Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Window Shopping

Today's window shopping finds are inspired by the fabulous color of rusty red.  I've found these beauties on Etsy, and I hope you enjoy them.

This little "fox" stole from celapiu is so clever and cute.  It's handknitted for the kid or kid in you.  Adorable!

Mini Foks in Ginger

This hoodie by modestmaven is made to order and has lovely details like the ruffle edges, and flared sleeves, and the seed pods at the shoulder really make this special. 

Harvest Hoodie

This amazing scarf from kneek is well, amazing.  It's a nuno-felted scarf, combining silk, wool, and bamboo in the loveliest autumn-inspired colorway.

Lynna Ruffled Nuno Felt Bamboo Silk Tuxedo Scarf

This simple and lovely brooch by fairyberry would be the perfect accessory piece for your fall wardrobe; a beautiful punch of color against your scarf or bag.

Rusted Metal Lily Pad Brooch

Enjoy.

Happy Sunday!

Freeze Frame

Occasionally I'm asked if I sell my photographs.  I'm not a trained photographer so the question always takes me off guard.  I stammer a bit that no, I don't, I'm a trained artist but never taken photography courses, blah blah blah.  It's flattering but takes me out of my comfort zone a bit, so after much (trust me, MUCH) inner debate, I've decided to try it out.  I've just listed a few photographs in the shop and will be listing more, including some notecards, in the next few weeks. 

I hope you'll check them out, and I want to thank those of you that have given me the encouragement.  It means a lot to me to know that some of you find some beauty in how I see the world.

Happy Friday! 

Wordless Wednesday

Checking in on the Acorn Rainbow

It's been a month since I last checked in on my acorn rainbow.  The leaves are off the trees now and my mossy stump is clearly visible against the dying vegetation.  The moss is changing color too, offering a shocking lime green against the brown oak leaves.

Only three of the original 6 acorns are visible.  The other three have either been carried off by curious critters or are hidden beneath the leaf litter.

The purple acorn is nestled in a bed of sporophytes.

The green one is looking a little fuzzy, but I'm pleasantly surprised how well they've all held up against the elements thus far.  We've had a lot of rain and it's snowed twice already....I suppose my hair would be a bit fuzzy by now too.

The orange one had been pushed off the stump and I gingerly pulled the leaves back to find it.

In a disturbing turn of events, an offering of another type took place near my mossy stump.  Just a few feet away I found the remains of our missing hen.  She had clearly been supper for a fox, eagle, or owl.  She had gone missing about a week ago and after she disappeared the other hens spent the next few days hiding under the coop, which told us that they had seen her abduction.  When an eagle had taken our duck, the other chickens hid under my porch for almost a week.  Though sad, it's part of the reality of living in the woods.

Next month the stump will likely be covered in snow, but I'll check back in to see if I can catch a glimpse of the acorns.  

Sunday Window Shopping

I have a thing for fish. (You may have guessed this from my shop name.) Some of you may also know that I have a thing for natural history. So imagine my excitement when I found MWNaturesAntiquities on Etsy which combines the two perfectly.

This shop is offering amazing fossilized fish that the shop owner, Lee, has dug and prepped himself. The shop offers a variety of species, dating 50-55 million years old.

For the fossil hunter in you, he offers these Discovery Kits, providing you with a practice piece, a scribing tool, directions, and a full fish that you or your budding scientists can uncover. It just so happens that my 5th grader is working on a unit about fossils in school and I thought this was the perfect at-home companion project.

Knowing that our Minnesota winter is swiftly approaching, I plan to pick up a few more of these for the cold and snowy days when we're all trapped inside. I can't wait to start uncovering my very own fossil!

Discovery Kit

Check out this "puddle plate" that has two different species of fish. Fascinating.

Fossil Fish Puddle Plate

I hope you'll stop by and take a look at these amazing natural finds. You can also read more about the process of unearthing these treasures at the MW Nature's Antiquities Blog.

As for me, it looks like I have a new collection starting...

Happy Sunday all!

Couched

The wee ones have come down with the creeping crud. Again. One by one they're getting feverish and starting to cough. We had just been through this so I'm hoping this one is shorter in duration. In the meantime, the two little boys are camped out on the couches, and the baby girl prefers not to leave my arms so I've stuck her in the sling where she's happy like a baby monkey with a banana. So far my oldest is feeling OK. I'm crossing my fingers he stays that way.

It seems this is going around. I read Maya's blog post this morning and loved how thoughtfully she put together her little one's "sick station", and was inspired to make muffins because of her. (we had blueberry)

Today will not be a day of working, but rather a day of tea and honey... (certified organic honey, from Sapsucker Farms, which is a local farm that I am so happy to have found.) ...and muffins, of course.

So hopefully the clan is feeling better soon and life will return to "normal"....(whatever that is).

A happy and healthy Thursday to you all.