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J. Ashley Nixon

@jashleynixon.bsky.social

Exploring people & places with art, culture & natural heritage. University teacher, PhD ecology. Fellow RCGS πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ www.jashleynixon.com

192 Followers  |  130 Following  |  506 Posts  |  Joined: 03.12.2023  |  2.4666

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This is my first post on Substack. It’s about glaciers, climate change and the value of return visits to places to photograph. If you are on Substack or enjoy writing about photographs, please have a look!
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01.11.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rowan berries, leaves and pumpkins.

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01.11.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Rock of the Green Indie Kind.
Original colour. Honest.
Dickens Pub
Calgary, Alberta
Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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01.11.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rowan berries

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01.11.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good rock of the Indie kind.

Calgary, Alberta
Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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01.11.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new workwear for Canadian workers.
Go Blue Jays Go!

31.10.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good rock of the metamorphic kind.

A polar bear, carved from steatite, a super-compressed form of magnesium silicate, aka talcum powder.
Sculpted by an Inuit artist.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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31.10.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good rock of the igneous kind.
North Berwick Law, a volcanic plug of trachyte, a type of feldspar.
North Berwick, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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29.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transitus
Mossleigh
Alberta, Canada
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28.10.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A good boat ride from North Berwick.

28.10.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speculum
Elbow River
Alberta, Canada
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28.10.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good rock of the sedimentary kind.
Limestone pavement
Malham, Yorkshire

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28.10.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bass Rock.
Good rock of the gannet kind.
Scotland

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27.10.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Steven Wilson.
Good rock of the progressive kind.

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27.10.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Athabasca Glacier
Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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25.10.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ice
Athabasca Glacier
Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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25.10.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A quiet place to study

Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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25.10.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sadness. Inside Out

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25.10.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anger. Inside Out

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25.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Purgo. Luceo.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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24.10.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Um lindo cacho de cocos
Barra da Tijuca, Brasil

24.10.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Barras de praia amarelas

Barra da Tijuca, Brasil

23.10.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fragilis. Senescence

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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23.10.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vultus off.
Hockey talk. In Latin

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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22.10.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A quiet place, until you rattle the book chains
Wells, Somerset, England

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21.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vertical enough
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Alberta, Canada

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19.10.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prairie Park The Voyages of RV Shearwater (4) Grasslands National Park is a cultural and natural heritage gem, located in the Canadian Prairies in southern Saskatchewan. This massive area (907 km2/224,128 acres…

Captain's Log
The latest episode of my photo adventures, "Captain's Log" is out:
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17.10.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pink House, with Washing
Quebrada Verde, Peru

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17.10.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Veritas

Bertha Falls, Waterton National Park, Canada
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05.10.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Barra da Tijuca, Brazil πŸ‡§πŸ‡·

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04.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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