#Ozarks

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I really love big trees ❤️ This was one of the older northern red oaks (Quercus rubra) I saw on my hike at Engelmann Woods the other day.

[rhythm-catsandwine]

If you live in Missouri, PLEASE! i beg of you! Go vote.

You may think we are a very red state, so it does not matter. But it does.

But there is amendment 3!!!!!!!!

Go fucking vote and end this abortion ban.

Find your location to vote. If you have to, tell your work you need to vote on the way to work or take the day off, even if it means you will skip a few meals. Skip dinner with family if you have to.

Just do whatever you have to do! Just fucking vote!!!!! It's one time that can change a lot.

Here in Missouri, the ban is harsh ......you can not get one even for rape or incest!

VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 3!

I rarely ask this, but please reblog this!

[todaysbird]

Todays bird is this barred owl my moms coworker got a picture of somewhere near Arkansas

[oliviarosaline]

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Male

Shining in all his glory.

March 17th, 2024

Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[wandering-jana]

Hello there.

Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Missouri

July 2022

[mountainfolkfaith]

Welcome

Hello! I'm Sam. My pronouns are she/her. This is my space to share my journey of learning Ozark folk practices in modern times with tolerance and an open heart. I made this account to find my community! I’ll be posting about my journey discovering the folk practices of my ancestors as my research continues and how my practice evolves.

My Practice

I’ve been witching 4 years but struggled to find the practice that feels right for me. I finally feel at home in my craft after being introduced to ancestor work and folk practice in 2023. I'm loving the process of discovery and learning so far! I’m learning Ozark folk healing and work with the Bible. I'm dual faith.

Spirits I work with:

ancestors

Christian deities

animal spirits

land spirits

plant spirits

Feel free to ask away! I love talking about folk practices, ancestor veneration, and getting to know the lovely people in this community.

IG: mountainfolkfaith

Be blessed.🌳💐

[sophiologism]

i love the south. the ozarks and ouachitas, the piney woods, southeast texas, the mid-south, the lower delta, cajun country, the cumberland plateau, the deep south, new orleans, central appalachia, the smokies, the piedmont, the gulf coast, chesapeake bay, the south atlantic plain, the outer banks, the carolina beaches, the lowcountry, all of north florida… i just love it here and i love being from here. i love how diverse an area it is with so many different cultural identities and yet we all have solidarity due to common struggles and experiences. it has a lot of issues, and we as southerners have a lot of work to do, but i’ll never give up on us and our home.

[federer7]

Sharecropper shack. Kitchen of Ozarks cabin purchased for Lake of the Ozarks project. Missouri. May 1936.

Photo by Carl Mydans, Resettlement Administration.

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[sixminutestoriesblog]

the infamous Appalachian 'hey'

Out in the woods of the Appalachian mountains, there's a caution of advice that goes:

"If you hear anything while out in the woods - no, you didn't.

pawnsorkings

I would take a raven over a haint any day. That doesn't necessarily mean, if I couldn't spot a bird, I'd answer.

[wspinpics]

Lake of the Ozarks in Edwards, Missouri

[rebeccathenaturalist]

So I went on a phenology walk at Ozark Audubon today. We were mainly looking for any flowers that might have survived the freeze a few days ago, but we found some other neat stuff, too. This was one of the coolest! Look closely at the end of the branch--you can see where it has been neatly carved away, and then snapped in the center after the branch died.

That's the work of the female twig girdler (Oncideres cingulata), a species of longhorn beetle found in the east and midwest United States. She girdles the branch of a hardwood tree, lays her eggs in the branch, and then after it falls the eggs hatch and the larvae feed on the dead wood.

[pagan-stitches]

Haw Creek Falls

[mgharter]

This was taken at Shawnee Trails 4 States of the Ozark

[natcatwil]

[oliviarosaline]

Wildflowers flourishing along a tranquil Ozarkian trail. It was a blessing to enjoy this beautiful place where the sun kissed spots of the blue forest floor and only the sound of bird songs and soft wind whispered through the trees. The blue-eyed mary (Collinsia verna) and virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) thriving on the forest floor are both native spring ephemerals found throughout the central and eastern parts of North America.

April 17th, 2023

Washington County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline