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Spring Thaw on the River

April 14, 2015Uncategorizedmbrook

I finally got a phone with a video camera — because lambs are on their way. Meanwhile here is the welcome sound of running water over an old beaver dam on a spring day, featuring a cameo appearance by Laddie.

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Harris is trying to be patient, but he knows it's time he got to work with the ladies. Those nose wrinkles are a sign that breeding season is here. He spends a lot of time with nose in the air, smelling the delicious smells of nearby ewes. #leafhavenshetlands #shetlandsheep #gulmoget #canadianshetlands #manitobafibrefarm #pembinafibreshed

Day four of Wovember, the worldwide celebration of this wonderful fibre, wool. Today's prompt is Sheep so I am featuring Jasper, our flock patriarch and a dear old soul. He is long retired (and neutered) so enjoys his days peacefully hanging out with the ewes away from the testosterone melee in the boys' pen. The word "sheep" is often used to indicate lack of original thought or individual characteristics. Spend time with a flock and you will soon discover each Sheep has their own clear personality and opinions. I am very grateful that Jasper finds me worthy of his affection. #wovember2018 #leafhavenshetlands #shetlandsheep #pembinafibreshed #manitobagrown #manitobafibrefarm #knowyourfibre

I see you, moon. #birchriver #octobermoon

It's a mixed up world. Leaves on top of the snow make wonderful designs but oh how I am missing that magical October light.

It's a gray day. Good for gathering the last leaves of the season and simmering a dye pot on the wood stove. #slowfashionoctober #schoolofnomadarts #forestfloor #sumac #coloursofhome

"Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in." - from "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen. Rather dramatic results of an inadvertent fold, letting the light into this print of walnut leaves on an old wool blanket. #localcolour #sustainableclothing #bundledye #leafprints #thisplace #mappingmeanderfield #flora #manitoba

Thrifted sleeveless cotton/linen top, transformed with sumac, dogwood, and wild raspberry under the influence of well water, iron, heat, and time. Clothing that reflects this place, this summer. Available @manitobafibrefestival September 14 & 15, thanks to @marigoldmade who will have some of my pieces in her booth. #forestfloor #fullmoon #dyepot #thanksIndia #bundledyed #ecoprint #upcycledclothing #linen #cotton #fromthefieldsandforest

A lesson in aging well, or perhaps simply the inevitability of decay. I love the luminosity and grace of this faded old blossom. #august #prairieflowers #manitobaflora #ripeness #seeds

New work in progress for @borealshoresarttour #localcolour #botanicaldyeing #bundledyed #slowfashion #upcycledclothing

Those of you who are not fibre people may not recognize this as the sweet miracle that it is. My precious bits of fleece from our one remaining white ewe, some of it already a couple of years old and never washed, has been transformed into bags of fluffy roving by Anna @longwayhomestead on the new mill equipment. It's wonderful! I am going to get more of my hoarded fleeces processed before the rest of you discover Anna's services and the waiting list gets really long! What a great resource for our local fibre community. #longwayhomestead #pembinafibreshed #shetlandwool #manitobamade #manitobafibrefarm #roving

It was a good afternoon to sit in the river, although the healing waters of the mighty Birch are not currently deep enough to wet a dog's back. #riverwalking #slowliving #flow #allthediamondsintheworld #laddie

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