Find your place at Spring Bird
The Twig Loom is the next loom in this weaving tutorial series. As I say repeatedly in the video, this is a great project for kids because it comes with a built-in handle! Choose to weave with t-shirt yarn (tarn) and you will weave faster. …
Hello! I have been very interested in drawing and documenting our life at Spring Bird, our connection to nature, and our love of nature. BUT, I am interested in showcasing how others are living their lives in nature, expressing their connection to nature, and noticing …
This week Pat harvested the garlic and hung it to dry. We will eat most of it and plant the rest in October. Right now the garlic bundle hangs on the patio overhang where it can stay dry with plenty of air circulating around it. …
Cousin Luke and his chicken pose with the first egg! I love that Luke adores his backyard chickens and cares for them so well. He always updates me as to how Lloyd the Chicken is doing when he visits Spring Bird. I think it’s so …
Have you ever wanted to weave, but lacked a loom or lacked room for a loom? Well, this Tutorial Video, below, is the first in a video series showcasing five different looms! The first loom is a tree slice! I hope you enjoy the video, …
This Summer, Pat has been teaching the kids how to cook dinner and desserts. I am so grateful that everyone enjoys cooking, learning new recipes, and most importanly, eating! Here is a drawing of Abe chopping potatoes to be roasted. We’ve been spending a lot …
We have inherited lovely wheelbarrows, and this is one of them. It has beautiful rust flowers eating through the acidic green paint. And as useful as it s for hauling manure or rubble, I get so much pleasure out of its form, its design. . …
So. . . One of my passions is imagining stories about my cats. The kids and I giggle over cat backstories and love interests and all sorts of wild adventures that the cats might be engaged with. And as animals have come into our lives, …
We have a small horse barn at the edge of our property. Carved into its cement floor are the names of the former horse, Jenny, and her owners. It is perfect. . And even though there are no horses in it now, when I am …
This frog illustration is from the #summerissue of Woolgathering. I wrote an essay about my joy of catching frogs and releasing them at farm pond. The experience always began in fear but ended in fun. Swipe to see a toad that has been hanging out by the …
One of the many treasures we inherited at Spring Bird is this old school bell from 1886. The Bartholomews installed it to use for retreats and gatherings. A leader will ring it to signal to all of the wandering retreat goers to come back, to …
In the garden, Penelope snips some lettuce for dinner. She might also share some with her guinea pig, Cinnamon. Behind her a bed of cilantro and dill has taken over and gone to flower. Too bad we don’t have a salsa and pickle factory 😣
What a joy it was to spend the day building animals at the Plaster Cloth Animal Workshop at Spring Bird’s Cottage. This workshop was part of the A Season To Make Workshop Series , which seeks to connect community with creativity and nature. We began by choosing an Animal Card …
Finding a feather on your path is a special gift, and for some, maybe even an omen. We can’t always find feathers easily, but we can make them!!! And, the feathers we make can be of any size and color. They can hang on their …
