nature

When the View Is Naturally in Grayscale

Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Wonders | nature, photography, travel, New Zealand

"I hope that whoever reads my work, no matter the subject matter, will be able to tell that this poet is so clearly in love with the animals and plants and mysteries of this planet and tried to do her very best to get you to feel the same way too." (camera owner)

— Aimee Nezhukumatathil (self-portrait by Sulawesi crested macaque)

for Creatives | nature, create for YOURSELF, writing, poetry, writer-reader relationship, artist's message, flora & fauna, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, David J. Slater

Planet Earth II

(presented by David Attenborough)

Follow Your Curiosity

Milford Sound

South Island, New Zealand

Wonders | nature, photography, travel, New Zealand

Follow Your Curiosity

"If I was writing about a crow feather, I wanted to make sure I got the shape exactly right, the right point and feel. This began my incorporating research into my poetry, and to this day, I still do a lot of research to make sure I always portray the natural world correctly." (artist)

— Aimee Nezhukumatathil (artwork by Jody Edwards)

for Creatives | nature, art, artists, writing, poetry, painting, flora & fauna, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Jody Edwards

"It's like the Japanese with the garden. Nature is doing all this stuff, and all they do is maybe take a branch and trim it, impose their will on it, and make it grow a certain way. And they prune, and they keep certain things out. But the plants are doing most of the work. It's a two-way street–nature and man working together. And in painting, the paint has got a texture and it sort of wants to be a certain way. And a brush is so artificial, and it makes tiny little lines. After you make a whole bunch of brush strokes, it's something else. It's not the paint talking, it's too much of the person. So you've gotta let accidents and strange things happen—let it work, so it's got an organic sort of quality."

— David Lynch

for Creatives | intuitive writing & pantsing, creative process, nature, Japanese, artist in the art, creating in the moment, painting, David Lynch

"With poetry in particular, I just feel like Mother Nature is the best creator of metaphor on the planet." (artist)

— Aimee Nezhukumatathil (artwork by Josephine Wall)

for Creatives | nature, art, artists, language, writing, poetry, Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Franz Josef Glacier

Westland Tai Poutini N.P., South Island, New Zealand

Wonders | nature, photography, travel, New Zealand

Follow Your Curiosity

The Rainbow Eucalyptus Tree

Grenada

Wonders | nature, flora & fauna, Grenada

Follow Your Curiosity

One-Eyed Owl Couple

(as spotted in Aruba...)

Wonders | nature, photography, kawaii, travel, Aruba, flora & fauna

Ancient Saguaro (100+ years old)

Saguaro N.P., Sonoran Desert, Arizona, U.S.A. (a saguaro grows just 1 inch about every 10 years...)

Wonders | nature, photography, travel, U.S.A., flora & fauna, desert

Follow Your Curiosity

Nature at Play

the photography of Vadim Trunov

Wonders | nature, photography, kawaii, artists, Vadim Trunov, Russian

Follow Your Curiosity

"Being a photographer is making people look at what I want them to look at." (artist)

— Ruth Orkin (photo by Vadim Trunov)

for Creatives | nature, photography, animals, art, artists, reaching your audience, value the art, Ruth Orkin, Vadim Trunov

A Eucalyptus Tree's Silvery Moment...

Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Wonders | nature, photography, travel, Australia, flora & fauna

Follow Your Curiosity

"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning."

— Mark Twain

for Creatives | nature, photography, language, writing, editing, Mark Twain