The Flora and Fauna Project

Hello, I’m Nikki! A watercolour artist with a passion for all living things, environmental conservation, plant-based living, and (often) doughnuts.

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

#sketcharoundyeg was glorious today! The weather cooperated, we had so many beautiful spaces and subjects to sketch and paint, and we even had a few new faces join today (which is always a treat)!

Already looking… https://t.co/3e2VaYsBQ8

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

@StAlbertLibrary Never mind - I found the answer!

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

@StAlbertLibrary What is the plan for the baby chicks once they’ve hatched?

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

I’ve been meaning to photograph and post about this, my incredible repurposed wood/window built-in art shelf, for a long time. A Christmas present of awesomeness! My super talented brother-in-law, Drew Stoyko of… https://t.co/klIRnF0fX0

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. - Neil deGrasse Tyson

#space #nebulas #galaxy #solarsystem #neildegrassetyson #art #yegartist #unknown… https://t.co/pAzEIbo0tZ

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

It's that time again! #sketcharoundyeg club is meeting again this coming Saturday, April 20th, at the University of Alberta campus. If you're interested in meeting… https://t.co/6Tz2mZ9lhy

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

I always fight against the urge to do this #2018bestnine #2018topnine thing... but why? Haha - it was fun to see what images would come up - and while I loved seeing the pieces that… https://t.co/zjb85cIDO9

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

Another successful meetup of the #sketcharoundyeg club today! We had a very festive and serene location at the Enjoy Centre and as usual, our small but mighty group grew by one again… https://t.co/QsGsyJVh2g

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Albert Einstein was a refugee to the USA.

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Scientists & engineers launched “InSight” from Earth (a moving platform) across 300million miles to arrive where Mars (a moving target) will be seven months later, landing safely to do geophysics at the Martian equator. And you have a problem listening to us about climate change?

[The Flora and Fauna Project @NikkiStoyko]

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[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Imagine how much more advanced society would be today if women, who comprise half the world’s brain power, were socially & intellectually enfranchised from the beginning of civilization.

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

The universe was lucky to have you. https://t.co/TGH4jgxjUm

Obit: https://t.co/q7QYcfyOMB https://t.co/4Ou4F4DUl9

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

We just had to share this photo of Stephen Hawking (taken in 2007) experiencing zero gravity during a flight over the Atlantic Ocean.

"It was amazing ... I could have gone on and on."

Obit: https://t.co/q7QYcfyOMB

More: https://t.co/TGH4jgxjUm

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

Birds that rely on grassy habitats—like melodious meadowlarks—are among North America's fastest declining species. https://t.co/0gqHNiinie

[BBC @BBC]

🙌 1 year ago today the world became a better place.
#BBCdad

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Diver swims through thick soup of plastic waste near Bali

[CBC News @CBCNews]

https://t.co/UvGuXDQPkb

[George Couros @gcouros]

The legacy of an educator is in what the learners they serve end up doing. Great stuff from @KatieMartinEDU #LCInnovation