Had a great time yesterday celebrating the new book 🧠 All Brains Welcome by @johannapeyton.bsky.social illustrated by Olga Popova, published by Sourcebooks eXplore at @birdhousebooksatx.bsky.social 👏 Congrats Johanna! #childrensbook #picturebook #disabilitypridemonth #neurodiversity #inclusion

Practice nature journaling (only time for pencil sketching today) sparked a haiku idea. I learned a lot about pecan trees sketching from a photo I took on a walk. Praying Mantis haiku: Patiently waiting You eat your siblings for lunch Mantis power strike Eek! #haikusaturday #naturejournaling

Reflecting on a trip to Pedernales Falls State Park this spring. Natural treasure! Do you have a favorite? Other ideas? Winding below bluffs Pedernales River flows Hill Country treasure Winding below bluffs Pedernales River flows A blue ribbon show #haikusaturday #nature #rivers #texasparks

Amazing Saturday at Book People in Austin celebrating the new picture book Imperfectly Perfect Posie: A Wobbly Yoga Story written by Lizzie Brooks and illustrated by Enni Heikura published by Spinning Wheel Stories. Highly recommend! #childrensbooks #childrensbooksauthor #picturebooks

Coopers Hawk in a local park in Austin Tx. July 4th treat! #birding #Texasbirds #texasparks

Happy 4th of July! My favorite sweet treat and a family tradition. Easy to make with strawberries, blueberries, and homemade whipped cream (sugar, cream, vanilla mixed by hand). #July4th #IndependenceDay #FourthofJuly

Nature journal sketching practice. A haiku to bring our attention to wildlife in this heatwave. Sweltering summer Sploosh, flutter, feather refresh Winged Bathing Beauty! 🐦 #haikusaturday #naturejournaling

From today's poetry birding: Dear Widow Skimmer Dragonfly, You emerge from water Transformed Libellula luctuosa You wear a mournful cloak Steely blue wonder Strong wings Agile Aerial Actobat Nimble Predator Fly chaser Mosquito eater🦟 Thank you for saving my skin! Love, Grateful human

Bumblebees are essential workers that help feed the world! This is a Sonoran Bumblebee photo taken at Pedernales Falls State Park. The flowering plant is Mealy Blue Sage. #haikusaturday #poetry #bumblebee🐝 #nativeplants #earthmonth

Spotted a White-eyed Vireo feeding her chicks during our @travisaudubon poetry birding hike today. What a treat! Video from my cell phone. Taken at Mayfield Park in Austin Texas.

All you pet lovers out there, pick up a copy of this marvelous new book If Pets Wrote Poems: A Parody Collection Highly recommend! My rescue cat Feathers is a fan 😻 #kidlitauthor #kidlitillustrator #picturebooks #poetrybook #animalbooks #pets #catlife

Late post- catch up. Sharing an Earth Day treat 🌎 View from a trail on The Nature Conservancy's Barton Creek Preserve in Austin Tx. Thanks to @travisaudubon and @nature_tx for making this special Birdathon event possible #birding #nature #texasnativeplants #naturepreserve

A few pollinators spotted yesterday on a trip to Pedernales Falls State Park Tx. Two butterflies (a skipper-Julia's vs Dun, and a Red Admiral Butterfly) plus a Sonoran Bumblebee. Look at that heart shape on the bumblebee. 🐝 Bee love❤️ y'all! #bumblebees #butterflies #pollinators #nativeplantmonth

Sonoran Bumblebee🐝 foraging on Mealy Blue Sage at Pedernales Falls State Park Tx for a hummingbird class trip. Video from park area with lots of native plants and bird blinds. Love bumblebees! ❤️ Birdsong background🐦 #bumblebees #pollinators #nativeplantmonth #stateparks #texasstateparks

Sharing a bit of nature from my trip to Pedernales Falls State Park yesterday for a birding event. Peaceful 💦 #nature #stateparks #Texasstateparks

Check out my Writers' Rumpus interview (Writersrumpus.com) with award-winning and bestselling author Diane Muldrow about her new book Once a Wasteland: From Toxic Dump to National Park, illustrated by Amy Jindra Hodgson Perfect to share for 🌎Earth Day #nationalparks #earthmonth #earthday #kidlit

What pathways have you taken? What pathways will you choose? Life is full of twists and turns. Through it all, time in nature brings us peace and solace, healing and hope, wonder and joy. Connection 🌻 #natureforall #naturelovers

Happy Easter for those who celebrate! 🐣 Follow up to my haiku yesterday for pollinator and native plant fans out there. Adding a few more spring pollinator photos I used for an Instagram carousel. Can only add 3 photos at a time on Bluesky, correct? #pollinators #nativeplants #texaswildflowers

Celebrating pollinators of all types 🦋 🐝 and life stages 🐛 thriving with the arrival of spring. Native plants support new pollinator babies that keep habitats healthy around the world 🌎 Photos-Austin Tx, more on Instagram #haikusaturday #nativeplants #pollinators #springblooms #texaswildflowers

Yesterday was @shoalcreekconservancy Waterwise Landscapes Tour featuring some amazing waterwise innovations in Austin neighborhoods. Do you know your local watershed? Check out your local water conservation groups for info. #worldwaterday 💦 #waterconservation #waterwiselandscaping #waterwise

Happy Caturday! Posting late after a busy day yesterday at Travis Audubon's catio tour and Shoal Creek Conservancy's water-wise landscapes tour. Both organizations help to protect wild spaces & wildlife. I am sharing my rescue cat and a few of my favorite catio tour pix. #caturday #catlife

💚Volunteer farming yesterday morning at Farmshare Austin. Met great people, helped add compost, plant onions, and more! 🌱 #nationalagricultureweek #csa #organicfarming

Sharing a collage I made with Canva to capture some favorite early spring blooms in Austin, Texas. Photos are from late Feb to mid-March and taken at The Wildflower Center, Travis Audubon's Chaetura Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary, and Blair Woods. #wildflowers #nativeplants #springflowers

Celebrating Green 💚 with author @suefliess.bsky.social on Writers' Rumpus blog- Going Green: Writing Books about Nature and the Environment to Inspire and Delight Youth with Award-Winning Author Sue Fliess writersrumpus.com/2026/03/10/g... #kidlit #girlsinstem #stemeducation #oceanconservation

Going Green: Writing Books about Nature and the Environment to Inspire and Delight Youth with Award-Winning Author Sue Fliess

René Bartos: I am so excited to be able to chat with author Sue Fliess today! Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus, Sue! I am honored to talk to such an accomplished author. You are an award-winning, bestsel…

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Gardening, making random nature art, and cooking comfort food are all things that bring me peace. Rosemary, it turns out, can be used for all three.💙 #nature #herbgarden #natureart

Spotted at LBJ Wildflower Center at the spring NPSOT symposium this weekend. Yellow jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens and White-lined Sphinx, Hyles lineata (hummingbird moth) Many butterflies and bees too. Lots of pollinators at Wildflower Center! #pollinators #moths #nativeplants #wildflowers

Last week, my son and I were fortunate to attend an event at @bookpeople.com in Austin featuring the amazing Jennifer L. Bristol sharing her new book published by @tamupress.bsky.social Wild women for conservation getting things done! Highly recommend ❤️ #womeninconservation #conservationstories

Catching up on cross posting from Instagram- Loved presenting about owls recently and sharing the joy of family reading, writing, and birding. Thanks to Jane Yolen, Heidi EY Stemple @heidieys.bsky.social and all the family writers and birders for sharing their stories. 🙏 #kidlit #birding #owlbooks

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ Sharing a photo collage with some of my favorite wildflowers.

Spotted this Great Egret on a quick walk in a nearby park. Fish catcher extraordinaire! #HaikuSaturday #naturepoetry #birding