Monthly Archives: April 2012

Planting time!!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Real_Ale

I drew this last year when I was dreaming about what I’d plant. I didn’t really wind up with exactly this, but I really like the drawing anyway. As it turns out with the chickens, I can’t really plant anything … Continue reading →

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The Tree that Bears a Star

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Real_Ale

When I was a kid, I read quite a lot: endless stacks of books from the school library and the city library, books given, books borrowed, books in the bookstore! Many of these stories went in my head and stayed … Continue reading →

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Bugs, Multiplied.

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Real_Ale

There you are minding your own business, when all of a sudden you’re minding someone else’s business…! I’m really not a fan of the overabundance of aphids which is encouraging this behavior, but I sure am a fan of ladybugs. … Continue reading →

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An Infinity of Mornings

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Real_Ale

I wrote this as a part of my application to apprentice with a shaman. Nothing of this sort was requested, but when I sat down to answer the list of questions, this charged into my head and I had to … Continue reading →

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Toad’s Day

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Real_Ale

This toad has joined the garden party. It’s nearly as big as my hand! It hangs out in one spot, and doesn’t really seem to have a burrow, although there must be one somewhere. The chickens leave it alone, and … Continue reading →

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