jill bliss

A daily dose of pretty [& pretty interesting] island adventures from an artist/ naturalist/ deckhand/ farmhand/educator/ caretaker in the Salish Sea.

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Oh, hello lovely lady slippers! I spied this grouping - the largest I’ve ever seen! - on my way to a neighbors across the island. I just had to stop and bask in their diminutive fleeting beauty.

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A reminder for February!

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Added new medleys to my online portfolio today. See them at https://t.co/OejA5XEga6

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Having studied the function/role of many plants within my own ecosystem back home helps me decipher each Sonora desert plant’s role here. More pics and videos on my blog: https://t.co/dFdRtYdga1

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Hola desde el mar de Cortes! We’ve driven south to take a break from home/studio construction. Such a different ecosystem, and so dry in comparison! Instead of mushrooms and moss I have sand and shells to play with.

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The snow as a natural medley preservative, the medley as a daily snow gauge.

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Happy Solstice!

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Happy solstice from our small sparsely human populated island, where we can snow kayak behind a car on the fresh snow powdered roads! It’s my favorite winter activity out here!

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This mornings finds in the frost.

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Yesterdays finds in the garden, on the blog. https://t.co/KIUu8OZBeJ

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The sun came out today, so a forest trail jaunt down to the beach to bask in the sun for a while was in order! Here are the specimens I found along the way. More color in the hills now!

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A new one up on blog! https://t.co/KIUu8OZBeJ

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Todays offering to my home island. Freezing nighttime temperatures coming tomorrow, so these colors are appropriate! See more of my daily quiet adventures on my new blog: https://t.co/dFdRtYdga1

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Same with nature nerd artists!

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#NewProfilePic now that I was banned from Instagram for refusing to provide my exact birthdate, drivers license and passport while trying to donate $5 to a dog rescue there, I’ll try posting here daily instead. We’ll see how it goes!

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Mushrooms are finally appearing, some several months later than usual and drained of their usual color. For example, the gills of the yellow-topped Stropharia amigua (the two “darkest” ones here) sport a mere blush of their usual deep lavender-grey color this year. So interesting

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Here are some pikas bringing flowers and plants to your timeline. 🌻🌷💐🌺

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@castleofgems Thank you!

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I’m tickled pink to share my first completed art piece in 8 months: the life cycles of pinto abalone & bull kelp. The Puget Sound Restoration Fund are working to restore populations of both in several… https://t.co/EQxyoPuhdp

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Limited-edition print by nature artist Jill Bliss highlights Marin oak savannah. It comes with Parks' 2019 Dedication Tree keepsake package. Celebrate someone you love. Learn more: https://t.co/0bPhQ54nOf #JillBliss @jill_bliss