AFormento

Author of award-winning nature picture book series THESE THINGS COUNT! Novelist of TWIGS and more. Happily living many lives on camera and stage.

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

This is so wholesome ❤️

[Beauty of music and nature 🌺🌺 @Axaxia88]

🐦One of the most crazy things that some of us, who live in the Pacific Northwest get to see every year - Migratory Snow geese that arrive by the thousands and stay in the Skagit Valley all winter. I think this time, I managed to capture a video that somewhat does a decent job of conveying the feeling one gets when they fly over you!

Video by: mukul.soman

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Very high winds at the perfect time of day created a previously undocumented 2,400 foot rainbow waterfall in Yosemite National Park

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

The snowshoe hare has many tricks that help it survive in the harsh conditions of the forest. Its curious name comes from its large hind feet, lined with stiff hairs, which form a snowshoe and support its weight on the snow.

Photo by Loren Merrill

[Anne Lamott Quotes @AnneLamottQuote]

“Life has got to be bigger than death, and love has got to be bigger than fear or this is all a total bust and we are all just going tourist class.” ~@ANNELAMOTT

[Espresso Bird @EspressoBird]

Snowy owl in NYC. Just wonderful.

[The Dogist @thedogist]

Papaya, Pembroke Welsh Corgi (4 y/o), Madison Square Park, New York, NY • “She’s quiet at home – she doesn’t bark. One time we tried to cook for her, she just pooped the whole time. It was terrible. She has more Instagram followers than me.”

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

Every weekend I think about the best diary entry ever.

[SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra]

The late Mary Tyler Moore was #BOTD in 1936! We celebrate her life & career as a performer, humanitarian & trailblazer. From redefining female TV leads to championing those with type 1 diabetes, her impact is undeniable. She received the SAG Life Achievement Award in 2011.

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Surrounded by a cathedral of frost, a moose at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge settles down after a breakfast of browsing cottonwoods. The Wyoming refuge protects a mosaic of riparian, wetland and upland shrub habitats along 36 miles of the Green River.

Photo by @usfws

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Every day is a good hare day.

Snowshoe hares blend in with their snowy surroundings. This adaptation allows them to hide and escape from predators. Their annual coat change gives them excellent camouflage for every season.

📸 Loren Merrill (sharetheexperience)

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Happy Anniversary, ESA!

On this day in 1973, the Endangered Species Act was signed into law. This historic piece of legislation has proven to be effective in stabilizing species populations, preventing species extinction and conserving the habitats upon which they depend.

[Yellowstone National Park @YellowstoneNPS]

It's so cold, even the trees put on socks!

If you’ve ever visited a geyser basin, you may have spotted the “bobby socks trees.” These dead lodgepole pines soak up silica-rich water, turning their lower trunks white—giving them the look of wearing white socks!

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

It's a warm soup kind of day!

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Goose parade in the Christmas town of Valkenburg ✨🪿

[The Dogist @thedogist]

Riggins, mix (6 y/o), Madison Square Park, New York, NY • “He’s 50% Pit Bull, 14% Lab, 15% Coonhound, 12% Husky, 5% Weimaraner and 5% Chow Chow. We got him when he was seven months old from @Bideawee. He’s very clownish and expressive. We love him so much.”

[Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @GurdeepPandher]

Sadness may knock at your heart's door many times a day, like an uninvited guest seeking entry to your most soft space. But don’t let it make you miss joy's gentle knock—those precious moments come less often, and you must embrace them when they arrive.
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[Sandra Boynton @SandyBoynton]

December 29 is International Cello Day. Improbably, here is my collaboration with the wondrous @yoyoma #cello #eriksatie