Thursday, August 29, 2013

Fruits and friends of the Northwest













I just returned to Austin from three heavenly weeks in the Pacific Northwest, visiting people and places that I dearly missed. Now I am preparing to miss them again.

I feel so held by the sweet circles of Olympia and Portland, by the arms of friends, in the web and thresh of dance, beneath the boughs of apple, plum, & fig, the blackberry thickets, each day greeting my floral friends--nasturtium, clover, calendula, lavender, borage, violet...

The gentle spirals of coming to know someone, their daily rhythms, what and who they have birthed, sharing space...

Breath inside a purple gem of a room,
blessing the baby a'brewin in the belly of a dear one,
fated meetings disguised as chance,
a new pair of acid wash jeans,

Cosmic thump and the ballroom floor is drenched, like a jungle
Singing in the moonlight,
singing in the cocoon of a hardy old van,
singing inside me,

Garden dinners, park picnics, pie potlucks,
pockets of sunshine,
blueberry heaven,
gushing well water,
Olympia magic, Olympia home...


gifts of a morning walk: butterfly plant, figs, lavender, horsetail, rosehips, yarrow, red clover



plum, plantain, morning glory









backyard harvest




salal berries




blackberries evvvverywhere








gettin all packed for Beloved




babes



flat tire (the first of two)




at Beloved




good magic









dashboard altar




where we go to recharge




gorgeous garden dinner, gorgeous friends








garden wraps filled with avocado + veggies, served with an almond butter miso sauce




blueberry heaven




when you pick blueberries each one shows your fingerprints














left: wild rice with nori and smoked salt + fresh favas + acorn squash + walnut pesto
right: raw oat & chia porridge + handpicked blueberries + sprouted almonds + cacao nibs + goji berries + coconut




picnic in da park




one of my cuddle buds









raw plum tarts + ginger honey glaze. made for a beautiful blessing way




chamomile tea with this sweet sister




nori rolls with brown rice, avocado, cucumber, carrot, sesame seeds, and flowers of course: nasturtium, calendula and violets




my girl




Blue moon pie: handpicked blueberries and lavender + oat, chia, flax crust.
 Made this for a lady moon song circle/pie potluck







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