🍀 Nature

[limpid heron]

oh yeah i get that

these are all so different places ahah but i love those, personally i wanna live in germany probs or some nordic country

[thorn anvil]

Eesti 👀

[small elm]

LOL yeah I love travelling / different scenery but I do have to say I like cold weather a bit better. but in Virginia we have all seasons so not having that owuld be a bit weird. I would adapt though. and germany is beautiful but be ready to have insurance on everything hehe

if some governments of some countries weren't so bad or unsafe i'd love to live there

but yeah everywhere has its risks

[limpid heron]

yeahh belgium gal🇧🇪

[thorn anvil]

We R here

[limpid heron]

omg so true i would fantasize the usa as a kid but now later seeing all these news im not so sure anymore... obviously it's not the whole of usa that's bad but yk what i mean

[small elm]

I understand. I will say I hate politics but I do have some prefrences. and what is going on now, is just... I'll just say I do not agree with it

and I know the direction we are going in and I do not want that personally

I think our country still has a lot of benefits compared to some, but yeah in the future it wont be what people used to dream about

[limpid heron]

also travelling best !! i come from a very flat country so I love seeing some gradient in the scenery🏞️ haven't acc researched germany too much yet lol

[limpid heron]

kuidas läheb?

[small elm]

I live in such a mix its so cool to see! mountains r so fun but I will warn you, if you live in flat country going to a country with lots of elevation, be careful how your ears and body react to the sudden height change

[thorn anvil]

Hea/no, aitäh, ja Sina ?

[limpid heron]

oh yeah for sure. my home country (finland) just got a very far right parliament too and it's starting to resemble the US a lot🫠

[small elm]

yup. not fun at all

honestly, both sides here are insane

very extreme

do not agree with the "I HATE gay people. I love beer yeeeee hawww 'merica" but also do not agree with "government should control everything, you did this in your past? canceled." so thats why I just want to get away from it

😭

[limpid heron]

yeah that's the strange thing. i feel like people are either full on liberals or conservatives, red or blue. where is the variety? i think it's also crazy how there's basically only two political parties to choose from. overall the US is such a diverse country and it's hard to govern

[small elm]

In theory our government and the way it works is very smart and ideal. but just like a lot of other governments, put in practice it may start out fine, but over time its like ...

there will always be extremists and such but its gotten to a point here where im like "get me out"

[limpid heron]

yeah totally undestand you

[small elm]

and the fact that talking about your opinion can make you lose friends / family is CRAZY

[limpid heron]

omg this! so many countries are a good example

[small elm]

don't get me wrong we are lucky to have such a unique system and have the freedom to do so much (not as much anymore) but people have taken advantage of that / keep making the same mistakes it has led to this

[limpid heron]

no ofc not! it's complitely valid to feel this way. i wanna see how it goes in the future tho, im sure more people will wake up and vote better in the next elections

[lusty obsidian]

@limpid heron, you have just reached level 8!!! congratz

[small elm]

yes I hope so!

also.. forgot this was the nature channel.. lemme just..

[limpid heron]

oops hahah

[small elm]

there we go

back on topic

[tawdry trellis]

she's blooming

[small elm]

so prettyyy what kind?

[thorn anvil]

Looks like orchids if I'm not mistaken

[small elm]

ooo thank you! I have to work on my species 😭

[tawdry trellis]

Orchids, this specific specie is called phalaenopsis aphrodite I think

[small elm]

aphrodite

thank you!!

[obtuse birch]

so ourpleee 💜

HANNNN wdym mid pics?!! these are all gorgeous although I don't know much abt plants ur pics n info are so cool u inspire me to go touch grass more

[ionic willow]

I’m glad pls post pics of your escapades if u do

[small elm]

very ourple

[brittle shell]

cardamom hills, india (that is the placename)

[ionic willow]

I’m in love

[brittle shell]

not many are talking about how the geography of india is underrated

[ionic willow]

need to be there…

[brittle shell]

proof

[ionic willow]

pls…so blessed

[lapis narwhal]

@small elm

Come look

[small elm]

I love india sm.

it is v underrated

as well as their culture

beautiful

[brittle shell]

would love to visit there

[small elm]

would just be have to careful of all the foreigner scams. but if you were to go out of major cities its amazing

[limpid heron]

the sky just an hour ago

[lapis narwhal]

Wow so gorgeous!

[uneven rover]

just wanna share how cute these caterpillars are ( japanese emperor moth / sasakia charonda )

permanent :3 face

[ionic willow]

throwback to last year when I was exploring the forest & randomly stumbled upon a castle (cc: @brittle shell / get in losers we’re castleposting)

[maiden sequoia]

I was just at some gardens and they had a whole space themed section

[karmic prawn]

castles

[maiden sequoia]

The way you just have castles laying all around in the woods is wild to me

[ripe sonnet]

uuugh what a sentence to be able to say 😩😩 amazing stuff!!!

[twin plover]

duck family !!

[ripe sonnet]

aw babies

[limpid heron]

SO CUTE

[maiden sequoia]

Windmill + horsies

[uneven rover]

you could tell me this is a screenshot from RDR2 and i’d fully believe it

[limpid heron]

sunsets again

[ionic willow]

moon large tonight

[fleet trail]

Lovely moonrise last night

[ionic willow]

LOVE this endless aaaa

[ionic willow]

bisexual ||beesexual?|| flag flowers

(purple viper’s bugloss I think)

[small elm]

very pretty

[regal crow]

beauty yesterday

[regal crow]

omg this is sooooo pretty fantasy vibes

[brittle shell]

lon lon ranch

[twin plover]

blessed morning skies

[ionic willow]

this is otherworldly

[twin plover]

i’m so lucky that my window faces east and get to see the sun rising like this tbh 🙏

[karmic prawn]

gives hope for this world vibes ✨

[twin plover]

is like if crest was a picture (thats my ulitmate compliment on immaculate vibes)

[cunning dawn]

reminds me of vanilla sky

[twin plover]

true!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thorn anvil]

I love this place, it's like 100m from my house

[uneven rover]

the walk to and from the village shops is always rly nice + the fact it’s raining makes me v happy 🌧️

[small elm]

this looks so calming

[small elm]

I have more but downloading from my camera

lightening is so pretty

[regal crow]

it might be unintentional but I love the graininess/noise adds to the vibez

[small elm]

it’s not 😭 I was in a rush to take the photo so I didn’t have time to adjust the settings perfectly

but ty :)

[regal crow]

like these pics are so soothing to me like an old movie

[small elm]

that’s honestly the vibe I was going for so that means a lot

[maiden sequoia]

I love me a grainy cloud photo. So aesthetic

[small elm]

I do love grain in photos overall

[karmic prawn]

”Rare pink grasshopper snapped by Gary Phillips in his garden in Wales.”

[lean nebula]

preetty

[twin plover]

omg shes so pretty

monetka grasshoper

[ionic willow]

pretty
first one reminds me of a Whistler painting which is a fave of mine
brb will find

this has been my phone background for 10 years lol
Nocturne in Black & Gold
it’s hard to capture all the colours so I included 2 different versions to compare with your photos. so pretty (and this also depicts fireworks)

[small elm]

😭😭😭 these paintings are so beautiful

thank you so much for even comparing that

[regal crow]

omg love these han (and agree! prettiest fireworks pic ive seen haha)

[uneven rover]

( spoiler incase people get creeped out by them )

a pink grasshopper was spotted in Wales a couple days ago !!

apparently the colour is caused by a genetic mutation & there’s about a 1% chance of seeing one in person within yr lifetime ( they also have a slightly shorter lifespan since they can’t hide from predators v well )

[regal crow]

miss anthropocene created her

[tawdry trellis]

maurice

[brittle shell]

sky today and yesterday from my front porch
idk

[small elm]

I love how simple the photo is but the vibes are so nice

[brittle shell]

thank u
here are some more

boring to some but idk i love summer storms and one is about to happen

bonus

[small elm]

they’re amazing fr

idk I love clouds

a lot

[brittle shell]

☁️ me too 😌

[small elm]

really good photos. taken on your phone?

[brittle shell]

yes my old phone which has screwed-up colours on the screen lol

[small elm]

I seem to have a thing for older quality phones. my mom had an older phone and I thought those photos looked better than when she got her newer phone

[brittle shell]

how much older because i got this one in early 2021 so not extremely old

[small elm]

it was an Iphone 7

and my grandma had a 3 and I liked it too 😭

idk i’m not a fan for super high quality

depends on what it is

for nature it doesn’t need to be high quality to see the beauty

[twin plover]

GUYS what is this ???

[uneven rover]

Could be Italian Arum, im not 100%

if it is i believe they’re poisonous + invasive

[twin plover]

OHHH thank you!!

[uneven rover]

no worries!!!

[ionic willow]

need leaves for positive ID
could be Arum but those leaves look like yarrow or tansy or something so assuming 2 diff plants in photo. leaves should be thick and glossy and heart-shaped
also bit late for arum berries but idk Spanish plant seasons

[twin plover]

yes yes the back is a diff plant

im not there anymore n didnt take a pic of leaves

[uneven rover]

yeah leaves would make a more confident identification but my ID app + bit of google helped bahaha

[twin plover]

thank u sm guys !!!

[regal crow]

peppercorn :0

glori u always seem to find the wackiest plants

[twin plover]

fr this park is kinda crazy

and i go every week and find new stuff

some lily pads for you..

[ionic willow]

beloved..

[obtuse birch]

lilyyy paaaads 🥺 so pretty

[sinful stone]

Q lindas!!!!

[ionic willow]

Assorted bindweed pics related to #qotd⁇

Also assorted hellebore pics all the way from 2020-2023…sadly cannot find them all in my mass of thousands of photos … (can only fit 10 tho so. Lol.)

Scrolling my pics making me a bit stressed bc I have barely been foraging this year & not been to the sea this week and someone drag me to the outdoors pls preferably somewhere unfamiliar

[maiden sequoia]

I was biking yesterday and I went down a street I don't go down very often, even though it's close to me and it was wild

There was one house that had multiple banana trees?

And another house that had angel's trumpet overhanging the sidewalk

lots of weird gardening choices

[ionic willow]

11pm clouds

[brittle shell]

post more welkin

[regal crow]

so pretty

[ionic willow]

will endeavour to..must get outside

[regal crow]

we live for han's nature pics

[brittle shell]

walk home this morning ; ; nice cool cloudy day ; wish every day could be like this and also that i got up early enough to enjoy it (unlikely i fear)

photos of flowers did not turn out well o no ... any help IDing them still welcome
headcanon is the white flowers in the last few pics are athelas

[uneven rover]

found this pretty babie chilling in the kitchen ( common emerald moth )

[maiden sequoia]

Mountains are so pretty

[brittle shell]

y'all got any more of them "mist-shrouded mountains"

[ionic willow]

colours in this are balm for the soul
love the rushes here too…

lots of plants here - I can see chicory (the blue one), vetch, thistle, daisies (of some description, Asteraceae can be annoying), sumac (the red things - edible/delicious part of middle-eastern cuisine), birds-foot trefoil (yellow ones), purple vipers-bugloss

the white ones I need to think for a second because the flowers look just like white campion, but the leaves less so

I agree it is athelas coded & have a list of plants of this nature 😶‍🌫️

[brittle shell]

o sumac wow ... i have had it before with persian food and so on .. was wondering what the red thingies were ..

[ionic willow]

I have always wanted to forage it but I only ever see it in peoples’ gardens

[brittle shell]

take this sumac it's on public property 😌

[ionic willow]

I don’t have as many misty mountains as I would like, but here is Thailand in 2011

[brittle shell]

thailand pics are always welcome they are always correct

[ionic willow]

oh no I zoomed in more - it is campion - I just got the leaves confused with a nearby plant

you can use them to make soap due to the saponin content

v pretty

[worn widget]

Whoa! That's an awesome view!!!

[ionic willow]

I just noticed there is cinquefoil, but also my fav, wood sorrel (v good to forage) (lemony tasty)

[brittle shell]

gottem

[brittle shell]

sorrel eh..

[maiden sequoia]

They're all over the place here, I make sumac lemonade with them every year

it's quite good imho

[ionic willow]

I’m envious bc I have had sumac soda but never found a good spot for them

[maiden sequoia]

Speaking of foraging, I made mulberry jam on saturday and I got 10 jars out of it

I fogot to take a pic but I'll send one when I get the chance

[ionic willow]

pls do

need sleep

[brittle shell]

summer rain ... emotional need..

[worn widget]

https://tenor.com/view/witnessed-witness-me-gif-10256170

[maiden sequoia]

My sister is in Scotland rn and she just sent me a photo of a Scots thistle

They're invasive in the US but it's cool to see it in its natural habitat

[ionic willow]

omg where

[maiden sequoia]

I think she's in Edinburgh rn

just for a few days

[ionic willow]

no way…proximity alarm

[twin plover]

OMGG it is. it is the trash island cover

https://youtu.be/HDajKZ3ytdY?t=86

jk its just both thailand

[severe galleon]

Really amazing sunlight illumination on some clouds i spotted on a walk recently

[ionic willow]

my child is guttating. witness me

[small elm]

I love this like by the side of a river in the middle of a patch in the forest vibe

[brittle shell]

funnily it's a small pond right behind a row of houses and near a walking path, it's not in the forest at all BUT it feels that way and that rules

[small elm]

yeah those are the most chill spots

[brittle shell]

urban greenspace .. beloved

[small elm]

indeed. I like to think of them as mini oasis in the middle of busy life

[uneven rover]

a few weeks ago i made some elderflower cordial & i finally got my bottle of it today

[ionic willow]

I haven’t been out this year yet (been slacking)…thanks for the reminder! Need to get outside..

[uneven rover]

blackberry season is on the horizon it’s your sign to prepare

[ionic willow]

rose hips first…

and I need more rose water

I made some already but not enough

[uneven rover]

i’ve been seeing a couple start to pop up there’s just an abundance of blackberry bushes near me & i yearn for them

i’d love to make rose tea

[ionic willow]

Think they are still in flower up here but not been outside for a few days. Usually Scotland lags behind England slightly with the cooler weather

[uneven rover]

there’s a little area i see them growing omw to the shops & tbf it’s in a pretty sunny area i don’t think they’re ready to take just yet but i’d give them maybe a week

[ionic willow]

I still have some pink elderflower cordial from last year lol (if you can find the purple bushes they make an interesting concoction) (was saving it for special occasions but…idk what those would be haha)

Exciting, do report back

Good on porridge…

[uneven rover]

ohh interesting ! do they taste the same?

[ionic willow]

surprisingly it does have a slightly diff flavour which fascinated me

It’s almost a bit fruitier

[uneven rover]

oh wow, i’ll have to make note & keep an eye out if i ever see them. i think the next time i forage elderflowers i’ll try and make some tea , im hoping to start making my own teas since i love so many + want to start buying loose leaf

[ionic willow]

Took me forever to find, but here is the colour lmaoooo off putting flesh colour. They are less abundant than the normal elder by far, so only made a small quantify

[ionic willow]

Ooo keep me updated pls

[uneven rover]

super interesting! i wonder if there’s a reason for the different colour elderflower like if it’s just a rare occurrence that can happen or if it’s a different kind to the regular white elderflowers

[ionic willow]

It’s a subspecies or ornamental strain I think

[uneven rover]

shall do ! I had some elderflower & rose tea a few weeks ago and ie not stopped thinking about it tbh

[ionic willow]

For gardens etc

It sounds amazing combined ooo

Maybe in kombucha if I can get my shit together

I harvested lilacs for more lilac and rose oolong booch this year and then I got ill so they rotted in the fridge cannot let that happen again

I am excited to hear of your endeavours

[small elm]

leaves

nature in general

[thorn anvil]

Welcome in the south of Belgium (only my forehead and my nose are sunburnt, thanks 14km)

[small elm]

so so pretty

[ionic willow]

The intensity of the green here is healing

[dense axle]

fr fr

mesmerized by the view

[thorn anvil]

😊✨️💚

[uneven rover]

little friends

[twin plover]

🌈

[uneven rover]

looking at old photos and found these from my camping trip to pembrokeshire, wales last year

[ionic willow]

heavy summer rain just as I got home.. cc @brittle shell

getting heavier by the moment..blissful

[brittle shell]

aa .. soothing .. love ... it will rain all evening here i will try to get vids

[small elm]

I love rain so much

[dense axle]

this was difficult for me to watch at times dhsgdh but I thought the server would enjoy some fairy looking moths

the way their tails move in the air + their color combinations

[uneven rover]

absolutely love moths thank u

[dense axle]

anytime

[steep helm]

Nature-y mug

[regal crow]

that's sooo cute

I want

[dense axle]

whatt it's so unbelievably cute

[uneven rover]

went for a walk

[ionic willow]

pretty

[thorn anvil]

🤩🤩🤩🤩

[uneven rover]

rosehips

[ionic willow]

Snap

only on rugosa so far tho! Not any other wild rose species here yet

[small elm]

it’s lil legs

[dense axle]

model legs

[small elm]

yesss

[maiden sequoia]

your rosehip season is like waaay before they're any good here

I don't think I'll be getting any good rosehips for at least a month

[ionic willow]

they are a tiny bit early bc of the heat - and also rugosa tend to strike early compared to the other varieties

but yes I think we might be seasonally a bit ahead

[thorn anvil]

My friends are there ♡

I absolutely adore my photo quality, it makes incredible results

[ionic willow]

peaceful…glassy……….needed this 2day thank u

[thorn anvil]

💚😊

[small elm]

what phone??

[thorn anvil]

Samsung Galaxy s21 😊

I love this place

[dense axle]

omg I thought this was a painting at first 😭 it's too beautiful

[thorn anvil]

Haha, yes I looove this place so much, and I'm obsessed with twilight and stuffs like that, this is incredible ♡

[small elm]

they have such beautiful photos

may I ask what country?

so pretty

[thorn anvil]

It's next to my second house in France, in Pont-A-Mousson 😊

It's incredibly btfl

[small elm]

I love the green vibeeee

didn’t wanna disturb the lil guy too much

[uneven rover]

some insect friends ( butterfly , caterpillar & beetle ) censored incase anyone doesn’t want to see!

[twin plover]

omg! jewel beetle

[river crescent]

anyone know why my devil’s ivy is getting these black spots? :( i googled what can be the issue but what are the most probable causes if anyone knows? (google said black mold)

i’m 100% sure i’m not over/underwatering it, it’s in indirect sunlight, in a warm humid room

also the spot looks grey bc of my dirty camera sorry lol but it’s really pure black

[ionic willow]

Not unlikely to be fungal, does the pot have drainage? I would clip that leaf off

They are tolerant of a wide range of conditions; aroids live in humid climates but many of them can withstand fairly low water levels. However fungal infections can come from insect vectors or as a result of the pot staying wet (no drainage)

In theory you can also give them some hydrogen peroxide to treat but I have never done it. Got rhat tip from a breeder friend tho

[river crescent]

now that i think of it it could be mold yeah probably at the bottom

it has drainage but not enough water gets drained

[river crescent]

thank you!!

[ionic willow]

No problem, I would let it dry out a bit if the soil feels very damp rn - you could also try and ‘prop’ a healthy strand just to make sure that you have a backup!

[ionic willow]

glassy green sea & some of my fav flowers & burnet rosehips (v Scottish) & god-rays & some amusing nautical doorknobs

and river I seem to compulsively photograph every time I cross the bridge..

mid pics sorry

[thorn anvil]

💚💚

[fleet trail]

The Lake District

[thorn anvil]

Woooow

The first pic is

GORGEOUS

[small elm]

omg where 😭

[fleet trail]

The Lake District

[uneven rover]

i’ve always wanted to go to the lake district im v jealous , looks beautiful

[small elm]

ah sorry, thank you!

[twin plover]

beach flowers 🌺

[small elm]

so pretty

[twin plover]

dragonfly !!!!

[fleet trail]

Scafell Pike

[obtuse birch]

black n blueeee

[twin plover]

YESS

duckling gang !!!

[obtuse birch]

aweeeee

so precious

[twin plover]

indeed <3

baby peacock n mom🩷

[twin plover]

also. wild boar family came to visit last night

there was a baby boar.. p

[sinful stone]

This is like a pandemic going on in europe atm i fuxking love it bahahahah

[dense axle]

oh no those are actually a problem 😭 iirc if you see them you're expected to report it to someone else with authority or smth like that

[dense axle]

it's all fun and games until the boars turn aggressive with people to get food in the city (has happened already )

[sinful stone]

Yepppp!!! Seem lots of videos ab it in Poland too, esp at the beach, they just be doing their own thing 😭😭 it’s funny since we’re humans but we just let them do whatever they want hahha

[lean nebula]

They are going to the beach? 😭

[dense axle]

yeahh that's the thing, we shouldn't, because they have their own habitat and the more we let them roam around the cities the harder it will be to get them out 😭

not to mention it's not that safe or sanitary either since they're wild animals walking around the streets

[twin plover]

THE COPS CAME

they just clapped

it was so funny

they live in a forest close to the area so they just. clapped them to their home

[dense axle]

most spanish way to tell them to go home💃

[sinful stone]

😭😭😭

Wonder if I’ll come across them as well

[dense axle]

don't tell the local government I said this but they lowkey look so cute with their tails swinging

[sinful stone]

Our secret xoxo gossip girl

Would u keep one if u could?

[dense axle]

honestly no 😭 they're cute when small but once they grow up they are too much to handle

would rather have a big dog instead

actually a small dog or a cat but that's pretty obvious lmfao

[twin plover]

FR

i was like :3 tail swinging :3

[brittle shell]

30-50 feral hogs

[brittle shell]

photo dump from when i took a walk on tuesday afternoon before work

[small elm]

so so pretty

[brittle shell]

^ one more just for you 😌

[small elm]

I love

like

the foggy rainy vibe

so calming

[brittle shell]

🌧️

that's the goal 😌
this summer has been very cloudy and rainy and i am very into it

[small elm]

same here. late night thunderstorms n everything

I love it sm just peace and quiet but it scares my dog to death

[steep helm]

Louis the second is no longer being attacked by slugs

[thorn anvil]

I believed it was c4n4bis 💀

[brittle shell]

weed lmao

[steep helm]

It is

[small elm]

offtopic but it is a pretty leaf

...

[steep helm]

I use it in cremes and hair products

[small elm]

ik its canabis

[steep helm]

The slugs kept eating from@him@and I don’t want to use the eaten leafs

[small elm]

I love slugs, but in this case, bad slugs

[small elm]

I thoght those were 2 lil frogs

[steep helm]

That is@so@cute

Arent they frogs?

[twin plover]

todays morning run 🏃‍♂️

[regal crow]

omg

glori en paraíso

living vicariously thru you that is so beautiful

[sinful stone]

Arrrribaaaa

Abajo arriba al centro al dentro or something

[dense axle]

arriba abajo al centro y pa dentro 😭

[thorn anvil]

😊💥✨️

Beautiful

[sinful stone]

Yessss this

[ionic willow]

glassy ||glas-y?|| bluegreen sea, dramatic clouds, castles in the sky and the appearance of a figure on the horizon, flowing water, rays of light peeking through the darkest depths

[twin plover]

some cool looking flowers from the last few days

[ionic willow]

Aaaa rare blue morning glory… so pretty

[dense axle]

so peaceful

blue and green

[small elm]

the first photo reminded me of shreks ears.. LOL but its so cute

[small elm]

I could sit there forever

[small elm]

where sailors chill to get lured by sirens

[ionic willow]

hard 2 see but v bright triple rainbow by the church..lil hopeful splash of colour against the clouds

[silver crane]

blessed refractions happening

[small elm]

so pretty

[regal crow]

omg little starries

[twin plover]

ysss i love them ⭐

[karmic prawn]

Double yesterday

[regal crow]

so many double rainbows !

[maiden sequoia]

so pretty

[uneven rover]

butterfly bush has popped up unexpectedly this year. we have one by the driveway so think it’s managed to slip it’s way into the back garden too haha

[small elm]

so calming

[regal crow]

we walk at sunset

[small elm]

omg

beautiful

the glowy moon under the pink cloud

[regal crow]

yess luv her sm

[brittle shell]

healing.

[fleet trail]

Yessss golden hours

[maiden sequoia]

Big mushroom on a tree at my house

[regal crow]

so big :0

[sinful stone]

Water? Clean af 🐋

Obviously I mean the sea…but yk

[brittle shell]

beautiful ... is that the north sea??

[twin plover]

wasn’t expecting to find mushrooms in july but there she is!

also lil bee finding pollen in the fallen flowers…

[sinful stone]

Baltic! 😋

[uneven rover]

red admiral stopped by this morning ʚїɞ

[sinful stone]

[lusty obsidian]

@sinful stone, you have just reached level 23!!! congratz

[sinful stone]

Look how cuuuute

[twin plover]

OMG

[regal crow]

woaa

[small elm]

so pretty

[small elm]

rainy walk

[brittle shell]

love that little green rocky pool

[small elm]

all the animals@surround it

[karmic prawn]

staring intensely

[thorn anvil]

Wow, gorgeous

I wanna go there

[small elm]

Fr whenever I put my glasses on its like a whole movie greenery

[small elm]

its at my home :3 I should really take advantage of all our trees and ponds more...

[thorn anvil]

This is so magical!

[small elm]

I live in an urban area right outside DC but my town has like a law that we must preserve the nature

[ionic willow]

SO excited to find this mycoheterotrophic plant today (previously have found parasitic plants in the UK, but they’re rare, and we don’t have this species!)

[brittle shell]

syncretic plant

[maiden sequoia]

Ooh fun! We have these pretty commonly around here but I still get super excited to see them

[twin plover]

he is literally 🐛

[regal crow]

why he so 🐛

[dense axle]

not mine but

[sinful stone]

[regal crow]

pirate ship....

[sinful stone]

Ahahaha the funny thing is there is one for tourists 😭

[fleet trail]

From last year but fuck what a good day

[split sluice]

magical

[brittle shell]

love a good tree canopy

[small elm]

exactly

[ionic willow]

crown shyness

[uneven rover]

dusky swallow moth

[sinful stone]

Wooow

[regal crow]

sunset the other day was sooo pretty made me happi happi happi
also just thought this other pic I took by accident was cool lol

[fleet trail]

its too good

[thorn anvil]

It's beautiful ♡

I needed this

Thank u

[sinful stone]

Awwww 😭❤️ it really is. Happy it made u feel good 🤍

🌤️🌤️🌤️

[thorn anvil]

💗✨️💗

[fleet trail]

those god rays rule man

[sinful stone]

The quality… what the fuck

[sinful stone]

Omg did u take this I am starstruck

[twin plover]

reporting live from uh nowhere

however here’s some cool pics

[regal crow]

whoa the 2nd ones look fake lol like some braided cord

[ionic willow]

wowowowow

Gorgeous photos

[twin plover]

it’s like a weird pine thing they make like strange pine cones !!!

sunset 🌅

[obtuse birch]

thos look like apricots! are they? 🤔

[twin plover]

ooo they’re so so tiny tiny !!! i don’t know what they are but they are wayyy too small for apricots , i don’t even think they’re safe to eat…

[ionic willow]

I need to see more of the leaves but if anything they look closer to some Sorbus

(Ash/Rowan)

[karmic prawn]

I did, outside the city. Very otherworldly evening, these misty streaks across the landscape. I tried to see the fairies

[ionic willow]

japanese windflower (anemone) / bats on the river / water in the dark

I set out to document the diversity of rubus in my area earlier for a Bit but discovered 1. At least 11 subspecies just on my route & 2. There are at LEAST 300 species, possibly closer to 1000 if we include cultivars & subspecies & such

windflowers are also actually native to China but 😶‍🌫️

hastening to add that we also have native anemones but they are quite different…some of my fav plants (early signs of spring/little white stars dotting the forest floor/often by the riverbank/ athelas -coded again)

also some hydrangeas which reminded me of this photo I have had saved for about 10 years (Ellen von Unwerth)

enough spam..sorrysorry

[sinful stone]

Wow u have had the sight of ur life so jealous 🌤️❤️

[fleet trail]

It's Han in final form!!

[twin plover]

omg !!!!!!

[twin plover]

unripe blackberries…

[ionic willow]

shaking and crying seeing rubus after ydsy’s endeavour to classify

[twin plover]

ALSO for size purposes this is how tiny they are

[twin plover]

omg these are rubus too??

[regal crow]

oh wtf I thought they were like cherry tomato sized

[ionic willow]

yes all brambles are

[twin plover]

nono i wasn’t kidding when i said they were tiny lol 😭

[obtuse birch]

THOSE ARE SO SMOL WHATTT x'D

[ionic willow]

ran the worst 5k
pic of moon-Jupiter conjunction
stalked by a fox

[twin plover]

morning run got interrupted after they decided to run too and invaded the trail…

[twin plover]

sunflower fields

[sinful stone]

View from my aunts house Legend says that there’s a church underneath the water

Last time I was here was maybe 7 years ago, this feels very nostalgic haha

[ionic willow]

love her plant collection aaaa

the overcast/white-and-green is so nice

[split sluice]

The things i'd give so that i could live here....

[sinful stone]

We’ll be sleeping at my other aunt for the upcoming days so I can’t wait to show pics of her whole possession, this is huge af wtf

[sinful stone]

So so huge 😭 they have three ponds but one dried out during the heat

They fish in their own pond this is great hahaha

[ionic willow]

I want to. Live in the pond

[twin plover]

hi anyone can i’d these lil weeds that grow in my flowerpots soil ????

[ionic willow]

Is it succulent at all? Kind of resembles artillery fern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilea_microphylla

Very pretty albeit invasive

[twin plover]

hmmm could be !!!

it’s so tiny idk if it’s a succulent but looks similar

[sinful stone]

[ionic willow]

the colours aaaaaa

[sinful stone]

It becomes so wonderful when you see deers and cows wandering around… <3

U would feel very good here I’m sure

[brittle shell]

omg just like me fr

[ionic willow]

I don’t even know what this means but it made me laugh

[brittle shell]

it means i am very goodlooking and also very annoying

idk idk made more sense in my head ignore cringe flees into box

[dense axle]

so so so beautiful!!

[twin plover]

in todays grass touching: dragonlfy

actually many of them

[thorn anvil]

Ooooooooo

❤️

[sinful stone]

I am imagining some of y’all are sitting here with me plucking peaches and sitting near a pond

Han would be hansplaining about the plants and flowers somewhere

[ionic willow]

so gorgeous aaaaa

random pics from my rainy after-work walk today…also saw a lot of mushrooms but mostly no interesting photos, just ID stuff (exception made for this cool ink cap)
me and who

[fleet trail]

pretty

[fleet trail]

My bro in law just sent me this

[thorn anvil]

It's been 5 years that I haven't seen one!

[ionic willow]

Oh cool! Is that a stag beetle?

[thorn anvil]

I don't really know but I guess so ? It's so rare in here

[odd sluice]

AAA ty @ionic willow for enlightening me 💚

two of my chickens rolling around in the dirt in the woods 🐓🥹❤️

i’ll have so many nature posts to share i literally live in the forest lol

[ionic willow]

Aaaaa you keep chickens!! Amazing! What kind are they?

A good friend who sadly deleted discord had chickens & I enjoyed living vicariously through her silkie ownership haha

[ionic willow]

pls do!

[ionic willow]

spooky illuminated clouds at night

has a blue tone to it irl

[thorn anvil]

It's beautiful !!! It's really what I imagine when I listen to Sidewalks & Skeletons for example ! I looove ! Nice pictures ♡

[odd sluice]

The most gorgeous mushrooms I ever had the chance to come across, Cinnabar Chanterelles

[brittle shell]

when does the witch house album drop

[ionic willow]

So exciting! May I ask where in the world you are? (Don’t feel obliged to tell me!) I think I saw a lot of these in New Hampshire (as well as other chanterelles) but I don’t think we have them here in the UK, or if we do then not commonly

[regal crow]

omg you're right at home here already with this haha

[odd sluice]

East Coast US!

[ionic willow]

Ahh cool stuff!! It sounds like it tracks with what I found in that case thanks!

[maiden sequoia]

ooooh so calming

[sinful stone]

Caught a bee (? Unless it’s the bigger one that I forgot the name of) feeding itself off our plants and it’s completely white from it!!! So cute

[ionic willow]

so cute! yes it’s a bumblebee

[sinful stone]

Yes bumblebee!!!!

Ty :3

[dense axle]

she's lost in the sauce

[regal crow]

sweet little bumblebee

[sinful stone]

I’m so dramatic haha “completely covered in white” and its just a lil

[ionic willow]

barely related but reminds me of this video I saw on grimes’ tumblr in maybe 2015 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LKXniFWAnYY&pp=ygUcYnVtYmxlYmVlIHVubGltaXRlZCBsYWR5IGJ1Zw%3D%3D (the video is so silly)

[odd sluice]

weird mushrooms I found on some fallen logs in my backyard

[ionic willow]

oooo trametes sp. maybe? hard to tell/maybe old

[brittle shell]

if you are ever feeling glum, you are strongly advised to look at photos of the banaue rice terraces in the philippines

[twin plover]

the clouds this morning ⛅️

[karmic prawn]

ahhh this is so nice and restorative

[brittle shell]

fluffy little clouds

[twin plover]

froggys in the lily pond !!

~~ bad pics try to find them.. ~~

[thorn anvil]

[twin plover]

squirrel friend !!

[regal crow]

I just thought this cloud was kind of cute and perfect

[thorn anvil]

👁🦋

[ionic willow]

Neglected my allotment/source of my despair 🐛/ sorrel is taller than me I am very proud / more beetroot than I have room for o no

hazelnuts and bee balm (borage) and tiny forget me nots and pleasingly coloured cornflower

[ionic willow]

alliums of persistence..

[brittle shell]

slavic moment

make borscht

[twin plover]

froggies :D

[obtuse birch]

hehe

[twin plover]

some more pond pics

[regal crow]

took a bazillion sunrise pics bc it was sooooo pretty

[dense axle]

WOAH

[ionic willow]

that is in fact exactly what I had planned and sorrel soup… my poor brassicas, though…

[ionic willow]

lovelovelovelove

borscht does feel like a Christmas food to me so ? bit of a strange time for it but I cannot deny the allure of the sour soups

[twin plover]

also mystery mushroom…

[ionic willow]

oh hellO

Can’t see wood or gills but have some suspicions

mostly bolete and russula season here rn

[brittle shell]

not. it literally is a christmas food you are simply having a polish moment 😌 🇵🇱

[ionic willow]

ohohoh if I find. penny buns (mushrooms british moment don't @ me they're porcini)...I can make uszka to go with them...aaaa all coming together..

[maiden sequoia]

fishies 🐟

[ionic willow]

im lov fish

koi so good

[ripe sonnet]

fish

[twin plover]

tiny friend i found (spoiler bc it a spider) (very tiny)

[uneven rover]

[mental geyser]

footage from a bar about 10 minutes away from where i live... the hurricane didn't even hit us

[ionic willow]

holy shit

[regal crow]

I went to a zoo/wildlife park today and saw these beautiful babies

[maiden sequoia]

fallow deer

[dense axle]

[fleet trail]

grand antlers

[ionic willow]

very nearly sat on this butterfly who has made my acquaintance

still chilling next to me

Pals

[fleet trail]

Okay technically not nature but too good not to post here

[brittle shell]

i don't get it and that's making me feel stupid

[maiden sequoia]

found a shed insect exoskeleton

[odd sluice]

looks like a cicada!

[odd sluice]

its a meme with those who enjoy mycology that "all mushrooms are edible, but some only once" since u die lol. to get into the club dudeman had to identify which mushroom was safe or not and chose the poisonous one and died

[brittle shell]

yeah i got something like that but was very confused by the bottom panel

well thanks for confirming i was overthinking it

[fleet trail]

We are truly in gods country (good day in england)

[thorn anvil]

I love Belgium.

[odd sluice]

chicken of the woods

[ionic willow]

I’m sooooo envious

Did you harvest any??

I have been looking for YEARS around here but never found any, possibly just too city like around here

omg LMAO I just zoomed in and saw

I am such a moron ahahahaha

[regal crow]

any chickens??!

[ionic willow]

COTW is a shroom I was so excited to hear about it that I didn’t look at the pic and realise what was meant

[regal crow]

hahahaha

[ionic willow]

everyone ring the shame bell for Han

But also that is a handsome chicken I love

[regal crow]

you're good lol

[twin plover]

omg... shedinja momenyt

so much rain these days ....... they appeared

[maiden sequoia]

Saw these on the walk to the farmer's market

Also now my pumpkin I got at the farmer's market last year has a friend

I hope they get along

[small elm]

SO CUFE

I love pumpkins

[ionic willow]

So pretty, love these

[dense axle]

rtt

[ionic willow]

cosy summer rain, green & verdant & smells of petrichor..

[ionic willow]

Ahhh so pretty

[uneven rover]

tried nettle tea the other day, surprisingly really nice
hope to make nettle soup when colder weather approaches.

[brittle shell]

those mugs are BEAUTIFUL favourite colour

[uneven rover]

right!!! they’re so pretty only downside is they’re metallic so they get So hot 😵‍💫 handy in the winter tho for keeping hands warm lol

[brittle shell]

https://tenor.com/view/baby-yoda-gif-24255343

[brittle shell]

real .. what does the tea taste like anyway

[uneven rover]

it’s sorta like green tea but maybe not as strong? earthy type taste, tbh could be quite nice with honey

[ionic willow]

it’s always been quite acidic when I’ve had it, that’s so interesting - I wonder if it’s a locale/terroir type thing

[brittle shell]

i am into this earthy thing ... hmm ...

[uneven rover]

could easily be the length of time steeped / how much nettles are added maybe? idk but i think i’m gonna try it with honey at some point bc i’m curious as to how it’ll taste

[ionic willow]

do report back!

[regal crow]

i think we have the same mugs at my parents house lol

or at least one of them

[small elm]

what is it made of

[ionic willow]

Nettles!

[small elm]

https://tenor.com/view/facepalm-bugsbumny-gif-5764630

i’m dumb

LMAO

thank you

[ionic willow]

you’re not!! easily missed

[uneven rover]

todays fungi finds!!

[dense axle]

the last two is that witch butter?? not good at IDing so not sure

[uneven rover]

i’m not 100% but i believe it is!!! i’ve never seen it IRL before

[ionic willow]

https://x.com/jeffbenca/status/1705982537095590350?s=20

Jeff Benca (@jeffbenca)

Iridescence in plants is an illusion only water can dispel. Here is a comparison between dry (top) and wet foliage (bottom) of the same iridescent plant. This Selaginella species from Sarawak reflects entirely purple to blue when dry and gray green when wet.

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Twitter · Sep 24, 2023, 4:28 PM

[sinful stone]

woahhh

[ionic willow]

selaginella are fern—allies

[sinful stone]

where can they be found?

[ionic willow]

They are a common genus but I think (?) the iridescent ones are rare ish - I could not find many observations on this plant app I use - this one is from Malaysia!

One of the species is native to southern China

[sinful stone]

oooh damn.. looks like we have to go to malaysia and china han

pack ur stuff were leaving

[ionic willow]

yes pls I would love

[ionic willow]

made a friend

he likes to dance

🐛💃

[twin plover]

guys ID on this one my brother brought home? plz

[maiden sequoia]

idk but I have the same one lol

I literally grabbed it from some landscaping and put it in a pot 🪴

[thorn anvil]

The tree my parents planted when I was born :))

[ionic willow]

Sorry missed this earlier
Definitely Crassulaceae
My best guess is ice plant since they are common house plants

Could also be kalanchoe at a stretch but I don’t think so with those flowers. It could even be a sedum, thinking about it more

hyotelephium spectabile

The only thing giving me pause is the smooth leaf edges but it might be because it is quite juvenile

anyway care for stonecrops is all fairly similar so it doesn’t matter too much haha

[twin plover]

thank you!!!!!!

[ionic willow]

sorry for terrible video but look what I found on my way to work!!

[ionic willow]

all of you are severely under-reacting to finding a random frog & you should reflect on your behaviour.

[fleet trail]

some of us have things to do like buying groceries 😤 😆

[maiden sequoia]

I got to see this guy flying around me

[deep knot]

.5x zoom makes the colors epic

[ionic willow]

That first pic is incredible

[deep knot]

thank yee

Sadly the upload quality is bad

[regal crow]

these are amazing almost wallpaper material

[silver crane]

[ionic willow]

THANK you. Finally someone gets it.

[odd sluice]

YALL

i’ve never seen a magnolia fruit but ITS CRAZY LOOKING

idk if they’re edible but it’s so beautiful 🥹

[deep knot]

Looks kinda like a peach pit

[brittle shell]

buckwheat in ha giang, vietnam

[deep knot]

The low clouds make that really cool

[cunning dawn]

is this considered nature?

[deep knot]

yes

[maiden sequoia]

I want to be there so bad

[brittle shell]

luoyang, china, famed for its peonies

[ionic willow]

one of my fav flowers.. they have some weird lore too..

many shrooms abound tday after rain yday

forgive the deathly grey pallor of my ankle I have poor circulation but was excited to find this matching specimen..

[uneven rover]

some interesting fungi finds

[ionic willow]

ooo that coral fungus is so fun

I love to squeeze the earth stars

[ionic willow]

is AI no?

[brittle shell]

reading and re-reading this sentence and feeling like i do not understand english

[ionic willow]

I doubt this will help @vayyiqra but some context from around this time last year…

||earthstars are the fungus depicted in the video… u can squeeze them to release their spores, like so…||

[dense axle]

i was literally thinking about this video but i didnt want to say it

[ionic willow]

Lmaoooo the fact that you remembered is so funny to me

I am a clown

[dense axle]

idk why my brain decided to store that video in the front but i've randomly thought about it so many times since you shared it it's not even funny

it's one of those seemingly unimportant things that get stuck with you lmao

[uneven rover]

i’ve never considered squeezing an earth star i was just amused by thinking it looks like a boob but next time i encounter one i shall give it a squeeze

[ionic willow]

both very squeezable if you think about it

i;m logging off now

[uneven rover]

all the more reason to squeeze i think

[maiden sequoia]

It's a rainbow! 🌈

[ionic willow]

one year ago today I was climbing this hill & nearly passed out bc medication side effects lol & found many mushrooms

I could go today..

[ionic willow]

Also did not realise but this was a reprisal of a near identical video from TWO years ago so really this is now a tradition I must continue

[dense axle]

we NEED the 3 year version