nadja bester.

a natural history of writing

a collection of little mementoes of my writing life: things that have grown, gathered, returned and connected along the way.

this collection is taking shape. the mineral illustrations are early concepts.

recent encounters

the latest mementoes from my writing life.

explore the collections

six ways of celebrating my writing life.

geology

show collection ↓hide collection ↑accumulation and history: the writing that gathers here over time.

minerals & crystals

publication milestones across the site and in each writing space.

dates show when each milestone was reached, based on the publication record.

overalllatest badge: aquamarineblog, garden and stream · 78 publicationsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. rock crystal1 publication
  2. rose quartz5 publications
  3. fluorite10 publications
  4. amethyst25 publications
  5. aquamarine50 publications
bloglatest badge: amethystpublished blog posts · 27 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. rock crystal1 post
  2. rose quartz5 posts
  3. fluorite10 posts
  4. amethyst25 posts
gardenlatest badge: fluoritepublished garden notes · 11 notesexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. rock crystal1 note
  2. rose quartz5 notes
  3. fluorite10 notes
streamlatest badge: amethystpublished stream posts · 40 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. rock crystal1 post
  2. rose quartz5 posts
  3. fluorite10 posts
  4. amethyst25 posts

fauna

show collection ↓hide collection ↑exploration and curiosity: where attention and questions lead.
category explorer14 categories exploredlatest badge: 10 categoriesexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. octopus3 categories
  2. octopus5 categories
  3. octopus10 categories

dates reflect the first published pieces in the current category labels.

photos17 photo postslatest badge: 10 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. kingfisher1 post
  2. kingfisher5 posts
  3. kingfisher10 posts
mind & meaning12 postslatest badge: 10 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. curious crow1 post
  2. curious crow5 posts
  3. curious crow10 posts
arts & culture9 postslatest badge: 5 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. peacock1 post
  2. peacock5 posts
books & reading8 postslatest badge: 5 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. owl1 post
  2. owl5 posts
website & development8 postslatest badge: 5 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. mole1 post
  2. mole5 posts
writing & publishing5 postslatest badge: 5 postsexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. bee1 post
  2. bee5 posts
technology & society4 postslatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. dragon1 post
creativity & creative practice3 postslatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. butterfly1 post
weeknotes3 postslatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. swallow1 post
nature & environment2 postslatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. gecko1 post
relationships & community2 postslatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. elephant1 post
why indieweb2 postslatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. phoenix1 post
why static site generators2 postslatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. beaver1 post
poetry1 postlatest badge: 1 postexplore earned badges ↓hide earned badges ↑
  1. moth1 post

flora

show collection ↓hide collection ↑growth and cultivation: tending to ideas over time.

the current states of notes in my garden.

seedling notes6 notesexplore badges ↓hide badges ↑
  1. fern1 notepublished
  2. fern5 notespublished
budding notes4 notesexplore badges ↓hide badges ↑
  1. wild rose1 notepublished
evergreen notes1 noteexplore badges ↓hide badges ↑
  1. cedar1 notepublished

counts and dates use notes currently in each state. Dates show when those notes were published, not when their state changed.

fungi

show collection ↓hide collection ↑connections and relationships between ideas and people.
connected writing31 connected piecesexplore badges ↓hide badges ↑
  1. mycelium2 connected pieces
  2. mycelium5 connected pieces
  3. mycelium10 connected pieces
  4. mycelium25 connected pieces

each post or note counts once if it links to another piece on this site, or another piece links to it. links can be added later, so their dates aren't shown here.

meteorology

show collection ↓hide collection ↑writing rhythms, quiet periods and returns.

this collection is taking shape.

astronomy

show collection ↓hide collection ↑experiments, discoveries and creative departures.

this collection is taking shape.