"Instead of defining yourself by your successes, define yourself by your traits..." is one of many great thoughts by Lori in this post.

I'm excited to try the math games in this free e-book!

I've been perusing the blog Word of Wisdom Living lately.

I love the fabrics in this little quilt.

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archive for 'still life':

so, that’s the end

which are you favorites?

 

I think my favorites are 12, 14, 19, 23, 24, and 25.  How about you?  Which were your favorites?

 

This was such a fun project for me.  I love setting up and rearranging my collections of seeds and nests and sticks and rocks.  I’ve had them piling up for ages– stones from my first trip to the beach (when I was 18– geesh), seedpods from my college days, playground gravel from visits to friends in Tennessee, sticks from an anniversary trip to Garden Valley Idaho one summer, driftwood from San Francisco the next summer, even shells saved from Barry’s boyhood trips to Ireland.  These are the colors and beauty that make me dizzy with awe and gratitude for nature, fresh breezes, loving memories.  It was fun to try to share the visions in my head with you all.  Thanks for watching and commenting.

 

evening ritual

 

The nightly ritual.  Arranging and listening to this.  It felt so good to do something creative everyday that was simple and intuitive.  I would love to draw or paint everyday, but for me it takes a lot of quiet time and concentration and I’m coming to accept the fact that this is just not the season of my life endowed with quiet time or concentration.

 

Now back to regular programming.  I did do other things in February, so stay tuned for some catch up!

 

 

 

 

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::29::

the still life project ::29::

nest, quail eggs, beach stones, feather, paper, thread

THE END

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::28::

the still life project ::28::

seedpods, aspen stick, lichen, handmade wool felt

 

ONLY ONE MORE TO GO!! See you tomorrow!

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::27::

the still life project ::27::

tulip tree pod, freshwater clam shell, little wasp nest, worn shell, mica flakes, other random seed pods and rocks

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::26::

the still life project ::26::

playground gravel, choya cactus, aspen stick, acorn caps, sycamore balls, tulip tree pod

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::25::

the still life project ::25::

beach stones, playground gravel

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::24::

the still life project ::24::

beach stones, seedpods, Aunt Mary’s doilies

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::23::

the still life project ::23::

Aunt Mary’s doilies, sycamore balls, seedpods

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::22::

the still life project ::22::

ostrich egg, feathers, aspen stick, Aunt Mary’s doilies

filed under nature craft, still life 

the still life project ::21::

the still life project ::21::

ostrich egg, beach stones, quail egg