“Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and… stop thinking!”
Wassily Kandinsky

I have synaesthesia. A condition not so rare as you might think. Kandinsky had it too. Here is a short film about it:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVC3E16FCrk

And a painting by Kandinsky to get you thinking or feeling. Maybe hearing or tasting? Callled ‘Painting with a Green Centre’ from 1913. Lines, shapes, colours. Not of anything maybe, but of something?

#art #abstract #colour #anyquestions

Been switching between several different Mastodon clients recently, trying to figure out what works best for us and so far, I think Tusker (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tusker/id1498334597) is the one which works the best for my own needs (and that of my wife) …

Some features are a bit harder to find, but the overall app shows a level of care and consideration that indicates that this is an app which has been in development over time and that the developer uses the app personally. It has a lot of the features that I wanted and about the only major thing it’s missing is the ability to edit posts.

I’m using it on macOS as a Catalyst app and there are some minor personal niggles of mine on macOS, but since the source is available, I’ll be making the changes myself (and sharing with the author if they would like to add it to the main app).

For the time being, I think I’m sorted 😛

#MastodonClient #Software #macOS #Tusker

More photos from The Aurora Chasers...wow! 💗
#NorthernLights #Alaska

Guten Morgen. ☕
Ich wünsche euch ein ruhiges Wochenende. 👋🌞

#See #Wald #Nebel #DigitalArt

This #RubyThroatedHummingbird is nectaring on the flowers of the Blue #Lobelia in Guelph #Ontario #Canada.The Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, is a tiny bird species that is about 7-9cm long and has a 8-11cm wing span. Nectar from flowers as well as small insects and spiders are its main food.
Available here https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/hummer-and-blue-lobelia-debbie-oppermann.html
#hummingbird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdWatching #nature #BirdPhotography #BirdArt #BirdLover #wildlife #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #valentinesday

Magnetawan River in #Magnetawan, #Ontario in autumn. I have enough autumn colour photos in my archive to last me forever.

#river #landscape #nature #travel #photography #Canada

Dune-du-Sud on Île du Havre aux Maisons is one of the more interesting beaches in Îles de la Madeleine, #Quebec. It has some caves you can explore at low tide.

#PhotoMonday #FotoMontag #MagdalenIslands #Canada #beach #landscape #nature #travel #photography

O Canada! The #PhotoOfTheDay is the Confederation Bridge, connecting New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island. This view is from the Cape Jourimain National Wildlife Area in New Brunswick looking across the Northumberland Strait to PEI.
#photography #canada #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #PEI #ConfederationBridge #travel #POTD

I have just been alerted to the fact that I, too, have missed National Squirrel Appreciation day, as noted by @colinpurrington and @elliek
Here is my belated contribution to the theme. They are among my favourite animal subjects to photograph as they are so full of mischief. This was taken at #Kejimkujik #NationalPark in #NovaScotia #Canada where they abound and are relatively fearless.
#squirrel #animal #wildlife #squirrelSaturday #StevenkPosts #WAYCTV

I really, really loved this beautiful #cliff in #Percé, #Gaspé peninsula, #Quebec. We did this Quebec road trip in a little Honda Fit and boy, did that car struggle a lot. There's a lot of mountain roads with steep incline in Quebec and the poor car just wasn't made for that kind of terrain. At least it was fuel efficient?

#Perce #Gaspe #Gaspesie #Canada #landscape #nature #travel #photography

Happy Saturday all! Tonight’s sunset is from today and Cley-next-the-sea

What in the name of Harry Houdini is going on here….

Classic rock icons: West Mitten and Merrick Butte at sunset, Monument Valley (Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii) Navaho Tribal Park, Arizona.

#ThrowBackThursday photo from a summer of 2010 roadtrip wandering through the “Four Corners” states: NM, AZ, UT, & CO. Nice clouds that evening, remnants from the thunderstorms that rolled through earlier in the afternoon.

#PhotographyOnMastodon #photography #travelphotography #americanwest #Rocks #sunset

Chagall’s stained glass window with piano reflections.
Marc Chagall National Museum, #Nice, #France.

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #PhotographyOnMastodon #photography #art #stainedglass

Our backyard pond is filled with #goldfish and #koi with some of them being quite large.One of my favourite #lilies is this superb pink lily with yellow center, #nymphaeaceae. I love the deep rich yellow centre and the blushing petals.
See it here https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/lily-and-the-goldfish-debbie-oppermann.html
#WaterLily #Lily #pond #fish #garden #GardenPond #flowers #FlowerLover #FlowerArt #FlowerPhotography #AYearForArt #LoveArt #reflections #MastoArt #nature #NaturePhotography #artwork #BuyArtNotCandy #Photography #Ontario

Okay @bookstodon time for the next #poll in this ongoing series about #books and #reading .

As always, please #boost this #survey for maximum exposure. And, if you answer "other" please comment. Here's the question:

What is your preferred reading format:

My #bird #photo today is a Kestrel that flew toward me and landed so close I could get only part of it in frame. I love it when a bird or animal comes closer. #birding #naturephotography #birds

🦫 A fit beaver goes about his business.

Photograph: Manuel Gruber (Austria).
@manuelgruber_fotografie

#beaver #biber #SwimmingPhoto #Wednesday #naturephotopraphy #manuelgruber #swimming #beavers

The husband, as usual, is working on an iOS app for the Fediverse for us. So of course I find a bug and have to resurrect our bug tracking system.

Something different from my usual wild horses. Just got back from a trip to North Carolina's Outer Banks and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. These sunrises made it worth getting up in the dark.

Find Prints Here: https://fon-denton.pixels.com/featured/hatteras-sunrise-fon-denton.html

#OuterBanks #Sunrise #Morning #Sea #Photography #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #LoveArt #Art #PhotographyIsArt #Ocean #Beach #GiveArtNotCandy #MastoArt #WallArt #GiftArt