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@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:32 PM

#31DaysOfHalloween
"A visit to best friend a few years back near Detroit. The businesses do love to put on a show." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Michigan

The image shows an outdoor Halloween prop or street display featuring a skeleton styled as the iconic painter Bob Ross, complete with a large afro, mustache, button-down shirt, paintbrush, and artist's palette.
Two people are posing next to the unique prop outside a storefront

The image shows a life-sized Halloween skeleton horse and driver attached to a red racing cart (sulky), set up as part of the annual seasonal street decorations in Northville, Michigan.

The image shows a Halloween scarecrow or skeletal figure dressed as a construction worker or woodworker, wearing a white hard hat, safety goggles, a tan t-shirt, and holding a hammer.

The image shows a Halloween skeleton decoration styled as Marilyn Monroe in her iconic white dress blowing upward from a grate, displayed outdoors as part of a seasonal community exhibit

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:42 PM

#BlueSkyArtShow #Weather
"You can also be Above the weather if you're willing to take the drive. My better half captures the epic view of the Olympic National Park Mountains." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #WashingtonState #NationalParks #HurricaneRidge #Snow

The image shows Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington, where a person in a dark winter jacket and red beanie looks out over snow-covered peaks and a low-lying cloud layer.
You are looking at Hurricane Ridge, a highly popular mountainous area perched at an elevation of 5,242 feet (1,598 m) within Olympic National Park in Washington.
The image perfectly captures the stunning, panoramic views of the Olympic Mountains peeking out from above a heavy layer of inversion clouds. This area earns its name from its intense, sweeping gales and is famous for receiving an immense average of 400 inches of snowfall annually, making it a prime destination for snowshoeing and winter sports.

You are looking at Hurricane Ridge, a highly popular mountainous area perched at an elevation of 5,242 feet (1,598 m) within Olympic National Park in Washington.
The image perfectly captures the stunning, panoramic views of the Olympic Mountains peeking out from above a heavy layer of inversion clouds. This area earns its name from its intense, sweeping gales and is famous for receiving an immense average of 400 inches of snowfall annually, making it a prime destination for snowshoeing and winter sports.

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 2:36 PM

#Blueskyartshow #Weather
"If you are on the edge of the storm,
You might as well dance."
-mick
#ImageAndVerse
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Oregon

The image shows a person wearing a dark outfit and a flowing purple scarf or shawl, standing on a rocky coastal path near the ocean.
Friend Desiree from a photoshoot years past.

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 12:39 PM

Today's #BlueskyArtShow theme is #weather.
"The Oregon coast is usually up for showing off her rocky slopes. Even without thunderous rain, the churning waters will kick up crashing waves, letting you know who is boss." mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Oregon #Ocean

The image shows large ocean waves crashing against rocky basalt cliffs and a blowhole on the Oregon Coast, around areas like Cape Perpetua, Depoe Bay, and Devil's Churn near Yachats, Oregon.
• Basalt Rock Formations: Dark, jagged volcanic rock typical of the Pacific Northwest shoreline.
• Wave Action & Spray: High-energy whitecaps and powerful water plumes erupting through coastal crevices or blowholes.
• Overcast Conditions: Gray skies and turbulent sea conditions characteristic of winter storms or king tide events along the Oregon coast.

@achronicvoice.com Oct 9, 2026, 9:30 PM

"I really enjoy #RoadTrips & find them relaxing, but that’s not something that’s possible within the #country ..there are nice nature trails & small #island getaways, but no real camping spots where you just go into #nature for a couple days.": buff.ly/CzUrCvx

#ChronicLife #singapore #disability

Invisible cities linkup: Singapore. The Pros and Cons of Living Here as Someone with Chronic Illnesses. Read on: A Chronic Voice .com

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 3:18 PM

#ForestFriday
"From the archives, but in keeping with the creepy season. Stumps, fog, and goblin mossy woods." -mick
#31DaysOfHalloween #Samhain #WitchSky #Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Oregon #Lassen #WashingtonState #California

The image shows a collage of four nature and forest scenes featuring weathered tree roots, gnarled wood, and misty evergreen or deciduous woodland landscapes in the Pacific Northwest.
• Top-left: A close-up view of weathered, grain-textured driftwood or a fallen log near a calm body of water reflecting trees.
• Top-right: An upturned or broken tree root system standing amidst autumn foliage and a wooded slope.
• Bottom-left: A sparse, tall forest shrouded in thick morning fog or mist over a muted ground.
• Bottom-right: A dense, moss-covered forest floor with ferns, decaying logs, and tree trunks fading into the fog

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:31 PM

#PalacesAndGardens #WhatsNext?
"This one may have been done already, but how about #NatureReclaimed or #ReclaimedByNauture?" -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Oregon #WashingtonState #Woods #Forest #Trees #NatureWins

Old, abandoned house, half claimed by the woods and bushes.

Rusted out car, overgrown by trees and vines.

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:57 PM

#PalacesAndGardens theme we get to suggest #WhatsNext?
"How about #NewMoney? Those lumber or newspaper barons with newly acquired riches, but still learning taste. The Molly Brown House, Denver." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Denver

The image shows the front steps and exterior facade of the Molly Brown House Museum (also known as the House of Lions) located at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in Denver, Colorado.

Key Details

• Location: Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado
• Significance: The historic 1889 Victorian home of American philanthropist, activist, and Titanic survivor Margaret "Molly" Brown.
• Notable Features: Distinctive stone and brick masonry, a red-tiled roof, an ornate wraparound porch, and stone lion statues flanking the front staircase.

The image shows a stone sphinx statue guarding the porch of the Molly Brown House Museum located at 1340 Pennsylvania St in Denver, Colorado.
Added text reads: "Hey! Riddles up here!"

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:43 PM

#PalacesandGardens #WhatsNext
"How about #LastWords? Final resting place or palace of a famous or known person. Maybe include last words. I don't always go for the joke, and as an old man this is forward on my mind." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #California

Text reads: NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE
WE MUST CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A NATION TO FURTHER OUR PROGRESS AGAINST THIS DEADLY EPIDEMIC AND WHILE WE DO SO WE MUST REMEMBER THAT EVERY PERSON WHO IS LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS IS: SOMEONE'S SON OR DAUGHTER BROTHER OR SISTER PARENT OR GRANDPARENT THEY DESERVE OUR RESPECT AND THEY NEED OUR LOVE
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
The image shows the 7-ton Sierra granite boulder at the main portal entrance of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.
• Location: de Laveaga Dell in eastern Golden Gate Park
• Inscription: Features a quote by President Bill Clinton and details about its designation as a national memorial
• Designation: Created in September 1991 and signed into a U.S. National Memorial in November 1996

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:08 PM

#31DaysOfHalloween #Moon
"Full moon photo by me some years ago with the good camera near North Hillsboro. Unsure where original joke came from, so I can't cite a credit." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Oregon
#WitchSky #BlueskyWitches

Photo shows an orange full moon rising over the hills. Text over picture reads:

SAMHAIN

A GAELIC WORD MEANING 'SUMMER'S END' IT IS PRONOUCED:

'SOW-IN' IN IRELAND.

'SOW-EEN' IN WALES.

'SAV-EN' IN SCOTLAND.

And "Give Me Candy!" in America.

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 9:12 PM

#MountainMonday
"Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Standin' on their own two feet
And ringin' on their own bells, we say
Sisters are doin' it for themselves" -Annie Lennox
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Oregon #Sisters #Mountains

The image shows a view of North Sister (left, with the jagged peak) and Middle Sister (right, covered in snow) in the Oregon Cascade Range, as seen from the Dee Wright Observatory at McKenzie Pass.
Now there was a time
When they used to say
That behind every great man
There had to be a great woman
But in these times of change
You know that it's no longer true
So we're comin' out of the kitchen
'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you, we say
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Standin' on their own two feet
And ringin' on their own bells, we say
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Now this is a song
To celebrate
The conscious liberation
Of the female state
Mothers, daughters
And their daughters too
Woman to woman
We're singin' with you
The inferior sex, has
Got a new exterior, yeah
We got doctors
Lawyers, politicians too
Everybody take a look around
Can you see, can you see
Can you see there's a woman
Right next to you, we say
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Standin' on their own two feet
And ringin' on their own bells
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Now we ain't makin' stories
Oh, we ain't layin' plans
Don't you know that a man still loves a woman
And a woman still loves a man
Just the same way
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
There was a time
When they used to say
That behind every great man
There had to be a great woman
But in these times of change
You know that it's no longer true
So we're comin' out of the kitchen
'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you, we say
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Standin' on their own two feet
And ringin' on their own bells
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Sisters are doin' it, doin' it, doin' it
Doin' it, doin' it, doin' it
Sisters are doin' it for themselves, yeah
Sisters are doin' it for themselves, yeah
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
I said, " Hey, hey, sisters are doin' it for themselves"

Songwriters: Annie Lennox / David Allan Stewart

@listigeplaylists.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 3:00 PM

📌 #1 Added to playlist:
"Little Road" by Cheryl Wheeler

#2000sMusic #Throwback #OCTOBERsongs #ROADTRIPS

@flipturns.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 1:13 AM

@listigeplaylists.bsky.social

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#OCTOBERsongs
#ROADTRIPS

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:35 PM

#StunDay #Sunday.
"Mount St. Helens. From somewhere up on 47 south." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #MtStHelens

Mount St. Helens. From somewhere up on 47 south.
The image shows a distant, snow-capped volcanic peak, Mt. St. Helens, a Pacific Northwest peak, viewed over a wooded ridge line at sunset.

@soranasantos.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:12 PM

Roller skates & lettuce.

The car boot of my last big road trip doing a great summary of my life outside music.

Gotta get the important things right.

🛼🥬
#RoadTrips #Driving

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 1:24 PM

#31DaysOfHalloween #StunDay
"I almost forgot our other Most important hashtag for October. This was on the great trip we took down to San Francisco- art to Alcatraz to Redwoods. The sculpture is called The Nest." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #California #Museums

The image shows a large steel spider sculpture with long, spindly legs and a layered body.
This is The Nest (1994) by the French-American artist Louise Bourgeois, which is part of the collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Bourgeois created her iconic spider sculptures later in her life, using the spider as a complex symbol representing protection, maternity, and fragility.

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 PM

#BlueskyArtShow #3rdPlace
"Like Calvin said, that's a tough one. Ocean sunset? Mountains? Wooded trail? Mountain And a wooded trail? All good and all great. Work and home so I can do these. Home is always the end of the trail." - mick
#Photography #MickPic #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #Trail

Four panel picture. The image shows a collage of nature scenes, with the top-right panel prominently featuring the towering granite cliffs and pine forests of Yosemite National Park in California.
The 1st image panel shows a dramatic ocean sunset or sunrise with a glowing golden sky and dark, heavy clouds hovering above a calm sea.
• Time of day: Golden hour, either at sunrise or sunset.
• Key feature: Bright sunlight breaking through the top edges of a large cloud bank over the horizon.
• Setting: A coastal or ocean view with dark silhouettes along the lower left edge.
The 3rd selected region shows a lush, moss-draped temperate rainforest trail with towering evergreen trees and fallen logs, characteristic of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Olympic National Park or Quinault Rainforest in Washington
The 4th selected panel shows a sunny alpine view with evergreen trees framing a snowy mountain peak in the Mount Baker area of the Cascade Range in Washington.

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM

#ForestFriday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery
"Man makes the machines that cut the trees, pave the roads, and build the cars; but in the end, the forest wins. The Forest always wins." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #PNW #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips #WashingtonState

The image shows an old, heavily moss-covered vintage car abandoned in a dense forest, widely photographed near Index, Washington

@mickpic.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 PM

#ForestFriday
"If thunder were a tree, it would be a Redwood. A deep, rolling crescendo you feel in your bones, your soul. The stump of a Redwood is that thunder far in the distance you're not certain you heard, but is ever present." -mick
#Photography #MickPic #WCK #ECK #MickTrip #RoadTrips

The image shows a lush old-growth forest featuring towering coast redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) with reddish-brown, fibrous bark, a large mossy root burl or fallen stump in the center, and a dense undergrowth of vibrant green sword ferns.

@dailybaltic.com Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM

Koit Toome completes 6,500-kilometre road trip through nine countries #ERR #KoitToome #roadtrips