The sky at night, featuring a 3/4-full moon in the upper left corner, silhouettes of tree-tops along the bottom, and stripes of wavy fog & clouds up the middle.

A brown & green field on a foggy day, with a large boulder and evergreen tree in the left corner. Three black-tail deer can barely be seen eating and looking around, blending in with the foliage.

A variety of building bricks are scattered on a dark-brown tabletop, along with instruction books on the edges of the image. The corner of a window can be seen in the background.

A Rudolph head made of toy bricks lays on a dark brown tabletop.

Happy 2026 - hoping it's kinder & gentler to us all.
And as my friend Andrea says, may we, the ones present in this world, be the ones to make it so.

#TinyJoy #happymaking #NatureLove #RightOutsideTheDoor #MyNeighbors #xapCrafts #xaps2026

A spotted towhee sits on a branch in the midst of a raspberry thicket. There are green leaves all around, and various tree trunks can be seen behind.

Sitka willow catkins blooming on several branches next to the corner of an aged red-painted wood building.

A variety of spruce, elderberry, and other bright green trees reach to a brilliant blue sky. A gravel drive can be seen running up through the hilly meadow.

A brown and white tabby cat sits on the white sill of an open window looking out over a green field. The walls around the window are a muted light orange.

Got stuck in my head a bit again, but there were bright spots #TinyJoy #happymaking #NatureLove #NaturesBeauty #RightOutsideTheDoor #xapCrafts

Three small purple cones of grape hyacinth peek out amid green grass in a close-up picture of the ground.

A stream of water bisects the center of the image, with sunlight reflecting off it in a way that gives the impression of swift movement. The lower half of the image is filled with green grass, and the upper half with mostly tan and brown straw and grasses.

White clouds float through a chunk of bright blue sky ringed by many green conifer trees of varying sizes and proximity. On the right side is a log cabin, and black asphalt is visible in the foreground.

A mostly-lilac-toned sunset viewed above and through many trees and evergreens.

Only lightly rained-on during today's walk, and little purple flowers added a bit more #TinyJoy as well. Sharing here, along with a few other bits from last week.
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A meadowed hill of wild grasses and brown thatch with a bit of a rock line in the foreground and some daffodils just beginning to flower. At the back edge are assorted bushes and trees, including several evergreens.

A bright blue crocheted scarf is layed out in a sideways v shape on a bright reddish-brown wood table. The lower leg shows a distinct waffle pattern.

An asphalt road runs on the lower left corner, stretching towards a cloudy grey sky. The majority of the picture is focused on the evergreens and lichen-covered cedars and oaks lining the road.

A picture of the yards of two blue houses visible in the backgrounds. Both sides of the drive running through the yards have a total of seven black-tail deer grazing, standing, or even laying down in the grasse.

Bit of a catch-up? Have a few of the #TinyJoy or JustBecause photos I've taken the last couple of weeks that weren't previously posted....
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