Nature Blogs

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• Let Nature Boost Your Libido — Nature is the easiest way to boost your libido naturally and restore life force energy. I describe two weeks camping in
• Track the Sun
• BARNACLES: K'WITA'A — Ever wondered how barnacles stick to rocks and ship hulls? You'll find barnacle glue decoded here, with the enzyme trick
• BLUE JAY: KWASK'WAS — Did you know the blue in jay feathers is light scattering, not pigment? In this post I explain Blue Jay facts and identi
• HUMPBACK WHALES: MEGAPTERA NOVAENGLIAE — Meet the humpback whose knowing eye stopped me. In this post I tell the story of Megaptera novaeangliae, from baleen fee
• DANCERS OF THE DEEP: JELLYFISH — A graceful ocean dancer in watercolor, long tentacles and ruffled oral arms. Through personal anecdotes I trace jellyfis
• BEAR LOVE: CANADA'S GREAT BEARS — Watch a mamma bear gently wash her cub as I tell the story of black bear maternal care, bear hibernation in Canada and s
• HERMIT CRAB: REAL ESTATE TYCOONS OF THE FORESHORE — Want to meet the foreshore's tiniest real estate tycoons? In this post I watch Grainyhand hermit crabs on Vancouver Isla
• OWLS: MASTERS OF THE HUNT — Silent hunters of the night, owls move as if stitched into shadows. I trace their fossil record from Paleocene Ogygoptyn
• CLALLAM BAY FOSSIL HEIST — Sunshine, tides and a comic fossil heist made for a memorable Clallam Bay fossil hunt with my mom. We explored the Clall
• Do You Think You Know the Highest Waterfall in Yosemite Valley? You Could Be Wrong! — Think you know the highest waterfall in Yosemite Valley? A quick quiz shows you might be wrong. As a geology teacher I l
• The Abandoned Lands — Geology explorations, field notes, photos and stories from a 2012 summer roaming the margins of the Colorado Plateau, co
• Where the Sierra Nevada Rises From the Sea: A Compilation of Posts — Ever seen the Sierra Nevada rise from the sea? I compiled 15 posts tracing the Salinian Terrane from Big Sur to Bodega B
• The Hawai'i That Was: A Geological and Anthropological Exploration of the Islands — Ever wondered how Kilauea's lava lake and Pu'u O'o flows shaped Hawaiian life and landscapes? I pulled together a field-
• Second Floor Garden — A surprising second-floor garden in Old Havana caught my eye. I photographed plants and small trees sprouting from a win
• The Attitude of Reverence — A quiet hilltop at dawn taught me more than any award. In this post I argue for an attitude of reverence in nature photo
• Random Morning Thoughts — Pre-dawn quiet is my favorite classroom. I record random morning thoughts as a short sleeper and early riser, savoring f
• Wildlife — Ever seen a fox sprint along the terrace ridgeline? That was our summer opener. This garden wildlife photo roundup from
• Going native — Ever noticed nasturtiums bursting into life in October? I left ours to self-seed for years, only moving odd seedlings. B
• And autumn continues — Autumn refuses to hurry in my Old Garden in Bristol, cold, rainy and blustery most days. I note honeysuckle laden with d
• Squashed — A small wildlife experiment in the back bed this autumn. I left our carved Halloween pumpkins in the southern corner to
• A chimera — A surprising chimera appeared in the new beds. The shoot had grasslike blades and broad heart shaped leaves, like two pl
• In bloom — A surprise sunflower surrounded by wheat actually flowered, and bumblebees loved it. In this garden diary update I final
• Where have the Chapungu gone? — Where did the chapungu go? I get cranky about Terence O. Ranger, the decline of the bateleur eagle in Zimbabwe, and how
• Wrath of Pele — May 2018 Kilauea eruption forced evacuations and reshaped neighborhoods. I piece together the Kilauea 2018 eruption time
• Coral Bay — Coral Bay felt unreal: endless turquoise water, coral reefs just off the beach, and days ruled by tides instead of clock
• Aurora Australis — I stayed up far too late watching the aurora australis smear colour across the sky, constantly checking if it was “reall
• Montserrat — I head up to Montserrat for the views, the monastery, and the strange beauty of the mountains. A quiet day trip from Bar
• Tulum — I pass through Tulum for beaches, ruins, and long stretches of heat and sand. Travel notes and photos from time spent on
• Summer animals — I spend the summer watching animals drift through fields and hedges, camera in hand, catching small, ordinary moments. A
• Doves — A small encounter with doves turned into a reflection on noticing ordinary things. I write about birds, quiet mornings,
• Omine Okugake Day 5: Riding The Dragon — By day five the mountains feel endless. I’m deep in the Omine Okugake, dealing with fatigue, weather, and the strange ca
• Skeletons — I got obsessed with the delicate veins left behind when hydrangea petals fade, so I tried making my own hydrangea skelet
• Canoe adventures — I finally got into a canoe and learned very quickly that paddling is harder than it looks. This was my first time canoei
• Karnala Bird Sanctuary : A Day Visit — A short drive and a day in Karnala Bird Sanctuary gave us forest trails, birdsong, and a welcome break from city noise.
• Huckleberry Dreams beneath the Beaver Moon — Under the beaver moon, I’m wandering through memory, nature, and quiet night thoughts. A reflective piece on moonlit wal
• Each day…. — Need a little peace today? I offer a short autumn mindfulness poem about walking through crunchy leaves, breathing deep
• Nature is healing — This post is a simple reflection on how the natural world soothes stress, sparks creativity, and reminds me why I always
• The lonely petrol pumps of Islay — Photo essay on isolated, slightly scruffy petrol pumps serving as quiet social hubs between miles of moorland.
• The long walk to Oronsay — Low-tide walk over firm sand to Oronsay monastery; constant clock-watching to beat the returning sea adds tension to the
• The Library in the Forest — Remote forest library hut filled with mismatched paperbacks; reading by a window while rain hits trees feels like steppi
• The last of Islay — Final days on Islay spent chasing changing light over peat bogs and distilleries; lingering goodbye to an island that ge
• Holy Isle — Visit to tiny Holy Isle: monastery ruins, sheep, and strict paths; atmosphere of quiet retreat even with day-trippers ar
• A choppy trip to Arran — Arran crossing churns stomachs; horizon pitches wildly. Dramamine rituals precede goat fell hikes.
• Honeysuckle — A sensory-rich meditation on honeysuckle, memory, and scent, evoking childhood, summer evenings, and embodied nostalgia.
• Diggety-Dig — A playful, rhythmic piece centred on digging and repetition, blending physical labour with reflection and quiet satisfac
• The Yellow Season — A lyrical meditation on late summer tones, light, and mood, capturing the emotional shift of a season in transition.
• May Garden — A grounded reflection on gardening in May, observing growth, patience, and the quiet lessons learned from tending living
• Green! — A seasonal piece celebrating early summer greenery, growth, and the subtle emotional lift that comes with longer, bright
• Sakura — A seasonal reflection on cherry blossoms, impermanence, and attention. The piece uses sakura as a lens for transience, p