Modern Rascals

Rolling into the May Long Weekend looking exactly like this kid. Are we ready for the skitters? Probably not. Do I have a lot of choice? None whatsoever (because as much as I don't like 'em, they are part of the ecosystem and I want the birds and animals that eat them to have food sources and survive).

We always called 'em skitters in my neck of the woods (central ON). What about you?

Sometimes a friend messages you to tell you that a rain coat appears in Episode 3 of Zach Galifianakis's new This is a Gardening Show (now streaming on Netflix). Wild to see how tendrils of the store reach out and show up in other unexpected places!!

Screenshot from the show to show off some of those awesome rainbow stripes!!

Yesterday when I was walking I found some Cardinal (Amesikoowabineshiinh in Anishinaabemowin) feathers on the ground. There's so much around us if we take the time to slow down and watch. Like the native flowers and shrubs that are waking up in my garden and the mushrooms I'll be looking for in the forest this summer.

Grapat's toys have a similar feeling to me. One of slowing down. Of noticing the world around us. Of honouring nature. I think the Meadow Flowers and Mushroom Grove are my two favourite of this year's releases, even if the flowers growing in my garden will look very different.