Valutivity, LLC

Nature🌺ativity

When I first left corporate America, one of my goals was to reconnect to nature. Given a medical disorder that specifically causes anxiety, I benefit from nature's ability to center, to relax, and to foster peace. #natureativity

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These Facebook albums emphasize photography, do they often provide details like genus and species names. For all of these, click the link, then select the album at the top.

Astronomy ✨⭐✨ | Autumnal Equinox 🍁🍃🍂 | Butterflies 🦋 | Frugal Black Thumb Gardening 🌹 | Fossils 🐚 | Grundy & Grunka, the Groundhogs | Singing's for the Birds 🐦🦜🐦‍⬛ 

Articles

Geology - Morefield mine Book

Hinge Markings on Mossy Arks

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Written by: Karen Smith-Will
Parent Category: Research
Category: Nature🌺ativity

On my fourth trip to Holden Beach, North Carolina, I discovered something new about Mossy Arks...their hinge markings.

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Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS)

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Written by: Karen Smith-Will
Parent Category: Research
Category: Nature🌺ativity

Before it crashed into the Sun. From Oak Island, NC.1000065985©️2024 Karen Smith-Will; Google 6Pro Night Sight + 6 sec #natureativity

List: Seashells Hunting Tools

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Written by: Karen Smith-Will
Parent Category: Research
Category: Nature🌺ativity

This is a living document. I'll gradually add items, as I notice that I need them or as friends suggest them.

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Seashells & Beach Finds: Mystery Files

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Written by: Karen Smith-Will
Parent Category: Research
Category: Nature🌺ativity

1000066346So I've done a lot of work trying to figure out these shells, but I've given up. They came from Oak Island and Holden Beach, North Carolina. Google Lens ™️, scouring shell collector pages, and Seashells of North Carolina, Revised and Expanded Edition...no dice, so far.

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Seashells & Beach Finds: Oak Is. & Holden, NC

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Written by: Karen Smith-Will
Parent Category: Research
Category: Nature🌺ativity
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PXL 20241013 025218133RAW 01COVER2My sister now lives in Southport, North Carolina. Since I house- and cat-sit (while doing a writing retreat), I use my breakaway time to beachcomb. Before coming, I searched for a great resource with a list of things to look for at the local beaches, with photos. Since there wasn't one, this will work for myself and others. 

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The Frugal Black Thumb: Gardening

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Written by: Karen Smith-Will
Parent Category: Research
Category: Nature🌺ativity

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