@bobsoltys
Renaissance man. Parisian at heart. Peace correspondt on the Toltec path. Nitro's dad. Former Navy officer. Scientist. Letter revivalist. Fountain pens, Day-Timers, paper books, slide rules-not apps. 🇸🇰 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 📷 ✍️ 🔭 🦉 #NoAI https://www.bobsoltys.net
Zigzagging on a rainy winter afternoon
📷 Thibaut Lafaye
#monochrome #bnwphoto #bwlovers #noiretblanc #blancoynegro #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #bnw #monochromephotography #BWPhotography #bnw_captures #blackandwhitephotography #fineartstreetphotography #streetphotography #conceptual
“It was a love affair w/the fans in right field Opening Day,” he said. “That’s what is most enjoyable about the game. That’s who you play the game for, is for the fans and the way they embraced me. It goes beyond what my wildest expectations would have been.”
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Definitely one of the cutest owls out there, this Boreal Owl was sitting in a tree keeping an eye out for its next meal (which it did indeed find). NOTE: This video was taken at a distance with a long lens and subsequently cropped, it's important to give wildlife their space! #birds #owls
For today's #BlueSkyArtShow, the Merced River is #Flowing through #Yosemite National Park under a winter storm watch and snowfall. It was an epic few days of #photography. So much snow they closed the park. #EastCoastKin #snow #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #NationalParks #Nikon #Z8
Firefall, Yosemite 2/2025
Horsetail Falls, illuminated by the setting sun for a couple of weeks each February….
#flowing #blueskyartshow #nikon #yosemite #landscape #landscapephotography
Photographer Carol Guzywas born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvaniaon 3/7/1956
American photographer Carol Guzy was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on this date (3/7) in 1956.
➡️ Learn more about her and view her work at:
#Photography #BornOnThisDay #photographertostudy
#WriterLife
#FridayFunDay 😆👍
“The camera does not give you power. It gives you responsibility.”
"I’ve learnt that access is a privilege, not an entitlement. Trust is earned quietly. Sometimes the most important photographs happen not because you pressed the shutter quickly, but because you listened first."
"Your own writing may have the crabbed scrawl of a doctor’s prescription, but a good fountain pen can work wonders to tidy things up. ... the gold nib and even flow of ink will encourage you to up your game." #fountainpens #handwrittenlettters #snailmail #handwriting
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So appropriate.
Today. I am on my own.
March forth Donna, March on
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Four young Barn Swallows sitting on a cattail. Their beaks are wide open.
I'm told today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut so felt like a good time share this one. #birds
A Great Grey Owl standing in the snow. His fluffy legs can be seen clearly.
No biggie, just a Great Grey Owl out for a walk wearing some leggings. 😜 #wildlife #owls #birds
Sleep Forgotten - Disrupted Sleep Time 2026 2:00 AM -> 3:00AM Standard Time Ends Sunday March 8th, 2026: Why do we get up an hour early in the DARK so we can go to bed when it's still LIGHT outside?
Enjoy this last week of Standard Time while it lasts! Next Monday will be rough. 😴
"Neurologists today are shouting: please write by hand to prevent Alzheimer's. Take notes, write your memories. Because the act of writing keeps the brain alive. Writing is an act that develops the brain." #handwriting #fountainpens #brainhealth #preventingAlzheimers
Jeff Bridges received the first two WideluxX cameras made by SilverBridges, his joint venture with SilverGrain Classics, in Wetzlar, Germany. He posted a video and some images here: wideluxx.com#reveal-video #WIdeluxX #widelux #JeffBridges
Providence Preservation Society is seeking a reporter/researcher for their (excellent) newsletter. It pays $55-62k per year ppsri.org/about/jobs-a...
Sky chart for mid-to-late February 2026 evenings showing Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, and Venus aligned along the Sun’s path, with Orion and Sirius visible.
It’s true that there are 6 #planets in the sky after sunset tonight. Read about how to see them at: buff.ly/X3DJ8ku
Or watch a video here!
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Sadly, Paris stationery shop Melodies Graphiques has closed. Le Figaro legal notice: It was liquidated as of Feb 9 this year. M.G. was one of my first stops during every Paris trip. Image: December 2019 Christmas season. #MelodiesGraphiques #Paris annonces-legales.lefigaro.fr/annonces-leg...
Cathédrale Notre-Dame, DS et 2 CV.
c.1960. #Paris
flip.it/cuYWb4 Compared to Europe, America’s history is relatively young. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t history to be had; you just have to know where to look. #americanhistory #history #travel #traveltips #deadwood #okcoral #flipboardusergroup #blueskytravellovers #americantowns
very nice!
‘This girl was braver than I was’: Julia Kochetova’s astonishing photographs of war in Ukraine
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Foster, a 30-year letter carrier from Pilsen, said postal workers often have to save up for years to get adequate uniforms to work outdoors through the city’s seasons. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02... #PostOffice #LetterCarriers
This one hits hard.
Book cover of La fabuleuse histoire du vendeur de journaux
Next on my reading list ... his autobiography ... en Français
A letter written by future Queen Elizabeth the 2nd when she was 10 years old, estimated to be worth several thousand euros, will be auctioned. #letters #handwrittenletters #snailmail
