In my current time zone it is still Thursday. This gate won’t let you in. More about it in alt text. #PalacesandGardens #DoNotEnter #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #venice

In my current time zone it is still Thursday… I took the #UpliftingEnergy quite verbatim with the new stylish staircase leading up to the former residence of the princes of Hohenlohe-Öhringen in Germany. #PalacesandGardens #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #residence #Öhringen

Some Democrats think the party has gone too far left and needs to readjust towards the “center.” Rubbish. Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?

⚡️Not all heroes wear capes. These little machines are Europe's most powerful energy security tool. 💸 🏠 Across Europe, 29 million heat pumps now provide as much heat as more than 200 LNG tankers. Last year alone, they saved Europeans €9.7 billion in gas imports.

The soft water shapes the hard rocks #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #MistayaCanyon #waterfall

Lupin flowers for #stunday ! #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #blossom #lupin

A palazzo in Venice watched by some faces… #PalacesandGardens #FacesEverywhere #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #venice #italy

Petunias and warm temperatures make it feel like summer in the garden. Have a nice #stunday ! #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #blossom #petunia #pink

I think about this a lot.

Nearly 2 billion people live in the red area. It is becoming completely uninhabitable. What do the climate deniers, who also hate immigration, think is going to happen?

The climate emergency is manifesting and we have very few politicians and even fewer journalists championing any kind of action. We are heading for an eco collapse and we’re pretending like all is fine. It’s why I decided not to have children 30 years ago. I suspected it would play out like this.

For #PalacesAndGardens and #GildedGlory (thank you, Anna, for the theme!) a greeting from the New Palace – Oberschleißheim near Munich. #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #palace #Oberschleißheim #Bavaria

Waxing Gibbous Moon, 2026-05-26, 20:43 CEST, 77.7% Illuminated. I like the colors when the sky is not yet completely dark. #Moon #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #astronomy #astrophotography

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

Europa bricht alle Hitzerekorde für Mai - und die Regierung Merz handelt 💪 - Fliegen wird billiger - Benzin & Diesel werden subventioniert - Deutschlandticket wird teurer - Das Verbrenner-Aus soll gekippt werden - Das "Heizungsgesetz" wird abgeschwächt

Along Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon. Can you see it? There would be no life here without the water! #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #GrandCanyon #waterfall

Phare de Goulphar, Bretagne, France. Have a weekend with nice light! #BlueSkyArtShow #tall #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #lighthouse #PhareDeGoulphar

As ever, a great rundown of corporate manoeuvring to prevent an EU ban on PFAS forever chemicals, from @corporateeurope.org Thank you for referencing our work, we really appreciate it 🙏

A paraglider in the mountains. #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #paraglider #mountains

I hope there had been some hedges, too ;-) I met this grey heron at the citadel of Kopenhagen a few years ago. #PalacesAndGardens #BeyondTheHedge #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birding #heron

Irish artist, Katie Holten created a Tree Alphabet #womensart

Warum die Erbeuerbaren manchen ein Dorn im Auge sind. Europa, Energiepreise, heute, 10:00 Uhr: In Spanien läuft die Fotovoltaik an, und der Preis geht in die Knie.

Holding out in a rough place... #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #GrandCanyon

Your 'moment of doom' for May 15, 2026 ~ The deck chairs need rearranging. www.bbc.com/weather/arti...

Morning light in Santa Maria Navarrese, Sardinia #BlueSkyArtShow #morning #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Italy #Sardegna

Marsh-marigold or kingcup or Caltha palustris blossoms hereabouts at this time of the year. Have a nice weekend! #FlowersOnFriday #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #flower #blossom #Sumpfdotterblume

Never great when the level-headed headline reads "West Braces for Critical Water Shortages After Unprecedented Snow Drought." www.drought.gov/drought-stat...

Spain trying not to look smug about the whole "we began the switch to renewables before there was an energy crisis" thing

France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks.

Oil + gas drilling is permitted in many Marine 'Protected' Areas in the UK, as illustrated in our Watershed Pollution Map, below. Bottom trawl fishing is allowed in many MPAs. All of which begs the question - what's 'protected' about a Marine Protected Area? share.google/LiNhOTjTO4hY... 1/4

It came to my mind when I read today's theme... #PalacesAndGardens #EaseAndAir #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography

Mayor Mamdani announced that New York City’s budget is FULLY balanced while still funding parks, libraries, safer streets, and historic investments in public housing. WOW! How utterly validating. Democratic socialism finally got a chance. And it worked. As we always knew it would 🙌

“Engaging with the arts can slow biological aging, study shows” ‘The slower rate of aging held up for both the "doers" of the arts — people who dance, sing or make art — as well as those who take art in by going to concerts, the theater or museums’

The IPCC says we must cut emissions 43% by 2030. The biggest 20 fossil fuel companies are increasing production 23% by 2030. Math doesn’t lie: their growth = our collective death warrant. Time’s almost up. Their greed is just getting started.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin — the third-richest man on the planet — is reportedly spending $57M to defeat California's proposed billionaire's tax. So he and his fellow oligarchs can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections? See the problem...

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

NEW: i took a look at a chevron power plant designed to power a data center that is asking for a school district tax break in texas — the plant's probable client is microsoft, which made a series of promises around tax breaks in january my dive into tax breaks for data center power:

One of the most iconic photographic images of the 20th century, 'Migrant Mother', 1936 by Dorothea Lange, featured the family of Florence Thompson, who allowed the photograph to be taken to aid the plight of the US working poor during the Great Depression #WomensArt

Visiting the Devil's Postpile National Monument for #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #geology #devilspostpile #basalt

Unsichtbares #Artensterben im Boden: Jede 5. Art gefährdet 60% aller Arten leben kaum erforscht in Böden Ein Rückgang der Bodenbiodiversität gefährdet ganze Ökosysteme - Mit direkten Auswirkungen auf landwirtschaftliche Produktivität, Nahrungssicherheit & das globale Klimasystem #Klimakatastrophe

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare -Universal healthcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

Soft things can be quite resilient when the gardener attacks, don't you think? Have a good weekend (and taraxacum is good for the bees)! #BlueSkyArtShow #soft #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #dandelion

When a Bavarian garden becomes the stage for Japanese taiko drums... #PalacesAndGardens #SpringConcert #EastCoastKin #ECK #taiko #drums #photography #music

We have reached the point where firmed renewable energy (FRE) is economically favored over FF. Building renewables & storage at 2:1 enables excess renewable power to be used 24/7. As nations fight over dwindling FF the cost advantage for FRE grows. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/30/r...