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A little lesser redpoll. A bird which I saw for the first time earlier this year and immediately fell in love with! #redpoll #birdart #birdillustration #birdsofinstagram #natureillustration #natureartIs there anything more uplifting than the summer herb harvests? Here is skullcap, lemon balm and a few roses from the garden, all to go in the dehydrator. The last image shows rose, lemon balm and lavender tea, a soothing, heart opening and nurturing blend. ♥️ (Edited to say the skullcap ended up being tinctured after all!). #summer #herbalism #herbalist #herbaltea #herbalmedicine #foraging #growyourown #naturalmedicineWork in progress! Emperor moths are so beautiful and a pleasure to illustrate. Their caterpillars feed on a variety of plants including bramble, hawthorn and blackthorn. Just finished the female and starting work on the male whilst listening to The Deep by wonderful local artist @phildelofficial #nature #natureillustration #mothsmatter #naturalhistoryillustration #watercolour #watercolor #colouredpencil"For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." Carl Sagan. I love this quote. And perhaps there's more. Perhaps the vastness and all its small creatures come from love, are expressions of love and can realise love through each other, whether that other is a person, animal, tree or flower. I truly believe that right now, exactly as we are, each one of us is a perfect expression of love and wholeness. You may not feel it (just as many times in the past I have not felt it) but feelings are not truth. Look deeper, go further in and you will be astounded by your own radiance. That voice that says, 'not me, I'm too flawed, too foolish, not enough,' don't give away your heart to it, it's nothing, just a thought. And you are so much more than that. #love #rose #wholeness
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