Jess

@jessdean77

Nature lover residing in the mountains. Backcountry/Ecology/Music enthusiast. Graduated in the PNW (Biology/Chem). Art/Writing Collab. Volunteering-Working-Adventuring All 📷🎨:me (except reposts) "Dreaming of a better future, one reflection at a time"

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Jess@jessdean77· 22d

Tracks forged to pass.. 📷: by me (7/2026) #MountainMonday #ECK

B&W photo captured of a mountain scape with train tracks winding between two rocky valleys far below.

Jess@jessdean77· 25d

Lunch break at the old burn site.. watching a pair of indigo buntings feed on insects. #BWFri #FlyDay #nature

B&W photo captured of a barren tree still standing after the Cold Springs fire in 2016. Two indigo buntings sit perched on a dead branch overlooking a forest hillside full of new and old growth.

Jess@jessdean77· 26d

Sweet find! 😊📸 Love these flowers.. the one’s we find out here are called spotted coral root (in wild orchid family) .. seems to resemble an asparagus shape before it blooms.

Jess@jessdean77· 26d

Posers in the valley, growing into view. (Mariposa Lillies) 📷: 7/2026 Tensions have been hot, hope you all find some peace amongst the true flowers.. m.youtube.com/watch?v=49-s... #YelliwThu #flowerscape #thursdaytunes

Picture captured on last week’s mountain bike ride. Field of mariposa flowers petaled yellow into white. A few paintbrush flowers in the distance hanging out in the background.

Jess@jessdean77· Jul 12

H ope I n P rogress (Constructing a longer season with recycled materials.) 🌱🤞 #gardenscape #upcycle #orangesun #brainfood #growingat9000ft

Photo captured of our first big push with the recycled green house construction last week.

Forms poured and timber framed over a preexisting raised bed. Orange hued sun glimmers amongst the clouds in a skyline framed with pine trees.

Despite the neighboring fires and lack of moisture in the forecast, still moving forward with the dream to grow nutritious food 6 months out of the year.

Jess@jessdean77· Jul 7

Good morning Susan.. ☕️Love your book reviews! Rarely swing by for the java sessions. Been a bit busy trying to hustle to the job sites the last few months.. But I read that you’re out in PA near my old stomping grounds.. ☺️🫶 hoping to get out that way in the next couple months to visit family.

Jess@jessdean77· Jul 4

“Never sacrifice the good in search of the perfect. To get from A to Z, focus on getting from A to B. Your likely to change course long before Z anyway. Think ahead but don’t borrow trouble. Build momentum, above all else..” Isaac Lidsky 📷: by me (1/2026) #BlueSkyArtShow #wide #HumansofBluesky

B&W photo captured at a low lying viewpoint of a tide pool in the early morning. Sun rays playing off the landscape as a silhouette from a family member takes in the view far off in the distance.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 27

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Jess@jessdean77· Jun 27

Weathered life cycles, oxidized thru change.. 📷: by me (6/21/26) #BlueSkyArtShow #macro #naturesart

Weathered tree stump, layered in oxidized hues. Results from exposure to UV light, oxygen & moisture.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 27

Holding the grounds after last night’s torrential rains. May we all find the endurance to shine throughout the storms. Take care out there sweet peeps! Columbine flower - (Aquilegia vulgaris) #forestfriday #BWFri #scape #ECK

B&W photo captured of a perfectly undisturbed columbine flower in a forest bed.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 25

Blood orange haze.. #junesunset2026

Sun setting in hazy sky over a layered mountain valley. Color produced due to the scattered light particles. Pine tree silhouetted on the bottom left side.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 25

Gate keeper to another dimension.. m.youtube.com/watch?v=s9DI... #RedWed #WallsonWednesday #BeastieBoys #art&music

Photo of a horned sculpture seated cross legged on a red chair beside a corrugated metal wall outside the gallery. Art piece by Giuseppe Palumbo at the Eldorado Springs Art Center.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 22

Delicate resilience for the wild ones, solarized into rooted blues.. (Blue Flax - Linum lewisii) 📷: 6/2026 #BlueSkyMonday #summersolstice2026

Blue flax wildflowers popping up next to an old wooden fence in the front yard.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 19

Hard workers under the blue sky, setting the tone this season.. 📷: June 2026 #BNWFri #workscape

B&W capture of two men working next to a mountain scape.

B&W capture of a stone worker dealing with the details..

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 17

As promised.. Finally some wild stonecrop popped in the neighborhood.. I believe it’s called Lanceleaf stonecrop 🌱😊

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 16

Nice! Just found some at my fav creek spot as well! 🫶🌱

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 15

“We are all interconnected— people, animals, our environment. When nature suffers, we suffer & when nature flourishes, we all flourish.” Dr. Jane Goodall .. like a pod organism interacting within every network of life #stunday #WeekWforWater #BlueSkyMonday

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 14

Infinite glow cycled by the crisp duality. Somewhat of a requirement to be both active & receptive.. 📷: last February #SenseWrds (204) #nature #earthphases

Photo captured of the moon hanging out near the sun over a snow peaked skyline. Colored perspective above repeated below in B&W.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 13

Clarity against the vintage sky, sharpening bold prospectives.. m.youtube.com/watch?v=WAXH... #BlueSkyArtShow #sharp #ECK #abstractscape #music&art

Abstract photo of a little bird sitting on a branch in a green field against vintage blue sky.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 9

Wild frequencies, intoxicating the stale air #MinimalMonday #nature

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 6

🫶enjoy!! 🚲

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 6

Visitors at the local watering hole this season.. #BlueSkyArtShow #busy #GreenSat #abstractbirds :by me

Abstract silhouette collage of humming birds intermixed with a random large bird on the same feeder that day.

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 6

Yesterday’s winged one at the jobsite.. #BWFri #scape #forestfriday

B&W photo of a bird perched on top a leafless tree

Jess@jessdean77· Jun 5

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what difference you want to make” (Dr. Jane Goodall) Wall art captured at the Claudia Bassauer gallery last January. #YellowThur #ECK #art

Simple bird figurine standing on a shelf against a yellow wall background

Jess@jessdean77· May 31

Natural land use dynamics… 📷: by me #BlueSkyArtShow #growth #naturesart

B&W photo captured of a bulbous tree base growing sideways, then up into a jungle canopy.

Jess@jessdean77· May 30

Growth silently speaks from the hands that have sown. Plot thickenings full of bloom.. #SenseWrds (222) #abstract by me

Abstract photo collage of a flower being held by sketched hands with figurines & earthly symbols embedded throughout.

Jess@jessdean77· May 27

Meaningless sleeps where the imagination awakes.. m.youtube.com/watch?v=hArk... #SenseWrds (218) #nature

B&W capture of a budding willow branch next to a blurred backdrop.

Jess@jessdean77· May 24

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Jess@jessdean77· May 23

Spring wings in tall grounds, dendrites of the sky.. 📷:by me #BlueSkyArtShow #naturesart #forestfriday

Silhouette (on a yellow background) of a tiny bird perched on the top of a tall tree lacking in foliage.

Jess@jessdean77· May 17

Some things are worth repeating.. - skyline bloom seeping thru - #SenseWrds (96) #naturesart