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MY NOKIA XPRESSMUSIC GOT HERE but it was broken :(

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Spring Treasure Hunt

(I know spring is only happening in some places so I'll make suggestions for people in other places a separate post.)

Time for the spring treasure hunt! Do as much or as little of this as you want. Feel free to add your own things or to include someone else so you can compare notes. Posting pictures or descriptions and tagging #Treasure Hunt is optional of course. The main thing is the looking! I love this time of year. So much. Try to get out on at least one sunny day. 🌞 [Edit: You might want to add the Night sky section from the alternate list as an additional challenge.] 1. First is flowers of course.

a. Find a garden flower.

b. Find a wild flower: this can be anything from a dandelion growing between cracks in the sidewalk to a rare native wildflower deep in the forest Just not cultivated.

c. Find a tree flowering.

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Flower optional bonus points:

Learn the species for as many of those as you can

Find 3 colors of each

Sketch your favorite(s) or write something about it

If one has a scent try to describe it in words ~~~~~~~~~

2. Birds! a. Listen and see if you can distinguish 3 separate bird songs or sounds. b. Look for birds. Notice 3 different kinds. See if you can find out their names. c. 3 different times over the next couple months choose a bird and watch what it's doing. Is it eating? Chasing another bird? Carrying nest materials? Feeding a young one? Or something else?

~~~~~~~~ Bird optional bonus points: Notice where a bird nest is but don't disturb it. Using Merlin or just on your own get to know what bird goes with what song, do 3 if you can. Get it to the point that when you hear that song you know which bird is there. If you already know some, try to learn new ones.

Notice where birds spend their time: notice one kind you usually see on the ground, one kind you usually see in trees and one kind, if your area has them, that you usually see zooming through the air, most often swifts or swallows. Do you have those?

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3. Insects

Notice 3 kinds of insects. Like ants, bees and butterflies. Even flies count and so do those odd little ones you see at flowers sometimes. Are any brightly colored?

4. Water a. Where is your closest stream or river? It's good to know. b. Where is your closest pond or lake? Or ocean? It's good to know.

c. When it rains or when there's dew take a picture of or just look at the drops on a flower and on a leaf 5. Directions This one is simple: if you haven't before, find out which direction each wall of your home faces. If you have a favorite outdoor place, find out where each direction is there. Turn and face north for a moment. 6. Observe Find, if you haven't already, a safe quiet (if possible) outdoor place to sit and sit there for 10 minutes without scrolling or messaging. Don't be afraid of boredom. Notice the sky and any nonhuman things or activities worth noting. Take notes, sketch, or take pictures or video if you want. What do you think you saw that someone who wasn't really looking wouldn't see? 7. Environments

As in the last treasure hunt, visit 3 kinds of places like high on a hill, down by a pond or stream, out in a broad field or plaza or somewhere in the woods. Look around and notice some nature thing that someone else might not notice. (stones, lichen and moss count.) You're awesome. 8. Signs of Spring

List 3 nature-type signs of spring that you personally like or find interesting. Anything. Mark the day you noticed it on your calendar to remind yourself to look for it next year. Because you never know. There could be a next year. <3

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i like that your blog looks like ur just having fun taking photos, i used to do the same but lost the passion for it so im glad theres ppl out there that just enjoy things freely and openly 🩷

waahhh this was such a sweet ask to receive! i hope u can find passion for it again, maybe change up the way u do it. i like old flip phones, maybe get into cheap film camera point and shoots! Shooting film changed my perspective a lot, and if you wanna save on film costs you can try a half frame camera!!

KODAK EKTAR H35 Half Frame Camera | Kodak

kodak has this out right now, theres a lotta cool reviews for it on youtube too

I think you should check it out and give it a try! wishing you the best <3

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fellas at the park

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the bird flu? yea they tend to do that

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heres all the hot pixels on the 2100 if anyones interested (literally so boring lol). i made a saved selection mask channel thingy to easily remove them in photoshop (i should make it an action i know I KNOW), and they're barely even visible on non-black parts of the photo.

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shoutout to whatever japanese plumber was using a baby pink nikon coolpix to take photos of ppls pipes and shit

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The fucking pink Nikon that I bought for literally $2 that was supposed to be broken. You'll never guess what happened. I PUT FRESH REUSABLE BATTERIES IN IT AND IT FUCKING POWERED ON AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY.

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my shiii is flopping bc i stopped tagging my pics as well

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