Black and white of tulip against the sky.

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder that

WAR is
not normal,
not natural,
not a necessity,
not a sign of strength.

WAR IS DESTRUCTION
and we all pay the price for it.
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#EndAllWars #NoWars #EndEcocide #EndGenocide #tulips #photography #bloomscroll #ClassicMono #mono #blackandwhite #resist #OurFuture

The inner red/yellow tulip is hidden by a small petal. The full quote from THE END OF ALL WARS is: ‘We normalised war. We made it into something that naturally occurs.’ ‘True. We observe our actions, and then we enshrine the observed as truth instead of realising that we can shape the way we act.’ ‘What exactly do you mean?’ ‘We know that nations have waged wars for centuries and so we assume that war is something we naturally do. There have been calls for peace—’ ‘—a long time ago,’ one of us mumbled. ‘True. But despite of these calls, we never truly questioned war. We said we don’t want wars, but we didn’t explore how to make sure that wars could never happen again.’ ‘We normalised war,’ one of us repeated thoughtfully. ‘But not just that. We normalised injustice, inequality, exploitation, hunger. In fact, we never challenged the way we deal with each other, the way we settle, the way we live, the way we do business. We didn’t dig deeper. Mostly we let things happen. And many of us simply accepted the systems around us as something that is, not as something we invented.’

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder that

Mostly we let things happen. And many of us simply accepted the systems around us as something that is, not
as something we invented.
:
#EndAllWars #NoWars #EndEcocide #EndGenocide #tulips #photography #bloomscroll #flowers #doomscroll #nature #resist #Climate

Wide open red tulip against the blue sky. The full quote from THE END OF ALL WARS is: ‘We normalised war. We made it into something that naturally occurs.’ ‘True. We observe our actions, and then we enshrine the observed as truth instead of realising that we can shape the way we act.’ ‘What exactly do you mean?’ ‘We know that nations have waged wars for centuries and so we assume that war is something we naturally do. There have been calls for peace—’ ‘—a long time ago,’ one of us mumbled. ‘True. But despite of these calls, we never truly questioned war. We said we don’t want wars, but we didn’t explore how to make sure that wars could never happen again.’ ‘We normalised war,’ one of us repeated thoughtfully. ‘But not just that. We normalised injustice, inequality, exploitation, hunger. In fact, we never challenged the way we deal with each other, the way we settle, the way we live, the way we do business. We didn’t dig deeper. Mostly we let things happen. And many of us simply accepted the systems around us as something that is, not as something we invented.’

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder that

We normalised war.

Not just that.

We normalised injustice, inequality, exploitation, hunger.

:
#EndAllWars #NoWars #EndEcocide #EndGenocide #tulips #photography #bloomscroll #flowers #doomscroll #nature #EverythingIsConnected

Zooming into the inner tangled life of a tulip. The full quote from THE END OF ALL WARS is: ‘We normalised war. We made it into something that naturally occurs.’ ‘True. We observe our actions, and then we enshrine the observed as truth instead of realising that we can shape the way we act.’ ‘What exactly do you mean?’ ‘We know that nations have waged wars for centuries and so we assume that war is something we naturally do. There have been calls for peace—’ ‘—a long time ago,’ one of us mumbled. ‘True. But despite of these calls, we never truly questioned war. We said we don’t want wars, but we didn’t explore how to make sure that wars could never happen again.’ ‘We normalised war,’ one of us repeated thoughtfully. ‘But not just that. We normalised injustice, inequality, exploitation, hunger. In fact, we never challenged the way we deal with each other, the way we settle, the way we live, the way we do business. We didn’t dig deeper. Mostly we let things happen. And many of us simply accepted the systems around us as something that is, not as something we invented.’

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder that

We said we don’t want wars, but we didn’t explore how to make sure that wars could never happen again.

We normalised war.

#EndAllWars #NoWars #EndEcocide #EndGenocide #tulips #photography #bloomscroll #flowers #doomscroll #nature #EverythingIsConnected #resist

Tulip flying in the wind against blue sky. The full quote from THE END OF ALL WARS is: ‘All wars are the result of a failure. A failure to communicate, a failure to cooperate, a failure to be rational, a failure to create, a failure to explore, a failure to empower. But the initial failure had been that we had never tried to end all wars — even though it is obvious that the only way to end one war is to end them all. The thinkers added: Curiosity is a key to end all wars because curiosity will allow us to explore instead of walling ourselves in, to open to the other instead of killing them, to evolve as a species instead of destroying ourselves.’

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder that

Curiosity is a key to end all wars because curiosity will allow us to explore instead of walling ourselves in, to open to the other instead of killing them, to evolve as a species instead of destroying ourselves.
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#EndAllWars #tulips #photography #bloomscroll

A sea of tulip petals in the sun. The full quote from THE END OF ALL WARS is: ‘All wars are the result of a failure. A failure to communicate, a failure to cooperate, a failure to be rational, a failure to create, a failure to explore, a failure to empower. But the initial failure had been that we had never tried to end all wars — even though it is obvious that the only way to end one war is to end them all. The thinkers added: Curiosity is a key to end all wars because curiosity will allow us to explore instead of walling ourselves in, to open to the other instead of killing them, to evolve as a species instead of destroying ourselves.’

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder that

WAR IS NOT NORMAL.
WAR IS DESTRUCTION.
:
All wars are the result of a failure. A failure to communicate, a failure
to cooperate …
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#EndAllWars #NoWars #EndEcocide #EndGenocide #tulips #photography #bloomscroll #flowers #doomscroll #nature #EverythingIsConnected

Inside a tulip, red & yellow.

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder that

WAR IS NOT NORMAL.
WAR IS DESTRUCTION.

There is no sense
in destruction.

There is no sense
in dominance.

Dominance
is a form of destruction.

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#EndAllWars #NoWars #EndEcocide #EndGenocide #tulips #photography #bloomscroll #colourRed #OurFuture #flowers

a dense, top-down view of a New Zealand Tea Tree shrub, featuring a carpet of tiny, vibrant pink five-petaled flowers with dark, ruby-red centers and small, needle-like green leaves.

Another good puzzle 😃
Manuka Flowers
#bloomscroll #flowers #photography #art

Mono of tulip in the wind against the sky.

#TulipStudy
and a #Reminder
that war is
not normal,
not natural,
not a necessity,
not a sign of strength.

WAR IS DESTRUCTION
and we all pay the price for it.
:
:
:
#EndAllWars #NoWars #EndEcocide #EndGenocide #tulips #photography #bloomscroll #ClassicMono #mono #blackandwhite #ecocide #nature

A black bat flower in Singapore

Today’s Beauty
March 16, 2026
#flowers #nature #beauty #batflower #landscape #bloomscroll #photography

Little gems shining brightly in the morning sunshine 😍

#art #bloom #bloomscroll #bloomscrolling #blossom #closeup #flower #flowers #garden #gardening #nature #outdoor #photo #photograph #photography #plant #pink #blue #purple #yellow

Morning Pink #poppy #flower from my #Philly #garden last summer.☀️ #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #BloomScroll #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin

#BloomScroll
#Flowers

Cherry tree in bloom with snow clinging to the branches during a snowfall

The cherry tree at the end of my street
#PNW #seattle #snow #bloomscroll

A pale blue five-petaled flower with a bright yellow center blooms atop a cluster of fuzzy pink-purple buds on a hairy-stemmed plant with broad green leaves.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Stages of a forget-me-not bloom
#photography #art #flowers #bloomscroll

Colorful flowers float in a bowl of water

Today’s Beauty
March 15, 2026
#flowers #nature #beauty #bloomscroll #photography

The first bright blue Borage flowers of the year.

The first Borage flowers. 💙✨
#bloomscroll #gardening

Periwinkles among the vines! Also there were turtles.

Catching periwinkles among turtle sightings at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
#bloomscroll
#wildflowerhour
#naturesky

A sharp, ground-level Portrait Mode photograph of white snowdrop flowers (Galanthus) emerging from dark garden mulch. The foreground cluster shows vibrant green, blade-like leaves with clearly defined veins and nodding, bell-shaped white blossoms in crisp focus. In the softly blurred background, several other clusters of snowdrops repeat into the distance, suggesting a yard filled with early spring life. The light is soft and natural, emphasizing the delicate texture of the petals against the dark, earthy floor.

#Snowdrops sprung up around my yard! When I saw them, I just dropped down & started taking shots at various angles. I crawled through my yard & didn’t stop until I was sure I had captured every cluster! A quiet, steady miracle in mulch. 🤍🌱💮
#bloomscroll
#Flowers
#photography
#EastCoastKin

Nearly there!
#bloomscroll #photography #nature #urban #DC #cherryblossoms #bloom #spring #flowers

A small pale pink five-petaled flower with a green-tipped pistil blooms from a spiky-leaved shrub in bright sunlight.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Confetti Bush blossom
#art #photography #flowers #bloomscroll

Snowflake/ snowdrops flower, spring field in the forest, foraging

Close up of spring white flowers

Snowflake flowers from close, spring flowers field

White spring flower field took on a walk nearby the forest

I found a field of snowflake flowers on the side of the road. I thought they were snowdrops at first! Such cute little spring flowers 🌱

#bloomscroll #flowers #spring

#BloomScroll

Yellow daisy, spike like green leaves, with rocks in the background

Four Nerve Daisy growing in a rock pile 🌼

#zone8 #photography #flowers #macro #bloomscroll #gardensky #plants #nature #gardening #daisy

A hand covered in dirt holding a tuber (?) starting to bud in front of a large pot of dirt.

Screen shot of the website the flowers were ordered from showing what the black beauty peony will look like when it flowers, deep pure maroon peonies.

Alright, I'm stepping up my amateur gardener game. I planted three of these black beauty peonies today. Wish them luck!

#bloomscroll

Pink & red Camellia’s next to my favorite Gothic church by Big River Beach in Mendocino. #bloomscroll #northcoast #ca

Woke up to an unexpected snowstorm that transformed the #BellevueBotanicalGarden into a beautiful wintry landscape with early Spring blooms covered in snow. #eastcoastkin #bloomscroll #bellevue #wa #pnw #garden #snow #spring

Red tulip with a little bit of white at the very, very tip of the petals.

The inside of a red tulip with a little bit of white at the very, very tip of the petals, and a black star in the center of the flower.

This red tulip with little white tips on the bright red petals 😍.

(My stress is through the roof. My flowers and backyard birds are working overtime to hold me together.)

#bloomscroll

A tall spike densely packed with tiny pale blue flowers, each one tipped with small yellow stamens that stick out like little dots, set against a blurry green background.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I had to stop and get a closer look at this California lilac while on my walk to the store
Sebastopol, California
#Photography #Art #Flowers #bloomscroll