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This was a project I shared in the Summer Issue of Woolgathering. They were meant to be bells, but the ceramic wasn’t resonant enough. So, they are dreamy sea creature mobile creations. I used air dry clay, which I sealed with a varnish and other …
Greenhouse update! We’re finishing up the exterior of our greenhouse – which is now technically a brown house. We painted it a grey-brown to match the house and to disappear into the landscape. This week, Pat began preparing for the stairs by mounting a board …
I’ve been wanting (so badly) to get better at telling stories with words and images and image-words. AND THEN – I want to tell/show stories about my relationship with nature — and stories representing myself as nature. So — Here is a stab! I want …
We’re totally getting ice cream tonight! What’s your favorite flavor? This image came from the postcard included with the Summer Issue of Woolgathering! Not a subscriber to Woolgathering? Don’t worry, Sweetheart! Learn more about Woolgathering, my quarterly, ad-free magazine about the seasons and our deep …
So, yesterday was a full moon that came after a very full week at Spring Bird. We’ve had a family emergency, a busy week of nature/art camp, and we are babysitting chickens! So, for this month, I chose to honor the wren, because this time …
Coming into Fullness an “Earth Hearts” Gathering with Peg and Anna Lentz Sunday: 8/22/2021 From: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $75 Join us for an afternoon of playing, creating, and feasting in Spring Bird’s Woods! Peg and Anna will guide participants, dearest Earth Hearts, in ceremonies, creative activities, and woodland …
Outdoor Gong Bath at Spring Bird with Rachel E. Maley Saturday Date: 8/21/2021 From: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Gongs have been used throughout history to signify awakening, arrivals, and important transitions. Enjoy a brief guided meditation followed by an immersion in the sounds of the gong and Spring Bird’s …
For this year’s Summer Issue of Woolgathering, I made my first ever sheet of stickers printed by @stickermule! Creating a sheet of stickers seemed more appropriate for this issue in which I wrote about collecting rocks and shells on the beach. For me, the process …
It’s a new episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In this month’s podcast, we are welcoming July and the height of Summer. In this fifth episode of the second season, Sweetheart, an orphaned bunny, meets a friendly stranger who teaches her about confronting her friends and …
In continuing to honor blue heron and water birds this Summer, here is the cover from the Summer Issue of Woolgathering, my adfree, quarterly magazine about the seasons and our deep connection to nature. I’ve always wanted to see a blue heron in a tree. …
Happy Full Moon! I choose to honor the blue heron this month! And while I don’t think I’ve ever seen one land in a tree or stand in the creek at Spring Bird, they do fly over me quite frequently (as one did just an …
Forest Bathing at Spring Bird with Rachel E. Maley Date: Sunday 7/11/2021 From: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Shinrin yoku森林浴, “forest bathing”, is a modern Japanese incarnation of centuries-long traditions of finding healing in nature. Bathe all the senses in the simple pleasures of Spring Bird’s paths, streams, and plant life, …
Dear Sun, Happy Solstice! I’m looking forward to experiencing your rays for a super long time today – the longest amount of time (in fact) of the year – for those of us in the Northern hemisphere. Anyway, thank you for plumping my peapods, for …
Did you have a favorite plant/bush/tree from your childhood? Strange question, right? But, I think that if you think back, you may remember a beloved green thing that you felt a strong connection with. For me, it was a grouping of lilac bushes in my …
