I love everything in it's natural state. I think that explains why I love acoustic music and drawing sketches so much... Hearing the raw voice without any electronic adjustments plus the simple guitar is absolutely amazing to me. And I love sketches more than the finished piece itself because you're able to see the thought process of an artist; its the support and backbone of the actual work.
And as much as people don't believe me, I enjoy nature more than everyone seems to think. While camping in south Georgia's Cumberland Island with my boyfriend at the time, we came across what I thought was the most awesome thing I'd ever see in it's natural environment: a
Painted Bunting. Of course you have multicolored birds that inhabit the tropics, but when will I ever make it there? Seeing something like this in Georgia and up-close was so great. We were able to follow it for quite a while until it flew off the hiking path.
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Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) |
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Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) |
These trees are only found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere: New Britain, New Guinea, Ceram, Sulawesi, and Mindanao. I have a mission one day to make a trip out there and see them with my own eyes.
This tree is also grown for ornamental purposes, due to the showy multi-coloured streaks that cover the trunk. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing the bright-green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones. ― Wikipedia
So gorgeous.