Nathalie Mitchell

A green and a red gate with a small dog wearing a jacket peering through a window

Windloch- a leaning half timbered house over a small alleyway

Short walk around the Schnurrviertel in Minden, Germany- these colorful gates had a cat ramp, dog window, and chickens in the small yard behind. Also loved the leaning half timber structures.

#germany #deutschland

a pine tree with bugs hanging all around it. at the very top is a dragonfly-like meganeura with open wings, circling the base is the giant millipede arthropleura. on the branches sit various insects and circular pine cones.

Have yourself a merry little Carboniferous.
#Art #SciArt #PaleoArt #Inverts

Hey! I’ve just added you. I still need to add more people to it, as there are probably lots more sewists on here now than when I started it!

YouTube video by cridhe One of the best woodland walks in Scotland ❤️

Loving these short form videos about Scotland by @cridhe.bsky.social! Such a lovely intersection of ecology, history, geology, and culture!

youtube.com/shorts/u4YNY...

Modern pomanders made with oranges and cloves

A painting of a historical pomander cage on a rosary

Just made orange and clove pomanders like we did growing up- I always found them odd but loved the scent! Turns out pomanders date back to the Middle Ages, used to ward off pestilence or simply as portable perfume. They were usually a ball shaped metal cage holding aromatics.
#medieval #history

A painting of the Colosseum in ruins by Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, ca. 1692-1765).

When botanist Richard Deakin examined Rome’s Colosseum in the 1850s, he found 420 species of plant growing in the ruins: cypresses and ilex, pea plants and more than 50 types of grasses.

But some flowers growing there mystified him. They were so rare they were found nowhere else in Europe.

Meet the ‘giant’ river crabs that live beneath Rome’s ancient ruins Not much remains from the time Rome was only a marshy valley—except the crabs that have taken over ancient canals.

Thanks for putting together this thread- really fascinating! I recently learned about a freshwater crab that also makes its home in the forum and Colosseum area, believed to be ancient inhabitants from back when the area was a marsh.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Diagram showing bathymetry blanket colors based on depth

Jesse Gwinn, the NOAA Ocean Exploration Internship Coordinator, recently crocheted a bathymetry blanket- such a great way to represent data from their voyage!

#crochet #fiberarts #oceanography

oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/expl...

Sharing my husband’s new portfolio site- I like the sidebar annotation layout and easter eggs he’s added so far!

Two monarch caterpillars on a milkweed plant

My parents spotted monarch caterpillars in their yard! They’ve been stopping by the milkweed plant each day to make sure nothing has disturbed them.
#insects #entomology

Not a starter pack, but I made a landscape architecture feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

I’d recommend learning Fair Isle colorwork for this since the color change per row would happen frequently and since there are two main colors.

With Fair Isle you basically move the active color forward and leave the passive color on the back of the work, so you don’t have to start and stop.

YouTube video by BBC Earth Can This Seal Save Her Pup From Drowning? | Asia | BBC Earth

Last night, I watched 'The Frozen North' episode of the new BBC Nature Asia series and was amazed how baby Baikal seals can survive under ice thanks to their mothers blowing air bubbles. Reminded me of the scene in Sanctum where the diver breathes air off the cave walls. youtu.be/auQ9VsXp9Ho?...

The glow from the windows on the cobblestones is really beautiful!

I noticed there wasn't a feed related to landscape architecture, so I set one up- will continue to adjust the filters as needed to ensure it is capturing most content related to the topic.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

#landscapearchitecture #landarch

Digging Into PlantStudio, a Bit Late This aesthetic screenshot of an old windows app has been in my inspiration space for ~5 years. Until recently, I assumed that it was just a nostalgia bait concept.

Recently stumbled across a blog post by @pketh.org about a tool called PlantStudio. It’s like an early version of SpeedTree, focused on visualizing vegetation! Super impressed by the detailed parameters- such a cool intersection of landscape design/botany and computation.
pketh.org/plantstudio....

The historic Sligachan bridge spans a small creek, with a rugged treeless landscape behind. The evening is approaching and the skye is warm while misty.

A golden autumn afternoon last November at the Sligachan Bridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
#photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #scotland

80% Audiobook, 10% eBook, 10% Tangible. I keep reference books that I return to often as eBooks or physical copies, but mostly listen to books as I like doing other things at the same time- sewing, commuting, chores, etc.

Really happy to hear about the merge! Love the work you all do and was not looking forward to the closure of the magazine- hope this is a great new chapter!

Hey- thank you for putting together this database! I know you are inundated right now, but if you have a chance to add this pack that would be great: go.bsky.app/QmAb4fa

I just started this sewing specific starter pack! Hoping to gather a mix of hobbyists and hands-on textile researchers/professionals. Feel free to comment with yourself or others that I am missing and I'll add them 🧵

#sewing #sewist #crafting #textiles #fiberart

go.bsky.app/QmAb4fa

Pita/corn chips on ice cream or muesli/granola with orange juice!

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story ~ About | Nature | PBS Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special. Explore their unique abilities and intimate stories from around the world. Narrated by Paul Giamatti.

Highly recommended watch for #woodpeckerwednesday: www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

Hey everyone! I’m a Landscape Designer focused on ecological public spaces, resilient landscapes, and creative landscape visualization 🌿. Also into crafting 🧵 and always curious about history, marine science, birds, and bugs 🐜. Excited to get to know you all and start exploring Bluesky!