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Meow.

I noticed our strawberries are beginning to pop up when I refilled the hummingbird feeders this afternoon. Always something to do or look forward to in the garden. 🍓🖤

The world continues to be an upside down five alarm fire but the crocuses still bloom at the feet of our neighbor’s chestnut tree. And somewhere, rabbit tracks are in the snow. And somewhere below that, mycelium send electrical impulses. And tonight stars will shine over all of our sleeping bodies.

Fox with a magic key 🔑

Bless these chonky monsters. Watching them roll around, oblivious to anything other than themselves and their walnut stash, and their neighbor’s walnut stash, and the bird feeders, and their little leafy nests - is keeping me a little more present these days.

Bleeding Hearts 🖤 🩸
I started this last spring when the Bleeding Heart was in its full glory. Finished while it’s sleeping deep. I’m lucky and have Pacific Bleeding-Heart all over my yard. Dicentra Formosa - I’ve not used its physical medicine but its beauty and abundance is medicine all its own.

An oldie in the re-work pile

Just finished my first book of the year! It’s a powerful read and the messaging is timely. 10/10 recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Cats are a mysterious kind of folk." –Sir Walter Scott

Important things 🍐 🪲

Hi there. I’m Natalie. I make art in Portland, Oregon. I started Wild Valentine a few years back but had to hit pause for a good while due to health stuff. Happy to be back at it again. Glad for a digital space that isn’t Meta. ♥️🖤
www.wildvalentine.com

Twin Fawns 🖤

Foxglove 🖤

Finally giving it a go over here 🍓