It sucks continually being disappointed in people that could make a positive difference deciding to do the opposite. It's difficult to find a silver lining so here's a pink-ish one instead from Key West. #photography #shotonpixel #sunset #pixelography #keywest #florida

It's programming perfection that @tcmtv.bsky.social is showing the movie Gaslight tonight. 🤌 I'm looking forward to spending the evening with Charles and Ingrid. #filmsky #movies #tcm #turnerclassicmovies

Thrilled to see one of my favorite Canes, Jaccob Slavin, win a gold. Hellebuyck activated God Mode to keep the US in the game, and nothing could be sweeter than seeing Jack Hughes, missing teeth, score the winner. 🇺🇸 Also, my Fitbit heart rate graph for the game. #TeamUSA #USAHockey #2026Olympics

Time flies! Yup, those are plane navigation lights. Long exposure of downtown St. Louis from the Eads Bridge taken on January 31, 2016. #photography #stlouis #longexposure #cityscape #pentaxk50

Fridays with Fitz. #booksky #robinhobb #dogsofbluesky #dachshund #kobo

Fifteen years of participating in the reading challenges on Goodreads and three years on The StoryGraph. My rereads were Tolkien and Emily St. John Mandel. New reads were N.K. Jemisin, Robin Hobb, Octavia E. Butler and Premee Mohamed. All were excellent. #booksky #readingwrapup #storygraph #books

Finished my fifteenth and final book for the StoryGraph/Goodreads yearly reading challenge on the trusty Paperwhite 3. It has had a remarkably great run over the past decade. I'll be Reading in 2026 with my new Kobo Clara Colour. I'm already in love. #booksky #kindle #kobo #ereader #readingchallenge

I'm excited for the Kobo Clara Colour waiting under the Christmas tree, but am going to miss seeing my streak in the Kindle app. Unless.. maybe I'll send the books to my Amazon account as well to manually sync with the Kobo. I'm kinda embarrassed contemplating it. #booksky #kobo #readingstreak

My girl, Sandy Jo, turned 5 today. She's been hiking in state parks, has traveled the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC, and visited all of the lighthouses on the OBX. She's also absolutely wicked with the side eye. #dogsofbluesky #dogsky #birthdaydogs #dachshund #shotonpixel

Miami as seen from Biscayne National Park. #nationalpark #biscayne #miami #skyline #photography #shotonpixel

I both love, and occasionally dread, the rush of feelings that overcome me when a book is over. I just finished Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders and I'm a whirlwind of emotion. Phew, can that lady write a captivating story full of characters that feel so alive. The setting, the ships. #booksky #fantasy

This is Steve. He's hanging out on the wall at the Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center in Big Cypress National Preserve. The NPS folks really enjoy having people stop by. Go visit them and say Hey to Steve. #nationalparks #nps #taxidermy #alligator #bigcypress #florida #pixelography

Caught a SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink launch the other night from Patrick Space Force Base. Pretty damn cool. #photography #pixelography #spacex #rocketlaunch #spacecoast

The most recent copy of Christopher Ward's Loupe arrived. The new Sealander Extreme GMT looks awesome. My Sealander can hold her own though. #watches #horology #cwwatches #christopherward

Feed cleanse Friday. This pretty girl was trying to decide if the dahlia flowers were worth the effort. Munch munch. #cows #feedcleanse #munchies #photography

Looking back through the photos I took in the Louvre in May 2024 and realizing I took a picture of most of the jewelry pieces stolen in the heist. Everything in Apollo's Gallery was stunning. I hope they're found. #louvre #photography #pixelography #jewels #museum

Days spent hiking around with the doggy are cleansing. Spent an afternoon hanging out at beautiful Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee. #hiking #roanmountain #stateparks #dachshunds #pixelography #photography

A short time lapse of storm clouds passing along the mountain side. #timelapse #clouds #pixelography #shotonpixel #wnc

Some righteous cloud formations moving over the mountains out ahead of an incoming cold front. #clouds #wnc #weather #pixelography

One year after Helene, an afternoon of rain, followed by a hint of a sunset on the mountain side. It's certainly a better ending to the day than last year. #wnc #mountains #sunset #pixelography

Resilience. These two photos were taken in October of 2024. We're still here. So is that giant ass tree in the yard. #hurricanehelene #wnc #mountainstrong

A year later and there are still portions of Western North Carolina that are struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. There were mountains of downed trees, ruined home interiors, pieces of people's lives piled on the side of roads for months. It was haunting. #wnc #hurricanehelene

Water piled up underground causing the ground to swell, it cascaded down the yard, flooding my basement with over a foot of water. Across the road the stream overflowed through the power substation.

I watched from my bedroom window as a tree, easily a hundred feet tall, caught its last gust of wind from Helene and fell onto my sister's house next door.

One year ago today Hurricane Helene ravaged Western North Carolina. I woke up experiencing a drenching rain and wind, but never imagined it would get worse as the morning progressed.

Utah Beach, located on the Cotentin Peninsula, was the westernmost of the D-Day beaches. The U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division led the main assault. The experience of getting to visit and walk on all five beaches was phenomenal. #photography #pixelography #dday #wwii #utahbeach #normandy #france

The cliffs of Pointe du Hoc were scaled on June 6, 1944 in the early morning hours by the U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion, numbering around 225 men. The goal was to destroy German machine guns and bunkers. #photography #dday #wwii #pointeduhoc #normandy #france #pixelography

The Longues-sur-Mer battery was a group of four casements each housing a 15 centimeter C/36 gun operated as part of Germany's Atlantic Coastal Wall. The guns were used on June 6th to shell Allied naval forces before being captured by the British on the 7th. #photography #dday #wwii #normandy #france

Omaha Beach. The landing location of the U.S. 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions along with Army Rangers from Pointe du Hoc. The width of the beach is indescribable. Thousands of brave men ran, crawled, fought, and died on this sand. #photography #pixelography #omahabeach #dday #wwii #france

Gold Beach, the commune of Arromanches, and remnants of the Mulberry harbours. Two harbours were constructed in secrecy by the British, towed across the English Channel and placed at Gold and Omaha Beaches. Amazing engineering. #photography #pixelography #dday #wwii #arromanches #goldbeach #france

Juno Beach was the location where the First Canadian Army came ashore with support from the British and Canadian Navies on June 6, 1944. #photography #pixelography #dday #junobeach #normandy #wwii #france

"Non-Violence", by Swedish sculptor Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, located outside the Mémorial de Caen. The museum itself is a beautiful testament to the nature of peace and the violence of the twentieth century. #photography #pixelography #sculpture #wwii #peace #caen #france

The Pegasus Bridge, crossing the Caen Canal, is the site where British Horsa gliders commanded by John Howard landed after midnight on June 6, 1944. They succeeded in capturing the bridge and holding it until reinforcements arrived. #photography #pixelography #bridge #dday #wwii #normandy #france

Sword Beach on the Normandy Coast where the British Army came ashore on June 6, 1944. #photography #mobilephotography #dday #wwii #normandy #swordbeach #france

A monochromatic evening in La Défense. #photography #cityscape #urbanphotography #paris #ladefense #grandearche

The lilly pond from the Japanese Bridge at Monet's Garden in Giverny. #monet #pond #flowers #giverny #france #photography

Last year on May 30th I happened to be in Caen while the Olympic Torch was passing through on its way to Paris. It was one of those lucky days and I couldn't have asked for a better back drop to witness the spectacle. #photography #cityscape #caen #normandy #france #olympics

Somewhere in the English Channel featuring a blustery ferry ride to Ouistreham onboard the Mont St. Michel. #photography #ferryride #englishchannel #drapeaunationaldelafrance #countryflag

A fond farewell to Portsmouth. I didn't get a chance to visit the Spinnaker Tower, but The D-Day Story museum was phenomenal. #photography #cityscape #portsmouth #england

One year ago and I was walking around Southsea Castle in beautiful Portsmouth. It's wild to think about it being built in 1544 by Henry VIII. History is cool. The whole waterfront area was pretty awesome. #photography #castles #portsmouth #england

Headstones, honoring the ultimate sacrifice, dot the landscape as the flags of France and the United States flutter in the breeze at the Normandy American Cemetery. #photography #memorialday #normandy #france

I think back to last year's visit to the Normandy American Cemetery commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the sense we've abandoned what these brave men and women fought for. The chapel's inscription: I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish. #memorialday

A year ago today I was dazzled in Trafalgar Square. #photography #london #longexposure #pixelography

I generally like all dogs, but I like dogs that bite me a little less. Got a good nip on the back of the ankle from a neighbor's while walking mine. That's three or four off-leash dogs that have made a run at us. It sucks. Here's my bae enjoying the view at Stone Mountain State Park. #dogsofbluesky

Found these fun guys enjoying the last rays of the evening sun nestled at the base of a chestnut tree. Gemini identified them as Coprinellus disseminatus, also known as Fairy Inkcap mushrooms. #mushrooms #fungifriends #mushroomsky #naturephotography

Life gets rough once the temperature gets to 70°. #dogsky #dachshund #longdog

Sometimes the early morning weekend drives to work are worth it. Another from the archives on this #314Day. #photography #stlouis #sunrise #cityscape

Happy #314Day to the one and only City of St. Louis. #photography #stlouis #piday #sunset #cityscape

Mind The Gap. #photography #london #londonunderground #masstransit #longexposure

As someone who doesn't get to experience mass transit often, I get a kick out of riding on the subway. The Paris Metro 1 from Palais Royal - Musée de Louvre to La Défense. #photography #paris #parismetro #masstransit