The culture of sharing is one thing I love about gardening. This David Austin rose joined the Garden Laboratory last year when it was gifted to me by AK. I look forward to seeing it bloom this summer in its new home next to an unlikely (garden) bed partner, an evergreen.

Victory! Just before the hard frost last fall, I planted the tulip bulbs. It was a good strategy. These tall white beauties escaped the usual urban critters. I think I will plant even more this fall…

An edible food source – who knew?

The red cones on the Acrocona Norway Spruce are visually arresting,
from my Garden Laboratory.

This daffodil blooms every day, ever month – all year long. It is impervious to squirrels and raccoons alike.

Aristotle said, “In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.” And The Garden has an abundance of marvelous to inspire my art practice, handmade embroidery. Read the entire article by Jacqueline Bishop from the The Huffington Post.

A bald eagle seen spreading its wings and soaring high!

Reclaiming the word “roam” from the cellphone companies.

Risk lurking around the bend…

This breathtaking West Coast landscape will be interpreted by needle and thread. The island in the background became invisible by the falling snow.

Earlier…

A creek in the deep forest gently tunes out the noisy chatter broadcasting from my stream of consciousness. It’s not easy to travel across this bush. I stop and consider my options as I take in the surroundings. Presence.

My gaze follows the tributary that is forming irregular pools across the landscape. The soil beneath my feet is accommodating and porous. The sucking noise tells me to back off, I fear the bog will consume my Australian footwear. That would be uncomfortable and awkward, there are many more miles to go.

This is the beginning: Gathering raw material for future hand-embroidered landscape tapestries.