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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 8h

"I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house." — Nathaniel Hawthorne Under cool #fall weather and sunny skies after the morning rains, I went on my afternoon #hike. The #trees are changing depending on where. But the journey is the fun part. #nature

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Take perfect fall weekend weather, head to the forest. Look up, look down, look around. In “Autumnal Tints,” Henry David Thoreau explores the fleeting beauty of autumn. “October is the month of painted leaves". #autumn #october #leaves #nature #thoreau #forest #hike #environment #pnw

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Time spent exploring the old growth giants and micro worlds of the CCC built Lewis and Clark State Park, WA. So often we drive the fast lane on our way up to destinations but forget about the journey, to slow down and take the blue highways in the Evergreen State. #hike #forest #ecology #slowdown

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thursday afternoon #forest dreamland...oversized (and a bit toxic) #fungi amongi...the vine maple starts to turn below the tall timber... #autumn is "on board"...no sign of fairies or hobbits, but a nearby Great Horned Owl had me on my toes #PNW #hike #environment #ecology

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My wife and I took to the #forest for a quick respite on Sunday afternoon, taking in the last days of #summer. Here we are on the cusp of the first day of #autumn, ushering in a deep, #peaceful stillness, and a seasonal turnover in #nature and our own lives. #optoutside #zen #ecology #environment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays and also marks 1 year to the day since I pivoted to semi retirement...and no regrets. A zen #hike to start the holiday set the mood late yesterday afternoon. I hope that a sweet year of discovery awaits me and all y'all. L'Shana Tova! #nature

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads."- Thoreau, Walden. Seasons are slowly changing after a much needed #rain the past few days, reinvigorating the forest. Canada Geese are flying above me, and subtle changes are happening in the #forest. #nature #ecology #environment #hike

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Wendell Berry was an influential writer and observer of the natural environment around us. I had a great amount of admiration for him and he was an important foundation in my career. May your legacy live on. #nature #wendellberry #environment #agrarianlife #carefortheland #ecology #earth

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Some early casualties of a warm, dry #summer last week, floating on the trickling water of Morgan Creek and falling on the #tree branches below. Fall is nearing however, as I await cooler nights and the beginnings of the #autumn color change. #ecology #environment #nature #forest

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My sister-in-law reminded me recently about this weeks #WorldPhotographyDay. Like her, #photography is a passion of mine that has grown exponentially over the last 50 or so years. So why not take the afternoon off for a #hike in Ferngully behind the camera. #fern #nature #optoutside #environment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Summer is on the wane as some leaves are turning, or maybe its the #drought that is stressful to understood. Its definitely dry in the forest here in the PNW, but beautiful and #restorative nonetheless... #nature #ecology #environment #PNW

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

90 minutes of quietude in the forest on a Saturday can wipe away a week's worth of humanity induced stress. #hike #nature #quietude #restore #forest

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Saturdays restorative vibe on the #forest trail suggested late #summer is here. The #ferns are in spore phase, and the nearby #apple orchard is bearing fruit. Finding a #raptor feather on a trail is seen by many people as a sign of good luck, focus, and strength. So I guess I am lucky today. #nature

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Sometimes, maybe, I am a creature of habit on #weekends. But if what I do expands the creative mind, restores and refreshes and pushes physical boundaries like last Sundays "Tour de Dave" (to honor the TdF fini in Paris) 🚴‍♂️then its a great habit I think🤟 #explore #livelife #nature #vintagecars

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Saturdays in SW Washington in the summer are blissful. Breakfast with the family, vintage car shows, and snacking on thimbleberries under restorative blue sky #forest #hikes were just the ticket today 🙌 #nature #environment #zen #restorative #pnw

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There is a Douglas Fir #tree in one of my favorite old growth forests and when I #hike by, I give it a pat, an occasional hug and we chat. I call it "The Mother Tree". At one of the tallest trees here, I feel better when we meet. Go hug a tree. Have a chat. #nature #ecology #environment #pnw

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

"A peerless beauty from a distant land, now loved in #rainbow colours round the globe, her tresses, curls and sumptuous curves delight, she’s surely clad in Nature’s finest robe."- Peter Rees #Rhododendron at the Gardens by the Bay. #Singapore. #flower #nature #beauty #travel #singapore

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"come back believer in shade believer in silence and elegance believer in ferns believer in patience believer in the rain"- W.S. Merwin #fern #nature #pnw #ecology #environment #forest

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of #life, and see if I could learn what it had to teach..."- #Thoreau "Walden" And so it was, my afternoon in the #forest, feeling late spring in the air, calm #zen in my brain and soft ground under foot.

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"The earth has music for those who listen." - William Shakespeare I can't really find the words for how deeply I get moved by the sight of Pacific Trilliums in the springtime, as they stake their claim in the forest. You get the picture... #nature #wildflower #pnw #ecology #zen #forest #optoutside

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#Hiking in midweek is such a gamechanger. My stress level stays lower, trails are empty, and I think even the birds know its just more "chill" too...just in time for the seasons first tasty #salmonberries. 😋 #pnw #nature #ecology #optoutside #environment #lookup #zen #photography #visualstory

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Yesterday the first #hike day in nearly a week where the weather cooperated, so I could get back to one of my happy places. The first salmonberries of the season are nearly ripe for foraging, and the #ferns are green as an Irish glade...restore, refreshed completed. #nature #ecology #forest #pnw

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

#Aristotle said "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." Nailed it. The #forest and Fallen Leaf Lake seemed to belong just to me this sunny soaked afternoon, except for the #frog. Happy #weekend, folks! #spring #hike #wildflowers #nature #optoutside

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

"There's no better place to find yourself than sitting by a #waterfall and listening to its music" — Roland R. Kemler ...a good place to sit on a Friday morning, take in the fresh air and feeling lucky to have the health and time to #hike there to enjoy it. #pnw #nature #ecology #environment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A mid week morning, and a very green, #forest #hike across the river in #Oregon with my former work colleague. So lush out there. It was just the ticket on a "Chamber of Commerce" day. #ecology #nature #environment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

After a long career in the #environmental field, I spend my days supporting non profits focused on environmental #education, #habitat #conservation and material circularity. I #hike trails weekly “taking photos and leaving only footprints” and staying connected to my "true north”. #HappyEarthDay.🌏

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

#Frogs were croaking, barred #owls were checking me out and screeching above, while the #forest floor was entering an explosive phase of spring growth and color. It was a nice sunny Friday #spring #hike to start the weekend ahead. #pnw #ecology #environment #nature #zen #optoutside

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Last weeks sweet walk in the forest, where trillium, wood sorrel and lady fern were all kicking into high gear, tall trees, hooting owls and the warmth of the sun was just icing on earth's cake. #nature #ecology #forest #environment #wildflowers #hike #optoutside #pnw #landscape

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Take daughter, add a little sunshine, hit the trails to the Camas Lily Fields as they're just starting their annual color splash, add gnome...blend and enjoy the family moments...ahhhhh, tasty. #pnw #ecology #hike #spring #wildflowers #environment #family #nature #camaslily #photography #forest

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A Zen kind of afternoon in the PNW. The forest is unfurling one flower, one fern at a time... "March-ing" into spring 😀 #nature #ecology #fern #trillium #forest #landscape #photography #PNW #environment #spring #zenmoment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Hidden in the shadows, just off the sidewalk, a lone magnolia blossom, with its gentle curves and folds, brings soft color and light to the dark corner. #magnolia #spring #nature #pnw #landscapephotography #optoutside #environment #flower #zenmoment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Petals and blossoms, delicate and small, land with the breeze, ushering in another phase of spring and showering the passerby with spring-fetti. #spring #blossom #nature #landscape #naturescape #environment #ecology #seasons #walk #optoutside #zenmoment #pnw #photography

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

#Spring keeps emerging one #blossom at a time. Down in the forested #woodlands by the river, if you look up it's still very much winter ...but if you look down it is very, very much spring, one wild #rose, one #trillium at a time... #ecology #forest #environment #nature #optoutside #hike

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

On this International Day of Forests, I took to the trail to celebrate what's essential to my well-being, and to raise awareness about the vital role that forests and trees have. Get out there, hug a tree, and tread lightly. #ecology #sustainability #climateaction #biodiversity #education #forests

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Out of the wet #forest floor shadows, the #mushroom shoots upwards overnight, while the first #Trillium of the #spring dots the emerging greenscape in the filtered sun...ahh, spring...bring it on! #ecology #nature #pnw #environment #optoutside #Washingtonstate #naturescape #hike

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

“Between our two lives, there is also the life of the cherry blossom.” – Bashō Matsuo Cherry blossoms in full regalia as spring slowly takes over the landscape. #spring #cherryblossom #naturelovers #landscapephotography #zen #environment #ecology #urban #optoutside #pnw

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

earth's favorite color is spring spring's best-loved color is green and green himself loves to party with yellow, red, orange, and pink ~Terri Guillemets, "Parti-colored," 2008 Indian Plum shoots greeting the forest in the muted afternoon light... #nature #forest #landscapephotography #spring #zen

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

"The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also" — Harriet Jacobs. #spring #nature #reflections #water #naturephotography #environment #zenmoment #optoutside #landscape #pnw #ecology

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

"There is no repose like that of the green deep woods." — John Muir On the cusp...waiting out the rain for spring wildflowers... #naturephotography #spring #fungi #pnw #rain #ecology #environment #zenmoment #johnmuir

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

"Look,exquisite white blossom, bathing in the sun- the scents of Spring,cross my path, a magnolia blossoms a sunlit bouquet" © Brian Strand Star Magnolia alighting the neighborhood in early spring... #blossom #magnolia #nature #Spring #optoutside #environment #pnwphotography #March #zenmoment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

"I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees."-Pablo Neruda Spring is slowly unfolding, one blossom at a time here in the Pacific Northwest #cherryblossom #spring #nature #springvibes #pabloneruda #naturescape #ecology #environment ##urbanlandscape #pnw #optoutside

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"The crocus reminds us that no matter how harsh the Winter, Spring always returns." — Katrina Mayer #crocus #spring #naturephotography #naturelovers #optoutside #environment #flower

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

"The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size." — Gertrude Wister Snowdrop and crocus flowers begging for spring to arrive. 2025 #nature #flowers #spring #winter #zenmoment #photography #getoutside #walking #pnw

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Wet. Cold. Muddy. And so much fun hanging with a local school group and my non-profits educators on an outdoor field trip, planting native shrubs, birding and sketching. The middle schoolers kept a good attitude despite the inclement weather. #nature #outdoors #education #ecology #environment

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Vibrant, hanging wet, green #moss. #Muddy, primordial goo. Tall #trees over ground-hugging fungi. Quiet and still, save for the Canada Geese flying over. #Zen #forest moments on a mellow Sunday afternoon... #nature #ecology#environment #PNW #optoutside #hike #fungi

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

"No such thing as a hard path when you're walking with the giants." — Unknown Groth Forest. Brush Prairie, WA. February 2026 #forest #nature #hikingadventures #zen #meditate #ecology #environment #optoutside #walking #hike

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

"Rocks and waters, etc., are words of God, and so are men. We all flow from one fountain Soul." — John Muir Geologic jumble series. 2/7/26 #nature #series #rocks #johnmuir #zen #environment #rocks #rain #photography #ecology #earth #tryptych #naturephotography

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Ahead of Super Bowl weekend and the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games, it was time to take a break from all the world's madness. Enjoy a moment of #Zen in the #forest on a stellar afternoon, where time slowed down, the air was fresh, and #nature abided. The #turtles agreed. #ecology

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DRMeyer Art and Photography @drmeyer1.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm... It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle." — Napoleon Hill Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, 2/4/26 #nature #oak #landscape #pnw #ecology #naturescape #reflections #environment

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