As we are all part of nature we feel the quickening in early Spring, a tingling of life force awakening inside us, a desire to rampage into newness. I wonder if like the sap in plant stems that is suddenly rising and full of vigour, we too have this response in our bodies.
All things seem possible and bright. Lambs are calling in the fields around me. Mama sheep are answering. Sunny daffodils bow low in the wind. Pale green shoots are appearing everywhere.
And now INNER WILD puts out new shoots. New this Spring, INNER WILD knitting patterns allow you to easily create your own INNER WILD garments.
I am in Spring-Tide-flow of writing up patterns. This is a slowish process involving translating scribbles from 4 of my knitting journals into something understandable to others and triple proof-reading. Discover the first 5 of many INNER WILD knitting patterns on Etsy, INNER WILD and Ravelry now. JOY!
A little festive fun. Red winter berries seem more vibrant this year. Green leaves quiver in the wind. We walk amongst the spruce and pine, sighing with their creaky bough songs, listening to green needles tingle. There may be snow for Christmas. Candles bright in windows. The sky darkens quickly in the afternoon. Stars visit …
Vibrant emerald green fades quickly to muted dusky brown. Our Hebridean sky becomes more complicated with squally clouds edged in black and orange-red speeding above us. The wind carries wild autumn seeds of Hogweed and Bishop’s Lace that will settle and sow themselves to flower next year. Goldfinches eat the last Self-Heal seeds and sparrows …
Rejoicing in the colours of Spring, brown grasses turning golden and lining the corncrake’s new nest. Rudely fresh green grass takes over slopes and flat meadows. Robust leaves of Angelica poke from bare earth and make olive feather shapes. Bright pink buds of crab apple trees burst open with pale pink white flowers. Homemade Harris …
Spring: quickening creativity
As we are all part of nature we feel the quickening in early Spring, a tingling of life force awakening inside us, a desire to rampage into newness. I wonder if like the sap in plant stems that is suddenly rising and full of vigour, we too have this response in our bodies.
All things seem possible and bright. Lambs are calling in the fields around me. Mama sheep are answering. Sunny daffodils bow low in the wind. Pale green shoots are appearing everywhere.
And now INNER WILD puts out new shoots. New this Spring, INNER WILD knitting patterns allow you to easily create your own INNER WILD garments.
I am in Spring-Tide-flow of writing up patterns. This is a slowish process involving translating scribbles from 4 of my knitting journals into something understandable to others and triple proof-reading. Discover the first 5 of many INNER WILD knitting patterns on Etsy, INNER WILD and Ravelry now. JOY!
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