#natureposting

[vennitrii]

hey man maybe if you think about the fact that dogs dream, and that non-human animals play, and that octopuses decorate their dens, and that there are non-human animals that have cultures, and that ants teach each other, and that fossils exist, and that there are so many forms of language and communication, and that fellow apes look so much like us, and that we are not alone you'll see the beauty and joy

[hi-sierra]

Introducing: Sue, the Subaru Outback 2017 3.6R! (name subject to change)

Basically, what happened is that a family member needed a sedan, and bought my old hybrid off me. To replace it, I wanted something better for camping, road trips, and outdoors stuff in general.

So I gave myself a set of simple criteria: I wanted a car I could lie down and sleep comfortably in the back of, while still being as small as possible to use as a regular car as well. If I can have as many SUV features in it as possible, then that's an added bonus.

As much as I wanted to avoid the stereotype, the Subaru outback met these criteria quite nicely. There's some maintenance concerns that are a bit more than other similar compact SUVs, but I thought they were well worth it for the wagon form factor, which was ideal for me to slowly convert into a mini sleep-in camper in as compact a way as possible.

As is painfully obvious from my multiple flannels, I can't really avoid the stereotype though LOL

And wow, after an inspection, and testing this thing on roads of various type and quality, I'm absolutely loving it. No regrets about the purchase.

The name comes from possibly the most famous individual dinosaur of all time: Sue the Tyrannosaur. There's some history of calling wagon style cars "dinosaurs" from my childhood, and Sue being an abbreviation of Subaru leans into that, so I personally like that car nickname a lot. I'm open to suggestions, though!

My toolkit for a summer, and a lifetime, full of adventures is coming together nicely!!! I'll be documenting how I build this thing out, but the first step is slapping down a foam mat in the back and taking it somewhere nice. Stay tuned.....

[crestiebestie]

A non-exhaustive list of the birds whose calls/songs I've heard today, sitting indoors with the door open for a breeze:

- American robin (never shuts up, always angy at something or another)

- chipping sparrow (incessant beeping. it is Chipping Time)

- American crow

- American goldfinch (lotta territorial beeping today which. my man sounds like a squeaky toy. so scary.)

- downy woodpecker

- white-breasted nuthatch

- brown thrasher (a surprise! not common in this much urban sprawl)

- house finch (such a pretty lil song! highlight of my mornings!)

- house sparrow (invasive but i like them anyway. they didn't ask for this. loud babies.)

- European starling (same as above but add more grease lol)

And probably more I can't immediately recall. I live in a suburb of a Metropolitan Area. This is not exactly Peak Biodiversity, and yet! Many birds.

My point is, even if you can't go outdoors very often, it's good to allow the outdoors in because there's a lot of good stuff out there. It's good to remember that there are beings (probably very nearby to you!) who aren't concerned with anything but foraging and hunting and mating and other Life Stuff. Learning the bird calls and songs common to your area is a great way to connect with the nature all around you, which can help you maintain a healthier sense of perspective.

Cornell Ornithology is a great resource to get started and their app Merlin allows you to install identification data packs specific to your region. They have packs for all over the world. It even has a feature to ID birds based on photos or sounds! (Though that stuff's a bit limited and finicky imho)

Anyway. Go birding. Stay home birding. Whatever you need to do to get your attention focused on nature instead of... [gestures broadly] all of the horrors. It's good for you.

[greengrizzly]

[femboy-kirby]

[wizard-wallace]

Went hiking by the river today! I met a little guy

[quackdragon]

Ah my first post, I better make it importa-

I saw a boulder today

[bromantically]

[ID: 3 vibrant pictures of flowers. The first is sweetscent, a species of camphor weed. They are shades of light purple and pink and look like clusters of small buds. The second is bitterweed, a yellow flower with a spherical receptacle and notched petals. The third is a crepe myrtle flower cluster amongst the green leaves and branches of its plant. The petals are bright saturated pink, and each petal is thin and ruffled, making it appear somewhat like ruffled crepe paper. End ID.]

went on a walk yesterday since the weathers been nice and got some pretty pics of some local plants!

[the-alpine-glow]

day 1 of natureposting

[darlinngslug]

Water and time soften all things

[catboybiologist]

And so, then.... I have bested you. What can you offer me, in exchange for your life, I wonder?

I don't have time for a new tgirl tummy Tuesday picture today, but have this other sword picture from this weekend.

@xenasaur @lilithtransrights @nyancrimew

[olicrosse]

Go into a forest and listen, you will hear God speaking to you.

[jouissanceangel]

photos from Julia Butterfly Hill’s 738-day tree sit to stop the logging of Luna, a 1000-year old redwood tree in Humboldt, California

[untitled-seven]

have you ever been outside it is so cool they have like. plants there. insane

[pettybourgeoisblues]

Dying lizard on the fence. Dog was going crazy over it. I tried getting rid of it but it kept hopping back towards the spot, climbing back up. I managed to chuck it away with a stick and lost it

[korrasamibottles]

A couple springs ago I saw some snow peel away from the ground and roll down a hill and it made some kind of music note shape so. Maybe think about that if you want.