#signsoftheseason — Public Fediverse posts

Drizzly July morning here in Iowa and I've been neglecting flower photo opportunities lately but here's a couple from my rounds this AM.

#signsoftheseason #NativeFlowers #BloomScrolling #FlowerPhotography #gardening #summer #FlowersOfMastodon

Not a particularly special looking arrangement today, but I'll excuse myself by saying I really only put it together to test out the paint job I did on this vessel.
For some reason it arrived speckled all over with pale green paint. I re-painted it with brown, black, and rubb'n'buff. Not bad!

Just a little collection of hellebores, forsythia, and crabapple branches.

#hellebores #forsythia #SignsOfTheSeason #SignsOfSpring #BloomScrolling #florespondence #FlowerReport #FloralPhotography #FlowerPhotography #MastoArt #photography

Absolutely loving these #pysanky eggs, borrowed from a friend's mom, and I love how they made this spread feel so springy and festive.

#Hellebores #SignsOfTheSeason #SignsOfSpring #BloomScrolling #florespondence #pysanka #easter #FloralPhotography #photography #MastoArt

My festive holiday spreads continue, this time with birchbark and a fallen birch branch I scooped up from my yard.

#MastoArt #photography #SignsOfTheSeason #FestiveFriday #ChristmasArt #WinterMood #fediart

I think of pomegranates and citrus this time of year for all the homegrown pickings I would crack open with my uncle, and all the citrus I would juice with my aunt... and all the sangria we'd make to reward ourselves at the end of the day. I really treasure those memories.
In some parts of the world pomegranates play a role in religious and cultural iconography, and I love that one of my favorite fruits has such a rich and beautiful tradition.
For me it's not the holiday season without pomegranates. So even though I'm far from home and my family's trees, pomegranates will always be found in my home this time of year. <3

#SignsOfTheSeason #pomegranates #HolidayTraditions #FestiveFriday #FestiveFruits #photography #WinterMood #PhotoOfTheDay #FruitPhotography #pomegranate #MastoArt #FediArt

Anyone else grow up with a mom who collected the annual Southern Living Christmas books? I remember the collection lived in the end-table by the fireplace, next to a bevy of other crafting books.
I was never interested in the recipes as a kid, but the craft pages were magic to me.

Recently I've picked up a handful of my own from the collection and have a renewed appreciation for all the information and beautiful photos they hold within their pages.

That admiration for Southern Living Christmas books must be seeping into my subconscious, because I can't help but think of those books when I look at these photos.

You can find this and other holiday spreads available as puzzles on my etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1616515902/spices-and-festive-holiday-green

#MastoArt #photography #SignsOfTheSeason #SouthernLiving #SouthernLivingChristmas #FestiveFriday #ChristmasArt #WinterMood #jigsawpuzzle #puzzles #fediart

At my grandmother's house when I was a kid, I always looked forward to the pomegranates coming ripe. Now that I live in a colder climate I can't just go pluck them off her tree, but seeing them in the grocery store made me homesick. This whole spread was inspired by my love of traditional Christmas imagery. Pomegranates, whole spices, preserved and foraged treasures from nature, and the rich jeweltones of it all.

This is my little homage to it all. <3 <3 <3

You can find this and other holiday spreads available as puzzles on my etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1630680711/spices-and-festive-holiday-burgundy

#MastoArt #photography #SignsOfTheSeason #FestiveFriday #ChristmasArt #WinterMood #jigsawpuzzle #puzzles #fediart

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I knew this arrangement was missing something, and by chance found a perfectly matching red candle in my office to stick into the urn. I love everything about how the red of the crabapples and candle meshes with the green of the juniper and background.

Featuring my favorite book nestled in the green gauze: Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys, selected by William Ernst Henley. Published in 1891.

#fallforaging #juniper #juniperberries #crababbles #evergreen #fallfruits #foraging #cottagecore #photography #seasonsaturday #signsoftheseason
#floragraphy #fallfoliage #florespondence #darkart #darkacademia

The foraged arrangement.
One for my upcoming calendar.
Just some beautiful evergreen winter interest, birch bark, and what's left of the crabapples.

#fallforaging #juniper #juniperberries #crababbles #evergreen #fallfruits #foraging #cottagecore #photography #seasonsaturday #florespondence #signsoftheseason
#floragraphy #fallfoliage #BloomScrolling

After going foraging for sprigs and berries for some upcoming arrangements, I'm resolved to grow a small cluster of my own juniper trees for future years' projects. I've fallen in love with the gorgeous deep greens and blues, and of course some infusions are in my future with all these berries, too!

Since I don't know of any hashtags already out there for fall and winter that are analogous to spring and summer's widely followed #BloomScrolling, I'm going to throw my fall and winter foliage/scenery images under #SignsOfTheSeason. I'm all ears for any other seasonal nature related hashtags folks know of as well!

#FallForaging #juniper #JuniperBerries #CrabApples #evergreen #FallFruits #foraging #cottagecore #photography #SeasonSaturday #florespondence
#floragraphy #FallFoliage

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Some gorgeous signs of the season from a recent foraging jaunt. Juniper berries and sprigs, and ornamental crabapples for a future wreath.

One of my favorite things about foraging is finding 'the real thing' aka what plastic mass manufactured florals and wreath supplies in craft stores imitate, and getting to smell the piney crush of berries and resin when gathering. My bucket was a full aromatic treat to bring home in itself.

#fallforaging #juniper #juniperberries #crababbles #evergreen #fallfruits #foraging #cottagecore #photography #BloomScrolling #florespondence #signsoftheseason #WinterPhotography #WinterMood #winterinterest #fallfoliage