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© Martin Parr

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MY SEVEN SMILES AWARD FOR THIS ONE!

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Eugenia Loli

Man vs Nature 2, collage

Original by Levalet “Impoundment”

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Andreas Feininger     Feeding the Ducks and Swans, Central Park on a Sunday Afternoon, New York City      1943

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Saw this movie the other day. Brilliant. Makes you think....

On August 23, 1989, about 2 million people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania formed a human chain that united all 3 countries to show the world their desire to escape the Soviet Union and the communism that brought only suffering and poverty. This power stretched 600 km.

Source: Historic Photographs

Fredrik Raddum

Mount Everest Gets a Makeover - Thanks to Trash Trekkers

Mount Everest, once considered the epitome of natural beauty and the ultimate goal for adventure-seekers and mountaineers, has undergone a radical transformation in recent years. The majestic peak, standing tall at 29,029 feet, has become a dumping ground for trekkers and climbers who leave behind a trail of garbage that has altered the mountain’s landscape beyond recognition. In light of this…

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This is not necessary!!!!

I’ve seen a few ~aesthetic~ photos of rock stacks in rivers recently and this is just a reminder that you are destroying habitat when you move rocks around in rivers and streams.

In addition to dragonfly nymphs, rocky river beds are home to lots of other larval invertebrates like damselflies, mayflies, water beetles, caddisflies, stoneflies, and a bunch of dipterans. Not to mention lots of fish and amphibians!

Plus large scale rock stacking can change the flow of a stream and lead to increased erosion.

Anyway dragonfly for admiration:

Calico pennant by nbdragonflyguy

Everything is something’s habitat. You might as well not go outside for fear of stepping on some larval beetle.

This is hugely missing the point. The idea is to enjoy what’s left of our natural spaces while having as little an impact as possible. It’s not difficult to avoid intentionally destroying habitat. I recommend looking into the Leave No Trace principle which is very important for conservation. Cynicism doesn’t help anything.

You can read more about Leave No Trace here.