A beautiful essay that might also inspire you to pick up your camera with a fresh eye.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Writer. Poet. Interested in pesticides & environmental health issues. Lover of dark skies, kettle ponds, bluets & loons.
A beautiful essay that might also inspire you to pick up your camera with a fresh eye.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Look at those beauties!
05.06.2025 17:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“This shift in perception isn’t just about insects; it’s about the world as a whole.
When we teach ourselves and our audiences to see differently, we open the door to a deeper relationship with nature, a relationship built on awe, respect and an understanding that every small life matters.”
PSA: CNN will be live broadcasting Saturday night's performance of George Clooney's Broadway play Good Night and Good Luck on TV - but also online *without requiring a login.*
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/06/02/h...
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
08.05.2025 23:35 — 👍 2113 🔁 1542 💬 155 📌 441Breaking News: The Mellon Foundation announced $15 million to support state humanities councils after federal aid cancellations left some in danger of collapse. The endowment provides crucial support to museums, historical sites, cultural festivals and community projects.
29.04.2025 18:09 — 👍 952 🔁 208 💬 21 📌 43"Science describes accurately from outside, poetry describes accurately from inside. Science explicates, poetry implicates. Both celebrate what they describe."
God, I love Ursula K. Le Guin www.themarginalian.org/2018/04/10/u...
Me too. Thank you for sharing. :)
17.04.2025 20:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I've loved this poem for many years. I find myself returning to it a lot lately. #wendellberry #nationalpoetrymonth #naturewriting #naturepoetry #nature #peace #peacefulmoment #deepbreaths youtu.be/-ewB0WL3bNw?...
17.04.2025 20:17 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Deeply disturbing -
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
This is the literal destruction of knowledge.
Mississippi libraries are being ordered to remove academic research on race and gender from library databases.
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
A very moving and inspiring episode:
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Thank you. Your grit and conviction are inspiring.
02.04.2025 01:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you. Wish I could share.
23.03.2025 18:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yes, only one plane to note. The wind was up, so the most prominent sound was of the grasses rubbing against one another. The surf was calm and beach free of man-made noise too. I was reminded of your lovely recordings. :)
23.03.2025 18:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The refuge is large enough that even though there were several cars, I only saw a few people. :)
23.03.2025 18:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0View of salt water marsh under blue skies with sweeping clouds.
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, MA. USA
23.03.2025 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thoroughly enjoyed TWYLA MOVES tonight, thanks to the Architecture & Design Film Series. adfilmseries.org #MoreArtPlease
20.03.2025 03:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Do you have an online store? 🐰
17.03.2025 03:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Photo of the red eft state of an Eastern Newt, an orange juvenile salamander with small black spots all over its body and more prominent and brighter orange spots on its back.
Spotted this red eft (terrestrial juvenile stage) of an Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) in Tuscaloosa, AL, on March 16, 2025. 🌿 #BamaHerps www.inaturalist.org/observations...
16.03.2025 23:02 — 👍 89 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1An adult female lynx walks down snowy a road with purpose. Her eyes are focused on the path ahead as she is about to walk past the photographer.
I am over the moon tonight. I ran into my friends again!
Mom and her kitten were walking down the road 6 km from my house, starting their nightly hunt. The light was low and my settings needed adjusting on the fly, but I managed a few shots that I'm incredibly happy with. Such a treat! 🌿🦊
Love this book!
12.03.2025 04:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This makes me so happy.
12.03.2025 04:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0“Scientists at the school invented cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, confirmed the authenticity of the Dead Sea Scrolls, introduced the rubber glove to surgery and landed the first spacecraft on an asteroid. Twenty-nine people with links to the institution have won Nobel Prizes.”
12.03.2025 02:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Sound up for the light chime of ice against the shore and geese calling in the distance. #LakeChamplain #VT
12.03.2025 02:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This was a fantastic talk! I look forward to sharing the recording with friends when it’s released.
07.03.2025 00:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A fire is seen at a chemical plant, with black smoke filling the sky. A headline reads: "Trump's EPA to Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters." Photo by Gerald Herbert/Associated Press.
The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the U.S. The EPA filed a motion in federal court on Thursday pulling back the safety regulations, introduced under former president Joe Biden. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/c...
06.03.2025 19:39 — 👍 183 🔁 76 💬 34 📌 29BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
That’s incredible! (I always enjoy your posts. Thank you for sharing!)
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