Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. May you have a beautiful day. #photography #flowers #botanical #naturalbeauty #nature #gooutside #spring #smallwonders #asheville #visitasheville #hiker #hiking #lifeisgood #prettyflowers #brp #bees #trees #algae#bugs #blueridgeparkway #youarebeautiful #lovelife

Enjoying this quiet morning as the rain soaks the earth for spring brings color to our lives. #photography #flowers #botanicalgarden #naturalbeauty #nature #gooutside #colorfulflowers #spring #smallwonders #asheville #visitasheville #hiker #hiking #lifeisgood #prettyflowers #garden #happyeaster

This photo features a small plant seedling, in a peat pot in the foreground. The seedling has vibrant green, heart-shaped leaves and a slim, pinkish stem. In the background, a blurry gray cat is visible,sniffing the wooden surface of the potting table.

#ColorADay #GreenSat
#Caturday
#ShowHeart #hearts

#Cats #Seedlings #Spring #CatMom #CatLady #Gardening #SmallWonders #TheLittleThings #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

The California Tortoiseshell butterfly-Nymphalis californica-has bright rust-brown wings bordered with chocolate markings on all four wings. The wingspan is approximately 2 inches. The butterfly has a fuzzy body and gray antennae with silvery tips. This butterfly is perched on pink cone shaped Andromeda blossoms. The background of this photo is bright, green, turquoise, magenta, and a hint of gold.

First Warmth
Early springlight held in butterfly form.
For a moment
I remember how to open. 

#FlyDay #PoetryOfNature #Spring #SmallWonders #Butterfly #CaliforniaTortoiseShell
#ImageAndVerse

Small Wonders #smallwonders #dreamsnaps #heyyitssparkles #disneydreamsnaps #disneydreamlightvalley

Brown and white striped snail or other similar thing on top of other shells and crud in a watery tidepool.

Don't know WTF this cool thing is in a Maui tidepool. Do you?

#smallwonders #marinelife #ocean #hawaii #nature #love #eastcoastkin #photography

Tidepool in coral reef with a pink and white striped shell. The colors around the spiral are separated by a thin black line and are opalescent.

Just learned this unbelievably beautiful creature I saw today is a Royal Paper Bubble Shell/Snail. A name worthy of its magnificence. All hail.

#mollusk #gastropod #love #photography #smallwonders #marinelife #nature #nokings

Photo of a brown, dried tendril of a passion flower vine hosting a single yellow, ribbed egg laid by a Zebra Longwing butterfly. Background is blurred greenery and wooden fence.

#AnimalArt

#Nature #Butterfly #ZebraLongwing #Egg #OnlyBeautifulThings #TheLittleThings #SmallWonders #SimplePleasures #Breathe #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

Low angle shot of a tidepool surrounded by black lava rock. Close part of the tidepool show a dense coral reef, but the furthered part is reflecting the sun, clouds and sky.

Tidepool winner for Best Reflections

#marinelife #smallwonders #sky #nature #Maui #love #photography #eastcoastkin #landscape #nokings #abstractart

Close up, side view of orange butterfly on rocks on the ground. She has black markings and a few white spots.

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly low-key showing off.

#insects #photography #maui #eastcoastkin #nature #smallwonders #love #nokings

This photo is a close-up image of a young plant seedling sprouting from the soil in a clear plastic cup. A single, prominent seedling dominates the left side of the image. It has a bright green, curved stem emerging from dark, moist soil, with the remains of the seed husk still attached to the top. Several other identical clear plastic cups, each containing soil and some showing other small sprouts, are visible but blurred.

#Scape
#SensoryArt #Spring

#Gardening #Seedlings #Nature #MotherNature #Propagation #PeacefulPost #OnlyBeautifulThings #SimplePleasures #SmallWonders #TheLittleThings #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

A ground level shot of a small plant with glossy, dark green leaves growing behind a large, textured grey rock. Some of the leaves show small holes from insects, adding a natural, weathered feel. The background is composed of dark, sandy soil and blurred foliage. The lighting is slightly shadowed, giving the scene a moody and quiet atmosphere. A watermark in the shape of Australia is located in the bottom right corner.

Resilience in the shadow of the stone.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #GardenGrowth #GreenLeaves #NaturePhotography #SmallWonders #OutdoorDetails #PlantsOfAustralia #NaturalWorld

Oyster hiding in a coral reef shelf with raggedy-sharp edges that look like jagged teeth.

This is some sorta Oyster - Thorny or Hawaiian Pearl or otherwise. All I know is that now I'm gonna have nightmares about orthodontia. That's some creepy-looking crud!

#smallwonders #marinelife #snorkeling #diving #love #ocean #maui #nature #teeth #love #nokings #photography #maui

Pink shelled marine animal on pink colored rock with gelatinous stuff growing on and around it.

No idea what all this stuff is, but it's super cool. 🦀🦑

#maui #smallwonders #tidepool #photography #love #vacation #eastcoastkin #bluesky

A male Dark-edged Bee-fly feeding from a grape hyacinth flower. He is a large fly with a rounded body covered in mid-brown hair, and a hairy face. He has long, thin legs and a very long proboscis, which he holds out in front like a narwhal's tusk. He has brown eyes, which meet each other on top of his head, and his wings have a dark, scalloped mark along the leading edge.

My first Dark-edged Bee-fly of the year, a week earlier than last year's.
@uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
#insects #invertebrates #Bombyliusmajor #DarkEdgedBeeFly #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders #InsectThursday #beeflywatch

Tiny hermit crab living in the beautiful orange and red shell of a sea snail.

This hermit crab has found a mansion to live in.

#crab #crustaceans #smallwonders #love #marinelife #nature #nokings #photography #eastcoastkin #snail

Close up of black crab on lava rock. Crab is covered with green dots. Here legs have a beautiful orange on them and look wickedly sharp.

This is a nice crab photo, but the remarkable thing is that if you zoom way in in the eye, you can see my reflection. It's subtle, but there. I'll post a zoomed look in the comments. #nature #crustaceans #love #photography #Maui #nokings #marinelife #smallwonders #eastcoastkin

Highly colorful mollusk shells in grey, pink, blue and green clinging to a rock above the water in a tidepool.

Mother Nature - the undisputed best artist in the world (other than my wife). These are 'Opihi, from Maui. Gorgeous.

#mollusks #smallwonders #photography #art #nature #eastcoastkin #scape #tidepool #love #nokings

A green gecko with orange spots and blue ringed eyes on a bamboo tree. She is staring right at me

Another gecko has fallen for me ❤️

#lizard #golddustdaygecko #nature #love #herps #smallwonders #green #photography #nokings #goodmorning #maui

Ornate Celtic harp created circa 1780 by harp maker Georges Cousineau. It was fashioned from a variety of woods, including maple, spruce, and cherry. The top of the harp is painted green, with a profusion of multicolored carved flowers. The harp rests on an Oriental rug next to a blue satin armchair in a room the replicates an upper class home from 18th century France.

Ornate flower carvings on a Celtic harp from late 18th century France.

This very fancy Celtic Harp can be found at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris
More info in ALT
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekHforHs
#PalacesAndGardens
#SmallWonders

Close up of the face of a green gecko with orange stripes and a beautiful ring of blue around its eye. Against a bamboo tree.

This dapper Gold Dust Day Gecko called dibs on the bamboo tree before I got there.

#herps #smallwonders #nature #lizards #Maui #photography #eastcoastkin #love #nokings

This photo is a close-up image of the interior of a red and white tulip flower. The image is tightly focused on the center of the bloom, highlighting the intricate details of the petals and the reproductive parts. The petals are a vibrant red with stark white patches and edges, a common two-toned characteristic of many 'Parrot' varieties. The center features a pale green pistil surrounded by several dark, elongated stamens.

#ColorADay #RedWed

#Flowers #Blooms #BloomScrolling #Macro #Nature #OnlyBeautifulThings #TheLittleThings #SmallWonders #SimplePleasures #Breathe #ArtInNature #NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography
#MacroPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

Black crab clinging sideways to a black lava rock. Looking like it's about to leap off.

#Crab getting ready for launch.

#crustacean #marinelife #nature #photography #love #nokings #smallwonders #maui

Octopus with a couple of tentacles extended. She is brownish red with grey markings. Coral reef is all around and she is near a red pencil urchin.

My new ocean friend Octavious.

#snorkeling #cephalopod #smallwonders #maui #diving
#nature #ocean #photography #marinelife #octopus

On a pane of blue glass, a monarch caterpillar suspends itself between earth and sky.

Metamorphosis is not spectacle. It is patience. It is surrender to a destiny the creature cannot comprehend.

And yet, it proceeds.

#MonarchButterfly #MonarchCaterpillar #SmallWonders

Banded coral shrimp with her orange and white stripes and a million arms and antennae hanging in a coral reef.

When I was in school, other kids called me a shrimp. Ha! I wish I was this cool.

#marinelife #tidepool #smallwonders #photography #nature #Maui #eastcoastkin #love #nokings

A songbird perched atop a glass lamppost. Its open beak is lifted toward the sky overhead as small white clouds drift by on a spring day. Washington, DC (May 2017)

Here’s to all the songbirds doing their thing, singing their little heads off, broadcasting their whereabouts, establishing their territory, or maybe just trilling away for the sheer pleasure of it.🎶
#birds #LookUp #Photography #urban #EastCoastKin #SmallWonders #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsBeingBirds

Tiny Wonders of Nature: Stunning Frog Species From Around the World 🐸✨ #frogs
#frog #frogspecies
#amphibians
#colorfulfrogs #poisondartfrog
#wildlife #nature#natureaesthetics
#rainforest #exoticanimals
#animallovers #wildlifephotography #naturevideo
#smallwonders

This photo is a dramatic, close-up image of a tree frog viewed from underneath, clinging to a window on the outside. The perspective highlights the frog's splayed limbs and the translucent quality of its skin. Its large toe pads are visible as it grips the surface. The lighting is high-contrast and dramatic, illuminating the frog's underbelly in vibrant yellow and green tones. The lower legs have a reddish-orange hue. The background is dark, making the subject stand out. Its skin has a bumpy texture.

#WindowsOnWednesday
#WildlifeWednesday

#Window #Frog #Nature #TheLittleThings #SmallWonders #ArtInNature #PeacefulPost #OnlyBeautifulThings #Breathe #SimplePleasures #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

I've seen some crazy-amazing shit in Maui but this may be the amazingest! Apparently, it's a Miniature Melo. A marine bubble snail that seems impossibly cool. And it was tiny. TINY!

#tidepool #marinelife #nature #amazeballs #love #snails #smallwonders #ocean #alien #colorful #goodnight #nokings