Cathy Flanagan

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Teacher, nature lover, always observing, always wondering. Go play outside!

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Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· 6d

The life of a mushroom: pop up and hope to release spores before getting eaten! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral

White mushroom standing tall amidst leaf litter; one side has be nibbled on

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· 13d

The arrival of the sun means the departure of the dark #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark

Sun just visible over hills in the distance across a lake with two boats moored. Sun beam reflects on the water

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· 20d

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· 26d

Morning kayaking catches trees sunlit from behind #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind

View down a stream with the bow of a kayak in the foreground, trees on both sides of the stream, and, in the distance, a group of trees that are a lighter shade of green caused by the sun hitting them from the other side (backlit from viewer)

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jul 11

‘Indian cave’ where natives used to shelter way back in the day #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned

Small alcove at the base of a rock face; rocks slanted from lower right to upper left

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jul 5

An interpretive sign (undisclosed location to preserve dignity😂) foretold shenanigans of a ‘chimpunk’ sneaking into the bear box and feasting on bagels all day🤣 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZany

Cute photo of a chipmunk holding a seed on an interpretive sign; label misspells the name to ‘Chimpunk’

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jun 28

Over the river and through the covered bridge, biking my way yonder… #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYonder

The fronts of two bikes are in the foreground as they enter a covered bridge; a country road through trees is in view at the bridge’s exit

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jun 20

Wood holds up the tree, until it doesn’t; wood provides food for small critters, creating patterns #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid

Vertical stump of a tree that had been broken off, leaving behind some sharp fresh wood and an inside that had been decomposed

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jun 13

Water’s transparency and reflectivity—sand and pebbles underneath rippled sunlight #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWater

Looking through shallow water at a sandy lake bottom covered in pebbles while ripples on top reflect sunlight

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jun 4

Sea lions take over pier 39 in San Francisco and can be heard vocalizing from far away #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVocal

Pier 39 in San Francisco is covered by sleeping and vocalizing sea lions. Part of the San Francisco skyline is visible in the distance on a beautiful blue-sky day

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· May 31

Matching helmets on lined -up pier posts watching the world go by #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUniform

White triangular caps on the posts at a pier

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· May 22

Time stands still; time passing; and, time to ride! Rest-stop in small town America #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime

Two bikes lean near a town clock reading “EST. 1683” showing how time passes in old small towns, yet their character stays the same (and that it’s time to ride!)

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· May 17

Watching the river run…Jim Messina #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSongs

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· May 9

Morning mist on the lake…serenity #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections

Morning light coming up through the trees across the lake. Lake-side trees and clouds reflected on the water, and mist rising off the water. Kayak paddle in foreground

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Apr 28

Queen Victoria hoodoo along the Queen’s Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon—can you see the resemblance? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Apr 25

Purple lilac, small blooms with a mighty fragrance, opens right on time for #WeekPforPurple #AlphabetChallenge

Each flower has 4 small petals on a long tube; flowers are clustered at the end of a stalk; some flowers are open and some are still buds

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Apr 18

Part of an old bald eagle nest (abandoned 2 years ago) above the creek; its remnants (?) in the creek just below it. (New nest near by with residents😊) #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Apr 7

Not sure how or why, but it’s a lawnmower in a tree🤣 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNonsense

A lawnmower wedged in a tree; sitting on a big branch about 6 feet off the ground

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Apr 4

Zion National Park; Angels Landing view for “A River Runs through it” #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMovies

Looking through the valley at Zion from partway up Angels Landing . Foreground is a sedimentary rock face; background is red rocks

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Apr 3

What else but “Rocky”? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMovies

Stacks of flat rocks atop a very large 2 foot high rock in a forest

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Mar 27

I love looking at tree rings and wondering about the tree’s life: how old? Any lean years? Fires? What was going on in the world when the tree started life? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLayers

Cross-section of a tree that had been cut down; some artistic cracks and lines among the tree rings

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Mar 21

The foundation in the woods, remnant of past lives #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKaput

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Mar 10

Spring arrives as fall lingers #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJuxtaposition

Purple crocuses (and one yellow) open in the spring weather amidst fallen leaves still on the ground

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Mar 7

Interior where major change happens! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors

Green chrysalis where you can see wing vein patterns inside

Monarch holding on to an empty chrysalis just after emerging

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Feb 25

High speedin’ on a High wheel at The Clustered Spires High Wheel Race, Frederick, MD #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHs

A female rider in a red blazer and shoes with red striped socks races a penny-farthing bicycle, meaning the front wheel is huge and the rear wheel is much smaller. The annual race in Frederick, MD is the only one in the country.

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Feb 19

Someone is missing their basketball—how’d it end up on a frozen lake? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGames

Looking across a frozen lake; a basketball sits idly by on top of the ice

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Feb 14

Nature provides both shade and sun—framed roof in Alamo Plaza #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFramed

Adobe walls with trunks as beams tied together with twine overhead as a roof structure. Ocotillo stems provide cross strips, spaced to let light in

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Feb 8

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEponymous Giant Sequoia trees named not for Cherokee Sequoyah but for Latin verb “sequor” Who knew?

Looking up through several
Giant Sequoia trees, with sunlight filtering through from above

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jan 31

Cold, snowy winter brings floofed feeder mates, posing in symmetry #AlphabetChallenge #BonusDiptych

Cathy Flanagan@flanaganbio· Jan 30

Oh, the horrors! All that pollen and no place to go Houseplant woes😱 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic