New England native shrub patterns, in spring and autumn. Featuring some lepidoptera species hosted by the plants, in their larval and adult forms. For a project that's been 4 years in the works… More details soon.
Mountain Holly
Northern Wild Raisin
American Mountain Ash
Shadbush with Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Beaked Hazelnut with Luna Moth
Staghorn Sumac with Spring Azure Butterfly
Red-osier Dogwood with Cecropia Moth
American Witch Hazel with Eastern Tent Moth
Pussy Willow with Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Gray Alder with Banded Tussock Moth
Big-fruit Hawthorn with Viceroy Butterfly
Winterberry Holly
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Started a nature journal
Trying to make it as scientific as possible
For reasons
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Two studies done in CSP, i try to switch to it from Photoshop ✨
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Nature Journals! 🌱🌸
Having a nature journal is a great way to be connected to the green witch path!
A nature journal helps you be present with nature. By noticing nature's energy and changes will allow you to be connected to the Earth, the Goddess, and the Universe.✨
My nature journal include:
Noticing the difference in the earth after it rains! 💧
I did this when I went solo camping and I was walking barefoot along the river! It had just rained when I was on my second trip back and I could feel the difference under my feet! Rocks that were once smooth and hard became smooth and slippery, and the dirt path under my feet became squishy.
Noticing how the wind changes! 🔮
The wind can change multiple times throughout a couple of minutes! Is it a hot or cool breeze? Is it strong or faint? Do you feel refreshed or cold?
Noticing these small differences in the wind throughout the seasons will give you a better awareness of how each season feels.
How does the sun feel during the seasons? 🌱
Autumn still has that harshness from Summer but Spring is a lot more gentle!
Keeping a nature journal on you at all times can be difficult but it’s not impossible to still be able to make one! Notice the elements around you throughout the day and write down what you experienced once you’re at your journal 🌸
To fully immerse myself I will sit or stand outside to ground and protect myself. I will meditate and notice how the elements are making me feel.
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March and April, 2023. Southern California. Three DesertX-adjacent spreads.
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Water buffalo + peacock naturalist journal scans! Gotta upload these before I forget/fall asleep again lol 🦜 📖 🌺
I've been wondering... have I pigeonholed myself as a wildlife/animal artist now? Pretty funny since I was never good at drawing animals for my whole life lol. I only really started seriously doing it for my naturalist journal. It's making me a little more confident to pursue more animalistic designs for my personal storytelling projects 💖💖
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Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win Fields medal in mathematics
Maryam Mirzakhani was one of the greatest mathematicians of her generation. She made monumental contributions to the study of the dynamics and geometry of mathematical objects called Riemann surfaces. Just as impressive as her theorems was her ability to push a field in a new direction by always providing a fresh point of view. Her raw talent was rare, even among the most celebrated mathematicians, and she was known for having a taste for difficult problems. -Kasra Rafi, Nature journal
For many Iranian women in STEM, she is a light and a role model. She's the deity we all look up to every time we get disheartened. But for the regime she was just a woman. Veil first, being treated like a human being next. To the point that when she passed away, due to breast cancer, IRIB and many regime newspapers who covered her passing news, photoshopped her photo to put obligatory hijab on her head. They tried to name her achievements as their own even though one of the main reasons she left Iran was because of how lowly intelligence was treated by this government.
Today was her birth date. RIP to the woman who is the symbol of mathematics in Iran.
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Fungal microbiota sustains lasting immune activation of neutrophils and their progenitors in severe COVID-19 | Nature Immunology
We found that elevated levels of Candida albicans immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies marked patients with severe COVID-19 (sCOVID-19) who had intestinal Candida overgrowth, mycobiota dysbiosis and systemic neutrophilia.
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These findings suggest that gut fungal pathobionts may contribute to immune activation during inflammatory diseases, offering potential mycobiota-immune therapeutic strategies for sCOVID-19 with prolonged symptoms.
study in Nature Immunology suggests that an excess of certain gut fungi, including Candida albicans, may contribute to severe COVID-19 or long COVID-19 through inflammation; antifungal treatments in mice showed potential in alleviating these effects.
study in Nature Immunology suggests that an excess of certain gut fungi, including Candida albicans, may contribute to severe COVID-19 or long COVID-19 through inflammation; antifungal treatments in mice showed potential in alleviating these effects.
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Snails and stuff
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Tradescantia Zebrina
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