Tag Archives: ecology

Chloroplast factories

Posted on May 8, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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A wall of leafy greens — chloroplast factories — sugar super producers — oxygen fumes fueling my lungs.

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Coniferous fencers

Posted on May 5, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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Ponderosa Pine needles thrust & parry  on air — photosynthetic foils fencing in pairs.

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Three’s company

Posted on April 29, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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A spider weaves its safety net to capture unsuspecting insects, but now a fallen leaf has stuck, taking all eight legs to kick it off. A black beetle out for a morning stroll on…

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Wise old cottonwood

Posted on April 22, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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Please click the photo above for macro shots of this beautiful, ancient giant

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Shedding this human skin

Posted on April 16, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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I am the poet  who shed his human skin to reveal reptilian wisdom; the worm   who crawled out  of its cave in the pouring  rain to gain  fresh perspective; the tree  trunk &…

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Living for the moment

Posted on March 11, 2014 by tyler4turtles

Reflected treetops — fibrous roots submerged — a shared transparent purpose — living for the moment.

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Cold-blooded steel

Posted on February 20, 2014 by tyler4turtles

Salamander silhouette — born of cold-blooded stainless steel — chasing a giant beetle.

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Forest primeval

Posted on February 20, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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A pathway draped in greenish gray — ghosts grabbing at guard rails — enter the forest primeval.

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Skyward eye

Posted on February 18, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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The skyward eye — its glassy gaze from waterways — as grass lashes wave and pebbles frame the face of life.

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Harmonious spines

Posted on February 12, 2014 by tyler4turtles

Wings and hooves of gull and ungulate resonate in place — their harmonious spines fused to earth and sky — the world ringing true as one.

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