Natural

I find the natural world very inspiring.

I like to keep shells and stones from the beach in my studio.

Shipping: the happy bag

Enroute to you, this is the first step for your purchases from Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies. We call it "the happy bag". Packages and parcels get loaded into this bag for their trip to the post office. Usually, your package is walked to the post office, by Sharon or by Sharon and Eric together. Every day. Since we go to the post office every day, your purchase is enroute to you within 24 hours of receiving your order. Currently, domestic shipments are taking 2-3 business days to arrive from Seattle, and based on the feedback we have received, international shipments seem to be arriving in a timely fashion too. But regardless of where they are going, all purchases from Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies start here, in the happy bag.

Soarin', flyin'

As I do several times a week, I walked at Discovery Park this morning. Discovery is a true natural jewel in the Seattle park system, and I treasure my time spent there. But today was very, very special. As I came out of the woods, heading for the bluff and that magnificent view of Puget Sound, I saw two eagles. You can regularly see eagles surfing the air currents that come in from the water, and it is always a thrill to see those magnificent birds. But today they were so low, just above the tree tops and very close to the edge of the bluff, that I thought for sure I could reach up and pluck them out of the sky. They were not too big, and beautifully sleek. What a breathtaking experience to be so close to these magnificent creatures, in flight yet! Eventually one landed in the top of a nearby tree, and I stood for a while, just to watch. Sadly, I did not have my camera with me (I promise never again to go to Discovery Park without my camera). But I wanted to write about this because I don't want to forget how privileged and inspired I felt to have had this experience today.

The photo above was taken at Discovery Park several days ago and the eagles I saw today were surfing right above the tree to the right of the picture. Just imagine that!