This week’s diary page celebrates nettles! As kids, many of us will remember their painful and long lasting stings and searching for dock leaves to ease the discomfort. Little did we know that what we saw as one of nature’s villains was actually one of her heroes too. Nettles makes such an important ecological contribution to both our health and the health of our environment. In this piece @pixie.mo Mo Kendall rightly reveres the nettle. She also speaks of her hopes to learn to spin nettle stems into yarn. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, this amazing and wondrous skill can be seen in the deeply touching, award winning documentary @nettledressfilm tledress.org/
#Words: ‘Nettle Nourished’ - Mo Kendall (spinyourcirclebright.wordpress.com, Instagram: @pixie.mo )
#Art: ‘Nettles’ - Samantha Symonds @samantha.symonds.art
For more of Mo’s words and Samantha’s art work please also visit their pages on our Showcase website (link in bio.).
#nettle
#nourish
#HerbalRemedies
WELCOME FEBRUARY!
From the Earth Pathways Wall Calendar 2026:
‘Oh winter, you can be harsh - many find it hard to love you... But in the quiet, we can listen. In stillness, we can rest. In darkness, we can feel our instincts, meet our inner guides, and dream up our dreams. In sleep we can recharge instead of burn, burn, burning out. When we heed winter’s call, we counter the culture of the growth machine, in this world, it’s the rebellious season...’
#Words: ‘Winter Work’ @pixie.mo
For more of Mo’s writings please stop by her page on our Showcase website( link in bio.).
#Art: ‘Ocean Haze’ - Donna Taylor ( and [email protected])
For more of Donna’s photography and writings please also view her page on our Showcase website (link in bio.).
#calendar#seasons
#WheelOfTheYear
‘... It comes when you see the hedges becoming adorned with berries and hips, then when you notice you have put the lights on at dinner, then when you first feel cold in the morning, then when your feet first kick crisp now-fallen leaves with an urge you can’t resist. When something about the air is lighter. Or comforting apple-scented...’
A beautiful Autumn-tinged #diary page for this coming week.
#Words: ‘Turning Autumn’ - @pixie.mo Mo Kendall (/)
#Art: ‘The River is Flowing Down to the Sea’ - @vickimoonwolf Victoria Parsons.
For more of Victoria’s art and Mo’s words please also see their pages on our Showcase website (link in bio.).
#autumn
#AutumnColour
#ChangingSeasons
#WheelOfTheYear
#AutumnEquinox
#TreeArt
#InspiredByNature
This week’s page is an absolutely beautiful evocation of the solstice in words and image. Enjoy.
Words: ‘Solstice Dawn’ - Mo Kendall @pixie.mo () For more of Mo’s writings please visit her page on our Showcase website (link in bio.).
Photography: ‘Solstice Fire’ - Louise Hargreaves ( and [email protected]) For more of Louise’s photography please visit her page on our Showcase website (link in bio.).
#solstice
#solsticefire
#longestday
