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The Forest Before Us
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Cultivating 🌿Awareness of the World🌎 through Synthography(ai)🤖, Photography📸, and Videography📽
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“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”- Ernest Hemingway
#ai #synthography #nature #quotes #philosophy #literature #Hemingway #forest #mountain
An illustration(ai) of a vast mountainous landscape at night
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Sulphur Cinquefoil(Potentilla recta) is a perennial forb native to Europe and the Mediterranean, now widespread in North America. A forb or phorb is a herbaceous flowering plant that is not a graminoid (grass, sedge, or rush). It's seeds remain viable for over 3 years. #photography #nature #science
A photograph of a yellow flower
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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"Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil."-Plato
#photography #nature #forest #quotes #philosophy #Plato #ignorance #evil
A photograph of a rocky forest
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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“Peace is not the absence of anything. Real peace is the presence of something beautiful...” -Prem Rawat #videography #nature #forest #lake #peace #quotes #philosophy
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca)is a perennial herb with bright flowers that bloom throughout summer. Native to Europe, it is invasive in North America, Australia, and NZ. It is known for its milky latex and UV-reflective flowers, which attract pollinators. #photography #nature #flowers
A photo of an orange flower in the forest
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." -Daniel J. Boorstin
#videography #nature #quotes #philosophy #forest #ignorance #illusion #fall #autumn #leaves
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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"True shamans live in a world that is alive with what is to rationalist sight unseen, a world pulsing with intelligence."
-Paula Gunn Allen
#ai #nature #quotes
An illustration(ai) of a flooded landscape with a temple in ruins
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Kentucky Bluegrass(Poa pratensis) is a perennial, cool-season, sod-forming grass native to Europe, North Asia, and parts of North Africa, with some debate regarding its native status in North America. It is widely cultivated as turf due to its dense growth and attractive appearance.
#ai #nature
An illustration(ai) of overgrown flowering grass in a meadow
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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"Beware the man of a single book."
-St. Thomas Aquinas
#videography #nature #forest #fall #autumn #quotes #philosophy
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The Potato(Solanum tuberosum) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the nightshade family. It is native to the Andes region of South America, where it was domesticated approximately 7,000 to 10,000 yrs ago from a wild ancestor. Potatoes are the third most consumed food crop globally.
#ai #biology
An illustration(ai) of a potato farm with a plant in the foreground
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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"The one who transcends the mind sits on a throne."-Bert McCoy
#videography #nature #quotes #philosophy #transcendence #autumn #fall #leaves #forest
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Distribution Map
Source: Wikipedia

🟩Native continuous range
✖ Native isolated population
▲ Introduced and naturalized (synanthropic)
Europe and North Africa
November 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Maritime pine(Pinus pinaster) is a fast-growing evergreen that
typically reaches heights of 20–35m(66-115ft). It is highly adaptable, thriving in poor soils, and is particularly well-suited to coastal environments due to its tolerance of salt spray, strong winds, and drought. #ai #nature #science
An illustration(ai) of a pine forest
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Happy Halloween!🎃👻 #ai #nature #Halloween #autumn #fall #forest #pumpkin #synthography #Samhain #jackolantern
An illustration(ai) of a Jack O' Lantern in the forest
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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“My trade and art is to live.”
-Montaigne
#ai #nature #quotes #synthography #philosophy #Montaigne #autumn
An illustration(ai) of a frosty autumn lake
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Scarlet Bee Balm(Monarda didyma)is a perennial aromatic herb in the Lamiaceae family native to eastern North America. Historically, Native American tribes used the plant medicinally. It is a natural source of thymol, the active antiseptic ingredient in many mouthwashes. #photography #nature #flower
A photograph of a spikey red flower in the wild
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."
-Lao Tsu
#videography #nature #forest #earth #quotes #philosophy #stream #relax #peace
October 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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“Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.”
-Gretel Ehrlich
#ai #nature #essence #earth #forest #Ehrlich #quotes #philosophy #literature
An illustration(ai) of a conifer forest
October 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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The Common Puffball(Lycoperdon perlatum)is a widespread, cosmopolitan species, fruiting from late summer to autumn. With age, when compressed by touch or raindrops, it releases billions of spores in a cloud-like puff. The genus name Lycoperdon derives from Greek, meaning "wolf's flatulence." #nature
A photograph of a round tan mushroom in the forest
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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"Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence."-Paracelsus
#videography #quotes #nature #fractal #paracelsus #cosmos
October 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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"...Belong to the whole existence. Why limit yourself to small things? When the whole is available..." -Osho
#ai #quotes #philosophy #nature #osho #oneness #space
An illustration(ai) of the center of a galaxy at night
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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The Titan Arum(Amorphophallus titanum), native to Sumatra, produces the world’s largest unbranched inflorescence, reaching over 3m tall. It emits a foul smell resembling rotting flesh, detectable up to 800m away. The spadix also heats up during bloom, enhancing scent. #ai #science #biology #nature
An illustration(ai) of a wild plant in the rainforest
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Distribution Map
Green(Native)
Tan(Introduced/Naturalised)
Source: Wikipedia
October 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The Norway Maple(Acer platanoides) is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to Europe and Asia. It was introduced to North America in the mid-18th century, first brought by John Bartram in 1756. It is highly shade-tolerant and outcompetes native species by forming dense canopies
#ai #nature #science
An illustration(ai) of a tree with a dense canopy by a creek
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."
-W.B. Yeats
#photography #nature #naturephotography #quotes #literature #Yeats #perception
A photograph of rock formations in the forest
October 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM