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spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Having a difficult time concentrating today. Going back in my mind to this lovely #blue #SealRock trip. 💙🌊 #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #ORCoast #beach #PacificOcean #PNW #Nature #Photography #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice
A clear blue sky, a horizon of dark blue Pacific Ocean waters, black basaltic ridges poking up along the sandy beach horizon… tide pools galore. Seal Rock on the central Oregon coast.
November 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
This #pink blueberry (I think) leaf was just lying on the sidewalk like this. #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #Macro #AOFoto #Nature #Photography #Fall #Leaves #Autumn #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter #Vote
A macro shot of a vibrant pink, decaying, fallen blueberry bush leaf spotted with clear, orb-like raindrops, lying on wet pavement.
November 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
A lovely #StunDay to you all. #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Sunrise #Sky #Nature #Photography #ArtYear #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
A stunning orange, lavender and deep purple sunrise with the silhouette of a huge Oregon white oak along the right edge of the picture.
November 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Maybe the tide’s actually coming in, eh? #ColorADay #BlueTue #BlueWave #Waves #TidesOutTuesday #ThankYouForVoting #PacificOcean #Beach #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
A horizontal blue and white sea scape of 5 successive layers of ocean waves headed to the shore under a blue-gray sky. Let’s go, blue wave!
November 4, 2026 at 4:49 AM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Happy #WaterfallWednesday all you lovely people out there. This is one of the falls on the loooong #SilverCreekFalls #hike I did a couple of years ago. #OR #PNW #Nature #Forests #Trees #Moss #ISeeMoss #Photography #ArtYear #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
A wide, thin, white summer-thin waterfall trickling down a mossy rock face and into a blue green pool as viewed through green, leafy, heavily-moss-covered trees and green undergrowth.
November 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
And some lovely #Blue #Waves for you all on this #ColorADay #BlueTue. How appropriate, yes? Let’s go #vote! #PacificOcean #ORCoast #Water #PNW #ECK #Nature #ArtYear #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp
A picture taken from above of the crashing blue and white, foamy waves that crash into the basaltic lava rocks along the Oregon Coast at Depoe Bay. They are quite dramatic.
November 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Sometimes just a picture of the #ocean will calm my nerves. #BlueSkyMonday #Beach #PNW #MinimalMonday #Nature #ArtYear #clouds #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
Near dusk on the Oregon Coast, the sand looks black, the waves are lapping with white foam and dark ribbons. The sky above is deep blue with wispy white clouds rolling across and a hazy gray fog bank along the horizon.
November 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
gsteckelcreations.bsky.social
Some tranquility for your Wednesday ~Gretchen

#naturetherapy #gooutside #waterlillies #pittsburghpennsylvania #northpark
Waterlilles resting on surface of water
November 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Another #spooky sprig of #oakmoss #lichen for your #Halloween festivities. #BlueSkyArtShow #Fungi #FungiFriends #BNWMacro #Macro #ClassicMono #Pareidolia #Forests #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
A monochrome macro shot of a fallen sprig of oakmoss lichen that looks for all the world like a screaming ghoul with crazy hair and a gaping maw to me.
November 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
gsteckelcreations.bsky.social
Autumn is everywhere you look ~Gretchen

#gooutside #naturetherapy #autumnvibes🍁 #pittsburghpennsylvania #oakleaf
Oak leaf turned yellow during autumn
November 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
I really need to take more time for the #birds! Here’s a #BirdOfTheDay #GoldenSun #GreatBlueHeron - an absolute dinosaur stalking the grasslands of #RidgefieldNWR at golden hour few months ago. #PNW #WA #Nature #Art #Wildlife #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp
A golden-green grassy field at golden hour with a tall-necked great blue heron stalking front and center, its golden eye side-eyeing my camera. One therapod foot is up, ready to step forward.
November 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday… please, for the love, #vote, if you haven’t already. Isn’t this collection of #moss and #lichen on the side of a grand old #tree adorable? #ISeeMoss #FungiFriends #Macro #Nature #Art #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
Closeup of the trunk of an old tree, with a vibrant, dark Kelly green tuft of moss, as well as a bunch of light sea green shield and oakmoss lichen.
November 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Happy #ForestFriday everyone! Vote early, and then spend some time wandering through the #trees. #Forests #Woods #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing #Vote
A dark, reddish-brown path leads uphill through a tall Sitka spruce forest on a cloudy day with lots of green ferns and undergrowth.
October 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
gsteckelcreations.bsky.social
So incredibly vivid out in the woods ~Gretchen

#chatauquacounty #newyork #naturetherapy #gooutside #autumntime
October 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
12trose.bsky.social
LOL!!!! All she had to do was go to the Valks sm page and she’d see their practice facility with the Sephora logo all over it. #GoOutSide
i-magnus.bsky.social Magnus Lehnsherr @i-magnus.bsky.social · 5d
Apparently Sephora cheering on the team they sponsor is a conspiracy. 🙃
#WNBA
October 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Well, look at this pretty thing I found in the woods! A fly agaric, yes? #ForestFriday #FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi #FungiFriends #Autumn #Fall #Forests #Woods #PNW #Nature #Photography #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
A bright orange fly agaric mushroom with its little white bubbly dots pokes out of the fallen, brown leaves on the forest floor.
October 31, 2026 at 2:53 AM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Only a few #CoveredBridges left… Looks a little #spooky here. #ArchForma #LinesLinesLines #PNW #ECK #ClassicMono #GallonHouse #OR #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #ArtYear #KeepGoing
A monochrome shot looking through from one end to the other of the Gallon House wooden covered bridge near Mt. Angel, OR, built in 1916. The black and white really sets off the lines of the wooden beams.
October 30, 2026 at 5:23 AM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
I have a tiny obsession with #WaterTexture. This #abstract shot comes courtesy of water skipper #insects dancing on the surface of a slow stream reflecting the #AutumnLeaves above. #Abstractia #Water #ColorADay #YellowThu #InsectThursday #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp
Little water skipper insects create concentric ring ripples on the surface of a slow stream, distorting the reflections of yellow, orange, and green leaves and dark brown branches against a blue sky.
October 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
Ya know what else is #spooky? This monstrous looking tangle of #oakmoss #lichen! Happy #Halloween! #Pareidolia #BlueSkyArtShow #HotStickSaturday #FungiFriends #Forests #ClassicMono #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp
A macro monochrome shot of a pale gray to whitish tangle of oakmoss lichen on a tree twig, along with some dark gray moss and liverwort on a very dark gray to black background, so the oakmoss really stands out! I think it looks like a monster with two big, uneven eyes, a gaping mouth, and multiple curly, tendril like limbs. It’s actually scary!
October 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
One last #abstractia #water shot before the weekend ends. #BNWMacro #AOFoto #Monochrome #Macro #WaterTexture #Autumn #Leaves #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
A monochrome, macro shot of an Oregon oak leaf that’s fallen into a stream. The water’s glossy, quicksilver-like ripples and dimples as it goes over pebbles and around the leaf while reflecting the sky and tree branches above give it a multi-dimensional appearance. This is absolutely my jam. If you see a weird lady hovering over a stream or a creek or a puddle with her camera, there’s a chance it’s me.
November 2, 2026 at 2:05 AM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
For #Spooky #BlueSkyArtShow, I have a reportedly #HauntedHouse! #ClassicMono #BushHouse #OR #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
A spooky, dark, monochrome shot from the ground path leading up to the Bush House in Salem, Oregon. Once inhabited by one of Salem’s most prominent families, it is now a museum and art center where. Many people have reported cold spots, strange shadows moving where nobody was, whispers, and a woman screaming or crying out. I’ve never experienced any of that there, but… maybe it’s true? I’ve certainly been in Miss Sally’s greenhouse and gardens by myself to take pictures, and have occasionally felt - not exactly alone. Nothing menacing, just… not alone. 🤷🏻‍♀️
October 31, 2026 at 6:28 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
The vine maples are putting on their glowy #red pajamas. #ColorADay #RedWed #October #Autumn #Leaves #Fall #Trees #PNW #ECK #Macro #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
Afternoon sunlight filters through a semi-shaded cluster of deep red vine maple leaves, making them almost seem to glow in the dark.
October 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
A lot of the #Oregon #oaks still have most of their #leaves, but I think #autum is coming for them. #Fall #ColorADay #BWFri #Scape #Landscape #ClassicMono #Nature #ArtYear #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
A monochrome landscape of a grassy oak savanna on a hill in the Willamette Valley. One large old Oregon white oak dominates the center left of the landscape, while a thicket further to the right goes down the hill. A tiny, windblown tree grows on the far left of the scene. The sky is clear.
October 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
sue1127.bsky.social
I hit the parkway out towards Brevard yesterday. The colors are starting to really come in. Have I mentioned just how much I love living here? Hope your days are filled with splendor! #photography #wnc #blueridgemountains #appalachia #blueridgeparkway #autumncolors #hiker #gooutside #followyourbliss
October 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
This was a particularly fun #waterfall chase, a couple of summers ago. #SilverFalls #OR #WaterfallWednesday #SouthFalls #Hiking #PNW #ECK #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
A picture of the South Falls of Silver Creek Falls State Park in the central Cascade foothills of Oregon. I took this from under the basaltic rock overhang, looking back at the trickle of waterfall, slow from the drought, as it falls into the pool below. The overhang looks like a jagged, black tear in the blue sky. Thick forest and greenery cover the other side of the “bowl” into which the waterfall drops.
October 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM