Gardening, Nature, Landscapes
This is where I put all the Yellowstone photos.
Trying to describe the wondrous enormity of Yellowstone National Park is a bit beyond me at the moment, so I’ll do it in images. If…
{wandering} Low tide at Deception Pass, WA
A soothing few minutes at one of the beaches of Deception Pass, Washington state.
Plant chat: Updating my tropical terrarium
I’m taking some time off this week, so I had a chance to revisit my terrarium. I took all the plants out and set them…
Plant Chat: Tradescantia Day (Houseplants)
In which I demonstrate a) repotting tradescantias and b) why I’m not a plantfluencer. No apologies for the terrible video.
{wandering} Mowich Lake, WA
Mowich Lake is one of my favorite semi-hidden Washington day trip destinations. It’s located in Mount Rainier National Park, but getting there requires you to…
🌱 Now for something different: Plant chat
I’ve had a few requests to see my high-humidity plant setup. I am constitutionally incapable of making a short video, but here you go!
{wandering} Mount Baker, Table Mountain and fat self-care
I’ve only been to Mount Baker, Washington in the fall, and that’s the way I like it. The time of year of that first visit…
{daily life} A chatty gentleman
I had the pleasure of meeting this chatty gent last week and couldn’t resist capturing him enjoying some late afternoon sun! Sarah at @bodypositiveparenting is…
Seattle, heat waves, weather and empathy
The Pacific Northwest is heading into an extraordinary weather event, where Seattle could reach 104 degrees for at least two days in a row, and…
A short guide to a few of the better-known Seattle houseplant purveyors
Image description: Dark purple African violets bloom, surrounded by other houseplants from Seattle plant stores and nurseries. Alpine Nursery & Landscape: One of my favorites.…
Cuttings and quartz
Image description: A green glass bowl of smooth pebbles in soft red and green tones and mixed sizes, stones Lindley found in a river in…
Fat-Friendly Pacific Northwest Day Trip: Mountain Loop Highway
Mountain Loop Highway, an absolutely delicious drive through the western Cascade Mountains north of Seattle, was our first experience with U.S. Forest Service roads. The…
Plant Chat: Thanksgiving cactus blossoms + planting rooted cuttings
My Thanksgiving cactus is blooming! I’ve had it for two or three years and this is the first year I’ve gotten it to rebloom. Three…
Refilling the Well, Day 2: Coeur d’Alene, ID, to Butte, MT
This post is part of a series on exploring and navigating the world with a fat body and an anxiety disorder. See all the posts…
Garden notes, March 25
It’s garden season again! Finally! By which I mean, the highs are still in the low 50s, but it’s not raining *all* day every day.…
{explore} port townsend
(This post was originally published at Sweet Amaranth in 2015.) After the lavender festival, we were fairly wiped out. All we wanted was a cold drink,…
garden details, april
Now that the long, wet winter is over, green is springing from the ground faster than I can keep up with it. A thousand baby…
studio details, january
It’s a rare day of winter sun here outside Seattle, and I’m puttering around my portrait studio here at Alcove House, drinking in the light…
{explore} Western North Carolina and the Blue Ridge Mountains
This is the post in which I visit North Carolina and fall into a waterfall. Okay, it wasn’t a major accident, but since the entire…