As I sat down to write this, I realized my last post was the summer solstice and now it is the fall equinox! What!! How did the time fly by so fast? A couple of tidbits I learned while reading about the fall equinox. The equinox happened this year on September 22nd at 7:43 am…
Category: Nature photos and stories
Happy Summer Solstice
As I sit here sipping on an iced latte, of my own making, I wonder what the rest of the year has in store, the rest of my life really. I know we can’t know and I know it is wasted thought-energy wondering. But….I know what my heart wants. Let me back up a bit….
Printing on Wool Experiment
It has been a hot minute since I wrote you all, but you have all been on my mind! There have been so many fun adventures happening over here at The Creative Naiad! I will let you in on all that is going on….but…..the main focus of this post is an experiment I tried using…
There Was A Robin In My Garden Today
We have had an unseasonably mild winter here in WI and now having spring weather barely the second week in March! The last week in February I noticed my tulips poking their noses out of the ground and the trees starting to bud. I had a little chat with them about it not even being…
Oh My, Winter Found Us!
I am sitting here with a fresh, hot, cup of coffee in hand and the space heater running. It has been so cold this week and it makes me think about how Mother Nature was teasing us with weather in the 20’s to 40’s. Walking with Bentley, on the trail behind my house, would bring…
Jumping In With Both Feet!
I am sitting at my art desk cluttered with a notebook full of notes, my computer open playing YouTube tutorials, painting a rose on canvas while trying really hard not to dip my paintbrush in my now cold cup of coffee, all while watching giant snowflakes dance around outside. While I welcome in the last…
Searching for Woodland Fairies
So, you can’t tell me that there is no such thing as Woodland Fairies. You may not have seen them, and I may not have as well, but……does that really mean they are not there watching us as we meander through their forest? I can imagine them swinging their feet as they perch on a…