Leslie Ragan (American, 1897–1972) "New York Central System", 1946. Oil on Canvas, 71 × 56 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

A shot from the stunning #antelope #canyon near #page #arizona #az #photography #travel #red #rock #sky #southwest

The Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning for my NC county. One to 1.5 inches of Ice and wind gusts to 35 mph. I‘m very concerned.

A painting by the French artist Jean-Pierre Cassigneul.

Northern Lights over Greenland last night

Fucking called it. We get nothing new that we didn't have in our existing treaty from Greenland, and the demented old fool is trying to spin it as a victory. At least we aren't rattling our sabers for a minute. Remove this asshole. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

On this day in 1944, a 4 year old Dutch Jewish boy perished in Westerbork. He had been separated when the family went into hiding and was subsequently betrayed leading to him being deported alone. His parents and a sibling survived the Shoah. His name was Thomas Alfred Wolff

Bike show 🚲 📸 #bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo

c1895, a girls' bike ride (almost...) ♀️🚲🚴‍♀️🚵‍♀️ #bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #streetstyle #girlpower #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴

America looks so stupid to the rest of the world, right now. If it weren't for the mass shootings, they'd probably think there were no schools here.

My 40 year old Maytag washing machine died today. The tub sprang a leak and the repairman says parts are no longer available. It sure had a long, productive life. It came with the house and has never given me a lick of trouble in the ten years I’ve been here. RIP.

Best friends

How’s everybody feeling one year into this presidential nightmare? I’m angrier than I like to be. And worried about the direction we’re headed. Weigh in, people. How ya doing?

Cyril Cox (Canadian Artist, born 1958) "Edge of the Clearing", 2021. Acrylic on Panel, 26" × 26". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Polar Bear sleeping amid Fireweed blooms, by Christopher Paetkau #Photography of the Year 2024 Award #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #animals

Trumps a laughing stock globally!!!😂🤣😅🤣😂😅

On January 19, 1953 72 percent of American TVs were tuned to CBS to watch Lucy rushed to the hospital to have her son.

#Felon47 : We’ll take Greenland! REPUBLICANS: Er…..yeah! National security and all. F47: I’ll tariff any country that defends Greenland! R: NATO, SHCMATO! She shall be ours! Putin: Hehehe! F47 playing right into our hands. 🤦🏽‍♀️😡🖕🏾

"You venture into the unknown land because that is where your heart will take you. In the end, it is not what you want to do, it is something you have to do." ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder Landscape with Snow (1888) 🎨 Vincent Van Gogh

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Rigaud Benoit (Haitian, 1911–1986) Country Wedding, 1948 oil on Masonite 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm) Milwaukee Art Museum #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Jilted wife sues former Senator over alienation of affection. wapo.st/4jPPSHQ

EU considers kicking US out to defend Greenland. “Why should the U.S. continue to have access to these bases, or receive support from allies’ naval assets, air forces, or even intelligence services, if it tries to take sovereign territory from a NATO member?” www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Except for Rubio - a sniveling, cowardly worm - our leaders psychopaths and sociopaths: from Miller, to Hegseth, to Noem, to Vance, to the big dog himself, we’re collectively in the grips of a mental breakdown. We need to escape the asylum

Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940), American painter. Title: "70 Degrees North." Date of painting 1932. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 60 × 72 inches. Collection: Arader Galleries. Location: New York City, New York, United States. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

I really wish I hadn’t installed the IOS 26 update on my iPad. It makes all the text look faded. I’m trying to uninstall it but it isn’t easy. Apple needs to stop reinventing the wheel.

Jan. 16 in history: -1605 Don Quixote published in Madrid -1883 Congress passes the Pendleton Act, creating the US civil service -1909 Ernest Shackleton expedition discovers magnetic South Pole. -1942 Carole Lombard dies in plane crash while selling war bonds.

Suburban Scene. Acrylic. 46”x64” #contemporaryart #traditionalart #art #artsky. #landscape #drawing #fineart #art #traditionalart #figure #oilpainting www.rmhershberger.com

Ernest Leonard Blumenschein (American, 1874-1960) "The Burro," 1929 Oil on canvas 34.12 x 30.12 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Jan. 15 -1919 A storage tank holding 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst, sending a torrent of molasses through Boston’s North End. 21 killed. -1929 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. born -2009 US Air flight lands safely in Hudson River after colliding with birds. Miracle on Hudson.

I can’t tell you how much I love the internet. I was 45 before I had access to it. And it still seems like a miracle. I never could have imagined the knowledge of the whole world in a container the size of a cigarette pack at a price I could afford. It changed everything.

Keep it up, Bari Weiss. A 23% loss in viewership for CBS News is nothing. We can do better. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Reporter "You said to Iranian protestors "Help is on it's way. What did you mean by that?" Trump "You're going to have to figure that one out. I'm sorry." *translation* "I don't know yet, I haven't been given instructions by Moscow."

Happy 74th birthday to the Today Show. It debuted on January 14, 1952 with host Dave Garroway, who signed off every show “Peace.” He stepped down in 1961 after making chimp J Fred Muggs a star.

Once a crook, always a crook. Gift article. wapo.st/3YE3R9J

Jørgen Emil Aabye (Danish, 1868-1959), After lunch in the studio, 1904, Oil on canvas. 164 x 205 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

The look at the end 😂

The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.

I walked out of a doctor’s office this morning bc I got tired of waiting for her. I left 40 minutes after the scheduled appointment time. Have you ever done that? What’s your breaking point?

Nikki Glaser/Golden Globes: “the award for Most Editing goes to … CBS News.” (This caused quite a stir, given the awards show was literally airing on CBS. But she continued unabashed.) “CBS News,” Glaser added. “America’s newest place to see BS news.” -Politico

This man voted for both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. His name was John Phillips. From Sturbridge, MA. Born in 1760, he lived 104 years and missed voting in only a couple presidential elections.

Alan Kingsbury (British, b.1960) "John O'Groats to Land's End," Oil on board 28 x 34 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

50 year mortgage dies in the crib. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

“Keep the loan term as short as possible. Don’t just default to the longer terms the dealer may suggest to get you into the car.
If you have to extend the loan past six years, which is already a long time, it’s a clear sign you probably can’t afford the car.” Gift article. wapo.st/3Lkugqb

In Nazi Germany, Goebbels picked an infant picture for a magazine cover to show the ideal Aryan baby. The only hitch? The baby was Jewish. Hessy Levinsons Taft's amazing story by @mikerosenwald.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...

January 10th is the 250th anniversary of Common Sense, the 47 page pamphlet by British immigrant Thomas Paine that formed the framework of the Declaration of Independence. Paine argued just about every problem in the colonies could be solved with independence from England. All time best seller.