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#photography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #forest #trees #moss #summer

Wide horizontal landscape image taken on a hill in a lush green forest. The ground rises from the left to the right, and is overgrown by tall grass. The foreground is in the shade, while warm sunlight illuminates the background.

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"I do believe," she said to herself, "that this is the best, and grandest, and most satisfying way to begin the day.

"If I could, I would start every morning with a walk on the beach."

By the Silver Sea canvas print -- https://www.pictorem.com/2694782/by-the-silver-sea/

Free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #beach #ocean #seaside #nature #oregon #pacific #travel #USA #vacation #canvas #homedecor #fedigiftshop #joy #summer

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Summertime, and childhood: there was time to think and dream, to stare at a flower and wonder, to stroll through a green grassy meadow and be in a place of magic and enchantment.

To believe in things the adult world assured us was impossible.

And to be determined to reach for them anyway.

Hailey framed print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hailey-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #summer #flowers #peace #dream #print #nature #freedom #green #wildflowers #meadow #girl

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Nature loves blue and red, green and purple, white and black, well, pretty much all the colors.

But then again, nature has nothing to do with politics.

Many Hues canvas print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/many-hues-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #FirstFridayArtWalk #nature #travel #hiking #arizona #grandcanyon #summer #color #colorful #blue #red #peace #landscape #wallart #decor #fedigiftshop

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Zelda is always worried when Im snorkling 😁

#Snorkling #Dog #Dogs #Walk #DogsOfLoops #OC #Nature #Video #Loops #June #Southern #Finland #Archipelago #AlandIslands

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📢 Et si on visitait un muséum d’histoire naturelle… en direct sur Twitch ? 👀

🗓️ Mercredi 24 juin - 18H

🏛️ Live en direct du Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d’Angers !

🦴🌿🔎 Partons à la découverte des collections de zoologie, botanique, géologie et préhistoire avec Thomas Rouillard et Benoît Mellier, responsables des collections du muséum.

RDV ➡️ https://www.twitch.tv/oamgui

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#museum #sciencesnaturelles #nature #biodiversite #zoologie #botanique #science #Angers #cafédessciences @pogscience.bsky.social

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📷 #ThickTrunkTuesday

Walnut tree, Magnolia Cemetery, 2023.

This grand, 80-foot tree was felled by winds from Hurricane Helene in 2024.

#FediversalPictures #Nature

Close-up upward view of a tall tree with rough, textured bark. Bare branches spread out against a clear blue sky, emphasizing the tree’s height and intricate network of twigs. The perspective creates a dramatic, towering effect.

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Just finished this one.

A couple of factual inaccuracies (no, 'G' in physics does not mean 100 times your weight - it is earth's gravitational constant 'g' in this context, and yes, chimps do actually teach one another), plus some idiocy no fault of the author (chimps don't understand 'zero' dear researchers, true, but neither did humans until a millennium or so ago)...

But overall, a well-researched informative read - highly recommend.

#science #nature #literature #books #chimpanzee

The cover of Jon Cohen's 'Almost Chimpanzee' subtitled 'Redrawing the Lines that Separate Us from Them'.

The title and subtitle are cream and red respectively, displayed over the image of a chimp seen from behind, his dark fur shimmering in silhouette against a black background, the formidable compact musculature of his neck and shoulders as striking as the pale tips of his ears.

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Two Minnesota solar farms swapped the gravel under their panels for native prairie and wildflowers. Five years later the native bees had multiplied twentyfold and were crossing the fence to pollinate the soybeans next door

https://www.autonocion.com/us/solar-farm-wildflowers-bees/

#solarpower #nature #wildflowers #bees

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Earlier Today

#InsektenSamstag #Nature #Photography

A scarce chaser dragonfly, viewed from a top-down, slightly angled perspective. It has a robust, fuzzy thorax covered in fine, golden-brown hairs. Its abdomen is a striking, vibrant orange-yellow color. A distinct, dark black, ladder-like or segmented pattern runs straight down the center of its abdomen.

The dragonfly has four large, transparent wings fully extended horizontally. The veins of the wings are highly detailed and intricate, showing a golden-yellow coloration near the base, transitioning to darker veins toward the tips.

The dragonfly is resting on the very top of a weathered, vertical wooden post.

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This dog used to be so afraid of water she would cry 10 meters from the water’s edge 😁

#Dog #Dogs #Walk #DogsOfLoops #Hiking #OC #Nature #Video #Loops

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This is the kind of hiking weather we like around here... 😊

@outdoor @nature @photography @hiking @photography@lemmy.world @Nature@lemmy.world @hiking@lemmy.world

#SilentSunday #Silent #Sunday #OC
#NaturePhotography #Nature #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo
#June #Southern #Finland #Archipelago #AlandIslands #HikingAland
#Hiking #InMy #Summer #Wonderland

P.S if your country doesn’t have the freedom to roam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam there’s something inherently wrong.

Photo from a cliff out over a bay of clear water and blue skies, except for a single cloud in the distance.

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Finally got out and did some snorkling, but it's still surprisingly cold in the water..

@paddleboarding @outdoor @nature @photography @photography@lemmy.world @Nature@lemmy.world @hiking

#SaturdaySights #Sights #OC
#NaturePhotography #Nature #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo
#June #Southern #Finland #Archipelago #Åland #AlandIslands
#Snorkling #InMy #Summer #Wonderland

Photo from shore of me in the water being closely watched by Zelda the dog, in case I drown 😂

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Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius, 🇩🇪 Flussregenpfeifer, 🇵🇱 sieweczka rzeczna) in an unusual pose.

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki

An adult little ringed plover can be seen in an unusual pose. The bird is facing away, but has turned its head to look at the viewer and seems to be blinking an eye. The scene is a stony riverbank, with water in the background and pebbles in the foreground.

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How about some beach-cows for #SilentSunday 😁

@paddleboarding @outdoor @nature @Nature@lemmy.world @photography @photography@lemmy.world

#OC #NaturePhotography #Nature #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo #September #Finland #Archipelago #Åland #AlandIslands #Paddleboarding #InMy #Autumn #Wonderland

Photo from water level of some cows grazing on a forested beach.

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Good morning. ☕☕☕

30 May 2026

I remember when telephones with push‑buttons started showing up. They looked so modern, so futuristic, like something out of a science‑fiction movie. If you had one sitting on your desk, you must have been somebody — even though, at first, they didn’t really do anything the old rotary phones couldn’t do. I still wonder why we started with a dial instead of buttons in the first place. I don’t wonder long, though. It had to be whatever the technology of the time could manage.

When I was a small child living with my grandparents — my parents were off at the Great Lakes while my dad went through Navy training — I had to memorize their phone number. To this day, it still doesn’t make sense to me. It was “Sycamore 5‑2453.” Try dialing that into a phone today. There have been a few changes since then.

And isn’t it funny that after all these years, after all the technical leaps that led to the cell phones we carry in our back pockets, we still say we’re “dialing” a number? I’m sure plenty of young people don’t even know what that means. I’ve seen clips online where teenagers are handed an old rotary phone and look as confused as I’d be if someone handed me a crank‑and‑jar churn. I wouldn’t know its purpose, let alone how to use it.

Makes you wonder what the next fifty years will bring. I’m certain of one thing: nobody will be running down to the telegraph office. And someday, even cell phones will go the way of buggy whips.

“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” — Marshall McLuhan

“Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.” — Doug Larson

“If you don’t like change, you’ll like irrelevance even less.” — General Eric Shinseki

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #technology #telephones #dial

The Sparrow Who Looked Down

"Three house sparrows perch together on a smooth metal pipe, silhouetted against a soft, open sky. Their tiny bodies form a loose row, but each bird’s posture — and each one’s imagined line of dialogue — gives them a distinct personality, as if they’re actors in a small, feathered play.

The left sparrow stands upright and slightly angled toward the center bird. Its feathers are warm brown and softly patterned, and its posture feels calm, almost admiring. Hovering above it is a gentle thought: “He is so smart and brave.” The bird seems to be watching the one beside it with quiet confidence, as though impressed by a friend’s courage.

The center sparrow, a male with a bold dark bib and a gray crown, stands tall and steady. His chest is puffed just enough to suggest pride or determination. Above him floats the line: “The trick is to not look down.” His stance matches the words — he looks like the self‑appointed leader of this tiny trio, offering advice with theatrical seriousness.

The right sparrow leans forward dramatically, its head dipped and body angled downward as if peering over the edge of the pipe. Its feathers are soft brown, and its posture radiates sudden worry. Above it, a panicked thought bubble reads: “Oh no! I looked down! What happens now?” The bird’s body language perfectly matches the anxious humor of the line — a moment of comic regret perched on a narrow metal stage." - Microsoft Copilot

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#SilentSunday #FotoVorschlag

#photography #nature #naturephotography #plant #lupine #leaf #monochrome

Horizontal closeup top view of lupine leaves of various sizes. Only the leaf at the center is in perfect focus. The image is monochrome green.

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As it took a bit of effort and time to hike up to this isolated lake, I'm in no particular hurry to turn around and head back the nine miles to the parking lot.

I rather think I'll find a spot on the banks, under a tree, where I can sit and watch the surface of the water ripple in the light breeze.

Shades of Turquoise canvas print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/shades-of-turquoise-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #hiking #nature #travel #oregon #summer #peace #camping #lake #mountains

High alpine lake in the Oregon mountains.

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On our walk near Cardross we met a 95-year-old lady who invited us to visit her woodland garden. It is an amazing place, a wood full of rhododendrons and azaleas amongst tall trees, paths winding through it with bridges across a little burn, wild flowers, beehives, so many things to discover.

#nature #Scotland #garden #woodland
#bloomscrolling