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Sam Turner

@latte-rabbit.bsky.social

Working stiff in the software industry Shutterbug with a propensity for macro Foodie/Cook Lover of cats Fly Fisher/Lover of outdoors

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Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4w ago

On todays very humid walk I took this picture of grass seed spikes growing in my local meadow. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin

The foreground comprises very long and narrow yellow green grass seed spikes leaning lower right to the upper left of the picture. While the background is various shades of light green vegetation, grasses, weeds, with dark green trees in the distance.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · last mo.

Several bumblebees feeding on a thistle flower in the early morning, Shenandoah National Park. August 2022. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Bees #Insects #Flowers

Five black and yellow bumblebees feeding on a single lavender hued thistle flower in the early morning hours. Much of the background comprised of hues of dark green.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · last mo.

Racing Shell on the Potomac River, taken from Memorial Bridge, Washington DC. June 2009. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #WashingtonDC #Rowing

Center screen is a person in a gray shirt on a white racing shell, using black oars with blue and purples blades. Against a light brown watery background.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · last mo.

The Potomac River flowing through Mather Gorge. June 2013. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #PotomacRiver

A picture of the Potomac River running through Mather Gorge in the early morning hours at the beginning of a hazy day. Steep cliffs and trees rise from both shores of the river. The waters of the river reflect the hazy morning sky.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · last mo.

Bluegreen fern fronds, possibly some variety of maiden hair ferns on a spring day. May 2021. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Fern

A closeup of dense grouping of fern fronds with verdant blue-green leaves, and dark stems. Below the fronds in the picture are other fern fronds of the same species.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · last mo.

A plank protruding from the Potomac River, taken on a recent walk. #photography #EastCoastKin #Minimalism #Minimalist

A very weathered wooden plank deeply worn from exposure to the elements protruding from almost glass smooth water on a bright day. At the top of the photo, the waters are a delicate reflection of sky blue. Below the plank the water is shallow and the light brown color of the river bottom come through.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Buoys and a warning sign on the Potomac River alerting boaters to the hazards of Little Falls Dam, one of the most dangerous parts of the river. Known as the "drowning machine". June 2010. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Potomac #Riverwalk

A picture of the Potomac River on which several white buoys are floating marked with text in red letters "Danger Dam Ahead". On the densely wooded river bank on the far side is a white sign with text in red letters "Stop Dam Ahead Deadly Undertow Get To Shore". The overall color scheme is summer greens with the white of the warning buoys and sign, all reflected back to the camera by the river waters.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pollinating tiger lilies is a dirty job but sombody has to do it! Shenandoah National Park. July 2021. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Butterflies

A closeup of an eastern tiger swallowtail (yellow variant) hanging almost upsidedown from a downward facing tiger lily flower while feeding on necter. The lower parts of its wings are exposed, with blurred flutting wing tips manuvering to stay on the flower. The tigerlily bloom partially in the photo are orange with black spots with long stamens covered in rust brown pollen. Some of the pollen has rubbed off covering parts of the butterfly's wings.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Farmers market cut flowers on sale. July 2021 #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Flowers

A closeup of bunches of cut flowers including zinnias, bergamot, beebalm, hasta blooms, and more... In hues of red, pink, yellow, with some purples.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Early morning bicycle ride on the the C&O Canal towpath. Taken at Widewater, July 2021. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #GoldenHour #C&OCanal

Two bicyclists riding mountain bikes on a bridge in the mid-ground with trees in summer green hues, and hazy atmoshpere in the background. The mirror smooth waters of the C&O Canal reflecting mid and backgrounds. The whole scene is bathed in the golden light of a summer morning.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

After 5 years this is the first time my rat tail cactus ever bloomed. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Flowers #Cactus

A picture of my rat tail cactus with narrow tentacle-like hanging green branches, parts of which are covered with bright red flowers, against a stucco wall on black iron stand.

A close up of a bunch of bright red rat tail flowers with yellow pistils and stigmas in the centers. The background is mostly a tangle of spine covered green cactus stems.

A picture of a single bright red rat tail cactus flower, with a yellow pistil, and stigmas in the center. The background comprises mostly parts of cactus stems.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Young leaves on this recent rainy weekend. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Macro

Young tightly packed even pinnate leaves with droplets of water adhering to their edges. The leaves are a verdant green, against a background of leaves and shadows of darker shades of green.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dandelion Seed Head. #Photography #EastCoastKin #Macro #Flowers

An extreme closeup of the fluffy sphere of a dandelion seed head, showing the bristles of each seed radiating out from the end of each "beak" of every seed. Giving an interesting texture to the picture. The fibers on the bristles provides a cloudy effect on the warm brown bristles and beaks. The background is the center of the seed head, in the far background are the greens of other plants behind the the seed head.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A Sunset from Hogback Overlook, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park. July 2020. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #NationalParks #Sunsets

A photo of the mountain ridges lit by the Sun low in the sky obscured bands of clouds projecting light between the gaps. The clouds most near the Sun glow white hot, much of the gap in the clouds and nearby mountain ridges are salmon colored. Thicker clouds and further mountains are shades of gray.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A rarely used service road in River Bend Park, Northern Virginia. April 2006. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Virginia #ForestFriday

A picture of trees covered in verdant late spring foliage, bisected foreground to background by a deteriorating asphalt paved road partially covered brown leaves from the previous autumn.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Headwaters of the Rose River in Shenandoah National Park. June 2017. #Photography #EastCoastKin #NationalParks #Virginia

In the foreground of the photograph is a quiet pool, which is fed by a small waterfall on the lefthand side. From a stream flowing over and around well worn lichen covered stones through a jumble of fallen logs, and green overgrowth extending into the deep background of the forest.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A Zabulon Skipper Butterfly feeding on a thistle. June 2020. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Butterlies #Flowers

A closeup of a zabulon skipper a small butterfly with light and dark brown markings. Feeding on a large mature purple thistle. The background is comprised of shades of purple, green, and light brown of other plants in a creamy bokeh.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I took a walk recently in one of my local parks to a place on the Potomac river known as Dave's Overlook. I left my lenscap in the park, later I returned to search. I didn't find the cap but I did get a pic of the the little guy on the right. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Spring #Reptiles

A rock outcrop jutting over a cliff showing the treetops of the trees below in late spring foliage and a channel on of the Potomac River.

A closeup of the head and forward body of a young black snake, crawling on a mix of gravel twigs and other organic matter comprising the forest floor. The snake is warily eyeing the photographer, its tongue had just flickered out. Which I mostly missed, as my timing on the shutter has never been great.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Yesterday I encountered a moth resting on a tree. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Macro #Insects

A closeup picture of a moth with wings of a complex pattern of comprising hues of gray and brown in bright light. Its head has light brown eyes, with fringed antennae sweeping out over the wings. The moth is resting flat against the light colored bark of a tree.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Virginia Bluebells are peaking this weekend, I took these pictures earlier today. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Macro #Flowers #Spring

A close of mature Virginia Bluebell flowers with fully opened petals of a delicate blue, showing pistils and stamins. Some flowers show signs of going by. The background show the verdant shades of green of the plant with dark shadows of the forest.

A closeup of a group of ten very young Virginia bluebell blossoms, all are tightly closed. All except one is a delicate shade of pink, the exception has turned to the light blue of a mature bloom. The background shows the green leaves of the plant.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Zebra Longwing Butterfly, from a Florida vacation. January 2016. #Photography #EastCoastKin #Macro #Butterfly

A closeup of a zebra longwing butterfly. Two colors, mainly black with very elongated wings with bright yellow stripes. Perched on a flower that had lost almost all its petals. The far background are the green leaves of the flower and the forest litter.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Wild Rose Flower, Great Falls Park, Virginia. June, 2013. #Photograph 📷 #EastCoastKin #Flowers #Macro

A closeup of a wild rose flower, with 5 petals of a delicate pink hue. There are numerous pistils are radiating out from a central stamen, all of a bright warm yellow color. In the background are the dark green leaves of the rose plant.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Great Blue Heron at the waters edge 0f the Potomac River. June, 2020. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Birds

A great blue heron standing edge of foliage lining the river with trees overhead, and the river in the background. In the far background is Potomac River Dam, with the Virginia shore of the Potomac.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A ham and vegetable wrap, featuring a perfect tomato! It's what's for lunch on September, 2019. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Food #Tomato

A close up of a Ham and vegetable wrap on a flour tortilla featuring black forest ham, read onion, red leaf lettuce, a prime red beefsteak tomato, topped with thin slices jalapeno chilies. Little streaks of mustard, and mayo are visible.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I once lived in an apartment that had no screen door for the balcony, I regularly had interesting guests, including this pandora sphinx moth. June, 2018. #Photography #Macro #EastCoastKin #Insects #Moths

A closeup of a pandora sphinx moth with sweptback wings in various shades of green with some brown. The abdomen green densely covered in short brown hairs. Thorax and head the same color scheme as the wings, with yellow green legs. Resting on my brown wooden pepper grinder in my kitchen.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Nylon tent fabric after a rain storm. #Photography #EastCoastKin #BlueMonday #Macro

A closeup of water beading on blue nylon tent fabric after a a rainstorm.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Flyby Nectaring, Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park. August 2018. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #NationalParks #Butterflies #Macro #Insects #Summer

A closeup of a black swallowtail butterfly feeding on a lavender hued florets of a thistle flower, while on the wing. It's head, legs, antennae, and proboscis are in the field of focus. The wings are just outside the field of focus additionally blurred their motion. The back wings appear out of kilter verses main wings. In the far background other foliage and flowers are blended into a motley bokeh.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Rainy evening on West Branch Pond in northern Maine. June, 2018. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Maine

Still water reflecting a gray overcast sky with a surface interspersed with sparce horsetails aquatic plant growth, circular ripples and splashes from rain drops.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Yesterday it was a sunny 83F. This morning my walking iris in my apartment window bloomed against a wintery background. The iris bloom lasted longer than the snow. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Flowers #Winter #Spring

A walking iris bloom in a window sill. The sepals are almost all white, the petals are brown and white at the base, then turn blue and white when they curl over at the tops. Finally topped with mostly white erect stigmas. In the background is a wintery scene of the snow covered branches of the redbud tree just outside the window of my apartment.

Sam Turner @latte-rabbit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A mocking bird on one of big guns of Fort McHenry, on a foggy day. February, 2026. #Photography 📷 #EastCoastKin #Baltimore #Fog

On the right hand side of the picture is a mocking bird perched on the muzzle of one the large cannons at Fort McHenry. At the bottom of the picture is uncut winter grass of the gun parapet. In the near background is what appears to be a barge anchored in Baltimore Harbor, lightly obscured in fog. In the far background mostly obscured by fog is likely a freighter moored on the other side of the channel.