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A bit late for #Alphabetchallenge #WeekFforFilms, but perfect for #Caturday and #CatsofBluesky

"Allright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
Headshot of a tuxedo tabby cat.
August 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
shutterslut.bsky.social
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #Photography #EastCoastKin #ECK
An abstract photograph of a corrugated and rusted metal roof from below, looking straight up. The roof is supported by heavily weathered wooden beams. This is for a film challenge, the film referred to by this photo is “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
August 17, 2026 at 6:24 AM
mickpic.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #FilmSky
"THE 300"
or
"Chocolat"
(Hey, Bsky was down most of the day. I lost good pun time.) Real store downtown Portland.
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #Oregon
Sign reads: FRESH BELGIAN CHOCOLATES Leonidas Text added: THIS! IS! CHOCOLATE!! (Like from the film 300, as shouted by Leonidas.) The image shows a storefront for Leonidas, a well-known Belgian chocolatier and confectionery shop recognized for its classic blue and gold signage.Brand/Origin: Founded in Belgium by Leonidas Kestekides, famous for fresh pralines and ballotins.Store Features: Traditional wooden window framing, glass entry door, and blue awning reading "Fresh Belgian Chocolates."
August 17, 2026 at 4:27 AM
voxrox.bsky.social
Ballooning in Covington, WA State on July 14, 2026.

#SundaySkies
#SundayYellow
#SilentSunday
#ECK #PNW #Scape
#WestCoastKin
#Photography
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekFForFilms
Balloon 2018 - True Story /Thriller
A color & vibrant photo of a Hot Air Balloon in Covington, WA, during July, 2026. The sky has impressive cloud formations & is located at the end of a paved road where passengers board. The capture shows summer landscape in tones of yellow, green & blue with hint of a orange sunset. 📸 Bryan Foley of WA State Shared w/consent.
August 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
heyacordeiro.bsky.social
In the Grey (2026)
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #EastCoastKin #fog #mountains
Fog fills the valley and climbs up the mountains
August 17, 2026 at 2:14 AM
jglass8.bsky.social
Oceans Eleven

#StunDay #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #OceansEleven #naturephotography #peace #coastalvibes #photographersofbluesky #ECK #photography #EastCoastKin
August 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
kafkaesque2024.bsky.social
#SensoryArt #Silhouette #Stunday

What do you call a gathering of #skyscrapers?

Since there's no collective noun, we'd probably jokingly call it #WallStreet.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #WeekGforGrand
#UrbanGaze #StreetPhotography #CityScapes #Photography #Photographers #ECK #Architecture
A low-angle, looking-up perspective captures a dramatic cluster of towering skyscrapers in downtown Houston, Texas, under a vibrant blue sky filled with heavy white and grey clouds. In the foreground, the modern, glass-curved facade of a contemporary high-rise stretches upward, its mirrored surface reflecting the sky and clouds while transitioning into a starkly gridded, dark-tinted glass base. To its left stands a towering modernist skyscraper with a dense, uniform grid of windows, while a contrasting classic early-20th-century masonry building with traditional rectangular windows and detailed brickwork frames the upper right. The extreme upward angle creates a powerful sense of scale, forcing the sharp geometric lines of the diverse architectural styles to converge toward the bright sunlight breaking through the clouds.
August 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
kafkaesque2024.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms
#WeekGforGrand
Choosing the blue pill today just to watch the clouds. #TheMatrix

#Stunday #Architecture #ECK #Skyscrapers #UrbanGaze #StreetPhotography #CityScapes #Photography #Photographers #SensoryArt #Silhouette
A dramatic, ultra-low-angle, upwards-looking, colour, vertical shot of a sleek, modern glass skyscraper in Houston, soaring into a moody sky filled with heavy grey and pockets of blue clouds. It's called the Texas Tower, was designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners (of the famous Pelli), and is only 735-ft tall, so it's far from being the tallest skyscraper in Houston. Visually, the architectural design, per Google's explanation, "features multiple interlocking vertical geometric blocks wrapped entirely in reflective curtain wall glass, giving the structure a segmented, high-tech appearance. Deep vertical mullions create sharp, contrasting grid lines that accentuate the building's immense height, while a distinct horizontal indentation divides the lower and upper sections." The building’s dark blue and silver glass facades act like a mirror, dynamically reflecting the swirling clouds and sky, while a neighboring skyscraper is partially visible as a dark reflection on the lower right corner.
August 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
mjlinde.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge

#WeekFforFilms
📽 Dr. Zhivago

📸Peter Zajfrid @peterzajfridphoto.bsky.social
August 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
ncoastbruin.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge
#weekFforFilms
#SteelMagnolias
August 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
handcranked.bsky.social
"Another Day in Paradise"

Happy belated #Stunday! BlueSky has been down for me all day.

A beautiful sunset in Moorea.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFilms #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #photography #sunset
Overwater bungalows at sunset with green hills in the background on the right. The bungalows have thatched roofs and decks. The sky is dark blue at the bottom, then pink, then pale yellow at the top with heavy clouds. A bird is flying in the top left corner. The water is a dark green.
August 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
pepper10.bsky.social
A neighboring cornfield... I may have seen a bear...
Not hanging around to find out ...

Film: Children Of the Corn

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekFforFilms
#Stunday
#Photography
#Nature
#Foodsky
#Food
#ECK
A nearby cornfield growing pretty high. The black bears and raccoons love to get in there...
August 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
wjbphoto.bsky.social
Three Amigos…

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #2ndGenOffspring
August 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
riversaredamp.bsky.social
A Room with a View #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms

(yes, another one!)
A balcony view around sheer curtains showing a brick building in New Orleans’ Garden District. The building has dark shutters and a wrought iron balcony railing. A black car is parked below.
August 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
johnj3b.bsky.social
"The Odyssey" (2026) 🌍
Departing Troy for passage to Ithaca now boarding.....
📷Pentax K-3 w/Pentax DA 20-40mm f2.8-4 Lens (2016)
#AlphabetChallenge, #WeekFForFilms, #Abstractia, #liquid, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Boston, #Pentax, #Stunday
A bow-on view of the dinner cruise boat "Odyssey", docked at Rowes Wharf in Boston MA. The late afternoon Summer sky holds a few small white clouds, and the water reflects off the ship's hull. A small 2-masted sailboat floats at a mooring in the distance on the right. Various shades of blue dominate here, with the sky, the water, the ship's markings, and even the mooring lines all contributing to the palette.
August 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
nfknanna.bsky.social
My final, somewhat tenuous, attempt at this week's #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms 'Steel Magnolias' (1989) #photography #dailyphoto #out&about #flowers
A tapered, tulip-shaped magnolia flower growing from a twig. The flower is deep pink at the base but changes to white along the petals, with a pink stripe remaining in the centre. Two small leaf buds are just bursting open at the base of the flower.
August 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
loriargyll.bsky.social
Early Morning on #Bamburgh Beach at low tide, #Northumberland, with the imposing Castle, which endured power struggles during the Viking Age. "Destiny is all"

#Stunday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die ( 2023) #Photography #Landscape #Coast
The Sun is rising behind dark clouds, but a gap in the clouds produces bright orange rays to shine in the distance over the sea in the distance, and is reflected over the vast area of wet sand at low tide. The castle fortress rises behind the dunes on a low promontory in silhouette. Rippled sand patterns in the foreground add interest.
August 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
nolabob.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Fallen tree limb in a lagoon with algae on surface
August 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
jaatee.bsky.social
Fall evening
#Stunday #SkySunday
#scape #SundayYellow
#ColorADay #OrangeSun

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms
“The Hunt for Red October”
The silhouette of a single leafless tree in front of an evening blue sky striped with red, pink, orange, yellow, dark blue/purple.
August 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
shlead.bsky.social
Water For Elephants

(A 2011 romantic drama film directed by Francis Lawrence. It stars Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, and Christoph Waltz, and is based on the 2006 best-selling novel by Sara Gruen.)

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #ECK
#scape
#nature

From my visit to India in 2004.
Elephants having a bath in a river, tended by mahouts. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL Dec 2004. Tamil Nadu.
August 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
shlead.bsky.social
Lilac Dreams
(A 1987 story of a young woman alone on an island and a young man washed ashore from a shipwreck.)

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #ECK
#Stunday
#dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

I have no idea how I took this photo in March! Possibly my iPhone's portrait mode.
Lilacs and green leaves on a black background. Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro. March 2026. My garden.
August 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
laurette1.bsky.social
The Men who Stare at Goats (2009)
My photo of goats staring at me.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekFForFilms
#Goats
#Photography
An evening scene of goats at the farm we stay at in Warwickshire. They really do stare and it’s impossible not to stare back!
August 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
a3minutewonder.bsky.social
#alphabetchallenge
#weekFforFilms
Shampoo (1975)
“Your hairdresser does it better”
August 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x1* - iran 🔓
💨x11 - 1﹐884
💨x10 - villarreal
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💨x10 - ahmedabad
💨x8 - saka
💨x8 - odegaard
💨x8 - hakeem
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)

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August 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
tracey-m.bsky.social
"Child's Play" 1988

Hubby has been busy making games for our village fete, mainly for the children but I am sure some adults will also enjoy this shy.

I do and I am rubbish at It.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekFforFilms
#recycle #DIY
A rustic wooden target stand with brightly colored wooden animal cutouts of a fox, rabbit, squirrel, and duck.
August 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM