SLC31-W1 | THE GREEN JOURNEY | The Art of Observation.

Hello Steemians

Welcome to Season 31. Here is Week 01 of the Green Journey Challenge hosted by the Green Explorer Team!

Find a nearby park or green space. Sit quietly without your phone for 15 minutes (digital detox).

In our busy digital lives, we often miss the smallest yet most magical details around us. This challenge invites you to slow down, observe, and truly feel nature.

The goal of this week is simple:
👉 Slow down and engage your senses.

Nature speaks in silence—through leaves, insects, wind, and light. All you need to do is pause and listen.

• Visit a nearby park, garden, or green space 🌳
• Spend at least 15 minutes quietly (no phone scrolling / digital detox)
• Observe your surroundings deeply
• Look for seeing something different like Leaf veins, Ant movement,Sky patterns, Water drops

• SteemAtlas (mandatory): each entry must include a pinned location (public place / safe location).

• Video requirement (mandatory):

  • ✅ Speem.watch link (primary upload)
  • ✅ A second link that is viewable on steemit.com (recommended: YouTube)
  • ❌ IPFS-only links are not accepted for curation.

• Your post title should be : SLC31-W1 | THE GREEN JOURNEY | The Art of Observation.

• Post can made in any community or in your blog.

• Each participant must present a completely new place. Multiple similar posts will be given the correct mark subject to consideration.

• SteemAtlas pin required for every entry (public spaces only)

• Upload Here: https://speem.watch/ (optional)

• Speem.watch video link (20–90 seconds) / embeddable link [YouTube] viewable on steemit.com

• Don't forget to Upvote and Resteem this post and Paste your participation link in the comment section. (Required)

• You must share your own photos & a mandatory selfie and pictures of everything.

• Capture at least 3 small details that people usually ignore
  Examples:

  • Leaf veins 🍃
  • Ant movement 🐜
  • Sky patterns ☁️
  • Water drops 💧

• Share original and real experiences in your own language.

• You must write a story of at least 400 words so that the reader can get involved with the story.

• Plagiarism, bot-content, AI copy is not acceptable.

• Add the hashtags #naturechallenge-s31w1, #steemitnature, #steem-atlas, #steemvedio, #steemexclusive, #burnsteem25

• Invite 3 active friends to participate.

• Each week we will select the top 5 posts that outperformed the others in terms of their entry quality, interaction with other users, unique ideas and creativity. These top 5 posts will receive additional winning prizes from SC01.

• Five authors from the selected publications will be officially named the winners of the week. So it's essential to take care of every aspect of your publication.

• Sc01 and Sc02 will be visiting the posts of users participating in the Steemit Challenge and will upvote the awesome content. (Upvotes are not guaranteed for all articles. Please note.)

• 🗓️ This contest starts on:
  Monday, April 13th, 2026 – 00:01 UTC

• 🗓️ Submission deadline:
  Sunday, April 19th, 2026 – 23:59 UTC

• Late entries will not be accepted.

Nature is not far away—it’s right beside you.
You just need to pause and notice.

Let this week be your first step into a calmer, greener, and more mindful life 🌿

We are excited to see your beautiful observations!

Green Explorer Team

• @bijoy1 (Bangladesh)
• @muzack1 (Indonesia)

💚 Best of luck to all participants!