Anne Opossum

A host of daffodils at Belmont Abbey. Designed by Edward Welby Pugin 1850's.

#sundaystonework #daffodils

Scratch-art line drawing of a large flower in bloom and what the fruiting head looks like. The text says Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora

Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, is one of only around 10 magnolias native to North America. They grow in the wild in the south eastern United States.

#NativePlants #GardenSky #SciArt #botany #illustration #ScratchArt

We are crazy for carnyx-es in this house!

A recreation of a different carnyx I got for my spouse's birthday last year

#IronAge #Celtic #instrument #OddInstruments

#Uzbekistan #TravelPhotography #Photography #agriculture #conservation #habitat #restoration #desert #ecology #fishing #boat #history

Photo of a rusted out boat in the middle of an endless sandy, sparsely shrub-covered desert

The loss of the Aral Sea is one of the most obvious ecological disasters of the last century. It was basically drained to grow cotton for the USSR.

This is the ship graveyard in Moynaq, Uzbekistan, on used to be the shore. The water is now miles away.

They are like in the photos! Plus they move so much faster than you think! I saw this go from a line to a swirl in front of my eyes!

I thought these were a couple of Mona Lisa wifu pillows at first 😅

Photo of a small scratch-art line drawing of a raven, with its skull visible, as if by x-ray, looking at a crescent moon. The scratched lines are holographic silver glitter

I'm not good at poetry, so insert a beautiful artsy statement or title here.

My favorite scatch-art I've done. A common raven, Corvus corax, by the light of the crescent moon.

#ScratchArt #SciArt #raven #corvid #ornithology #skull #drawing #illustration #witch #gothic

That is so cool!!!

Photo of a small courtyard in bright sun. The walls are covered in ornate blue tile mosaics and the center is tan stone, with a raised circular area for a yurt.

Toshhovli Palace, in Khiva, Uzbekistan, was built in the first half of the 1800s, under the last dynasty of Khiva Khanates before Russian rule. This room was a summer mosque, meeting hall, or both, but I don't recall.

#MosaicMonday #Uzbekistan #Photography #TravelPhotography #history

Me, singing to my dog as I prepare his arthritis medicine hidden in cheese:

🎵 Tro-jan, Trojan cheese
🎵 It's the best cheese
🎵 This side of Greece

Photo of 3 huge stone buildings lit up at night. The buildings are on three sides of a large public square. Each building has minaret towers and beautiful arched entrances.

Registan Square is probably Uzbekistan's most known site. It is made up of 3 madrasas (schools for Islam), and was a major center of learning during the Islamic Golden Age.

#TravelPhotography #Photography #architecture #history #uzbekistan

Grayscale illustration of a pepper plant with a few flowers and a long wavy chile pepper. Text says Capsicum annum var. New Mexico, Hatch Green Chile

Because I'm from New Mexico, I know that the best chile (with an "e") pepper are Hatch green chiles, Capsicum annum var. New Mexico.

#NewMexico #GreenChile #ChiliPepper #food #GardenSky #BloomScrolling #agriculture

Edwina

Fountains Abbey, from the south east. The main ruins of the Abbey are seen across the almost totally demolished infirmary buildings. Dominating the view is the tower erected by Abbot Huby between 1495 and 1526. To the left is the south transept of the church, mostly dating from the 1170s. To the right is the Chapel of Nine Altars, of the 13th century but heavily modified in the 15th century

Fountains Abbey. The main ruins of the Abbey behind the almost totally demolished infirmary buildings. The tower was erected by Abbot Huby, 1495- 1526. To the left the south transept of the church, from the 1170s. To the right the 13th century Chapel of Nine Altars.

#ArchitecturalIllustration

So beautiful and delicate!

Photo of a large decorated domed ceilong above a room with arched doorways. The walls and ceiling is intricately covered in blue tiles and gold paint

Part of a Unesco World Heritage site, Tilya Kori Madrasa, in the Registan complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It was a mosque and school after it was built in the 1600s.

#MosaicMonday #uzbekistan #TravelPhotography #history #architecture

Scratch-art line drawing of an orchid in flower. Different parts, angles, and life stages are included. Text says Dodecatheon hendersonii, Henderson's Shooting Star. But! Since I drew this, the scientific name is now Primula hendersonii

Henderson's Shooting Star, (formerly in the genus Dodecatheon, but has since I drew this changed to Primula hendersonii) is one of my favorite plants on South Puget Sound Prairies!

#SciArt #NativePlants #ScratchArt #botany #BloomScrolling #pnw

Photo of a ginormous ruined anchient archway, made from tan bricks and covered in crumbling blue mosaic.

Ak-Saray Palace, in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan, would have been absolutely massive when it was completed around 1400, for Amir Timur. This is just what is left of the entrance archway!

#Uzbekistan #history #ruins #TravelPhotography #architecture #archeology #mosaic

Such beautiful colors!

Black and white illustration of a small round cactus, with bright pink flowers making a crown around the top

Close up photo of a small round cactus, with bright pink flowers making a crown around the top.

Graham's nipple cactus (fun name), Arizona fishook cactus (boring name), or Cochemiea grahamii, I saw growing at the bottom of the Grand Canyon many years ago on a research trip.

#FlowersOnFriday #BloomScrolling #succulent #cactus #desert

Photo of a small cityscape, where the buildings all look very historic and are made of tan bricks. There are several minarets and mosque domes.

Khiva was probably my favorite town in Uzbekistan. It is over 2500 years old, and the old city is blocks and blocks of amazing museums and historical sites.

#uzbekistan #travelphotography #HistoryThursday #architecture

I wonder how much has changed since then! I bet it'd be worth another trip to see how it has changed with more time since the USSR

Scratch-art line drawing of an orchid in flower. Different parts, angles, and life stages are included. Fairy Slipper Orchid, Calypso bulbosa

Fairy Slipper Orchid, Calypso bulbosa, is a circumpolar species. This means it grows all across the northern hemisphere, where it can be found in shaded habitats.
#SciArt #orchid #ScratchArt #BloomScrolling #WildflowerWednesday

I love those antennae tips!

Adorable!

So beautiful!

I didn't know there were prairies in Louisiana! I'm in Western Washington State, and used to work in the prairies here, where people also don't tend to think prairies exist. I think about 5% of South Sound Prairies exist currently.

🤣

Photo of the front of a mosque entrance at night. The Kalyan Minaret is a tower that is to the left of the entrance, and is lit up in white light from the bottom and at the top. The mosque entrance is a mosaic blue archway that is lit up red on the inside dome of the arch. The entire building is covered in intricate tan brickwork

Six months ago I visited Uzbekistan, and I have a lot of photos to share from that adventure.
The Kalan Mosque, in Bukhara, was completed in the 1500s, while the Kalyan Minaret was built in the 1100s.
#uzbekistan #TravelPhotography #CentralAsia #history