juxtapose and tears

 this is one of the four chipmunks i've relocated this spring

 this is what keeps me sane

 and some of the insane stuff:

photos that won't rotate

shanna leino made the etchings on this little snippie

 the spine of the binding from my book from tim's class

with some of tim's paper

 and the text block

 the stairs are almost complete in the new place

all the woodwork is yellow birch.

harvested locally.

 the living room looking into his room 

 white trilliums on the turn

 i think this is the seed head from coltsfoot

 indigenous violets

at the new place

 a new rodent has appeared!

a black squirrel

first i've seen around here

 i've caught 3 woodchucks 

this year

two live trapped and relocated

you can see both traps here,

chipmunk and woodcock hostels.

i take them far enough away 

they won't return.

 postcard from gabby

again the photo problem!

 a print from suzanna

whose pup insisted it come to me.

 i don't usually get this sort of message

but today

after going to the after hours clinic

(why? i'm cleaning the garage and barn

stepped on a nail,

and it's been too long since the last tetanus)

and you rule was with this amazing book--

 in maine i sold some paper

and had several conversations,

one with todd and his wife--

i don't remember in that great rush their faces,

but i do remember talking about 

the book he wanted to make with my paper

and katie mcgregor's paper

for the pages, and i asked

for a photo (i always do-i love to see what people make!)

 well, todd sent me a book!

 beautifully bound

 with sky blue mcgregor paper

after the morning's medical intervention,

i found this beautiful gift in the mail.

thank you.

thank you all who have sent me 

little somethings in the mail.

this week has been rocky in several ways.

but i feel sustained by affirmations 

of the importance of fine craft. fine work. good work.

and those amazing human beans (as the bfg called us).

thank you.