Category Archives: Nature

Plant skeletons

Posted on Wednesday, 16 June 2010

My head’s been so full this week, I’ve simply not managed to find the mental space to sort out what I wanted to post, let alone actually sit in front of the computer and put a post together. But I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Nature, Winter | 4 Comments

Display jars for treasures

Posted on Wednesday, 2 June 2010

I seem to have a bit of a treasure theme going on at the moment…and in particular, ways of storing treasures. First there was the pirate’s treasure bag, and now it’s a beautiful way of displaying flotsam and jetsam and other bounty … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft projects, Friends, Nature, Sustainable solutions, Tutorials, Vintage | 5 Comments

Magical toadstools

Posted on Sunday, 30 May 2010

The other day I drove home a different route from usual and suddenly pulled the car over to the curb because I’d caught sight of some beautiful, red-and-white spotted toadstools out the corner of my eye and I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn / Fall, Nature | 1 Comment

Garden meditation

Posted on Sunday, 23 May 2010

Here are some photos from our garden this week, focussing on some of the kinds of little magical details that are always there waiting for us to find if we look carefully enough.  Autumn leaves fall round Buddha’s head. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrations, Gardening, Nature, Our family and animals, Seasons, Where we live | 6 Comments

Bush bath bliss

Posted on Monday, 10 May 2010

Sunday we spent the day doing a big Autumn clear-up in the garden. Lots of mowing, weeding, pruning and mulching, clearing out the car port, tidying up chicken houses and making Alice the Pig’s Winter straw bed. By the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Nature, Our family and animals, Where we live | 18 Comments

West Coast adventure

Posted on Monday, 10 May 2010

On Saturday morning the phone rang before I’d even got out of bed. It was my friend Amy (in bed with a cup of tea, toast and a good book!), wondering if I was up for an outdoor adventure. She’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Friends, Nature | 1 Comment

Big skies

Posted on Friday, 30 April 2010

Yesterday evening, as the sun set, I was out on our deck taking the photographs for my ‘Coral, shell and bone’ post. The sky was going through its own coral colour palette and I got to thinking about when I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Nature, Where we live | 3 Comments