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Beth Volkmann
@bethvolkmann.bsky.social
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M.Ed. Children's Book Writer. Picture Taker. Nature Lover. Anglophile. Curious about flora and fauna of all kinds but particularly fond of elephants, wolves, birds, insects, and trees. #SCBWI. #12x12 #kidlit #naturalist elizabethvolkmannauthor.com
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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 3h
My twelfth piece for my solo show at @gallerynucleus.bsky.social!

#kidlitart #illustration #watercolor #watercolour #gouache #originalpainting #fantasyart #fantasyillustration
watercolor and gouache painting of a girl in a feather cloak floating midair above a standing stone as a crow and a storm come to greet her
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 10h
This gets talked about in screenwriting, too, as 'tone' comps. How the story is meant to make someone feel.
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 19h
I love a fall garden. Next year I’m going to have a majority of fall blooms. Watching the bees guzzle the nectar right now makes me feel very happy.
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 22h
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 22h
I was actually taking a picture of the flower (late bloomer) and the bee just zoomed right in! 💜
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 22h
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 1d
I needed to share this moment of serenity. Maybe you needed this moment, too.

#bumblebee #ecology #entomology #backyardgarden #joy
Lone bumblebee with sunlit wings feeding on a bright pink coneflower.
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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, Baker and Taylor is shutting down. Not good news. The big question is how much they owe to publishers:

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 1d
Yikes!
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 1d
Eighty-five percent participation in a voluntary program to slow down and thus reduce vessel noise is… actually pretty impressive? Probably much higher than the percentage of drivers who stick to the speed limit in, say, Yellowstone. #marineroadecology

www.sierraclub.org/sierra/slow-...
Slow Lanes Help Save a Dwindling Orca Population
Reducing speeds can help killer whales navigate an increasingly louder sea
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 1d
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LOVE this so much!!

#picturebooks #kidlitart #insects #entomology
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Farida Zaman @faridazaman.bsky.social · 1d
Day 4 of the #alexandrasillosinktober #alexandrasillos2025 challenge.
The prompt is : MASON JAR
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#kidlit #kidlitartpostcard #illustration #illustrationartist #art #illustrationforkids
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 1d
I would also guess an immature Orange-crowned Warbler.
Glad you were able to guide it back outdoors and on its way.
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 2d
Hooray!
Rebecca's newsletter is a bouquet of the best news and inspiration for being a good steward of land.
Whether you think globally or about your own small patch of earth, I highly recommend signing up for her posts.

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#gardens #ecology #nativeplants #horticulture #entomology #getoutside
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Rebecca McMackin @rebeccalovesplants.bsky.social · 2d
Hello I am back on Bluesky! I was overwhelmed with the world, the world is overwhelming. But I am now back to talk about spider gardening, leaving leaves and the nuns of ecological restoration. xo!
Grow Like Wild! - Harvest Moon
Left leaves, spider gardening, and nuns.
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 2d
Gardeners, Native Plant Enthusiasts, Ecological Minded Activists, #RobinWallKimmerer devotees - have you heard of her new initiative?

🌿 #plantbabyplant 🌿

It's just the beginning. Go here to sign up!

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Plant, Baby, Plant - Robin Kimmerer - A Call to Action
Join a new grassroots climate movement centering nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration. Heal land, build community, grow power!
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 2d
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you, Sarah!❤️
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 3d
It did indeed! You have brought joy and serenity to so many people with your poem and photo. ❤️
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Emma @emmasartworks.bsky.social · 4d
The beautiful light
That comes with this time of year -
How the shadows fall.

#haikuSaturday
Photograph of the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire, looking downstream on an autumn day. The light is coming from the top right, casting shadows across the bottom right of the photo. There is a background of trees and pale clear sky.
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 3d
I love how the last line could be read in different ways. Lovely!
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 3d
Gorgeous!
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 3d
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 3d
scattered leaves for stars
pearl puff mushroom, the moon
forest floor - a universe

#haikuSaturday #haiku #ecology #space #poetry #mycology #autumn
autumn leaves scattered on mossy forest floor Large white puffball mushroom nestled in autumn leaves panoramic view of a woodland in autumn in the later afternoon
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5d
With all that’s at stake, we encourage you to follow ForestWatch at @lpforestwatch (Instagram), facebook.com/lpfw.org (Facebook), or Bluesky @forestwatch.org You can also visit their website at forestwatch.org to make a donation or learn about other ways you can get involved.
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Sarah Kurpiel @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social · 5d
Hello! | #scbwiArtober2025 Day 3: Phantom
A smiling ghost startles a mouse walking in the woods. A broken lantern on the ground.
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social · 4d
Wow! 😍
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Sarah Lovell @sarahlovellart.bsky.social · 4d
Todays colour collective drawing using the colour ‘Prussian blue’

#ccprussianblue #illustration #wolf #wildlife #clr_collective
Illustration of a white wolf in a dark forest
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