Went on a nature walk today that REALLy struck a chord with me and made me want to design a bioactive enclosure based on the mossy rocks, mossy logs, and lush undergrowth.
Figured I would share some pictures and also ask if you guys have every seen any natural scenes (in real life or from images) that are inspiring your builds, and if you’d like to share those (inspirations and/or builds), I’d love to see!
the ones bellow are all from Acadia National Park. I know the one picture looks edited but I swear it is unedited and that is actually how it looked in person
It has been awfully hot and muggy and, well, awful here for a while. Our dewpoints yesterday were in the 80s, which is just absurd. I miss the sound of water flowing over rocks. These photos are gorgeous, and I feel refreshed for just having looked through these. Thanks for sharing!
I have an entire file of photos like this labeled “want to build”… If only I were artistic enough to actually be able to build them LOL
I do advocate for ZooPoxy as a build material. It is fairly easy to work with once you get the hang of it and is much lighter in weight versus concrete or grout or the like. It also paints well
I’m jealous of all the beautiful lush greenery and waterfalls you guys have! It’s beautiful where I live, but it’s a more arid chaparral type biome. I love the lush green forest aesthetic.
Here’s some pictures from a nature preserve right by my work. I hike there several times a week. It’s normally not this green, but we’ve had a lot of rain this year.
I mean those pictures are super pretty despite being arid, and many herp species would love a more grassland/bush area environment compared to a super humid waterfall one!
Oh, I definitely live in a beautiful place and I know I have no right to complain. I think it’s just a function of the grass always being greener (literally) on the other side.
The world has so many varied kinds of beauty. Gotta confess, Jen, your photos have me crying to be on a horse and explore your nature preserve. Doubtful that would be allowed, but still.
Not sure if this fits but there is a really cool tunnel through a hill behind my house and despite many attempts, I haven’t gotten a cool picture of it until I got my new phone.