Secret Corners: Hiding in Plain Sight

The Enchanted Forest. In the hidden corners of the world, sweet mysteries abound. NOTE: I created this piece quite a while ago, using a rubbing technique (a block of concrete) to get the texture of the tree bark. :-)

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NOW AVAILABLE in my Redbubble shop:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop

(Fulfills and ships orders worldwide. :-)

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

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Secret Corners: Hiding in Plain Sight

The Enchanted Forest. In the hidden corners of the world, sweet mysteries abound. NOTE: I created this piece quite a while ago, using a rubbing technique (a block of concrete) to get the texture of the tree bark. :-)

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NOW AVAILABLE in my Redbubble shop:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop

(Fulfills and ships orders worldwide. :-)

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

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#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings#noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #march #forest #magic #imagination #fantasyart #fantasy #trees #treescape#de_artists #mastoart#de_artist #artist_de #mastoart #mastoartist#de_artists

A stream leads to a line of trees and the Teton mountains in the distance at Schwabacher’s Landing in Grand Teton NP. It is particularly beautiful in the spring when the mountains are still snow-capped.

https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/early-morning-schwabachers-landing-grand-teton-np-wyoming-2-joan-carroll.html

#grandteton #nationalpark #schwabachers #schwabacherslanding #reflections #mountains #lake #trees #clouds #spruce #cottonwood #river #wyoming #nature #snow #landscape #landscapephotography #artforsale #BuyIntoArt#AYearForArt #giftideas @joancarroll

A stream leads to a line of trees and the Teton mountains in the distance at Schwabacher’s Landing in Grand Teton NP. It is particularly beautiful in the spring when the mountains are still snow-capped.

https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/early-morning-schwabachers-landing-grand-teton-np-wyoming-2-joan-carroll.html

#grandteton #nationalpark #schwabachers #schwabacherslanding #reflections #mountains #lake #trees #clouds #spruce #cottonwood #river #wyoming #nature #snow #landscape #landscapephotography #artforsale #BuyIntoArt#AYearForArt #giftideas @joancarroll

This is what 5 years of reforestation looks like ✨

Once cleared for a palm oil monoculture, this forest is now lush and diverse again.

Together with Leuser Conservation Forum, we’re restoring the Leuser ecosystem in Indonesia — supporting natural regeneration and planting native trees with local communities.

5 years of progress, powered by the Ecosia community 💚

#trees #reforestation #regreening

The US government’s climate cuts nearly killed 360,000 trees meant to protect Dr. Jane Goodall’s famous chimpanzees.

Then millions of ordinary people stepped in. Thanks to your searches, we're able to plant the seedlings and defend the forest (and the chimps who call it home).

Thank you to the Jane Goodall Institute and Jane Goodall Institute Austria for their incredible work!

#janegoodall #ecosia #climate #trees

Novel research reveals thriving microbial life in trees https://phys.org/news/2025-08-reveals-microbial-life-trees.html

A diverse and distinct #microbiome inside living trees https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09316-0

"A single tree hosts about one trillion #bacteria in its woody tissue... #microbes are partitioned between heartwood and sapwood with each having its own unique microbiomes with minimal similarity to other tissues... They are actively producing gases and cycling nutrients... these communities may have coevolved with #trees over time"

Novel research reveals thriving microbial life in trees https://phys.org/news/2025-08-reveals-microbial-life-trees.html

A diverse and distinct #microbiome inside living trees https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09316-0

"A single tree hosts about one trillion #bacteria in its woody tissue... #microbes are partitioned between heartwood and sapwood with each having its own unique microbiomes with minimal similarity to other tissues... They are actively producing gases and cycling nutrients... these communities may have coevolved with #trees over time"

So this is a bit niche even for enviro-nuts like me but if you're down to sign petitions, this one could use it. Tell SUNY ESF to drop their partnership with the dangerous, unproven, and disrespectful "Darling 58" genetically modified chestnut tree makers SilvaBio.

If you read "The Overstory," you may be familiar with the tale of chestnut trees in North America: afflicted by an invasive blight and then prematurely chopped down by panicking white people, to the extent that chestnut trees almost went extinct. Now this private company has been working with ESF to develop blight-resistant trees, but even though their results are poor, and even though indigenous communities of the northeast, such as the Onondaga Nation, have been urging a traditional breeding approach, and even though SilvaBio's stated intent to sell the trees for profit is in conflict with ESF's mission for "all people... to propagate them for personal or restoration use," ESF has been sticking with SilvaBio.

#trees#ChestnutTrees#Darling58#SUNYESF#SUNY#NewYork#NYS#NYpol

https://globaljusticeecology.org/chestnut-pr-2025-1/

So this is a bit niche even for enviro-nuts like me but if you're down to sign petitions, this one could use it. Tell SUNY ESF to drop their partnership with the dangerous, unproven, and disrespectful "Darling 58" genetically modified chestnut tree makers SilvaBio.

If you read "The Overstory," you may be familiar with the tale of chestnut trees in North America: afflicted by an invasive blight and then prematurely chopped down by panicking white people, to the extent that chestnut trees almost went extinct. Now this private company has been working with ESF to develop blight-resistant trees, but even though their results are poor, and even though indigenous communities of the northeast, such as the Onondaga Nation, have been urging a traditional breeding approach, and even though SilvaBio's stated intent to sell the trees for profit is in conflict with ESF's mission for "all people... to propagate them for personal or restoration use," ESF has been sticking with SilvaBio.

#trees#ChestnutTrees#Darling58#SUNYESF#SUNY#NewYork#NYS#NYpol

https://globaljusticeecology.org/chestnut-pr-2025-1/

WALKING AWAY

Mount Fuji Seen From The Window,

Japan 🇯🇵,

Credits: Riki Shinagawa

#photography #mountain #science#SilentSunday
#japan #ocean #lake #sunrise #hiking #snow #trees #nature #landscape #photooftheday

WALKING AWAY

Mount Fuji Seen From The Window,

Japan 🇯🇵,

Credits: Riki Shinagawa

#photography #mountain #science#SilentSunday
#japan #ocean #lake #sunrise #hiking #snow #trees #nature #landscape #photooftheday

Lovely quote, from Joanna Macy, "It is good to realize that falling apart is not such a bad thing. Indeed, it is as essential to transformation as the cracking of outgrown shells. Anxieties and doubts can be healthy and creative, not only for the person, but for the society, because they permit new and original approaches to reality."
#JoannaMacy #creative #fallapart #trees #ecology#changePace#slowProfessor

Lovely quote, from Joanna Macy, "It is good to realize that falling apart is not such a bad thing. Indeed, it is as essential to transformation as the cracking of outgrown shells. Anxieties and doubts can be healthy and creative, not only for the person, but for the society, because they permit new and original approaches to reality."
#JoannaMacy #creative #fallapart #trees #ecology#changePace#slowProfessor

The outlook today.
#Hills#Mulmur#Nature#Trees#Scenic#Trail

The outlook today.
#Hills#Mulmur#Nature#Trees#Scenic#Trail

I don't typically put too much time into a single ink drawing so I have a hard time telling if it's "finished" but here is a more finished version of the sassafras tree from a few posts ago. #mastoart #trees