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A digital painting of some yellow blooms.

De Braak, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

peace & serenity x x

peace & serenity x x

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Oops I totally forgot to post this. Black raspberry season was like 2.5 months ago. Picking the best berries can be trickier than you think. Other than the thorns, sunny outdoor lighting can make it very difficult to see a truly sweet and dark berry versus a berry that is actually dark red but still needs a bit more time to ripen. Oh and the bigger race against time is picking the berries before the spotted wing drosophila can get to them! (It’s a fly that infests fruit early during the ripening stage as oppose to other fly species that targets only rotting fruit.)

Mt Rainier

National Wildlife Refuge Week allows us to celebrate the great network of lands and waters that conserve and protect Americans’ precious wildlife heritage. These lands offer all Americans areas to fish, hike, hunt, wildlife watch, connect with nature, and more. Let’s celebrate these incredible public lands that not only protect iconic ecosystems and the fish and wildlife that rely on them, but that also generate $3.2 billion per year into regional economies and support more than 41,000 jobs nationwide. @usfws Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge photo by David Doerning (sharetheexperience.org) Photo description: Thousands of birds take flight over a lake at sunset.

10/7/21

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mushi on the hiking trail :)

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underneath the weeping willow 🌿

Sugar maple. Acer saccharum.