I was sent into the Lum Farm store to buy eggs, and I came out with yarn. This happens.

Now, my Orcas Island blanket is well underway! I’m a sucker for natural, sheep-colored fiber, and it’s a treat to get it directly from the source.
#orcasisland #lumfarm #knitting

Fan girl moment! Lili Taylor visited the Orion Environmental Writers’ workshop yesterday for a discussion w/lit legend Fiona McCrae (28 years leading Greywolf Publishing). It was a trifecta of perfection — writing craft, nature, and favorite actress. 💚

#orionmagazine #writinglife

Feeling grateful to be participating in Orion Magazine’s environmental writers’ workshop in NY. Everyone is wonderfully nerdy — comparing our plant and animal apps, gushing over favorite reads, and grieving for the natural world we write about. Indeed, we have our work cut out for us.

1. Oregon checkerbloom + possible orange-belted bumblebee (Bombus ternarius)
2. Oregon checkerbloom (Sidalcea organa)
3. Broadleaf stonecrop
4. Snail shell, for rent
5. Almost peony
6. Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus)
7. Western blue-eyed grass (distinction bellum)
8. Our practice pond

Wet forest sounds helped.

My Solstice vigil for wtf we’re facing.