

Description: A storm shark. Bigger than a dozen city blocks. More mountain than animal. Half meteorological phenomenon and half living creature. It rose up out of the storm below like a breaching whale and I saw it plainly silhouetted against the lighter clouds above. Design by George Foster. Visit George's website: 1214adesign.com Learn more about The CryptoNaturalist at: www.cryptonaturalist.com
Description: If you write out the basic facts of trees, but framed as technology, it sounds like impossible sci-fi nonsense. Self-replicating, solar-powered machines that synthesize carbon dioxide and rainwater into oxygen and sturdy building materials on a planetary scale. www.cryptonaturalist.com
Description: An ant crosses your carpet. A spider weaves a pattern older than mammals beneath your stairs. Just nod, breathe, and think, “Good. It’s all still here. The forest, the mountains, the desert. At home in my home.” The sterile white box is the stranger. Not the ant. Not the spider. www.cryptonaturalist.com