July 2024's photo blogging challenge theme is Things I Love. I thought about whether "things" includes people. But a quick check of the dictionary makes it clear that while a noun is a person, place or thing, things are limited to inanimate objects, interests or an experiences. So while some photos include people I love, they are incidental to those things I selected for this post.
This month I've thought about potential effects on nearby nature due to Calgary's water emergency. Also, it's been an okay month for birding, a good month for bear sightings and the start of wildflower season!
With spring migratory season well underway, it follows that this edition of Nearby Nature Project features a lot of bird photographs. I also touch on the start of the 2024 gardening season and the recently announced ban on private water craft in some of Canada's National Parks.
Eleven is an interesting number for many reasons. Eleven is also how many years the Photo Blogging Challenge has been running! My heartfelt appreciation to host PJ, for continuing to organize and host the PBC. And congratulations to all my fellow bloggers, whether you've been part of the journey from the beginning or joined in along the way.
This installment of the Nearby Nature Project includes links to several recent news stories that touch on the reciprocity between nature connectedness and nature/human well-being; the 2024 Canmore Art Walk in the Woods temporary art installation; and recent nearby nature wildlife sightings.