Finished a new piece, "Welcome to my parlor..." Watercolor and gouache, 22"×19.5" Inspired by the discovery of a large yellow garden spider and her egg sac in my garden. Started this outside and then finished the details inside. Enjoy! #nature #spider #sciart #painting

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Tallgrass Prairie Trip Tales" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t... #nativeplants #prairie #nature #naturephotography #naturewriting #Midwest

Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Just began this beautifully-illustrated romp through the diversity of the insect world. Fun! Pair it w/a hot chocolate, smothered in good stuff, and go call your congressional reps. (Pretty moth mug gifted by @karensnatureart.bsky.social ) #books #nature #insects

Lighting a candle for Alex Pretti...

Finished a piece that tried to capture the magical time when 2-3 dozen monarchs spent 4 days in my yard on a migratory stopover. Enjoy! #sciart #insects #migration #watercolor

Leaves are finally turning colors on the oaks in the north Texas area... it was a beautiful day for sketching #prairie #naturejournal #sciart

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover: "A Prairie Thanksgiving" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/a... #nativeplants #prairie #gratitude #writers #nature

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A November Hike at Nachusa Grasslands" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/a... #prairie #tallgrass #nature #writing #photography #hiking

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "The October Prairie's Final Innings" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t... #prairie #nachusa @mortonarboretum.bsky.social #tallgrass #nature #writers #nativeplants

Finished up a piece for the "Flora-8x8" art exhibit that will be up at the Morton Arboretum in Illinois next month. "Last Dance" was inspired by the changing leaf colors at the Schulenberg Prairie. #sciart #prairie

Today we honor the rich history, culture, and resilience of Indigenous communities—past and present. As we recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, let’s commit to telling the truth about our history, protecting sacred lands, and fighting for justice that includes everyone. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Highway Prairie Happiness" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/h... #prairie #nativeplants #nature #writing #midwest

Had some time to do some plein air sketching while camping at Cedar Hill State Park in Texas... #sciart #prairie #naturejournal

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "October Arrives in the Garden and Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/o... #garden #prairie #nativeplants #writers

Speak up now if you care about the benefits of roadless areas for biodiversity, ecosystem services, & wilderness experience! Proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule: www.regulations.gov/document/FS-... Comments due 9/19: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...

Same goes for art...

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Tiny Prairie Puzzle Pieces" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/t... #nativeplants #prairie #nature #writers #photography

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Heat, Wind, Rain...August in the Tallgrass" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/h... #nativeplants #nature #prairie #writers

Finally finished the right page on my August 2021 moth survey from my IL Prairie Nature Journal. Just love the diversity of all these moths from the Midwest! #SciArt #moths #naturejournal #prairie

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover: August Arrives on the Tallgrass Prairie tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/a... #wildflowers #prairie #nature #writing #photography

More relevant now than ever.

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "At Home with Prairie in July" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/a... #nativeplants #gardening #prairie #nature #insects

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover: "July Arrives on the Tallgrass Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/j... #illinois #nativeplants #writers #prairie

Before #InsectWeek passes me by (working on an arachnid 😅) here’s a bug—a true bug, water boatman (Corixidae)—I made in bronze and silver, articulated to show that, surprisingly, these swimmers are good fliers! 1/2 #SciArt

Finished a new design and uploaded it to Society6- check it out! #SciArt #prairie #insects society6.com/a/artists/ka...

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

It's Tuesday! Lets go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "The Prairie Heats Up" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/t... #prairie #writing #nature #nativeplants #birds

One of my Senators is officially talking about this publicly now so it's not just hyperbole. I also just saw that 5Calls added it to their issues list. Call your reps. 5calls.org/issue/public...

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Prairies Old and New" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/p... #prairie #nativeplants #hiking #nature #naturephotography #photography

HUGELY Important.

Texas Monthly > New York Times

Ugh, I figured this was one of the things the Trump regime might be up to.. basically selling the country for quick cash.

Bugs are so cool...

Baby buffy zoomies to lighten up your doomscroll.

Just watched @hcrichardson.bsky.social Journey to American Democracy: Ten Steps to Revolution Well worth your time! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "June at Kankakee Sands" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/j... #prairie #nature #birding #nativeplants #naturegirl

Making some progress on the right page of my moth spread from August of 2021. #SciArt #moth #naturejournal #watercolor

A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for. Kudos, Sir.🌦️

“As bugs declined, so too did the populations of lizards, frogs and birds. Their disappearance…had triggered ‘a bottom-up trophic cascade and consequent collapse of the forest food web.’” When will we learn that everything is deeply interconnected? #nature #climate #insects 🌿 shorturl.at/2HrEl

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "The Garden and Prairie in June" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/t... #nativeplants #prairie #gardening #naturephotography #wildlife

The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision… Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter. If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.

The Tarrant County Judge wants to do a mid-cycle redistricting of the County. Community members came to Precinct 1 last night to push back. This is my best take on what is happening and why. Please watch and share. If you can, raise your voice with us to fight back! #tarrantcounty

AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?

I struggle with the reporting on ChatGPT in education because it often confirms society’s negative bias against young people—oh no, this generation is unsaveable!—when it’s possible to just educate people to be less credulous about it. which is why I wrote this: so teachers could print and assign it

Folks call your Senators now!! A ban on any state laws on GenAi for 10 YEARS is gonna do unthinkable harm! For those of you wondering what to say here are two posts you can use to build your own script (use alt script to cut and paste) Need to find your representatives? Here you go: 5calls.org

Finished the left page of my moth survey from August 2021 in my IL prairie nature journal. So many colorful moths out there... #SciArt #prairie #naturejournal #moth

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "May Prairie Daze" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/m... #nativeplants #nature #naturewriting #naturephotography