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Andrea Peterson

@andreapeterson.bsky.social

PNW | Nature | Bird Nerd | Aquarium Volunteer | Cephalopods | Flowers | Love | Art | Culture | Travel | Photography | Small Biz Owner www.edmonds.love https://edmondslove.etsy.com EdmondsLove.redbubble.com - Check out our NEW 2026 Calendars and gifts

created November 14, 2024

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Thanks, Phil! 🫶🏻

1/9/2025, 4:00:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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💖🐝

1/9/2025, 1:59:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A black bellied plover at the Monterey Bay Aquarium #Birds #Plover #Birdscrolling #WestCoast #BirdNerd #Photography #California

A grey, black, and white speckled bird standing in sand with rocks and plants around it
1/9/2025, 1:38:36 PM | 56 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Isn’t it cool to go into your garden and find dahlias that are as big (or bigger!) as your own head! 😃😍

1/9/2025, 1:04:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks so much! I hope you do the same 😊

1/9/2025, 1:02:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks, Jay! I love this type of dahlia, the center is oftentimes thick and protruding, so a side shot really shows it off 🥰

1/9/2025, 1:01:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Profile of a dahlia from this summer’s Sky Nursery Dahlia Show in Shoreline, Washington #Flowers #Dahlias #MagentaMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #Bloomscrolling #Photography #MacroMonday

The side view of a dahlia flower that has pink and magenta colored petals and a yellow fluffy protruding center that is tinged with pink on the top edges.
1/9/2025, 12:57:49 PM | 57 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Some bat star art action for you from the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Santa Cruz, California #MarineLife #SeaStar #ColorADay #PinkMon #MinimalMonday #PatiriaMiniata #Echinoderm #Photography #WestCoast

A pink bat star stuck on the side of an aquarium tank so the reflection of its underside is visible. It almost looks like two sea stars dancing together
1/9/2025, 12:51:05 PM | 38 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you!

31/8/2025, 7:50:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Awesome! It truly is stunning 🤩

31/8/2025, 4:23:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you so much! 😃

31/8/2025, 4:22:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you! 😊

31/8/2025, 4:22:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you 😊

31/8/2025, 4:22:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks, Alina 🥰

31/8/2025, 2:31:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s great. I go there just to ooohhh and aaahhh. I know a couple of other nurseries around here that did close, Molbak’s (Woodinville), and then the one up on 196, east of 99, but I forget the name. Wright’s maybe? 🤷🏻‍♀️

31/8/2025, 1:37:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How cool! 🥰

31/8/2025, 1:24:37 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Lone Cypress, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, 250+ years old, and iconic logo for Pebble Beach resorts since 1919 #Trees #Cypress #WestCoast #California #17MileDrive #Stunday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIForIconic #Photography

The Lone Cypress tree, logo for Pebble Beach resorts, on a rocky point overlooking the ocean with mountains visible in the distance
31/8/2025, 1:10:43 PM | 150 15 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you! 😊

31/8/2025, 12:56:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes I do! I am incredibly grateful 🥹🥰

31/8/2025, 12:56:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, viewed from the Crow’s Nest, and constructed in 2001 #Lighthouse #SantaCruz #California #SmallCraftHarbor #WestCoast #BlueSky #Photography #Walton

A white lighthouse on breakwater rocks with green plants in the foreground and a pale blue sky above
31/8/2025, 12:55:13 PM | 40 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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A dahlia from this year’s Sky Nursery Dahlia Show #Flowers #Dahlias #Bloomscrolling #Anthophile #Photography #ColorADay #OrangeSun

A rounded dahlia that is yellow in the center and turns orange as the petals uncurl
31/8/2025, 12:40:40 PM | 536 35 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you, Sharon 😊

31/8/2025, 11:50:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you, Sheena! ♥️

31/8/2025, 11:00:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you so much, Alina! 🫶🏻

31/8/2025, 11:00:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you so much 😊

31/8/2025, 11:00:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you, Maria!

31/8/2025, 10:59:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Kids learning about boating 🥰 #SantaCruz #Boating #Learning #BeachDay #WestCoast #California #Littles

30/8/2025, 6:35:49 PM | 21 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you so much, Shantha! Yes, he is fantastic 🥰🫶🏻

30/8/2025, 6:32:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks, David 😊

30/8/2025, 4:11:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh my! Stunning! Love that color 🥰

30/8/2025, 4:10:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He sure is 🥰

30/8/2025, 3:58:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yay! You are most welcome!

30/8/2025, 3:58:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks, Jay 😊

30/8/2025, 3:57:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you! 😊

30/8/2025, 3:57:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Look at what I just found outside our hotel room 😊 Hubby surprised me 🥰 HBD to me! #BillLewis #DreamInn #SantaCruz #BirthdayExtravaganza #Surprise #Photography #WestCoast #California #MontereyBay

A beach with the words ‘Happy Birthday Andrea’ written in the sand. The Santa Cruz pier and water from Monterey Bay are in the background.
30/8/2025, 3:33:33 PM | 67 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you, Dina! You do the same 😊

30/8/2025, 3:18:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A dahlia to brighten up your Saturday morning 🌞 #Flowers #Dahlias #Bloomscrolling #Anthophile #Photography #FlowerGirl

A dahlia with pointed petals that is bright vibrant yellow in the enter and turns to orange at the outer bottom petals
30/8/2025, 3:14:58 PM | 385 35 | View on Bluesky | view

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🫶

30/8/2025, 2:03:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Friends, I captured a sea otter with its baby yesterday at Bird Rock, along the 17-mile drive 😍 Please forgive the blurriness, she was a ways out and bopping all over the place. #MarineLife #SeaOtter #Otters #PebbleBeach #WestCoast #PacificOcean #California #EnhydraLutris #Photography #Nature

An otter holding its baby on its chest while swimming among kelp with a wet algae covered rock in the background
30/8/2025, 1:52:57 PM | 42 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Good morning! Dawn at the iconic Santa Cruz amusement park today 🥰 #SantaCruz #WestCoast #Sunrise #California #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIForIconic #LostBoys

30/8/2025, 1:14:32 PM | 40 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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A Japanese porcupine crab at the Monterey Bay Aquarium #MarineLife #Crabs #DeepSea #ParalomisHistrix #Photography #Invertebrates #Lithodinae

A reddish colored crab with spikes all over its carapace on a rock in a darkly lit aquarium
30/8/2025, 12:45:39 PM | 61 8 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you, Lester!

30/8/2025, 12:30:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you so much! You crazy kids do the same 🫶🏻🥰

30/8/2025, 12:28:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She is awesome!

30/8/2025, 11:44:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🫶🏻

30/8/2025, 3:22:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My pleasure 😊

30/8/2025, 3:21:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Beautiful!

30/8/2025, 3:21:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🫶🏻

30/8/2025, 3:20:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So glad you enjoyed it! It’s a spectacular place.

30/8/2025, 3:20:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes! Thank you!

30/8/2025, 3:20:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Indeed!!

30/8/2025, 3:19:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She truly does ♥️🥰

30/8/2025, 3:19:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is part of a trail called the ‘hall of mosses’ in the Hoh rainforest. The whole thing is simply incredible, it is ethereal.

30/8/2025, 3:19:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh that’s awesome! Thank you for sharing!

30/8/2025, 3:18:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you!

30/8/2025, 3:17:55 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It sure is!

30/8/2025, 3:17:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You know, I have yet to go to Neah Bay! I have plans to do it all the time, and it just never works out. I have to get there!

30/8/2025, 3:17:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I agree! It is breathtakingly beautiful, it really is. Thank you 😊

30/8/2025, 3:16:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you ♥️

30/8/2025, 3:16:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s fantastic! Beautiful capture 😍

30/8/2025, 3:16:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes!

30/8/2025, 3:15:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Me too, aren’t they the coolest?!?

30/8/2025, 3:15:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m sure it misses you too 🫶🏻

29/8/2025, 11:21:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh how cool!

29/8/2025, 11:21:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Isn’t it great? 😊

29/8/2025, 11:20:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wowza! Those are gorgeous 😍

29/8/2025, 5:32:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t forget to stop and look up once in a while 😍 #ForestFriday #Trees #SolDuc #Olympics #PNW #Forest #Photography #Dendrophile

The view of looking up within a forest while being surrounded by trees with a bright sunlit sky in the background
29/8/2025, 5:21:04 PM | 96 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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I bet you’re right, which is even cooler!

29/8/2025, 4:58:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It is ethereal 🥰

29/8/2025, 3:58:18 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🫶🏻

29/8/2025, 3:55:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you 😊 Do it…post the pics 💚🌲

29/8/2025, 2:52:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh how nice! I’d be ogling every day!

29/8/2025, 2:51:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s really cool 😎 Thank you for sharing.

29/8/2025, 2:47:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you!

29/8/2025, 2:45:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A couple of San Diego dorids with eggs spiraled beside them #MarineLife #SeaSlugs #Nudibranchs #MontereyBayAquarium #MBARI #WestCoast #California #NudiArt #Photography

Two white sea slugs, with dark dots and circles,with eggs spiraled like a curled up ribbon next to them, in an aquarium with a blue background
29/8/2025, 2:44:39 PM | 26 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Same here. I’d love to retire here. I’ll invite you up if/once we do 🥰

29/8/2025, 2:35:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I agree, it’s like no other!

29/8/2025, 2:34:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh my!! Congratulations! 🌲💚🍀

29/8/2025, 2:33:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I love it even more! Thank you so much for commenting with this detail 😍

29/8/2025, 2:32:13 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gorgeous, Leslie!

29/8/2025, 2:30:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Aren’t they great? 🥰

29/8/2025, 2:20:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Same! Imagine the tales it could tell 😍

29/8/2025, 2:14:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How cool! It is a magical spot, no doubt!

29/8/2025, 2:05:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You are most welcome 🤗

29/8/2025, 2:03:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s awesome! My pleasure 😍

29/8/2025, 2:02:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nice one! It’s so pretty, Alina 🦋🌲

29/8/2025, 1:53:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes 😊🌲

29/8/2025, 1:52:32 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you!

29/8/2025, 1:47:00 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you 😊

29/8/2025, 1:46:43 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It sure is!

29/8/2025, 1:43:15 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I believe this was on the Hall of Mosses, possibly Hoh River Trail. I get excited by the beauty and just start shooting. Then I look back and forget which shot was taken where 🫣

29/8/2025, 1:27:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you! 😍

29/8/2025, 1:18:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you so much 😊🌲

29/8/2025, 1:18:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks, Jay! The Washington forests are incredible 🤩

29/8/2025, 1:17:22 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you, John!

29/8/2025, 12:56:48 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes! It was overwhelmingly beautiful 🥰

29/8/2025, 12:54:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A beautiful natural tree arch in the Olympic National Forest #ForestFriday #Trees #Forest #PNW #WestCoast #Olympics #Washington #Dendrophile #Moss #Lichen #Nature #Photography #Scape

A large tree, covered with lichen, bent over a path in an arch in a forest with a person and a dog visible.
29/8/2025, 12:48:39 PM | 4996 433 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rows of dahlias at this year’s Sky Nursery Dahlia Show in Shoreline, Washington #Scape #Flowers #Dahlias #Flowerscape #Bloomscrolling #Anthophile #Photography #PNW

Several multicolored dahlias at a dahlia flower show
29/8/2025, 12:35:33 PM | 222 18 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Monterey Bay Fish Hopper in the glow of the sunset 🌅 #Scape #Seascape #WestCoast #MontereyBay #California #Sunset #Photography

A restaurant built on the edge of a bay on the Pacific Ocean at sunset
29/8/2025, 12:20:49 PM | 87 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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A bright yellow dahlia to brighten up your Sunday 💛 #Flowers #Dahlias #Bloomscrolling #Yellow #DahliaShow #PNW #Photography

A close-up of a bright yellow dahlia flower with a fluffy center and individual petals extending outwards
29/8/2025, 11:57:56 AM | 70 5 | View on Bluesky | view