Oliver Homan

Dark clouds that look like snow or rain is on its way.

It seems that we will finally be getting some snow tomorrow here in #FortCollins #Colorado. So far it has been a very warm and dry Winter. Going from 60F plus with blue skies to snow is classic Colorado.

A golden retriever taking a nap on a red, blue and white rug. The dog is resting its head on its front paws.

#WeeklforInteriors #AlphabetChallenge

Our dog Ada taking a nap on top of a colorful rug.

#PhotographersUnited
#ALTtxt

Black and white photo of sunlight coming in through old glass windows. The waves in the old glass along with shadows of trees outside are visible on the wall in three square shaped areas. Part of a bookcase with books is visible in the left part of the image.

Antique plates in holders on a wall. Sunlight shining through lace curtains creates a rectangular shaped shadow on the wall.

Two glass orbs hang from a hook in rope nets. A metal star hangs from the end of the hook. Lace curtains are hanging from rods over windows with sunlight coming through.

Shadows of window frames and lace curtains fall on a hardwood floor as sunlight streams in from windows.

#WeeklforInteriors #AlphabetChallenge
#Classicmono

Photos from last year when the light and shadows from windows in our house were particularly impressive.

#PhotographersUnited

Image descriptions in #ALTtxt

Thanks Luis :)

A reflection of a window and a scene outside while looking through another window to the outside. The inside of the room is lit by a lamp and large windows.

#WeeklforInteriors #AlphabetChallenge

#WindowsOnWednesday

A reflection of a window and a scene outside while looking through another window to the outside. The inside of the room is lit by a lamp and large windows.

#PhotographersUnited

Clouds at sunset looking straight up. A blue streak goes through the middle of the picture contrasting the golden clouds.

Fringes of pink are visible at the edges of blue-grey clouds at sunset. Part of a tall evergreen tree is on the right side of the frame. Branches from other trees are visible at the bottom and top right of the frame.

Mostly Grey clouds are mixed with tints of Orange at the edges. Various trees are poking out of the bottom and right side of the frame. Blue sky is visible under the clouds.

Grey clouds are mixed with Orange and Pink swirls in a blue sky. Parts of various trees are visible along the edges, framing the clouds in the middle.

A few photos from sunset yesterday.

I am getting used to Affinity Photo (Serif) now being Affinity by Canva. There are lots of changes to get used to workflow wise for editing RAW photos, etc. It is one app instead of three now.

Inage descriptions in #ALTtxt.

#PhotographersUnited

Attention Alphabetters!
This is your reminder that Monday 2 Mar is the beginning of Week I and the #AlphabetChallenge theme is Interiors. Houses, shops, bars, bags, holes - basically the inside of anything counts😊
Use the # below and have fun😊

Art Challenges: March 2–8 Monday, March 2 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) Tuesday, March 3 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) Wednesday, March 4 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay (#RedWed) Thursday, March 5 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#FashionThroughTime) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) Friday, March 6 #Scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) Saturday, March 7 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#flowing) Sunday, March 8 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#scribe)* #ShowHeart (hearts) #Abstractia (#faces) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekIForInteriors) #SensoryArt (#time) *2 or more mediums Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social

Your art challenge cheat sheet for Feb 23–Mar 1 is here! Make art, have fun.

See comments for host list.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Thanks :)

Black and white photo of a table set for two at a restaurant serving Italian themed foods, mainly pizza. The table and chairs are made lf wood. A parking lot is visible in the background with parked cars. Two table shaker jars sit in a wire rack. One with crushed red pepper flakes the other with Parmesan cheese. A piece of paper with after dinner specials and drinks sits in the top of the rack in a holder.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekHForHs

H for Heat. A table set for two at a restaurant serving Italian themed foods, mainly pizza. Two table shaker jars sit in a wire rack. One with crushed red pepper flakes the other with Parmesan cheese.

#UrbanGaze
#ClasicMono
#PhotographersUnited
#ALTtxt

Black and white photo of part of the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system. at a restaurant. The ceiling is metal with steel support beams.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekHForHs

H for HVAC.

Black and white photo of part of the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system. at a restaurant. The ceiling is metal with steel support beams.

#UrbanGaze
#ClasicMono
#PhotographersUnited

Attention Alphabetters!
This is your reminder that Monday 23 Feb is the beginning of Week H and the #AlphabetChallenge theme is …. H! Pics of anything beginning with H -easy peasy. So hippo, handbag, Helsinki, Hawkwind etc - the choice is yours 😊
Use the # below and have fun😊

The #AlphabetChallenge is having another bonus theme this week! As per examples below, post two pics representing words that have the same spelling, the same pronunciation but different meanings. There’s loads! Use #BonusHomonym and have a go!

A fairly tricky section to hike on at Reservoir Ridge in Fort Collins, Colorado. The small rocks make it easy to lose traction on the trail. This was a mostly sunny and warm day. There would normally be snow here, but it has been a very warm and unusual Winter.

A view of Horsetooth Reservoir from Reservoir Ridge trail. As it is winter there are no boats on the water.

A view of two roads going through farmland from a viewpoint at the top of Reservoir Ridge trail. The small town of Bellvue is at the intersection of the two roads. Country Road 23 is the leftmost road, while Bingham Hill Road comes in from the right.

Unusual clouds that look like a backbone hover in the sky among various contrails of planes that have gone by. The photo is looking towards Fort Collins, Colorado from the foothills on Reservoir Ridge trail.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHForHs

H for hike. Photos from a hike last week at Reservoir Ridge.

See #ALTtxt for image descriptions.

#PhotographersUnited

Mount St Helens Eruption Fatalities, Survivors, and Landmarks - Google My Maps Locations and routes of those who lived and died around Mount St Helens on May 18, 1980. Most information from interviews recorded in "In the Path of Destruction" by Richard Waitt, news articles, and ...

"Where is this at?"
"What does it look like today?"
"Did anyone survive here?"

I've heard these questions, and I've got the tool to help.

Inspired by geologist Richard Waitt's book on the eruption, fellow MSH "volcaknowledgist" Kelly Michals created a Google Maps of key Mount St. Helens locations.

Art Challenges: Feb 23–Mar 1 Monday, February 23 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #FebruArty2026 (#few) Tuesday, February 24 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #FebruArty2026 (#flaw) Wednesday, February 25 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay (#RedWed) #FebruArty2026 (#flight) Thursday, February 26 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#LittleWonders)* #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #FebruArty2026 (#fake) Friday, February 27 #Scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #FebruArty2026 (#fan) Saturday, February 28 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#round) #FebruArty2026 (#fin) Sunday, March 1 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#acrylic)** #ShowHeart (hearts) #Abstractia (#vision) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekHForHs)*** #SensoryArt (#OutOfPlace) *Little details **2 or more mediums ***Anything that starts with “H” Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social

Your art challenge cheat sheet for Feb 23–Mar 1 is here!

NEW: #ShowHeart (daily, hearts)

See comments for host list.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Good choice and rational :)

Black and white photo of a sign warning that the property is protected by highly trained chickens. The sign is on a wooden fence with wide slats.

Black and white photo of a sign warning that the property is protected by a highly trained fat cat. The sign is on a metal fence.

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Two

Two warning signs, two different animals, both claim to be highly trained. Would you rather have a cat or a chicken as your security team? :)

#PhotographersUnited
#ALTtxt

One of the electric power poles at McMurray Ponds in Fort Collins, Colorado with its reflection in the water. Green vegetation and trees surround the pond.

One of the electric power poles at McMurray Ponds in Fort Collins, Colorado with its reflection in the water. Green and yellow vegetation surround the pond along with various trees.

The reflection of an electric power pole in one of the ponds at McMurray Ponds in Fort Collins, Colorado. Trees and vegetation are visible along with the foothills.

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Two

Electric power poles and their reflections in water at McMurray Ponds in #FortCollins #Colorado

#PhotographersUnited
#ALTtxt

Thanks Luis :)

Black and white photo of a bare tree stump with vegetation and trees behind it.

Black and white photo of small berries on a bush. More of the bush is out of focus in the background.

Black and white photo of the shadows cast from the metal artwork of a bridge railing. The design is of fish swimming in a river. This is one of the bridges going across the Poudre River near some of the natural areas in that part of town.

Black and white photo looking down from the top of a bridge on the Poudre River. My shadow is on the left, with another person's on the right. Small rocks are visible in the water of the river.

#Classicmono

Photos from McMurray Ponds in #FortCollins #Colorado taken in October of last year.

#PhotographersUnited #ALTtxt

Thanks. This is our second Golden Retriever. We had cats a long time ago when we lived somewhere else.

Toys YouTube video by TheShelterPetProject

I think that this TV ad says a lot of what dogs may think of us humans trying to gather up toys again and again.

youtu.be/ao2A-eEIkA4?...

Yes, indeed :)

Photo of various dog squeak toys in a wicker basket. Several toys sit on a wood floor next to the basket.

Photo of various dog squeak toys in a wicker basket, taken from above. A grey toy smiles, looking up at the camera. The basket is sitting on a wood floor.

Ada, our Golden Retriever rests her head on a rabbit squeak toy.

Ada on Christmas morning with a new Penguin squeak toy. She has a playful expression on her face as she plays with her new toy.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGames

Dog squeak toys in and out of a wicker basket. Our dog Ada enjoys showing off the different toys and being musical with squeaking the toys.

#PhotographersUnited
#ALTtxt

A mini golf course set up on the corner of a street with green putting area and other landscaping. Mini golf putters are available to use from a small stand next to the mini golf course. My shadow is visible on the concrete sidewalk.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGames

A mini golf course set into the verge between street and sidewalk in our neighborhood. There are a number of these mini golf areas set up in the neighborhood under the name Lightning Mini Golf.

#PhotographersUnited
#ALTtxt

Very neat collage. I still have all my Brio train stuff from when I was a kid :)

A collection of board games on a cherry bookcase at home. Some are word games, trivia, geography. Oodles, Taboo, TriBond, National Geographic, Trival Pursuit, Pictionary, Facts in Five, Settlers of Catan, 25 Words or Less, Wit's End, two versions of Ticket to Ride, NOVA True Science, Word Yatzee, 10 Days in Africa, 10 Days in Asia

Games at a local brewery for folks to check out and play. The games are sitting on a wood table with chairs on either side. We have a number of these at home. Ticket to Ride, Codenames, Pandemic, Carcasone, Exploding Kittens, In a Pickle, Mangala.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGames

The first photo (bookcase) is part of the collection of games we have at home, while the second photo is games that a local brewery has for folks to check out to play.

#PhotographersUnited

See #ALTtxt for game names and image descriptions.

Attention Alphabetters!
This is your reminder that Monday 16 Feb is the beginning of Week G and the #AlphabetChallenge theme is Games. Video games, board games, card games, football games, Olympic Games-anything vaguely games related! Get creative😂
Use the # below and have fun😊

Art Challenges: February 16–22 Monday, February 16 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #FebruArty2026 (#fuchsia) Tuesday, February 17 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #FebruArty2026 (#form) Wednesday, February 18 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay (#RedWed) #FebruArty2026 (#fail) Thursday, February 19 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#HistoricGardens) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #FebruArty2026 (#far) Friday, February 20 #Scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #FebruArty2026 (#found) Saturday, February 21 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#two) #FebruArty2026 (#fearless) Sunday, February 22 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #FebruArty2026 (#fairy) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#whimsy)* #SmArtist (purposeful art) #Abstractia (#space) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekGForGames) #SensoryArt (#empty) *2 or more mediums ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#whimsy)* #SmArtist (purposeful art) #Abstractia (#space) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekGForGames) #SensoryArt (#empty) *2 or more mediums Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social

Your art challenge cheat sheet for February 16-22 is here! Enjoy!

See comments for host list.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt