Hiatus time foe. Family health care crises need more attention than I can give them; have to free up brain where I can. Back when there’s significant progress on any of the fronts. Thank you to everyone for beautiful things to see and interesting things to think about.

A perfectly timed capture wins @nhm-london.bsky.social #WPOTY Nuveen People’s Choice Award. 📸 🎉 Huge congratulations to photographer Josef Stefan on this incredible capture of an Iberian lynx playing with its prey.

"i know about the transphobia, but this franchise is important to me because i grew up with it" y'know a lot of trans people grow up with our families, and then they turn out to be transphobic. and we don't even get the privilege of getting new ones. so why don't you just get a new book/show.

(sigh) I can see this is going to be one of those days on which the news is particularly annoying. Seems like a good idea to slide into Cooking Photography And Raunchy Dialogue mode. 😏

I am 99% sure that the B&N pre-order sale also applies to my upcoming cursed film novel THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT In 1994, three girls go to the movies. Only one comes out. 30 years later, she learns the movie isn't done with her 📽️ www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-movie...

Astronomers used “space archaeology” (chemical clues in gas) to trace galaxy NGC 1365’s growth: it formed small, then expanded over billions of years by merging with dwarf galaxies — showing how galaxies evolve and offering insight into the Milky Way’s history

Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883–1957) "Rain at Ushibori", 1929. Woodblock Print, 42.9 × 29.8 cm. Birmingham Museum of Art, United Kingdom. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

And here's a sneak peek of the photo for the cover of Moon Glacier National Park coming out this fall. Thrilled to have one of my own photos chosen for the cover!! #nationalparks #guidebooks #books #mountains #hiking #camping #Glacier #parkchat #wildflowers #sunrise #parks

That North Wind has a bite, it’s true. But look at how it kisses the waves?

Azaleas doing their spring thing at Bonaventure Cemetary, Savannah, GA #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin #Flowers #Bloom

Incumbent German electricity suppliers said in 1993 that renewables could not provide more than 4% of electricity in the long run. In 2025, renewables provided 55.9% of Germany's electricity — 14 times the predicted ceiling.

The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting.

Bedtime routine for two Goldens and their kitty: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/dogsbeingb...

If you want a good book on all of this, Sarah Ross Coleman has you covered:

If I knew viewing Guernica would put money directly into the pockets of a still living Pablo Picasso, who had announced publicly that he would be using that money to terrorize, harm, and kill women, not only would I not go view Guernica, it would fundamentally change the meaning of Guernica as art.

i think sometimes cis people truly have a hard time understanding that jk rowling is a living person actively using her wealth to fund the international assault on trans lives. she’s not some Complicated Author we can have a spirited debate about separating from the art with!!!!!

A view of the night sky from Mars. (Yes, really)

What a good dog

Wednesday

My city, of which I am proud. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The image showcases the serene Sakuranosato Park in Mie Prefecture, Japan, where vibrant cherry blossoms lean over the tranquil Miyagawa River. This scenic location is celebrated by photographers for the perfect "V-shaped" reflection of the pink blooms against the surrounding evergreen mountains.

Not tired of posting my wisteria yet. It only flowers for two weeks out of the year, sooo

you are witnessing the birth of a solar system. these are two baby planets forming around a young star. this has only been observed by astronomers ONCE before!!!

#LIMINAL -|~|+ INTIMATIONS in the backstreets of #tokyo #photography by Verl Adams © my personal account👇 @verladams.bsky.social #streetphotography #東京 #urban #street #alley #bar #shinjuku #snow #b&w #classicmono

synchronized napping #Cat #Caturday

Monolith in Polyphonic Soundscape Christine Ödlund, watercolour, plant pigments and pencil on paper, 2021 www.christineodlund.se/growing-the-... #art #painting

nothing is guaranteed to keep you humble more than 2 people with a collective half century of experience with your code trying to remember how to do the thing you do once or twice every decade tops

This is. And thou art. There is no safety. There is no end. The word must be heard in silence. There must be darkness to see the stars. The dance is always danced above the hollow place, above the terrible abyss.

“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.” — Mary Davis #thicktrunktuesday #texturetuesday #ColorADay #bluetue #trees #sky #nature #summer #dutchesscounty #newyork #photography

The regime is counting on your exhaustion. 😮‍💨 Your neighbors are counting on your presence. 🤝 3,000+ events this Saturday. Choose your side. March 28. #NoKings2026

The Knight of the Flowers, by Georges Rochegrosse (1894)

In Stanley Spencer's 'Cottage at St Ives,' (1937) the scene has an abundance of circumstantial and realistic detail. Its quality is drawn from his intense absorption, his unerring control of space, and his ability to depict every detail before him almost without discrimination.

The first sign of Spring South Moravia, Czech Republic

Stairs of Knowledge at the University of Balamand, Lebanon. Walking up these stairs is literally a step toward higher education. A Tribute To Modern Day Thinkers (10 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/01/09/a...

This is Stan. He is the guardian of the stairs. It's his first day and he's a little nervous. Really hoping you don't try to pass. 12/10 (TT: stanthehotdawg)

László Moholy-Nagy : Q, 1922-23 collage with watercolor and pen and black ink over graphite on cream paper attached to carbon paper 58.9 x 46.3 cm | 23-3/16 x 18-1/4 in National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Egon Schiele (1907)

These African daisies (Dimorphotheca ecklonis) are blooming in my neighborhood #photography #flowers #art #bloomscroll

Amid heightened immigration enforcement in her Northeast LA neighborhood, Claudia Yanez launched a run club that patrols for ICE activity.

Think voting doesn’t matter? 766 votes.

New Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal 25 years of the Crab Nebula's supernova expansion By tracking its expansion over a 25-year period and comparing old data with a fresh image, astronomers have been able to measure the relentless growth of the supernova's aftermath.

Some cats are just so damn cool.

Tomorrow, Thursday, is the first day of the next weekly challenge. This coming week (Week 13) , the challenge is photos on the topic of First signs of spring Remember to tag your photo #fajweeklychallenge2026 fotosbyfaj.com

I love how many photographers are out there sharing great pictures and videos of things I like to look out. Some days their work plays a major role in helping me stabilize and keep going, and every day they’re a pleasure.

This Red Breasted Woodpecker Comes almost everyday. Have Happy Springs Everyone

Yet another study, procreate this time #AEN_Lux

May the call of this beautiful laughing kookaburra uplift your day. #bird #kookaburra #australia

Please help my friend Piper fight cancer www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho...

One of those gulf shore mega clouds… 8”x8” oil