More silencing of black and trans journalists. Such BS. I hope these committed and dedicated political journalists find a way to feed their families despite the blatant censorship. #TeenVogue

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows

Why this picture for this week? The strong shadow lines (of course) and the juxtaposition of the ground with the decaying plants and human debris. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows

Reminder: Tomorrow’s election closing times. - 7 p.m. ET - Virginia - 8 p.m. ET - New Jersey - 9 p.m. ET - New York City - 8 p.m. PT - California

If you’re worried about hurting artists by boycotting Spotify—don’t. They pay musicians 0.0003 per stream (on the high end) and support fascists. Go see bands play live, buy their merch, collect physical media. That’s how you support artists and tell knee-bending oligarch fascists to eat shit.

Don’t forget that on Mondays we celebrate all things blue 💙 Looking forward to your #BlueSkyMonday posts tomorrow 💙 #EastCoastKin

Oh, this looks very promising… Very, very promising. Starts tomorrow, Monday November t”3rd Maybe in the part of the world you’re in it’s already 03/11/2025 …I don’t know….. #WeekSforShadows #AlphabetChallenge

Wish me luck, #PhotographersOfBlueSky. Just submitted this images and two other rose images to a curated exhibit locally. Took this series for a past round of the Photography Scavenger Hunt, FYI. #PSH #Bloomscrolling #RosePhotography scavengerhunt.photography/product/roun...

Good morning! Birds enjoying a sunrise over the Monterey Bay. This was a glorious photographic experience, I am still harvesting images from my trip to the sea. Days like this one, I am delighted to be a morning person. #SunrisePhotography #G+Circle #SantaCruzCalifornia #SurfingMuseum

Thinking about toy photography? Do it!!! This is my friend, he wrote a great book. This may be a non-paid endorsement #photographersofbluesky #toyphotography

Do you love photography? Would you like to participate in the next round of the Photography Scavenger Hunt? This is pure straight up creative fun. It’s global. It’s open for anyone with a camera phone right up to seasoned professionals with all the gear. #photography #psh

Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.

🇳🇱 Tonight, the Dutch and their center-left party, Democrats 66, have voted against racism and hate, and knocked the far-right, ill-named Party for Freedom out of power. 🇳🇱 This was a blow to fascism, a nod to democracy, and some much-needed light in the darkness ... 🇳🇱 Congrats!

Honored my photo for the word “elegant” got the cover of the winners album, + an honorable mention #psh #R45 #blackandwhitephotography #b&wphotography #g+circle Join us for Round 46. Sign ups are happening now. scavengerhunt.photography/r45/r45-eleg...

Sometimes it’s all about the lines and the shadows. This was one of those times. #G+Circle #ShadowPhotography #iphoneography

Do you dress up your pug? If not, why not? I took this shot at #PugOWeen a fundraising event for Tiny Paws Pug Rescue. Not my Lucy pug. There were many scary and impossiblely cute pug spiders all over the place. #Pugs #PugsOfBlueSky #PugSpider #TinyPawsPugRescue

File this under #newsnotnews Paid Thugs is another to say “ICE”

What a fun way to showcase images taken for Round 45 of @scavengerhunt.photography ! I only took 7 of the 9 images, so I did not qualify for this "Grid" image. Some followed the idea "a grid of images submitted", others not so much. Let's hear it for creative freedoms! #PSH #R45 #photography

Arrr, matey, ye best run! Grab up yer gold and move! A pirate ghost skeleton bound to take ye, dead or alive. A skull image in honor of #Skulltober. I shot this at an amusement park a while back. #Pirate #Skulltober #Halloween

Want to feel a little fancy? Check out all these interpretations of the word, “Elegant”. And if you see a single strand of pearls on a neck, that image is mine, just a touch of elegance, simplicity, beautiful pearls. #PSH #R45

The voters is in Arizona deserve better. Almost a month and due to bipartisan political BS, their duly elected representative is not able to act on their behalf. #RuleOfLaw #SwearHerIn

And the word of the day is “Jet”. Dozens of creative and talented and global photographers accepted that word and created an image for it. Check them all out. #psh #R45 #photography #jet Yes, one of the images in the album is mine.

More signs from #NoKings protest. #NoKingsSantaCruz

#NoKings #NoKingsSantaCruzCa #MonarchButterflies We have a monarch butterfly preserve here, so there was several signs like this one.

#NoKings #NoKingsSantaCruzCA #Caturday

Cats, such confidence!!! Have to repost for #caturday

What is life without a mystery or two? How about dozens? Check out this album with photographs taken for the word "Mystery". My photo is one of them.....inspired by the thought..."Who is in the will"? #Photography #R45 #PSH #G+Circle #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Ants! Ants and Ants and more Ants. Check out all the images from the creative and super talented photographers who took part in the Photography Scavenger Hunt. I did not take a picture for this word. #ant #Photography #R45 #PSH

If you are a photographer, how would you photograph the word “goth”? Check out all these very different and creative answers to that question. Oh! One of the images is mine. Not that amazing cover shot. #photography #psh #45

Check out some amazing and diverse ways to photograph the word #Asphalt #photography #R45 PS one of the images is mine, but not this fun cover shot.

Day 3 of Reveals is INK! Even though I didn’t think of this, I’m still surprised there was only one Rorschach ink blot! This one is pretty neat. Featured Photo by Patty Rourke Nichols See all of the photos scavengerhunt.photography/r45/round-45... #PSH #R45 #Photography

“Remember, every election is a national election from now on” Pure gold. #vote

⁨The blatantly political videos being forced on airports across the country are not only an abuse of taxpayer dollars, but they violate the law. I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.⁩

Here's the art challenge cheat sheet for October 13-19! Enjoy! The host list and posts from hosts are in the comments. #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

More of this kind of energy across the US please. Thank you Mayor Johnson. Thank you Chicago. #Resist

Surprised by this incarnate salamander (lizard?) from the Tarot deck. But in my yard. We communed for a while & he is now my garden guardian. Odd & rare occurrence to see this sort of creature in my yard. #tarotsky Please share whatever salamander energy stories strike you.

Color me not surprised.

Are you attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS SANTA CRUZ” - There are events all across the US on Sat Oct 18th. Real patriots defend the Constitution #NoKings www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Hockey season is here!!!! You know, the one professional league with REAL athletes. Yeah, I said it. #GoSJSharks #IBleedTeal

Look for the Glow! Any art form and any interpretation. Hold on to your amazing art pieces until Saturday, October 11 (wherever you are on this beautiful planet). #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #ArtSaveLives

Yup.

A coup, a failed coup on Jan 6th. And this country elected him again. When he could not even pull off a coup?!??! Meanwhile, the US Constitution continues to go deeper into the shredder. Along with our rights. #RealPatriotsDefendtheConstitution

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

Thou Shalt Not Declare War On Thine Own Country.

First seen on Bluesky! In 2022, I was up early (as always). I raced down to the coast for sunrise. Rewarded by seeing this beauty. Never processed this image though. Saved it for this day...... today. #RiseAndShine #G+Circle #SunrisePhotography #GratefulForEachDay

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 4, 2025 The theme is #Relax Any art, any skill level Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome More details in the comments #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry #watercolor

#NoOathToTrump #VetsAgainstTrump

ICE just chased everyone off the public road by the Broadview facility. They yelled for people to move and immediately began firing gas into the crowd, which included legal observers, press, and medics.

Funny how an image can take me right back to the moment I took the picture. Beautiful purple flowers against a purple wall and the hint of green. I was stunned and had to stop to take a few snaps. #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #G+Circle #iphoneography