Nature

An evening with a true Seaholic 🐾
Last November, soon saying goodbye to the lockdown, I wanted to breathe some fresh air. The place to think which has the power to soothe me, just listening and observing its beauty was THE SEA. I think this connection comes from my childhood as I was born and raised in a beautiful village by the sea in Sri Lanka. The sea was a friend of mine who knew the art of refreshing my mind and soul. Yes I'm a seaholic.
By Lankani Croos5 years ago in Earth
The Hawk Moth
A Hawk moth first appeared on my living room window one evening last year in the spring time. The following morning I noticed another sitting on the window of my car. I had to lift him off with gentle coercion onto my hand but again the next morning another was sitting again on the window of my car. I had never seen anything like it before.
By Kassandra Coghlan5 years ago in Earth
FIRE ANT
I was sitting alone as usual, contemplating the flow of water by the scenic campus waterfront and the flow of existence itself, when a "friend" joined me. That friend was no ordinary friend, that friend was the FIRE ANT, friend extraordinary, worker of the highest caliber!
By Rana5 years ago in Earth
Church Flowers
As we pasted the craft paper to the sides of the milk carton I knew my mother would love the hand made craft of propagated Marigold seeds. They were petite yellow French marigolds, as I would discover some time later in life. These small flowers quickly outgrew the carton and my mother planted them outside by the sidewalk. They died out and created seed pods which my mother took and planted the next season. Mom has gone on now and I have been to her grave site, out of state, and planted marigolds right there. Planting flowers has since become a hobby and a great love of mine. I grow 50 to 200 individual plants on my front porch every year and even more in my yard. I grow everything from daisies to roses to lilies. I have grown Foxglove, columbine, lambs ear, crown of thorns, cactus, and various succulents just to name a few.
By Michael R Bragg5 years ago in Earth
Cloning Without a Brain
How often do you think about jellyfish? If your answer isn’t ‘everyday’, you might need to make some adjustments in your life.
By Soomimuu5 years ago in Earth
Four Hungry Mouths!
Four Hungry Mouths! Living on a forested acreage for the past forty years has given me numerous opportunities to observe the quiet and sometimes noisy aspects of Nature! Since the arrival of the global pandemic restricting forays “away”, I have been delighted even more with a front row seat as the seasons cycle past. This Spring in particular, each intricate detail of every blossom amazed me. Watching the silent unfolding of buds into such glorious blooms is indeed a thrill to witness. But the living creatures that frequent my line of vision draw me outdoors every day. Because our trees offer safety, privacy, and an abundance of food, our lands have become home to squirrels, raccoons, coyotes, skunks, rabbits—and just hundreds of birds.
By Maryalice Wood5 years ago in Earth
On The Back of The Big Trunk
We were riding forwards on a golden hunt. Towards a point in the African bush two hours from Johannesburg. It was the summer of two thousand and fourteen. My son pictured above had just won two grand. Designing a space logo for a ship circling planet earth had been his task at hand. We had to get out of the city of London. Dad was stuck in a weird kind of rut. Burying a dead soul who was never really alive while living poor thing. Just another swing in a mans song. We took off after flipping a coin heads or tails. Heads landed it was Africa, tails was Japan. The coin landed heads up.
By Black Dog Productions5 years ago in Earth
Wisconsin Warrior Brood XIII
I’m a hobby nature photographer and my specialty is my own backyard. I live in Wisconsin and it’s normal to capture a great photo. My past photos include deer, birds, squirrels and bugs. My most exotic sighting was a snow owl one wintry day but I didn’t get it on film.
By Diana Hayes5 years ago in Earth
Bold, Brawling Baboons
The wonder that is the Serengeti is something not easily described with words, or even through pictures. When I returned home and attempted to convey my experiences, the closest I came to explaining it was that it feels as if the beginning and the end of the world is there. Every colour, sound, and texture in existence seems to coalesce in that great expanse of land.
By Sa5 years ago in Earth
Instructions to Save a Houseplant with Root Decay
You know how people say, I hope you like dogs or cats, before visiting their home? Likewise, before you go to many houseplant lover’s homes, you need to say, ‘I trust you like plants’. Since people have a ton of green buddies—inside and out, also, they love them all!
By rachael everly5 years ago in Earth
The Big Bad Wolf Was Only Ever A Big Fat Lie
He stands 3 feet tall at the shoulder and is just over 6 feet long from his coal black nose to his perpetually wagging tail. His name is Buddy and he's a wolf. A grey wolf, also known as a timber wolf.
By Linda Caroll5 years ago in Earth
Enchanting beauty of nature!
What is the first inspiration for creators and artists all around the world? Yes, that's the beauty of nature which have attracted people all around, the vast number of beautiful poetry, amazing artworks and mesmerizing music are the pieces of evidence.
By Shiwangi dwivedi5 years ago in Earth