"They don’t confront us like mountains, comfort us like oceans, or envelop us like forests; they don’t seem to want to have anything to do with us at all. Swamps hide. Swamps demur." —Ashley Stimpson on why swamps deserve our love.

https://longreads.com/2025/10/02/to-love-a-swamp/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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I love a full moon but sometimes the night before a full moon is just as thrilling! 🌕 Photographed in the Florida Everglades at Big Cypress National Preserve. Make it yours today by following the link below 👇

https://mark-andrew-thomas.pixels.com/featured/full-moon-river-mark-andrew-thomas.html

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The Milky Way over Big Cypress Swamp in the Florida Everglades. Super dark skies and very little light pollution make it the perfect place to view the wonders of the night sky.

Follow the link to view larger: https://mark-andrew-thomas.pixels.com/featured/milky-way-at-big-cypress-swamp-mark-andrew-thomas.html

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