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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jul 21

Great little nature find the other day!

#turtle #boxturtle #herpetologist #cheloniologist #testudinologist #naturalist #naturefinds #babyturtle #babyanimals
#tinyanimals #cuteanimals #reptiles

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jul 9

My beautiful dog Lucy 💙
#dog #dogs #pets #pet #bijonfrise #havanese #smalldog #smalldogs #goodgirl #carrides

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jul 8

Found the coolest natural tree fort under the roots of this big tree! It was every kids dream! (and mine 😆)

#bigtree #treefort #hideout #treeroots #nature #naturalist #gianttree #oldtree #easttn #easttennessee #wildandfree #1000hoursoutside #naturalplayground #fort

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jul 3

Had a rack of ribs that was a little old so I didn’t want to eat it. I hated the idea of it going to waste so we brought it out to the chickens. They gathered around and stared at it, very confused. No one was brave enough to try it. Eventually one did, and they all followed for a wonderful feast.

Group of chickens gathered around a rack of ribs on a cooking pan unsure about what to do.

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jul 1

Some recent nature finds around my yard. A grape vine beetle, a brown prionid beetle, hosta flowers, and baby Carolina wren.

#beetle #hosta #flower #babybird #carolinawren #birdnest #grapevinebeetle #prionidbeetle #entymology #entymologist #ornithologist #ornithology #botany #botanist #naturalist

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 29

The pure joy of seeing the literal fruits of your labor. 🍇 🤩

#grapes #grapevine #garden #gardening #fruit #fruitsoflabor #harvest #happywife #happywifehappylife #grapegarden #vineyard #tennessee #knoxville #knoxvillegarden #joy #happiness #thesmallthings

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 28

A kid feeding a #passalusbeetle at school yesterday. It was a #pet she had brought from home. 😆

#beetle #scarabs #entomology #funnypets #entomologist #petbeetle #petbug #bug #insect #bugs #insects #forestschool #rewilding #naturalist #wildandfree #homeschool #homeschooling #natureschool

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 24

Picking wild blackberries with the kids at school!

#blackberry #blackberries #foraging #rewilding #gatherers

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 23

Honey Bee 🐝 🍯
2024

#bee #beepaintimg #beeart #honeybee #entymology #apiculture #apiologist #insectpainting #bugpainting #wildlifepainting #wildlife #entymologist #honey #honeybeeart #melittologist #melittology #acrylicpainting #acrylics #speedpainting #acrylic #nature #naturepainting #natureart

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 21

Feeling these onion flowers is soo satisfying.

#onionflowers #flowers #wildflowers
#asmr #flowerasmr #satisfying #naturalist #naturelover #floral #flora #tennessee #botany #botanist #naturefinds

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 19

Found this very odd #mushroom yesterday. I believe it is an Ornate-stalked bolete. That second stem thing is crazy!

#ornatestalkedbolete #fungi #myceliophile #yellowmushroom #fungus #nature #naturalist #naturefinds #hiking #hike #appalachiantrail #appalachia #wildlife #woods #forestfungi

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 18

Throw back to a self portrait from 15 years ago! The distortions in my face were very interesting I thought, even though it doesn’t look much like me at all.
#watercolor #art #watercolorart #sketch #sketchbook #sketchpad #portrait #watercolorportrait #selfportrait #blueandorange #sefportraitsketch

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 17

Sketchbook drawing

#sketchbook #drawing #fish #watercolor #fishwatercolor #fishdrawing #fishsketch #sketch #doodle #fishdoodle #seacreatures #fishart #watercolorsketch #watercolordrawing #fishpainting #watercolorpainting #illustration #fishillustration

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 16

Happy Father’s Day! We celebrated yesterday by going river tubing. Otw we got a flat tire. Thanks to my dad, I knew how to change/plug a tire. It was on the side so I couldn’t plug it and had to put on the spare. It was nearly empty, but thanks to my father in-law we had a portable compressor!

Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 14

Yup.

#politics #politicalstance
#political #goldenrule #care #empathy #green #captainplanet #greenparty #blueparty #democrat #reciprocity #anticapitalist #capitalist #socialist #socialism #democracy #love #loveforothers

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 12

Forest educator rap.
#forestreducator #rap #naturalist #hiphop #newrap #naturerap #wholesomerap #adhd #adhdprojects #natureart #naturemusic #poetry #naturepoetry

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 11

My dog is doing so well with these chicks! I see her holding back the urge so hard to chase them sometimes.

#chickensofbluesky #chickens #chicks #dog #bijonfrise #havanese #interspeciesrelationship #🐣 #🐥 #🐤 #🐓 #🐔

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 10

A gift from my daughter. For some reason she has been sooo into mothers and Father’s Day. It’s not even here yet and she is making me gifts! I gotta love her.💙

#dad #fathersday #giftsfromkids #ring #jewelry #fingertattoo #handtattoo

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 9

Another photo from the other night at #firstfriday.

#art #artshow #artinstallation #cat #catlover #catlove #installationart #catplay #lifeimitatesart #artimitateslife #kitty #cutecat #kittycat #artgallery #artemporium #knoxvilleart #knoxville

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 8

Working on a #sketch for a new project. I’ve been focusing a lot on #writing poetry lately (just following my adhd) I’ve recorded some of it so far and plan to make an #album. This is the beginning of the #albumart. Themes include reciprocity with the land, legacy, & self-sufficiency. #rap #hiphop

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 7

Went to the #firstfriday this month with the fam again. We had fun imitating all the cats in the show at the arts emporium.

#artshow #cats #dance #catpeople

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 6

Saw this little guy today on my trip through the woods. 🐢 ✨

#easternboxturtle #turtle #boxturtle #naturalist #forestschool #nature #wildlife #reptiles #testudines #naturefinds #tennessee #tnwildlife #knoxville #knoxvillewildlife

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 5

Made these little wood cookie flowers with the kids today. They had a lot of fun!

#crafts #forestchool #naturecrafts #woodcrafts #watercolor

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 3

I made it over to Aladdin’s today! I’ve only been there twice because it’s on the complete other side of town as me. If you haven’t gone before and you’re in Knoxville, go ASAP. The owner has personally taken our order and brought out our food each time.

#knoxville #knoxvillefood #knoxvilleeats

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Corey Pope @coreypope.bsky.social · Jun 1

Started making a new backpack rack in our school tent. I plan to add cedar leg supports eventually but just hanging it will work in the mean time.

#backpackrack #woodworking #cedar #cedarwood #coatrack #cedarcoatrack #rustic #rusticfurniture #forestschool #simplewoodworking #bushcraft #summercamp

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