Happy World Kindness Day When milkweed pods split open, they release seeds on parachutes of floss, which drift nearby or travel miles away. Be kind to yourself each other and the world Be milkweed floss. #worldkindnessday #naturephotography #bemilkweedfloss

Northern Lights ~ 11/12/25 We tried a couple other spots around the lake, but caught these best best ones an hour later right outside our door. #northernlights #auroraborealis #naturephotography

FAVE FOUR If you'd like to see other kidlit recommendations, pop on over to cherylajohnsonwrites.weebly.com. @andreaywang.bsky.social @drzathome.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @philbildner.bsky.social @danielostudios.bsky.social #favefourbuygiftborrow #kidlit #kidlitbookstack

Whether you call a group of Sandhill Cranes a sedge, construction, dance, siege, or swoop, it's impressive to see them fly over. Now off to revise a story using my own nature shots. Photo illustrator has a nice ring to it. 😊 #naturephotography #sandhillcranes #lifeonthesunrisechannel

Life on the Sunrise Channel There's something beautiful about a leaf floating on water. #lifeonthesunrisechannel #naturephotography #leafphotography

Life on the Sunrise Channel Got to love a Great Blue Heron in fall! Need holiday gifts? Head to cherylajohnson.pictorem.com where you'll find my favorite shots that you can order on canvas, metal, acrylic, and more. #naturephotography #lifeonthesunrisechannel #greatblueheron

Tuesdays in the publishing world are a BIG DEAL! It's the day new books are sent out into the world. Two Critical Friends (aka critique partners) are celebrating their books and each one deserves its own post. #middlegraderecommendation #middlegrade @darrinsimpson.bsky.social

Tuesdays in the publishing world are a BIG DEAL! It's the day new books are sent out into the world. Two Critical Friends (aka critique partners) are celebrating their books and each one deserves its own post. #picturebookrecommendation #picturebook @cindyschrauben.bsky.social

Life on the Sunrise Channel It felt so good to drag the kayak to the water this morning and paddle up the channel. Nature is a balm for the soul. The American Coots are increasing on the lake and will be in the hundreds in coming weeks. #naturephotography #americancoot #lifeonthesunrisechannel

The Big Blue Trio is installed and ready for ArtPrize! Head downtown Grand Rapids for this free event, and with over 150 venue sites, you'll find artwork everywhere ~ on sidewalks, in parking lots, on buildings and inside of them. September 18~October 4 #ArtPrize2025 #naturephotography

Happy Book Birthday to Stacy S. Jensen and Victo Ngai! It's always an extra special day to celebrate a book when the author is one of your critique partners! Woohoo ~ it's a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! @stacysjensen.bsky.social #picturebookrecommendations

Enjoy your weekend! #naturephotography #sunflowers

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Life on the Sunrise Channel It’s a dreary, rainy day here on the channel. Perfect for hunkering down and doing edits to my moon story so I can get it to my agent soon. It should be going out to publishers this fall. #kidlit #writingcommunity #writing

Happy World Photography Day! This is one of my favorite shots from our trip to Maine. I love the seafoam dinghy, its reflection, the subtle orange and yellow lobster traps, and the blue movement of water. www.pictorem.com/profile/Cher... #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotographyDay2025

Another Good Listen ~ 2025 Love note marginalia. A mystery to solve. A crotchety neighbor. @avenkind.bsky.social #anothergoodlisten #audiobook #audiobookrecommendations

A must-have for every child's collection of books, as well as classroom libraries. Kids, parents, and teachers will love going back in time to read and see what and who lived on the land before the young boy did. @stacysjensen.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitbookstack #kidlitrecommendation

Moon Moments Tonight's glowing orange sunset due to hazy, Canadian wildfire smoke. #moonmoments #naturephotography #sunsetphotography

Life on the Sunrise Channel We've had a male molting Cardinal at our feeder recently. At first I thought something was wrong, but nope, just molting. #naturephotography #moltingcardinal #cardinalphotography

A stunning Lake Michigan sunset. #naturephotography #sunsetphotography #lakemichigansunset

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Moon Moments This past Friday was a waxing crescent with 7.3% illumination. Slivers of the moon are hard for me to capture with much clarity, but I'm happy with this one. I darkened it to show more of the surface. #naturephotography #moonphotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

I'm in and excited to be back at The Atrium at Uccello's this fall for ArtPrize! Can't wait! #artprize2025 #greatblueheron #naturephotography

Happy Friday! I saw a bouquet a few weeks ago of alstroemerias and roses in similar colors and loved it so much I created my own! #flowers #bouquets #happyfriday

Lunge and spear Quite the technique that Great Blue Herons use! I love making a weekly trip to a nearby park/trail as there's always something going on. #naturephotography #greatblueheron #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Another Good Listen ~ 2025 A leukemia diagnosis. Survival. And the journey of reentering everyday life. This memoir is read by the author herself, Suleika Jaouad. #anothergoodlisten #audiobook #audiobookrecommendation

Life on the Sunrise Channel A 'what did I get myself into?' Common Grackle with a hungry fledgling. #lifeonthesunrisechannel #naturephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

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Showy Sunsets I absolutely love the angled, rippled cloud. #naturephotography #showysunsets #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Moon Moments I am in awe of the moon every time. I've revamped and revised my moon story and will be sending it to my agent soon. I haven't seen a picture book like mine out there, so I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that it finds a home in the universe. #moonmoments #naturephotography

Another Good Listen ~ 2025 Family responsibility. The power of friendship. Coming of age as an adult. Maame (Ma-Meh) is one of those books I kept thinking about when I wasn't listening to it and popped an earbud in even if I only have 5 minutes. #anothergoodlisten #audiobook

Life on the Sunrise Channel My recent trip to a nearby trail did not disappoint. Wood Duck mama with babies, the giant snapper I shared yesterday, and this Red-winged Blackbird repeatedly dive bombing a Sandhill Crane. #lifeonthesunrisechannel #naturephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Life on the Sunrise Channel We definitely have turtles on the channel, but I've never seen a Common Snapping Turtle here. Found this guy at a nearby trail, he was kind enough to let me take some pics. #lifeonthesunrisechannel #naturephotography #turtlephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Life on the Sunrise Channel Finally! We're a little behind schedule over here on the channel for any mama Mallard and her ducklings to make their debut. And you got to love a bright green tree reflected water in the evening sunshine. #naturephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Showy Sunsets Another beauty last night! It's always hard to whittle down my fave shot from the evening. Some exciting news to share ~ I applied and am now a Getty Images/iStock contributor! #showysunsets #naturephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Another Good Listen ~ 2025 Sea life. Friendships. And learning that mental health is health. I was rooting for Pearl the whole way in this middle grade novel. ❤️ that there's also a beagle. Make sure to listen to the author's note. #anothergoodlisten #audiobooks #audiobookrecommendations

Life on the Sunrise Channel This Great Blue Heron speared a fish ... a BIG FISH ... a TOO BIG FISH. He tried his best on this misty evening, but ended up dropping it, and walking away. #lifeonthesunrisechannel #greatblueheron #naturephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Life on the Sunrise Channel I usually don't take many shots of an American Robin, but I love this one ~ the morning sunlight, the burnt orange color of the belly, and the branch. #naturephotography #AmericanRobin #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Life on the Sunrise Channel I usually don't take many shots of an American Robin, but I love this one ~ the morning sunlight, the burnt orange color of the belly, and the branch. #naturephotography #AmericanRobin #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

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Another Good Listen ~ 2025 A college student. Stand-up comedy. Finding a new path with bipolar disorder. Once again, Lisa Genova does her research, and this time tells us a story about mental health. @lisagenova.bsky.social #anothergoodlisten #audiobooks #audiobookrecommendations

Showy Sunsets A Great Blue Heron against the glow of sun-saturated clouds. #sunsets #naturephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Showy Sunset Little did I know that what we saw last night was a sun pillar. Dan and I were just enjoying the colorful night sky. Next time I'll know. Now enough procrastinating and off to overhaul my moon story. #naturephotography #sunpillar #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Life on the Sunrise Channel I'm assuming this mom gathering nesting material for the new hole in the front yard is the same one from the past two summers. #naturephotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

Another Good Listen ~ 2025 Life as a widowed mother. Marriage bars/restrictions. Evacuations of children during WWII. And the power of books. @madelinemartin.bsky.social #anothergoodlisten #audiobook #audiobookrecommendation

Last night's waxing gibbous moon with 71.3% illumination. #moonphotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt

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Another Good Listen ~ 2025 An eccentric children's author. A contest. And wishes. #anothergoodlisten #audiobookrecommendation #audiobook

A beacon. A light. A path. Looking forward to the journey ahead! #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #author #writer #authorsofbluesky

Last night I experimented with glass ball photography. I think I'm going to like it. #naturephotography #glassballphotography #kidlitinspiration #writingprompt