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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 4h

A beautiful morning to begin October 🍂🌾

Golden grassy hills and a hint of golden autumn leaves in the trees form this river valley with a large steel trestle bridge across it

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A pair of painted lady butterflies took a long lunch in my garden on their way south yesterday.

A butterfly with mottled orange, brown and white markings (some outlined in white) and circular eyespots on the underside of its lower wings, sips nectar from numerous tiny pink flowers clustered on a flat blossom head.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hello autumn and golden shimmering leaves 🍂💛

A clump of aspen trees at peak autumn colour with golden leaves, surrounded by a deep green conifer forest in the background and golden grasses and a few shrubs in the foreground

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Late summer flowering stems of Joe-Pye weed are starting to call butterflies, moths and bees to sip their sweet nectar. #nativeplants

a multi-branched reddish flowering stem of pink buds beginning to open with more inflorescences in the background rising above tall stems with whorls of medium green leaves.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The migration has begun. A ruby-throated #hummingbird was darting between these scarlet runner beans and red bee balm blooms in my garden this morning. Their ability to remember and return to the same flower patch year after year along their long journey south is astonishing! #blooms

A twisting vine with scarlet red bean-shaped flowers, deep red buds and bright green foliage against a brick wall

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Dr. Erin Zimmerman 🇨🇦 @doctorzedd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The latest issue of my botany and evolution newsletter is out! Look here for imaginary trips to the Carboniferous, new clues about photosynthesis, and a great new book about field science. 🌿 mailchi.mp/be3e6226be6a...

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A Feast for the Curious, Issue 29 🌿

A newsletter of botany, evolution, science history, and scientific illustration.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

As an amateur birder, I felt lucky to record and identify the call of this dickcissel bird yesterday evening near the Oldman River, after hearing that experienced birders were seeking it in the area. Apparently, a rare sighting here. #Merlin app is great! #birds #Merlinapp #nature

Screenshot from Merlin app identifying 6 birds, heard while walking near underbrush along a river, by their calls. The goldfinch is bright yellow and the spotted towhee has red on its underside. The other 4 birds are more neutral coloured.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our native prairie harebells are easy to cultivate in sun or shade and have a long bloom season. Also known as Scottish bluebells, it grows wild in northern latitudes across N. America, Europe and Asia. #nativeplants #wildflower #prairie

Harebells plant with thin medium green leaves and dozens of pale violet blue bell shaped flowers and pale green flower flower buds

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Nice aurora sweeping the sky outside my back door last night #aurora

Dark night sky with green and violet streaks of aurora above the tree silhouettes that frame the photo

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Ryan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I spent the last month obsessed with finding colors that can't be displayed on a conventional screen. This is what I found. moultano.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/w...

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Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You

An atlas of the vibrance of the real world

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If you’re out early in the morning, you might discover our native evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) blooming on dry prairie slopes. This beauty unrolls its large flowers at twilight, luring pollinator moths in with a lovely scent. Each blossom lasts only one night. #nativeplants #wildflower

an evening primrose plant covered in flowers; each flower is made up of four white heart-shaped petals and long yellow stamens

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Just found a metallic green sweat bee among my native blanketflowers (Gaillardia aristata). #nativeplants #pollinators

A metallic green sweat bee gathers pollen on a bright yellow daisy type flower with a red centre.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Another rainy day and I’m curled up on the couch, thoroughly inspired by David George Haskell’s descriptions of how flowers transformed our planet, sustain us and connect us with nature in his latest delightful book. @dghaskell.bsky.social

Book cover jacket art for “How Flowers Made Our World” showing a small red-throated hummingbird perched next to a pink orchid blossom and bud, against an ethereal forest background.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Our native purple prairie clover is a great plant for your pollinator garden, with summer-blooming flowers that are rich in nectar and pollen for bumblebees. #WorldBeeDay #nativeplants #garden

a fuzzy bumblebee collects orange pollen from the ring of bright pink purple flowers that surround the base of the wooly flower spike

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Bumblebees are busy working the last of the ‘Aurora’ haskap flowers (planted next to ‘Borealis’, its compatible companion for cross-pollination). Edible blue berries develop from pollinated flowers, ripening by mid-June for us and backyard birds to enjoy. #ediblegarden #pollinatorplant

pairs of pale yellow blossoms hang below slightly fuzzy bright green leaves on a haskap shrub

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Our wild saskatoons (aka serviceberry or shadbush) that are beginning to bloom on the prairies are also great native shrubs for gardens, with white blossom-smothered branches that supply food for pollinators that emerge in early spring. 🐝 #nativeplants #garden #spring #pollinators

An upright stem from a saskatoon shrub, covered in white flowers photographed against a cedar fence

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our native prairie crocus flowers blooming on #EarthDay give bees a warm place to rest and plenty of pollen in their solar-collecting bowl-shaped blossoms.

Two purple prairie crocus flowers, each with a cluster of stamens topped by yellow anthers in their centres.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Just learned from a post by Dr. Theresa Crimmins @theresacrimmins.bsky.social acknowledging valuable work done by Dr. Yasuyuki Aono, that he passed away earlier in 2025. Here’s the good news that his remarkable cherry blossom record-keeping will continue. 🌸 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death

Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate change

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Excited to find the first native prairie crocus buds in my garden today, all dressed in fur to protect them from tonight’s incoming snow. #nativeplants #spring #garden

The very hairy flower bud of a native prairie crocus sprouts from
the earth before its leaves
emerge in early spring

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Spotted the first cherry blossoms last week in Vancouver. Welcome spring! #spring

a cluster of cherry blossoms in varying shades of pale pink to bright pink hangs from a branch

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

A preview of spring with plum blossoms from the west coast #spring

a stem of pale pink plum blossoms and buds against a blue sky with additional flowering branches on the tree blurred in the background

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

These native prairie crocus seeds I planted last October are getting some welcome snow from today’s winter storm. When it melts, the moist, chilly soil will be just what they need to sprout this spring. 🌱 #nativeplants #seeds #garden

a clump of pointed seeds with long, feathery white tails against a dark background

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Best (and easiest) time to sow your native plants for pollinators is in fall, but there’s still time to successfully germinate your seeds if you set them outdoors in containers this month. Learn how from the free handout on my website. www.juneflanagan.ca/newsevents/

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Grow – June Flanagan

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Alberta Wilderness Association @albertawilderness.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Alberta’s lichens play a multitude of different roles in our ecosystems. Neither plant nor animal, these strange symbiotic partnerships can be incredibly diverse and colourful. Take a look for them on old trees and rocks the next time you’re out on a walk! #whatsyour60 #naturefacts #albertalichens

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Wrapping up #ArtAdventCalendar with a bit of sparkle to wish you joy this season and in the coming year ✨ Thank you all for your likes, reposts, follows and lovely comments and special thanks to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for hosting this event.

In this magnified view of frost feathers, strings of ice crystals catch the light as they line up and cling to a small branch.

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debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Bohemian Waxwings for day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar

2 Bohemian Waxwings in a Mountain Ash tree. One is perched on a branch and the second is in flight in the background. The birds are light brown with black under the chin and around the eyes. There are copper patches on the cheeks, foreheads and under the tails. The tips of the tail feathers are yellow.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 24/12/2025

This piece was in our main library in 2015 for a couple of months & a woman told me she would stop by on her lunch break & just sit & look at it almost daily because it gave her some peace. Few better compliments. Shore 55×40 140×101cm Oil on Canvas 2015 #ArtAdventCalendar

Abstract landscape: wavy dark blue clouds with a late sunset over a lake with small beach, Full moon in upper right

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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar!! Another older cyanotype, made using an orange slice and salt crystals as well as pressed plants. :)

A cyanotype print featuring a large white moon-like circle in the center of the picture, surrounded by grasses against a blue background. The circle looks like an orange slice upon closer inspection!

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Russ Vanderleer has Elbows Up @russvanderleer.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

#artadventcalendar Day 23. Aurora above an Alberta grain elevator.

Pink and green Aurora shine above and behind an old grain elevator.

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od-taramcc.bsky.social @od-taramcc.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

This is a piece I did at the and of last year. Seeing a hummingbird often symbolizes joy, love, resilience, and good luck. Here’s to a fabulous New Year. Watercolor, JD cake layers, TH inks and stencils for the flowers #artadventcalendar day 24

A hummingbird tasting some flowers. White Mandela in background for visual interest

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Tom Donald @tomclearwood.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It's a lovely winter day in Glasgow, cold but sunny, and the first snowdrops will soon appear in the garden. Here's a reminder that spring will arrive before long. But for now... Merry Christmas everyone! for #ArtAdventCalendar day24

Cherry blossom! There's a twig heavy with flowers and buds against a grey background. The shapes of more blossoms are outlined in darker pinks, mixed in. This is two photos mixed together to add a touch of abstraction and some interesting texture. As always, it's an exercise in composition...

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Kathleen Sheppard 🍁 @quiddityks.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 24 A snowy embroidery scene for Christmas Eve.

A embroidery hoop showing an overhead view of a river flowing through a snowy landscape surrounding by white and grey embroidered trees.

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J.Day @thejeffday.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

🅳🅰🆈 24 - "Frør..." I live in a hard cold place that's currently in a dark cycle, literally & figuratively. Yet #photography is mostly about finding good light. This is also a good strategy for #life in general. Stay alert. Be kind. #artadventcalendar #frozen #alberta #yeg #beauty #nature #yuletide

A frozen stalk of crops in winter light.

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PJE @creativitysilver.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Day 24 Copper inclusions and kiln carving using ceramic fibre and papers in this under the sea fusing experiment. Bubbles courtesy of the kiln firing process add to the sparkle! #ArtAdventCalendar #StainedGlass #FusedGlass

A clear glass fused panel with seaweed like shapes in copper and carved into the back of the glass. With copper and carved swirls and a lovely random bubble effect caused by the kiln firing process. Panel is in a wooden stand with a countryside view from the window behind.

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Emma Scott Jewellery @emmascottjewellery.com · 23/12/2025

Day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar Daisy Sterling silver amber pendant with silver daisy and keum boo gilded centre finished with a brandy citrine. A little reminder of sunny spring days. #art #artyear

Daisy. Sterling silver drop shaped pendant with large amber central stone, silver vines, leaves and daisy with keum boo gilded centre and finished with a brandy citrine.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 23/12/2025

For Day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar Dawn at White Sands 24×36 61x91cm Oil on Canvas 2017 Commission

Abstract landscape: orange swirling sky looking down a beach with water on the left wetlands with reeds on the and a treed hill midground

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PJE @creativitysilver.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Day 23 Another fusing workshop piece that I made at a Cambridge Glass Studio demo by Michell Mativi a prize winner of the Stevens Architectural Glass Competition in 2015, awarded by The Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Glass Painters. #ArtAdventCalendar #StainedGlass #Optics #GlassFusing

A square panel of glass in stripey blue and white where fusing has created a lens like circular pattern pushing the straight lines into curves. A blue sky with wispy clouds can be seen in the background.

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Joriginals1 @joriginals1.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Day 22 #ArtAdventCalendar “Japanese Garden” 36x48” A view of the Kurimoto Garden at the U of A Botanical gardens just outside of Edmonton. If you’ve never been put it on your list to do next year, it’s so beautiful there .

Painting of Japanese garden with pond and bridge in the early spring. Lots of trees, rocks and foliage. A nice place to have a picnic.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23 Coloured pencil sketch of a poinsettia flower This holiday plant was bred from a shrub that grows wild in Mexico to emphasize its star-shaped flowers. It naturally blooms as nights grow longer towards the solstice.

A coloured pencil sketch of a red poinsettia, using atmospheric fade technique where the foreground parts of the plant are more vivid red and green and colours fade slightly towards the background

The flower is a somewhat star-shaped cluster of red sepals, surrounding the small yellow actual floral parts. Three dark green leaves are splayed out in different directions at the base of the sepals.

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Arinn Dembo @erinys.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar 2025, Day 22: Ammonite scarf. My first hand-painted textile project. I still think that silk is a beautiful medium! 🧶 Medium: Pebeo Setasilk paint and silver gutta on 8mm Habotai scarf. Dimensions are 14 x 72 inches.

Full length ammonite scarf stretched out on a silk rack, fully painted and drying. The ammonites are outlined in silver gutta and rendered in turquoise, sky blue and light green tones against a field of blue-black.

Close up of the detail of a hand-painted ammonite, colors flowing and dappled on the silk.

Full length ammonite scarf hanging from a white aluminum gate. The morning light flows through the thin silk and makes the ammonites seem to glow.

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June Flanagan @juneflanagan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 22 A coloured pencil sketch showing amaryllis flower buds at various stages of opening

This coloured pencil sketch of an amaryllis stalk shows the back of an open trumpet-shaped bloom, the side view of a bloom beginning to open and two upright buds. The flowers are pale red.

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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

And for today's #ArtAdventCalendar, a cyanotype made a couple winters ago using salt crystals and a pressed arbovitae twig. Hope you all have had a lovely Winter Solstice so far!! ❄️

A cyanotype print with the shape of a pressed arbovitae twig appearing in white in the center of the picture. It is surrounded by crystal-like shapes created by using salt flakes.

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Janet Cole @gramaj.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Very late to participate this year. As is, unfiltered photo taken with iPhone11 at Trochu, AB arboretum. July 2025. trochuarb.ca Amazing to me it looks like a painting.

Zoomed in photo of bright yellow lilies.

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Sean Asmussen @seanasmussen.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

25 Days of White Christmas ❄️🎄. Featuring 25 of my favorite winter shots over the years. Day 21: A Winter’s Glow. Also Happy Winter solstice! #ArtAdventCalendar #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #snow #winter #photography #landscape

A colorful winter sunrise over Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

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Cognissart @cognissart.mastoart.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar 2025 day 21 Minninglow Beeches, Winter Hopefully appropriate for #solstice too - bring on the light! ☀️ More information on this work can be found here cognissart.co.uk/minninglow-beeches… @textileart @fiberarts #Art […] [Original post on mastoart.social]

Stitched artwork depicting bare beech trees in winter Light shines from behind casting shadows onto the snow in the foreground. Tall image, framed on a white mount and wooden frame

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