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Not the most ideal lighting, but I couldn’t NOT photograph this big guy! 🐂 Spotted while on an overcast afternoon drive around the Texas Hill Country. Captured from the side of the road, with a fence between myself & this beautiful beast (because, trespassing & personal safety & all that jazz...) It sure felt pretty awesome to finally get the chance to have a close-ish peek at a Longhorn, especially considering their legendary symbolism in Texan culture. ⭐️
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When the very last light of day hits a rain shower over the mountains, fiercely magical things happen! Nature, in all her infinite artistry, paints a splendid picture right before your eyes -- and all you can do is hope to be ready; hope to do it justice; hope to remember to pick your jaw up off of the ground because you can't believe this is happening & it looks oh-so-crazy gorgeous & HIT THE DARN SHUTTER BUTTON! :) I am forever intrigued by and learning from Nature, and I feel gratefully whole capturing some of her most stunning moments! | Apex, NV
"Perhaps a butterfly is proof that you can go through a lot of darkness and still become something beautiful..." ❤️
Happy first day of Spring and Vernal Equinox, y’all! 🌱
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“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” — Yoko Ono, Season of Glass.
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📷 Photo captures a Red Admiral butterfly gently kissing the fresh delicate blooms of a Mexican Plum tree. Spring has sprung! 🌸
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Part of my Surfcoast /Great Ocean Road trip. Landed in Torquay and the weather had been ordinary for a couple of days, luckily this particular morning the weather was kind and gave me a chance to take a few shots.
Crossed paths with a cute (albeit grumpy-looking) juvenile Gopher Tortoise at a local park. He/she was busy munching away on greenery and was relatively unphased by my presence, pausing only for a second as I knelt on the ground with my camera. I snapped a handful of photos and quietly observed from a distance. And before I moved on, I made sure to tell him/her how cute they were. 😍
The Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a native species to Florida and is protected by law. Although it doesn’t happen often because human development encroaches on their habitat, it’s always a delight to see these creatures in the wild. 🐢
Port Salerno, FL | Aug 2024
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Sometimes my brain feels so noisy. Here, in the outdoors, it's quiet. A fresh start. A gentle breeze. The beaming faces of flowers.
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Life -- what a trip. Every day I'm alive is a day of knowing less. I feel fortunate to be here. But I sure do wrestle with a lot. (Ahh, the price we pay as conscience human beans.)
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There are times I wish life felt simpler. But if I awoke one day & it was all simple, black & white answers... well, I think I'd miss all of the colors.
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Photo captures full-bloom Greenthread (Thelesperma filifolium) flowers gleam as they dance with the warm Texas sunshine.
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I've been dipping into the archives from adventures in the Mojave Desert a couple of years ago. The color palette of this photo has me feelin' some seasonally-appropriate Autumn/Halloweenie vibes.
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Seemingly infinite layers of purple mountains reveal themselves under the orange glow of the evening sun, as valleys slip away into the spooky shadows.
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Wide-open wild views complimentary of Desert NWR, NV.
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If spiders aren’t your thing...sorry! Spiders normally aren’t so much my jam either. But hear me out for a minute — what if we looked at things a little bit closer, with eyes of curiosity, rather than judgment? What if we tried to find the delicate in the creepy, the intricacies in the rough... the beauty in the messy & uncomfortable?
These large Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope aurantia) have been a frequent summertime sighting here in central Texas — hanging over trail-heads, under shade trees, along fence-lines. The spider in this image (captured while I was out on an early morning walk) constructed her three-foot-diameter web between the tops of two bushes! While I’m not afraid of these critters, I did find myself looking the other way and walking a bit quicker. 😅 But the lighting offered an opportunity too good to pass up, so I zoomed in to get a closer look and snapped a few photos. I was surprised to see the intricate designs on the spider’s body, the ombré-dipped coloration on all eight legs, and the mind-blowing complexity of the orb web, including the zig-zag stabilimenta centerpiece...
Without curiosity, I would not have seen how beautiful these creatures are. Yes, I am aware that it is a far stretch to equate spiders to beauty, but maybe the concept can also be applied elsewhere in our lives... Stay curious, friends.
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Tate Modern Museum
London
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While it sure didn’t seem like it at the moment, the 2:30am alarm turned out to be worth it. I lugged my camera & tripod out to the driveway to be able to get a clear view of this colorful celestial show. I struggled with some camera shake and blurred images at first, and towards the end of totality, the humidity spiked to 91% which resulted in my lens fogging up so I couldn’t shoot anymore after that. But seeing the total eclipse with my eyes was the most rewarding part. And as a bonus, I did end up with a couple of good shots like this one. I hope you were able to catch a glimpse last night — if not, enjoy this image! 😊
The Full Blood Worm Moon Total Lunar Eclipse, as seen from Southeast Florida at 3:00 am, March 2025.
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