This scene is enveloped in drooping Douglas fir boughs, the edges naturally create a mossy, dark green vignette. One long, moss-covered branch stretches across the upper part of the scene, silhouetted. The bright sunlight brightens and illuminates the deep green forest foliage and the rocky creek in the center of the picture, and a spot of blue sky peeks through the trees in the right center.

A moment of peace: Stopping by a sunlit creek in the forest. #ForestFriday #Scape #Trees #woods #Moss #ISeeMoss #Forest #Stream #NatureIsArt #Green #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter

Rainy days are the planets way of washing off the old while nurturing the new. #photography #blueridgemountains #visitasheville #asheville #mountains #mist #rainyday #hiking #hiker #brp #rain #clouds #spring #gooutside #lifeisgood #mistymountainhop #sunbeams #naturalbeauty #nature #ilovenature #mist

Looking up at the cherry blossom canopy along our state capital mall. Pastel paper lanterns are strung through the canopy. It’s a profusion of light pink blossoms, and the paper lanterns are sky blue, chartreuse, lavender, dark pink, and a light pink that almost matches the blossoms. The brown trunks and branches hold it all together from the bottom.

Take a stroll under the magical cherry blossom canopy with me. #CherryBlossoms #Trees #Blossoms #BloomScrolling #Spring #PNW #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter

Natural beauty can be found everywhere if ya look just right. #photography #naturalbeauty #nature #fern #natureisart #blueridgemountains #gooutside #asheville #visitasheville #hiking #mountains #natural #nature #naturalbeauty #ilovenature #wnc #beauty #lifeinthemountains #brp #butterfly

Sunlight wins. Indoor life doesn’t give our biology the red/infrared hits we need, & blue-based LEDs are a partial fix at best. Get outside more, & design indoor light that respects sleep, mood, & ecology. ☀️🌳🛌
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#LightAndHealth #GoOutside

#TouchGrassTuesdays

Or rocks...just #GoOutside...

#ArkansasValley #Colorado #hike #sky #trees #nature #photography #naturescape #mountains #clouds #naturephotography #rocks #sunbeams

Just another day enjoying the melt.

#TheRestlessAdventurer #Spring2026 #CanadaGeese
#OutdoorTherapy #Mountains
#ExploreMore #GoOutside
#BirdPhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #CarpeDiem

I am udderly moo-ved by such bovine beauty; and yeah, I know I milked that for all it's worth! #photography #cows #farmlife #dairycows #bovine #moo #ilovecows #naturalbeauty #gooutside #asheville #hiker #hiking #natural #ilovenature #wnc #beauty #lifeinthemountains #beauty #cute

Thirty seconds of Nature Therapy with a soothing Pine Creek flowing into what becomes the Lake at North Park. ~ Gretchen

#naturetherapy #water #gooutside #northpark #pittsburghpennsylvania

Yaquina Lighthouse at the end of the rocks, towering above Agate Beach on a sunny day with white puffy clouds in the sky.

Zoom in of Yaquina Lighthouse, showing the keepers quarters as well as the many people walking around.

I'm increasingly impressed with my new camera. Check out the detail when zoomed in! 🤯

#fujifilm #xt5 #photography #detail #ocean #pnw #westcoastbestcoast #pacificwonderland #gooutside #getoutside

But drinks in nature, with zero cell coverage, are infinitely better! #GoOutside

Wonder why they're called the blue ridge mountains? This should help. Have a most serene and lovely day! #photgography #blueridgemountains #gooutside #asheville #visitasheville #hiking #mountains #natural #nature #naturalbeauty #ilovenature #wnc #beauty #lifeinthemountains #trees #brp #ilovemylife

Henlo frens! Hopes you get some outside times dis weekend! #ZeusLovesYou! #GoOutside!

Standing under a volcanic cliff overhang, looking out at a waterfall coming down on the right, a pool of water below, deep green vegetation and Douglas fir forest mostly in the shade, except for the area directly across from where I’m standing, which shows a pocket of blue sky and sunlit forest.

The #background is everything here, taken somewhere along the 10 falls trail in #SilverFallsStatePark a couple of summers ago. Be safe, and happy #NoKings today! #BlueSkyArtShow #PNW #ChasingWaterfalls #Waterfalls #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing

I hope these will brighten up your day a little more. Never forget, you're amazing. #photgography #blueridgemountains #gooutside #asheville #hiker #visitasheville #hiking #mountains #natural #nature #naturalbeauty #urloved #ilovenature #wnc #beauty #lifeinthemountains #trees #sunflowers #ilovelife

A gorgeous, ruffled profusion of lavender-pink peony petals fills the frame as they open to reveal the yellow pollen center at dusk.

Sending everyone a moment of peace with a #peony. #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Spring #NatureIsArt #PNW #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter

Living in the mountains has it's perks, no lie. May your day be filled with beauty. #photgography #blueridgemountains #gooutside #asheville #hiker #visitasheville #hiking #mountains #natural #nature #naturalbeauty #BRP #ilovenature #wnc #beauty #lifeinthemountains #trees #sunshine #rivers #ilovelife

Hello - for the past year, I've been on a quest to learn about conservation and my local environment. Please join in, subscribe, and most importantly, get Balsam Bashing!

#nature #volunteering #gooutside

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I love taking pictures in my garden. These are from a few years past. Have a spectacular day! #serenity #thegreatoutdoors #gardens #macrophotography #photography #flowers #nature #blueridgemountains #springisintheair #ilovenature #gooutside #naturalbeauty

Lily pads and lotus stemmed leaves dominate the foreground. Middle ground a bed of lily pads and lotus flowers. Bluffs along the main channel of the Mississipi River can be seen in the background. Bright green and blue are the dominate palette.

Hopefully this scence will be recreated this year. Lily pads and lotus flowers.
Delta Point #trempealeaunationalwildliferefuge
#uppermississippiriver #backwaters #driftless #blueskyartshow #kunst #art
#staywell #bekind #gooutside

Sometimes there's beauty in what's left behind. #blueridgeparkway #rusty #visitasheville #hiking #photography #rustinpeace #blueridgemountains #ilovecars #gooutside #automotive #ruraldecay #oldcars #abandonedcars #wnc

And I can’t wait!

#nakedcamping #gooutside #naked #enby #nonbinary #theythemenergy #nakedoutdoors

A spectacular sunrise over the Willamette Valley. The sun is just peeking over the Cascades on the lower right horizon. Tall Douglas fir trees are silhouetted on the right and left edges. Mt. Hood’s conical silhouette also peeks out on the lower left. But the sky is the real show. It’s deep blue on the top, and the sun has turned ragged clouds to shades of vibrant gold against the blue and purple of the darker clouds. Oh, the drama! The spectacle!

Happy #BlueSkyMonday! Getting up early sometimes has its perks. #Sunrise #PNW #SkyDrama #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter

Deep in the forest, I find solitude and beauty. #blueridgeparkway #mountains #visitasheville #hiking #otters #followyourbliss #photography #birds #nature #blueridgemountains #ilovenature #gooutside #naturalbeauty #spider #blueridgemountains #wnc

I hope you are enjoying your Sunday, too! More pictures of these beautiful mountains! Enjoy! #blueridgeparkway #mountains #visitasheville #hiking #waterfalls #followyourbliss #photography #flowers #nature #blueridgemountains #ilovenature #gooutside #naturalbeauty #spider #blueridgemountains #wnc

A spectacular star magnolia blossom is one of the first to open on this tree. The petals are mostly white on the upper side, but they tie pinkish on the edges. The undersides of the petals are mostly a deep, magenta pink. In the background, lots of unopened buds are getting ready to open against a deep blue sky.

The star magnolias are out of control, and I love it. #Sunday #StunDay #BloomScrolling #Magnolias #PNW #NatureIsArt #Trees #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp

Celebrating World Forest Day with deep gratitude for the boundless gifts and lessons our forest ecosystems provide.

#GoOutside

A stick covered in a sort of tube lichen lies on the mossy forest floor. The moss has fluffy green fingers reaching toward the pale sea-green collection of tubes that give way to varying sizes of caramel-colored cup-like reproductive structures.

Found this lovely specimen of some kind of tube lichen on a fallen stick in the Coast Range yesterday. #HotStickSaturday #Lichen #Fungi #FungiFriends #Moss #Forests #PNW #ISeeMoss #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp

Thirty seconds of Nature Therapy ~Gretchen

#nature #naturetherapy #gooutside #digitalphotography #pittsburghpennsylvania #northpark

Golden, sunlit water in a creek flows over a stone, making squiggly, warm-colored ripples from bright gold to dark brown across the face of the stone, which has one orange stripe in the back that is probably a feature of the stone itself.

I love how the #water bends the sunlight flowing over this #stone in a local creek. #BlueSkyArtShow #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing