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Michael Stryder

@wayofthewhitewolf

Two wolf spirits, one of Light and one of Shadow, forever fight within you. The one that wins is the one you feed. But that's not the whole story. https://medium.com/@wayofthewhitewolf

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A dirt path through a grove of redwood trees

A dirt path through a grove of redwood trees

I need a walk. Who’s with me?
Grove of Old Trees, Occidental, California
#nature #selfcare #photography #art #redwoods

05.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 2421 πŸ” 251 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 11
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Virginia sunset.
#bluesky #EastCoastKin #photography #photo #Virginia #virginiabeach #nature #sunset

05.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 1254 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 2

Today is the day I have to accept that if I am halfway through the outline and have written 75,000 words, the outline is two books.

So rejigging the mid-novel climax to be an end of novel. It should work, but uggggh.

04.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 632 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 2
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Smudge

There's a little black dot on the moon today.

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#Twizel, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Eclipse #Moon #LunarEclipse #Astrophotography #EastCoastKin

03.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 3638 πŸ” 314 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 10
A long-haired tortoiseshell cat who knows her best angles rolls on her back and pulls her delicate lady paws up, preparing either to look gorgeous or to trap your hand if you touch her exposed white belly.

A long-haired tortoiseshell cat who knows her best angles rolls on her back and pulls her delicate lady paws up, preparing either to look gorgeous or to trap your hand if you touch her exposed white belly.

A shelf on a half-sized metal library cart holding poetry such as the Poems of the Masters, translated from the Chinese by Red Pine; works by Mark Doty, Susan Tichy, Jessica Hagedorn, Daryl Hine, Michael Hofmann, Kimiko Hahn, and many others.

A shelf on a half-sized metal library cart holding poetry such as the Poems of the Masters, translated from the Chinese by Red Pine; works by Mark Doty, Susan Tichy, Jessica Hagedorn, Daryl Hine, Michael Hofmann, Kimiko Hahn, and many others.

Another shelf of poetry, this time including Amy Clampitt, Tom Clark, Jane Hirshfield, Michael Dennis Browne, Turner Cassity, Raymond Carver, Julia Hartwig, and even more Andrei Codrescu, who has turned up in almost every box we've opened so far

Another shelf of poetry, this time including Amy Clampitt, Tom Clark, Jane Hirshfield, Michael Dennis Browne, Turner Cassity, Raymond Carver, Julia Hartwig, and even more Andrei Codrescu, who has turned up in almost every box we've opened so far

And one more shelf of poetry. That John Ashbery sold while my back was turned, but we still have the World Poetry series books by Gaston Fernandez and others, the Maya Angelou, Dannie Abse, Lauren Russell, Sherwin Bitsui, Rumi, Beth Ann Fennelly, and others

And one more shelf of poetry. That John Ashbery sold while my back was turned, but we still have the World Poetry series books by Gaston Fernandez and others, the Maya Angelou, Dannie Abse, Lauren Russell, Sherwin Bitsui, Rumi, Beth Ann Fennelly, and others

NEW ARRIVALS! All poetry today, but check our website for newly catalogued children's books.

Email infodesk@thehauntedbookshop.com or call 319-337-2996 to order. We ship! In-person shopping 11-6 Mon-Sat.

02.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 376 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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Some of the Most Amazing #Trees From Around the World #photography #TreePhotography

Link for more photos and information: mossandfog.com/some-of-the-...

02.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 1943 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 15
A full moon rising over a bay with a pastel pink Venus belt sky; there is snow & feathery golden phragmites in the foreground.

A full moon rising over a bay with a pastel pink Venus belt sky; there is snow & feathery golden phragmites in the foreground.

This evening's moon rise 🌝

02.03.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sika Deer 🦌 enjoying Sakura 🌸 Cherry Blossom Season in Nara Park Japan πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅

01.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 560 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 9
Moon shining behind the clouds and stars in the sky with tree in the foreground

Moon shining behind the clouds and stars in the sky with tree in the foreground

Moon behind the clouds tonight... Galway, Ireland #NightSky #Ireland #Scape #Moon #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #CloudScape #SkyScape #Photography

01.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
Close up photo of the nearly full Moon

Close up photo of the nearly full Moon

The Moon tonight at 98%.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara #ChingaLaMigra

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm + Canon 1.4x Converter
Focal length: 840mm
F-stop: f/13
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 200
#Moon phase: Waxing 98%

02.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 2053 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 9
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Big sale to start the month. Free and discounted thriller, scifi, romance, historical fiction, audio & more #freebooks #amreading #sciencefiction #BookBuzzr #ebooks #RomanceReaders #romancebooks #HistoricalFiction #thrillerbooks www.bobmayer.com/free-books-u...

01.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Develop an all-embracing attitude towards your very being"
~ Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn

As a child, I was molded and shaped into something very ugly, and then unleashed on the world. I may never sort thru all of it, but I am grateful to be where I am, and for the love in my life. Have a beautiful evening ❀️

02.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just as this present moment is fundamentally allowed to be as it is, so too are the sensations in your body

Relax deeply in this realization

The less we allow ourselves to be distracted by seemingly important thoughts, the clearer this realization and this moment becomes

Enjoy the freedom of it

02.03.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

sometimes you really just kinda lock in and write a whole chapter.

I should probably take a break and go play a video game or something to that effect...

02.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
A beautiful bright blue sky with the sun captured appearing to have rays emitting crossed in an X shape, giving it a star-like appearance. In the foreground a large coniferous tree stands silhouetted in black, with a blue sea in the background.

A beautiful bright blue sky with the sun captured appearing to have rays emitting crossed in an X shape, giving it a star-like appearance. In the foreground a large coniferous tree stands silhouetted in black, with a blue sea in the background.

last day of february
#photography #seascape #yyj #beautifulday #WestCoastKin

01.03.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 382 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Should I go to bed?

Yes.

Am I going to finish my book instead?

Of course.

01.03.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 453 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2
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for the ladies ❀️ . . .

02.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#MondayMist #MondayMood

πŸ“Pennsylvania

02.03.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 711 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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#Stunday

πŸ“Pennsylvania

01.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 2478 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 7
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Kameron Hurley | Patreon creating Short Stories

You don’t need more bad takes.

You need better stories.

Start here.

www.patreon.com/kameronhurley

28.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Morning mist in the forest adding mystery and wonder.

Morning mist in the forest adding mystery and wonder.

#ColorADay
#GreenSat
#naturephotography
#blueskykin

Allen D. Pecorino
@adp-landscapephoto.bsky.social

28.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Macro abstract photograph of an abalone shell

Macro abstract photograph of an abalone shell

Pearlish Sky
#784 taken 3:57 pm
#art #photography #macro #abstract

01.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Lenten mist we wander through
The oldest wood, just me and you;
A vigil sacred, ours to keep,
Lets budding faith awake from sleep.

28.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 1059 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
my favorite tree, you can see through the trunk after it was struck my lightning years ago

my favorite tree, you can see through the trunk after it was struck my lightning years ago

another pic of tree so you can see the hole left after the lightning

28.02.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Peace is always beautiful"
~ Walt Whitman

[i embrace my inner child
we cry tears of many emotions
together we persevere]

Love hard today my friends ❀️

28.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Taken from the lakeside of Ullswater looking towards Glenridding, spring like weather, blue sky, white clouds, calm lake and sun 🌞

Taken from the lakeside of Ullswater looking towards Glenridding, spring like weather, blue sky, white clouds, calm lake and sun 🌞

After horrible weather this week, much rain, spring has sprung today on Ullswater for our wander up Sheffield Pike from Glencoyne. Long may it last

#landscapephotography
#lakedistrict
#ullswater
#UK
#cumbria

27.02.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 2037 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 13
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… end of winter …

28.02.2026 08:06 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The ink of my pen
Is the ocean 
gushing
forth on paper.
The infinite loop of
my mind 
carries the echo of my poetic voice 
into eternity 
Poetry is a compass guiding me through
my inner storms.
Poetry is a
shining star that
will never turn
Into a supernova

The ink of my pen Is the ocean gushing forth on paper. The infinite loop of my mind carries the echo of my poetic voice into eternity Poetry is a compass guiding me through my inner storms. Poetry is a shining star that will never turn Into a supernova

The ink of my pen
Is the ocean
gushing
forth on paper.
The infinite loop of
my mind
carries the echo of my poetic voice
into eternity
Poetry is a compass guiding me through
my inner storms.
Poetry is a
shining star that
will never turn
into a Supernova

#poetrycommunity #poetry

21.02.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February thaw burner of a sunset tonight.

Middlefield, CT. USA

26.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1843 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 3