Garden for Sparrows

Knitting, books, nature, recipes, plants, gardens, art. PhD in Parks and Rec. Currently trying to live my life the way Xena Princess Warrior would want me too.

[thomas--bombadil]

A wren dances for his mate with so much joy.

[vintageandroid]

i made a post like this before but I can't find it now. so. I'll just redo it.

What's the first "big news story" you remember from when you were a kid?

It's something I love to ask mixed-aged groups sometimes because I think it's really interesting to see the responses. I've gotten answers from the Olympics of [whatever year] to Watergate to more recent stuff from my niblings.

My first news thing I remember is the OJ Simpson trial. I vaguely remember watching the news with my grandparents before that, but that's the first story I remember, in part because my second grade teacher had us go play so she could watch the verdict 😂

[absolutelynotclassicusernam-blog]

I remember walking down the street and seeing a sign protesting George W. Bush’s war on Iraq, so I think that.

[sulkykarris]

Princess Diana dying in a car accident. Then probably coming home from school and watching 9/11 happen on live TV.

[ochipi]

The outbreak of the Arab Spring in Syria and the resulting civil war. I was about twelve, but I remember thinking “this will be important to keep an eye on. This won’t be over quickly.”

[narrativerehearsal]

I'm in the UK but it's still 9/11. I remember coming home from school and wondering what was going on because there was a newspaper on the kitchen table and my parents only ever bought newspapers on a Sunday.

[undeadhousewife]

[eeby-deeby-dark-and-creepy]

Ok now I’m curious… Which do you prefer:

I have lived in and out of the city, I prefer the city

I have only lived in the city, I prefer the city

I have only lived out of the city, I prefer the city

I have lived in and out of the city, I prefer out of the city

I have only lived in the city, I prefer out of the city

I have only lived out of the city, I prefer out of the city

Bald/vanilla extract/I reject dichotomies under all circumstances/I can’t read

Remaining time: 1 day 7 hours

[spicymochi]

your month, your mini bird wearing a hat!

[jaubaius]

Love this professor Potato🥔🤓

[sophiliated]

“alright let’s get serious” *sits back on an office chair as a potato*

[gardenforsparrows]

Should I pack my overalls to volunteer at the lighthouse this weekend? It seems like something I should do.

[sleepimali]

What's he saying?

[gardenforsparrows]

My favorite co-worker squeaked at me today.

[to-orrr]

cats 🌸

[gardenforsparrows]

The initial timberdoodle hat turned out so well, I started another one with more color. The pink really brings out the worms.

[pmamtraveller]

By Eva Roemer

[thejewellerybox]

Gannet Diving necklace by Rie Taniguchi

[murphysletsdraw]

Here's some more of my paintings and their respective reference photos! murphysletsdraw on inprnt if you want to buy prints!! It's my bday month so if you buy some prints I could maybe buy myself a lil gift hehe

[molebucks-deactivated20150826]

how can i communicate to wild bunnies that i am their ally

[netscapenavigator-official]

You should be starting a recipe book. I don't give a shit if you're only 20-years-old. The modern web is rotting away bit by bit before our very eyes. You have no idea when that indie mom blog is going down or when Pinterest will remove that recipe. Copy it down in a notebook, physically or digitally. Save it somewhere only you can remove it. Trust me, looking for a recipe only to find out it's been wiped off the internet is so fucking sad. I've learned my lesson one too many times.

[gardenforsparrows]

Here's mine!

[fravery]

"Wheatfield". Ed Perkins. Oil, impasto.

[what-even-is-thiss]

My dad read me stuff like the lord of the rings and the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and Sherlock Holmes as bedtime stories when I was a kid and I dunno what sort of effect that had on my development but whatever it did I think I’m making it everyone else’s problem

[cringyfuckassbitch]

do parents actually read their kids bedtime stories?

I always thought that was like a cheesy trope in a tv show or smth