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Just read "The Invention of Nature" by Andrea Wulf, an amazing biography of the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.

Humboldt himself is not that well known anymore but he essentially laid the groundwork for our current conception of nature and environmentalism.

Humboldt traveled in the Americas and detailed the environmental catastrophe of colonialism in the early 19th century - his observations were strangely prescient and still relevant today.

#climate #nature #science #environment

Cotopaxi, by Frederic Edwin Church, part of a series of paintings he made in honor of Humboldt's travels. The painting shows a volcano erupting with the sun setting nearby, and tropical plants in the foreground.
#nature #science #environment #Climate

ENTRANCED
I love to read and every once in a while, I find a book that I cannot put down, no matter what is happening around me. For those of you who have ever been lucky enough to encounter this transcendent state of being, this drawing is for you! 😀 Imagine curled up in your favorite comfy chair, with a hot cup of tea and plate of delicious cookies nearby. All of your "friends" surround you and you have found that peaceful space, entranced with the story before you.

This artwork is NOW AVAILABLE in my Redbubble shop:
redbubble.com/people/gretchenk…

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #reading #bookart #childrensbooksillustration

On a muted dark green watercolor wash, a detailed pencil/graphite drawing of a young girl staring avidly at an open book. She is seated in a chair and surrounded by all kinds of creatures, including a turtle, rabbit, owl, alligator, snake, fish and bird. Next to her on a small table, a cup of steaming tea and a plate of cookies.
#art #illustration #mastoart #nature #artist #drawing #landscape #artwork #reading #flowers #childrensbooks #illustrator #artistsonmastodon #fineart #monster #handmade #love #Creature #paintings #popart #decor #noai #interiordecor #friend #bookart #childrensbooksillustration #Monsters #spiritual #childrensart #supportthearts #artlover #artlovers #artnet #artforchildren

It's been a minute since I posted... Here's an overlooked image I've just found while looking back at photos from the Isle of Harris for an upcoming article about long-term projects.

#LandscapePhotography #uk #UnitedKingdom #scotland #ocean #nature #NaturePhotography

A winter scene from the Isle of Harris, Scotland. Golden light rakes across wind strewn marram grasses in the foreground while clouds float above the island of taransay off in the distance. Dark moody ocean lies between the two, dramatically contrasted by the ground covered head to toe in snow.
#nature #Ocean #landscapephotography #naturephotography #UK #scotland #unitedkingdom

75% of people more likely to visit #nature if ordered by a doctor, finds new 'park prescribing' study goodgoodgood.co/articles/park-… #Canada

New study: 75% of people more likely to visit nature with 'park prescription' from doctor

A new peer-reviewed study focused on Canada’s PaRx program finds that nature prescription programs are successful in addressing health challenges.
Kamrin Baker (Good Good Good)
#nature #Canada

I wanted to get a picture of a puffin with the mountains in the background instead of the sea. Without a wide-angle lens, this was the best I could pull off lol. I'm still kind of proud of it, though.

#Puffin #Birds #Nature #Iceland #Photography #BirdPhotography

A puffin perching on a mossy rock with a mountain slope and a mountain top in the background.
#nature #Photography #birds #iceland #birdphotography #puffin

BANFF!
what a spectacular fuckin place...

i fought thru tough arthritis flares for this incredible view and a few amazing days of hiking and biking.

#Canada #Banff #nature #photography

a valley floor filled with tracks from the bow river, and many trees is surrounded by beautiful, majestic, snowcovered mountain peaks under a brilliiantly cloudy blue sky. a huge bluff can be seen to the right, where the valley floor seems to have ascended into the sky
#nature #Photography #Canada #Banff

I wrote a book. It’s called Drystone – A Life Rebuilt.

If you like:

Non-Fiction (but make it literary)

Stone (but as metaphor too)

Feminism (but quiet and feral)

Men (but as minor characters)

Land (but not romanticised)

Motherhood (but honest)

Then congratulations, this very good book is for you.

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/drysto…

#Books #Bookstodon #Scotland #Women #Writing #WritingCommunity #Nature

A colour image of a book cover. There are five large stones coloured green, purple, ochre, grey and blue stacked in a pleasing way. On the green, ochre and blue stones are the words 'A Life rebuilt' The title is in black at the top of the image and says 'Drystone'. The authors name, at the bottom of the image, is Kristie De Garis.
#books #nature #Writing #women #writingcommunity #scotland #bookstodon

"The Sound of Rain", Scotland (2024).

From an early morning scout down on a loch shore, I initially went to see what these small ponds would look like facing in the complete other direction. When I approached on foot, I came over a small crest and was suddenly presented with gorgeous glowing light, the sound of soft rain on the water's surface, a perfectly framed mountain, and a fragment of ancient woodland.

#Landscape #nature #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #scotland

Raindrops cover the surface of a pond surrounded by autumnal heather and grasses. The scene is framed by a triangular wintery mountain peak basking in morning light and a scattering of ancient pine trees.
#nature #landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #scotland

Quetzals are magnificent.
#birds #nature #photography
Quetzal in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica Photo: Sheril Kirshenbaum
#nature #Photography #birds

I made a new friend this afternoon.
#birds #nature #photography
Hummingbird, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica Photo by Sheril Kirshenbaum
#nature #Photography #birds

Spring in Dentdale.

#spring #nature #landscape

A narrow footpath, with stone wall on one side, fence on the other, leads downhill towards a small gate. There are green fields and in the mid-distance, a converted old stone barn and a cluster of trees. Beyond, a wide low valley of walled fields and rolling hills. The light is early evening gold, the sky totally clear, but slightly faded towards the horizon - a spring blue.
#Spring #nature #landscape

About 250M years ago, 90% of species on Earth died during the Permian extinction. All of that loss created a lot of vacant niches to fill.

And not long after, the first mammals, our ancestors, appeared.

Life on this pale blue dot will be resilient - whether we’re part of it or not. #science #nature #history

Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard. Image Credit: NASA
#nature #science #history

Evening magnolias
#nature
Magnolias at night
#nature

A few years back I got this photo of a honey bee in flight, returning to her hive.

Had to shoot a few hundred photos just to land this one.

#bees #insects #nature

photo of a bee in mid-air, lit slightly from above and behind so it appears to glow, its translucent wings spread and antennae raised. The background is unfocused, smooth gray fading to deep green.
#nature #insects #bees

The Coast Mountains of British Columbia are one hell of a special place!

#photography #nature #canada #britishcolumbia #Landscapephotography

Looking out from a ride towards a glacial lake and jagged mountains. The light is dappled on the lake and fog partially obscures the peaks.
#nature #Photography #landscapephotography #Canada #britishcolumbia

Sunrise in Italian Dolomites, summer 2022

#hiking #nature #mountains #travelphotography #Photography

A weathered mountainous landscape lit by the orange rays of the rising sun. The trees covering mountain slopes cast long shadows across the terrain.
#nature #Photography #hiking #mountains #travelphotography

"Raking Light", Drakensberg 2024. We had risen in the dark to make the short but steep walk up to this view point on our final morning of a 75km traverse of the berg, and were greeted to views with such depth and light of a wonderful quality. The winds were strong but nothing could distract from the immensity of our surroundings.

Read more about this image and the whole trip on my blog: murraylivingston.com/blog/hiki…

#MountainMonday #mountains #LandscapePhotography #landscape #photography #nature

"Raking Light", Drakensberg (2024). A vertical image made from a high vantage point on the top of a mountain looking down a ridge covered in grasses glowing in the morning sun and being blown around by a strong wind. A steep cliff falls away below toward a deep valley in verdant greens and bathed in light some thousand meters below.

Hiking and Photographing South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains - The Northern Traverse (March 2024)

Prints of the photographs in this blog post are available to purchase.  You can also join me on my next adventure in the Drakensberg ! Alternatively, if you find value in my writing, photography, or just want to support my work then please…
Murray Livingston (Murray Livingston Photography)
#nature #Photography #landscapephotography #landscape #mountains #mountainmonday

'Hanging On'

A beautiful, large ancient oak tree with some remnants of autumn colour on a cold, frosty winter's morning. I've got many images of this tree, but I hope one day to have a set of nearly identical images through the different seasons.

#ThickTrunkTuesday #photography #landscapephotography #nature #trees #mastoart #winter

A large ancient oak tree with some remnants of autumn colour on a cold, frosty winter's morning.
#mastoart #nature #Photography #landscapephotography #Winter #Trees #thicktrunktuesday

scotland in winter
an evening walk at 2pm.

......and on that note, just a reminder that winter solstice is on Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 9:20 am

#Photography #Scotland #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Trees #Perthshire #Nature #Nikon

A black and white photograph of three large trees against a cloudy sky.
#nature #Photography #blackandwhite #nikon #Trees #scotland #monochrome #perthshire

I thought I’d post something bright and colourful for my first post over here!

#art #illustration #nature #flowers

An illustration of a red, yellow, and brown butterfly on three purple hydrangeas.
#art #illustration #nature #flowers

Colorful Canyon
By Leland Howard ©

#photography #trees #nature #landscape

Photo of a little creek srrounded by trees in fall colours.
#nature #Photography #landscape #Trees

Sakura Namiki Zu,
By Hiroshige Andō

#art #mastoart #painting #landscape #mountains #nature

Vintage Japane artworl of a grey mountain, surrounded by white trees, with a light blue water with darker blue soil next to it, in front of it. The sky is light grey.
#art #mastoart #nature #painting #landscape #mountains

Been going on a lot of camera-less walks recently. On those, if I see something pretty, the phone has to suffice. Here's four shots from three walks (top and bottom left were taken today).

#landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #forest #fall #autumn #fog #frost

Sunlight filtering through coniferous trees illuminating otherwise-unseen mist in a valley. A path with a small bridge with wooden railings.
Sunlit fields seen from a hill, trees framing the shot.
Cool colors of a valley on a frosty day. Clear sky.
Fog surrounds a hunting stand overlooking forlorn fall-foliaged forest.
#nature #Photography #landscapephotography #landscape #forest #naturephotography #autumn #fog #fall #frost

The incredible (and often overlooked) mountain landscape of the Isle of Harris, Scotland. This place is rugged and unvisited, partly because the beaches of the island steal away attention and partly because of its unforgiving character. Many of these areas are fairly unexplored in terms of photography and I'm excited to spend a bit more time doing just that over the coming years.

#landscapephotography #landscape #nature #naturephotography #scotland #uk #photography

rocky foreground leads downhill towards a small loch nestled in the mountains with orange grasses surrounding it
#nature #Photography #landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #UK #scotland

#ThickTrunkTuesday

The film version of my image Alleviate. I took this frame while exploring the #PNW coasts of #Washington and the #olympicnationalpark area.

I loved the way the sunlight was highlighting the edges of all the moss on these Alder trees. A beautiful display of #nature

📸 Bronica SQA
🎞️ #kodakgold200
⚗️ Lab Developed
🖼️ Self Scanned

#naturephotography #naturephoto #forest #Forestphotography #RealPhotosofRealPlaces #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead

A quiet forest stream winds between old growth alders. Miss covers the branches, with the rising sunrise lights highlighting the edges of the trees. Image taken on Kodak Gold Film.
#nature #forest #naturephotography #filmisnotdead #pnw #thicktrunktuesday #believeinfilm #Washington #kodakgold200 #realphotosofrealplaces #olympicnationalpark #naturephoto #Forestphotography

#SilentSunday
#nature #photography #michigan
A tranquil lake reflects trees in autumn colors, with golden leaves contrasting against a backdrop of bare branches. The sky appears muted, providing a calm atmosphere.
#nature #Photography #SilentSunday #michigan

Crystal Hues
By Erin Hanson ©

#art #mastoart #painting #landscape #nature #trees

Very colourful open impressionist style painting of a large tree with leaves in several colours, and its deep blue shadow in front of it on a colourful field. on the right is more high colourful foliage. The sky is coloured soft blue and soft pink.
#art #mastoart #nature #painting #landscape #Trees

#SilentSunday
#nature #photography #michigan #sunset
From 1 year ago today…a sunset that reached down and surrounded me. A dramatic sunset featuring vibrant orange and red clouds reflected on a serene body of water, with a silhouette of a distant hill and a swan swimming in the foreground.
#nature #sunset #Photography #SilentSunday #michigan

American Entomology, or Descriptions of the Insects of North America (ca. 1824–1828)
Print in high resolution by Thomas Say

#art #mastoart #nature

Two large blue butterflies to a light grey background.
#art #mastoart #nature

Misty day in the valley yesterday, but higher up, a dopamine rush of bright sun & mind-sharpening blue.

Bonus: the meteorological weirdness of fast-moving cloud hugging close to Fountains Fell; autumn grasses in tarnished golds; scattered flocks of sheep and plover; the local farmer on his buggy, old sheepdog riding pillion.

Headed back revived.

#landscape #nature #SheepOfMastodon

A bright blue sky, totally clear, except for a low level of cloud tight against the outline of a low hill. In the foreground, open grassland with sheep grazing. The grasses in the distance are autumn-hued.
#nature #landscape #SheepOfMastodon

I had the immense pleasure and honor of seeing a #GiantPacificOctopus in the south Salish Sea today. #octopus #pnw #PugetSound #SalishSea #nature #wildlife
A large giant pacific octopus rests in clear water with rocks and barnacles. Its coloration is pinky. A small bit of the boardwalk covered in moss or lichen can be seen.
#nature #wildlife #pnw #octopus #giantpacificoctopus #pugetsound #salishsea

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope is assembling the largest 3D map of the universe ever made.

The first section is now complete. Take a look at what happens when you zoom in...

esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp… #space #science #astronomy #nature

The huge mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024 accounts for 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years. The location and actual size of the mosaic on the Southern Sky is shown in yellow.
This mosaic made by ESA’s Euclid space telescopes contains 260 observations collected between 25 March and 8 April 2024. This is 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture during six years. In just two weeks, Euclid covered 132 square degrees of the Southern Sky, more than 500 times the area of the full Moon as seen from Earth. The full mosaic is 208 gigapixels.
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in twelve times compared to the large mosaic. In the middle left, spiral galaxy NGC 2188 is visible edge-on at a distance of 25 million light-years. In the top right corner, galaxy cluster Abell 3381 is now clearly noticeable, 678 million light-years away from us.
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in 150 times compared to the large mosaic. On the left of the image, Euclid captured two galaxies (called ESO 364-G035 and G036) that are interacting with each other, 420 million light-years from us. On the right of the image, galaxy cluster Abell 3381 is visible, 678 million light-years away from us.

Zoom into the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas

On 15 October 2024, ESA’s Euclid space mission revealed the first piece of its great map of the Universe, showing millions of stars and galaxies.
www.esa.int
#nature #science #space #astronomy

Under the #autumn canopy
#nature #photography
Giant tree with yellow orange leaves and sun poking through
#nature #Photography #autumn

I know it's fall but I looked back at some midsummer photos of this Anna's Hummingbird working some beebalm flowers in our front yard. Well, the flowers have all faded now, but the Anna's stay with us all winter. #photography #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #birds #flowers
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
#nature #Photography #birds #naturephotography #flowers #hummingbird #birdphotography

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