By Elizabeth Enslin on December 2, 2009
A photograph of winter light on water through an almost leafless willow tree.
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Posted in Explorations, Images, Seasons and Rituals | Tagged nature, photography, winter
By Elizabeth Enslin on October 28, 2009
Series of photographs of trees turning color in mountains of Northeastern Oregon.
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Posted in Explorations, Images, Seasons and Rituals | Tagged beauty, nature, photography
By Elizabeth Enslin on October 27, 2009
A photograph of the first snow of the season in eastern Oregon mountains.
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Posted in Explorations, Images, Seasons and Rituals | Tagged beauty, nature, photography, snow
By Elizabeth Enslin on July 15, 2009
I’m in Central Oregon this week with a steady wi-fi connection, so I can begin to catch up on some internet work, including long overdue reports on the latest bird activities around my Northeast Oregon yurt.
I’ve finally identified the species that hatched out of the eggs I discovered in a rusty tool box on a
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Posted in Explorations, Images, Wildlife Encounters | Tagged nature, photography, wild
By Elizabeth Enslin on June 8, 2009
I retired from teaching at an independent high school several years ago to free up time for writing and growing food. One of the things I miss most about it is the connection to all the wild creativity that comes from younger generations.
Several days ago, I attended the graduation of students I taught in 9th
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Posted in Explorations | Tagged inspiration, maturity, music, Poetry, youth
By Elizabeth Enslin on April 7, 2009
A Desert Tarantula Lair?
In anticipation of a visit to Central Arizona, I featured the desert tarantula on my blog last week. I didn’t see one, but my partner Jerry snapped a photo of this amazing web. We found it off Highway 89 just as it descends from Peeple’s Valley towards Wickenburg.
I’d love some input
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Posted in Explorations, Southwest Travel, Travel, Wildlife Encounters | Tagged Arizona, mystery, tarantula
By Elizabeth Enslin on March 30, 2009
I craved trilliums yesterday but didn’t have the energy to drive far. And with 92,000 acres of green space in Portland, Oregon, I didn’t have to. I drove ten minutes across town and entered 645 acres of trillium heaven in Tryon Creek State Park.
A washed-out footbridge detoured me onto a horse trail, but I saw
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Posted in Around the Northwest, Biodiversity, Explorations, Pacific Northwest travel, Wild Plants | Tagged beauty, exploration, photography, wild, wildflowers
By Elizabeth Enslin on March 21, 2009
Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
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Posted in Biodiversity, Explorations, Wild Plants | Tagged photography, wildflowers
By Elizabeth Enslin on March 17, 2009
The closest I’ve been to Ireland is Conwy castle on the coast of Wales. It was summer, mid-way through college. I was in a naive and dreamy stage then, weighing my future options. Major in anthropology or English? “Save” others in the world ( did I mention naive?) or explore my own cultural identity in
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Posted in Explorations, Sustainable Food, Travel, World Travel | Tagged anthropology, food, music, St. Patrick's Day
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