Recommended Reading: Philosophy & Reflections

A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba by Mrs. Cecil Hall

Essays and Lectures by Oscar Wilde

Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart

On Horsemanship by Xenophon

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Luverly of the Week: Killdeer {Charadrius vociferus}

Photo from hart_curt

Killdeers are such nifty little birds. Heh, they are quite odd looking with their spindly little legs, and their call is quite comical as well.

We had quite the lot in the field behind our apartment, before they were driven over by the disgusting developers. It was the height of nesting season, and they nest on the ground. A whole bunch just scattered and we didn't see much of them for the rest of the year. You can read about the whole thing here.

But, thanks either to the Genii Loci or the economy (or both!) the property is not to be developed for some time, and the Killdeers are back.

You can find some Killdeer calls to listen to here and here.

Sláinte!

Laurel

Fantastic Community Garden Post & Discussion

Over at Garden Rant there is a very thought provoking post and discussion about community gardens called Is It Time to Re-imagine the Community Garden?

Go check it out!

Sláinte!

Laurel

P.S. Aymi & I are having a blast and will be back to normal posting soon :)

Happy Mother's Day & Lunar Photos

I hope that everyone had a splendid Mothers' Day, and that it was a happy one for all the Mothers :)

Aymi is visiting me here in the Bay for the next few days, so I probably won't post for a while. We'll share our adventures when we get a chance, as well as her exciting news!

So until then I leave you with some lunar photos taken this weekend by my friend Marlo, as well as some photos she took a little while ago through her telescope.

These first two are from this past Friday:

These were taken through her telescope:



A 'montage' of a lunar eclipse that she put together from photos she had taken:

Sláinte!

Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Hydrangea Engraving from YeeHaw

Hydrangea Engraving with Letterpress Mat from YeeHaw

YeeHaw of Etsy is a hoot! Their slogan is "Guaranteed to Grow Hair on a Goat's Ass All the Time....Tennessee Style". Here are some of their other luverlies:

Yummy Tomato Letterpress Cards



Yummy Beet Letterpress Cards



Yummy Sweetpea Letterpress



Cabbage Farmers' Market Poster



Spring Tree Letterpress Cards



Flowering Tree Letterpress Cards



Jr Rangers Cards