For #forestFriday and #scape Friday, yet another New Mexico landscape at the edge of Santa Fe (2025). #newmexico #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

For #forestFriday and #scape Friday, another New Mexico landscape. The Sandia Mountains, with the Rio Grande (2025). At the Coronado Historic Site near Bernalillo. #newmexico #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

Ok, so one more New Mexico shot for #adoorablethursday. Here's the San José de Gracia Church in Las Trampas. Built 1776, still going strong. #NewMexico #photography #travel #churches #southwest #desert #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky

For #PalacesAndGardens #AboveAndBelow. Looking up at the underside of the entry to the Library of Celsus, Ephesus (2023). The Romans lavishly decorated every part of the building. #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #Türkiye #ruins #AncientBlueSky #travelphotography #RomanRuins #EastCoastKin

For #PalacesAndGardens #AboveAndBelow. Ancestral Puebloan Great House at Aztec, New Mexico (2021). Looking up, you can still see the original 1,000-year-old wood ceiling still supporting the building above. #NewMexico #photography #nativeamerica #adoorablethursday #ruins #EastCoastKin #archaeology

For #PalacesAndGardens #AboveAndBelow. Staying in New Mexico. Here's more ruins of Chaco Canyon: the Great House of Kin Kletso, taken after hiking up to the cliffs above. #NewMexico #photography #landscape #nps #nationalpark #nativeamerica #archaeology #chacocanyon #ruins #EastCoastKin

For #WallsOnWednesday, sticking with the New Mexico theme. A pic of the 1,000-year-old ruins in Chaco Canyon (2025). Taken after hiking up to the cliffs above. #NewMexico #photography #landscape #nps #nationalpark #nativeamerica #archaeology #chacocanyon #ruins #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

One last one for #rockintuesday. Ancient petroglyphs from Tsankawi, part of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico (2025). #newmexico #bandelier #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

Another for #rockintuesday. Tsankawi, part of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico (2025). #newmexico #bandelier #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

More for #rockintuesday. Tsankawi, part of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico (2025). #newmexico #bandelier #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

For #rockintuesday, a rocky desert landscape. Tsankawi, part of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico (2025). Looking toward Los Alamos. #newmexico #bandelier #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

For #MountainMonday. This pic from Bandelier National Monument near Santa Fe, New Mexico (2025) #newmexico #bandelier #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

For #stunday. Florida sunset. #PhotographersOfBlueSky #nature #photography #Florida #sunset #EastCoastKin

For #BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing. The flowing clothing of the Caryatids of the Erechtheion, on the Athenian Acropolis (2023). #photography #ruins #AncientBlueSky #EastCoastKin #AncientSiteSunday #SundayStonework #archaeology #Greece #Athens

For #forestFriday and #scape Friday. A break in the morning showers at Acadia National Park, Maine (2024). Protect our National Parks! #landscape #PhotographersOfBlueSky #maine #nature #photography #acadia #nps #nationalpark #EastCoastKin

For #PalacesAndGardens #FashionThroughTime. The recreated Unicorn Tapestries at Stirling Castle, Scotland (2025). The originals are in bad shape, so the historic workshops recreated them using traditional techniques. #Stirling #castles #photography #photographersofbluesky #Scotland #EastCoastKin

For #WindowsOnWednesday... eyes are the window of the soul. My favorite leopard from the Sabi Sands area of South Africa, near Kruger National Park. (2019) #wildlife #nature #photography #SouthAfrica #Africa #wildlifephotography #leopard #EastCoastKin

For #MountainMonday, a shot of the rugged highlands of La Mixteca region in Oaxaca, Mexico (2011). #landscape #Mexico #Oaxaca #photography #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #nativeamerica #Mixteca #ÑuuSavi

Also for #stunday, a pic of the Red Rock Trail on the Jemez Pueblo Reservation in New Mexico, das the storm clouds rolled in (2025). #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #NewMexico #nature #desert #southwest #nativeamerica #pueblos #Jemez #EastCoastKin

For #stunday. Soaring over the Maasai Mara via balloon, right up against the border with Tanzania. While this shot doesn't show wildlife, I love it for the vibe. It was a quiet, sublime experience. (2022) #peaceful #Photography #sunrise #kenya #masaimara #africa #EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky

More for #BlueSkyArtShow #Round. Blown glass from the Chihuly Collection in St. Petersburg, Florida (2017). #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #glass #artglass #glasssculpture #sculpture #contemporaryglassart #EastCoastKin

Another for #BlueSkyArtShow #Round. A sand dollar on the beach, in southwest Florida (2022). #PhotographersOfBlueSky #nature #photography #Florida #seascape #GulfofMexico #ocean #EastCoastKin

For #BlueSkyArtShow #round. A 16th-century carved oak roundel, one of the "Stirling Heads" that decorated the royal chambers in Scotland's Stirling Castle (2024). #Stirling #castles #photography #photographersofbluesky #palace #royalpalace #Scotland #EastCoastKin

For #BlueSkyArtShow #Round. Murano glass in a shop in Venice (2013). #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #glass #artglass #contemporaryglassart #Venice #Italy #color #EastCoastKin

For #BlueSkyArtShow #Round. A sunflower, taken in Minnesota near Lake Pepin along the Mississippi River (2020). #photography #nature #flowers #Minnesota #LakePepin #bloomscroll #sunflowers #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

For #BlueSkyArtShow #Round. A close up of the breathtaking windows in Paris' famed Sainte-Chapelle (2018). It's like being in the inside of a jewelry box. #windows #photographersofbluesky #architecture #paris #france #photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed #EastCoastKin

For #forestFriday and #scape Friday. Here's #sunset at Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park, my sentimental favorite of the country's parks (2009). #CostaRica #landscape #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #nature #naturephotography #manuelantonio #nationalpark #EastCoastKin

For #scape Friday. The landscape around Bouchard Finlayson winery in South Africa (2019). #nature #photography #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #Africa #SouthAfrica

For #PalacesAndGardens theme of #LittleWonders. A small household shrine with votive figures at the House of Menander in Pompeii (2023) #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #ruins #AncientBlueSky #travelphotography #RomanRuins #Pompeii #Italy #EastCoastKin

Interesting art in Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico (2023). #EastCoastKin #Albuquerque #NewMexico #WackyArtWednesday #Art #UrbanGaze #PublicArt #photography #photographersofbluesky

For #WaterfallWednesday. The gardens at Dunvegan Castle, on Scotland's Isle of Skye (2025) #Scotland #Skye #nature #landscape #castle #Dunvegan #photography #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

For #rockinTuesday, rocks on a beach day! Showing the glorious blue waters of the Aegean, off Mykonos in Greece (2023). #photography #Mykonos #seascape #aegean #Greece #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky

For #mountainMonday. New Mexico's Sandia Mountains, with the smallest glimpse of the Rio Grande (2025). #newmexico #nature #photography #nativeamerica #desert #southwest #landscape #landscapephotogray #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

Seeing this trail winding off into the heart of Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands fired my curiosity. Just one of many paths I wish I had more time to explore... #stunday #Scotland #Glencoe #Highlands #nature #photography #travel #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

For #stunday. A shot of the ancient ruins of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico (2025). Taken after hiking up to the cliffs above. #NewMexico #photography #landscape #nps #nationalpark #nativeamerica #archaeology #chacocanyon #ruins #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #AncientSiteSunday #SundayStonework

Two blossoms at the Lankester Orchid Gardens, Costa Rica (2009). #BlueSkyArtShow #two #Nature #Flowers #Photography #CostaRica #peaceful #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #bloomscroll

For the #two theme of the #BlueSkyArtShow. In the Maasai Mara, mama leopard went to hunt, and with patience we watched until her bored cubs came tumbling out of the den to play (2022). #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #leopard #kenya #maasaimara #safari #africa

For #blueskyartshow #two. The Colossi of Memnon, near Karnak, Egypt (2004). The 2 statues still hold vigil, even after the temple they guarded has crumbled to dust. #egypt #travel #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #EastCoastKin #ruins #AncientBlueSky #travelphotography #archaeology

Good morning! For #forestFriday and #scape: morning light on the Maasai Mara in Kenya (2022). Its a savannah landscape, becoming wooded along the small rivers. #peaceful #nature #africa #naturephotography #photography #kenya #maasaimara #safari #landscape #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

For #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGForGames. The Chinkultic Disc, a stone sculpture that served as a marker in a Maya ball court (2015). #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #ruins #AncientBlueSky #travelphotography #archaeology #nativeamerica #mesoamerica #Maya #Mexico #EastCoastKin

For #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGForGames. One of the kings from the Isle of Lewis chess pieces in the National Museum of Scotland (2025). I love these guys! #Scotland #Edinburgh #chess #lewischessmen #NationalMuseumOfScotland #kingpiece #medieval #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

The London Eye (2014). #photography #UrbanGaze #London #Westminster #photography #England #UK #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin

My contribution for #PalacesAndGardens #HistoricGardens. The Cloisters, part of the Met museum in NYC, features a lovingly recreated medieval garden (2011). #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #nature #naturephotography #medievalsky

For #WaterfallWednesday. A painter working at Minneapolis's celebrated Minnehaha Falls (2011). How our city *should* be remembered... #Minnesota #Minneapolis #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #waterfalls #MinnehahaFalls #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #HumansOfBluesky

For #MountainMonday. The Cordillera Central in Costa Rica, which serves as the country's backbone (1998 photo, forgive the scan). #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #CostaRica #nature #naturephotography

Another for #stunday. Yeah, I love watching a Mexican sunset over the Pacific Ocean (2011). #EastCoastKin #PuertoVallarta #Mexico #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #nature #naturephotography #Vibrant #sunset

More for #stunday. Red Rocks trail in the Jemez Pueblo Reservation, heading into the slot canyon. #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #NewMexico #nature #desert #southwest #nativeamerica #pueblos #Jemez #EastCoastKin

For #stunday. Afternoon in Athens, showing the remains of the sprawling Agora, and the Temple of Hephaestus (2023). A quieter, atmospheric alternative to the overcrowded Acropolis. #photography #ruins #AncientBlueSky #EastCoastKin #AncientSiteSunday #SundayStonework #archaeology #Greece #Athens

For #BlueSkyArtShow #wood. A 16th-century carved oak roundel, one of the "Stirling Heads" that decorated the royal chambers in Scotland's Stirling Castle (2024). #Stirling #castles #photography #photographersofbluesky #palace #royalpalace #Scotland #EastCoastKin

For #BlueSkyArtShow #wood. This pic is from the ancient ruins of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, showing the 1,000-year old beams still in place (2025). #NewMexico #photography #landscape #nps #nationalpark #nativeamerica #archaeology #chacocanyon #ruins #EastCoastKin #AncientSiteSunday