millions of mixed shades and shadows, drowned dreams, somnambulisms, reveries; all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming

One activity of #bliss for me? Cleaning and inking up. #FountainPens #Ritual #Pens #Writing

Autumn evening. 11/7/12. #photography

One thing I’ve learned in the woods is that there is no such thing as random. Everything is steeped in meaning, colored by relationships, one thing with another. 🖤 ― Robin Wall Kimmerer #ForestFriday #trees #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

Had surgery today to attach a pain pump to my spine. Isn't this how the #Borg started? I am Steve. 1 of 1. You will be assimilated. 🖖😊🖖 #Humor #Geek #ChronicPain #StarTrek

#Breathe #Love #Be

Despite the rain had the absolute privilege of following a barn owl as it hunted along the riverside meadow this morning. These kind of encounters really keep me from tipping into despair at the state of the world. Go outside everyone, despite our fuckwittery the world is still a beautiful place 💚

O head! thou hast seen enough to split the planets and make an infidel of Abraham, and not one syllable is thine!

Until the weather improves, bird photography is off the table. I hope no one minds me posting pics about #fountainpens, #ink, and #paper. If you know this pen, we're already friends.

Oh, immortal infancy, and innocency of the azure! Invisible winged creatures that frolic all round us! Sweet childhood of air and sky!

however they may thump and punch me about, I have the satisfaction of knowing that it is all right

A typical winter afternoon. 11/2/25. #photography

A foggy pheasant in the field, but not yet a Friday. 12/25/25. #photography

Time may pass but the impact you’ve made on others never fades… #BloomOnPurpose #Kindness #photography #nature #ArtInNature

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion ~ Rumi

Some sons buy their dad a tie for the holidays. My son? Gives me a replica of a Roman Centurion'S dagger. I am fortunate. 🤘😊🤘 #Rome #History #Saturnalia #Gratitude #Fatherhood #Yule

If you are not already following ND John, you really, really, really should. His #Photography is always fascinating and comforting.

𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢, 𝙸 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚔𝚢. #Release

I only have love for you. Thank you.

Even broken days Know the healing in soft songs Hope learns the chorus… #BloomOnPurpose #photography #nature #ArtInNature

Whoever, wherever, or whenever you are, I wish you a week of wisdom, joy, and dry socks. 😊

How do I say "I'm GenX" without using those words? One of my favorite comfort books is Stephen King's "'Salem's Lot." Another is "The Stand." 🤘😎🤘 #GenX #StephenKing #SalemsLot #TheStand #Literature #Fiction #Reading #Horror #DryHumor

The night shift . . . Black ocean waters after dark

My place of peace #ForestFriday #scape #treescape #nature #photography #forest #EastCoastKin #vancouverisland #PhotographersOfBlueSky

**Rare Political Comment** Stop calling them #ICE, start calling them "Brown Shirts." If you don't know who the original brown shirts were, look it up. #Politics #Antifa #Antifascist

"In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer." - Albert Camus Internet Model: Herr Nacht Fürie #Winter #Camus #Wisdom #Truth #Cats #BlackCats

Gute Nacht 😴

Thank you to everyone who showed support and kindness after seeing my last post. Most of my meditation space is packed for a move, but here's some light that might bring a smile or warm your heart. Thank you, thank you, thank you! #Gratitude #Hope #Peace #Positivity #ChronicPain #Buddha #Buddhism

Your colors written across the firmament, as if the sky learned a new language and forgot how to be silent. They spill where names fail.. between dusk and becoming— each hue a thought the universe never finished speaking. sometimes beneath it, some others above.. Upon a world we have known— #⭐️

Without going into details, I really need someone to tell me "Everything will be alright." Please share some words, images, or music you think will help. I've always been strong enough to take care of myself, but I've learned it's OK to ask for support. Thank you. #ChronicPain

You are loved just for being who you are Ram Dass Happy Solstice ❄️

Guten Morgen 💫🍀✨

~All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream~ Edgar Allan Poe

Female house finch flying as it snows. #birds

December 15th

19°F, feels like 6°F. I wish I could give these LBJs warmth! #Birds #Birding #Photography #Life #Nature #NaturePhotography #Beauty #Peace #Space #Light #ShoppingCarts #Warmth #Togetherness

Anything can give up its life, Why don't you give up your death? Why don't you do something different Something that was never done before So that the universe will know you're here So you can stand and speak to the universe And say Here I am! (Sun Ra)

I've shared this a thousand times before. Am certain to share a thousand times more. Will always share when it appears in my feed. #TomWaits #CharlesBukowski #Bukowski #Poetry #SpokenWord #Light #Hope #Wisdom #Truth youtu.be/bHOHi5ueo0A?...

Quiet, deliberate, and so very luminous… Inside Her light, and whatever arrives steps through, because it recognizes the call— a whisper beyond sight, guided by the silent knowing that all that is meant to come must find its way through the glow. Under Her— #MyPath

Another sun and moon combo. 8/15/12 and 11/14/11. #photography