These hellebores make me happy!
These hellebores make me happy in the January garden. I've had to relocate them several times as conditions changed in our garden. They thrive in the shade. We used to…
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January 20, 2022
A mandala and two graphite drawings
A mandala and two graphite drawings. I haven't been as regular about posting to this blog. I love doing the art: the mandalas and the drawing, but putting it up…
January 8, 2022
Rose, dahlias, palm nuts, cedar branch tips, pepper tree berries , and madrone bark
Concentrating on botanical drawing
I have been concentrating on botanical drawing, and doing fewer mandalas. This one contains flowers I got at the nursery in Bolinas — they lasted and lasted — and so…
December 16, 2021
Dahlia, palm nuts, willow twigs, hazelnuts, maidenhair fern
How can it be December already>
How can it be December already? I've been taking a break from activism, starting to feel less burnt out, though I need this month to slow down! Dropped off some…
December 3, 2021
Teasel, madrone bark, strawflowers, palm nuts, and some kind of locust tree seed pods
This morning’s walk was frosty
This morning's walk was frosty, made me grateful once again to live where I do, to have morning walks, friends to walk with, and so much more. This mandala is…
November 25, 2021
Crab shells, horsetail fern tips, hare's tail grass, pieces of scabiosa seeds, and unknown flower heads from Santa Monica Mountains
Having internet problems
I'm having internet problems with this blog, so am behind on posting this one that I made on Sunday. Was clearing out the shelves with all the materials I've used…
November 16, 2021
Buckeye nut, pyracantha berries from Trinka's, dried zinnia, horsetail fern
Today is my father’s birthday
Today is my father's birthday. He was a Soviet analyst in the CIA, specializing in interpreting and conveying what the Soviet Union was doing during the Cold War. He wasn't a…
November 7, 2021
Echinachea, buckeyes, strawflower buds, honeysuckle, blueberry leaves
I’m slowly emerging from my reaction to the Moderna booster
I'm slowly emerging from my reaction to the Moderna booster I got on Saturday. Not unexpected, and Sunday was lost. Better yesterday and today. I'm glad I got it. Will…
November 2, 2021
Tesael, persimmon leaves, rosehips, blueberry leaves
We seem to have come out the other side
We seem to have come out the other side of the atmospheric river. We had little streams crossing the property, and one place where water was spouting out of the…
October 25, 2021
Dahlia, clematis seed heads, larkspur, rose hips
Social media mess yesterday, eh?
Social media mess yesterday, eh? Where else can we go to connect? I realized yesterday that FB and IG are where most people view them. I have this bIog on my…
October 5, 2021