Jennifer Holmes

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2 women sit in beach chairs on a Florida beach under a red and blue beach umbrella.
A sandy path leads through moss-covered trunks of wild oak and saw palmetto
Brown pelican on a channel marker on an overcast day
A coffee cup surrounded by coffee beans. Photo by Ante Samarzija on Unsplash
Looking up through the live oak canopy to a cobalt blue sky
Beach sunflowers growing in a clump between a wooden wall and the dunes
Audiobook cover of A GHASTLY CATASTROPHE by Deanna Raybourn
My library copy of SALTWATER by Katy Hays is propped on an outdoor couch cushion on a screened-in porch
Early-morning beach. Clouds are reflected in the water and a shorebird and its shadow are perched in the center of the shot
A southwest-style church is in the background and a wall of glass windows at Phoenix’s convention center is in the foreground.
The shoreline of a branch of Florida’s Ocklawaha River. The trees are reflected in the water and contrast with a bright blue sky.
Book cover of THE SALT STONES by Helen Whybrow
2 books sit in front of a large-screen TV showing a live feed of NASA’s Artemis II mission: TO THE MOON AND BACK, by Eliana Ramage, and THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON, by Kelly Barnhill
A hardcover edition of A SOLITUDE OF WOLVERINES by Alice Henderson lies on a quilt. The book cover shows a woman on backcountry skis against a snowy mountain backdrop.
(April 6, 2026) – Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upwards during the crater’s formation. NASA
A laptop and an insulated coffee mug on a patio table on my screened-in porch. A sticker on the coffee mug shows a manatee holding a coffee cup and reads “but first, coffee.” (Sticker by Manatee Coffee)
A tree with an extensive network of roots on top of the soil
2 hikers sit on a large flat rock near a woodland stream. A large boulder sits in the middle of the stream.
Red and purple azalea bushes in full bloom above a brick wall
Sun rising through the clouds on a windy morning at the beach (Vilano Beach, St. Johns County, Florida)
A carpet of moss in the forest [Olympic National Park]
A hardback copy of The Story of a Heart lays on a white wooden table next to a cup of coffee
A brown pelican perched on a channel marker on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida
Hardback copy of RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton propped up near a gas firepit on a screened-in porch—my cozy winter reading spot.
A screenshot showing a manatee underwater from the Explore.org Underwater Manatee-cam at Blue Spring
Book cover of THE KISSING BUG: A TRUE STORY OF A FAMILY, AN INSECT, AND A NATION’S NEGLECT OF A DEADLY DISEASE, by Daisy Hernández
View of white, soft-peak clouds out an airplane window
The audiobook cover of US AGAINST YOU, by Fredrik Backman and narrated expertly by Marin Ireland. Highly recommend this 3-book series on audio.
A snow-covered trail with wet snow on the trees and bushes.
The hardback of RAISING HARE in my favorite winter reading spot next to the patio firepit. The cover features a striking realistic color drawing of a brown hare based on a photo taken by the author.
The book MAYA AND NATASHA lies on a white blanket next to a cup of tea. The cover art is a watercolor type painting in bluegreen and pink of two ballerinas in tutus from the back.
Book stack. Just finished: NORTH WOODS; currently reading: THE VANISHING OF JOSEPHINE REYNOLDS; up next: THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY
I’d rather be hiking, finding that lost peak. Image shows a rocky trail with a sign reading “Lost Peak 7834 FT” with a large arrow.
The cover of THE PLACE OF TIDES by James Rebanks shows a photograph of the setting: the islands of Norway’s arctic coast near Vega.
A motorcycle drives over the historic Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, Florida. A full rainbow in the sky straddles the bridge. (Captured on my iPhone from the front seat)
View from the car park overlooking Ruby Beach, strewn with driftwood and with sea stacks in the distance
The moss-covered trees and fern carpet of another north woods—the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park
An Ent on the trail to Second Beach in Washington’s Olympic National Park
The tall moss-covered trees of the Lovers Lane trail in Olympic National Park
Sol Duc Falls: twin falls in a lush green rainforest
Ebook cover of YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL: A MEMOIR by Maggie Smith
A paraglider sails in the far distance over the ocean
Book cover of MY FRIENDS: shows 3 teenagers in swim trunks suspended in the water
Open Streets DC celebration: the street is filled with chalk drawings and people strolling
Soho Crime paperback copy of JOE COUNTRY by Mick Herron in my summer reading spot on the porch. I love the pink and purple in the cover: the city buildings are purple hued and the city lights are pinkish.
The blue and white pottery-inspired end papers on my Penguin UK paperback copy of THE SAFEKEEP