Hi, I’m Flown!

I'm a nature nerd and grad school dropout (with a B.S. in Biology). Mostly an autodidact. Neurodivergent and living with chronic illness and pain. My pronouns are she/they.

My partner (of 24 years) and I are currently camping out in Alabama and slowly working on our house build—after 4 years off grid in the Appalachian foothills of North Georgia and 1 year on the road between New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

Observing nature, hiking, photographing, and cataloguing my findings is a secondary therapy for me. I have a strong interest in fungi, plants, and insects, but I honestly love learning about anything and everything! I cannot say that I am a specialist as I have a tendency to jump from one hyperfocus to the next. Most of my observations are from North Georgia, but I am currently working on building up my Alabama observations.

In terms of social media, you can find me over at:

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/flowntheloop
IG: https://www.instagram.com/flowntheloop/

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Spoons for Shrooms & Blooms--a nature & wildlife community for those struggling with chronic illness, pain, and mental health issues (AKA "spoonies"). I'm the creator and admin of this private group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/spoonsforshrooms

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Alabama Mushroom Society (where I am a moderator)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1677417932584654
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Feel free to contact me directly if you would like to use my photos for anything!

My photos have been featured or used as reference in the following:

-National Audubon Society Mushrooms of North America (National Audubon Society Complete Guides) -

https://www.amazon.com/National-Audubon-Society-Mushrooms-America/dp/0593319982

-Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, & Exploration by Kevin M Feeney:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578714426/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

-Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Arkansas by Jennifer Ogle:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0912456000/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

-Bryan Pfeiffer's Taming the Tigers (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly Guide):
https://bryanpfeiffer.com/taming-the-tigers/

-The Social Wasps of North America by Chris Alice Kratzer:
https://www.owlflyllc.com/product-page/the-social-wasps-of-north-america

-Multiple Photo "donations" to the awesome gallformers page
https://gallformers.org/