Mist rolls into the valley, healing a chafed earth, and though I am lost in my thoughts, I can find myself in this perfect moment. The sun has marked safe passage through another year.

Kayaking the Northsaskatchewan River.. always so pretty in the fall.

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheJourney

Mexico sunset

Flowers to brighten your day

Pretty flowers on my walk today in Puerto Vallarta

When you are lucky enough to go to an oilers game and Hunter notices you #yeg

Great grey owl #owl #elkislandnationalpark

Art in the desert.

Desert hiking views Joshua Tree National Park

Full moon a rising

Here is an art quilt I made called “Threaded Tranquility”, Art Quilt, 16” x 20”, by Anna Willard, annawillardart.com #quilt #quiltsky #quilted #quilting #artquilt #textile #textileart #fiber #gallery #contemporaryart

For #waterfallwednesday I went digging through the archives and found this nugget from 2018. Looks like this one has been marinating for a while now. 💦 #photography #waterfall #nature

I'm hiking Joshua Tree National Park with my spouse over the next 2 weeks. Expect more photos of boulders and Joshua Trees. #JoshuaTreeNationalPark #California #Rocks #boulders

Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since May 2024, the second-driest period on record. Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January. But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil. What planet are they living on?

Enjoying Joshua Tree National Park #windy

Sunset viewing in Joshua Tree National Park #retirement #sunsets

Desert hiking #retirement #travel #winterinJoshuaTree

#JanuArty Day 5: Light A photo I took outside a logging camp near Grande Cache, Alberta about ten years ago.

2025 travel mode engaged. Sunset in Joshua Tree California. #retirement #travel

Not sure what these are .. but super cool up close #arizona #desert

Cute little mushrooms #fungifriends #easternontario

Hi, humans. I’m God. Please do less killing this year. More working together to fight for basic human rights. Thanks in advance, God

#mushroommonday .. cool black mushrooms..

Icefog .. #yeg #winterwalks

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life." Rachel Carson #photography #nature #fungifriends #quotes #environment

Merry christmas to all !!

Day 24 #ArtAdventCalendar my favorite mistake. This pour wasn't working & was getting muddy. In an attempt at salvaging I did balloon smashes & suddenly it worked. Seems like a good metaphor for this year. Merry Christmas & thank you @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for filling my feed with beauty.

Day 23 #artAdventCalendar when the night sky erupts.. #yeg #northernlights

#ArtAdventCalendar -- Day the 23rd! Almost there. Today: FLOWER AFTER RAIN photo by me

Day 23 #artAdventCalendar. Hoarfrost ..natures art at her finest

#ArtAdventCalendar -- Day 22! SHE SELLS SEASHELLS NOWHERE NEAR THE SEASHORE photo by me, Chnurk Mandog

"A Pile of Puffballs" My initial thought was that I found a pile of moose droppings inside city boundaries. Then I realized it was more interesting. Photographed on Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Day 22 #ArtAdventCalendar #mycology #mushrooms #FungiFriends #puffballs

Day 22 #ArtAdventCalendar A throw back from quite a few years ago. Before I found drafting film, I used colored pencil on paper. I may have to draw another fox soon as I love their little faces. #art #fox

Day 22 #artAdventCalendar kayaking murtle lake August #paddle #bc #greywellsprovincialpark #paddleview #mountains

From Fara Middleton “Subway. Sedona, AZ. Just hiked it.

Day 22 #ArtAdventCalendar ‘Crystal Raindrops’ Digital photograph #Art #Photography #Macro #Raindrops #Succulent

#ArtAdventCalendar day 22. This is a bit older but one of my favourite countries to visit - Ireland. 36”x36” In oils. It was fun to try and use lots of greens.

Mushrooms I've seen while travelling. They look like they've been dusted with icing sugar. Any ID help appreciated. East Sooke Regional Park on Vancouver Island, Canada. July 2024. Day 21 #ArtAdventCalendar #mycology #fungi #mushrooms #FungiFriends #forest #ForestFloor #VancouverIsland

#ArtAdventCalendar day twenty-one: 'Swooping Chaffinch' line and wash, with thanks to @carlbovisnature.bsky.social for the source photo. #birds

Day 21 of the #ArtAdventCalendar. I've brought this one back every year, but it's still one of my favourite paintings. This river otter and cisco (tullibee) are part of the larger mural I posted a few days ago. I felt they needed to be worked up into a standalone piece.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 This scene is from the mid 80s in PEI. Loading the boats up with traps for the beginning of lobster season. #Art #CanadianArt #OilPainting #FishingBoats

Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere. The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back. A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year. Fiat lux! 📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social

I leave you with a photo of a special place for me, a river that only a few of us know and that has magical places like this one. #forest #longexposure #photography #landscapephotography

This stunning ghostly Mycena really spoke to me today. It has got to be in the top 5 of my favorite photographs I've been lucky enough to capture. I'll post her singularly. #fungifriends #macro #nature #naturephotography #forestfloor #fungi #woodland

#ArtAdventCalendar. Day 21. In oils. Thanks to @debmaluk.bsky.social for allowing me to base this on her photo.