Some fun cloud formations after our April thunderstorms. #naturephotography #photography #spring

Would just like to say that besides all the other wonderful work David Attenborough has done, no movie has or will ever put me on an emotional roller coaster as intense as Planet Earth. The drama is insane there is no match fuck you Love Island people. #davidattenborough

Happy 9th birthday to my best adventure buddy Willow ❤️ Don't slow down just yet...we have much more to see together. #dogsofbluesky #nature

One of the hottest things my husband does is the dishes without being asked. Guys, take note.

Logo I did for a bird photographer. Which color variation do you prefer? #logodesign #graphicdesign #birdphotography

Tidy Tips, a stunning and cheerful native wildflower. It covers our grasslands and hillsides when they aren't being dominated by invasive mustard. #naturephotography #photography #ecology

Being a Millennial in the U.S. is like drowning in a flood. Every time you get your head above water the water level rises. #millennials #broke

I find the juxtaposition between man-made and nature bizarre and unsettling but also fascinating. #photography #naturephotgraphy #sunset

Winter is my favorite season, but spring is also so beautiful. The recent record-breaking March heatwave really bummed me out. This April storm is like revisiting winter, but WITH wildflowers blooming everywhere! Best of both worlds! #california #nature #storm

The hillsides were covered in Tidy Tips today. I love these happy little yellow and white blooms. I've never seen them this dense! #nature #botany #plantnative

Found this little guy in Point Reyes at my animal tracking class. Any idea what kind of bird this is? #ecology #birds #ornothology

A majority of Americans don't understand what's happening to our water right now. Data centers are being built near major water tables, polluting/guzzling a finite resource we depend on for survival. Corps are being deliberately quiet about it so people outside affected communities stay in the dark.

Limontaur Beach, Point Reyes. I took an animal tracking class out here the other day and it was utterly eye-opening. I can't wait to share some tips here soon! The most exciting tracks we found were the Tule Elk, endemic to California and these days, specifically Point Reyes. #nature #ecology

Some days it's hard to get myself out the door and on the trail. Those are the days I know I probably need it most. And so does she. She is the extra bit of encouragement I often need. #sunset #nature #hiking

My girl ❤️ #dogsofbluesky #dogsonbluesky #hiking

Spent an afternoon watching my nieces build rock towers in a creek. Little moments like these are everything. "No one touch that rock...because it's special" -Kirsten 🤣 I love her #nature #kids

My grandmother's 95th birthday just passed, this was her 91st. I hoped she would make it this long and she has. She still gardens, bakes, and ferments her foods. Shot on 4x5 Portra 160. A Romanian and German WWII refugee, this incredibly tough woman is a hero. Cont'd #believeinfilm #photography

Dinner and a drive. Portra 800 120 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #photography

I love how many old wood water towers are scattered throughout Sonoma County. My first home on my own at 19 was one of these converted into an apartment. They were used as water towers between the 1850s and 1930s. #believeinfilm #filmphotography #nightphotography

Finish the sign- Jesus saves___ Wrong answers only Shot on Portra 800 on medium format Pentax 67 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #photography

My friend with her boy just before he passed from kidney failure. She asked me to do a portrait knowing he was not going to live much longer. He was her soul cat 💔 I'm glad I captured such a happy moment with them, rather than the feeling of impending doom. The memory of love. #believeinfilm

Fenweh is the German word for wanderlust, and possibly the most beautiful word in the language. My dad's side of the family is from Germany, I grew up listening to my grandparents speak it. It often sounds harsh and sharp, but the word Fenweh is so simple yet mystical. #filmphotography #photography

Stop people pleasing, start tree pleasing. 120 Cinestill 400D. #believeinfilm #filmphotography #photography

Sorry I'm late, it was foggy out and I needed to wander. Another shot from my first roll of Cinestill 400D. #believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography

Shot my first roll of Cinestill 400D. I'll post a few sporadically. So far, I like it. But not nearly as much as 800T and not enough to replace Portra for a daylight film. Anyone tried it? #believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography

I'm glad all the very sophisticated scientists I make marketing campaigns for can't see me while I'm working. Stoned af, half dressed with a cat in my lap. And you know what? I fucking kill it. Freelance life guys, do it. #freelancer #graphicdesign

Happy Valentine's Day #catsofbluesky

The song of the Red Winged Blackbird is one of my favorites. I grew up in a mobile home park with a creek behind it (yes I'm a little bit trailer trash) so it's pure nostalgia and peace for me to hear them just as I did so often as a child playing at that creek. #birds #nature

Very excited to be digging into this on this rainy day. Have you read it? #nature #books

Things that are less parasitic than ICE, part 1. Barnacles! Most people think barnacles parasiticize the organisms they cling to, however they are mostly harmless unless the host is already sick or immune compromised. They also provide microhabitats for smaller organisms and filter water. #nature

Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Vanessa, and this is my best nature adventure companion, Willow. This is us standing beneath a massive California Bay Tree we found today. I'm an artist, Naturalist, gardener, and occasional wordsmith. Cont'd #nature

Mussels, one of the ocean's filters. They absorb excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, while providing a crucial food source for many marine species. An abundance of mussels is a good indicator of clean water and a healthy marine ecosystem. This is in Bodega Bay. #marinelife #tidepools

"America the beautiful, that's how she played us. Wasn't that cute, must have been her makeup." Early 2000s Atmosphere is some of the most emotionally raw underground hip hop of all time. Boy does this lyrics stand out now. youtube.com/watch?v=seYz...

MAGA are simply people who are easy to program. They are so programmed they will double down on believing the evidence before their own eyes is not true, because their leaders said so. #fuckice

Willow and I are walking 31 miles in January to raise money for Best Friends Animal Society! Did mile 5 today! You can pledge and donate here: gofund.me/d99ccc25b

Descending into the fog. I love living in the valley because the fog gets trapped in between the hills for hours on fall and winter mornings, creating a mystical blanket of moisture. #nature #fog #california

Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.

Wintery glow on Kodak Ektar 100. #photography #believeinfilm

Betty’s family announced her passing and has requested privacy during this time. In lieu of flowers, they’ve asked that those wishing to honor her legacy consider donations to Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and to a forthcoming film documenting her remarkable life.

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Unfondly remembering laundromat days. #believeinfilm #filmphotography #photography

Funeral Bells on a decaying Bay Laurel #nature #mushrooms #fungi

Nothing regulates my nervous system like an after rain hike. Found some really cool mushies today and shot a roll of Cinestill 400D. Are you a winter lover or summer person? #hiking #nature #winter #california #forest

This year, AI produced a carbon footprint nearly equal to New York City and used as much water as the bottled water industry. The amount of captions I see on major instagram pages that are obviously written by ChatGPT is increasing every day. It's boring. Use your brain. #ai #stopai #chatgpt

I do photography because words aren't always enough. My husband and our girl at Fort Ross, on his 7th anniversary of sobriety. #photography #dogsofbluesky

My niece is 7 here, and just turned 14 last week. Can't believe it's been 7 years. This was not long after I acquired my favorite medium format, my Pentax 67 and 90mm f2.8. Still my most used camera and lens. #believeinfilm #photography

Call of the wild Eerie winter hikes are the best. #hiking #nature #adventure

Just a love fest over here #dogsofbluesky #catsofbluesky

Give us this day our daily excellent graphic design. It's not like people aren't noticing. But there's soccer

Many religions seek a glorious afterlife. They teach people to live with the purpose of attaining a position in some sort of ideal paradise. What is so wrong with being HERE?