nature sketchbook

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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

Aug 14, 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...

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lizardart4

Jun 25, 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...

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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

Nov 14, 20211 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...

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