Idyllwild

I'm Moving!

After some deliberation, @sagescrub and I decided to team up on Steem! You can now find me on @sagescrub's account where I will be posting and writing going forward. Thank you so much for following @…

Do or Don't Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Farmers?

I volunteer to work at an organic flower farm, Flora Farm, once a week and in return, I receive what I consider of utmost value - gorgeous blooms that brightens my day and lift my spirit. I also lear…

On Kindness

I've been into listening to podcasts while gardening lately. I came across this poem while listening to the On Being podcast and it was so beautiful and poignant I felt I had to share this. "Kindness…

Dandelion Salve for Breast Care

I love flowers of all kinds and especially, the healing kind! @sagescrub and I both love dandelion...but for very different reasons. He loves the taste of dandelion leaves and roots, which he wrote a…

Heaven is a Place on Earth

Fellow nature lovers, come take a hike with me and explore the wild beauty of our home. Let's take this meandering path to the sky. Let the reaching branches brush your skin and hair...oh how much th…

The Secret Garden

Wild for Wildflowers

This week's bouquet, part of my #foundflowers series, features a small collection of wildflowers growing in the forest of our region. We just moved here a little over a month ago and we quickly fell…

Will Prune for Plum Blossoms

Last week I began a #foundflower project to post weekly images of flowers I gather/grow. And already, our home is filling with flowers - both wild harvested and from the garden! Just earlier today, I…

Celebrating Spring with Mushrooms and Flowers!

I've been offline and on the land the last two weeks, working in our garden and our friends' gardens, as well as exploring this beautiful region. After cozying up this winter, I am savoring the thril…

10 Spring Photos That Make You Want to Live on a Farm

Spring is a magnificent time of year, and I never knew just how beautiful it can be until I left southern California, where summer is endless, and lived on a farm where the seasons are ever changing.…