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“It’s a good year for bulbs!” Patrick remarked this morning. We seem to have more crocuses than ever – popping up in surprising places – probably planted by squirrels. These bulbs are some of our first plants to surface each Spring, and I like to …
Happy I’m Possible Moon! In March of 2014, My sister Lisa, my Mom, and I spotted, unbelievably, two screech owls perched on an oak tree limb outside of the Siloam/Spring Bird Cottage. We were spending a retreat there during a time when the owners were …
These first days of Spring have brought some simple and fun activities. We ate our first patio dinner on Saturday. Penelope and I roller skated at the skatepark, and we planted our first living wall! All pandemic long, I’ve been escaping into various shows about …
Happy Spring Equinox! A new cycle begins, and we are renewed. What is returning for you? Jonquils? The greening of moss and evergreens? Migratory birds? A sense of hope? Or maybe feelings of being stuck? Or feelings of trauma related to the pandemic and/or these …
As Spring sends up its first tender, green shoots, we begin a new cycle of Rituals. For starters, March’s snow melt brings mud. I really smelled it for the first time the other day, and I just sighed with relief knowing we were on our …
It’s March’s episode of the Woolgathering Podcast -which marks the beginning of Season Two! This second season, we meet a new character, Sweetheart, a little bunny, whom we will follow throughout the year. There will be some favorite characters from Season One making their appearances, …
We are winding up February with a beautiful, bright Full Moon! In keeping with this year’s project of bird moons that connect with Spring Bird, I chose the second full moon of 2021 to be the Cardinal Moon. Cardinals never fail in pulling our attention …
I love painting furniture geometric designs and folk motifs! In this video, I paint the top of a midcentury utility stool with a rose pattern inspired by Gudrun Sjoden! I use artist grade acrylic paint directly on a sanded surface. I sealed everything with Spar …
This image comes from the Winter Issue of Woolgathering, where I wrote about living with spiders during this cold season. Surprisingly, spiders have shown up unexpectedly during these extremely cold days. Several times, I’ve witnessed chickadees fly to the corners of our picture windows, hover, …
Thank you to ALL who have supported Spring Bird this year! Whether you have been a guest at Spring Bird’s Cottage, attended a workshop, subscribe to the Woolgathering Magazine, or follow our journey virtually, we appreciate your being part of our little ecosystem that only …
February’s episode features a Winter story about imagination and nature mythology, as well as a limerick about sugar maple syrup. Follow the link below to listen or listen wherever you find your podcasts!
Like so many who are working from home while cohabitants are also working from home and schooling from home, I am becoming increasingly aware of the value of space – in particular creative space. At the beginning of 2020, I painted our small office a …
It’s the first full moon of 2021! Last year, I illustrated and wrote about the full moons as they are known by their traditional names i.e. Wolf Moon, Harvest Moon, etc. This year, I am ascribing bird names to the moons choosing birds that relate …
While we’ve had continuous snow on the ground at Spring Bird this winter, I would still assert that this winter has been rather mild. Temperatures have hovered around the 30’s, and we’ve only worried about pipes freezing in the cottage once. The climate crisis is …
It’s time to apply to the 2021 Spring Bird’s Artist Residency Program!!!