This photo features a handcrafted macramé lantern hanging in a dimly lit room, creating a warm and cozy ambiance. The intricate knotted design allows a soft, golden light to glow through the natural fibers, casting interesting shadows on the wall. In the lower part of the image, the silhouette of a bromeliad with a red flower is visible.

#A2Z-PanoPhotos
#WeekG for #Geometric
#MacrameMonday

#Art #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyArtists #Macrame #FiberArt #ArtTherapy #BlueskyMacrame #BlueSkyMakers #PanoPhotos #Verto #PeacefulPost #OnlyBeautifulThings #SimplePleasures #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

A watercolour painting of a large pale green number 2 that is stacked on top of increasingly large 2s in darker shades of green so that their edges peek out a bit from behind the top-most 2. Behind it is a mottled green background with smaller number 2s scattered around.

March 29, 2026

Ivory Black + Sap Green
Masking fluid + Negative Space Painting

9 x 6 cm, 100% cotton cold-press watercolour paper

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #dragAndDrop #OnlyBeautifulThings #numberArt

The developing fruits of the staghorn sumac tree on bare winter branches with more branches bokeh in the background, and the light blue sky behind them. The fruits (or drupes) appear as rounded clusters of small, bright red, hairy balls. The hairs are blonde in appearance.

#NatureIsArt

Springing hairy staghorn balls - today

#Phonetography
#flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #thosearefruitsnotnuts #they'reactuallycalleddrupes #soyoucouldsaythey'redrupeyballs #berry

The photo is a close-up image focusing on the stem and flower buds of a geranium plant. The plant features a hairy stem that has a reddish-brown tint. The background includes blurred green foliage. Several green, elongated flower buds covered in fine, white hairs are visible, clustered at the end of the stem. Water droplets are present on some of the buds and leaves.

#MacroMonday

#Spring #Flowers #Natire #BloomScrolling #OnlyBeautifulThings #TheLittleThings #SimplePleasures #PeacefulPost #Breathe #FlowerPhotography #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

Another book structure today! The Hungarian Map Fold 📓
#ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #InHerStudio #ArtJournal #ArtBook #BookMaking #BookBinding #ArtYear #OnlyBeautifulThings

Bounteous blossom below blue sky

For #BlueSkyMonday

Riot of blossom
Scattering shadows aground
Beneath bright blue sky

#haiku #photography #mobilephotography #artyear #nature #onlybeautifulthings #thelittlethings #photooftheday #blossom #parkscape #spring #Cardiff #ButePark #treescape

Took a picture this morning and forgot to post it, which explains why I’m not getting all the ‘likes’ 🤭🤣

#BlueSkyMonday #Moon #Nature #Weather #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Soft-focus wildflowers with small white blossoms in the foreground, backlit by warm golden-hour sunlight. In the blurred background, a calm body of water and distant tree line create a serene, hazy landscape.

sunset by the lake | 📷: pentax spotmatic 🎞️: fujifilm

#park#outdoors#picoftheday#onlybeautifulthings#goldenhour#depthoffield#unjourunephoto #artsky #bskyart #foto #photographie#westcoastkin#softlight#shootfilm #california #landscape #shoreline #chill #afternoon #sunlight

A drone picture taken of Lake Minnewaska in Minnesota, with a rising sun and clouds adding to the view.

#BlueSkyMonday #SensoryArt #alone #onlybeautifulthings #ECK #dailyart #MagnificentMonday
A friend sent me this picture of one of 10,000 lakes in Minnesota alone. The North Star state, knows a thing or two about beautiful skies and fresh air. I believe this is Lake Minnewaska from the air. 💫✨🌞🤍💫✨

a tiny, tiny pale blue butterfly sat on a large glossy green leaf. It has a big black eye sat beneath 2 blue + black striped antennae + small black specks dotted over the pale blue underwing. In flight it looks much more blue as its upperwings have a stronger pigment.

#Mygardenwatch #firstoftheyear #butterflies
#BlueSkyMonday #ECK #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersofBlueSky #gardens #thelittlethings #onlybeautifulthings
So excited to see the 1st Holly Blue of 2026 + in my own garden too.

An early morning picture of my blooming azaleas 🌺 still magnificent after 3 weeks of blooms.

#Bloomscrolling #ColorADay #PinkMonday #MagentaMonday
#ECK #onlybeautifulthings
The last hurrah from my azaleas, and they are still gorgeous!
Good job, bloomers!! 🌺🤍🌺🌟

#FruitMoments #ColorADay #FruitIsArt #onlybeautifulthings #TheLittleThings #SimplePleasures #Photography #Art #nature #AIART #InstaFood #Food #fresh #Foodie #FoodPorn #FoodLover #Yummy

#FruitMoments #ColorADay #FruitIsArt #onlybeautifulthings #TheLittleThings #SimplePleasures #Photography #Art #nature #AIART #InstaFood #Food #fresh #Foodie #FoodPorn #FoodLover #Yummy

It is #Macromonday #lotus #flowerphotography #waterlily #macrophotography #photographersunited #gardening #beautifulflowers #botanicals #beautifulblooms #floweroftheday #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #nature #flowersrofbluesky #photographyisart #closeup #pinkmonday

the red, white, black and gold of the goldfinch contrasting against the soft blue of the cornflowers it is sat upon and the pale greens of the foliage in the background. Its beak is slightly open as it nibbles on a seed pulled from the flowers

#BlueSkyMonday anything #blue #ECK
#birds #photography #mygardenwatch #flowers #bloomscrolling #dailyflowers #thelittlethings #onlybeautifulthings
a goldfinch enjoying cornflowers in the garden last summer

a close-up of a robin sat on a fence. Its breast feathers are ruffled as it puffs itself up in the cold wind

@alan678.bsky.social 's pick today for #BirdoftheDay is #birds with #ruffledfeathers #ECK
#photo #photography #birdphotography #PhotographersofBlueSky
#wildlife #nature #onlybeautifulthings

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 small abstract watercolour painting. An abstract landscape. A red-orange bush, brown and blue trees, the pale while streak of a stream.

March 28, 2026

Cadmium Red (Pale Hue), Nicosia Raw Umber, Prussian Blue

9 x 6 cm, 100% cotton cold-press watercolour paper

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #dragAndDrop #OnlyBeautifulThings #abstractArt #abstract

Close-up focus on the multicoloured and patterned lip of a phalaenopsis orchid. The white column pokes out above, and the deep wine and magenta galaxy patterned sepal and petals are partially visible above. The backs of yellow petals with wine speckled and hot pink edges are bokeh below in the background, with the green stem curving off frame to the right.

#NatureIsArt

Lip forward orchid - today

#Phonetography
#SundayYellow #PinkMon #MagentaMonday #MacroMonday #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #wildcreature #allthepinks #earthlingnoreally

Sandy beach at low tide with gentle undulations

For #ImageAndVerse and #Stunday

Patterns in the sand
Left by the retreating sea
Redrawn with each tide

#haiku #photography #mobilephotography #artyear #nature #onlybeautifulthings #thelittlethings #photooftheday #seascape #Norfolk #beachscape #OveryStaithe #spring #pattern #tide

A front garden of clusters of large, purple irises with ruffled translucent petals, back-lit by the sun. There's lots of green foliage, including a tall leafy tree. The strong backlighting from the sun in the upper right creates a bright lens flare, tinging the tree leaves framing it purple. A bit of sidewalk and paving bricks appear in the bottom right corner.

#Stunday #SensoryArt #LightFlare #AlphabetChallenge #Layers

Morning iris dazzle - June 2025

#Phonetography
#whatthe #eck #FlowersOnSunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #streetsofToronto #stalkingpurple #matchymatchy

#FruitMoments #ColorADay #FruitIsArt #onlybeautifulthings #TheLittleThings #SimplePleasures #Photography #Art #nature #AIART #InstaFood #Food #fresh #Foodie #FoodPorn #FoodLover #Yummy

#FruitMoments #ColorADay #FruitIsArt #onlybeautifulthings #TheLittleThings #SimplePleasures #Photography #Art #nature #AIART #InstaFood #Food #fresh #Foodie #FoodPorn #FoodLover #Yummy

A small abstract watercolour painting. Three thick vertical lines in shades of black, grey and taupe stretch up the paper, like three skyscrapers.

March 27, 2026

Orca (mica), Payne’s Gray, River Rock (mica)

9 x 6 cm, 100% cotton cold-press watercolour paper

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #dragAndDrop #OnlyBeautifulThings #abstractArt #abstract

Poison Oak Flowers
#wildflower #Scape #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #Art #weareroamers #flora #california #Landscape #SantaCruzmountains #solitude #Photography #Nature #ArtYear #OnlyBeautifulThings #TheWildImages #blueskyartshow #landscaephotograpphy #spring #printemps

Wild Iris
#wildflower #Scape #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #Art #weareroamers #flora #california #Landscape #SantaCruzmountains #solitude #Photography #Nature #ArtYear #OnlyBeautifulThings  #TheWildImages #blueskyartshow #landscaephotograpphy #spring #printemps

A carnation in sharp texture and light focus overlapping others crowded in a bunch. In black and white, it emphasizes lines and variations of shade of the petals, as well as the deep ruffly structure and edges.

#NatureIsArt

Overlapping carnation crush- Tuesday

#Phonetography
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLayers #BNWmacro #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #silverstandout #wavy

single white daffodil bloom in the foreground with green stems. sun setting and tall trees in the background. photo taken 3/26/2026

caught the sun setting in the #background of our first spring daffodil causing a #LightFlare ✨
#flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #PNW #OnlyBeautifulThings #spring #GreenSat #ColorADay #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLayers #SensoryArt #BlueSkyArtShow

A photo of Lake Louise, a gorgeous turquoise lake with mountains and a glacier behind it. There are trees and grasses on the right side. Text on it says, "Every Sunday is #Stunday. Post whatever you find stunning & repost your favorites from others. All people, types of art & skill levels welcome."

Sunday is #Stunday! Share whatever you find stunning with the hashtag, scroll, and enjoy.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#MobilePhotography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

An old pic of my daughter in front of a double rainbow in front of a waterfall in Iceland

Rainbows can be #Symbols of hope - we could use double rainbows these days
#Background #BlueSkyArtShow
#LightFlare #SensoryArt
#Abstractia #ColorADay #GreenSat
#WeekKLforLayers #AlphabetChallenge
#ECK #Photography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #OnlyBeautifulThings #Iceland #RingRoad