Find your place at Spring Bird
During May and June, I took time off from regular duties to connect more intently with nature at Spring Bird. It was a dreamtime of greeting each day with a question – what needs to be done on the ground? – Who is calling for …
Even though we have been using the greenhouse for a few months now, I still get excited everytime I enter it. It feels like a secret, underground oasis. I’m just so incredibly proud of Patrick for researching, designing, and building it – especially since he …
I’m never more relaxed than I am when I have a brush in my hand. I love pushing paint, love its smell, and even feel more at home in my skin when it’s dotted with latex spots and marks. HOWEVER As I paint primer onto …
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 …
This month we were able to complete most of the framing on the greenhouse! I learned that when you hammer nails at an angle two join to boards, it’s called toenailing. We are still working on finishing the two triangle-shaped ends, which will contain windows …
Last week, Pat and I slopped through 5 inches of sediment (pine needles, leaves, twigs, and raccoon bones) sitting on the bottom of our defunct pool. In the days before, Pat pumped out the stagnant water, which was coated in a green skin of algae. …