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john mฮฑtthั”w

@jdubqca

a shadow of my former self #poetry #cycling #iphotos check out my story: https://tinyurl.com/22k7db9d poetry collections: http://t.ly/B1OXU ๐Ÿ“Œ eastern #iowa INFP โ™ โ™’๏ธ โ™‘๏ธ Joined October 2023

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A sharply focused Eurasian magpie stands alert on a weathered tree stump, its glossy black head and back contrasting with a bright white shoulder and belly. The birdโ€™s pale grey bill and dark, watchful eye are turned slightly to the side, giving it an inquisitive expression. Soft green foliage blurs into the background, isolating the magpieโ€™s striking black-and-white plumage while a few blades of grass sprout from the textured stump beneath its feet.

A sharply focused Eurasian magpie stands alert on a weathered tree stump, its glossy black head and back contrasting with a bright white shoulder and belly. The birdโ€™s pale grey bill and dark, watchful eye are turned slightly to the side, giving it an inquisitive expression. Soft green foliage blurs into the background, isolating the magpieโ€™s striking black-and-white plumage while a few blades of grass sprout from the textured stump beneath its feet.

Good morning. Todayโ€™s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. The alt is #LongNecks any bird with a long neck. Good luck. #birds #photography #ECK

10.03.2026 05:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 393 ๐Ÿ” 71 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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I liked seeing the moon and the sun on this beautiful and elaborate door.๐ŸคŽ

11.03.2026 13:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

cloudy & blustery with rains on the way ๐Ÿคจ

11.03.2026 13:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Montreal arrived like an argument. Cal crossed the Champlain Bridge in the early evening and the city rose on both sides of him, stone and glass and the punctuation of church spires against a sky that had graduated to the color of iron.

#excerpt

11.03.2026 04:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no more worries about anything especially time

11.03.2026 04:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A couple of moss-covered tree trunks that have been swept over by the river so many times they lean heavily downstream. Some of their roots reach down and have been exposed by the river. Some dry grass in spots. River is running clear and several rocks are visible in it โ˜ฎ๏ธ

A couple of moss-covered tree trunks that have been swept over by the river so many times they lean heavily downstream. Some of their roots reach down and have been exposed by the river. Some dry grass in spots. River is running clear and several rocks are visible in it โ˜ฎ๏ธ

moss-covered tree trunks

10.03.2026 22:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 147 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Allotment with Sunflower Paris 1887
Vincent Van Gogh

10.03.2026 12:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two for TwosDay

#flowers #bloomscrolling #Twofer #Twosday #photography #EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky #peace #Spring

10.03.2026 21:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Blue grape hyacinth

Blue grape hyacinth

More muscari, earlier flowering than mine but not as fancy! ๐ŸŒฑ

#Bloomscrolling #TuesdayBlue #BlueTue #ColorADay #ECK

10.03.2026 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 93 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a peace sign with a bird saying patience is for other people.

a peace sign with a bird saying patience is for other people.

its monday. made a thing

09.03.2026 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i hope this finds you avoiding reality

10.03.2026 20:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 102 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Une tulipe et une jonquille collรฉes l'une ร  lโ€™autre

Une tulipe et une jonquille collรฉes l'une ร  lโ€™autre

Et se faire des cรขlins...๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก

10.03.2026 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This image is of an Eurasian Treecreeper clinging to the bark of a tree probably looking for insects whilst bathed in the morning sunlight and surrounded by moss and Ivy.

This image is of an Eurasian Treecreeper clinging to the bark of a tree probably looking for insects whilst bathed in the morning sunlight and surrounded by moss and Ivy.

This busy little Eurasian Treecreeper spotted the other morning, Luckily in some decent light here in Pembrokeshire. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
#ornithology #BirdsSeenin2026
#birdphotography #birdsoftheworld
#birds #๐Ÿชถ #Canoncamera #photo
#conservation #countryside #Wales
#countryliving #outdoors #Cymru

10.03.2026 20:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 107 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a photo taken at the lava beds in california. It shows a large tree that
as been uprooted following a wildfire a few years ago. There is one green tree with bare burnt trees behind it.

a photo taken at the lava beds in california. It shows a large tree that as been uprooted following a wildfire a few years ago. There is one green tree with bare burnt trees behind it.

โ€œSometimes even to live is an act of courage.โ€
โ€• Lucius Annaeus Seneca

till we meet again๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒž
thanks for another beautiful day
of awesomeness๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’›

21.10.2025 05:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 304 ๐Ÿ” 48 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

in the dark kitchen
full of reflected rainlight
the bowl of my spoon

10.03.2026 22:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Multicolored landscape abstract

Multicolored landscape abstract

"We learn from practice what colors go together and does the image convey our intent!" #abstractpainting

10.03.2026 02:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 73 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ’™ :)

11.03.2026 00:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผใƒœใƒผใƒซใŒ
ใƒ™ใƒณใƒใฎ้™ฐใซ้š ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸ
#photography

10.03.2026 10:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐š๐š˜๐š›๐šŽ ๐š•๐šŠ๐š—๐š๐š’๐š—๐š.

๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐š๐š˜๐š›๐šŽ ๐š•๐šŠ๐š—๐š๐š’๐š—๐š.

A center that never collapses,
yet everything leans toward itโ€”
a hush in the wide sweep of motion.

From that unmoving radius,
pattern and possibility spiral outward,
each turn a recollection of the first impulse,
each moment a fresh inscription
on the face of what is always already whole.

#Truth

10.03.2026 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 177 ๐Ÿ” 46 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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back in the shack youโ€™ll find it in the middle of somewhere surrounded by a fog in a field of woods discoverable through a natural maze filled with a variety of wildflowers walking through the door you swear you becโ€ฆ

jdubqca.com/2015/03/01/b...

BACK IN THE SHACK

#poetry

<Mar-2015>

10.03.2026 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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through the cracks
of a misdrawn border
one white lily blooms

#Photography Maria Carvalho
@immcarvalho.bsky.social

10.03.2026 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 62 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

day-moon
faint thumb-print
on blue sky

#haiku

10.03.2026 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

snow shrinks, puckers,
wide puddles leap on walkers;
heard any geese yet?

#SundaySenryu #senryu # haiku #March

08.03.2026 14:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Oil pastel drawing of three stupid houses near some forest and a white horse in front, complex messy oil pastel scratched and layered

Oil pastel drawing of three stupid houses near some forest and a white horse in front, complex messy oil pastel scratched and layered

Houses on the far outskirts of town with a horse

03.03.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 66 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

clear vase
a bubble travels
up up the tulip stem

#haiku

08.03.2026 07:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

cast on the carpet
light through the crack of your door
separate colours

08.03.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

just mooning about
elbows on my windowsill
dreaming of Springtime

#dailyhaikuprompt moon

09.03.2026 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

not dark but far
secret side of the moon
where daydreams are

#DailyHaikuPrompt (moon)

09.03.2026 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iridescence Leaf 320 โ€“ Art Inspired ย  Hasegawa Senzan - Iris and Dragon Fly This poem was in part inspired by Hasegawa Senzanโ€™s painting, โ€˜Iris and ...

Iridescence
alighting
on a blue iris.

#ไฟณๅฅ #Englishไฟณๅฅ #ไฟณๅฅinEnglish #haiku

09.03.2026 03:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
branch of soft blush pink and white blooms

branch of soft blush pink and white blooms

02.03.2026 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 188 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0