Nyack Backyard

Photos and comments, mostly about gardens, plants and chickens, Nyack, NY , Zone 7A

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New #homestead

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Rookery 

Rockport, Texas

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Catherine Hyde - “The woods are lovely, dark and deep”. This painting was inspired by Robert Frost’s iconic poem “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening”.

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A context that stretches out much further. 

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Asclepias syriaca

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#amaryllis flower is confused- leaves growing out the wrong side of the pot😂

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Purged my altar. It was getting so “fussy.” More relaxing with the little open spaces.

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Living Altar

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At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston

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"Mom, isn't this insane??"

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Colour Art Nouveau style designs from ‘Strong’s Book of Designs’ by Charles Jay Strong and Lawrence Stewart Strong.

Published 1917 by F. J. Drake & Co.

The Library of Congress 

https://archive.org/details/strongsbookofdes00stro

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Ice Luminarias | Rhythm of The Home Blog

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Sudden epiphany: THINK OF ALL OF THE WITCHY THINGS YOU CAN HIDE AROUND YULE!!!!!! EXAMPLES, HERE!!!!!

Protective ward snowflakes, found at this blog.

Garlands with different herbs, woods, or fruit for your specific purpose, from Funky Junk Interiors.

More gorgeous wardy goodness on your front door in the form of a wreath! You could even add herbs that suit your purposes, like rosemary sprigs for protection.

And more garlandy goodness from this blog! You could use this beautiful orange garland as an offering for your household fae, gods, or spirits.

All of these decorations are wonderful ways practice some craft during the holidays, especially if you’re heading home to be with your family who are either less than supportive of your practices or don’t know about them. And they’re all gorgeous!!!

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More Christmas ideas here.

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I am beyond pleased with these! They are real leaves preserved in gold. My daughter bought them for me at a Gem Faire. I find it amazing that the booth she got the from was called Realm of the Goddess. Oak leaves are very special to me, I even have a tattoo with them. I feel these are meant especially me.

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Yan Kallen : Rhythms of nature

via gupmagazine Photographer Yan Kallen was born in Hong Kong in 1981. In that city, the ancient tradition of broom making can still be found. Kallen was attracted to the process when, around one year ago, he came across the first broom in his old neighborhood Sheung Wan and decided he had to make his series Rhythm of Nature to give this ancient art the homage it deserves.

He began a search for this endangered craftsmanship in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China and he was able to find many workshops in the rural areas of these countries. He made the brooms into what can almost be called floral portraits, emphasizing both the beauty and fragility that they bring with them. Being made with different techniques and materials, each broom tells something about the area that it’s from, so that the pictures each hold a different story of generations of artisans that practiced their particular branch of broom making to perfection. A craftsmanship that will most likely soon be lost.