Keep on reading to learn more about the November 27th Full Beaver Moon, concluding a “Full” year of named Moons. It’s been a fun trip around the Sun learning about the different names of each Full Moon and interesting facts describing our only natural satellite that lights up the night sky with her smiling face. Flambé has looked forward to the rising of every Full Moon, happy to share her cautious to exciting encounters with the cast of characters that name each month’s Moon. Follow the link below to read Kat’s conversation with a sleepy beaver who is about to fulfill her naming obligation for another year.
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Nature Sleuthing Resumes ….. Sunflowers and Fibonacci; Natural Spirals
November 26, 2023
After a well deserved rest from Inktober and from my self-imposed pressure to create something every day from a list of random prompts, I’m happy to be out again nature sleuthing. Curiosities in nature sometimes stare us in the face. But more often than not making discoveries require keen observational skills, noticing something new to you, and an ability to look for clues to a mystery with wide open eyes.
It was during a hike on an unseasonably warm day that I paused to admire the dried flower heads from one of the late blooming sunflowers. Have you ever noticed how they look like another kind of sunflower? Papery textured “petals” circle a central disk where a few weeks ago it was crammed full of puffy parachute-topped seeds. After the seeds become airborne, all that’s usually left is a slicked off surface punctuated with dots arranged in spirals radiating out from the center.
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Continue reading “Nature Sleuthing Resumes ….. Sunflowers and Fibonacci; Natural Spirals”Inktober 2023 Part 2: The Finale!
My 8th year participating in the October’s “Inktober” is complete, and I’m excited to share all 31 days of official prompts, as interpreted by moi (that’s Flambé speak for “me”). Every year, as I near day 31, keeping up with the daily prompts becomes a challenge. This year was no exception! But I was determined to finish close to the deadline.
And Ta! Da!
Each 9×6” page of my accordion book are chock full of inked and painted illustrations with touches of humor, drama, realism, mystery, whimsy and a touch of fantasy. It was great fun stretching my imagination, but I’m happy to be finished (at least until Inktober 2024).
If you missed my October 16th post displaying the first 15 days of illustrations, have no fear! I’ve included them in this post. However, if you’re aching to learn more about Inktober and want to play along next year, all the background info can be found in my Inktober2023 post on the 16th.
So here they all are, beginning with images of each long side of my accordion book. Enjoy!
Hope you enjoyed the tour through my accordion book. Let me know if you also played along, and if you’ll be taking on the challenge during Inktober 2024.
a curious nature 