plant wisdom

befriend the mystery…

spirits around spirit rock

walking the hills

two douglas fir in the early morning summer fog

if you find yourself wandering a down slope of madrone and oaks on a hot summer day— you might get to witness the spontaneous combustion-like moment of the madrones “peeling”!  it is amazing!!!
i heard it— then saw it! i witnessed…

spirit rock meditation center: http://spiritrock.org/

madrone love healing here…tune in she is listening

she is taking up all the space isnt’t she…it is the natural space…why not. enjoy her expansive grounding nature… the tatoos?….
this mama madrone is loving them anyway.

el bag: a gathering of FOUND ideas, materials, tools and love…

el bag.

our goddess riikka is so gracious to pose for me wearing her new el bag—  in our fave spot— good earth’s produce section. i find myself there often… grounding into the fresh, alive organized beauty of this lovely space. 
 

“let us call it translating…” vincent van gogh wrote in a letter to his brother theo from st remy, france (where I also found my favorite linen blouses 116 years later),—regarding painting his version of “the sower”, a well known painting at the time by Millet.  I decided to ‘translate’ the “el bag” after falling in love with a similar denim bag at my friend louesa’s shop, august, in oakland, ca. 

my new denim bag attracted attention… and I loved the casual hippy energy it carried… and I had an idea. 
coincidentally, my boyfriend steve (a thriftstore denizen) seemed to be getting more serious about his sewing habit, finding (collecting) sewing machines, fabric and experience through craigslist, thrift stores, word of mouth, (his friend stanley’s 93 year old mother).

steve prefers vintage Singer brand sewing machines (both born in New Jersey).

though the original bag was denim, steve convinced me I should consider other fabrics he had collected…the most perfect grey/pale pink tweed, a faded denim, a unique beige camouflage— all with a revealed “selvedge” —the finished edge of a bolt of cloth—usually decorative in nature.
 

everything about the el bag is found, reused, recycled .
 

To buy an el bag you can purchase them at the beautiful shop Workshop 2254 union street in san francisco.
or directly from me: eloise@thenaturalspace.com

marna clarke— west marin (nature) photographer

unfortunately i had to crop this image so this web version does not exactly represent her work, however you probably get the idea…fabulous…i especially love (am seriously blown away by) her “bark” series (this photo(originally):Madrone 2007 #29)— see marna clarke’s beautiful work in january at the bolinas museum: http://www.bolinasmuseum.org/special_event10025.html
http://www.marnaclarke.com/Website/Bark_2005-09.html 

photos available to purchase this holiday season…

LARGE PRINTS (of many of my photographs— which i will continue to post on this blog the next few posts) ARE FOR SALE NOW (27×35): prices range from: $300-600. smaller sizes and custom prints available. please email info@thenaturalspace.com to order now. i feel these photographs of nature heal people and spaces. yes. you may deepen your connection to nature through these images. these gorgeous white velvet, watercolor paper prints will fill any space with love! they also ground a room with their earthy nature. how rare is it to feel comfortable and near the earth— inside a space.

winter solstice— going in…walking beside sleeping princess tamalpa.

sleeping princess tamalpa beside us. inside us.
lying on the grassy hillside
breathing the mountain
watching
alert
open love.

nature iphoneography: mystery — (part two)

mystery — (part two)
the iphone camera relationship allows mystery— this is especially wonderful…you never ever know who will show up as you wander through nature…usually it will be exactly who you really need to be there with you at the time for a lovely healing you never expected or even thought you needed…and lots of times i don’t even see who was really there until i get home to my laptop and download my new friends…and finally SEE, oh it was YOU!!!
soo much gratitude tends to flow in in these moments, flowing creativity, connection, love!

fresh raw almond milk

there is almost nothing as wonderful as fresh, frothy, delicious almond milk.
http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005127199 

and how to make almond milk: http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/almondmilk.html

natural spaces

the natural space physical space in fairfax, california was an amazing opportunity to create simple natural spaces with community and for community. photographs of ellie haga sculptures in top two photos.
http://www.elliehagasculpture.com 

summer in the belly

raspberries, raspberry caps (exquisite little black raspberries from water wheel gardens), mango, orange, ginger and apple smoothies for all who happened by at anandas (akasha in ketchum, idaho 208.726.4777) raw bar yesterday. summer in the belly! 

http://www.ruralroots.org/members/
http://www.waterwheelgardens.com/

stopping

i stopped here to remember this view.
http://209.161.37.11/dictionary/stopping 

hoo koo e koo

hoo koo e koo is my favorite trail. she winds around the middle of mount tamalpais and you will know when you have arrived. the trees—  buckeye, bay, oak, redwoods, down slope or  up slope they hold it all together for us i swear. they are having a hard time these days…i think it is their nervous systems—like ours—  are challenged at this time. they could use some connection, some real lovin. so say hi next time. you will notice they notice,  you.  feel the love.

cocolove

coconuts are the only fruit with a liquid endosperm…do you know what that means???
drink the water of the coco— it is pure lifeforce!!!!!!!!!!!!!
weeeeeee!
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph10.htm

ananda land

super high vibe heaven at high altitude is whats shaking here. krista is about to eat this beautiful salad that ananda just finished channeling…
it really is all good here and another reason to visit ketchum. raw is everywhere. anandas is only here. come be in the flow and enjoy and know patience is part of the process and you will be healed.
akasha 208.726.4777  
and to get there you get to float on your way through the other healing vibe of chapter one bookstore where i get my ny times fix on my favorite days(sunday and thursday)(also available everyday) depending on the weather .

summer pad

Maybe it will become summer soon so we can sleep outside!