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Nature posts
Aug
02
Wahpeniat stands in blue top and blue patterned long skirt next to display of her baskets on white pedestals

Baskets of Beauty

In February of 2025, I attended a group exhibit at Tieton’s Boxx Gallery, which included a variety of beautiful
22 min read
Jun
07
Photo of a red-orange sunrise over a river emptying into the ocean

A Contemplation of Water

Streams are children of the ocean, always following their elders. Streams, the determined children, Traveling on forever. — Greg Warns, age
12 min read
May
17
Photo of pond in foreground, open wooden structure in back, and green and colorful vegetation on either side

My Artistic Getaway Follow-up

Dear Esteemed Readers, On Saturday morning, May 3, 2025, my husband David and I headed off from Tieton, Washington to
7 min read
May
03
Photo of large curved space in white wall leading to a garden, with stone and grass mosaic patterns on the ground

An Artistic Getaway

Dear Esteemed Readers, On this first Saturday in May, when I usually send out my regular, monthly, Art Nun Journal
3 min read
Apr
05
Drawing of man wearing light blue shirt, blue tie, and purple pants, on knees planting a 3-leafed plant in a mound of brown dirt, with brown hills in the background.

In Praise of Trees

“When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope.”      ― Wangari Maathai (1940-2011), Kenyan environmentalist, political activist, and
16 min read
Aug
31
Photo of ancient Greek amphitheater with green fields and snow-capped mountain in background

The Shrine at Dodoni

The shrine at Dodoni was the most ancient of Hellenic oracles, and according to 5th century BCE Greek historian Herodotus,
12 min read
Aug
03
Photo of grey cement patio with long brown bench and red chairs, surrounded by tress, plants, and bamboo

Garden Sanctuaries

This is the third of three posts that explore my love of gardening.
10 min read
May
04
Photo of pink-purple small flowering phlox and yellow balsamroot plants on steppe grassland

Wildflower Wonderlands

Where the Art Nun Walks
6 min read
Apr
06
Photo of elaborate place settings on table with pink fuschia napkins, fruit, white cake, and tea cookies.

Tree Party

A Young Tree Discovery In August of 1974, when I first bought a small 1918’s bungalow in Seattle’s
4 min read
Mar
02
Book cover of Bobby Beaver, with beaver in red swim trunks diving into the water.

My Wildlife Neighbors

My Local Discovery When was the last time you stepped out your door for a walk and ended up discovering
7 min read