🧡 #catsofbluesky #motivational

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. - Aristotle A stone sofa covered in soft velvety moss that resembles Dali's Mae West Lips, but is created by nature in a beautiful and eternal way. 💚 #RockinTuesday #moss #lichen #nature #forest #trees #photography #EastCoastKin

Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world. 💚 - John Muir #ThickTrunkTuesday #Twosday #trees #forest #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

...Scent of the pine you know how I feel Oh freedom is mine And I know how I feel. 💚 ― Nina Simone "Feeling good" #ThickTrunkTuesday #forest #nature #moss #ColorADay #BlueTue #photography

💙 #BlueSkyMonday #BlueMonday #nature #landscape #photography

💚 #MusicSky #music

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) 🧡 In the language of flowers Nasturtiums stand for Patriotism. It is known as the flower of heroes signifying conquest and victory in battle. For me it´s easy to grow and yummy in salads. 😋 #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #flowers #photography #EastCoastKin

Happy #catboxsunday and love to all wishing Luna in a short visit box. 💛 #catsofbluesky #felinefriends #catlover #cats #stunday #photography

💚🧡💛🍃 #Stunday #Landart

💗 #stunday #blueskyartshow #summer #flowers #photography

Challenge taken. 💚 #ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #angles #EastCoastKin #photography

Have a chill #caturday like Sani, seen here enjoying his magic scratchboard ride. 🖤 #catsofbluesky #cats #catlover #seniorcat #photography

💜 #MusicSky #music

💙 #MusicSky #music

❤️ #MusicSky #music

White False Death cap (Amanita citrina) 💚 Although this mushroom looks like a deadly Amanita it is edible if you like the taste of raw potatoes. #FungiFriday #moss #ForestFriday #trees #mushroom #nature #FungiFriends #fungi #EastCoastKin #photography

Trees are always a relief after people. 💚 -David Mitchell #ForestFriday #nature #scape #treescape #EastCoastKin #trees #photography

🖤 #MusicSky #music

🖤 #MusicSky #music

🖤 #MusicSky #music

🖤 #MusicSky #music

🖤 #MusicSky #music

Selfie at São Pedro de Alcântara Miradouro overlook above Lisbon 1996. #UrbanGaze #ThrowbachThursday #HumansOfBlueSky #ArtOfSelfportraiture #EastCoastKin #photography

But a tree isn't limited to how it is useful to humans. Every tree is a home for wildlife, a warrior against climate change, a healer of the earth, a survivor of epochs, a story protector, a kind aunt and uncle, and a food bank for dozens of species in difficult times.

Golden Chantarelle (Chantarellus cibarius) Known as the "forest's gold." 💛 A unique, fruity aroma, described as a scent of apricots, is a signature characteristic that allows easy identification. #FungiFriends #mushroom #ColorADay #YellowThu #forest #fungi #moss #woodland #photography

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Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) ♥️ It is perhaps the most well known of all fungi, having seeped into human Psyche through ages of man. #ColorADay #RedWed #FungiFriends #fungi #mushroom #nature #magic #forest #photography

A beautiful small-flowered rose bush is still in full bloom in my neighbor's yard. ❤️ #RoseWednesday #bloomscrolling #flowers #flowerreport #nature #roses #photography

My forest friend, the sharp-eyed old birch tree with its eyebrows adorned with both moss and lichens. 💚 #WackyWednesday #pareidolia #trees #forest #moss #lichen #photography

Cherry tomatoes that grew on my balcony. They look like Chinese lanterns 🙂 #ColorADay #RedWed #photography

Nature pulls us up when we feel down, worked up and vulnerable..Nature shows us the way..and awakens the heart 💚 -Michelle Kambolis I I was delighted to meet this moss-haired smiling stone figure. 😊 #RockinTuesday #motivational #moss #trees #pareidolia #forest #nature #photography

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. 💚 ― Max Ehrmann #ThickTrunkTuesday #forest #trees #moss #RockinTuesday #nature #wisdom #photography

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) 💗 Echinacea holds a rich lore rooted to its diverse medicinal properties as well as its sacred ceremonial uses by many different Native American Tribes. This one serves as a cozy sleeping place for a bee. #ColorADay #PinkMon #bloomscrolling #photography

Lovely Luna wishes you all a peaceful start of the week. 💙 #BlueMonday #catsofbluesky #catlover #cat #photography

Orange Oak bolete (Leccinum Aurantiacum) 🧡 #ColorADay #OrangeSun #mushroom #moss #forest #nature #photography

While most people value Oregon Grape (Mahonia Aquifolium) for its medicinal benefits, it also said to offer spiritual benefits, including the ability to strengthen boundaries and ward off negativity. 💙 #HedgerowChallenge #nature #berries #bush #hedge #photography

One for sorrow two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for a birth, five for silver, six for gold, seven for secret that's never been told. - Cassandra Clare My dear feathered friends waiting for treats. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 #ColorADay #GreenSat #nature #corvids #birds #foresbathing #photography

Cats are mysterious kind of folk. - Sir Walter Scott This message was approved by Sani 🖤 #catsofbluesky #caturday #cats #seniorcat #catlovers #photography

Being close to lovely Luna reminds me that there is good in the world. 🩶 #catsofbluesky #FelineFriday #catlover #cats #photography

I am convinced that a stay in the forest is the most effective antidote to melancholy. 💚 -Sylvain Tesson #ForestFriday #FernFriday #trees #moss #nature #ferns #photography

Understanding is the basis of care. What you would take care of you must first understand, whether it be a petunia or nation. 💛 -Dallas Willard #bloomscrolling #flowers #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography

An allium flower, apparently taking the old 'dance like no one's watching' adage to heart. I love its unruly spirit. #flowers #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky

Sweetest Sani thought it would be nice to call this one the hidden #WhiskersWednesday for a change. So he made a pose to illustrate 🖤 😼 #catsofbluesky #catlover #cats #seniorcat

♥️🖤 #MusicSky #music

♥️ #MusicSky #music

The lingonberry ♥️ (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala features a maiden Marjatta who becomes pregnant from a lingonberry, highlighting the berrys role in ancient narratives. #ColorADay #RedWed #folklore #literature #forest #nature #moss #photography

Quaking aspen leaf ♥️ (Populus Tremula) Highlanders thought of aspen as a magical tree. An aspen leave placed under the tongue would make the bearer more eloquent...🍃 #ColorADay #RedWed #mythology #folklore #Gaelic #autumn #trees #forest #nature #photography

Male bicolored striped sweat bee (Agapostemon virescens) on ironweed blossom this week in peaceable Chicago #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #eastCoastKin #macro #photography #macroPhotography #pink #magenta #bees #native #insects #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardens #gardening #chicago #bugs #bugsky

Unyielding Spruce Tree. 💚 Some of the best advice you will ever hear will come from the forest. - Dacha Avelin #forest #wisdom #ThickTrunkTuesday #trees #nature #woodland #phoography

Pair of Shaggy Ink Caps (Coprinus comatus) 🖤 The Shaggy ink cap is a common, edible mushroom known for its white, shaggy, bell-shaped cap and its rapid self-digestion into a black, ink-like liquid containing spores. #mushrooms #nature #twosday #forest #photography