#changingseasons

2025-12-10
It’s been a while since I shared something new. Not because I haven’t wanted to go out… but because the world outside feels unfamiliar lately. December in the Netherlands, normally a time of frost, quiet forests, and the promise of winter, has instead been hovering around 13°C — for weeks. No snow. No frozen ponds. Just rain and warm winds.

And it shows. Trees dropping their leaves later every year. Flowers blooming earlier. Birds already practicing mating calls they shouldn’t be singing in mid-winter. This isn’t “just the weather.” This is a system signalling distress. And after 35 years of fighting climate change — 25 of them actively through Greenpeace, Fossil Free NL, and the Partij voor de Dieren — it weighs on me. I’m angry. I’m tired. And yes, I’m in a depressive episode.

But even in that darkness, light sometimes breaks through.

About two weeks ago in the Kampina, the sun managed to pierce through the dense trees for a brief moment, sending pale golden rays across the forest path. A rare, fragile moment of beauty in a warming world. I captured it handheld with my Canon 5DsR and the Sigma Art set at 44 mm — f/2.8, 1/500s — in the soft, misty morning light around 09:00.

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2025-10-26
Here's a peek at what I've been working on this month :3 Kira was helping me too hehe (last photo). You can join my patreon at patreon.com/charliettea for $2/month to get a digital version or $8/month to get a hard copy. Otherwise you'll have to wait till it hits my ko-fi! #zines #zine #wip #zinewip #rest #brumation #hibernation #mapleleaves #changingseasons #permissiontorest
A photo of the cover of a quarter page sized zine. Some decorative papers and a beige gel plate print with a grid pattern and scattered circles make up the background. A red three pointed maple leave is in the top center of the page. The title, Brumation, is pasted on top of the leaf. The author's name, charlie t tea, is at the bottom of the page. The text is typed in a typrewriter kind of font.A photo of an inside spread of the zine. The white paper has some circular tea stains on it, and there are some ripped, yellowed pages as background color. There are a couple mushroom and fern stickers as well as a few orange ish yellow ginkgo leaves drawn on the pages. a very dark purple brown maple leaf is pasted on the upper right corner. Some text is typed out and cut and pasted on the pages. The text says, "Brumation: a state of sluggishness, inactivity, or torpor exhibited by reptiles (such as snakes or lizards) during winter or extended periods of low temperature. Brumation is a natural process that allows healthy reptiles handle stressful environmental conditions such as cold temperatures, drought, and/or extended periods of extreme heat."A photo of another two page spread inside the zine. This one features small decorative mushroom papers in a couple corners, a red ink print of a maple leaf in one corner, a few marker drawn seedpods twirling down the page, and a marker drawn horse chestnut as well. There are sage green heart shapes in the center of the page which were printed with heart shaped bubble wrap. Decorative green leaf paper and a scrap of an old yellowed title page of the fall of the house of usher are also in the background. The text scattered on the page says, "perennial plants have periods of dormancy. Some mammals hibernate through winter. Reptiles brumate when it gets cold."A photo of Kira the black cat sitting up on a grey couch in front of a white folding table. The point of view from which this picture was taken is sitting next to Kira on the couch, and she is looking at the camera with a somewhat annoyed expression. Her eyes are greenish yellow and she has a few white furs on her chest. There is a zine in progress sitting on a mat on the table, and if you zoom in you might see a spot of drool on the corner of the zine. There are a couple books and scraps on the table as well as an open laptop. Behind Kira on the couch there are some assorted papers and a blue nintendo switch lite. A pillow and a purple blanket are squished in the very back.

War has been put on hold as the general decided to take several years off to watch the passage of time.

#rts #gamedev #ChangingSeasons

2025-10-15

Maple trees are changing colors
#fall #mapletrees #changingseasons

Landscape view of property mostly green with maple trees changing to reds and yellow
2025-09-05

First snow on Pikes Peak! Right on time! Most beautiful time of the year

Sorry I'm stuck 40 mi south of the Springs so I can't see it myself but the pictures on the local news are still exciting to see!

2025-08-31

Struggling to breathe when weather changes? Pulmonologist shares 5 causes, tips to stay safe | Health

Changing seasons can invite a range of infections and illnesses. But for some, it also brings an uninvited…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Airquality #asthmasymptoms #changingseasons #coldwinterair #Latvia #LV #Respiratorydiseases #Strugglingtobreathe
newsbeep.com/94081/

2025-03-30
Signs of Spring 🌱🌷 #changingseasons #spring #blackcat #cats

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