Carl Ballard

@carlballard

Swears on the Internet, sometimes. Mostly at horsesass.org these days (he/him).

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Carl Ballard@carlballard· 9d

Drinking Liberally inside today?

The sun hiding behind smoke in a neighborhood street.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· 9d

Hope the ads aren't heavy.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· 13d

Cute.

A sign: Attention Rabbits: These plants are not for you. Exrea protection is in place. Please hop along.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· 14d

Voted.

The ballot about to be dropped off. My hand is in some garden gloves that I use as bike gloves.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· 17d

Post a perfect album from the 90s

A blue square with nothing to identify the band or album, but it's Chotto Matte a Moment! by IQU.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· 20d

Look at this pigeon hanging out on the waterfront.

A black and white speckled pigeon sitting on a wood railing. The habitat park is in the background.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· 24d

The upgraded Elliott Bay Park is really killing it. So few places in the city that are so completely car free.

Elliott Bay Park from the Hagen Cafe. Plants in the foreground and the water further out.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· 27d

They were really coming along at the Upgarden the other day.

A Sunflower head with a bumble bee on it.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· Jul 9

Gordon Parks Ferry boat from Staten Island to Manhattan. I love a crowd shot, and something about the hats.

A black and white photograph from above of a crush of people. Most of them are men wearing fedora hats.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· Jun 2

Bluesky is the sports app, but what if it was also the cool bug app?

A green bee visiting a California poppy.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· May 20

"Huh, what's going on here? Hope it's something to prevent illegal right turns." An SUV makes an illegal right turn while I'm waiting for the light.

Construction on the waterfront near Coleman Dock.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· May 7

Heck yeah!

Planter pots blocking traffic at Pike Place.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· May 4

Daisy, Daisy give me your answer, do.

A close up of a lawn daisy with. White pedals and a yellow middle.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· May 1

Big question when watering the office plants: How did a staple get into the spider plant?

A spider plant. There's a used staple in the dirt.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· Apr 27

I'm a little worried about saying something for fear that it gets too crowded, but the Ship Canal Trail is criminally under used a beautiful day like today.

The light shining on an empty foot path.

The Ship Canal. The Aurora Bridge in the background.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· Apr 26

Gosh I like California Poppies.

Yellow and orange California poppy flowers.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· Mar 18

March is still as gray as it's been since October, but the flowers are a real boost.

A couple of cherry trees ni full bloom at the Harbor Steps.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· Mar 15

Is this the correct way, @portofseattle.bsky.social?

A bike locked to a Port of Seattle sign.

Carl Ballard@carlballard· Mar 3

A lot of things say Spring is coming in Western Washington. There are more showey things the osoberry bushes coming alive, but they really are telling you it's close.