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lizardart4

May 13, 20233 min read

Nature’s litter: not just stuff underfoot – the unseen value of detritus

It all started with oaks. Some time ago, I sketched a favorite tree and wrote about oaks as a keystone species, and why fallen leaves are...

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lizardart4

Dec 27, 20223 min read

Not an ordinary nature journal entry

Drifting in an ocean of healing and recovery, it occurred to me that in this past year I have been places I have never been before. I...

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lizardart4

Jul 17, 20223 min read

Live oak – a keystone species (and a friend)

Live oak is one of my favorite trees -- one of the many types of oaks in the world, but only growing in the US within a limited southern...

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lizardart4

Jul 4, 20222 min read

Midsummer Florida

Summertime in Southwest Florida has a rhythm of its own. It’s a pattern of heat and moisture and rain and cooling. It’s a time of...

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lizardart4

Nov 26, 20212 min read

Mistflower

“The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole...” ~ Honore de Balzac There is a wildflower I’m...

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lizardart4

Aug 29, 20211 min read

Early morning breakfast

Nature is everywhere! I was lucky to have my sketchbook and pencils with me while I waited in the parking lot for about an hour.

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