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John Murrell
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Ink-stained wretch, retired; suburban hermit
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For this week's #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekNForNeon, a neon-style "Open" sign
#photography 📷
A glowing illuminated neon-style "OPEN" sign with vibrant red uppercase letters inside a bright blue rectangular border. The sign is mounted against a dark background, with a wire hanging below it.
October 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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For #WaterWednesday and the #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BlueWater, a pied-billed grebe at the pond
#photography #birds #grebe #nature 📷🦉🪶
A small brown pied-billed grebe, seen from behind and looking left, floating in rippled blue and green water.
October 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Crow
#photography #birds #crow #nature #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
A high-contrast monochrome image of a silhouetted crow perched among bare tree branches against a bright sky.
October 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, moss on a magnolia trunk
#photography #moss #trees #nature 📷
A close-up of the pattern of moss on the trunk of a magnolia tree. The moss transitions from deep green in the lower left to copper-brown across the center, with the tree's light gray, textured bark in the upper right.
October 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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A snowy egret in the treetops
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A white snowy egret perched in profile near the top of leafy green trees. In the distant background are blurry tan hills with dark patches of trees.
October 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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For #MallardMonday, this couple along the creek bank
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
A mallard couple at the edge of a creek shoreline, both in profile facing left. The male, at left, is floating in the dark green water. The female, right, is on shore. There are reeds in the water and green plants along the water's edge.
October 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono #AOFoto 📷
A monochrome image of a section of an office building's exterior, with a repeating grid pattern of reflective dark glass window panels separated by thin vertical frames and bright horizontal bands.
October 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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For #SkySunday, red and gray clouds at sunset
#photography #sky #clouds #sunset #nature #Stunday 📷
Textured blue-gray clouds with reddish-orange highlights at sunset, with a bit of pale, clear sky in the lower right corner.
October 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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For #SmallBirdSaturday, a black phoebe stretching its wings
#photography #birds #BlackPhoebe #nature 📷🦉🪶
A black phoebe, dark gray with a white underbelly, perched on a bare tree branch, stretching both wings up and out against a clear blue sky.
October 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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For #Caturday, wary
#photography #cats 📷🐈
An orange and white cat nestled among tall grass and thin green reed stems, looking forward. The cat is partially obscured by foreground foliage, with a backdrop of dry, brown vegetation.
October 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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For #ColorADay #BWFri, tree aeonium
#photography #plants #succulents #aeonium #garden #nature #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono 📷🌱
A high-contrast monochrome image of tree aeonium succulent rosettes on slender stems set against a dark background.
October 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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For #FeatheredFriday, a turkey vulture sunning its wings
#photography #birds #TurkeyVulture #nature 📷🦉🪶
A turkey vulture standing on a gray gravel path with its wings fully outstretched in a horaltic pose, showing light gray flight feathers beneath dark upper wings. The bird's featherless pinkish-red head is turned slightly to the right. Behind the bird is blurred green foliage.
October 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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For #UrbanGaze and #AOFoto, a utility conduit reel
#photography 📷
A large, spoked metal reel holding coiled orange utility conduit and mounted on a white industrial trailer frame.
October 2, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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For the #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Black&White, a Canada goose taking a sip from a puddle at the park
#photography #birds #goose #CanadaGoose #nature #monochrome #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
A warm-toned monochrome image of a Canada goose bending down to take a sip from a puddle in the circular depression around the base of a tree in a grassy lawn. The tree trunk and its roots are at left.
October 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Chinese holly
#photography #holly #plants #garden #nature #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono 📷🌱
A monochrome close-up of dense Chinese holly foliage featuring spiky, multi-pointed leaves with glossy highlights and deep shadows.
October 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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For #WaterWednesday, #WaderWednesday, and the #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BestOfTheMonth, a great egret feeding in the pond
#photography #birds #egret #nature #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
A monochrome image of a great egret wading in dark water, leaning forward with its neck curved down and its beak dipping into the rippled surface.
September 30, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Yellow flowers on a golden rain tree seedling
#photography #flowers #trees #nature 📷🌱
Thin brown branches bearing clusters of small, bright yellow flowers against a softly blurred green background.
September 30, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, a mop head in the sun
#photography #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono 📷
A high-contrast, monochrome close-up of the clumped and tangled fiber strands of a mop head in strong directional lighting against a black background.
September 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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For the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #AwkwardAvian, a preening goose
#photography #birds #goose #CanadaGoose #nature #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
A close-up, monochrome image of a Canada goose preening, with its neck bent and its head upside-down. The goose has gray feathers, a black neck and head, and a white chinstrap.
September 29, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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For #MallardMonday, a line of mallards basking in the late afternoon sun
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
A line of 14 mallard ducks, male and female, resting in various positions along the concrete edge of a dirt embankment, with some green foliage in the upper right. Late afternoon sun shining from the left casts long shadows behind them.
September 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono #aofoto 📷
A monochrome, close-up image of a vertical wooden frame on the corner of a house separating two window panes with horizontal blinds. The left pane has closed, light-colored blinds, while the right pane has partially open, dark-colored blinds.
September 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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For #SkySunday, the Harvest Moon among layers of clouds
#photography #moon #sky #clouds #nature #Stunday 📷
A full moon seen through a gap among gray and black clouds, surrounded by a soft, light blue luminous glow where its light scatters through thin cloud layers.
September 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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For #SkySunday, the Harvest Moon rising over the foothills
#photography #moon #sky #nature #Stunday 📷
A pale yellow full moon in a pinkish evening sky over low brown hills dotted with dark clumps of trees.
September 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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A stately great blue heron
#photography #birds #heron #nature 📷🦉🪶
A great blue heron standing in profile on a ledge in front of a gray concrete wall.
September 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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For #Caturday, in a quiet spot
#photography #cats #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono 📷🐈
A monochrome image of a gray and white tabby tuxedo cat resting in some landscaping among agapanthus leaves and other detritus. The cat has its front paws tucked in and is looking at the camera.
September 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM