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#PalacesAndGardens #UnexpectedEncounters

"Brücken Affe" in Heidelberg

#photography #classicmono #eastcoastkin
March 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM
twitterrefugerin.eurosky.social
#UnexpectedEncounters
#PalacesAndGardens #UrbanGaze #ECK #blueTue
March 26, 2026 at 10:11 AM
ragamuffinz.bsky.social
Eyeball to eyeball with the #PictureTaker. It was much more traumatic for this insect eating, shy, harmless little #GreenSnake than it was for me. ☮️🐍📷
#photography #UnexpectedEncounters #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDanger
January 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
junemarie50.bsky.social
#PalacesandGardens #UnexpectedEncounters #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #photographer #blueskyphotography #PhotographersUnited
March 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
juneandcie.bsky.social
#PalacesAndGardens
#UnexpectedEncounters
#UnusualEncounters
#YellowThu
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBlueSky
A thistle placed on the yellow floral-patterned velvet of an antique chair to prevent visitors from sitting on it
March 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM
juneandcie.bsky.social
#PalacesAndGardens
#UnexpectedEncounters
#UnusualEncounters
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBlueSky
An 18th century travel toiletry kit. The focus is on the reflection of the window in the mirror, on purpose. Palais Rohan. Strasbourg
March 26, 2026 at 7:08 AM
tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social
I expected some Torii gates along the trail to the top of the mountain at the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shinto Shrine in #Kyoto, #Japan, but not the many thousands of them! For #PalacesAndGardens #UnexpectedEncounters.

#EastCoastKin #trail #hiking #shrines #mountains
March 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
romek66.bsky.social
#PalacesAndGardens

when modernity meets antiquity

Fallen Icarus by Igor Mitoraj
at the Temple of Concord
in the Valley of the Temples
in #Agrigento

March 6th, 2026
#Sicily #CityScape #UrbanScape #scape #sculpture #UrbanGaze #UnusualEncounters #UnexpectedEncounters #HumansOfBlueSky
March 26, 2026 at 6:01 AM
sheena-mck.bsky.social
I did not expect to see King John on the toilet in Carrickfergus Castle 😳
#PalacesandGardens #UnexpectedEncounters
Figure of King John sitting on a medieval toilet set in the castle walls
March 26, 2026 at 10:40 AM
xtoffpv.bsky.social
Spotted this stylish heron admiring itself in the city! 🦩👀 Nature meets urban life in the most unexpected places.
🌆🦢 #UrbanWildlife #CityBirds #NatureInTheCity #Heron #WildlifePhotography #UnexpectedEncounters #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #CityLife #StreetPhotography
May 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
gdrosser.bsky.social
#PalacesandGardens
#UnexpectedEncounters
We were near the Flinders Ranges, rounded a bend, and unexpectedly encountered this family of emus. They were eating dead grasshoppers.
Luckily we were not driving fast.
March 25, 2026 at 10:27 PM
sdcushing.bsky.social
Marjo @marjosl.bsky.social shares a surprise - some giant wall spiders on a house for PalacesandGardens UnexpectedEncounters:
marjosl.eurosky.social Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · Mar 26
I hope this wall spiders on a house in Monschau Germany will fit the theme #UnexpectedEncounters from #PalacesAndGardens from @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social 😅
#ECK #vacation #mobilephonephotography
You see here a white wall from a house in Monschau a lovely town in Germany. On the wall are crawling 3 gigantic metal black spiders.
March 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM
thatarnold.bsky.social
As a photographer, that kind of moment can feel tense. You feel the eyes. The judgment.

They’re not judging the photo—they’re judging you. For making it. For letting her be seen like that.

#bodypositivity #judgmentfree #photographerlife #storybehindtheshot #unexpectedencounters #trailblazers
March 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
marjosl.eurosky.social
I hope this wall spiders on a house in Monschau Germany will fit the theme #UnexpectedEncounters from #PalacesAndGardens from @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social 😅
#ECK #vacation #mobilephonephotography
You see here a white wall from a house in Monschau a lovely town in Germany. On the wall are crawling 3 gigantic metal black spiders.
March 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
bloodraynes.bsky.social
Beautifully taken June my friend 🤩👌🏼

#PalacesAndGardens
#UnexpectedEncounters
#UnusualEncounters
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBlueSky
March 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
maskflowerprince.bsky.social
For #PalacesandGardens theme of #UnexpectedEncounters. A black cat roaming the white marble ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Ephesus in Turkey (2023). #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #Türkiye #ruins #AncientBlueSky #travelphotography #RomanRuins #cats #catsofbluesky #catsky #EastCoastKin
March 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
laurette1.bsky.social
Punch and Judy booth in Hinton Ampner.
#PalacesandGardens
#UnexpectedEncounters
#HistoricHouses
#Photography
Hinton Ampner is an elegant English country mansion with beautiful grounds. Why was this at the house when I visited there one Christmas?🤷🏼‍♀️
March 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
sabineshutterbug.bsky.social
Last call for the unexpected!

Tomorrow, 26 March

#PalacesandGardens goes looking for what doesn't quite belong. Or belongs more than anything.
#UnexpectedEncounters.
Looking forward to whatever you find fitting for our theme. Everyone is welcome
#ECK #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
March 25, 2026 at 1:05 PM
bloodraynes.bsky.social
Colours, detail and textures, this has it all June!! 🤩💛🧡🖤👍🏼

#PalacesAndGardens
#UnexpectedEncounters
#UnusualEncounters
#YellowThu
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBlueSky
March 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
sabineshutterbug.bsky.social
Something’s hiding in plain sight. On 26 March, #PalacesandGardens celebrates #UnexpectedEncounters: herons in fountains, secrets in glass, modern life sneaking past ancient stone. What have you spotted? Everyone is welcome. #EastCoastKin #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK
A poster for the #PalacesandGardens community on BlueSky, announcing the theme #UnexpectedEncounters on Thursday, 26 March 2026. Dark navy text on a light gravel path background. Three photography motif ideas are listed: Uninvited Wildlife, Chance Reflections, and Anachronisms. Closes with “Everyone is welcome” and the hashtag #EastCoastKin. A small camouflaged toad is visible on the gravel path in the background. Image description: A portrait-format community poster with a photograph of a gravel path as the background. The gravel is pale grey with scattered small stones. A small toad, well camouflaged against the gravel, is visible in the upper right area of the image. All text is in dark navy blue. At the top in large bold letters: #PalacesandGardens. Below that, also bold: Thursday 26 March 2026. Then in slightly smaller text: Theme #UnexpectedEncounters. A line reads “Some ideas for motifs”, followed by three bullet points: • Uninvited Wildlife — Wildlife meets grandeur: a heron in a baroque fountain, a fox at the palace gate • Chance Reflections — A mirror image in glass or water — a secret the building keeps • Anachronisms — Something modern intruding on centuries of stone; poetic, not jarring Below the bullets, in lighter text: Everyone is welcome. At the bottom in large bold text: #EastCoastKin
March 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM
oranje-wani.bsky.social
So very very cute kitten🐈🐈‍⬛🐾
#StrayCats #StreetCats #UrbanWildlife #CatsofJapan #HiddenPlaces #NeighborhoodCats #CityWildlife #JapanLife #CuriousCats #StreetPhotography #PetPhotography #CityLife #WildlifePhotography #CatCommunity #NatureInTheCity #CityAdventure #UrbanExploration #UnexpectedEncounters
July 25, 2024 at 3:54 PM
annalois36.bsky.social
Something a bit different for Thursday's #PalacesandGardens. The theme is #UnexpectedEncounters

A secret doorway, someone perching on historic steps whilst checking their phone, random taxidermy, a face in a stone wall (not an actual face...that would be unexpected!).

Further details below ⬇️
sabineshutterbug.bsky.social Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · Mar 23
Something’s hiding in plain sight. On 26 March, #PalacesandGardens celebrates #UnexpectedEncounters: herons in fountains, secrets in glass, modern life sneaking past ancient stone. What have you spotted? Everyone is welcome. #EastCoastKin #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK
A poster for the #PalacesandGardens community on BlueSky, announcing the theme #UnexpectedEncounters on Thursday, 26 March 2026. Dark navy text on a light gravel path background. Three photography motif ideas are listed: Uninvited Wildlife, Chance Reflections, and Anachronisms. Closes with “Everyone is welcome” and the hashtag #EastCoastKin. A small camouflaged toad is visible on the gravel path in the background. Image description: A portrait-format community poster with a photograph of a gravel path as the background. The gravel is pale grey with scattered small stones. A small toad, well camouflaged against the gravel, is visible in the upper right area of the image. All text is in dark navy blue. At the top in large bold letters: #PalacesandGardens. Below that, also bold: Thursday 26 March 2026. Then in slightly smaller text: Theme #UnexpectedEncounters. A line reads “Some ideas for motifs”, followed by three bullet points: • Uninvited Wildlife — Wildlife meets grandeur: a heron in a baroque fountain, a fox at the palace gate • Chance Reflections — A mirror image in glass or water — a secret the building keeps • Anachronisms — Something modern intruding on centuries of stone; poetic, not jarring Below the bullets, in lighter text: Everyone is welcome. At the bottom in large bold text: #EastCoastKin
March 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM
bloodraynes.bsky.social
That’s such a cool shot AnnaLois 😎👌🏼👌🏼

Vimes Boots
for #PalacesandGardens theme of #UnexpectedEncounters

Further info in the alt text.

#EastCoastKin #photography #ECK #RipleyCastle #hothouse #plants #boot #gardening
March 26, 2026 at 10:04 AM
annalois36.bsky.social
Happening today! Join us for #PalacesandGardens theme of #UnexpectedEncounters

A secret doorway, someone perching on historic steps whilst checking their phone, random taxidermy, a face in a stone wall (not an actual face...that would be unexpected!).

Everyone welcome!

Further details below ⬇️
Poster for today's #PalacesandGardens theme. Text reads as follows: At the top in large bold letters: #PalacesandGardens. Below that, also bold: Thursday 26 March 2026. Then in slightly smaller text: Theme #UnexpectedEncounters. A line reads “Some ideas for motifs”, followed by three bullet points: • Uninvited Wildlife — Wildlife meets grandeur: a heron in a baroque fountain, a fox at the palace gate • Chance Reflections — A mirror image in glass or water — a secret the building keeps • Anachronisms — Something modern intruding on centuries of stone; poetic, not jarring Below the bullets, in lighter text: Everyone is welcome. At the bottom in large bold text: #EastCoastKin
March 26, 2026 at 6:52 AM
bloodraynes.bsky.social
Great shot AnnaLois!! 😳👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

Off With His Head!!
for #PalacesandGardens theme of #UnexpectedEncounters

A very random discovery! Further info in the alt text

#EastCoastKin #photography #ECK #history #CharlesI #grimhistory #KiplinHall #NorthYorkshire #unusualtreasures
annalois36.bsky.social AnnaLois @annalois36.bsky.social · Mar 26
Off With His Head
for #PalacesandGardens theme of #UnexpectedEncounters

A very random discovery! Further info in the alt text

#EastCoastKin #photography #ECK #history #CharlesI #grimhistory #KiplinHall #NorthYorkshire #unusualtreasures
(iPhone camera)
Took this at the beautiful Kiplin Hall in Yorkshire, which is a treasure trove of travel souvenirs (of the posh kind) and random inherited items, amongst a vast array of antiques and artworks. This definitely fits the theme of 'unexpected encounters'! Image shows a sizeable block of old, dark wood atop a cream crocheted lace mat. It looks historic and was on a table at the side of a room. On the table in front of the block is a small notice in calligraphy that reads; 'Family tradition asserts that this piece of wood is part of the BLOCK on which Charles I was beheaded and given to the Duchess of Cleveland, Lady Baltimore's grandmother, by Charles the Second.' So who knows if it's true! Either way, it was fascinating to see.
March 26, 2026 at 10:03 AM