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Happy I’m Possible Moon! In March of 2014, My sister Lisa, my Mom, and I spotted, unbelievably, two screech owls perched on an oak tree limb outside of the Siloam/Spring Bird Cottage. We were spending a retreat there during a time when the owners were …
As Spring sends up its first tender, green shoots, we begin a new cycle of Rituals. For starters, March’s snow melt brings mud. I really smelled it for the first time the other day, and I just sighed with relief knowing we were on our …
We are winding up February with a beautiful, bright Full Moon! In keeping with this year’s project of bird moons that connect with Spring Bird, I chose the second full moon of 2021 to be the Cardinal Moon. Cardinals never fail in pulling our attention …
This image comes from the Winter Issue of Woolgathering, where I wrote about living with spiders during this cold season. Surprisingly, spiders have shown up unexpectedly during these extremely cold days. Several times, I’ve witnessed chickadees fly to the corners of our picture windows, hover, …
Thank you to ALL who have supported Spring Bird this year! Whether you have been a guest at Spring Bird’s Cottage, attended a workshop, subscribe to the Woolgathering Magazine, or follow our journey virtually, we appreciate your being part of our little ecosystem that only …
It’s the first full moon of 2021! Last year, I illustrated and wrote about the full moons as they are known by their traditional names i.e. Wolf Moon, Harvest Moon, etc. This year, I am ascribing bird names to the moons choosing birds that relate …
While we’ve had continuous snow on the ground at Spring Bird this winter, I would still assert that this winter has been rather mild. Temperatures have hovered around the 30’s, and we’ve only worried about pipes freezing in the cottage once. The climate crisis is …
In the 2020 Winter Issue of Woolgathering, I explored the values of Hygge as an approach to surviving Winter – particularly Winter during a pandemic. Hygge (the Danish practice of nurturing coziness within everyday life) values the warmth of wool and in particular, the spiritual …
Winter is a good time to spot bird and squirrel nests. Coming across unused nests sparks a wistful feeling — sort of like when you visit a vacation town out of season. Nostalgia and memory flood your mind as you imagine the activity that once …
Winter invites us to recede, to go within, to curl up within a womb of snow and ice until Spring’s rebirth sheds new life. Of course, this year of the pandemic has been like an eternal winter of staying inside and apart from one another …
Look at these thirteen full moons of 2020! It’s been a year of many things – wonderful, challenging, and devastating. Through all of it, each day, we experience the moon’s light reflected back to us as it waxes and wanes. Of course, the moon only …
Bundle up! It’s a Cold Moon! This is the final Full Moon of 2020, and since it is so high in the sky, it will be visible as such for a few days. With climate change, December seems to be getting warmer and warmer each …
Today, on the final day of November, we celebrate the Full Beaver Moon! The Beaver Moon marks the time of year when one would either set beaver traps or begin preparing in earnest for Winter – as the beavers do in building their protective homes. …
Are there anxious squirrels near you frantically gathering and burying nuts? The ones at Spring Bird must have “Winter is coming” cycling on repeat in their little nut-sized brains. Even though we are experiencing unusually warm temperatures at Spring Bird, the leaves have almost completely …
