#photography #photograph #photo After I retired in 2016, I roamed rural #Georgia for five years with my camera and took pictures. Here is image number 287 from the series.

A Field Guide to the Cohutta Wilderness by Javier Velazquez is a book I have wanted to exist in the world for so long that a couple years ago, I started sketching out whether I could write it myself. I am deeply grateful to the author for putting in the time and effort to create a proper field guide to the natural and environmental history of the Cohutta Mountains.

Field Guide To The Cohutta Wilderness by Javier Velazquez -> https://www.nateshivar.com/30844/field-guide-to-the-cohutta-wilderness-by-javier-velazquez/

#Books #CohuttaWilderness #Georgia #Nonfiction

#MissKittyPolitics I estimate the campaign needs a hundred people in both #Pennsylvania and #Georgia. If you live in Pennsylvania or Georgia and you think you might want to be part of the #MissKitty for President in 2028 campaign, let me know. And I need electors from those states. Big deal.
Michael Lewis in Georgia: Name: Michael Lewis
State: Georgia
Agency: Not identified
Decertified Since: 2012 https://copblaster.com/cop/16127/michael-lewis?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MichaelLewis #Georgia #LawEnforcement #PoliceBrutality #Decertification

I've been working on a personal GIS project dedicated to spots across the United States that should be be conserved, and one of those, is the Altamaha River in Georgia. It's formed at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocumulgee Rivers and flows for 137 miles before discharging into the Atlantic.

#activism #wildlifeconservation #conservationarea #watershed #gis #georgia #tributary #unitedstatesofamerica #southernusa #water #naturegeography #geography #education #googlemaps

Dry Cleaners

Established in the 1970s, this family-owned dry cleaners faithfully served its community for decades before quietly closing its doors. When it shut down nearly 20 years ago, it was left almost entirely untouched. Inside, racks of clothing still hang in place, while presses, conveyors, and cleaning equipment remain exactly where they were last used—creating the uncanny sense that work simply stopped mid-day and never resumed. Today, the building stands as a remarkably preserved time capsule, offering a rare and intimate glimpse into the daily life of a neighborhood business, frozen at the moment it was abandoned.

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#abandoned #abandonedDryCleaners #abandonedPlaces #abandonedPlacesSoutheast #abandonedSouth #abandonedSoutheast #abandonedTimeCapsule #Alabama #architecture #Decay #dryCleaners #dryCleanersAbandoned #florida #forgotten #Georgia #photography #SouthCarolina #Tennessee #timeCapsule #travel #urbanExploration #UrbanExploring #urbex
I've been working on a personal GIS project dedicated to spots across the United States that should be be conserved, and one of those, is the Altamaha River in Georgia. It's formed at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocumulgee Rivers and flows for 137 miles before discharging into the Atlantic.

It's one of the last free-flowing rivers in the eastern United States and is home to rare and indigenous species like the Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha), and over 120 species of rare species found nowhere else, and the gopher tortoise.

Some of the key problems facing this crucial watershed include fertilizer, animal waste, and industrial pollution.

#activism #wildlifeconservation #conservationarea #watershed #gis #georgia #tributary #unitedstatesofamerica #southernusa #water #naturegeography #geography #education

For this week's #MusicWomenWednesday, a cool new find-- Ashia Karana, from Atlanta. She sings, raps, some soul, R&B - awesome production and such. She has a new single she just released this year, but my favorite album of hers (so far) is this great EP 'Don't Just Say You Love Me' from 2022: https://ashiakarana.bandcamp.com/album/dont-just-say-you-love-me

And here's her newest single she just put out in February, "Higher": https://ashiakarana.bandcamp.com/album/higher

#rap #hiphop #Atlanta #soul #indie #Georgia #AtlantaArtists

Don't Just Say You Love Me, by Ashia Karana

5 track album

Ashia Karana

#Atlanta #Georgia #USA #US

Atlanta Flood Prevention Efforts are Causing ‘Climate Gentrification’ in its Black Communities

New infrastructure in neighborhoods that have borne the brunt of seasonal floods is making them safer — and more expensive

https://www.planetizen.com/news/2026/04/137259-atlanta-flood-prevention-efforts-are-causing-climate-gentrification-its-black

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate