Grateful for air conditioning during upcoming extreme heat

Shot from last night's bright display of noctilucent clouds seen from North Yorkshire. The brightest display I've seen so far this season #NoctilucentClouds #NLC

Stay different, normal is crowded ! 🕺✨🕺✨ . #paris #weekend #keepcool #friends #sweethome #staydifferent 🌿☀️🤠

Beautiful use of light and lines by @ianriddler.bsky.social

Scott Smith in Palmetto, Florida, captured the International Space Station (#ISS) passing in front of the sun on June 20, 2026. Thank you, Scott! buff.ly/p8rBEjf Submit your photos to us here! buff.ly/b1zfjd2

"First, she dedicated herself to writing 138 thank-you letters to those who played a part in her release ... They also allowed her to replace bitterness and fear with gratitude." - Today's lunchtime #inspiration from First to the Front #Letters #PaperBooks #Read #ThankYouLetters #DickeyChapelle

A photographer's main instrument is his eyes. Strange as it may seem, many photographers choose to use the eyes of another photographer, past or present, instead of their own. Those photographers are blind. Manuel Alvarez Bravo

ICC Judges sue the administration over sanctions imposed against them www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/w...

Canicule, Solidays annulé, brevet des collèges : les infos à retenir ce midi ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/DQsO

Zig Jackson Won’t Let Native America Be Forgotten aperture.org/editorial/zi...

The life cycle of the swallowtail butterfly is an example of nature's perfection. From humble caterpillar to magnificent butterfly, each stage holds its own significance and beauty.

This is a beautiful thing. These shelter dogs get to pick their own toys.

3) Wonder what Percival Lowell (founder of Lowell Observatory, God rest him) would think about the town bearing his family name now being home to a data center.

2) It's Prince Spaghetti Day ... youtu.be/P8ti1hnLiLw?...

1) Remember Prince Spaghetti Day? The grounds where Prince Spaghetti was made in Lowell, Massachusetts are now home to a data center www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u... #NoAI #DataCenters #PrinceSpaghetti

Voters worried about how much energy it would consume and how its water usage would affect the drought-stricken Great Salt Lake, and accused state officials of granting the project generous tax breaks while ignoring the public’s concerns. #NoDataCenters #DataCenters www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/u...

Seeing this made Home Depot an exception to my "no large corporations / chain store" policy. #Veterans

Canicule à Paris : la tour Eiffel ajuste ses horaires d’ouverture jusqu’à la fin de semaine

Sending cooling vibrations to Paris and the rest of Europe ... vague de chaleur / la canicule #Paris #weather #heatwave #climatechange

Clancy, told the teacher that the bot “is something that just teaches kids that they can have machines do the thinking for them”, instead of suggesting: “Let’s talk to your partners. What about the science experiment could you improve?” www.theguardian.com/education/20... #NoAI

Hoping they bring cursive writing back

I never understood why cursive writing was removed from the school curriculum. When I was a kid, we had to work hard to get our handwriting just right. That formed the basis of our signature so we could sign documents as adults. Technology is robbing our kids of an important skill! Don't let it die!

“Before there was ever an attention economy,” said Kevin Salatino, the Art Institute’s curator of prints and drawings, “de Kooning knew how to grab our attention and hold it, and that is something we desperately need now.” chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/06/...

Chloride, Arizona. At one time a booming silver mining town. Now, it's just one of those quirky "living ghost town" places. I made this image with a #Holga, my favorite travel camera.

2) I've switched back to the print edition of the New York Times. #PaperNotScreens #Paper

1) "Before our present unremitting exposure to social media, mobile phones and other devices, reading was a common experience, and those who went through it know what I mean." - Pope Francis www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

"Writing breathes eternity into our thoughts and immortality into our emotions." – Marco Tomasetta, Montblanc Artistic Director #LetsWrite #fountainpens #paper

She warns against the ubiquity of screens: “By spending time in nature or being creative, we can nurture the very skills and emotions that cannot be digitized: awareness, empathy, humility, and above all, love.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/w... #PaperNotScreen #Disconnecting #HumanConnection

The Moon and Venus flanked the Beehive Cluster last night for a nice view! Taken from Los Angeles. flic.kr/p/2sjooQ2

Obama said in Chicago he learned that leadership “has less to do with titles or rank or chasing attention than with helping others find their voice..” chicago.suntimes.com/live/star-st...

"Print your work"

When the Road Moved On Route 66 California - feels like the Dust Bowl Days. CMEHA SMENA 8M camera with Lomography's Lady Greys black and white film. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #Route66

Medicare Advantage plans get a fixed amount of government funding per patient and can keep more money if they keep healthcare costs low, including through prior authorization.

What parts of human life have we, intentionally or not, allowed technology to displace? And how can those things be restored? The answer might still be to throw our phones into the sea — but not just to juice fertility. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/o...

"Unlike in Italy, where people are strictly forbidden from getting into fountains, in France authorities at least tolerate it and on hot days in Paris, water features like that on the Trocadero are crammed with people cooling off." www.thelocal.fr/20200806/eat...

As I waited for a magic moment on the strip in Geneva-on-the-Lake one summer night, the photo gods favored me with headlights from a car leaving the parking lot as the Bel Air passed by. @ilfordphoto.com #Delta3200 film, #Leica M7 #filmphotography #nightphoto © 2015 Bob Soltys All Rights Reserved

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." - Ansel Adams

Canicule, accord Iran-États-Unis à Versailles, Coupe du monde : les infos à retenir ce midi ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/JeDE

The June #solstice arrives Sunday. For the Northern Hemisphere, it's the longest #day and shortest #night. For the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the shortest day and longest night. Join EarthSky's Deborah Byrd live at 12 CDT (17 UTC) today for 3 sky sights not to miss: buff.ly/KsF5T5v 📸 EarthSky.org.

What's harder to manage Reflecting Pool or Strait of Hormuz?

Montmartre by midnight. (Paris)

Important message from the National Weather Service in Northern Indiana about tomorrow's #severe #weather setup. #OHwx

Thanks @danielnovakphoto.bsky.social for posting these inspiring black and white photos made on film.

Johnson City and Around #filmphotography 🎞️ Olympus Stylus Zoom 140 Ultrafine Xtreme UFX400

New heatwave 🥵 ⚡️☀️ We talk about “climate change,” which means… We’re experiencing extreme, rapid fluctuations, very hot or very cold, on our planet💥 France isn’t prepared to deal with this climate change… 🚨🌡️ #paris #toohot #heatwave #chaudpatate #oulala #drinkwater 🌿

🔭 Moons, Rings, Shadows, Clouds: Saturn (Cassini) Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute ap260616

French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears