Vanessa Westerfield
@paradoxstudios.bsky.social
Artist, California Naturalist, photographer, writer. Sonoma County CA
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Guess who ate mom's sleepy gummies lastnight? Idk if she saw God but she definitely saw the devil. Don't worry she's feeling much better this morning.
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #edibles
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #edibles
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Guess who ate mom's sleepy gummies lastnight? Idk if she saw God but she definitely saw the devil. Don't worry she's feeling much better this morning.
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #edibles
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #edibles
Cozy day with a couple of new books. When these are half off I gotta go for it! So stoked for both of them.
#bookworm #goodreads
#bookworm #goodreads
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Cozy day with a couple of new books. When these are half off I gotta go for it! So stoked for both of them.
#bookworm #goodreads
#bookworm #goodreads
PSA for fall: leave the leaves!
Leaves breakdown and feed the soil, which feeds the plants and trees. They are also important shelters for insects. You know what doesn't feed the soil? Piles of leaves gathered in plastic bags. Stop it.
#leavetheleaves #biodiversity
Leaves breakdown and feed the soil, which feeds the plants and trees. They are also important shelters for insects. You know what doesn't feed the soil? Piles of leaves gathered in plastic bags. Stop it.
#leavetheleaves #biodiversity
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
PSA for fall: leave the leaves!
Leaves breakdown and feed the soil, which feeds the plants and trees. They are also important shelters for insects. You know what doesn't feed the soil? Piles of leaves gathered in plastic bags. Stop it.
#leavetheleaves #biodiversity
Leaves breakdown and feed the soil, which feeds the plants and trees. They are also important shelters for insects. You know what doesn't feed the soil? Piles of leaves gathered in plastic bags. Stop it.
#leavetheleaves #biodiversity
She's turning grey but she's still so beautiful. My best adventure buddy ❤️
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #hiking
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #hiking
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
She's turning grey but she's still so beautiful. My best adventure buddy ❤️
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #hiking
#dogsonbluesky #dogsofbluesky #hiking
My loves on Kodak Portra. Camping in Inyo National Forest a couple of years ago. We were in a severe drought and it's pretty visible here with the level of the water.
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #camping
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #camping
November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My loves on Kodak Portra. Camping in Inyo National Forest a couple of years ago. We were in a severe drought and it's pretty visible here with the level of the water.
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #camping
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #camping
Top reason fall is my favorite season in my little corner the of the world? Fog. Every morning this week has been a magical, mystical thick fog, refreshing every leaf and every blade of grass with a crisp drink straight from the sea.
This is my massive Coast Live Oak, Ferdinand. 215 years old.
This is my massive Coast Live Oak, Ferdinand. 215 years old.
November 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Top reason fall is my favorite season in my little corner the of the world? Fog. Every morning this week has been a magical, mystical thick fog, refreshing every leaf and every blade of grass with a crisp drink straight from the sea.
This is my massive Coast Live Oak, Ferdinand. 215 years old.
This is my massive Coast Live Oak, Ferdinand. 215 years old.
My boy Chimi at 3 months old. The grain on Delta 3200 is 👌
Chimi is 4 years old now. He was one of a litter of 4 that I fostered. The 2 boys stayed with us and the 2 girls were adopted by some friends.
I haven't shot Delta in a while, this is inspiring me to get some.
#believeinfilm #photography
Chimi is 4 years old now. He was one of a litter of 4 that I fostered. The 2 boys stayed with us and the 2 girls were adopted by some friends.
I haven't shot Delta in a while, this is inspiring me to get some.
#believeinfilm #photography
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My boy Chimi at 3 months old. The grain on Delta 3200 is 👌
Chimi is 4 years old now. He was one of a litter of 4 that I fostered. The 2 boys stayed with us and the 2 girls were adopted by some friends.
I haven't shot Delta in a while, this is inspiring me to get some.
#believeinfilm #photography
Chimi is 4 years old now. He was one of a litter of 4 that I fostered. The 2 boys stayed with us and the 2 girls were adopted by some friends.
I haven't shot Delta in a while, this is inspiring me to get some.
#believeinfilm #photography
My nieces at one of their birthday parties, 5 years ago. I love photographing kids before they ever get the idea of being self conscious. Shot on FP4 on a little Canon rangefinder.
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #blackandwhite
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #blackandwhite
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My nieces at one of their birthday parties, 5 years ago. I love photographing kids before they ever get the idea of being self conscious. Shot on FP4 on a little Canon rangefinder.
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #blackandwhite
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #blackandwhite
I'm a cat sitter and this one takes power mustache of the year for me.
#catsonbluesky #cats #pets #catsofbluesky
#catsonbluesky #cats #pets #catsofbluesky
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I'm a cat sitter and this one takes power mustache of the year for me.
#catsonbluesky #cats #pets #catsofbluesky
#catsonbluesky #cats #pets #catsofbluesky
The Valley Oak, welcoming me to sit on its giant, twisty branches. A keystone species, several hundred animals, plants, and fungi rely on these trees.
#naturephotography #photography #ecology
#naturephotography #photography #ecology
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The Valley Oak, welcoming me to sit on its giant, twisty branches. A keystone species, several hundred animals, plants, and fungi rely on these trees.
#naturephotography #photography #ecology
#naturephotography #photography #ecology
When an oak tree burns, it attempts to create new branches in any direction on any living part of the tree in a desperate attempt to recover. This Coast Live Oak was in the 2017 Tubbs fires and ultimately died. Coast Live Oaks are incredibly resilient and many of the surrounding trees did survive.
October 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When an oak tree burns, it attempts to create new branches in any direction on any living part of the tree in a desperate attempt to recover. This Coast Live Oak was in the 2017 Tubbs fires and ultimately died. Coast Live Oaks are incredibly resilient and many of the surrounding trees did survive.
October 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's official! I can't wait to share what I've learned and will continue to learn about our incredible natural world. I hope inspire you.
#nature #naturalist #california #wildlife #botany
#nature #naturalist #california #wildlife #botany
October 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's official! I can't wait to share what I've learned and will continue to learn about our incredible natural world. I hope inspire you.
#nature #naturalist #california #wildlife #botany
#nature #naturalist #california #wildlife #botany
October 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The world is a place of great beauty and great suffering. I think photography and other art forms are an attempt to find the meaning in the suffering, if there is any to be found. Perhaps this attempt and the art made from it is the meaning itself.
#blueskyartshow #photography #believeinfilm #film
#blueskyartshow #photography #believeinfilm #film
October 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The world is a place of great beauty and great suffering. I think photography and other art forms are an attempt to find the meaning in the suffering, if there is any to be found. Perhaps this attempt and the art made from it is the meaning itself.
#blueskyartshow #photography #believeinfilm #film
#blueskyartshow #photography #believeinfilm #film
Inside a burnt, hollow coastal redwood tree. This tree was massive, hundreds of feet tall, and still alive even though it was completely hollowed by fire. Amazing.
#redwoods #coastredwood #photography #nature #redwoodforest
#redwoods #coastredwood #photography #nature #redwoodforest
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Inside a burnt, hollow coastal redwood tree. This tree was massive, hundreds of feet tall, and still alive even though it was completely hollowed by fire. Amazing.
#redwoods #coastredwood #photography #nature #redwoodforest
#redwoods #coastredwood #photography #nature #redwoodforest
October 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Grove of Old Trees yesterday. I've always felt a profound sense of peace and wonder in the redwood forest. How lucky to have such magical beings here.
#photography #nature #forest #redwoods
#photography #nature #forest #redwoods
October 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Grove of Old Trees yesterday. I've always felt a profound sense of peace and wonder in the redwood forest. How lucky to have such magical beings here.
#photography #nature #forest #redwoods
#photography #nature #forest #redwoods
Tis the season for amazing clouds and my favorite weather. Happy fall!
#fall #naturephotography #photography #landscape
#fall #naturephotography #photography #landscape
October 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Tis the season for amazing clouds and my favorite weather. Happy fall!
#fall #naturephotography #photography #landscape
#fall #naturephotography #photography #landscape
What an incredibly important person in so many ways. An inspiration in my life and countless others, and a champion for those who can't speak for themselves. As I am in the middle of my California Naturalist program, my admiration for her grows deeper. I'll do my best to honor her.
#janegoodall
#janegoodall
October 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What an incredibly important person in so many ways. An inspiration in my life and countless others, and a champion for those who can't speak for themselves. As I am in the middle of my California Naturalist program, my admiration for her grows deeper. I'll do my best to honor her.
#janegoodall
#janegoodall
American Ruins on Fuji Neopan. An abandoned cement factory and fun place to explore.
#photography #urbanexploration #believeinfilm #urbex #filmphotography
#photography #urbanexploration #believeinfilm #urbex #filmphotography
September 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
American Ruins on Fuji Neopan. An abandoned cement factory and fun place to explore.
#photography #urbanexploration #believeinfilm #urbex #filmphotography
#photography #urbanexploration #believeinfilm #urbex #filmphotography
September 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Always craving calm waters.
#believeinfilm #analogphotography #photography #naturephotography #nature
#believeinfilm #analogphotography #photography #naturephotography #nature
September 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Always craving calm waters.
#believeinfilm #analogphotography #photography #naturephotography #nature
#believeinfilm #analogphotography #photography #naturephotography #nature