New story map from @albine14.bsky.social for @ewgofficial.bsky.social on cropland in flood plains in the Midwest. We found over 4.2 million acres of cropland in flood plains in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. 1/3 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e8f8...

#Birdoftheday theme is #Black&Red... can't do better than this stunning male Red-winged Blackbird! #birds #beautyinnature

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Spring Arrives, After the Prairie Burn" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/s... #nativeplants #prairie #naturewriting #nature #midwest #gardening

#repostingbeauty because we really need it right now. Beauty sustains us. Photographer: @4aamari.bsky.social

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover, "Mercurial March in the Prairie and Garden" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/m... #gardening #prairie #dragonflies #spring

Welcome spring. #Photography #nature #EastCoastKin #flowers #bloomscrolling #spring #scape #PhotographersOfBlueSky

On the walk home.

In the Victorian language of flowers magnolia symbolises fortitude, a love of nature, and magnificence. In folk magic, it is said to guard true love and fidelity. A branch placed near or beneath the bed was believed to keep both partners faithful to one another. #FolkloreThursday

Red-winged blackbirds returned to 20 inches of snowfall on Monday morning. There was an inch or two more last night. Although the snow may be mostly gone by the end of the week, the trees are very happy to have the moisture. Nature continues to do its best to nurture, protect and sustain us all.

Rivershimmer.

This CAFO would be more than 60 times bigger than the typical Minnesota dairy farm. The company already owns almost one-third of dairy farms in the state. They say they are committed to being environmentally responsible in this expansion. www.startribune.com/proposed-dai...

#repostingbeauty because we really need it right now. Beauty sustains us. Photographer: @walktoworkglasgow.bsky.social

This CAFO would be more than 60 times bigger than the typical Minnesota dairy farm. The company already owns almost one-third of dairy farms in the state. They say they are committed to being environmentally responsible in this expansion. www.startribune.com/proposed-dai...

A touch of green.

Good morning ☕️ The #Forsythia has now started to flower and was looking glorious in the back garden against a bright blue sky in the morning sunshine, pic taken when the sun was out, it’s a grey morning here. Happy Wednesday everyone! ☀️📷 #WildflowerHour #FlowerPhotography

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Signs of Spring on the Tallgrass Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/s... #nativeplants #nature #writing #photography #midwest #spring

#repostingbeauty because we really need it right now. Beauty sustains us. Photographer: @rhow.bsky.social

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

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Prairie Hike at Dixon Waterfowl Refuge" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/a... #birds #nature #hiking #wetlands #writing #naturewriting #midwest

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Winter Prairie Reprise" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/w... #nativeplants #gardening #spring #winter #poetry #prairie #writing

#Photography #EastCoastKin #WordlessWednesday

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

Im Januar an der Nordseeküste. 🌊 In January on the North Sea coast. #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #clouds #stunday #orangesun

A blossom a day Keeps the darkness away #MacroMonday #FlyDay #Flowers #ColoraDay #Bloomscrolling #Natur #Macro #CloseUp #Wildlife #TTArtisan #Canon #Bluesky #Photography #SchoenesGegenDoofes #EastCoastKin

"We need to be reminded sometimes that a sunrise lasts but a few minutes. But its beauty can burn in our hearts eternally.” ~R. A. Salvatore Fill your day with Mother Nature‘s beauty, breathe it in, she will stay with you #eastcoastkin #sunrise #BlueSkyArtShow #clouds

Late summer, beech clump beside The Ridgeway. Good evening, I hope everyone is well. #Ridgeway

Happy Friday, I hope you are all doing okay… #Scape view from Thorpeness Beach looking South towards Aldeburgh on the Suffolk Coast, U.K. 📷 Jan ‘26 🌊☀️ Have a wonderful weekend 💚☀️👋 #Beach #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin #Breathe #MentalHealthAwareness

The river today.

#repostingbeauty because we really need it right now. Beauty sustains us. Photographer: @walktoworkglasgow.bsky.social

🪶 If you need a breather, take a minute to listen to Common Loons (and a Barred Owl) call on a northern lake in late summer. (Bonus appearance by an alarmed sparrow of some sort?)

Somewhere to just sit - peace & quiet #trunks #nature #trees

"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover: "A Prairie Hike: Time for Change" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/a... #nativeplants #change #hiking

Find peace in nature

“Capers’ experience in the American Revolution is… representative of those of a generation of arms-bearing Black Patriots who fought & bled to help achieve American independence.”

“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

We are community or we are less. We are engines of kindness and connectivity or we are less. When decency is framed as a radical position we must remain who we are. Our resistance is also in refusing to be less openhearted and filled with compassion.

one of my favorite songs.

"You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel." -Johnny Depp

A deer licking snowflakes from its face in the midst of a snow covered forest. #snow #winter #blueskyartshow #deer #doe #nature #wildlife #photography #EastCoastKin

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

#repostingbeauty because we really need it right now. Beauty sustains us. Photographer: @pathwaymoments.bsky.social

#repostingbeauty because we really need it right now. Beauty sustains us. Photographer: @pathwaymoments.bsky.social