After dark

Photo of glass mosaic of redwood tree

Side view of photo of glass mosaic of redwood tree

Photo of glass mosaic of redwood tree

I normally don’t post my art (mosaics, stained glass and watercolor). But this piece was made for my husband who is visually impaired. This is a mosaic tactile piece called “Looking Up”. He loves touching redwoods so now he can go get a feel of glass bark, when we are not actually in a forest.

Hummingbirds are jerks. Sound up for the full violent effect.

Photo of a handful of roasted, shelled peanuts in the palm of a hand. Some are split into two halves (the cotyledons).

Not all seeds have endosperm as their storage tissue. Some seeds store the energy needed for germination in the embryo’s cotyledons. You know peanuts: the 2 halves are the 2 cotyledons. The embryonic root & shoot are the little structures at the base. #cotyledon #Fabaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Reading one of the first publications documenting circadian rhythms in humans and it’s essentially two professors torturing an assistant prof.

so i guess not much has changed in academia in 130 years 🙃

Review of applications will begin April 8, 2026. You can see more information and apply here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

We are especially interested in folks that will focus on the interface between water resources (e.g., streams, wetlands, aquifers, springs) and land management decision-making.

Manatees in the clear water of a springfed stream in Florida.

The University of Florida's School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences is looking for a Forest Hydrologist. This is a 9-month, tenure-track, 70% Research / 30% Teaching appointment.

germinating wiregrass seed with scale

Germinating wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana) seed.

An old picture postcard showing the clock-tower at the University of Auckland. The image shows a white stone octagonal tower with clocks on alternate faces; the stone is carved into interesting patters,. There a very blue sky and a tree in full lea. Printed at the foot of the card is "Glockenturm der Universitat von Auckland"

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @aucklanduni.bsky.social - also known as Waipapa Taumata Rau in the Maori language

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Wett temperate rainforests in Olympic National Park.

#ForestFriday
A sunny day in the rain forests at Hoh River.

#photography #trees #PNW

Lovely Quercus rugosa. North of Oaxaca, 10 Oct 2025.

To catch a King.
Om1 mkii and 50-200mm + mc14 teleconverter
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SS1/6400 F4 ISO640

Snow flurry in Gainesville, Florida this afternoon.

Manatee mother and baby in a spring

Manatee mama and baby in the run at Blue Springs State Park in Volusia County, Florida. The sign at the entrance indicated that over 450 manatees were in the spring and run that day.

Loblolly pine cones.

Loblolly pine cones on a felled tree.

Loblolly pine (*Pinus taeda*) cones. 15-year-old tree in an experiment in north Florida.

a bald eagle flying through the snow

a bald eagle flying through the snow

I've been trying to catch a kingfisher, but somebody else showed up by the river today

When I visited the bristlecones I was amazed at the view. Good place to spend 5,000 years.

Views from Bishop

Congratulations to the 2025 AFE Award Winners! 🎉 Dr. Gavin Jones was awarded the Early Career Award and Dr. Heather Alexander was awarded the Distinguished Leader Award 🔥Read more here: https://fireecology.org/news/award-winners-25

#InkTober2025 Day 8: Reckless.
Was planning to draw an eloborate scene from the time when birds ate horses. But it was one of those days and I’m glad I at least got this guy on paper, Terrorbird Titanis walleri. Based on Blue Rhino Studio’s amazing diorama, brushpen with Copic markers.

The taxodium were really looking great just downriver of Yankeetown this weekend, too!

And a bald eagle, to boot!

Baldcypress crown in fall color.

Huge baldcypress (*Taxodium distichum*) doing its fall thing in northern Florida.

Catchy title.

Fog and sun in forest

Fog in the flatwoods.

Top of a pine seedling with a small snake among the needles, looking at the camera.

Hitchhiker on one of the lab plants this morning.

Can't get enough of these fox squirrels.

Three deer look at the camera while standing in green grass underneath a pine overstory.

8 weeks post-fire, longleaf pine / wiregrass, north Florida.