The highly polished side of the train reflected the surrounding desert countryside as we rode through #Kamloops, #Canada. The eerie light from an overcast (wildfire) sky made it seem like the train disappears into the sky. #loriryerson #photography #trains #BlueSkyArtShow #Shiny

A full moon rises over a group of late day sailors. A line of birds fly over the tree tops. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

#BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #fullmoon #sailing #Toronto #loriryerson #focalocity

4 square abstract photography images featuring florals are contained in one frame. The colour palette is primarily shades of green and magenta. The setting is a bathroom with green towels, a stone basic and toiletries on a wood cabinet. Photography by Lori Ryerson.

July 11-13 #TorontoOutdoorArtFair. Think of my Boundaries Reimagined collection as an armful of flowers, a garden of colour. I took 4 square pieces & gathered up that armful for you into a 12x48 piece. Come play in my garden; I'm in the online shop (& my website!) #TOAF #Canadianartist #loriryerson

blue water reflecting a blue cloudless sky. Canadian shield rock outcropping with green fir trees reflected in the calm water. Photo by Lori Ryerson

#getoutside #canadaday #holidayweekend #killarney Have a great Canada Day Weekend, everyone. As the #BlueSkyArtShow says, GET OUTSIDE!!! #loriryerson #focalocity

A grove of aspen trunks in a greenish yellow glow (created by the yellow canopy formed by their leaves). At the base of the trees, fireweed grows. The fireweed is displaying autumn colours, from green to yellow to orange to red. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

Aspen Glow - the yellow canopy of the autumn aspens casts its light downwards onto the grove of trees. At their base, the glorious fireweed showing every colour of the rainbow. #landscapephotography #forestfridays #blueskyart #yukon #loriryerson #focalocity #forestsonfriday #scape

Narrow canyon opening up to the sky. Red rock in shadow at the edges, becoming more vibrant as the light hits it in the middle creating an orange line of rock pointing to the sky. Photo by Lori Ryerson

"And if you try a little kindness then you'll overlook the blindness Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets" ~ Glen Campbell
A #narrow canyon in the #ValledelArcoiris, #Atacamadesert. #loriryerson #focalocity. Happy Saturday, #BlueSkyArtShow.

A pink-hued image of snow-capped mountains with a wind farm of white windmills contrasting in the foreground. Photography by Lori Ryerson.

Strange that of all the images from the #Atacama #desert, this slightly eerie one of a wind farm, colour filtered through the coating of the car window, is one that stayed with me. #stunday #newtopographics #loriryerson #focalocity #handofman #landscape #photography

Three peonies in full bloom on a black background. A white peony with pink-tinged edges, yellow stamen in the centre with 4 pink pistols in the very heart of the centre. At the edges of the 3 flowers are 2 pink peony buds about to bloom. Photograph by Lori Ryerson

I call this "Eufloric". I have #peonies in both my front & back (tiny) yards. Every year, these #June #flowers take me back to people I loved who are no longer. I often offer them to perfect strangers who stop to smell them as they go by. #flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #loriryerson #photography

Dark sky with many stars. The Milky Way runs on a diagonal through the image. There are some yellow-leaved trees in the lower left, and the edge of a building in lower right. A night sky out near the Atacama desert in Chile. Photo by Lori Ryerson

The Milky Way is actually visible to the human eye. But bringing out its glory requires software. When I get to see a #darksky like this I think about how many millions of kids won't ever know what its like to see stars, bcuz of #lightpollution. #milkyway #photography #loriryerson #focalocity

Mirrored image of a red poppy with a green background. Poppy petals have white edges. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

Yaaaay, it's #BlueSkyArtShow day! A little #vibrant photo magic with #poppies. #mirroredimage #summerflowers #loriryerson #focalocity. Happy Saturday, y'all. Watch your lungs, it's smokin' out there.

close up photo of tree bark, white bleached bark scales on the left, brownish scales on the right. Photo by Lori Ryerson

Barking up the Right Tree. The world has gone barkin' mad. Time for some art. That should fix it, right? #blueskyphotography #travelandnature #scottishpines #loriryerson #focalocity

Pink peony abstraction. #BlueskyArtShow #lines #abstractphotography #loriryerson

Close up of pink and white magnolias just before they open, against a clear blue sky. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

Close up of a cluster white cherry blossoms, with a faint pink tinge. The center is a green 5 star shape, with the thin stamen standing upright in the center of each blossom. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

You don't need a whole grove of them. All you need is one perfect specimen and it will give as much joy. #flowerporn #magnolias #cherryblossoms #springflowers #loriryerson #focalocity #photography

Close up macro photograph of a forsythia flower. Photo by Lori Ryerson

Now that the election is over...time to get back to reality. Take a moment to enjoy my forsythia bush. I know I did. The End. #loriryerson #focalocity #photography #springflowers

A close up of bull kelp; shiny wet translucent leaves reflect the surroundings in the yellows, greens and blues of the long fronds. Photo by Lori Ryerson

Friday #scape. We call these intimate landscapes; close up of a small section of the scene. I've always loved Pacific Northwest Coast Salish art. I was struck by how much of it I could see in the shapes and curves of the bull kelp that washes up on shore. #loriryerson #focalocity #photography

The highly reflective metal side of the train mirrors the surrounding desert countryside. The light is a little hazy, contributing to a confusion about where the train ends and the sky begins. Ultimately the viewer's eye is drawn down the side of the train to realize you are looking at a train curving inward on a rusted track along a river. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

I remember when I took this off my card, thinking, "Whatever happened here???" And then I got super excited about the effect of the weather conditions, and the #reflections. What is reality, what is a #dream? #BlueSkyArtShow #trains #landscapephotography #loriryerson #focalocity

Multi coloured pink, white and black flamingos flying over tufts of green grass in blue water. They are reflected in the water, stark against the yellow grasslands in the background. Mountains appear in the foggy back. Photo by Lori Ryerson

#scape, but could be #FlamingoFriday. Maybe that shld be Flyday? Also Good Friday. It's quiet outside, but it's not quiet in my brain. Always think of this time as #renewal. We could all do with a little renewing right now. Wishing everyone #peace. #loriryerson #focalocity #photography #kenya

A quiet moment. Pale sky, green water. Yellow sand on a beach at water's edge, grey rocks breaking the water's pathway. The sane reflects the rocks on the right as the water pulls away from the shoreline. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

It's #BlueSkyArtShow day with a #peaceful theme. I always find #water very calming. I love to see visceral reactions to this. Most people come on it at a show, they stop, and heave a big sigh, shoulders drop. #quietmoments #loriryerson #focalocity #lakesuperior Chag Sameach, IYKYK. #peaceinourtime.

At first this image just appears to be chaotic, and then it becomes apparent it is the reflection of tree branches in water. For the most part it also appears to be a black and white image until you see some of the colour from the branches, and some colour from what is below the surface. Photography by Lori Ryerson.

#acoloradAyPRIL The colour for April 9 = black so... okay, it's not 100% black but you get the idea. I love the #fractals created by this reflection of #trees on the water. I left the natural bark colour in so you could realize it's not b/w photo #loriryerson #focalocity #photography #findthebeauty

Black and white Gentoo penguins in the Antarctic cavorting on a guano littered surface, blue icebergs in the background. Photo by Lori Ryerson

April weather doing what April weather does. Not every April is warm 'n' fuzzy. April babies know, we're always ready. Penguins retaliate by putting a tariff on Spring. #loriryerson #focalocity #photography #antarctic #penguins #ariesweather

A serene view of islands in the water. The water is a bright turquoise blue, the islands are a bit shrouded in mist. In the sky, the Belt of Venus is creating layered colours in the sky as the sun goes down. The Belt of Venus is an atmospheric condition that creates a faint band of pink in the sky; it happens when the sun goes below the horizon but still illuminates the atmosphere. Photograph by Lori Ryerson

#Stunday. The Belt of Venus appears above the hazy hills. View from Ten Mile Point, off #manitoulinisland. Manitoulin is the world's largest freshwater island. This be Group of 7 territory; Algoma, which produced so many iconic works #onlyincanada #groupofseventrail #algoma #loriryerson #focalocity.

Black and white photograph of an abandoned urban landscape, with a sign, attached to a wire fence, that reads, "This Property Presented by American Dreams". Photography by Lori Ryerson

Did someone say #Scape? Or maybe jump ahead to #SignsonSunday. Either way, the #americandream is definitely no longer paved with gold. #blackandwhite seemed the only way to portray this scene. It's been a long week, y'all. #canadastrong #loriryerson #focalocity #photography #BlueSkyArt

A nightime view of a small store. A well lit sign by a red brick wall indicates that Royal Phcy sells CocaCola. A greenish light over the front door spills onto the sidewalk. There's a runner at the top of all the windows, indicating Royal Pharmacy sells Cigars and Cut Rate Drugs. All the windows have metal grids over them. There's a large neon sign in the far right window "Rx DRUGS". Under that sign is an antique Coca Cola circle sign, and beside that window is a large neon Coca Cola sign. Inside the store, the shelves are lined with many bottles. One suspects that Coca Cola might also be found there. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

#ThrowbackThursday time. Need some art after all that snow & rain. Hard to believe I made this in NOLA 10 yrs ago. I was struck by a vintage #edwardhopper look, not knowing it was a landmark. Run by same family since 1917, now for sale. #BlueSkyArt #urbanphotography #loriryerson #fineartphotography.

A wide angle view of a long, empty road leading through a deserted Death Valley landscape. Overhead, the sun peaks through the white clouds in a blue sky, highlighting the asphalt road. Photo by Lori Ryerson.

#Stunday. #photography #landscapephotography #deathvalley. I am so deeply worried about future of the US national parks. As a 🇨🇦, I won't be going Downstairs for the foreseeable future, fearful of the swift & random EO law alterations. #grateful to have visited in good times #loriryerson #focalocity

Black and white close up of an arched human back, with a detailed tatoo on it. Photo by Lori Ryerson

#BlueSkyArtShow #Arch #photography #circuseverydamnday #tatoo #figurative #loriryerson #focalocity

Múlafossur, the iconic waterfall of the Faroe Islands. Green grass on the tops of the hills, the dark blue of the Atlantic Ocean ever present at the edge of the islands. In the background, the edge of a mountain can be seen poking a corner out of dense fog. Photo by Lori Ryerson

Almost forgot, but then I didn't! #scape day for #photography on #BlueSkyArt Múlafossur - doesn't get much more iconic than this if you're looking up #FaroeIslands. You can just see some of the #landscape poking through the ever present #fog in the back. #loriryerson #focalocity

Petals not politics. I just need something beautiful today, this week has been filled with so much rage and un beauty. #photography #intimatelandscape #beauty #quietmoments #loriryerson #focalocity

A yellow wooden building, a sign out front that declares it "Saloon", with bright lights at the front door. In the distance the low light of sundown gives the background a pale pink light. Ten crows line the top of the building, an eleventh crow is perched atop a small beer barrel being used as decoration outside the front of the Saloon. "Crow Bar" image by photographer Lori Ryerson.

"Crow Bar" #WallsonWednesday but could ALSO be #WeirdBirdWednesday. - Crows are amazing, not weird. Also highly intelligent. These guys come every night to this spot, chat (loudly) about their day, share a pint, and then go home for the day. #DeathValley #loriryerson #focalocity #photography

Black and white image of a deserted house. A black pickup truck with a smashed window sits in front of an abandoned house that has definitely seen better days. There are old steel barrels out front, the extra cabin hood from the back of the truck. Old rubber tires block the s-curved driveway, leading to more abandoned properties. In front of the driveway is a sign that reads: "Trespassers, Thieves & Culprits - Ask Yourself -- Is It Worth It??? (with an image of 3 hands in the traditional position of "Stop"). Photo by Lori Ryerson

It was the sign by the #abandoned place, with its blocked driveway leading to a #ghosttown, that made me pull over. Humour works. Utah is often described as "unrelenting blue skies", so the big white clouds were also noteworthy. #SignsonSunday #loriryerson #focalocity #photography #blackandwhite

In the foreground, a hot air balloon appears tiny against the landscape of mountains and tree tops. The scene is lit with a pale magenta light from the early morning sunrise. The bases of the mountains are covered in eerie beauty by the smoke from a wildfire 50 miles away. All is quiet. Photo by Lori Ryerson

Saturday means #BlueSkyArtShow flooding feeds w/ beauty. When I talk about #TheJourney of my photo life & travels, I share the #lessons I learn. Here above the smoke from wildfires, up in a balloon, above the one below. #beauty in the face of destruction #loriryerson #focalocity #climatechangeisreal