If all beings had happiness and the causes of happiness, We'd be living peace on earth That is the power of happiness Of praying happiness & non-suffering for everyone, no exceptions Of Wishing our enemies peace We see why this is a greatest prayer We see today too, wealth doesn't make people happy

The forest is the system: Not the individual trees. Most people try to build resilience by making themselves bigger, stronger, more independent. They stockpile resources, they build higher walls, they go it alone. HOWEVER, We The People are stronger together. Unite! #sheshed

A #BlueSky over #RedRockCountry I may go missing for a bit while I claw my way through doing taxes~ #sigh I'm guessing this is likely Arizona, but I'm a bit too preoccupied to look it up. Catch y'all on the flip side. I WILL get this onerous task done! #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #EastCoastKin

Latgale #Dailywalk #Latvija #Latgale

Chipmunk (soft) porn ... these look like young ones, so it could be they're just practicing. #BlueSkyArtShow #Two #EastCoastKin I'm wondering if I could add #FebruArty2026 #Fearless

Sharing (albeit reluctantly perhaps?) #BlueSkyArtShow #Two #SmallBirdSaturday #EastCoastKin

Pelican quartets with #WingsOverWater . Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is any bird flying over water. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin @alan678.bsky.social

Just follow the path. #ForestFriday #Escape #scape #EastCoastKin

a very large seastack at Port Point Beach in Port Orford. look closely and you can see a cormorant on the top left drying his wings and a small gull half way up on the right. #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #Oregon #PNW #Nature #Photography

Storm #clouds... even something that almost looked like snow (slush)? We can certainly use some of that wetness. #ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #10minutesfromhome

Today it's #BirdButts for #BirdOfTheDay theme as set by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social I'm thinking it's a Kestrel asking "Whatcha lookin'" at? #EastCoastKin And I'm wondering if I've missed the #BirdOfTheDay challenge AGAIN???

#BirdoftheDay #birdbutt

An Anna’s Hummingbird for the #staredown theme of #birdoftheday picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin

“The journey itself is my home.” — Bashō

Taliesin West. A World Heritage site and National Historic Landmark nestled in the desert foothills of the McDowell Mountains in Scottsdale, Arizona. Pretty cool. #FrankLloydWright

Pigeon Guillemots holding their annual spring confab on the Seal Rocks of Oregon's mid-coast. They utter a high soft mew sound when their scarlet mouths open, calling to each other. A once in a lifetime encounter appearing out of the ocean mist where I also perched #Birds #BirdoftheDay #staredown

#Flyday with a bit of sea #scape? #EastCoastKin

How about a #cloudscape ? And perhaps a touch of #ForestFriday on the edges? #EastCoastKin Wishing everyone a benign Friday and weekend to come!

A stormy day on the coast. But there's such a lovely hole in the clouds. #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #EastCoastKin

Mr Grumpy has returned to our little wetland near the house. He looks as annoyed as usual. Don't know what #BirdoftheDay is featured today (I'm busy in the midst of defrosting the freezer) but this appears to be a sign that springtime may very well be approaching? #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Sunrise at Mt Whitney #Stunday #stunning #EastCoastKin

Ahhhh... #clouds It could easily be a weekly challenge. So very many to choose from. #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin

A zen moment? A reminder?

A touch of moisture from moss covered trees in the Olympic National Forest... #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin

A walk in the woods amongst the redwoods. #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin

Is it still #SquirrelAppreciationDay! @handcranked.bsky.social

Dune- Frank Herbert #WeekBForBooks #AlphabetChallenge

All that blue somewhere along the Olympic Peninsula... #Stunday #stunning #EastCoastKin

The only #One we have. #BlueSkyArtShow # #EastCoastKin

Found in the wild.... #Januarty2026 #Flower #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin

Add a bit of sunshine for #Vibrant #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin Could even be yet another #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAForAbstract

Looks like it's #ForestFridayIn once again!!! #EastCoastKin

“The purpose of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the wilderness character of the areas to be included in the wilderness system, not to establish any particular use.” — Howard Zahniser, Wilderness Act author in 1962 Our mission is simple: Keep Wilderness Wild!

A creek runs out to sea under blue skies. #BlueSkyMonday #JanuArty #pet #EastCoastKin

A bird's eye view of the Pacific Coast. #Stunday #stunning #EastCoastKin

Desert sunrise... #Stunday #stunning #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #OrangeSun

Never have been good at following directions, but as I was plowing through the photo collection this one seemed worth a second glance... #EastCoastKin #scape? #mono? #random?

sun shines through the trees... #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Scape

Red Rock Country with contrasting blue sky and fluffy white clouds... #Stunday #stunning #EastCoastKin Happy Solstice to one and all!

Lake, reflections, forest, blue sky with scattered clouds. Pretty much says it all. #BlueSkyArtShow #openhouse #EastCoastKin

Looks like we're in for wild weather throughout much of the country. We're waiting for what seems to be shaping up as our first real winter storm in a couple of days. It's time to batten down the hatches. #TidesOutTuesday with a bit of #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin

Face Rock looking out to sea.... #ArtAdventCalendar #14 #EastCoastKin #10minutesfromhome #MeaninglessHashtag #MHClub

Looking out to sea.... #Stunday #stunning #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin

How on earth did it get to be #ForestFriday already??? #EastCoastKin #PNW

Now that we've had some rain (finally!), things are looking a bit more green and water starts trickling down from on high... #WaterfallWednesday #EastCoastKin Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving whether you celebrate the day, or not! 🦃🥧etc.

Reflected sunset.... #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunning (🤔?) #EastCoastKin #SensoryArt #water

Humbug Mountain blowing smoke signals.... Sunday #Stunday #stunning #EastCoastKin

Sunset on a sandy beach... #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright #EastCoastKin

When night gently enfolds me, I lower my head into the silent arms of darkness. The full moon, a glowing eye in the sky, is reflected in the water, which shimmers like liquid mystery, and I listen to the song of silence.

Dr Seuss trees. "You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!" Dr. Seuss #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin