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Robert E. (He/him)
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Jack of many trades master of none (good at a few). Doing my best to make life in my small corner of the world better one piece of art at a time.

Proud member of #WestCoastKin
#PNW #Oregon #Art #Archaeology 🏺

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Robert E. (He/him) @robertemond.bsky.social · Aug 12
#emoetry | #serene

serene water above
conceals living struggle below—
circle of life

#Haiku #Senryu #Haiga #Poetry
#PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoetry
#BlueskyPoets #PoetsofBluesky
#PictureAndAPoem #Photography
#WestCoastKin #ECK
A leopard shark swimming towards a school of silvery fish. A poem reads: serene water above conceals living struggle below— circle of life Poem and photo by Robert Emond.
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#31DaysofHalloween & #MacroMonday

The bones from my hospital lunch. The fish was delicious though. With this final maudlin post I’m going to sleep hope tomorrow is brighter for my soul.

#Photography 📸 #StillLife #iPhonePhotography
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
#BlueskyPhotography
#FoodPhotography
A close up photo of fish bones on a white plate with glistening liquid and the bone themselves glisten to give it an ethereal slightly haunted look. Photo by Robert Emond. 
October 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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In Honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

The ghosts in the Night on Bald Mountain scene from Fantasia.
October 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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#emoetry | #uneasy

"Uneasy"

Wow that took a much darker turn than I expected. It looks like there's still tons if stuff work through.

#Poetry #FreeVerse #PoetryPrompt
#PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoetry
#BlueskyPoets #PoetsofBluesky
#Philosophy #Spirituality
A poem "Uneasy" by Robert Emond. My heart grows uneasy as hospital stay nears end Should be time of joy Yet I Fear Falling Falling back into destructive patterns My art cocoon is unraveling Will I emerge the glorious butterfly I know exists in my soul Or will I Fall Fall back into Fear Fears that led my heart To Fail My heart grows uneasy
October 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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October smells like a letter
addressed to someone
you used to be…

#AutumnDream #photography
#Autumn #Massachusetts #Travel
A sunlit autumn forest overlooks still water, filled with the quiet nostalgia of October
October 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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#emoetry prompt for 10/5 is #uneasy

#writingcommunity #poetry
emoetry prompt for 10/5 is #uneasy #writingcommunity #poetry
October 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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#ColorADay | #PinkMon

ultimate beauty
flowers siting on grave
celebrate life*

Colored today written & drawn day I got out of ICU.

#Haiku #Senryu #Haiga #Poetry
#BlueskyPoets #PoetsofBluesky
#MinimalMonday #WCK #ECK
#ArtistsOfBluesky #BlueSkyArt #Minimalism #MinimalistArt
#Artistsonbsky #Artwork
A photo of a haiku and a drawing of pink flowers next to a grave that says 1910 on it the haiku reads: ultimate beauty flowers sit on grave celebrate life * It should say "flowers sitting on a grave". I have trouble counting syllables the best of times, immediately realleased from the ICU is not the best of times. Poem and photo by Robert Emond.
October 5, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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#ColorADay | #PinkMon

Some colored pencil and ink I did day before yesterday.

#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
#ArtistsOfBluesky #BlueSkyArt
#Impressionism #Minimalism #Minimalist #MinimalistArt
#QuietArt #Bloom #Blooms
#Artistsonbsky #Artwork
#Sketches #Sketchbook
A colored pencil drawing of a pink and yellow flower with leaves and grass. Drawing and photo by Robert Emond.
October 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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#ColorADay
#OrangeSun
#Stunday
#AutumnVibes
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBlueSky

Waiting for that time...🍂
the completely yellow trees in autumn and the reflection of their light in the water
October 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Light does beautiful things 😍 #photography #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #oregoncoast #bastendorfbeach #PNW
Sunlight streaming through trees that are sitting on a bluff at a beach. The bluff and trees and sun rays are reflected in the surf and sand below and the skies are crystal clear above.
October 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Dahlia 'Big Bird' 🌱

#SundayYellow #Bloomscrolling #Stunday #ECK
Yellow dahlia, dont think its actually called Big Bird, but it does look like Big Bird
October 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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#SundayYellow

Shinto priests at the Kanda Myoujin shrine in Tokyo. Founded in 730 moved to the present location in 1616, destroyed in 1923 Kantō earthquake, rebuilt in concrete In 1934, allowing it to survive the Tokyo firebombing in WWII. Alt for more.

#Photography #WCK #ECK
#BlueskyPhotography
Yellow robed Shinto priests wearing light blue pants, march in procession. The priest in front plays a Shō (笙) a free-reed mouth organ made of 17 slender bamboo pipes. Its distinct, ethereal chords are traditionally said to imitate the sound of light shining down from heaven or the call of a phoenix. The trailing priests play flute like instruments. A shrine maiden in white and red stands behind them. Photo by Robert Emond.
October 4, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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#ColorADay | #OrangeSun

A tile in the sidewalk in Shibuya district taken on 9/27/26. It shows a zelkova tree, official tree of Shibuya the text says "The district's tree: Zelkova serrata"

#Photography 📸 #iPhonePhotography
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
#BlueskyPhotography
Wave red and green paving bricks with a cracked tile of an orange haloed tree that says in Japanese "The district's tree: Zelkova serrata". Photo by Robert Emond.
October 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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This is murder-
October 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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I'll be going live next week to talk about my trip to England and the revelations I made along the way. Join me Saturday (10/10) at 3pm pacific/6pm eastern!

YT: youtube.com/live/PlHGLCn...
FB: www.facebook.com/events/14069...
October 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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#BloomScrolling #FlowerPhotography #Flower #Photography #WestCoastKin #WestCoastPhotographers #TheLostCoast #MacroPhotography
#MacroFlower 
Macro photo of yellow rose with raindrops on the petals 
October 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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yeehawpoems.bsky.social
Starting on a new section
Embroidery on floral cloth using scrap floss
October 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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#StunDay

Sunday morning in Japan, started gloriously. But what really stuns me is that having heart failure in Japan is literally the 3rd best thing to happen to me in my life. Please see Alt.

#Photography #WCK #ECK
#BlueskyPhotography
#PhotographersUnited
#Philosophy #Metaphysics #Spirituality
A photo of a bright red,orange,and pink sunrise over Kanazawa. The sky seems to be burning with light and live as the sun wakes the morning. A mass of white buildings is nestled between dark green trees in the foreground and dark mountains below the sunrise. The beauty of the morning made me appreciate the beauty of the world. The fact of being in the hospital has allowed me to see life more clearly than ever before. Now I am forced to sit with my thoughts and do nothing which has inspired my art to new degrees. Since being in the hospital, I'm experimenting with drawing techniques with marker pens, which I haven't used since I was a child, and colored pencils with very limited resources. It has also spurred my poetry to new heights. Ironically, my heart, shutting down has opened my heart to the beauty and love of the universe so this is the third best thing to ever happen to me. Photo by Robert Emond insights provided by the Universe/God.
October 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge | #WeekMForMachines

Big mixer, little mixer. From the aircraft carrier Intrepid in #NYC on 6/20/15.

#Photography 📸
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
A white stand mixer next to a giant commercial mixer. Photo by Robert Emond.
October 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Happy #SixOnSaturday everyone, hope you have a great weekend.

Six pics from in and around my various bits of garden this week (of multiplying mushrooms and fading flowers), see alt-text for details 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers
Top left to bottom right, red and white dahlia 'Fire and ice', white flowering tobacco nicotiniana alata, a still opening calendula 'citrus', a new and still developing red hot pokers flower from kniphofia 'papaya popsicle', a fresh pair of red coneflower and a host of blue and white African daisies 'Ice and Sky' thanks for reading have a good'un sky-folk
October 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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#ColorADay | #GreenSat

Today they let me walk as long as I use this IV stand that vibes Star Trek. I’m still hopeful that I'll get out with a few days to see Kanazawa before we have to head home.

#Photography 📸
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
A lime green IV stand taken a a Dutch angle. Photo by Robert Emond.
October 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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#Cassiopeian | #hearts

A poem written from the heart ❤️, pun intended. Also metaphor for the world.

@yeehawpoems.bsky.social
#PoetryPrompt #Poetry
#PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoetry
#BlueskyPoets #PoetsofBluesky
#WritingPrompts #WriteSky
#Philosophy #Spirituality
#Resilience #Hope #Faith #Awakening
Part one of a poem titled Global Disaster by Robert Emond. Slowly, the seas rose, the winds blew differently, A little here and there, not noticeably... At first; life continued as usual. But soon the seas rose further, the winds blew Unexpectedly. Small adjustments contrived in daily Life, pretending nothing was happening. No lifestyle changes were made, the seas rose More and more; the winds became extreme, Life as usual, no longer reigned supreme. Soon the seas and winds rose to crisis level. Disaster on the horizon; arguing and dithering about What to do, while continuing forward, no change. Part two of a poem titled Global Disaster by Robert Emond. Disaster struck the seas roared the winds blew tainted. The ambulance siren wailed, the emergency room awaited. Death hovering on wings silent, was it too late? Acute treatment painful and arduous; life disrupted. Recovery requiring dramatic lifestyle changes. Slowly made the seas dwindled, winds calmed. Life as usual, a dream of the past, there is no returning. Leisurely it shall resume, if doctor's orders respecting. If not the end is nigh; all depends upon man's choices. Hopefully he will live in this new world; this new way. Or will he fall back into old patterns and have the Seas and winds rise again for the final time. Only time will tell.
October 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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Guess what I'm giving away in the next Chirrup? (you can join via my website)
October 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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幸せになる為の鍵は、丁寧に生きること～人生を急いで完成させるのではなく、今を味わう事なのだといわれます🌱

猫さんは、眠りたい時に眠り、気が向けば窓辺から季節を眺め、「自分はどうしたい？」と、心の声を大切にしています。

犬さんは誰かの帰りを待ち、一緒に散歩で歩き、嬉しい時には全身で喜び、「誰かと生きること」の温かさを教えてくれます。

陽だまりにひとり眠る猫さんも、誰かの隣を嬉しそうに歩く犬さんも、自分・誰かを大切にする＝丁寧に生きて、それぞれの幸せに繋げています。

幸せとは、自分らしくいる事、誰かといる事の間に、そっと灯る小さな灯りで、丁寧に生きることで灯し続けられるものなのでしょうね🍃
October 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/10/worl...
World of WearableArt's 'GLO!' Is a Celebration of Culture, Nature, and Whimsy
The annual fashion-meets-performance competition is an international visual feast that continues through October 4.
www.thisiscolossal.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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stepintoknowing.com
Take action and make your voice be heard about the roadless rule by Oct. 6th. #PublicLands #Roadlessrule #climate #WCK
Cascadia Wildlands. We like it wild.
Cascadia Wildlands defends and restores Cascadia’s wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and in the streets. They envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling ...
cascwild.org
October 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM