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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
As I wrote in the March Almanac, we lost the last of our ducks. We named our final duck Elizabeth, and she disappeared on a very gusty day. While I had imagined she found a flock to join, I’m pretty sure I found her feathers …
Found this little marker of new life the other day. Empty egg shells are like nature’s receipts. We are alive – we are here – we are being born! I usually find robin eggs, and I am left wondering who this one housed. Can anyone …
The buds are back! I love a budding tree or shrub. These new bitty beginnings are beautiful because the tree or shrub looks like a web of lace or a delicately bejeweled or bedazzled decoration. The tree is in between bare and leafed, and color …
“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 …