Wood Duck Momma with Babies

To All The Mothers

One of my favorite things about the spring season is witnessing new life emerge. From plants to insects to animals, spring is a time to marvel at t...

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woolly caterpillar

The Call to Cocoon

This week started off alarmingly chilly, as if Mother Nature was giving us a reminder: Winter is coming, friends. Finalize your preparations. Altho...

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Liberate

Liberate

To ring in the new year I attended a 108 sun-salutation yoga class. I had been third on the waiting list so didn't expect to attend, but upon a las...

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The Hawk

The Hawk

This morning I spotted a majestic hawk, I believe a Broad Winged, perched in the silver maple tree outside my bedroom window. Shortly after grabbin...

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Among the Flowers New Moon Candle

Imbolc

This week we celebrate Imbolc, a holiday that, in its simplest terms, marks the halfway point between winter solstice and spring equinox. Taking pl...

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Conscious Creativity

Conscious Creativity

Last fall I read Conscious Creativity by the indomitable Philippa Stanton. It was a game changer. Seriously. Never before has a book so fully opene...

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winter wonderland | rime ice | hoar frost | mother nature

Winter Wonderland

Winter in Minnesota can be a challenge, but it can also be gloriously beautiful. This year we have been blessed with a stretch of above-normal temp...

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Creativity

Creativity

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” – Pablo Picasso   There is creativity in all of us. Yes, you read th...

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Gratitude

Gratitude

It's just one week before Thanksgiving. A Thanksgiving that promises to be wildly different than those of years gone by. So this year it's more imp...

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Welcome to Botaniquely!

Welcome to Botaniquely!

When I launched this blog 3 years ago, it was a full moon, a Beaver Moon to be exact. I thought it was fitting to have our first post publish on a...

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