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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 …
It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to give a greenhouse update! Life has been busier than expected, and gardens have been prioritized over greenhouse at this precious start to the growing season. BUT I keep repeating to myself that “a lot can happen in …
Outdoor Gong Bath at Spring Bird with Rachel E. Maley Date: Saturday 6/12/2021 From: 4:00 pm – 5:00 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 …
What’s coming up in the yards, gardens, and parks near you? It’s so good to see some familiar flower faces, and it’s disappointing when some old friends don’t return. And of course, there are the weeds reminding us of the value of persistence. We’ve been …
It’s a new episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In this month’s podcast, we are welcoming June and the beginning of Summer. In this fourth episode of the second season, Sweetheart, an orphaned bunny, tastes the sweetness of June and learns about patience and waiting from …
For weeks or maybe months, I have been stepping over these feathers that lay in the middle of the path. They belonged to Elizabeth, our last duck, who died a couple of months ago. I knew my Mom would pick them up, and she did. …
Happy Sweetheart Moon! For this full moon, I chose the sweet Chickadee who not only sings its name “Chicka – dee – dee -dee” but also sings a love song to its mate. My nature loving niece, Iris, so soulfully detected that this bird’s mating …
How do you label your garden? Permanent markered popsicle sticks? Spiked seed packets? Sure, but have you tried spoons? I flattened some spoons and imprinted them for our garden. I shared a tutorial of my process in the recent Spring Issue of Woolgathering along with …
Outdoor Gong Bath at Spring Bird with Rachel E. Maley Date: Sunday 5/16/2021 From: 3:30 pm – 4:30 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 forest …
Okay, so this is a reenactment of my May Morning Routine. Each morning, after dropping Penelope off at the bus, Lucy and I meander through the woods looking for garlic mustard, an invasive species that blooms in May. I yank the plant up by its …
It’s a new episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In this month’s podcast, we are welcoming May and the final weeks of Spring In this third episode of the second season, Sweetheart, an orphaned bunny, finds fun among the ferns along with a new friend who …
This snake illustration comes from the Spring Issue of Woolgathering! In Spring, snakes surface to sun themselves. Can you relate? We are coming out of the cold and damp to soak up the sun we’ve been missing for months. While I have had my eyes …
It’s been such a wildly intense year, and we feel that our community of creators need time and place to do your important, creative work more than ever. So, we are happy to award three residencies this year! I suppose this is fitting since this …
Happy Renew Moon! The signs of renewal are all around! Renewal dwells in the bluebells (just accidentally – Freudian-slippedly- wrote them as Bluebless !!!) Signs of renewal in the purple, pink buds, in the gentle, thirsty rain showers, in the sunny, shaggy dandelions. We are …
I’ve been thinking a lot about tending this month – things to which we tend and things we tend to do. The former requires attention, intention, and mindfulness. The latter is writ, thoughtless, and sometimes unintentional. This month, I’ve been tending to the land near …