I was also stunned to discover that song sparrows have punk haircuts. Who knew? #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Stunday #Birds #Wildlife #Nature

I was stunned that something this blue grows in New England! Siberian squills, Hanover NH, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Stunday #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #NatureIsArt

A quizzical-looking phoebe wondering why I'm taking its picture. This guy was hard to spot from across the yard! Norwich VT, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #BirdOfTheDay #CamoOrContrast #Birds #Wildlife #SmallBirdSaturday

Off-season, Silver Lake State Park, Barnard VT, April 2026. #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #ForestFriday #BWFri #ClassicMono #Nature #FotoDeFer

A forested hillside on a sunny morning, Hanover NH, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #ForestFriday #Nature

A very purple orchid! Dartmouth College Greenhouse, April 2026. #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPurple #NatureIsArt

A thick, very mossy tree trunk sitting at the edge of a brook in the woods. Norwich VT, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ThickTrunkTuesday #Scape #ForestFriday #Vermont

I was saving this for a food day. It's a food day! #ComeEatWithMe is the theme for #BirdOfTheDay from @robcrank68.bsky.social. Here's a crow with a snack! Norwich VT, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Birds #Wildlife #Nature

Pink enough for ya? A very striking urn plant, Dartmouth College Conservatory, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #MacroMonday #PinkMon #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

Alan's @alan678.bsky.social theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #ABCD, so here's a American Robin perched on a lichen-covered maple branch and proudly showing off his bright red breast. Norwich VT, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Nature #Birds #Stunday

Yesterday's orchid, color version. It's fun this way too, I think! Dartmouth College Conservatory, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Stunday #NatureIsArt #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

Orchid, Dartmouth College Conservatory, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #BNWMacro #NatureIsArt #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #ClassicMono

This has edges. And it's old! Door* found in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #BlueskyArtShow #edge #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOld *To the washrooms, if you must know.

We've shifted eras (and a few parallel universes) to the 2019 Los Angeles of the original Bladerunner, and its neo-noir aesthetic. Edits in Lightroom and Photoshop, details in alt text. #ECK #Photography #PostProcess #EraShift Photo provided by @rjrock.bsky.social

Brook at a trailhead in early spring. Norwich, VT April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape #Nature #ForestFriday

Well, these sure are red. The plant is a bromeliad known sometimes as "Christmas jewels," and is native to Brazil. Dartmouth College Conservatory, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ColorADay #RedWed #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

A tufted titmouse sitting on a branch in the woods, looking very fluffy! Norwich VT, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #AnimalArtTuesday #Vermont #RuralPhotography #Nature

For a Monday morning boost: Natal lilies, Allan Gardens Conservatory. Toronto, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #MacroMonday

Hyacinth, Allan Gardens Conservatory. Toronto, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Stunday #BNWMacro #FotoDeFer

Early spring: bright green daffodil shoots before blooming. Norwich VT, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Vermont #ColorADay #Spring #GreenSat #BlueskyArtShow #New

Late afternoon reflections on buildings in downtown Toronto, with the CN Tower peeking into view on the right; monochrome version, just for fun. Toronto, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ColorADay #BWFri #UrbanGaze #Canada #Architecture #ClassicMono

Late afternoon reflections in a vernal pool. Norwich VT, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Vermont #Spring #Scape #Landscape #ForestFriday

A downy woodpecker hanging out on the post of a feeder. Norwich VT, January 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #BirdOfTheDay #ManMadePerch #Vermont #Winter

I almost forgot I'd taken this one! Late afternoon reflections on buildings in downtown Toronto, with the CN Tower peeking into view on the right. Toronto, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #WindowsOnWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed

A spray of blue flowers for today. Queen's Wreath, Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ColorADay #BlueTue #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #NatureIsArt

Flower like this...exist? I had no idea! Dwarf Powder Puff, Dartmouth College Conservatory, April 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ColorADay #PinkMon #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #NatureIsArt

A group of daffodils with their openings fully in view is surrounded by a sea of green. Allan Gardens, Toronto, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #NatureIsArt #BlueskyArtShow #Openings

For my try at this challenge, I had an idea similar to Rock's, and tried to imagine this scene on (an idealized) Mars. My goal was to get a butterscotch sky and a brick-red landscape. All processing done in Lightroom; see alt text for details. #ECK #Photography #PostProcess #TonalShift

People (look in the windows!) are small. The building is on the lower right in yesterday's wide angle view of Horseshoe Falls. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Scape #Waterfall #HumansOfBlueSky

The right edge of Horseshoe Falls. Water thunders down, and a chunk of ice rises from the mist. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Scape #Waterfall #WaterfallWednesday

Much further on, facing south, all of Horseshoe Falls can be seen. The island and chunk of ice are visible on the right. Clicking and expanding encouraged! Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Scape #Waterfall #WaterfallWednesda

A little further on, at the right edge of Horseshoe Falls. The island with the birds is on the center right. Clicking and expanding encouraged! Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Scape #Waterfall #WaterfallWednesday

It's Niagara time!* Life at the edge of the falls: gulls around and on a rock at the brink of Horseshoe Falls. Niagara Falls ON, Canada, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Scape #RockinTueday #AnimalArtTuesday #Waterfall *Photo of the actual falls tomorrow...

It's #MacroMonday, time for another flower from Allan Gardens. This time it's a lily (or so I think!) with white petals streaked with pink and green. #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #NatureIsArt #ColorADay #PinkMon #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

By command performance, a B&W version of yesterday's post. Layer upon layer of bi-shaded grape hyacinth blossoms. Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto CA, March 2026

A lone flock of birds flies past a snow-streaked mountain into a cloud-filled sky. Texas Bar, Svalbard, July 2025 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Stunday Tapping to enlarge and/or rotating your phone is encouraged!

Layer upon layer of bi-layered blue-and-white grape hyacinth blossoms, with a green background to boot! Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto CA, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ColorADay #GreenSat #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLayers #BlueskyArtShow #background

Cityscape: ghost building in reflected light. Night, downtown Toronto, March 2026

Finally, spring! Crocuses, Norwich VT, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ColorADay #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #YellowThu #NatureIsArt

Fleeting beauty in downtown Toronto: reflected afternoon light on a brick building. Spadina Ave., March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #WindowsOnWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #UrbanGaze

On another note, my wife and I are about to head off to Toronto to see my son, who works there. (Hi Toronto area folk!) I may not post much while I'm away, but I'll at least check in. Also going by Niagara Falls on the way home... Cool waterfall pics? Who knows, but fingers crossed!🤞

A closeup of a small patch on one of the limbs of the maple. #EastCoastKin #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #SensoryArt #spring #ThickTrunkTuesday

This thick maple tree in our front yard seems happy that the sun is out and the snow is receding. Norwich VT, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #SensoryArt #spring #ThickTrunkTuesday

Dried hydrangea in a vase for a third time, this time looking down on the vase from above. #EastCoastKin #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

Dried hydrangeas in a vase again, from a different viewpoint emphasizing the dried leaves and stalk. #EastCoastKin #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #ClassicMono #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

A pink amaryllis opened up while the white ones were still around. Something bright to look at on a cold, raw day! Norwich VT, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #MacroMonday

A tufted titmouse on a suet feeder giving us some serious side eye! #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #BirdOfTheDay #Feeders

An experiment today: a still life of dried hydrangeas in a vase. Norwich VT, March 2026 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #ColorADay #OrangeSun

I can't miss #BlueskyArtShow! A very #horizontal glacier in St. Johnsfjorden, Svalbard. July, 2025 #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #BlueskyArtShow #Scape #Nature

Chickadee on a branch for #TwigsAreUs. Just trying out a new lens... I think it works! #ECK #Photography #BlueskyPhotography #Vermont #BirdOfTheDay