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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...
lizardart4
May 13, 20233 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...
lizardart4
Dec 27, 20223 min read


Eastern cottontail rabbit
This past July I’ve been seeing all sorts of rabbits in the outdoor grassy spaces where I work. So far, they all appear to be Eastern...
lizardart4
Aug 14, 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...
lizardart4
Jul 17, 20223 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...
lizardart4
Jul 4, 20222 min read


Green heron
Just walking, I happened to veer to the small lake nearby and discovered a green heron intently gazing at the water’s surface. The heron...
lizardart4
Jun 25, 20222 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...
lizardart4
Nov 26, 20212 min read


As summer sighs into fall
Silent wet earth beneath dry and papery leaf quilts, woven and stitched by summer, and a new story begins. Fall to me always feels like a...
lizardart4
Nov 14, 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.
lizardart4
Aug 29, 20211 min read
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