Yesterday I ventured into my messy back yard for the first time this year. Because I allow dead foliage to overwinter to support critter habitat, a lot of work was needed to clear, clip,...
Just like the adults in their lives, kids need tools to regulate their stress levels and navigate big emotions. That’s why I’m so excited to share this guest post from Joe Skoff,...
If you are a Damselwings subscriber, you may have seen a mention or two about a new project I am co-creating on Instagram with my dear friend and fellow Sage photographer Melissa Maillett....
It’s been another week of intentional dismantling and chaos creation by our elected (and unelected) leadership. As I write on this quiet Sunday morning, however, I am celebrating that I...
“Empathy is really important… Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.” ~ Jane Goodall It’s been a week. As I write this...
To listen for an echo from the depths, in our thoughts, in our reading, or in our listening to the repeated drops of blessed rain after a long drought, is to live in the deeper parallels...
“I’m in trouble,” I said out loud, and quite calmly, with no other human ears to hear me. A few moments before this declaration, I had considered whether I could safely take down our...
Every once in a while, a seemingly incomprehensible array of life experiences come together to serve you in the moment. I’ve been experiencing such a moment since the election, with birch...
Early this morning, my 90-year-old mother texted me and said, “What’s the plan today?” I thought she was referring to it being election day. Like every other American I know (and...
We walked single file through the dense, dripping jungle of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Our family’s two local guides seemed to have night vision lenses implanted in their eyeballs as...
Yes, they really are that blue. The feet, I mean. Of the boobies. Of the blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii), anyway, not to be confused with the red-footed boobies (S. sula) or the Nazca...
Photos: Martha Brettschneider / Damselwings Photography Playful. Curious. Chill. These are the words you'll hear over and over again when people describe their Galapagos sea lion...