Good morning BlueSky friends 🦋 Woke up to the rat-a-tat-tat of the pileated woodpecker today! #Stunday #wildlife #Nature #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #mornings #PhotographersOfBluesky #birds #woodpecker #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artprompt #Nanaimo #Saysutshun

“One cat just leads to another” - Ernest Hemingway #Caturday

"We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive", Chief Dan George #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #ColorADay #BWFriday #ClassicMono #Scape #WaterScape #EastCoastKin #Swans #Water #Ripple #Nature #PhotographersUnited #Wildlife #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge

"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." 🦋🌿 Charles Darwin #Wildlife #Ungulates #Scape #ForestFriday #Forest #trees #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Hiking #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge

"If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air." — Nayyirah Waheed #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #Mollusks #SwissCheeseRocks #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #Nature #Rocks #EastCoastKin #OceanVibes #PhotographersUnited #SalishSea #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Gorgeous sunrise this morning, in the Fraser Valley, BC 🇨🇦☀️🦋 #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #Hiking #Nature #Trails #sunrise #Winter #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

"All green was vanished save of pine and yew. Save the green holly with its berries red." George Crabbe #ColorADay #RedWed #Nature #Holly #WinterPlants #EverGreen #Berries #Flowers #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

“You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you’re part of something bigger.” –Lauren Myracle #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #Nature #EastCoastKin #OceanVibes #PhotographersUnited #SalishSea #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Lovely Arbutus tree hanging over the trail, near the Nanaimo Harbour 🇨🇦 #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #Hiking #Nature #Trails #ArbutusTree #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Loving this winter weather! 🦋🇨🇦 #Stunday #Stunning #Nature #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #mornings #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artprompt #Nanaimo #Saysutshun

Sea lions are barking up a storm while floating around Protection Island 🇨🇦 (turn up the volume!) #nanaimo #Stunday #Stunning #FebuArty #Float #SeaLions #WildLife #Nature #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artprompt

Basking in the #WinterSun #BlueSkyArtShow #Sunshine #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Sunset #GoldenHour #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #SeaLions #Nature #Wildlife

Sunrise through the fog and clouds overtop of Stoney Ridge mtn 🇨🇦 #Scape #Landscape #Sunrise #Fog #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #VancouverIsland #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge

Good morning BluSky Friends! Have yourself an amazing day 🦋 #Stunday #BlueSkyArtShow #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Sunrise #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

These dark clouds are no match for a sun that’s determined to shine through! 🦋🇨🇦 #BlueSkyArtShow #Clouds #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #BloomScroll #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

On an otherwise cold and wintery day, the clouds parted to let the sun shine through! #ColorADay #BWFri #Scape #ForestFriday #trees #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Hiking #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge

Hair Ice is a rare ice formation that is caused by a specific fungus, Exidiopsis effusa, growing on dead wood. The fungus releases substances that act as an anti-freeze, allowing ice to form in fine, silky, candyfloss-like hair filaments rather than a solid crust. #Forest #Hiking #Nature #Fungus

Stunning sunset from last night over the Salish Sea 🇨🇦 #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Sunset #Ocean #BCFerry #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

"An eagle never loses sleep over a turkey's sentiments." - Unknown 🇨🇦 #ColorADay #GreenSat #Nature #Wildlife #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Eagle #Rapture #Birds #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

"I wonder sometimes if fog is just the clouds that could not stand being away from the earth any longer." -Tyler Knott Gregson #BWFri #Scape #OceanVibes #Fog #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #SalishSea #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge

Thunderbird Falls 🇨🇦🦋 #WaterfallWednesday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #DailyArt #art #TraditionalArt #ArtChallenge #ArtPrompt #OnlyBeautifulThings #Nature #Hiking #Mountains

Turn it up, for 30s of calm 🌊 #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #CrashingWaves #EastCoastKin #OceanVibes #PhotographersUnited #ArtPrompt #SalishSea #PhotographersOfBlueSky

“Knowing that you love the earth changes you. When you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.” Robin Wall Kimmerer #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #Sunrise #EastCoastKin #Mountains #ArtPrompt

Winter flowers are blooming in Nanaimo 🇨🇦 #ColorADay #PinkMon #Flowers #VancouverIsland #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #BloomScroll #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

It’s so foggy!! The phrase "snow 90 days after fog" refers to an old wives' tale or folklore suggesting significant precipitation (rain or snow) will occur about three months after a period of thick fog #Fog #Nanaimo #Weather #Nature #Foggy #DenseFog #Winter #BoatLife

Gorgeous, foggy start to this beautiful Stunday! Have a good one, BlueSky friends 🦋 #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #BoatLife #Water #Ocean #Sailing #Fog #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder." – E.B. White #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Wildlife #Hiking #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

“May the alpenglow of a crisp winter morning bathe your spirit clean.” -Robbie George 🇨🇦🦋 #MountainMonday #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #Hiking #EastCoastKin #Mountains #Nature #PhotographersUnited #ArtPrompt #PhotographersOfBlueSky

"Why am I always looking at life through a window?" — Daniel Keyes #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Swan: My eyes are up here! Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButts #ArtPrompt #DailyArt #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #PhotographersUnited #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin #OnlyBeautifulThings

“The Coast Salish say that the trees also teach about their symbiotic nature. That, under the forest floor, there are fungi that keep the trees connected and strong.” 🌿🦋 - Suzanne Simard #MountainMonday #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #Nature #EastCoastKin #Mountains #ArtPrompt #PhotographersOfBlueSky

“The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset - the color that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again." – Ram Charan. #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Sunset #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

“I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.” - Anne Frank #BWFri #EastCoastKin #retreat #PhotographersUnited #escape #blackandwhite #monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" Grinch Merry Christmas BlueSky! 🦋🎄✨ #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Christmas #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

"The sun loves the moon so much that he dies every night to let her breathe, and in return, she reflects his love." - Jeffrey Fry #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Sunset #Moonrise #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

“We don't own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.” – Steve Irwin #Stunday #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #BackyardWildlife #dailyart #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

So many delicious flavours and choices at a traditional Syrian brunch! #FoodOnFridays #Food #Photography #CameraEatsFirst #Homemade

"That was her magic—she could still see the sunset, even on the darkest days." – Atticus 💛 #ColorADay #YellowThur #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Sunset #GoldenHour #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

"Tomorrow may be fair, however stormy the sky of today." - Lewis Howard Latimer #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #SunSet #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

“Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.” – George Bernard Shaw #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

"Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise." - Maya Angelou #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #EastCoastKin #OceanVibes #PhotographersUnited #ArtPrompt #PhotographersOfBlueSky

There’s a bit of magic happening in the skies this morning 💫 #MoonHalo #LunarHalo #AtmosphericOptics #Moo #NightSky #Astronomy #Astrophotography #MoonPhotography #Celestial #Nature #NightPhotography #Skywatch #MoonMagic #CosmicBeauty

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SmallBirdsBigPersonality. Here’s a brave little Chestnut Backed Chickadee having a little snack #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

fresh snow on the mountain peaks! ❄️🦋💚 #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #ArtChallenge #DailyArt #EastCoastKin #Mountains #PhotographersUnited #ArtPrompt #PhotographersOfBlueSky

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Loving all this drama with the sunset tonight! #Stunday #EastCoastKin #DailyArt #PhotographersUnited #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt #Sunset

NYC Christmas Sail Past 2025 ⚓️ #Stunday #EastCoastKin #DailyArt #PhotographersUnited #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt #Nanaimo #ProtectionIsland #Saysutchun #christmas #ChristmasLights

“The secret to a good morning is to watch the sunrise with an open heart.” -Anthony Hincks #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt #Nanaimo #ProtectionIsland

"Once, in the redwood forest, I heard a beat; something like a drum, or a heart coming from the ground and trees and wind." - John Hay 🫶🏽🦋 #ForestFriday #scape #nature #EastCoadtKin #ColorADay #BwFri #ArtPrompt #Trees #fog

"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." — Loren Eisley #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt