Alli’s Nature Journal

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Mid frame tall skinny trees all but touch the low cloud covered sky. A dash of sun illuminates the clouds and in the distance a sliver of blue. Taken in a meadow of bramble & bush, muted colours mesh together in a quiet scene. In the distance a thick dense forest is barely visible.

mute the noise

#landscape #photography #nature #skyblanket #lifeisbeautiful

As the leaves do their autumn turning, Janet (and the rest of the porch roof regulars) starts packing on her winter "insulation." It's always quite a sight to see how quickly they fill out, but during Maine winters the extra padding serves them well...

Crystal Creek Falls drops 48 feet down a cascade of rocks into a great swimming hole before continuing down the rocky creek.

#rocks in Crystal Creek below the #waterfall for #RockinTuesday

#nature #creeks

My wife took this great picture of the moon Sunday evening. I appreciate the patience it took to capture these migrating Canada geese. Rodman, NY
#birds

The yellow, autumn colors of American Persimmon leaves (Diospyros virginiana) Most leaves have holes denoting their significance and impact in its surrounding ecosystem. Take time to breathe. Be outside in nature. It will provide peace and mental health. americanpersimmon fallcolors autumncolors nativeplants

Each fallen leaf has its story of birth and decay. Biodiversity. Balance. Hope. Autumn colors of American Persimmon leaves (Diospyros virginiana) #DiospyrosVirginiana

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Bay of Islands , Newfoundland Canada #photography #Newfoundland #Autumn #Canada

The turtle was lucky to find you and for you to find the turtle. Small victories for sure 💕

Yellow blooms of perennial sunflowers. Gifted to me from a garden friend. not sure what variety this is. Helianthus bloomscrolling autumnblooms whatsblooming garden gardening

Some sunshine for your day 🌻

Vanessa atalanta Butterfly perched on a tree trunk. The butterfly was feasting on some tree sap. Host plant include those belonging to the nettle family redadmiralbutterfly butterflies wildlifegardening

Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) #VanessaAtalanta #bugsky

Haha! 😁

Could be! 🐸

I had a good cry. Such an inspiration.

Bless Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To Humanity In which she tells us who she'd launch into space.

Please watch her final words to us all. They are beautiful and have given me a grounding sort of hope. Maybe they’ll help you too.

An American Toad on a driveway photographed at night from some yellowish outdoor lights. americantoad toad amphibians

Night time wonderer: American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) #AnaxyrusAmericanus

Appreciate it, Pam!

Red tubular flowers of Salvia coccinea. tropicalsage texassage nativeplants autumn annual wildlifegarden bloomscrolling

Salvia coccinea grows as an annual in our area and blooms til frost. Paired with Blue Mistflower for color contrast. #SalviaCoccinea

The red seeds encapsulated in a neon prickly coat of the Euonymus americanus plant. Heartsabustin strawberrybush nativeplants autumn wildlifegarden

Euonymus americanus is semi-eaten, semi-dried, but still hanging on! You’re kicking some as% little Hearts-a-Bustin! #EuonymusAmericanus

The red burgundy autumn colors of the leaves on an Ash tree. americanashtree whiteashtree hugatree woodlands autumncolors

The autumn colors of the Ash tree (Fraxinus americana). #FraxinusAmericana

Yah! Great to hear !

A beauty!

A tiny brown butterfly with tan and white spots on its wings sips nectar from a light purple flower with a yellow center on a sunny, early autumn day.

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) on Aster, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

That’s a great idea! I’ll need to do that as well. I noticed deer ignored it which is a plus as well!

That’s wonderful to hear, Debbie! 🦋

A bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) visiting goldenrod ( Solidago ). In the background are lavender/blue flowering clusters if blue mistflower and the red tubular blooms of Salvia coccinea. nativebees bumblebees #bugsky easterncommonbumblebee bloomscrolling landscapedesign wildlifegardening

A bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) with a trifecta of autumn blooming flowers: goldenrod, blue mistflower, and red salvia. #BombusImpatiens

Blue mistflower flowering clusters give off a lavender blue hue. Sometimes more lavender than blue. bluemistflower nativeplants whatsblooming bloomscrolling

Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) in bloom #ConocliniumCoelestinum

Thank you, Kristin!

Window views: leaves turning yellow. Deer visible as they walk the trails. Turkey gobbles in the distance. Hickory tree limbs shaking from squirrels harvesting nuts. Ripe persimmons splattering on the ground.

Monarch migration parade, Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival, Mexico City at the Day of the Dead
Image by Poloide93

#monarchbutterflies #monarchmigration #sanantoniotexas #monarchparade #monarchfestival #butterflies #celebrations