Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Nature Treasures: Photos through the years

foraging wild lilac in southern nj

a very little pony i met and fed

a beautiful hidden gem at the end of a long backroad in shark key, florida

my island queen, meredith

my favorite view

southern nj bird refuge

a little swimming turtle at the brooklyn botanic gardens

the first strawberries from my brooklyn garden a few summers ago

my cat birdie, who loves spring time

my first encounter with california palm trees

good, windy view of san fransisco at twin peaks

so far, lands end in california, is the most beautiful place i've ever seen

a night when the moon was just a sliver

my best friend nancy and her first encounter with a sloth

old bottles at dead horse bay in ny

a very cold montauk bon fire

my friend matt and the montauk light house

mama at the brooklyn botanic gardens

dad in his winter white at the brooklyn botanic gardens

a sun bath

the back woods behind my parents house in southern nj

dad last year at the local high school's thanksgiving football game.. bloody mary in hand

an abandoned boat on brighton beach.. a couple days after hurricane sandy

my best friends, meredith and nancy, on brighton beach after a 10 mile bike ride

krista in woodstock, ny

nancy in the shakespeare garden of the brooklyn botanic gardens

on the road in pennslyvania

a beautiful meadow in pennslyvania

a mountain view in pennsylvania

some funky pumpkins for sale on a farm upstate

my lovely friend in front of my favorite diner in crown heights

my brooklyn apartment on a good day

superman the cat being very curious

my lovely friend taking in some good ole maine air

Some natural dyeing this year




rose petals, french marigolds, hibiscus and black tea


a bouquet from the garden

mama's morning glories, she grew from a seed, in southern nj

late petunia bloomers in my brooklyn garden

harvested french marigolds from my brooklyn garden

some naturally dyed scarves up for sale at the broke arts fair in new hampshire last summer

hibiscus growing in my brooklyn garden

a natural dye garden i built in my brooklyn backyard this summer. some things include salvia, roses, rose of sharon, french marigolds, petunias, inpatients, hibiscus, morning glories, strawberries, hostas, vinca vine, gardenia and carnations. 


mini brooklyn garden pathway to the bench

little morning glory that mama grew from a seed this summer

brooklyn garden progress this summer

wild rose of sharon that mama dug up from the back woods behind her house in southern nj this summer. transplanted in my brooklyn garden

strawberries from the garden

naturally dyed silk with madder roots in a traditional japanese tie dye technique called shibori

a hibiscus flower from the garden ready to be used for an eco print

some naturally dyed silks 

silk chiffon naturally dyed with black beans

the brooklyn garden beginnings

naturally dyed silk

naturally dyed silk scarves: madder roots, iron, logwood, black beans, yellow onion skins, kale, black tea

some pressed, foraged, wild lilac

naturally dyed silk