Premier Automne – First Autumn
Premier Automne is a brilliantly animated short film directed by Carlos De Carvalho and Aude Danset, produced by Je Regarde. It is stunningly beautiful, and …
Tag: nature
Exploring the animal kingdom through music
Composers draw inspiration from everything around them, and many great songs have sprung from nature. Musicians Dak and Adam are taking their inspiration one step …
Drawing the natural world
A few weeks ago I attended a NESCBWI workshop on drawing animals, which took place at the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab at the Rhode Island …
The untended garden
What exactly is an untended garden? The phrase often has a negative connotation, like Shakespeare’s “unweeded garden” overrun with foul things. We tend to think …
Music inspired by nature
Brazilian composer Jarbas Agnelli was reading the newspaper one day, and saw a photo of birds on electrical wires. Inspired by the similarity to musical …
Spring is just around the corner
As a gardener and nature-lover, spring is my favorite season. But I’m in no hurry to shake off winter just yet. True, it’s got snow, …
A New Year in the Untended Garden
It has been exactly three months since I started this blog, and I want to thank all my readers for their feedback and support. I …