and the Winner Is:

Two posts ago I offered a give away from Novica.

They want to give my visitors a $75 gift certificate!

Completely generous of them!

Today is the day.....

random generator chooses Barbara of Brushes and Cloth!

Yea and Congratulations!

From my heart to yours, I thank all my lovely blog friends. 

Your kindnesses, encouragement, friendship touch my heart, inspire smiles

and actually make my art complete. 

So it has been lovely to offer Novica's (affiliated with National Geographic) gift

to you as a thank you. 

I wish one and all a lovely Mother's Day!

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Celebrating Mama's and Their Cubs ~

Look Up, Way Up High! 

look up
way up high
in the branches
that mingle with sky
perhaps you'll spy
a mama bear
denning
with her cubs
up there

mama mama
where you going?
we want to come
and play down there!

Soon they will
descend that tall tall tree
and roam the earth with you and me
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 I regret not having taken ONE photo of just how VERY tall this tree is!

I am guessing they are denning 50 Feet above the earth. 

I did indeed see the mama bear crawl out of the hole and climb

down the tree and wander about.

As you can see one of the cubs attempted following the mama down

before scurrying back into their den. I am guessing

that any day they will be brave enough to make the journey

to the earth below.

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Please visit and leave a comment on my last post. 

I have a $75 Gift Certificate Give Away from Novica

that you could have a chance of winning. 

Winner will be picked this coming Sunday!

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Visit SkyWatch Friday to enjoy wonderful sky photography

from around the world. 

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Give Away!! Generosity from Novica to YOU!

Give Away!

but first a conk, a shelf mushroom

have you ever looked up close at a conk?

I did and I was amazed. 

I love looking up close at nature:

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Now for the amazing Give Away!

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Recently Novica, who happens to be associated with National Geographic, wrote me offering a generous gift. 

You see they noticed that I have wonderful Blog Friends,

Yes that is YOU!

This is not something I usually do, but how could I refuse. 

They gave me a gift certificate to order something and tell you about it. 

I got my sister a gift- Shush, don't tell her!

Look how beautifully it arrived in a handmade gift box!

Handmade sterling silver earrings. 

She will love them. 

They arrived so fast I barely blinked and they were here.

From my experience this company is truly

helping artisans to share their arts with the world.

This in turn helps them to make a living and care for their families.

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They also gave me a $75 gift certificate for ONE of you!

No jumping through hoops, 

you don't have to follow me here there or anywhere.... 

Just leave me a kindly message on THIS post, 

with a way to get a hold of you (in case you win).

In one week, on May 8th, 2011

I will pick one person who will get this generous gift from NOVICA.

You can choose from their Corporate gifts

or Green Gifts

or any of their products.

You can visit their section called: Novica Live

and 

check out how you can loan money to artisans around the world at their

Micro Finance section! 

I think that is an amazing program. 

(I must, yes MUST hear from the winner by midnight May15th, if I do not....

then I will pick a different person from the comments on this post).

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Also, if you enjoy amazing macro photography visit:

Lisa Chaos's Macro Monday

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When the Sun Comes Out

wild beauty beckons to our deep perceptions

our contemplative mind

our adventurous soul

it begs to be walked into

to share it's tales

to be your companion

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to enjoy watery images by other photographers visit:

Watery Wednesday

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Tiny Realm

stepping into the tiny world

of green
of light
of spheres that hold tight
to blades of moss
that thrive in spring

kneeling
to immerse in the tiny world
to see that there is more
than our obvious realm
to let
sunlight held in melted snowflakes
court my heart

for the tiny realm
is a mystical province
with the ability
to enchant us into our sacred

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Scutellinia scutellata

finding new

tiny fungi

forest treasures

to my eyes

these are trimmed with petite lashes

golden cups

for us to spy

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last autumn I found tiny cups very similar and posted them 

here and here

only those were red..... 

research hints that they are: Scutellinia scutellata

aka: eyelash fungi

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Crystalline Colonies

night temperatures drop
moisture in the earth
rises like a phoenix
in the form
of
thin delicate
lacy ice
geometric columns inches in height
breathe gently
amongst this fragile beauty
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these were taken two days ago

our lovely Spring

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Sign of Spring

I wouldn't call you pretty
I'd call you pretty trippy
first fungi creature
in Spring woods

snow is melting slowly
barely earth showing
yet here you are growing
the wondrous
somewhat poisonous
false morel
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this is my spring:

 

so

you can imagine my delight when I saw this mushroom growing!

Spring unfolds slowly in NW Montana

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