Nature
Seagulls
Many people, particularly mariners do not like seagulls. The reason? Superstitions. A seagull at sea it is said, carries a sailor’s soul and the screech of the bird is the mournful cry of the dead person. Do not touch the gull to avoid injury to the deceased person is another mariners superstition.
Michael TriggPublished 3 years ago in EarthWild Jane
The adventure of living on White Oak Mountain N.C. placed me in a scenic and peaceful natural habitat for wildlife. Photo J.S.Wade, White Oak Mt NC
J. S. WadePublished 3 years ago in EarthDiscover the Wild in the Wilderness
The days prior to Memorial Weekend typically are marked by excitement and anticipation. The holiday brings warmth, family, friends, and activities to our home in the woods. Since we will be sleeping in our cabin, we park our RV under a pine for anyone needing a bed. Prior to the arrival of the RV's, we spend the days planning who will contribute what food, where everyone will sleep or if we need to pitch a tent, while knowing all the plans may quickly change depending upon whether conditions, children’s behaviors, or a simple shift in our mood.
Brenda MahlerPublished 3 years ago in EarthBefore the Leap
The Amazon, Colombia. The region is Putumayo. The monkeys roamed through the land of my elder. This one munched on seeds as it seemingly prepared to assess the strength of the branch it opted to leap to. Wondering, will it hold my weight?
Bryan Jay NickersonPublished 3 years ago in EarthOde to the Red Eft
It's late morning somewhere in North Carolina. I've been hiking alone so far today, mindlessly listening to music as my feet carve a repetitive step, step, step into the damp earth. It rained hard all night, and my friends and I woke up to sopping tents. But this morning, the sky is a crisp, cheerful blue, and the sun warms me as I walk.
Sarahmarie Specht-BirdPublished 3 years ago in EarthThe Elephant Path
On A Sunday Afternoon, my youngest son pictured here, was about thirteen. Mother dear, who grabbed the elephants trunk incidentally is me.
Black Dog ProductionsPublished 3 years ago in EarthInto the Deep We Go
Call her what you will; the sea, a river, the wellspring; her headwaters can unsurpassingly arouse, drown or crown you with her unrelenting invitation to come play with your better nature, making her nature your muse. It's only natural!
Amber BrovelliPublished 3 years ago in EarthWhy Are We Here?
At some point in our lives we start questioning our role and purpose in life... hopefully with a child’s curiosity, taking us through our choices and adventures with a sense of wonder, excitement, and joy. Yet, there are times when we lose our way, situations flip upside down, our joy bubbles popped, and we begin forgetting our why.
DolphingirlPublished 3 years ago in EarthMy One Voice Matters for Mother Earth
I grew up along the pristine shorelines of Vancouver Island. My parents had built our home in the late 70s and we had spectacular views of the ocean. I fell in love as orcas or blue whales would swim in the waters off our coast, and we would sit there watching either with just our eyes or through binoculars. As I watched them from a young age, I had a love for the ocean and developed a deep-rooted respect for it that prevails to this day. We were also surrounded by some amazing lakes, and our summer day trips to the lake would see me swimming the entire time (except for the mandatory lunch and snack breaks). I loved to swim and the feeling of propelling myself through the water imagining I was an orca.
Sara ChristinePublished 3 years ago in EarthChange Within to Change What Is Without
I just bought a box of delicious kumquats, of the yielding of our small world. What’s going on with our world everyone? It’s working overtime for us while being contaminated. How can we let this happen to our world? We must change within to get this right. Let me explain what I’m trying to convey. It’s time to love our beautiful world; not in part, but in whole. I must interject this thought about what’s going on with our oceans. On the afterhours news I saw garbage patches taking up more space than should be allowed. Each year millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean, after flowing from river channels. Several portions of this plastic flows into the ocean and develops huge garbage patches. This junk gets stuck in the vortex of our ocean’s currents. Garbage patches will eventually outweigh all of the ocean’s fish, if we don’t make a change soon; and the largest — the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — includes an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of trash and covers an area twice the size of Texas.
Jessica GranadosPublished 3 years ago in EarthThe Pioneer who Stole My Heart
When we started to remove the invasive weed species from our block and made efforts to improve the soil we noticed a number of plants popping up that I thought might be weeds. As I researched and identified them I frequently came across the term "pioneer species" in relation to the vigourous growers.
Jane Grows Garden RoomsPublished 3 years ago in EarthKayaking Buddie
When you go to Utah lake you can expect to see a whole heck of a lot of Gulls and Ducks. More often than not they ignore you entirely unless of course you have food. In that case you're the star of the show. The day that I captured this photo, my girlfriend and I had gone out on the lake to Kayak. Nothing special, it's something we like to do on nice days to enjoy nature. We live about two minutes from Utah lake, so it's easy an easy and inexpensive outing.
Uncouth MeerkatPublished 3 years ago in Earth