Cottontail in the underbrush. . #rabbitsofinstagram #wildlife #nature #griffithpark #laphotographer #urbanhikers #goodmorning #instagay #instagood
Jacaranda. . #flowersofinstagram #spring #losangeles #griffithpark #nature #explore #urbanhikers #instagay #instagood
"Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real." - Iris Murdoch . #griffithpark #greenthings #irismurdoch #explore #urbanhikers #love #amirsgarden #nature #instagay #instagood
Goldenstars. . #nativeplants #nature #greenthings #urbanhikers #wildflowers #flowersofinstagram #explore #instagood #socal #losangeles
Speckled clarkia in the black mustard. (It's time I started learning the names of plants around LA, because it looks like I'll be sticking around for awhile.) . #griffithpark #greenthings #urbanhikers #flowersofinstagram #nature #nativeplants #explor
I used to be drawn to trees that were pretty in a conventional way -- rangy, leafy, symmetrical. Now I prefer the ones that look like they've been through it. . #griffithpark #treesofinstagram #urbanhikers #blackandwhite #nature #explore
"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." - Iris Murdoch . #wildflowers #griffithpark #greenthings #urbanhikers #laphotographer #nature #explore
So...today, with the reopening of Griffith Park, I went on my first hike in nearly two months. My favorite path was already overgrown with weeds and wildflowers. IT WAS MAGNIFICENT. . #griffithpark #urbanhikers #losangeles #wildflowers #explore
I wasn't expecting to bump into Julian of Norwich on my evening run, but I'll take whatever comfort I can get. . #julianofnorwich #revelationsofdivinelove #medieval #consolation #comfort #laphotographer #losfeliz #losangeles #secretstairs
Busy. . #bees #flowers #spring #walk #nature #explore #instagood
Good morning. . #lavender #teatree #blossom #spring #nature #color #life #gratitude #instagood
For Kate. . "Take your broken heart. Make it into art." -- Carrie Fisher
So...I have a quarantine buddy. His name is Prince Harry. . #catsofinstagram #kitty #tabbycat #princeharrythecat #cuddlemonster #wouldyoulookatthatface #instagay #instagood
"Pain is what it took to teach me to pay attention. In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the
Take care. Be kind. Seek joy. Stay connected. And wash your fucking hands. . #selfcare #herbalremedies #washyourhands #takecareofyourself #takecareofeachother #lavender #nature #greenthings #flowersofinstagram #counterprogramming #onlyconnect #instag
"Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace." - May Sarton . #garden #herb #nature #greenthings #counterprogramming #cultiva