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Nature Journal 5: Hawkweed, Hawkbit
“Coles tells us respecting the Eyebright how “Divers authors write that goldfinches, linnets, and some other birds make use of this herb, for the repairing of their own and their young ones’ sight. The purple and yellow spots and stripes … Continue reading
Posted in Nature Journal, Photography
Tagged Flora, Hawkbit, Hawkweed, nature journal, Revd Hilderic Friend, Superstitions about Flowers
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Spring Sprung
Spring sprung. Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Photography
Tagged Ajuga, Bleeding Heart, Clematis, Flora, garden, Garden Seat, Spring
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Jeni’s Tulip Petal – An Easter Greetings Card
I had an Easter greetings card in the post today, from a long-time friend in Ireland. It was handmade especially for my husband and included this gorgeous dried petal from a tulip that blossomed in her garden last year. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore & Mythology, spirituality
Tagged Eco Printing, Flora, flower language, flower symbolism, friendship, tulip, tulip history, tulip symbolism, Turkey
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Friday Fictioneers 100 Word Flash Fiction Challenge: The Elfin Ladder
The Elfin Ladder
“Look, fairy tables!”
“Agaricus arvensis, darling – horse mushrooms.”
“Safe to eat?”
“If they smell of aniseed.”
“Look, an elfin ladder!” Continue reading
Walking Rye Harbour
I found this shell (mollusc) while walking the beach at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve last Saturday. Look, it’s a fan and at its centre, another smaller fan. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Printmaking, Science, Walking
Tagged Bi-valve Mollusc, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian Period, Cockle Shells, Coffee Filter Art, Eco Printing, Fauna, Flora, Fossil Record, Molluscs, rust dyeing, Rye Harbour, Vinegar Mordant, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks
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Walking and Falling (Salt and Snow)
Snowdrop
snow drop
lamb drop
In snow
salt circles
burns snow
Life flowers Continue reading
Posted in Art, Drawing, Haiku Writing, Imagism, Inspiration, spirituality, Walking
Tagged beach walk, Fauna, flint, Flora, Haiku Writing, Hythe, Imagism, lambing, seaweed stem, Snow, snowdrop, Spiritual, stone circles, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks, Wye near Ashford
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More Eco Prints
A few more eco prints from my second batch. The first has a small whitish circle in the upper left corner reminiscent of a sun or moon. I can’t help thinking of this as an ancient landscape. Continue reading
Knitting with Ivy: Jesus Puja
Yes, this is ivy and I’ve been knitting with it. On bamboo needles. It was a sudden urge. Some of it I did in the middle of the night. Continue reading
My First Eco Prints
This is one of the results of my first batch ever of eco prints. I did a number of bundles, as they are called, using leaves and flowers gathered from my own garden. I just used whatever fabrics and papers I had to hand, sandwiched the organic matter between two sheets of whatever, then rolled them up and bound them tightly. I then steamed them for an hour or so and set them aside for a week. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ecology, Printmaking
Tagged Botanical Dyeing, Botanical Printing, Eco Printing, Flora, India Flint, organic matter, Walking on Purpose
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