Community and Family

thoughts on how we fit into the web of community, family and society

Crows At Sunrise

Author: Elizabeth October 8, 2021 0 Comments

Community and Family, Gardening, Meditation, Photos

crows, dawn, open sky meditation, ravens, sunrise, urban tree canopy, urban wildlife, wonder

I Read the News and Here Is a Cute Picture of Maitri

Author: Elizabeth October 7, 2021 0 Comments

Community and Family

#adoptdontshop, adopt a rescue, Maitri the cat

Skeletons Around Town

Author: Elizabeth October 5, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

Dia de los Muertos, Halloween decorations, honor your ancestors, skeletons, small urban gardens

Passion Flower

Author: Elizabeth October 3, 2021 0 Comments

Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

alley gardening, bee, passion flower, planting for pollinators

Sadhana

Author: Elizabeth October 2, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Photos, Quaker

#persist, dharma, equality, get out the vote, justice, pro-choice, resistance is yoga sadhana

Another Butterfly Visitor

Author: Elizabeth September 28, 2021 0 Comments

Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

beans, cherry tomatoes, climate victory garden, edible urban gardening, gardening for pollinators, okra, swallowtail butterfly

Blossoms Around Town

Author: Elizabeth September 27, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

National Arboretum, reflection, ripples in still water, water lilies

A Hawk

Author: Elizabeth September 26, 2021 0 Comments

At one point, during this walk with a friend at the National Arboretum, four hawks were circling. I wondered what was on the ground. It was a gloriously temperate day.

Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

autumn, benefits of walking, forest bathing, hawk, National Arboretum, protecting urban green spaces

A Crane

Author: Elizabeth September 24, 2021 0 Comments

Down by the river I met a crane enjoying An early dinner.

Community and Family, Photos

afternoon walk, Anacostia River, benefits of walking, cranes, Kingman and Heritage Islands, National parks, urban green spaces, urban wildlife, walking as sadhana, walking meditation

Gardening from the Heart

Author: Elizabeth September 21, 2021 0 Comments

Today’s harvest somehow wanted to be shaped into a flaming heart. The pest control technician came for the quarterly visit. I gave him a sack of beans for him and his wife to have for dinner.

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Food for the Body, Gardening

abundance, climate victory garden, edible container gardening, generosity, grow your own food, impermanence, make art, passion, sharing, urban edible gardening