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So, an intro:

I'm an author who writes about how both nature & time spent creatively improves mental health, a molecular cell biologist & brain chemistry nerd, naturalist (especially plants and birds),
I run creative workshops (see link in bio) and use scientifically proven research to make photos that can alleviate anxiety and lift mood:

Here's one of the first pictures I took of an aurora australis back in 2013. At the time, having just relocated to Aotearoa I was fascinated by the local flora, and it made me smile to capture it backlit by the southern lights. #auroraaustralis #astronomy #beauty

This is what an Iron Age motorway looks like!

It's a drove road in Somerset's Quantock hills. An ancient trackway where you really feel the history. But those amazing beech trees are more recent - European beech isn't very long-lived.

#Quantocks #Somerset #nature #trees #landscape #archaeology

...IMPROVE mental health.

Sorry, still feeling my way about here and grammar slightly wonky...

Have a drawing of a wren as an apology

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So, an intro:

I'm an author who writes about how both nature & time spent creatively improves mental health, a molecular cell biologist & brain chemistry nerd, naturalist (especially plants and birds),
I run creative workshops (see link in bio) and use scientifically proven research to make photos that can alleviate anxiety and lift mood:

Saw a barn owl earlier.
Today had been beyond grim but this made it significantly better.

My drawing from The Wild Remedy:

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