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@pepper10.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 9:00 PM

For the challenge #PompandPatterns...
Let's just say if my hubs wears one of his favorite tee shirts, and gets lost, we'll never find him in this forest...
Semper fi...

#PalacesandGardens
#ColorADay
#GreenSat
#Photography
#PhotographersofBluesky
#ECK

My hubs well-worn Marine tee shirt; the green goes along with the other pic on here of the lush green forest...

@pepper10.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 8:19 AM

On the left a white-face hornets' nest we found in the forest.
It has the same intricate weaving as the baskets hanging in my kitchen.
What a marvel of engineering! ...

#PalacesandGardens
#PompandPatterns
#ForestFriday
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#Nature
#ECK

A white-face hornets' nest we found in the forest. It has an intricate weaving to it. A real marvel of engineering. It's empty of course...

@mickpic.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 2:55 AM

#PalacesandGardens #PompAndPatterns
"Be it the famous Castro Theater, or your front yard hydrangea, gold and blue is an attention getter. And getting a last, late entry in for P&G, because... why not." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #Flowers #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #California #Tiles

The image showcases the intricate Spanish Baroque decorative tilework above the entrance of the iconic Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
Designed by renowned architect Timothy L. Pflueger and built in 1922, this historic movie palace is famous for its striking Churrigueresque/Spanish Baroque facade and interior. The colorful tile murals and plasterwork surrounding the entrance and ticket booth area are prominent examples of this elaborate architectural style.

The image shows a close-up of vibrant blue and pale yellow-green mophead hydrangea flowers (Hydrangea macrophylla) with rounded petal clusters.
The blue coloration of these blooms typically appears in acidic soils, while the lighter undertones often show where the flowers are newly opening or shaded.
Hydrangeas thrive best in moist, well-draining soil with morning sun and afternoon shade

@landguyminor.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 1:58 AM

Patterns and blooms
#palacesandgardens
#pompandpatterns #photography #eck #bloomscrolling #patterns

@mickpic.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 9:19 PM

#PalacesandGardens #PompAndPatterns, #HumansOfBlueSky
"'Oh, you think roses are your allies?' Never mind. Silly Bane banter. In 2020 masks weren't readily available, so we made them. And being stuck inside, at least have a nice view to match." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #Roses

This shows a person wearing a reusable fabric face mask featuring a black background with a gothic pattern of white skulls and red roses.
My wife helped me make my first one

The shows a mature Camellia shrub viewed through a decorative leaded or textured glass window pane, featuring glossy dark green leaves and vibrant pinkish-red blooms.
From our front window.

@johnj3b.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 9:16 PM

Barque "Europa", Boston MA (2009) ⚓⛵🏛️
📷Pentax K10D w/Pentax DA 50-200mm f4-5.6 Lens
#HumansofBlueSky, #UrbanGaze, #PalacesandGardens, #PompAndPatterns, #Boston, #ClassicMono, #ECK, #Photography, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Pentax, #Ships

Black and white bow-on image of the barque "Europa", moored at Rowes Wharf in Boston Harbor during a Tall Ships event in 2009. She started life as a lightship built in Hamburg, Germany in 1911, and was later restored/refurbished as an ocean-going vessel in 1994. She's been sailing the globe ever since out of her home port of The Hague, Netherlands. She's seen here with her white sails partially furled, against the dark background of an arch in the building behind her. Numerous onlookers can be seen on the wharf off to the right and behind her.

@pepper10.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 9:07 PM

This is for #PompandPatterns for #PalacesandGardens ...
The first a wood fire in the back. Second, fireworks July 4th.

*more in alt

#Photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#ECK

Very heavy firepot, with a roaring fire of orange, red, and yellow flames. Surrounded by river rocks ...

Fireworks display of brilliant sparks of oranges and golds, against a dark night's sky.

@mickpic.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 6:52 PM

#PalacesandGardens #PompAndPatterns, #HumansOfBlueSky
"Winter in Oregon can be mild or brutal, depending on the altitude. You can depend on this grey #Knit cap to keep you warm, while matching your favorite wolf." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #wolfSanctuary

@heyacordeiro.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 6:33 PM

Derrick Adams’ “Navigator 2” from the ViewMaster exhibit at Boston’s ICA (2026) and the fall grounds of Clark Art Museum (2021) For this week's #PalacesAndGardens theme #PompAndPatterns #EastCoastKin #Art #textiles #Fall #BostonICA #ClarkArt #DerrickAdams #ViewMaster #Museum

LEFT TO RIGHT
Navigator 2, 2013
Faux brick, paint, glitter, wood, fabric, and metal
Courtesy the artist and Gagosian
Figure in the Urban Landscape 43, 2019
Acrylic, ink, graphite, grip tape, model cars, fabric, paper, and nylon on wood panel
Collection of Carole Server and Oliver Frankel, New York
In his Figure in the Urban Landscape series, Adams depicts the everyday scenes of a city. This portrait is made from painted surfaces, collage, fabric, and toy cars, combining elements drawn from modernist abstraction, African sculpture, and the artist's own life. Bodies are flattened, and the city streets are reduced to bold blocks of gridded colors. Miniature model cars seem to drive across the painted roads, drawing attention to the city as both real and imagined. The grid suggests movement, but also control, highlighting how individuals navigate city blocks and neighborhoods. As the figure moves through this scene, environment shifts and adjusts around them. By focusing on everyday movement, Adams opens space to imagine different stories shaped by self-determination.

Fall trees colored green, yellow, red, brownish orange. Black trunks and some triangular bent branches on the left side of the frame

@robertemond.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 4:00 PM

#PalacesAndGardens | #PompAndPatterns

Victorian hinge art. Which one is for royalty in the USA's only palace and which is from a commoner's house in Oregon. See alt for answers.

#Victorian #Photography 📸 #iPhonePhotography #InteriorDesign
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin

A Victorian era door hinge from the ʻIolani Palace on the island of Oahu. It has a pattern of silvery etched vines on a silvery metal plate. Photo by Robert Emond.

A Victorian era door hinge from Deepwood Museum and Garden in Salem Oregon. It is a lightly etched brass colored plate with vines, lewves, and other geometric patterns. Photo by Robert Emond.

@mickpic.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 3:19 PM

#PalacesandGardens #PompAndPatterns, #HumansOfBlueSky
"I am difficult to fit. So my muti-talented better half creates custom shirts for me. She also always asks, 'What's over there?' and makes her own path." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #HurricaneRidge

Picture shows a custom-made white linen shirt hanging on a wall. It has brown, wooden buttons up the front, on the collar and on the sleeves. A lucky fella indeed who has a talent seamstress to create such a comfortable piece.

Picture shows the snow covered path along Hurricane Ridge up on Olympic National Park. In the distance a lone woman can be seen at the end of the path. She is highlighted against a bright blue sky. Snow covered pine trees are off to either side. Mountains can be seen in extreme distance.
Yes, that is my better half walking in knee-deep snow without snow shoes.

@alinagrafik.eurosky.social Sep 17, 2026, 2:52 PM

#PalacesAndGardens #PompAndPatterns

My favorite blue dress because it matches the blue house in Majorelle Garden, Marrakech, Morocco.

#ECK #Morocco #JardinMajorelle #Marrakech #CobaltBlue #HumansOfBluesky

A woman wearing a sleeveless cobalt blue dress with a colorful resin necklace that features different colored trapezoid shapes. It's large and chunky. The woman has short blond/grey hair and clue eyes.

A house (now museum) in Jardin Majorelle (Majorelle Garden) Marrakech, Morocco is painted solid, bright cobalt blue. It has a window covered with an orange-gold Islamic motif, a tall plant in a yellow pot, and a tall vertical door that is mint green and pale mustard yellow. A front porch is made of stones and has a mint green railing around the edge for safety. The garden was owned by Yves St. Laurent, but is now a tourist attraction and museum.

@alinagrafik.eurosky.social Sep 17, 2026, 2:36 PM

#PalacesAndGardent #PompAndPatterns

My mother's black feather hat > Ravens at Buda Castle in Budapest. Ravens were a common symbol.

#ECK #Raven #BlackBird #BlackFeather #FeatherHat #Budapest #BudaCastle

Closeup of my mother's old hat made of black feathers, black velvet ribbon and black netting. The feathers sit at the front forehead while the black velvet bow is in the back. There are strips of the ribbon connecting the feathers and bow. Providing support is a black mesh.

Buda Castle entrance made of black iron with a decorative motif of a spider web. Rising out from the spider web is a black arched branch (also iron) with a black raven sitting at the top. The entrance has two doors to the gate; the other door mirrors this one. In the background is the one of the buildings in the castle compound that is brown plaster and brown stone with a lot of vertical windows. There is cobblestone paving. Budapest, Hungary.

@oldmanrambling.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 1:52 PM

One more for The #PalacesAndGardens theme of #PompAndPatterns
Another portrait from Knole House, Sevenoaks, Kent, and a flower in the house's brilliant gardens. King George IV in scarlet Prince regent's jacket and Amaranth flowers aka Love-lies-bleeding.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn…
#ECK