If things feel heavy right now, you’re not imagining it. This is a tough patch, but it’s a patch. We will get more light, more momentum, and a fresh start soon. Hang in there. We’ve got this.

Adolescence intensifies emotions, and what can seem like a bump in the road to us can feel like a total derailment to our teen. We don’t want to minimize their feelings, but we may want to help them step back and gain a sense of perspective.

Rare sighting of the deep blue underside of a glacier during a collapse caused by glacier calving

Moon Eye at Arches National Park, Utah. [📸 Elliot McGucken]

Half of the Baltic sea has frozen over, something that hasn't happened in at least 15 years, allowing people to ice skate from one island to the next. ⛸️ bit.ly/3NlPOnb

Polar Bear seen swimming among Beluga Whales

Crimson Rosellas are just stunning!! We tried to get some photos of them recently but they are a tad flighty when you try to get too close 😅 rachelhollis.com/product/crimso… #drawing #birdart #parrot #artprint

This is madness

Anxiety can be healthy…until it becomes irrational. Here’s how psychologists define - and address - irrational anxiety.

A mother will defend her babies at all costs.

Rolling this A2 Tasmanian Devil print this evening to send, such fascinating animals! #tasmaniandevil #wildlifeart #pencilart #illustration #australia

This one really matters. Here is a Jewish–Christian idea that profoundly shaped the social and ethical vision of the secular West, and yet it’s one that believers themselves sometimes (often?) forget: what it means for humans to be made in the “God's Image.” A new Undeceptions Podcast

Puget Sound / Olympia, Washington area (Eld Inlet), where two massive ''Steller sea lions'' decided to take over a small sailboat while someone was out fishing. These two look like large adult males (or one big male and a large female). Together, that's like 10 big men casually

Forest Kingfishers are native to Australia and often nest in arboreal termite nests, I love the range of blues they have! rachelhollis.com/product/forest… #bird #kingfisher #birdart #pencilart

The Re-Enchanting Podcast is BACK with Season 9 dropping now! Join me and co-host Belle Tindall-Riley as we dive deep into conversations about faith, culture, and spirituality. Can our world truly be re-enchanted with wonder? Follow the journey wherever you get your podcasts,

This little fairywren is looking better now with some fluffed up feathers! #fairywren #bird #birdart #painting

Peregrine falcon [📸 mostly.birds]

This man trusts physics and jumps backward at 80 km/h from a truck moving at 80 km/h!

One of New Zealand’s iconic endemic flightless birds, only 236 adult Kakapo individuals remain. 🦜 Our digital features editor Candice Marshall tells us about her once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing a kakapo in real life.  Read the full article here: aus-geo.com.au/go/kakapo-kind

Sunrise in Australia