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“Yellowstone”. Because our National Parks inspire. 5”x7” watercolor.

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I rooted a Pakistan mulberry cutting a couple of years ago, and it is thriving. This little lady hummingbird is enjoying it today. And I’ll be enjoying some berries in just a bit. Fruiting for the first time! #gardening #hummingbirds

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Fringe done! Now to finish off the top, take it off the loom, and pop it in the wash to wet finish. That will plump the yarn and move it into its final position. #fiberart #weaving

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A rainy day here in the desert makes for a great afternoon to hole up in the art studio and work on my latest shawl. We haven’t had rain in so long, this is a treat!

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You can make a difference. 5”x7” watercolor.

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Michelle and I hit Joann’s yesterday, to see what their going out of business sale looked like. I picked up this batch of their recycled yarn, to make a shawl with. I’ll check back in a few weeks to see if they have any left. Dang it, I just found and tested this yarn!

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My little 5”x7” “Canyon Sunset” watercolor. Because our national lands inspire me.

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Trump sells out our National Forests to logging oligarchs: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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I finished up the ink drawing I did last night with an overlay of watercolor. I did the ink part with a quill pen I made from a peacock feather. I’ll be doing more of this ink/watercolor technique!

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I did a thing! My local library has peacocks that wander the grounds. I often pick up feathers, just because. Today I used one, and experimented with making a quill pen. I love it! I’m letting this drawing dry, and then I’ll try a watercolor wash over the ink.

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Today’s episode of ‘Eat Your Yard’. 😊 I am privileged to have a patch of yard to tend to. I’m trying to make the most of it, both with tasty food for me (low food miles!), as well as growing things to benefit the local ecosystem.

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Peach, fig, pomegranate, and mulberry trees are all pushing new spring leaves. 🙂

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I hereby declare it to be orange juice season! The tree is ready to harvest as I need it.

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I looked at the weather forecast, and decided to risk putting my new mango tree into the ground. I was keeping it potted to move it into my studio on freezing nights, but I think I’m safe for the season.

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The golden Dorset apple tree is in bloom, and the Anna apple is not far behind. Springtime in the desert! These need to set fruit and be harvested before our midsummer heat cooks them on the tree. #gardening #apples

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The world is facing a global land squeeze as food, feed, fiber and fuel demand rises. How to manage it? 🧪 - PRODUCE more food and fiber sustainably on existing working lands - PROTECT remaining natural ecosystems - REDUCE waste and growth in demand for land-intensive goods - RESTORE degraded lands

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There are some touch ups to do tomorrow, but the base layer of chips is done! We changed this orchard area over to mulch rather than spraying water for grass.

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Today’s Chip Drop. This is the best batch yet! My local arborist gets a place to dump, this material stays out of the landfill (no methane into the atmosphere, thank you), and I get great mulch from local trees for next to nothing. Win all around.

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Apple tree is in bloom. 😊

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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

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I finished chopping the moringa tree back this afternoon. I hope the internet is right and this is the thing to do to keep the tree down where I can harvest it! I separated out the blossoms to dry for tea. Had to wait until this little bee had one more sip of nectar.

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I processed the recent batch of dehydrated moringa leaves into green powder tonight. I put a spoonful into my morning smoothie each day, so this will last me awhile. However, I still have more of the tree to harvest. Maybe I can get to it tomorrow. #moringa #gardening

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Rocket on its way tonight, as seen from my front yard.

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Picked up produce from Borderlands’ Produce On Wheels With-Out Waste yesterday, including a batch of jalapeños. They rescue and distribute good produce that for some reason doesn't sell to grocery stores. It would end up in the landfill, releasing methane into the atmosphere. Cowboy Candy it is!

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I’m pruning before everything really starts growing, so chopping back the moringa tree this afternoon. Which means harvesting the leaves and popping them in the dehydrator. I’ll grind them for green powder to add to smoothies. I’m also trying rooting some of the branches, to give away trees.

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I harvested my madder roots today, washed them, and chopped them up to dry. This is a long term natural red dye project. You have to grow the roots for a minimum of 3 years before harvest time! #naturaldye #madder #fiberart #dyegarden #gardening #tangibledaydreams

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The one and only incomparable OpenBeta playing a very necessary song right now... youtu.be/1qjyLzFJFZI?...

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my first go at indoor manual focus, shallow DoF shooting. had fun, learned stuff, more to try later. a particularly powerful violinist Open Beta Music #photography

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Here’s the results of the mystery yarn dyeing I was doing last week. I love playing in the color! (FYI, a portion of all my Tangible Daydreams sales in February will be donated to the ACLU. If you see something you like this month, drop me a line.)

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I got the grape vines pruned this afternoon, and then trimmed and sorted the longer vines for possible basket making. No time to weave before I leave for the Open Beta gig though, so that will be another day. But with the apple tree breaking dormancy, it is time to do the rest of the winter pruning.

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My Golden Dorset apple tree has decided it is spring.

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When I took this off the loom, I was ready to report a prototype failure. Stiff, and I didn’t like how it draped. I wet finished it anyway, just to see what happened. I take it all back. It came out of the finishing process soft and drapy, but with a thick sturdy weave. Perfect!! I love it.

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I’m pleased with the way this shawl is working up. This is the recycled acrylic yarn from Michael’s, which I’m using for the first time. I’ll reserve judgement until is see how it goes through the wash for its wet finish, but I’m hopeful. I’d love to add to the market for recycled products.

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The digging begins on the new irrigation lines for the orchard section of the back yard. 2 trees down, 4 to go! Eric will run the new lines once I get the digging done, then we’ll cardboard and wood chip the whole area in. No more spraying water for grass there.

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I did the final step in making green powder tonight: running my dehydrated moringa and longevity spinach leaves through a spice grinder. I add a spoonful to my morning smoothie, to sneak my leafy greens in where I don’t notice them.

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The purple/blue skein is done and ready for a home. I’m having fun playing in the dye pot!!

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The first two of the mystery wool skeins are dyed and ready for new homes. 🙂 4 more to go, in different color ways. Lovely soft to touch, but thinner than I like for my sock knitting. #handdyed #yarn

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I’m planted fennel a few years ago, and now it just pops up in random places. I let it do its thing, because the pollinators love it. #pollinatorgarden

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