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ND John

@johnwmich.bsky.social

A hobbyist photographer currently in ND. I'm married, old, and poor. All my photos are copyright by me, and are not for sale. *OK. I just gotta say it. No DMs unless we already interact in some way.*

created November 12, 2024

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you so much. I hope it is wonderful in your piece of the world, too.

2/9/2025, 2:08:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you. I used to see them often when I worked the overnight shift.

2/9/2025, 8:02:57 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Mine were crappy until I got a decent tripod. It would be some freak of nature to hold a camera still for that long.

2/9/2025, 8:00:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rivera Ride the Wave (@photo-rivera.bsky.social) reposted

Hope you all are having a fantastic #scape Friday! This is a #sunrise capture from a May 2021 #roadtrip to the Bonneville Salt Flats #Utah. See comments for drone video. #landscape #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I used a Nikon D810 back then. I've since also added a Nikon Coolpix P-1000. I'm not very good on the technical end of it. I have lots of misses that you'll never see on here, but sometimes I get lucky. A good tripod helps a lot, too, especially for night pics.

2/9/2025, 3:17:13 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Canada, do what you gotta do. The sane people of Gilead (U.S.) understand. We'll see you on the other side of this.

1/9/2025, 11:55:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

Another example of morning pics. Taken about 8:30 am on 1/19/14. #photography

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1/9/2025, 11:30:45 PM | 93 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

Many of the pics that look like sunsets are actually sunrises I took on my way home from work. 1/10/15. #photography

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1/9/2025, 11:26:37 PM | 97 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you. I think each photo looks decent separately, but tell a whole different story together.

1/9/2025, 9:11:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What some might call weeds. 7/13/14. #photography

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1/9/2025, 4:11:20 AM | 107 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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An old barn, crumbling into the mist. 12/1/13. #photography

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1/9/2025, 4:09:33 AM | 121 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dragonfly (@dragonfly055.bsky.social) reposted

This dragonfly stole my heart

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5/7/2025, 11:38:51 AM | 54 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I have a bunch of pics from there that I haven't posted yet.

31/8/2025, 8:50:05 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Autogrammatic (@autogrammatic.bsky.social) reposted

Converge #photography #architecture #geometric #streetphotography #urbex

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17/8/2025, 1:52:02 PM | 53 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

tRump is just the useful idiot who keeps the public distracted while the Project 2025 people do their thing.

31/8/2025, 11:11:03 AM | 11 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I hear people say "uff da" all the time around here in ND, but I've never heard it anywhere else.

31/8/2025, 5:29:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Daybreak the day after the previous post. 10/26/14. #photography

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31/8/2025, 3:16:15 AM | 135 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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A dramatic sunrise in ND. 10/25/14. #photography

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31/8/2025, 3:14:55 AM | 129 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mary (@mjwyatt.bsky.social) reposted

June garden shot. Lavender and ornamental oregano. 💜🩷

Garden shot. Shades of pink oregano blooms, dark purple lavender, with pale greenery all around.
30/8/2025, 10:58:03 PM | 260 29 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

After the pedestrian passed, I think I would have pulled over and flipped them off one by one as they went by. But that's just me.

30/8/2025, 7:06:33 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 2:20:41 AM | 31 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

I'm amused by clouds that just seem out of place. Taken with my phone, 8/29/25. #photography

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30/8/2025, 4:07:24 AM | 128 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

Helluva place for a shed. WY 7/5/15. #photography

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30/8/2025, 4:04:32 AM | 90 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Issabild (@issabild.bsky.social) reposted

just a little tree #povray #tree #fullmoon

just a little tree #povray #tree #fullmoon
27/8/2025, 7:34:57 PM | 33 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I've never swan in the ocean, but I've swam at Ludington State Park. I'm believing it's comparable, other than the temperature.

29/8/2025, 2:48:01 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

That would be nice, but I believe they are all just cogs in a criminal fascist enterprise.

29/8/2025, 2:42:40 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Looks like a gauntlet of scattered showers ahead. 6/16/14. #photography

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29/8/2025, 1:05:03 AM | 117 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

Taken in Ashtabula OH 20 minutes apart. 7/2/14. #photography

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29/8/2025, 1:01:16 AM | 124 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

done

29/8/2025, 12:30:12 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

🤢🤮🤡👎

28/8/2025, 10:08:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

More to the story: The crash happened on their way to Moorhead MN, across the river from Fargo ND. The promoter contacted a local kid to take the gig. Thus started the career of Bobby Vee.

28/8/2025, 9:35:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

Someone (else) is getting some nasty weather. 6/29/25. #photography

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27/8/2025, 11:39:23 PM | 124 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

A smokey view into ND on 10/11/14. #photography

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27/8/2025, 11:37:11 PM | 98 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Accomplished photographers like you, Luis, are a great encouragement to amatuers like me who get a lucky shot once in a while.

27/8/2025, 9:15:06 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm in the same boat, in that I never used twitter. I figure we each decide the level of interaction that suits our individual personallities. I cherish partaking in the artistic vision of each photograph. Some are whimsical, some are full of deep meaning. All are breathtaking.

27/8/2025, 9:15:06 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow! It does look like it.

27/8/2025, 4:26:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Horses enjoying the evening. 11/3/13. #photography

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27/8/2025, 2:45:40 AM | 152 10 | View on Bluesky | view

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ND sunset. 10/23/13. #photography

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27/8/2025, 2:43:55 AM | 136 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Instead of miles per gallon, the correct term would probably be gallons per mile.

27/8/2025, 1:51:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

That must mean Karoline Leavitt is a Moscow duck.

26/8/2025, 7:37:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Edwin Wiskerke (@edwinwiskerke.bsky.social) reposted

Zo'n spinneweb is en blijft een kunstwerk. #art #natureart #nature #macro #photography #netherland #zeldenzomooigezien #spider

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31/7/2025, 10:25:20 AM | 75 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

It has been a very wet summer, so there is much more green than usual.

26/8/2025, 9:24:29 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I joke to people here about how every little town has its festival, where everyone comes together around the town tree.

26/8/2025, 9:22:46 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 (@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social) reposted

Even giant cottonwood trees look small under the vast sky over the plains of North Dakota. I shot this as a pano to emphasize the how small these giants look under the sky, so be sure to click to see the full photo. Additional details below. #pano #landscape #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited

A panoramic photo with large, dead cottonwood trees standing in the middle of a wheat field. The bark on the trees has mostly fallen away, revealing bone-white trunks with starkly contrasting bits of dark bark. The wheat grows on a gently rolling hillside, with the cottonwoods standing in a low area on top of the hill. Behind the trees, wheat can be seen on another hill rising behind. The sky is blue, filled with long, thin white clouds.
19/8/2025, 6:16:07 PM | 108 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you. I was just out driving around, and this one insisted on some attention.

26/8/2025, 2:05:49 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

Almost camouflaged. 5/26/14. #photography

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26/8/2025, 2:02:21 AM | 137 10 | View on Bluesky | view

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Seen better days, but still standing. 8/23/25. #photography

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26/8/2025, 1:59:35 AM | 132 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture manuela_makeup (@sephhora.bsky.social) reposted

#FleurisTonFil🌺

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24/8/2025, 8:04:11 AM | 95 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

A couple more angles of Aylmer. 8/23/25.

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25/8/2025, 7:35:08 AM | 90 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was in the area, so I got an updated view of downtown Aylmer ND. 8/23/25. #photography

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25/8/2025, 7:35:08 AM | 126 9 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

We seem to have it happen a couple of times each year close to winter.

25/8/2025, 4:34:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I love it when frost collects on stuff. 12/1/13. #photography

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25/8/2025, 3:18:30 AM | 101 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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The light in this pic seems to come from the frosted vegetation. 12/1/13. #photography

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25/8/2025, 3:16:42 AM | 107 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

We're away this weekend, but here's some phone pics before we left. (more in alt) 8/20/25. #photography

image I had purslane growing prolifically in my outdoor pots. I've read about how nutritious and flavorful it is, and I have been munching on it all summer. I'm harvesting seed from some and intend to make even better use of it next year.
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Profile picture Ponzini Photography (@ponzphoto.bsky.social) reposted

"Country Landscape" - Photographed August 26, 2011, in Fork Union, Virginia. 📷

Peaceful
18/8/2025, 4:09:22 PM | 114 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Bluesky works fine for me on a vpn, but many other services I use won't.

23/8/2025, 6:16:20 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Anna (@bornforart.bsky.social) reposted

The Swan Lake #Art #Oil #CGoilpainting #Landscape #Nature #MorningLight #Forest #Lake #Swan

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22/8/2025, 10:51:06 AM | 146 18 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Lots of wisdom there.

22/8/2025, 5:22:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

"No one is above the law." WHO does he define as "the law?"

22/8/2025, 4:50:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Valio 🍦 (@monstradamoose.gitlab.io) reposted

Asleep 🌇 #photography #morning #olympus

Photo of empty tram tracks early in the morning
17/8/2025, 9:10:23 PM | 65 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I remember going to the electronics store with my dad to buy tubes. That was mostly what they sold, various vacuum tubes to fix TVs and radios.

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Profile picture JBGarrity Photography (@joegarrity.bsky.social) reposted

Vietnamese Mossy tree frogs are both aboreal and aquatic. They wade in moss-covered puddles as a means of camouflage. My Portfolio: portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #amphibian #treefrog #frog #herps

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21/8/2025, 1:21:57 AM | 381 56 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

It is easy to block someone from seeing your posts. I'm sure each one of us has blocked people for various reasons.

22/8/2025, 5:28:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social)

Along the road in WY. 7/4/15. #photography

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22/8/2025, 2:48:34 AM | 138 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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Along the road in CO. 7/4/15. #photography

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Profile picture Mary (@mjwyatt.bsky.social) reposted

Morning shot of Mt. Hood. October 2024. 🩶🤍💙

Mt. Hood. Dark conifers with a thin layer of gray clouds above the tree line, snow covered illuminated mountain surrounded by pale blue sky,scattered dark gray clouds above.
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Profile picture Skittles (@skittlesmom.bsky.social) reposted

Thistle gone to seed.

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21/8/2025, 1:31:45 PM | 291 28 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

So true. Too many people pour so much of themselves into acquiring things instead of acquiring experiences that build memories.

21/8/2025, 5:12:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I had several NFT buy attempts months ago. They said much of the stuff you posted here. As soon as they tried to move it (usually to WhatsApp), I blocked and fled. One thing that helped was that I know most of my photos aren't that good once they're blown up, so I know their flattery is bullshit.

21/8/2025, 4:43:42 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Along the road in CO. A different view of a previous post. 7/4/15. #photography

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21/8/2025, 2:23:45 AM | 145 12 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not sure of location, but I thought it was cool. 6/29/15. #photography

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21/8/2025, 2:22:05 AM | 107 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture AX : sns name (写真表現博物館)Japan (@axphoto.bsky.social) reposted

#portraitphotography #ポートレート #streetphotography #streetsnap #ストリートスナップ #naturephotography #風景写真 #PENTAX #ペンタックス

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A frosty morning. 12/1/13. #photography

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Here's the original. Heavily dusted from a neighboring field.

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A heavily messed with pic of a snowdrift. 2/14/14. #photography

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm surprised he didn't have a drone or two waiting in Siberia to welcome him home.

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I always told people that if I'm working, the machine is not.

19/8/2025, 2:04:26 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

That would have made some noise!

19/8/2025, 2:02:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

One of the pictures in that set is where I took my profile pic from.

19/8/2025, 1:06:21 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Our cowardly senator, John Hoeven, was governor when Holmberg's trips to Prague were happening. I'd love to tag Burgum with some of it, too, but he came along later.

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The moon almost looks like it might fall on this trucker. 12/17/13. #photography

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11/15/13. #photography

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

I've silently pondered the history behind places I've lived, but you've really dug into it. Each house has a story, and you've worked hard to uncover their hidden character. I lived in MI for about 22 years, but I've never known much about that side of the state. Thanks.

18/8/2025, 8:36:02 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Hoping you get it figured out. For me, I developed a new normal when I retired. Most of my last 10 years was spent working overnight. Now, I tend to be up until 1 or 2 am, and get up around 11 or so. I'm following what my body tells me to do. The advantage of not having a schedule.

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Profile picture yoli2.bsky.social (@yoli2.bsky.social) reposted

#Nature #Photography #blueskyphotography

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On my way home from the overnight shift. 3/30/14. #photography

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A mid-winter evening in ND. 12/17/13. #photography

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Profile picture Martinidoro (@martinidoro.bsky.social) reposted

Last round for today - this one's on the house

Blick auf ein Gewässer im Abendlicht, mittig schwimmt eine Ente. Im Hintergrund rechts Bäume, links ein Berg. Am Himmel eine Wolke, unter der dezent die untergehende Sonne scheint. View of a body of water in the evening light, a duck swims in the middle. Trees in the background on the right, a mountain on the left. A cloud in the sky, under which the setting sun is discreetly shining.
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I have read elsewhere that it is a bad site.

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North Dakota sunset. 10/14/14. #photography

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A crop duster on the job. 6/24/25. #photography

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Profile picture Den 🇮🇪 (@denterrick.bsky.social) reposted

In the Dublin hills the forest green is as bright as it gets right now. Great to get lost in. 😀 ...and you can see why it might be easy to get lost here. There is a hiking path in there somewhere. #hiking #nature #photography #trees #scape #EastCoastKin #ForestFriday #Dublin #Ireland

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Profile picture Tia Lala (@tialala6.bsky.social) reposted

Sunset in Boca Raton, FL 10/2019 #scape

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Would a bunch of pelicans be called a flock? 9/14/14. #photography

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UP of Michigan. 7/10/14. #photography

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

Things are never the way we remember them. I wonder, in cases like this, if my brain recorded the memory accurately? What I saw was very different than how I remembered it. The main thing that verified it was the right place was that hill.

15/8/2025, 3:12:56 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🤣

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It was a special thrill to reconnect with a memory from 50 years ago.

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Profile picture ND John (@johnwmich.bsky.social) reply parent

It can be nothing more than willful ignorance. I was seeing news stories about their agenda for a year and a half. Many of us posted about it incessantly before the election. Unfortunately, the U.S. will have to pay some heavy consequences for things to change.

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