Laurel Mathe

A beautiful moment captured.

The sphinx moths in our area often come out at dusk. They are especially attracted to the four o’clock flowers.

Apparently the short story has turned into an epic.

A lesson in creative & motivating community building via channeling anger.

Not only does it do a great job of combining nature and old school writing tools to generate “the feels”, it uses a carefully chosen complimentary color palette. Well done.

Thank you. Some of the best responses are being made by Colbert.

Project Plowshare - Wikipedia

“Project Plowshare shows how something intended to improve … can unwittingly do the opposite if it fails to fully consider the social, political, and environmental consequences. It also underscores public resentment & opposition can stop projects in their tracks.”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project...

In 1957 Project Plowshare advocated for using nuclear weapons to move mountains & make harbors.

This is the way.

This is my kind of nature humor. Thank you to Rosemary for the chuckle.

Excellent article describing where we are at in the efforts to identify the AI fakery within the fire hose stream of information we ever more increasingly must wade through. At this point, it seems an impossible task.

News, social media, & advertising’s insatiable need for attention is all-consuming & constant — humanity’s dysfunction on full display in an unending stream. Of late, art and nature are helping me feel human again. Instead, I will find a real stream to look for fish and contemplate what matters.

Yes. Fist bump 👊

I did this on the browser Duck Duck Go, and yes, it did take me directly to the DHS website. And once arriving at DHS, Duck Duck Go also informed me it had blocked 4 trackers. wtf

A Sandhill Crane keeping an eye on the photographer and looking a bit moody and it's hard not to observe that beautiful heart-shaped red skin patch at the angle of it's head. It's beak is pointed straight down showing the red patch well.

Sandhill Crane giving a look.
#birdoftheday
#MoodyFaces

“…seeing leaders as humans caught in their own stories, and choosing not to carry resentment in my body, while still telling the truth and keeping boundaries.”

Thank you Douglas 😊

Made stained glass yard art gifts for my family & friends. Due to finances, it was a homemade holiday. The materials were from my mom’s former stained glass studio (she’s retired). Her old studio is now my design/illustration/letterpress shop. Now thinking of making it a homemade holiday every year.

Another photo of Inge’s work …

This post led me to looking up more of Inge Burgerhoudt’s work. Love discovering new artists who incorporate nature into their work, especially those with a flair for the art nouveau style.

My husband was struggling to remember the band name Godsmack. All he could come up with was, “I think it’s Jesus Slap?”

This. Sooooo this.

A cute little bunny, holding a walkie-talkie in a field. There is a thought bubble above the bunny, which reads “WTF, over.”

Love Mat’s work

Photo of large crustose lichens on flat rock. Lichen colours include white/cream, grey and orange.

Lichen collage on lakeside rock. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends

The color and texture of this photo is captivating.

I apologize for giving my advice. I have no idea what your life entails. Take care.

I was resistant to therapy to revisit my trauma. I’ve a rich & busy life with friends & felt I didn’t need it or have time. But I forgot when bad times arrive, you’ll need help. Therapy helps prep you to let go & cope better when life turns. Form your help team now so you may weather future storms.