Info Archives - Luci Westphal

orange and black butterfly with white dots on purple flower, Monarch Butterfly on Lavender, life cycle stages

Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Stages Photos and Videos

Photos and videos of the monarch butterfly life cycle stages, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, all in my Florida backyard over the course of just a few weeks.

nature photo postcards by Luci Westphal, pink flamingo, snowy egret, raccoon, colorful birds, pink blooms, tufted titmouse, aligator, Florida, available via Happier Place

Shiny New Nature Photo Postcards + Satiny Folded Greeting Cards

Exciting news! A whole brand-new batch of shiny, sturdy, sustainably-sourced nature photo postcards featuring my photography are now available via Happier Place! TweetShare59SharePin8Share67 Shares

2020 in the movies, old moveis set in 2020 on tv and streaming

Old Movies Envisioning a Future 2020 – Better or Worse Than the Actual 2020?

As this crazy year finally comes to an end, let’s see how movies made in the past envisioned a future 2020. Which creative visionary came even close to predicting the intensity of this year? Did anyone imagine a year that was worse?

2021 Happier Place Nature Photography Calendar, Photos by Luci Westphal

2021 Wall Calendar Featuring My Photography

For the fourth year in a row, Happier Place published a wall calendar featuring my photography. It’s not too late to get one. TweetShare53SharePinShare53 Shares

Red-winged black bird, 1 dollar bill, buy local tampa bay

Discover and Buy Local from Tampa Bay Artists and Makers

Tampa Bay’s LocalShops1 created a great online marketplace to support local artists, makers and small businesses – and to help everyone find unique products. It’s a win-win for a healthy community!

Snowy Egret coming in for landing on new LuciWest photography website and blog

New Landing Spot: My New Merged Relaunched Imperfect Website

This new LuciWest site has been a work-in-progress long enough, and it doesn’t seem I’ll ever get it “just right”. Therefore, I’m now officially declaring it launched – or relaunched.

Great white egret on tree, pink roseate spoonbill in flight, facing away

Introspection, Reflection and Need for Action – by a White German Expat in America

During the anguish of these days, something comes through clearly: it’s not enough to think one is not a racist, one has to be a proactive anti-racist. And that starts with some introspection and reflection.

Roseate Spoonbill, pink, bird, animal, Florida

Featured Photo: Roseate Spoonbill

This Roseate Spoonbill, I photographed on my 2020 birthday in April.

Cormorants, Florida, birds, black, orange beak, blue eyes

Refreshed

Testing the air and soon the water.

Jumping Over My Own Shadow: My First Indie Market

In German, we have an expression that translates to “jumping over one’s own shadow” and means to do something that doesn’t come natural to you and is unsettling, even scary to you. It’s usually something that is not scary or even a big deal to others – but just outside of your personal comfort zone or natural behavior.