Nature Was Here

07/25/2023

Updated ecoregion map! After researching hundreds of native plants, I felt we needed a more accurate map to distinguish where those plants are native. The new map is also no longer averaged to county lines, giving a more accurate representation of the smaller regions. Our ecoregion article will be updated with the map soon. Feel free to download the map if you find it useful!

You may have noticed it's been a while since I've made a post. I'm currently working on a plant list that uses this map to show each plant's native region. The list has taken much of my time, so new articles have had to take a back seat. I hope to finish the list soon! And after that, I'll return to making more native plant articles. I have a few planned for native trees!

Thank you for your all's continued support and interest in the native plants of Kentucky.

07/25/2023

Celsa examines a ripe WA state cherry after a day of harvesting. This is how her hands look after a full day of hand-picking cherries. She earns $4.50 for a 22 lb bucket or 20 cents a pound. The high temperature in Grandview WA last Saturday was 103°.

Celsa examina una cereza madura del estado de WA después de un día de cosecha. Así lucen sus manos después de un día completo recogiendo cerezas a mano. Ella gana $4.50 por una cubeta de 22 libras o 20 centavos la libra. La temperatura alta en Grandview WA el sábado pasado fue de 103°.

06/12/2023

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center originally released this video in 2012. Called Perpetual Ocean, it shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007. The visualization doesn’t include a narration or annotations. It just lets you enjoy the sensati...

06/02/2023

03/18/2023

Ingenious, Indigenous cartography: The Tunumiit (Eastern Greenlandic Inuit) practice of carving portable maps out of driftwood to be used while navigating coastal waters. These pieces, which are small enough to be carried in a mitten, represent coastlines in a continuous line, up one side of the wood and down the other. The maps are compact, buoyant, and can be read in the dark.

02/25/2023

The dreamy pool at Château de Sannes, an 18th-century castle in the Luberon. See more: themindcircle.com/pool-designs/

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02/09/2023

01/23/2023