Saturday, August 9, 2025

We Need Wild Country

 “Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed. We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than go to its edge and look in.” ~ Wallace Stegner

Most recent news pertaining to 'Alligator Alcatraz'.


Day 70 ~ SE-70-25

Friday, August 8, 2025

A Vast Diversity of Flora and Fauna

"The Everglades National Park spans across 1.5 million acres that stretch over the southern part of Florida.Visiting the Everglades allows you to explore a vast diversity of flora and fauna in different ecosystems: freshwater sloughs, marl prairies, tropical hammocks, pinelands, cypress, mangrove, coastal lowlands, marine, and estuarine." The Fight to stop Alligator Alcatraz.

Day 69 ~ SE-69-25

They Say I'm A Dreamer

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and to change the world." ~ Harriet Tubman

Day 68 ~ SE-68-25

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

An Icy Volcano In Wildflower Meadows

“Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning five major rivers. Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano
while ancient forest cloaks Mount Rainier’s lower slopes.
Wildlife abounds in the park’s ecosystems.“ 

 Day 67 ~ SE-67-25 

The Future Without Wilderness?

“I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.”
~ Aldo Leopold


 Day 66 ~ SE-66-25


The Tonic of Wilderness

 Day 65 ~ SE-65-25 “We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.
 
~ Henry David Thoreau 


Day 65 ~ SE-65-25 

 “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ~ John Muir • Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee and is America's most visited national. It is renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life. 

Day 64 ~ SE-64-25  

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Keep Palm and Carry On!

Wishing you joy as deep as the ocean and worries as light as its' foam. We shore had fun in the studio today painting the sun, shore, and sand! These are the two paintings I demonstrated for my brilliant beach buddies. You can see our creative class collection here.

Day 63 ~ SE-63-25
😎 🏖 🌞



Friday, August 1, 2025

The Interconnectedness of Nature

In 1926, the last wolf pack in Yellowstone was wiped out,
causing the ecosystem to be thrown out of balance.
The reintroduction of wolves, starting in 1995,
 transformed the Yellowstone ecosystem,
saving it from imbalance and
restoring its natural beauty.”


 Day 62 ~ SE-62-25

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Wilderness is a Spiritual Necessity

“Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity,
an antidote to the high pressure of modern life,
a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.”
~ Sigurd Olson

Day 61 ~ SE-61-25 

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Nature is a Common Language

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” ~ Jimmy Carter This is the underlying line drawing for my next grid drawing of my 2026 Calendar sketches.

💚 Day 60 ~ SE-60-25 🦅

Tuesday, July 29, 2025