Jen
@bemusedbrevity
my umwelt. watercolor. acrylic. oil. photography. art. cooking. gardening. rocks. science. technology. urbanism. liberal. All images are mine.
My hummingbirds are very active today with this cool weather. We have a ton of broad-tailed and rufous hummingbirds this year, but only a few sightings of the black-chinned hummingbird. I just love his lil purple flare. Boulder, CO #BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #photography #birdsofbluesky
Hard to overstate how bad the wildfire smoke got in the Midwest. Uff da. And the Boundary Waters, one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever see…it’s gutting. Climate change is real and it’s here. Racine, WI
One more look at my flower garden before summer sets in. The Japanese beetles have declared war on my roses and I just pulled the last of the ranunculus. Now it’s my veggies and zinnias. #bloomscroll
Our osprey chicks should fledge any day now. Boulder, CO #photography #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife
She was as curious about us as we were about her. Skagit Bay, WA #photography #PNW
Happy Independence Day! -in the most liberal way possible. Skagit Bay, WA #photography
Spent the past few days in the company of a nesting pair of bald eagles. Skagit Bay, WA #PNW #photography
The Solstice sunset before the storm rolled in. Boulder, Colorado #photography
This year’s peonies were effin warriors. Late season deep freezes, a foot of snow in mid-May, Boulder’s wild wind. They made it through all of it. Here’s to hoping some survive the hail storm that just rolled through. #garden #photography
It’s all fun and games until you get buzzed by a bold lil broadtail protecting his turf. #birdoftheday #birdphotography #photography #eBird #Colorado
Feeder is quite busy on this gray chilly day. #hummingbirds #Colorado #photography #birdphotography
I hope he’ll never be too big to smell the roses with me. Happy Mother’s Day!
I’ve been trying to capture the memory of this big-hearted guy for a while now. None of my attempts feel worthy of such a great dog. #painting #petportrait #acrylic #southwest #rainbowbridge
am I bird watching or is he human watching? #photography #Colorado #osprey #ebird
Loved how green Tennessee is. Even if I’m an idiot and got poison ivy taking a picture (it wasn’t even a good picture). #photography
As a life long bolter, the one who could never stay still. I’m too emotional avoidant for the new Noah Kahan album. In true form I’m quite mad…in between ugly sobs.
Austin awe. My son and husband paddling along the Austin skyline after a front row viewing of the largest urban bat colony emerging for the night. It’s frickin bats! 🦇 #photography #Texas
It’s ridiculous that I planted my ranunculus this weekend. CO might make me regret it, but with the soil temps in the mid 60s, I’m afraid not to. My garden instincts are freaking out with this winter that never came. #photography #garden #climatechange #laNiña