My husband Dave and I have a goal to make our property self-sustaining. In our efforts to create sustainability, we’ve planted a fruit and nut orchard. We have one garden space close to our house and another one out in the field where the soil is better. The process of landscaping and gardening and working…
My husband arranged for a local tree company to bring over woodchips whenever they have some available. We’re using them to mulch our garden and around our trees. The tree company would normally have to pay to take them to the landfill, so they let us have them for free. It’s a serious win-win for…
Around noon, Dave and I went for a walk to the creek. I carried along my camera and my notebook with the objective of sitting on what we call the Intention Rock by the creek. It’s a great place to center myself, ponder, and photograph birds. When we first entered the field, Dave pointed to…
They say that oaks send nutrients through their root system out to other plants and trees. Oaks bring life to a multitude of plants, trees and animal life. The soil around our old pre-Civil War oak is especially rich and black. A few months ago, I noticed the dark soil forming where the tree was…
I enjoy looking for patterns, so Sunday as I watched the birds from my back deck, I started thinking about what messages they may be conveying to me. Each bird is unique and has something to tell us. I thought it would be fun in this post to go through the birds I photographed on…
Cowbirds are considered brood parasites and pests. But are they all bad? Do they have no redeeming qualities? What can we learn from them about how we view any of God’s creatures – human, plant or animal? The other day I posted a photo of some cowbirds. In doing research on them I learned that…
Today’s our new bird at the feeder was a male house finch. You can tell he’s male because of the red markings. The females are primarily gray. Finches, in general, symbolize happiness and energetic times ahead. This is because they come in a variety of bright colors – yellow, red, purple. Finches also represent adaptability,…
God gave me this pottery parable that helped me improve my pottery creation results and finally fully forgive myself for mistakes of the past. Tuesday night as I drove to my third pottery class I set a clear intention to do better than the week before. The second week was my first full class flying…
Do you feel like you aren’t creative? Or maybe you feel like you are creative, but your creativity is only channeled in a few directions? For years, as either a primary or sole support of a large family, I funneled my creativity through the filter of “can it be monetized?” If I could justify my…
Wednesday, March 15th was the fifth anniversary of my mother’s passing. Ever since my mother became very ill a month before her death, I have processed my emotions through music. That has only increased since then. All my life, my mother has been the angel watching over me – whether in life or after her…
