In Praise of this Place A good place to be in troubled times

In Praise of this Place
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These pictures are a poem and between the lines

These pictures are a poem
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Love notes from the Meadow

Our burnt and ravaged forest was looking especially beautiful in the hoar frost today. 2017 Wildfire.

November!

NYNY🎉 celebrating in the Chilcotin Forest, BC Canada

Albatrosses listen to the ocean to find their way Albatrosses follow infrasound signals from the ocean to find feeding grounds and optimal flight conditions.

15 out of 22 #albatross species are threatened with #extinction. To raise awareness of this #conservation crisis, we celebrate #WorldAlbatrossDay on June, 19th.

On that occasion, I share a great science fact about albatrosses in my latest newsletter. 🪶🧪

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So happy my (sort of) review essay on Is a River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social is out in the world!

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Hang on

Every nest box occupied

Studies for a series of images I’m making called ‘On my Knees at the Bridge’. Small framed stories from the Creek.

Lesser than who?

#nomorewar #dandelionsanddogs #letsgetagrip

So many beautiful tree swallows. Every one of our 50+
nesting boxes claimed!

First Up

Hiding. Looking.

The Sandhills are back!

New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.

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Moon and Swallow

A photo I took in 2019. I love the background.

Ah, here comes spring

First tree swallows today!

A cradle of crows in the snow.

Late March on the meadow. Our resplendent Redwing Blackbirds

This sweet young Fir broken in a recent March wind/snow storm. We will stand her up with a prosthetic trunk and tender her recovery. We have other trees who have recovered this way.