft
that it forgives
the arrow’s pierce
~M. Mann
#poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoets #photography #imageandverse #heart
But she knows she has a curse on her, a curse she cannot win. For if someone gets too close to her, the pins stick further in.
~Tim Burton
#ClassicMono #Monochrome #Photography #foto #BloomScrolling #art #photographersofbluesky #ImageAndVerse
A high-angle, close-up photograph of a vibrant magenta dahlia in full bloom, centered in the frame. The flower exhibits a dense, radial symmetry with layers of velvety, pointed petals that transition from a deep, saturated purple at the tight center to a lighter, luminous violet toward the edges. Tiny droplets of dew are visible on some of the petal surfaces, adding a delicate texture. The background is a soft-focus mix of dark green leaves and dried, brownish flower heads, which provides a natural, high-contrast backdrop that emphasizes the brilliant floral color. The shot captures the intricate geometric complexity of the flower, reflecting a clear intent to highlight the natural architecture and vivid palette of the dahlia.
#PinkMonday
#MagentaMonday
#Dahlia
#Flowers
#Bloomscroll
#ImageAndverse
"In the garden of life be a dahlia - strong, beautiful and resilient”
Thank you to the Editors of Touchstone at the Poetry Society of New Hampshire @poetrysocietynh.bsky.social for accepting two of my hybrid poems/images. I’m excited to see these pieces in print in their next issue.
#imageandverse #haiku #poetry #literaryjournal
psnh.org
#ImageAndVerse
The mind can go in a thousand directions but on this beautiful path I walk in peace.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
#poetry #mysticpoetry
#peace #thichnhathanh
photo: Tao of Gardening
Happy #MountainMonday Everyone 🙏
Beautiful #Montana Mountain #Sunrise
#Scape #Landscape #artyear
#imageandverse
“The beauty of the morning makes a glorious beginning.”-John Muir
Majestic Shasta
born of fire
cools under blanket
of tempering snow
#photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #OriginalContent #EastCoastKin #MountainMonday #mountain #landscape #ImageAndVerse #california
When the Human walks, the soil revives,
forgotten streets all come to life—
with every step, with every beat,
Awake, Arise and Breathe Complete!”
- Abhijit Naskar.
#flowerfeed🌱
#ImageAndVerse
A macro photograph of a single, circular and translucent seed pod of a Honesty plant (Lunaria), hanging from a thin twig. The delicate, papery membrane is backlit by a glowing, vibrant pink light that reveals its fine textures and a few small cracks. The background is a dark, moody blur with soft bokeh orbs in shades of deep red and muted teal
A hollowed-out ghost,
usually as pale as a frozen sigh,
yet suddenly stained by memories of warmth.
Yearning for your forgotten touch.
#ColorADay #PinkMon #Nature #BloomScrolling #Photography #Macro #MacroMonday #ImageAndVerse #Bokeh
If we don′t nuture nature we're just wrecking our own future
And the jungles are concrete
People feed on bipolarity
Medicating away all the clarity
So that there will be
Never a hope for solidarity
Wookiefoot - Who Are You?
#ClassicMono
#ImageAndVerse
#BestSongHeardToday
youtu.be/IE1Wq5iHPA0?...
having the right word
having the right screwdriver
humanity's tools
- vegypower
#haiku #poetry
#imageandverse
photo @unsplash.com
"The only key
to your heart
That can stop you
falling apart
Let my love
open the door
It's all I'm livin' for
There's only one thing gonna set you free
#petetownsend
#ImageAndVerse
#somaticartist
#badgirlmysticart
#neurodivergentartist
#mixedmediumart
#originalart
#artsky
#artistsofbluesky
Bluebells of pink blue and white dancing beneath a little tree.
Blessed are they
who see beautiful things
in humble places where
other people see nothing.
- Camille Pissarro
Have a wonderful day gentle souls.
#bloomscrolling #photography #nature #imageandverse #bluesky
A color macrophoto of a solid orange rose in bloom during Spring. The soft petals are layered with a focus on the center. The image is accompanied by a quote from Henry David Thoreau. 📸 Vox / March 2026.
"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."
- Henry David Thoreau
#FlowersOnSunday
#ColorADay
#OrangeSun #ECK
#ImageAndVerse
#Roses #Quotes
#Poetry #PNW
#WestCoastKin
#Photography
#ArtInNature
#OnlyBeautifulThings
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekLForLayers
#PhotographersOfBluesky
A woman dressed in a blue uniform shirt and a traditional white sari with a gold border holds a sign on which 'Silence' is written in multiple languages. She engages with a young girl in a multi-coloured floral print georgette maxi dress styled as an Anarkali gown and carrying an empty green bottle. There is lush green foliage and a staircase in the background here at Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. 'Que Sera, Sera' (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" was introduced by Doris Day in Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Man Who Knew Too Much in 1956. Written by Jay Livingston (music) and Ray Evans (lyrics), the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother,
"What will I be?
Will I be pretty?
Will I be rich?"
Here's what she said to me ...
Doris Day, 20th century
#Photography #Poetry #India #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #StreetPhotography #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
