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around the farm ~ easter basket wheat grass

By marybethrew, on March 14th, 2013%

(easter 2011 wheatgrass, half-grown)

the wheatgrass easter basket idea has made the blog rounds for years and i don’t know whose original idea it was or i’d give credit. we are a week into our easter grass growth for 2013, but believe me, there is still plenty of time if you want . . . → Read More: around the farm ~ easter basket wheat grass

team quinn

By marybethrew, on February 22nd, 2013%

all in all, i think team quinn prevailed on wednesday. but i really think it would be great if all of the 20 or so people who were in that conference room on wednesday would join team quinn.

i am still trying to process what went on at this two hour meeting, which was called, . . . → Read More: team quinn

negatively buoyant

By marybethrew, on August 9th, 2011%

that’s the edge of my yard, on the left, and the road we walk down to the bayfront. and a disposable diaper someone so kindly left behind at the tippy top of the hill. the two choices i have: deal with someone else’s hazardous waste or let nature deal with it. (nature has to . . . → Read More: negatively buoyant

~this moment~

By marybethrew, on July 15th, 2011%

~a friday ritual~

a photo capturing a moment from the week.

a simple, special moment.

a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

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~this moment~ dolphin jubilee

By marybethrew, on July 8th, 2011%

~a friday ritual~

a photo capturing a moment from (technically, last) week.

a simple, special moment.

a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

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gradual milestones

By marybethrew, on June 7th, 2011%

there is a so much right now… it’s overwhelmingly sweet and poignant and heart-wrenching and growth-promoting… i leave on a 10-day research cruise in less than two weeks, and finally was able to start that conversation with quinn, after much hemming and hawing and stalling on my part.

it was pushing 9:30 sunday night. . . . → Read More: gradual milestones

bioluminescence

By marybethrew, on March 5th, 2011%

firefly on blade of grass colorized tail filled

"hey, baby"

a portrait of the artist as a ctenophore

i have been fascinated by bioluminescence since long before i knew it by that name. one of the best things about growing up in the northeastern united states on a farm with big grassy meadows was the abundance of . . . → Read More: bioluminescence

here be dragonflies

By marybethrew, on December 10th, 2010%

when i moved to the oregon coast i was completely unaware of the fact that it is a migratory corridor for dragonflies. i hadn’t even known dragonflies were migratory. apparently, there are both resident and migratory forms of dragonflies among the many dragonfly species, and seasonal north/south migrations happen all across north america. this phenomenon . . . → Read More: here be dragonflies

the dolphin progression

By marybethrew, on October 29th, 2010%

there was a progression. i was going to be an artist when i grew up. then i was introduced to the ocean… myself the artist drew a lot about the ocean. i ended up a biologist, who dabbles in scientific illustration. i think at some point i was planning on training dolphins. then . . . → Read More: the dolphin progression

sunday (un)school

By marybethrew, on August 23rd, 2010%

some people think unschooling is all about getting to sleep in, but i would disagree, it is about getting up whenever you want to. yesterday (sunday) we got up at 5:30 to catch a negative low tide (when the water is below mean low water level and therefore an unusual amount of beach . . . → Read More: sunday (un)school

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