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C'mon in, the water's fine!

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Theme: #Flowing

Love this perspective!

The Leonard Barn is a twelve-sided “round” barn located three miles east of Pullman in the picturesque Palouse region of eastern Washington, near the Idaho border. The barn includes an approximately 60-foot-diameter interior built around a 10-foot-diameter wooden central silo; an upper-story hay loft (or mow); and a litter carrier ringing the perimeter walls. The barn is best characterized, however, by its twelve-sided, dodecagon form—a shape deemed economical during a time of agricultural innovation. It is one of approximately 20 round or polygonal barns constructed in Washington between 1890 and 1920, of which 14 remained in 2020. Two of these are in Whitman County, including the Leonard Barn.

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Theme: #Round

Leonard Round Barn, 1917

Sunrise catches the corduroy of a furrowed wheat field and a 12-sided round barn on the rolling Palouse of Western Washington State.

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Theme: #Round

Leonard Round Barn, 1917

Two glasses of rosé on a patio table. Behind, a vineyard stretches out toward a river in the distance under a deep blue sky. The vineyard's name - Rivaura - is etched on the glasses.

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Theme: #Two

Cheers!

A single cherry blossom appears on a branch. A mid-February reminder that the hope of spring is just around the corner.....

Sunday is #Stunday.
Signs of spring!

Driftwood on a beach with a carved message reading: "We Are All One." Chesterman Beach, Tofino, B.C.

"Tell The Truth" stenciled on a piece of driftwood. Port Townsend, WA

A cedar bench with the phrase "A life without love is like a meadow without a flower" carved into the backrest. Val Roseg, Pontresina, CH.

A wet paw print leaves a greeting from man's best friend. Bainbridge Island, WA

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Theme: #Wood

Messages

Love love!

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Theme: #Sunlight #Sunshine

Rays of sun light up a misty forest morning.

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Theme: #Sunlight #Sunshine

The setting sun glows on the leading edge of scattered clouds. Offset by a deep blue sky, the clouds glow in neon hues of hot pink.

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Theme: #Clouds

"Embracing Peace," also known as "Unconditional Surrender," is a large sculpture by J. Seward Johnson located in San Diego's Tuna Harbor Park, near the USS Midway Museum, depicting the famous V-J Day kiss in Times Square. Originally a temporary installation, public support led to its permanent placement, with the name "Embracing Peace" adopted to be more inclusive, though it remains famous as the "Kissing Statue" recreating the iconic 1945 photograph from the end of World War II.

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#WeekDforDramatic

Ice crystals on an airplane window

Ice crystals on an airplane window

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Theme: #Cold

A cemetery covered with snow. A concrete angel bows her head in the foreground with a bare tree and tombstones in the distance.

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Theme: #Cold

A sticker with a cartoon book - across the back and front covers: "We lose ourselves in bookstores. We find ourselves there too."

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Antique books in the North Carolina Statehouse, Raleigh.

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Nearly One O'clock. A view of a clock from below in a Swiss railway station. The time is two minutes before 13:00.

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Theme: #One

Early morning departure. An airplane window frames a glowing sunrise above purple clouds. The plane's wing and engine catch the morning light.

Sunday is #Stunday

The international air terminal at Boston Logan.

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Theme: #Vibrant

Any guesses? A full moon rising - looking through a window with the reflection of a door handle.

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Providing safe passage across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Port Angeles, WA, and Victoria, B.C., since 1959.

Sunday is #Stunday

The mv Coho

This was my very first post on BlueSky over a year ago. This particular bottle was being chilled for election night 2024. For a lot of us, that night turned out to be anything but celebratory. It has been difficult over the last year to escape politics, but this platform has been a welcome distraction. It has shown me beautiful work of amateur photographers just like me. The BlueSkyArtShow tag has been an inspiration, a challenge and just downright fun. And I am grateful to this community of artists for sharing and encouraging visual art on all levels. Keep creating and sharing. You have all made this last year intriguing and so entertaining.

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Theme: #NewYear

Happy New Year, #EastCoastKin from your west coast cousin!

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#HNY #NewYear

Great review and well-deserved!

A winter storm sends rolling waves onto shore, with sea grass in the foreground. Late afternoon sun tints clouds with an orange hue in a light blue sky. Purple islands contrast with the turquoise sea.

Sunday is #Stunday

The underside of a beautiful pink oyster (? correct me if I'm wrong in the comments) mushroom discovered on a rainy Christmas Eve forest hike.

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Swiss cows are the happiest cows.

A brilliant sunset as seen from the car deck of a Washington State Ferry. Orange, purple and red are reflected in the wake and the side of the ferry.

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Theme: #OpenHouse

Tiny mushrooms clustered atop a weathered fence post.

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