Category Archives: plants

milkweed.

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“the milkweed pods are breaking,

and the bits of silken down

float off upon the autumn breeze

across the meadows brown.”

– cecil cavendish .

from the garden to the heart.

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using locally foraged plants, artist kayla powers
taught us to make our own botanical watercolor paints
not a quick process
with many steps along the way
what an incredible experience
from the garden and the forest, to the art, to the heart.
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“use your own paint; colour your world”
― israelmore ayivor, author

be water.

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when all are watering the plants at the same time,

while facing each other,

what could possibly happen?

let’s do the probability math.

 

“be water, my friend.”

-bruce lee

 

wild mushrooms.

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mushrooms are one of my absolute favorite foods

and it’s soon time for the elusive morels to appear

luckily i have this handy chart to help.

no time to write more

i’m off to find a sasquatch den.

“on the subject of wild mushrooms, it is easy to tell who is an expert and who is not:

the expert is the one who is still alive.”

-donal henahan

catkins.

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the wonderful legend of one of my very favorite plants.

 kindness, compassion, and gratitude at play. 

 

 

 

 

image credit: purple almond