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Nature posts
Apr
04
Photo of concrete cast sculpture of Buddhist goddess holding white lily in her hands in front, with ivy and fence in background

The Cries of the Earth

For many years when I lived in my Seattle home, I worked tirelessly to create a lush and quiet garden
10 min read
Mar
20
Photo of the earth from space, with left half in darkness and right half in sunlight.

An Equinox Greeting

Dear Esteemed Readers, In 2023, I moved from Seattle, Washington to my new home in Tieton, Washington and had to
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Mar
07
Print of chickadee sitting on pine branch with pine cone, with green background

My Chickadee Family

In the summer of 1974, I purchased a small, 1918, “fixer upper” bungalow in Seattle, at the foot of a
8 min read
Dec
20
Photo of a snow covered road in the foreground with evergreen tress and sharp-peaked, snow-covered mountains in the background

2025 Winter Solstice Greeting

It was the mountains of Orezza that made me completely happy. The song of the dove and the partridge telling
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Sep
06
Photo of small pond surrounded by trees, shrubs, and cattails.

High Summer Stillness

Where the Art Nun Walks
5 min read
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
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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
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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
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