Tag: nature

  • Wearable Art!

    Wearable Art!

    For those of you who have wondered if you could wear my drawings, the good news is in: now you can! Adventurous Art! by ALLIDA store on Contrado.com See two shots of a jacket with a redbud leaf from my Songs of Urban Ecology Series. The first, a night shot was taken in northern Michigan…

  • Kuunkukka (Moonflower)

    Kuunkukka (Moonflower)

    Before her death in 2015, my mother and I planted Moonflowers (Datura Inoxia) in a few parts of the yard where they continue to flourish. Rather than blooming during the day, Moonflowers spin open at night, unfurling their origami buds into a five pointed star and emerging into a broad phonograph trumpet. My mother loved…

  • First Song to Urban Ecology: Jamaicaway Matins

    First Song to Urban Ecology: Jamaicaway Matins

    While natural systems and cities are symbiotic everywhere, there are huge equity gaps across the globe. Higher income areas have more access to open space, and foliage and are therefore more likely to have active and noisy animal populations. There have been many articles about this through the years. One of the most memorable for…