all the things

this morning:

four snapping turtles

one walking, two laying eggs, and one road killed

two whitetail yearling does

one kingfisher

one mourning dove

two crows

on the way to my house from Home.

at my house i have a big trip to get ready for:

Victoria, British Columbia: Seattle and Tacoma Washington.

books to sew

paper and supplies to wrap.

organization to attempt.

here's one of a pair of osprey we spotted on vacation

sublime pie in machias

and terrific haddock and clams

 a road killed subject for the sketchbook

 at pbi i met so many remarkable people.

 two young book artists 

had work that moved me deeply

michelle moode and woody leslie

 this is michelle's book 
PARTICULAR

she made the paper and printed it letterpress

it starts quietly and builds

 and builds

 the index

and woody's book 

Words and Vegetables

 this one tickles me

type plays with story and with space

 and this book

parsley

 more typographic play with story integral to that play.

 and I have been reading 

 this book is a long essay about aboriginal ways of living 

how different their relationship to land is compared to the conquerors

a story familiar, like the one here.

only that land is so much more fragile than north america. 

Nourishing Terrains and Braiding Sweetgrass are rich resources 
for my pondering.

 and here is, again, a turtle,

from nourishing terrains in australia

but seen, 
this time of year
 hereabouts on sandy roadsides, 
diligently laying eggs.