365 Caws

365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Confetti Handspun

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  This stuff is absolutely addictive to spin! I'm still waiting for the weft thread to arrive for my weaving project, so I have been spi...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Asarum Caudatum, Wild Ginger

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First, I want to make it clear that this plant's common name is misleading. "Wild Ginger" is not related to culinary ginger, n...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

Figs!

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If even half the figs on my Desert King tree mature, I will be a happy camper. It is absolutely studded with them! Right now, they're ab...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Lab vs. Field

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As any scientist will tell you, something which works perfectly in the lab still may not play out properly in the field. That was the case h...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

Spinning Confetti

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I finished up the singles of BFL (Blue-Faced Leicester) this morning, and as my reward for getting that project out of the way, I started sp...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Silly String

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The skein is 88 yards, the bobbin 107 yards (I wound it off after I took the photo). That's almost enough Silly String to make a rag rug...
Friday, April 24, 2026

Wet Sheep Day

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Today is Wet Sheep Day. With my planned weaving project having to go on hold until one of two things happens, I've been catching up on m...
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Drawing on years of experience as a forest ranger, backpacker and mountaineer, my writings and images reflect my abiding love of Nature.
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