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Liv Junqueira

@junqueiraliv.bsky.social

The time
you realize
how strong
you are

#ImageAndVerse

November 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM

JeffSpicoli

@jeffryspicoli.bsky.social

For the #blueskyartshow theme #spooky a little spiderweb #imageandverse.

Morning mist settles
Spiderwebs shimmer with light
Nature holds its breath

October 31, 2026 at 9:55 AM

Robert Loves Photography

@robertspictures.bsky.social

#EastCoastKin #ECK #Photography
#ArtChallenge
#ImageAndVerse

Saul became Paul, right?
Transformation, change, process.
What did his horse feel?

November 1, 2026 at 9:22 AM

Susan Davis Cushing

@sdcushing.bsky.social

Jason @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social shares a determined thought with his beautiful photograph for BlueSkyMonday MountainMonday, and ImageAndVerse:

Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 8h

Good morning.
On the turn of the shoulder, seeing we are scaling a peak. A breaking in the clouds is clear. Sore, exhausted from this journey of desperation and will, continued. More steps, a place clarity just ahead.
#BlueSkyMonday #Mountainmonday #imageandverse #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin

A mountain range in the center green and blue, shaded by clouds. Green trees in front. Textured clouds above. White Mountains New Hampshire

November 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝

@alanzucker.bsky.social

magical
urban forest
city park actually
as the sun hangs low
in an early autumn blue sky

#photography #OriginalContent #ECK #ForestFriday #imageandverse

October 30, 2026 at 11:33 PM

jen 💙🤍🕊️

@jenzsky.bsky.social

A beauty beyond my reach
admired from afar…

#sunsets #sunsetlovers #seascape
#scape #clouds #sunset #hope
#photography #imageandverse
#photographersofbluesky #stunday
#photographersunited #eck #sky

October 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM

Susan Davis Cushing

@sdcushing.bsky.social

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social shares a fantastic shot and beautiful poem today for Stunday and ImageAndVerse:

Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 1d

Morning #BlueSky ☕️ As usual on a Sunday l have a capture with a poem l have written in the alt. This week please enjoy:

“A Small Wonder”

Have a great day friends ☺️
#ECK
#Stunday
#BNWmacro
#ImageAndVerse
#Photography
#PhotographyOfBlueSky
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#PoetryOfBlueSky
#ClassicMono

After today’s picture description, I’ve written a poem which was inspired by this capture.

Our striking black-and-white macro photograph captures a solitary mushroom standing among a dense carpet of wild grass and clover.

Viewed from slightly above, its delicate, umbrella-shaped cap reveals an intricate pattern of fine, radiating gills, spreading outwards from the centre like the spokes of a tiny wheel.

Its slender, textured stem rises gracefully from the tangled vegetation below. The background fades into a soft blur, creating a beautiful contrast between the sharply defined mushroom and its surroundings.

The monochrome tones lend the scene a quiet, almost mysterious atmosphere, highlighting the fragile beauty of nature in miniature.

Finally, our picture today is finished with a simple white border frame. And now for my poem…

I call it …A Small Wonder

Among the tangled blades of grass,
a little world quietly grows.
No grand display, no need for praise,
just nature's beauty as it flows.

Its delicate crown catches the light,
its silent presence standing tall.
A fleeting moment in the earth,
yet somehow beautiful through it all.

Perhaps life's greatest wonders
are not the ones that shout or shine,
but the quiet things we almost miss,
hidden in the smallest corners of time.

November 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM

Jaime Hylton, Verbivore, Chionophile, Cruciverbalist

@shadowjaime.bsky.social

Good Sunday morning, fellow travelers. 🐰🐰
#ImageAndVerse #November

Some autumn leaves are still clinging to the trees, but there is a small bit of snow on the ground, a portent of winter's approach.

November 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM

Susan Davis Cushing

@sdcushing.bsky.social

Jason @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social shares a stunning photograph with a great thought this morning, perfect ImageAndVerse, on a Scape and ForestFriday:

Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning. Happy Friday
There is clarity in the difficulty we have scaled. The opening, obstructed, is in view. More steps to go, yet in glimpsing the horizon, we continue.
#Scape #ForestFriday #imageandverse #photography #landscapephptography #sunsets #ECK #EastCoastKin #newhampshire

A clearing on top of a ledge
Trees in the view. A mountain range. A pink sunset above. Forests on the clearing. Near the top of the trail, Cathedral Ledge North Conway New Hampshire.

October 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM

Elena Again

@elenaagain.bsky.social

#EastCoastKin #hiking #stunday
#haiku #ImageAndVerse

Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Brandywine Gorge Trail

Showers of leaves
Falling down along our path
Dancing in the rain

- Love must triumph

October 31, 2026 at 8:46 PM

MLAlexion

@mlalexion.bsky.social

“Of all the seasons, autumn offers the most to man and requires the least of him.” - Hal Borland

A Pot Of Gold
#Photography #ImageAndVerse #StunDay #Fall #BlueSkyPhotography

November 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM

Mačka

@macka2u.bsky.social

Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.
~Gloria Steinem
#Photography #BloomScrolling #Stunday #ECK #Foto #Nature #ImageAndVerse #Art #Bokeh #PhotographersOfBluesky #Flower

November 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM

𝕋𝕪 𝕊𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕟 ☮️💟🕉️

@thetysullivan.bsky.social

Sunday Bloody #Stunday

“And as the sun replaced the moon/the witches withdrew”

#blackandwhite #BlackandwhitePhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography
#ArtYear
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotoHour
#BlueSkyPhotography
#ImageAndVerse #witches #wicca #wiccan #halloween

November 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM

Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM

@shlead.bsky.social

"Art thou weary, tender heart?
Be glad of pain:
In sorrow sweetest virtues grow,
As flowers in rain."
- Lucy Larcom.

Wishing you a lovely evening and a wonderful new week! 💛

#SundayYellow
#dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling
#ImageAndVerse #ECK

Rain-drenched yellow snapdragons and green foliage.
December 2024. At a nursery.
Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro.

November 2, 2026 at 1:41 AM

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝

@alanzucker.bsky.social

So the kids, they dance, they shake their bones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing, "Ashes, ashes all fall down"

--- "Throwing Stones" Grateful Dead

#BlueSkyArtShow #spooky #photography #OriginalContent #ECK #imageandverse

October 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM

jriegs

@jriegs.bsky.social

Taking a break…
Until next time, here’s a
haiku & photo for you 🕊️💙🕊️

to be one with trees
and ride the whispering breeze—
finally at home

#haiku #poetry #photography #ECK
#BirdOfTheDay #BestOfOctober
#Stunday #ImageAndVerse
#birds #birding #nature
#naturephotography
#birdphotography
#art #painting

In a photo that looks more like a painting, this female Northern Cardinal is nestled in a small tree during Autumn. Captured on 10/14/2026.

November 1, 2026 at 7:24 AM

Stimpy Cole

@stimpycole.bsky.social

flowers bloom, leaves fall
do not be saddened
-unknown
#ImageAndVerse #eck #photography

A warm, diffused glow of afternoon sunlight filters through the changing leaves. Late Oct 2026

Verse is from a Korean funeral procession chant (Sangyeosori). I heard it in the movie Exhuma a few nights ago

November 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM

Graham Jones

@oldmanrambling.bsky.social

Like a candle in the dark
A single yellow Tulip
Let's me know there
Is still love and hope
In a world that seems
Too often without both.
This is how I can cope

#ForJanet #Parkinson's
#Tulips #YellowSunday
#Stunday #ImageAndVerse
#Bloomscrolling #ECK
#PhotographersOfBluesky

A single, slim yellow Tulip with a darkened background.
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro

November 1, 2026 at 9:26 AM

Climb To The Clouds

@climbtotheclouds.bsky.social

Good morning.
On the turn of the shoulder, seeing we are scaling a peak. A breaking in the clouds is clear. Sore, exhausted from this journey of desperation and will, continued. More steps, a place clarity just ahead.
#BlueSkyMonday #Mountainmonday #imageandverse #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin

November 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM