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i am a summer girl at heart, but early spring is a very happy time of year for me, because of all the hopeful new beginnings, new growth, and flowers! the first flowers after the longest period of going without flowers are some of the sweetest. part of the changing of seasons for me . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ the whole spectrum 
i’ve found the rainbow connection, at least when it comes to potluck dishes. i was assigned veggies for the family st. patrick’s day get together (celebrated early this year) and though i would personally make a rainbow for any occasion, the leprechaun believer in me felt this was a fitting occasion. white: we’ve . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ the colors of silence 
this land is your land, this land is my land from california to the new york island from the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me ~woody guthrie reason #9761 i know that i have found . . . → Read More: ~black and white wednesday~ this land 
my good friend, frederick douglass, was asked how it felt in his first moments of freedom from slavery. he found that words were inadequate to capture those feelings, saying, “anguish and grief, like darkness and rain, may be depicted; but gladness and joy, like the rainbow, defy the skill of pen or pencil.” still, we . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ gladness and joy, like the rainbow 
other posts you may enjoy:a summer of unschoolcoming back from the landfill~this . . . → Read More: ~black and white wednesday~ ephemera 
red: holly berries orange: amanita mushroom observed during quinn’s school field trip. yellow: i was so excited when i found these winter banana apples at the fill-your-pantry market that i had to buy some. it is one of the varieties my mom has identified growing on the farm. they grew these on . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ winter banana and stained glass 
i’ve been feeling funky, i’m not gonna lie. maybe not coincidentally, i’ve been quiet around this here blog, so i think i’m going to make a point to get back to writing, in the name of self care. i think i’ll start with the story of our trip to new york, since i only really . . . → Read More: the big apple  One comment  abundance, gratitude, lifelong learning, natural world, parenting  abundance, apples, barn, being a mama, butterflies, cousins, dragonflies, family, farm, flowers, food, grammy and grampy, gratitude, love, nature, new york, oregon trail, outside, parenting, photography, plants, self care, tractor, wedding 
a compulsive rainbow-maker strikes again! gray: this week we’re celebrating the gift of eyesight, because rich and i spent a few hours in the e.r. in the middle of the night this weekend, due to flash burn to his eyes that he received from work on friday. his work involves a lot of . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ cabbages and zing 
red: so many apples… red: hard to choose! this one is named chenango strawberry. red: numbered apples awaiting grammy’s careful identification process. red: view of the barn through the apple trees red: all the colors were accented with goldenrod this trip. red: red hot, that is. this amazing . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ goldenrod, periwinkle, red violet, the whole crayon box a.k.a. mama’s new york rainbow 2 comments abundance, gratitude, natural world, rainbow mondays abundance, apples, around the farm, barn, being a mama, bonfire, butterflies, cousins, family, farm, flowers, food, foraging, goldenrod, grammy and grampy, gratitude, hiking, light, love, nature, new york, nourish, outside, parenting, photography, plants, praying mantis, rainbow mondays 
a double-header of new york rainbows tonight… the first one is brought to you by quinn! we spent lots of time in apple orchard mode while we were visiting new york this time, and quinn chose to document his own rainbow using my camera during one of our excursions to tag, sample, and collect apples . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ quinn’s new york rainbow Leave a comment abundance, gratitude, lifelong learning, natural world, parenting, rainbow mondays abundance, apples, around the farm, being a mama, family, flowers, food, foraging, grammy and grampy, gratitude, hiking, love, new york, nourish, outside, parenting, photography, photos by quinn, plants, rainbow mondays |
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