Come away, oh human child To the waters and the wild With a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping Than you can understand. -- William Yeats Fae fans from last weekend, every wing size and shape; one 12 ft tall, with a 3 ft iguana #HumansOfBlueSky #Fae #Photography #EastCoastKin

"Behind the blinds I sit and watch The people passing, passing by And not a single one can see My tiny watching eye" -- Walter de la Mare A market stall mirror acting as window to another place, another time, other hopes, other dreams, remembered joy #WindowsOnWednesday #ClassicMacro #Portals

A wonderfully warped welded wistful windmill, windmill for the land #WackyWednesdayArt Is everybody in? #Photography #EastCoastKin #Metalwork

O stars, and dreams, and gentle night O night and stars, return And hide me from the hostile light That does not warm, but burn That drains the blood of suffering men Drinks tears, instead of dew Let me sleep through his blinding reign, And only wake with you! -- Emily Bronte #SleepySep #NightSky

To the frankly hundreds of new folks liking some of my random snaps and borrowed prose, and reposting ... thank you! If they have brought a smile or awakened a memory, so much the better 😊📷🙏 To show I can 'bee' grateful, a Tuesday afternoon hard working fellow #Insects #Macro #Photography #Nature

Another piece of street art for #TagTuesday, with a difference ... this is a "found object" ... the "Yorkster", a fantastical bike that local sculptor Robert Machovec conceived as something York 'might' have manufactured in the 1920s. #Photography #EastCoastKin #LocalHistory #Sculpture #Motorbike

The area around Grant St off York's West Market Street providing a range of colorful #StreetArt again. #TagTuesday #UrbanPhotography #ArtYear

Welcome to Tuesday; for those who expected to be elsewhere ... maybe today is a day to skip the bet on the 2:30 at Lingfield and putting your pension in that IPO. For us remainers (UK folks ... sorry ... I know the wound is still there), have a good day! #ColorADay #BlueTue #Landscape #Dawnshade

Tis time to wish you all good night, assuming you don't plan to ascend before the morn ... sleep well. "That sunset! Look beneath the boughs, Over the copse­ beyond the hills; How soft, yet deep and warm it glows, And heaven with rich suffusion fills" -- Charlotte Bronte #Photography #Sunset

In addition to the pumpkins that are plentiful around here at this time of year; you tend to see farms with a lot of mums ... not the matriarchy ... chrysanthemums 😊💐 Such as this group bridging that gap between #PinkMon and purple. #ColorADay #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday

In addition to the pumpkins and fall vegetables amongst York County's farm stores and roadside stands, there are some delightful late season flowers too, like these begonias ... so many subtle colors in one set of blooms. #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. -- Emily Bronte Welcome to the Fall, from the shores of a sparkling Lake Williams, alas not today when clouds abound, but two days past. #BlueSkyMonday #Lakes

Hey folks! Here's the art challenge cheat sheet for Sept 15-28. See comments for host list + extra info from hosts #ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #painting #drawing #ArtPrompt #TraditionalArt

Couple of #OrangeSun local roadside offerings; edumacation for city folks mayhaps. Yes, they do actually come in a variety of shapes and colors, and no, the greys are not that color because someone painted them! #Photography #EastCoastKin #RuralPennsylvania #Fall

The stunning 100 year old, mahogany and white oak, electric launch known as Chief Uncas (from Last of the Mohicans) showing visitors the Lake Clarke portion of the Susquehanna. Originally built for Adolphus Busch, the beer mogul and used by his family until four years ago. #Stunday #EastCoastKin

Six red flags yesterday in qualifying, the most mixed up grid of the season. Best of luck drivers and crews. Let the Baku fun begin! #Formula1 #F1 #Baku

Time for me to return to pumpkin form ... but before I do, a little mention of today, and the amazing folks of Springettsbury Township on the east of York, and their Enchanted Fairy Festival. I expected a few ... they were there in their thousands ... pictures for another day, bar one more #GreenSat

Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands; And walk among long dappled grass, And pluck till time and tides are done, The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun. #ColorADay #GreenSat

What's that? You wanted lines and #angles? Let me introduce you to Kate Lynn Lewis or rather, one of her murals. The Chicago based artist's work from 2013 called Spatial Awareness can be found in York, PA's Royal Square. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLines #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Murals

Good morning and for the #F1 fans, welcome to qualifying day in the Land of Fire and the City of Winds, Baku. My favorite track on the calendar, and the one I am glad I am not trying to find the engineering balance for. Good luck to drivers and crews! Love this shot from Bryn Lennon

"Second to the right, and straight on 'til morning" ... and no, there's no star in the phrase because I'm quoting J.M.Barrie, not Disney ... they've done enough damage elsewhere this week. Night all, hope the weekend lets you relax, refresh and renew. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLines #Photography

#SleepySep even ... gah, wtb an edit button!

No extra crunch added, no late night DJ smoothing applied, my favorite sunset spot, as followers know from the scenery, the Chickies overlook, as shot as a suitable piece for #SleepSep and today's #clouds ... au naturel, not even cropped (see, I can't compose for toffee) #Photography #Landscape

A busy little friend for #FlyDay - may just 'bee' the way my memory works, but also brought Sonique's Superfly refrain to mind - link to that included, although its not the Theme to S'Express - that takes forever to excise. (youtu.be/gzxo1WuTiP4) #ClassicMono #ColorADay #BWFri #NaturePhotography

To welcome in this Friday, a different shot of the Lake Aldred section of the Susquehanna than I often post; more commonly I am atop the opposite bank (see reply for more). This is the view from Indian Steps looking downstream/south. #Photography #Scape #Landscape #Susquehanna #EastCoastKin

I suspect @infiniteishq.bsky.social may appreciate this one 😄

The other day I went much crunchier with a sunset than my normal smooth preference (Hmm, sounding like a Reece's commercial ... hey Hershey, as we're neighbors, I you want to sponsor? No ... oh well), so here's another to wish you a good night with. Pleasant dreams, TGTIF #Photography #Sunset

So, Victorian plate, Edwardian maybe? Nothing so fancy. Welcome to one of the folks in costume in New Freedom, PA at the Northern Central Railroad's Wild West themed weekends 📷🤠 #HumansOfBlueSky #ClassicMono #Western #Photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLines #SomeLinesAreRailroadLines

The tower of the J. Donald Cameron Mansion at the corner of Front and State Streets in Harrisburg; Cameron was Grant's Secretary of War, his father having been Lincoln's. These days the building serves as law offices and a supper club. #UrbanGaze #LocalHistory #Harrisburg #Photography #EastCoastKin

With Fall upon us, many of the roadside farm stalls are replacing their flowers with gourds and pumpkins, so lets bid a farewell to a couple on #YellowThu. Absent my being the world's worst botanist, primula and chrysanthemum I think. #ColorADay #Flowers #BloomScrolling #EastCoastKin #Photography

A glance at some of the dancers at Indian Steps this weekend. Folks were playing instruments, singing and dancing for a good portion of the time. Some craft and food vendors but in general people just there relaxing and enjoying the festival #HumansOfBlueSky #Lenape #IndianSteps

Rough week, away from the socials and the camera ... but back tonight, but not in a state to remember challenges and the like. So for now, I will just wish you a pleasant evening, a relaxing night, and the one thing all new days need ... especially this year .... hope #Photography #$unset #Clouds

The music, company and food was good; the weather was warm, and the waters too, but the breeze, branches and leaves around the Indian Steps cabin were reminder that summer's days were numbered. #BlueSkyMonday #IndianSteps #Fall #Trees #Leaves #Photography #EastCoastKin

Little more macro fun. Spent yesterday afternoon down at Indian Steps on the Susquehanna for the Native American fall festival there. The plants around the cabin are often thick with insects, and yesterday was no different. #MacroMonday #Wildlife #Insects #Photography #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin

By way of comparison to my last. that spiky thorned pink beast; this is the head of queen anne's lace, when blooming not in its fruit/seed stage. #MacroMonday #BloomScrolling #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono

Happy Monday after a weekend where plans were made for random snapping ... and then remade. The delicate beauty of a head of queen anne's lace, cross processed and nudged a little into the pinks to fit today's color theme. #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #BloomScrolling #Nature

"Escape" (youtu.be/Xb6l38eP-4w) For those, with sharp eyes, who like ... getting caught in the rain ... have half a brain ... the feel of the ocean ... and the taste of champagne I will miss karaoke week, even if others don't 😊 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForKaraoke #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun

An alternate take on #Stunday in trying to make a nostalgic vintage render, fitting for the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation's C97 "Angel of Deliverance" which still sits stranded on the MAAM's pan at Reading, PA for time and money to re-engine and inspect her. #Photography #Aviation #AvGeeks

"Breathless" (youtu.be/-e_IuYgvdf8) Watch for the association! So yesterday didn't end up being dragsters either; instead made a side trip to the Mid Atlantic Air Museum at Reading. Hadn't been before, amazing crowd. Wrong lens so will need to revisit #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaraoke #Stunday

"Willow" (youtu.be/RsEZmictANA) 'The more that you say, the less I know Wherever you stray, I follow' Soft, smooth woodlands with mist in the air ... #home #BlueSkyArtShow #ColorADay #GreenSat #AlphabetChallenge #WeelKForKaraoke #EastCoastKin #ArtYear

Ok, so today's plans for epic landscapes with the pagoda as an anchor will need adjustment. The pagoda is getting refurbished and the morning fog wont clear the mountain for a couple of hours. Hmm, dragsters maybe

"Waterloo Sunset" (youtu.be/N_MqfF0WBsU) "Dirty old river, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night?" I know Ray Davies says its Waterloo, the dirty old river is the Thames ... but the muddy river that is the Susquehanna fits so well #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaraoke #Scape Good night!

Today marks 20 years since my mother Dawn Sullivan passed. Political activist, thorn in Trumps side, warrior and #NYC icon. Please watch this 6 min documentary on her that was made after she passed. #BlueCrew #BreakfastCrew #StrongerTogether ☮️💟🕉️ (She made me who I am 💙❤️) youtu.be/Q0bG2mgPyzQ

If we're mutuals and you wonder why I never like pics you post without alt text, this is why. My policy is that I try to only like posts with alt text and my account is set so I can't post without it. I'm disabled and strongly feel blind/low vision users should be included here like everyone else.

"Don't Worry Bee Happy" (youtu.be/d-diB65scQU) And yes, for that title pun ... there's is a special cell with my name on it reserved for me down there. #EastCoastKin #FlyDay #ColorADay #BWFri #Wildlife #Insects #Photography #Naturephotography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaraoke #ClassicMono

"Fly Like An Eagle" (youtu.be/WuXwSyahgW4) Osprey surveying its demesne at Lake Williams in York County, PA. 🦉📷 #EastCoastKin #FlyDay #Birds #Wildlife #Photography #naturephotography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaraoke

"Another Day In Paradise" (youtu.be/Qt2mbGP6vFI) nationalhomeless.org www.shelter.org.uk caeh.ca #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaraoke #ArtYear #ThinkTwice

"The River Sings" (youtu.be/wNLF4wsd4wY) I am being tricksy with the karaoke songs ... a pretty specialized jukebox. For this, to do it justice you need to sing in Loxian, a fantastical poetic language devised by Roma Ryan for Enya's Amarantine #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaraoke #Landscape #Enya

Family outing, of the ant variety I think. This goldenrod providing a veritable family feast. #ColorADay #YellowThu #BloomScrolling #Nature #Insects #Photography #EastCoastKin #Macro

"Mildly and soft the western breeze Just kissed the lake, just stirred the trees, And the pleased lake, like maiden coy, Trembled but dimpled not for joy The mountain-shadows on her breast Were neither broken nor at rest; In bright uncertainty they lie, Like future joys to fancy's eye" Dream well💤