Bits~and~Bods

Goldeneye/Bucephala clangula/knipa, juvenile. Mariehamn, Åland (25 May 2026).

8'-4", Made with 638 hammer heads from 16 states.

Dianthus superbus var. speciosus

Scrubland

Turbith - Globularia alypum

Waves at Twilight at Holly Pond Dam minutes before sunrise. 5:35 am. 68º F. July 18, 2026. Cove Island Park. Stamford, CT. (@dkct25)

･･でも、ひたすらに暑い･･

🐋 The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals Bungay, [England]: Printed and published by Brightly and Co, 1811. Original source Image description: Historical illustration from 1811 showing two cetaceans, labeled “BELUGA” and “TORPESE.” The beluga is depicted in a light color with a rounded forehead and small eye, swimming alongside a darker-colored porpoise with a similar body shape and visible pectoral fin. Both animals are shown against a simple textured background with small marine elements like a starfish and shells. The image uses fine lines and shading typical of early 19th-century natural history prints.

Morning light

Jungle days - William Beebe - 1925 - via Internet Archive

Courtesy National Gallery of Art.

❄ Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America: . London: John Murray, 1829-1837.. Original source Image description: Illustration of a bird identified as “Tyrannula Saya,” perched on a slender, light-colored branch. The bird has a sleek body with brownish-gray feathers on its head and upper parts, and a warm orange-brown coloration on its underparts and wings. Its tail is long and dark brown, held upright. The bird’s eye is dark with a prominent black beak. The background is plain, emphasizing the detailed and delicate rendering of the bird, typical of early 19th-century scientific zoological illustrations related to Arctic fauna.

Black Mullein (Verbascum Nigrum)

Gerbera Daisy. Miracle. All of it. 4 pm. 84º F. July 17, 2026. Darien, CT. (@dkct25)

Mountain hare/Lepus timidus/skogshare. Värmland, Sweden (18 July 2021).

everlasting pea

Snakeskin