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  Equinox day is here, so what better time to share what is probably my favorite fall photo I ever took? From one November in the American South: "Dogwood fall leaves". #art #photography #fall #autumn #autumnleaves #fallfoliage #trees #leaves #forest

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  "Pole shift" is a conspiracy theory, but there is a kernel of real science behind it, which is like a worldbuilder's treasure box if you want something *really* creative and out-there for an alien planet. Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2026/09/23/worldbuilding-pole-shift-only-with-real-science/ This post's featured image is a rendering of Ice Age Earth, by Ittiz of Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 3.0), rotated by me. #scifi #worldbuilding #poleshift...

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  The vibe we'll be feeling more and more with each passing day, now that the dark has gotten the upper hand over the light...and what a sweet darkness it is. Painted by Alexandre-Auguste Hirsch: "Night". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #flowers #night #sky #clouds #autumn #fall

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  In some fortunate parts of the world, this is already happening in their skies...and for the less lucky among us, it might not be long now... Painted by me, a scene of "Nighttime snow". #art #digitalart #digitalpainting #snow #snowstorm #winter #fall #autumn #sky #nightsky #night

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  Few pleasures are as sweet as a bright autumn day, when the air is crisp, the trees rustle, the animals are readying for when the world falls silent, and the trees are at their most vivid hues... Taken by me one November: "Red maple autumn leaves in sunlight". #art #photography #trees #leaves #forest #autumn #fall #fallfoliage #autumnleaves

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  I enjoy the open ocean the most, but sometimes even I've got to admit that the combination of fresh marine air, calm protected waters, and the busy yet lulling ambiance of the docks just can't be beat... A vibe painted by James Tissot: "Room Overlooking the Harbour". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #sea #ocean #coast #harbor #ships

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  We're told all about when love will find you...but what happens when you find love? 👀 A painting by Émile Meyer: "Sleeping Cupid". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #love #mythology

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  Maybe it's totally nuts to think that one could stand on the surface of another Earth and see a sky like this...but I betcha it's out there somewhere. The universe has spawned much stranger sights... Painted by me: "Eight-star sunset". #art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #sunset #sky #skyscape #suns #spaceart

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  A couple of long, long Septembers ago...the uniquely vivid color of the Pacific when the nights grow long yet the air is still about as warm as it's ever going to get. Taken by me: "Blue Hour at Hermosa Beach". #art #photography #sunset #twilight #ocean #sea #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #WestCoast #California #AmericanWest

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  For ages we wondered what it would be like if dinosaurs walked the earth with man...turns out they were here all along: we call them birds. Oh, they never truly recovered to their former glory, but when the light hits them just right, a scene like this one does look uncannily Mesozoic in some ways.... Painted by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, a Portrait of Elisabeth of France, Duchess of Parma. #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #fashion #dress #bird

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  "Take my breath away" is what I dubbed this one, for what other reaction is there to a sight like this, when you look down from Aprez-Vous summit to the Jackson valley, and up at an atmospheric river from parts unknown, bringing what we desire most of all: fresh powder. It's past equinox; it won't be long now... #art #photography #landscape #beautifullandscape #mountains #AmericanWest #snow #winter #Wyoming #skiing #clouds

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  Oh, to have a mane that's more fiery than the fall of the leaf itself.... George Romney's sketch for Emma Hamilton as Miranda. #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

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  Strange, isn't it, how all the best places for this ancient Japanese art are on the Pacific Rim, though they may be separated by great distances... A view that would remind many an artist across the sea of home, if only in a small way: "Aerial Perspective". #art #photography #forest #woods #landscape #beautifullandscape #OlympicPeninsula #summer #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #AmericanWest #WestCoast #PacificCoast

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  For all we know maybe photography would have been a different story, but if the George Romney portraits are any guide, this is one girl whose most flattering color was *red*. Red hair, red backdrops...you almost want the world to burn off in the distance when she's the centerpiece... George Romney's portrait of Emma Hamilton as Cassandra. #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

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  Being upset seldom looked so lovely...or is it a vision she's having? Or, perhaps, both? I know it's been Emma Hamilton all the time lately, but then again, do we really mind looking at her once a day? Our favorite fair lady as Joan of Arc, painted by George Romney. #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

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  Sometimes the darkest and most subtle of fall days are the most beautiful... Captured by me one October, "Shade of Autumn". #art #photography #leaves #autumnleaves #fallfoliage #trees #forest #autumn #fall

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  When you've been through a lot in life, you start to understand why the night is kinder than the day...and you dread the approach of dawn. At least in a month like November it can show some small mercy, and, yes, beauty. Captured by me: "Autumn's Twilight in Wyoming". #art #photography #clouds #cloudscape #twilight #landscape #Wyoming #AmericanWest #sunrise #HighPlains

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  If November were a painting, this might be it... From Henry McCubbin: "Autumn Memories". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautfiulwoman #beautifulgirl #autumn #fall

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  TIL I'm part of the "hidden homeless" population. Could probably get a lease if I set my mind to it, but alternating between checking into Hilton and hitting the road is just a much better deal than a crummy apartment? #housing #self #thoughts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_homeless

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  "Hand of God, Take Me Home", I dubbed this shot, a summer vista from Portugal's capes, the beams pointing the way back toward America as I gazed westward. It was cool to experience, but I can't help but wonder if I should have returned at all... #art #photography #landscape #beautifullandscape #sea #ocean #AtlanticOcean #sky #skyscape #clouds #cloudscape #Europe #summer

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  Always as gorgeous as it is haunting. William-Adolphe Bouguereau's "Nymphs and Satyr". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

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  I wonder how many outsiders have any idea how huge California is: if DC was San Diego, LA would be as far as Philadelphia; Sonoma would be all the way in *Maine*. And Crescent City would be all the way in *Nova Scotia*. #geography #California #thoughts

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  A painting that makes you feel like you were there with her, but also like you're gazing into memories of summers long, long ago. From William-Adolphe Bouguereau: "During the Storm". #art #traditionalart #painting #summer #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #oilpainting

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  It might seem like some fantastical caprice, but in the twilight semi-consciousness of the overnight hours on something like SpaceX Starship...this might really happen closer in the future than we think. But for now, 'tis but a rendering..."A dreamy girls' night out at Saturn", by me. #art #digitalart #digitalpainting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefictioon #scifiart #sciencefictionart #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #planet #Saturn #spaceship #spaceflight...

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  The decline and fall of the Empire might have been apocalyptic, but Edmund Blair Leighton had a talent for making the medieval look like the best time ever...or at least the most stylish. An aesthetic that would be the envy of any century, in his "My Fair Lady". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #flowers #fashion #dress

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  I want to be out there..."Sailing into the Sunset". Captured off the Florida Keys by me on a little cruise I did once. #art #photography #sailing #sunset #sea #ocean #AtlanticOcean #Florida #FloridaStrait #sky #skyscape #boat

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  Going to vote in California's big election today, and I'm of a mind to use one of these nifty ballot dropboxes...which would be my first time *not* voting in-person at a polling place (er, "vote center", as they call them here). #elections #thoughts #self

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  People are talking about ChatGPT's sudden obsession with gremlins, but mine seems to be much more fixated on *dragons*, for god knows what reason. Art is by Frank C. Pape. #AI #LLM #ChatGPT #thoughts #self #technology #dragons #art #traditionalart #illustration

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  When the calender turns from spring to the next season, and the world feels so, *so* languid. A feeling captured by the incomparable Alfons Mucha, in this vision of "Summer". #art #traditionalart #summer #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #painting #oilpainting

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  The air always feels heavier when the sail's aflutter, doesn't it? Captured one evening off the coast of Florida by me: "Twilit Canvas". #art #photography #sailing #sailboat #sunset #sea #ocean #AtlanticOcean #Florida #FloridaStrait #sky #skyscape