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Photography by Ruth Middlebrook

@rubertofoly

I love to ramble/explore with camera in hand, both near and far; back roads are the best. Sharing beauty from around the world. All photos are mine, unless reposted. Motto: Take the day you are given and find the beauty in it! ✈️🚗📸

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Aw, thanks!

03.03.2026 23:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Loretta!

03.03.2026 03:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A windswept field covered with a light layer of snow. A fence crosses the scene. A windmill and a weathered wooden building stand on the left. Hills and trees in the distance under a blue sky with clouds.

A windswept field covered with a light layer of snow. A fence crosses the scene. A windmill and a weathered wooden building stand on the left. Hills and trees in the distance under a blue sky with clouds.

#BlueSkyMonday #photography #EastCoastKin #country #rurallife

02.03.2026 22:32 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you! 😊

28.02.2026 23:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A weathered red wooden door with a brass ring.

A weathered red wooden door with a brass ring.

#BlueSkyArtShow #round #EastCoastKin #photography

28.02.2026 20:18 👍 35 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
A line of cows in a pasture, staring at the camera.

A line of cows in a pasture, staring at the camera.

'Red rover red rover, send Bessie right over' From the archives.
Happy #scape day! #pastoral #EastCoastKin #photography #countrylife #rural #country

27.02.2026 22:02 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
2 grey haired women dressed in blue stand talking to each other on an urban street (photo taken from behind them)

2 grey haired women dressed in blue stand talking to each other on an urban street (photo taken from behind them)

Old Friends #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze #streetphotography #photography #EastCoastKin

27.02.2026 01:57 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Jilly!

23.02.2026 18:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Blue sky and clouds reflected in the glassy waters of the Columbia River, sandwiched between the banks of Oregon and Washington.

Blue sky and clouds reflected in the glassy waters of the Columbia River, sandwiched between the banks of Oregon and Washington.

Coming Home. As much as I love to travel, there's nothing like that first glimpse of home. #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #photography #PNW #ColumbiaRiver

23.02.2026 16:49 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Two kitties sitting together, looking out a window

Two kitties sitting together, looking out a window

#BlueSkyArtShow #two #EastCoastKin #photography #caturday

22.02.2026 00:24 👍 23 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A couple leaning against a city wall. Her head rests on his shoulder, he gently kisses her head.

A couple leaning against a city wall. Her head rests on his shoulder, he gently kisses her head.

#BlueSkyArtShow #two #EastCoastKin #photography #HumansOfBlueSky #streetphotography

21.02.2026 18:10 👍 36 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A snowy view of the capitol building taken from a nearby hillside with a sunset sky.

A snowy view of the capitol building taken from a nearby hillside with a sunset sky.

#scape day - definitely from the archives, no #snow for us this year 😢 #EastCoastKin #photography #Olympia #PNW #urban #winter

20.02.2026 18:44 👍 34 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A man sitting on a chair outside a place of business, talking on his phone. His image is reflected in the store window.

A man sitting on a chair outside a place of business, talking on his phone. His image is reflected in the store window.

#UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #photography

19.02.2026 17:20 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#HumansOfBluesky

19.02.2026 14:32 👍 28 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Allt Coir a' Mhadaidh, Isle of Skye #Scotland #IsleofSkye #GlenBrittle www.damianshields.com

19.02.2026 11:12 👍 273 🔁 34 💬 10 📌 2
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Big Bend National Park in Texas, a beautiful place I never quite captured to my satisfaction. But it's been a few years so maybe I need to take another crack at it...

Nikon D750, 70-200mm lens at 200mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/2000 second

19.02.2026 15:36 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I can see that.

17.02.2026 21:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a shaded and dense shoreline of young white pine complete with gnarled roots, boulders and stones; through a break in the trees, a view over the placid water and a hint of the opposite shore in the distance

a shaded and dense shoreline of young white pine complete with gnarled roots, boulders and stones; through a break in the trees, a view over the placid water and a hint of the opposite shore in the distance

'Lakeside Access' (2021) -- Eagle Lake Trail, Southern Eagle Lake, Acadia National Park, ME

#MountainMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #Scape ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

17.02.2026 02:55 👍 447 🔁 72 💬 13 📌 0

Near Homer, Alaska

17.02.2026 02:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mountains shrouded in fog and stormy clouds in front of water and a beach, on a grey day.

Mountains shrouded in fog and stormy clouds in front of water and a beach, on a grey day.

#MountainMonday #EastCoastKin #photography #moody #stormy

16.02.2026 21:53 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Embers in Bloom captures the moment where restraint gives way to release. A calm, pale vessel anchors the composition, while an eruption of fiery reds and oranges bursts outward, as if emotion itself has found a way to flower. The splattered gestures and layered textures suggest both fragility and force—petals becoming sparks, beauty flirting with combustion. Against the muted, weathered background, the bloom feels defiant, alive, and fleeting, holding the tension between containment and overflow. Art copyright ©Yves Broeckx This is digitally created art concept and execution by Yves

Embers in Bloom captures the moment where restraint gives way to release. A calm, pale vessel anchors the composition, while an eruption of fiery reds and oranges bursts outward, as if emotion itself has found a way to flower. The splattered gestures and layered textures suggest both fragility and force—petals becoming sparks, beauty flirting with combustion. Against the muted, weathered background, the bloom feels defiant, alive, and fleeting, holding the tension between containment and overflow. Art copyright ©Yves Broeckx This is digitally created art concept and execution by Yves

I E M B E R S I N B L O O M I

A quiet vessel holding a riot of feeling.
Color erupts, order dissolves, and beauty refuses to stay contained.
Embers in Bloom

— The Asylum Art —
Art and words by Yves
#AbstractArt #ContemporaryArt #blueskyart #Art #complexptsd #cptsd #flowers #flower #bloom

15.02.2026 13:50 👍 87 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 2
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Dundas, Ontário, Canadá

15.02.2026 22:58 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Dundas, Ontário, Canadá

15.02.2026 23:16 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I thought so!

16.02.2026 04:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sorry I missed your comment when you stopped by. Seems like an appropriate cloud for you 😋

16.02.2026 04:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sorry, somehow I missed your comment. Thanks for stopping by and I agree! 🙂

16.02.2026 04:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A weathered tree trunk frames a Grand Canyon view.

A weathered tree trunk frames a Grand Canyon view.

A piece of #wood frames the #GrandCanyon view. #photography #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow

15.02.2026 01:25 👍 55 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

🥰

15.02.2026 01:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An old barn in a frosty country scene, with a light snow covering. A windmill in the distance.

An old barn in a frosty country scene, with a light snow covering. A windmill in the distance.

#BlueSkyArtShow #wood from an old #barn #EastCoastKin #photography

14.02.2026 15:39 👍 52 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0