Contented to be livin’ & dyin’ in 3/4 time. Philly sports fan & blue dot living in a southern red state. All photos are mine unless otherwise stated.https://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvvthwqoss2h19 Sep 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvthwqoss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvvhnsm7ts2nIt’s Saturday! I hope you’re having as much fun as this guy just marching along! #birds #Mallards #ducks19 Sep 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvhnsm7ts2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvuxvqx4ec2wThe value in shooting pictures of birds is not the photographs that result, but the patience I learn waiting. #birds19 Sep 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuxvqx4ec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvuspxfx7s23@atlanticbirding.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Elegant looking birds. The Alt. is #Scruffy birds. This Eastern bluebird fits the alt. #Birds #birding #ECK #wildlife19 Sep 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuspxfx7s23https://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvstm5vu6s25It’s #Flyday afternoon so give a cheer! I’m celebrating by going to a new-to-me nature preserve to take pictures. An American crow about two wing flaps away from the rooftop. #birds #photography #ECK18 Sep 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvstm5vu6s25https://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvshomr3ak2bA winding path for this #ForestFriday. Go outside. It’s good for what ails you. #trees18 Sep 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvshomr3ak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvs4uhz4gc2bGood morning. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae. The alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves. This morning just a simple mourning dove against a field of green. I hope you have a serene Friday. #birds #wildlife #photography #nature #ECK18 Sep 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvs4uhz4gc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvqonputzc2eSomeone explained to me like I’m stupid how every company sends me 5 emails to do their customer survey and yet every product & service just keeps getting worse.17 Sep 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqonputzc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvpvahb5xk25Since my earlier #BirdOfTheDay post for today’s #ODG has gotten the usual lukewarm reception, maybe this one will provoke some interest. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpvahb5xk25https://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvps5vdmrk25He’s blaming Dems for the Kennedy Center falling apart but it’s a LIE, of course: 4 Democrats and 6 Republicans (including Shitler’s first term) have held the WH since the Kennedy Center opened in 1971.17 Sep 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvps5vdmrk25https://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvpmju3bjk25Per @alan678.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. No alt today. I know there will be tons of beautiful duck portraits today so I’m going a different direction. Here’s a male Mallard at bath time. I hope you like it. #birds #ducks #ECK #photography #Olympus17 Sep 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpmju3bjk25https://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvoclm5vu22xSince the cricketers say it a special day, I’ll post my own pic of Iceland’s natural beauty. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoclm5vu22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvnhwqlasc2gHappy #WaterfallWednesday! I hope this helps you past the hump. #nature #photography #eck #photographersofBluesky #waterfalls16 Sep 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnhwqlasc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvn5pnbm722gFrom Helen Bennett today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdsWithBerries. The alt is #BirdyLongLegs, birds with legs that look too long for their bodies. I think Blue Herons qualify for the alt. Herons, plural, because there’s a second one in the background if you look. #birdphotography #birds #ECK16 Sep 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn5pnbm722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvlmfxoedk2jScheduled with an endocrinologist couple weeks ago. First available was mid Nov. They just called me & said she has a conflict. It’s Sept 15. How the fuck does she know she’s got a schedule conflict for the middle of frigging Nov? Good thing it’s not an emergency.15 Sep 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlmfxoedk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvlb2e6uyc22Well , it’s the 2 o’clock hour (on the US East Coast) on #Twosday. It’s also #RockinTueday, so I’m just gonna knock them both out with one pic. #birds #scape15 Sep 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlb2e6uyc22https://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvkxb6qbck2yApparently there are quite a few photographers who don’t know what the word “silhouette” means.15 Sep 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkxb6qbck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvkw7ftdm22yPer Atlantic Birding, today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Finches. A House finch on a fence. #birds #photography #ECK #nature A Red-winged Blackbird15 Sep 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkw7ftdm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvkfdmllsc2nToday’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social is #Silhoutte; The alt is #Finches. A mini-murder making its presence known from my neighbor’s roof. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography15 Sep 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkfdmllsc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvjh5w6zyk2z“Would you knock it off, Irv. You’re so thirsty.” “Shut up, Steve. You wish you had my flair. You’re boring.”15 Sep 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjh5w6zyk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvjesi55vk2sHow exactly was that Kelsey hold difficult for the referee to see? He was standing right there! FFS. 15 Sep 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjesi55vk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mviusuhgc22jJust BEE, baby! #bees #bumblebees #nature #flowers #wildlife #BugSky #Bloomscrolling14 Sep 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviusuhgc22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvifvttjn22e#MountainMonday Lake Garda, northern Italy, 2025. #scape #landscape #landscapephotography14 Sep 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvifvttjn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvi4fmmw322ySo Jr’s wedding was financed largely by a Russian with intimate ties to Putin, a guy sanctioned by Ukraine. Nothing to see here, folks. #8647 #FDT https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin14 Sep 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi4fmmw322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvi2qepqfs2yHappy Monday. Today's #BirdOfTheDay from Rob Crank is #Mamas&Papas, male & female of the same species together. The Alt is #Robins. I love how the beak appears to be glowing on this American robin in this moody setting. #birds #ECK #photography #birding #birdphotography #wildlife14 Sep 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi2qepqfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvgqde7suc2yThe Grand Staircase inside the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice. Hard to see but the giant murals on the walls are unbelievable. #art #ArtSky #beauty13 Sep 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgqde7suc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mr-write.bsky.social/post/3mvgnymnyr226It’s like a fucking jailbreak and Hurts is in panic mode.13 Sep 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:zabhuffw6omwn76mc4363fd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgnymnyr226