Honk if you'd rather be flipping rocks and poking around a creek.
J.
Field geologist mapping in the southern Appalachians. Student of history.
I love and periodical boost #pastel art, #printmaking , #lichensubscribe , and #moss. May occasionally post my own terrible attempts at art.
Avatar: a low resolution cropped photo of a very round western blue bird.
Header: an unnamed spring issuing from between moss covered boulders of limestone.
When American cancer-root begins to emerge that means the field season is coming to an end and spring is in full swing.
They're neat plants, instead of photosynthesizing they've evolved into an almost completely subterranean parasitic relationship with oak and beech trees.
It just struck me how insane it is that investing in businesses is considered an essential part of life. That we have to give our hard earned capital to others to even have a chance at a secure and dignified end of life.
“If I’m thin,” said skin, “it’s because
I have been cut.”
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/26/thin-skin-james-arthur/