Thoughts on Kindness 💭

When is a “fox” not a fox?? The story of America’s tree climbing gray foxes! #wildlife #animal #animals #fox #nature #science #stem #biology #forester #outdoor #outdoors #ecology #ecosystem #naturalhistory #grayfox

All eyes on this... for a mental health break.

Too much is worrisome and alarming. Cocoa, who is a very good girl, is concerned too and sends her love. #DogsofBlueSky #EastCoastKin #dogs #pets #WeThePeople

Cladonia #lichen (several species). NWT, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

Treetime. X100VI.

The spot // The shot. #Photography

Surfs Up! Kamakura, Japan #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #Japan #Travel #Photography #EastCoastKin

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, Japan, during a special night illumination event.

HE IS HOME! Four people spotted him, but he wouldn’t come to any of them. Then a woman who lives on our road saw him and enticed him with a pepperoni stick she had in her car! He was wet, hungry and tired. His paws are scraped up, but no injuries. Now he is fast asleep. We are over the moon! 💕🐾🐾

Time for some logging

It’s Happy Pre-Friday!!!😍😍😍 How’s this for a #Sunrise ? Sound up… lol 😂 #nationalparks

I like how the clouds give the illusion of a valley of light. Ragle Ranch Regional Park, Sebastopol, California #photography #art #sunset

Ponding. #Mississauga #Winter #Photography

Morning light. #sunrise #snowcaps #BlueSkyOutside #SantaFeNewMexico

May all beings everywhere be free from hatred, be healthy, be safe, be peaceful and at ease in body and in mind, and may they meet no obstacles in their daily lives. May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace. #WalkForPeace #Buddhistmonks #AlokathePeaceDog

When times are troubled, sometimes I look to the sky for some peace and perspective! I stand with Minneapolis! #astrophotography #nightsky #nightskyphotography #EastCoastKin #Minnesota #Minneapolis #Orion

Thoughts on Kindness 💭

American Tree Sparrow Surrounded...

Renee Nicole Good Mother, partner, and poet Her 6 year old son is now an orphan 💔

She's at it again.

Time for a break from the horrors. Here's Chaser, my best friend and adventure partner, enjoying the wonder of nature and wind through his fur. 🐾

For when you need to breathe...

I just want someone who’ll listen—even when I don’t say a word. #Photography #Sunset #AtacamaDesert #Andes #Chile #NaturePhotography #CarnegieLasCampanasObservatory #Thoughts

A small collection from the Cirque of the Unclimbables in early summer. The scale is obvious, but it was the stillness that stayed with me. Long light, slow weather, granite walls holding everything in place. A landscape that rewards patience more than urgency.

For some context: A wider view of the geothermal area Hveravellir. The abstract patterns emerge along the edges of the hot spring, where heat, minerals, and water interact slowly at the surface. #Iceland 🇮🇸 #WaterWednesday #landscapephotography 📷 #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract

This is Oso, ‘bear’ in Japanese says Thor! Isn’t she cute! 😁🐶👀💕😎😂

Step Right Up! 🎪 Ladies & gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round! This talented lady is looking for her forever home, & her name is Amethyst 💜 A dazzling circus star - whether she’s strutting the floor like a tightrope walker or performing feats of acrobatics she always knows how to steal the show.

I’m appreciating present moments ✨ A news break, too, trusting when I truly must know something info will reach me somehow You? #SelfCare #MentalHealth #Wellness #Calm #Peace #Health 💜

What are they saying?

For today’s #WaterfallWednesday , I needed a gentle waterfall. I wish you a gentle day☀️✨ #eastcoastkin

Walk with me into the woods, let us renew our souls…

A fungus photo a day: Every year this super orange Pycnoporellus grows on a log we pass on one of our regular routes. I’ve seen Pycnoporellus other places but never this color. It is so vivid. I tried to take a photo of underneath, that’s below. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. Dream wild dreams of wild places safe from our plunder… #bee #goodnight #dream

I heard today’s theme is black and white. Black necked stilt on San Diego Bay. 🪶

Today marks five years since January 6, the insurrection at the Capitol. No amount of propaganda can erase the truth: our democracy endured because of the bravery of Capitol Police and law enforcement who sacrificed so much to protect it. We honor them, today and always. Mahalo.

Walking the beaches of our national park partners in Hawaiʻi? Take a second & really LOOK at the #sand 👀🏖️ It’s not as homogenous as you might think! In this photo from HPPA’s Pete on Hawaiʻi Island, you can see big greenish-yellow crystals of #olivine, a mineral that forms while lava is cooling 🌋💚

Quick reminder, if you had Covid flu or any other virus, You could get sick again with another virus. Example someone could recover from the flu then a week or 2 later end up dealing with Covid. Get this, you can also catch multiple viruses at once. Please take proper precautions

#photography #dogpics Rufus 😁

The path to happiness. #nature #forest #photography #wander #Teutoburgerwald

The spiky crown-of-thorns starfish is a wonder to look at. Adorned in bright colours and interesting spikes, these sea stars are native to coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific region and the Great Barrier Reef, where they hide under ledges and reef nooks and crannies.

'Maybe it's Neighbeline' This pony was the mane attraction as it rolled then posed for us on a walk through Redmire, Yorkshire Dales - no brush needed! Sparty 🐴 #EastCoastKin #Photography #AnimalArtTuesday #Nature #JanuArty #PhotographersofBluesky #BlueSkyPhotography #Travel #RockinTuesday 🤘🏼

Sunset now in the Surrey Hills. #Sunsets #Skies #SurreyHills #Photography

Snow on the Mauna! Still pouring down slope so can only see thru observatory cameras. Can’t wait until the sky clears to see from here!

A mountain goat kid on Mount Blue Sky, a 14,265-foot peak above Idaho Springs, Colorado. After extensive road construction the scenic byway reopens Memorial Day Weekend 2026. #RockinTuesday #AnimalArtTuesday #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #photography #photograph

If your resolution this year is to support more independent bookstores, hi!👋🏽 We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚 (And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)

May I live this day Compassionate of heart, Clear in word, Gracious in awareness, Courageous in thought, Generous in love. - John O'Donohue, excerpt from "Matins" #poetry #mysticpoetry #johnodonohue