#eastcoastkin #macromonday Granodiorite. This was taken on MFT camera so the 17mm is 1:1.

Hand sample of a granodiorite(?) from north of Carp Nv. #Photography #Geology #Rocks #Granite Used duckduckgo ai for an ai interpretation. Snippets of it’s thoughts are in alt Personally, I am not very good a hand sample id’s.

St George Utah has a program called “Art Around the Corner” which places artworks around town for sale or lease. This is “Flying Woman” by Cheryl Collins. artaroundthecorner.org #StGeorge #ArtAroundTheCorner #Photography #Sculpture #StreetArt

Tough times in Truth Center, Pioche,NV,USA #Photography #Pioche #TruthCenter #ChannelOfLight

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa californica???) These things are large 15-30mm. #Photography #Bees

Photo bombed by a wood boring beetle, acmaeodera bowditchi(?). Snow Canyon State Park, Ut, USA #Photography #Insects #Beetle #SnowCanyon #SCSP

Rose, just a little past #EastCoastKin #ECK #MacroMonday #Photography

Cactus #Photography #Cactus #Wildflower #Mojave

A diversion on the project. Last night I took a picture of what I thought was a dandelion. Opened it this morning and realized it wasn’t a dandelion. This is perhaps a Silverpuff? Snow Canyon State Park, Utah. #Photography #Wildflowers #SCSP #SnowCanyon #Silverpuffs

Still learning, developing; feel like I’m getting closer. #Photography #Flowers #Roses

Macro lens + lights + rose = anatomy of a simple flower #Photography #Macro #Rose #Flowers

Just learning how to... #Photography #Flowers

Gravel Ghost, Atrichoseris Platyphylia(?). 3/21/26 - Daylight Pass Road, Death Valley National Park. Not a super bloom; and most have already burned out; but not all. #Photography #Wildflowers #Flower #WhiteFlower #DeathValley #DVNP

Joshua Tree N.P. joshua tree #photography #joshuatree #night #astrophotography #nightsight #jotr

‘Eastern’ Joshua Tree, Yucca jaegeriana; Beaver Dam Wash Natural Conservation Area, Utah. These yuccas developed a symbiotic relationship with the now-extinct giant (9 ft) sloth to disperse their seeds. It is pollinated by a moth the size of a rice grain. #Photography #JoshuaTree #Mohave

Going through the old shots. This was taken in 2017 at the Texas State SandFest. Sculpture by Joris Kivits, “Sketchbook”. See alt for url's #Photography #SandFest #TexasSandFest #SandSculpture #JorisKivits #Faces #B&W

Looks like it’s going to be a good Joshua Tree bloom this year; at least in the northeast corner of it’s range. Mohave County,Az Yucca Brevifolia, ssp Jaegeriana #Photography #JoshuaTree #Mojave

Mountain Biking out of the box. #MountainBiking #Skeleton #RoadsideAttraction #Coffin Near Revenant trailhead, Washington County, Ut.

Full moon rising. #Photography #Moon #Clouds #Orion #Nightsky #Fullmoon #Moonrise. Postprocessing in Affinity and J. Ritson macros.

A better explanation than what I could find.

Lunar Parhelia. Snow Canyon State Park, Ut, USA. Full moon on Feb 01, 2026 #Photography #Parhelia #Weather #Clouds #Moonrise #Astrophotography #TTartisan #SnowCanyon

Today, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of @wikipedia.org, which for a quarter of a century has been collaboratively built by unpaid strangers on the internet.

Twin Point | Dark Sky View, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument #NPS #NationalParkService #GrandCanyon-Parashant

Red Cliffs National Recreation Area; Utah, USA. #Photography #RedRock #RedCliffs #NavajoSandstone #Utah #Hiking #SlotCanyon

Beautiful lit tree in Holladay, Utah. #ChristmasLights #HolidayLights

Saquaro Cactus; this could be up to 175 years old. Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA. #Photography #Cactus #Saguaro #Arizona #Sonoran

Christmas over Lake Havasu from the London Bridge #Photography #NightPhotography #Night #Xmas #XmasLights #Havasu #LondonBridge

Curves and arabesques in the Navajo sandstone. Snow Canyon State Park, UT. #Photography #Geology #SnowCanyon #SedimentaryPetrology #NavajoSS #XBedding

Alpenglow on the Pine Valley Mountains, Utah, USA. Not strictly alpenglow because this is looking north not east. #Photography #Utah #PineValley #AlpenGlow #Sunsets #Clouds #Goldenhour

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Night of 11/11/25. As the show was winding down. More to the east than the north. Some city lights on the right side. #Photography #Astronomy #Skies #Aurora #Arizona

The last one was the cellphone picture. This is a pano from the MFT camera taken about 25 minutes later near the height of the activity we saw. Watch this space; tomorrow will be as it was almost done. #Photography #Aurora #Astronomy #Skies #Clouds #Arizona

Shasta Lily? Taken near Mt. Shasta, CA. #Photography #Wildflower #Flowers #Lilies #MtShasta #Shasta

Lost Creek covered bridge. Lake County Oregon. oregondiscovery.com/lost-creek-b... Cellphone pano + RawTherapee. #Photography #CoveredBridges #TimberFraming #Panorama #Oregon #LostCreekBridge #LakeCounty

When basalt cools the resulting contraction can create hexagonal weathering. Navajo Sandstone can also show hexagonal weathering; but, it is caused by expansion of the rock as it decompresses when exposed. #Photography #Sandstone #NavajoSandstone #Utah #YantFlat #Geology

Same storm, less lightning more composition. #Photography #Storms #Lightning #Blitzortung #Clouds #Weather #Sunset

Great thunderstorm last night. Kind of hard to frame a random event. The bolt on the right was very close; no delay between the light and the sound. #Photography #Storms #Lightning #Blitzortung #Thunderstorm

Store bought orchids; didn’t notice the variety before giving it away. But I did take a snapshot. #Photography #Flowers #Orchids

Oh no. Hyacinth Bucket (sorry, Bouquet) has died. Patricia Routledge RIP.

Pisces Rising… 30 minutes of star trails on the eastern horizon. Kolob Canyon, Zion National Park, USA. 50mm lens, 15 second exposures stacked in camera. #Photography #Astrophotography #Stars #StarTrails #ZionNP #Pisces

Rose in monochrome #Photography #B&W #Monochrome #Flowers #Roses

55 minutes of star trails with a dieing tree. It was a calm night but there were occasional breezes. If a star trail looks like it in front of a branch that branch moved during the exposure. If it didn’t move it look like the star went behind the branch. #Photography #Astrophotography #StarTrails

Smelt Sand State Recreation Area, Oregon, USA. #Photography #Oregon #SmeltSands #Yachats #Shoreline #Waves

A splash of color for today. Crepe Myrtle. #Photography #CrepeMyrtle #Flowers #Blooms #Fruit #Red

Sunset, Snow Canyon State Park, Utah, USA. Golden hour, about five minutes before sunset. #Photography #SnowCanyon #GoldenHour #Sunset #Clouds #Sagebrush

Dahlia, Sequim Botanical Gardens #Photography #Flowers #Dahlia #Sequim

Macro lens in a dahlia garden; fun way to spend a morning. Sequim Botanical Garden, Sequim, Washington, USA. 7/18/25 #Photography #Flowers #Dahlias #Color

Shore Acres Oregon State Park; formerly owned by wealthy shipping and timber magnate Asa Mead Simpson. They still maintain a formal rose garden. These are from 7/24/25 #Photography #Roses #ShoreAcres #Flowers #OregonStateParks #Pink

Kolob Canyons Area of Zion National Park, Utah, USA. Time-lapse composite. Fish eye lens with an 180 degree field of view pointed up in a steep walled canyon #Photography #Astrophotography #Landscape #MilkyWay #Kolob #TimeLapseComposite #zion

Exchange Club Beatty Nevada, USA. Steam Punk on steroids. Casino,coffee shop & speakeasy will open soon. They will share the theme. Beatty is an hour north of Las Vegas. #Photography #SteamPunk #ExchangeClub #US95 exchangeclubbeattynv.com Next door is Smokin’ J’s Barbecue, great food.