Symbols and Gifts

 

It's remains hot. Heat warning kind of hot. Our last stop at the bridge, we saw a small group of people playing in the river, building a small damn, digging and searching in the mud and water and moving about. They had a Frenchie and a Pug and looked to be having such a relaxing time.

The owl was sitting and the crows were flying, twigs in beaks, because...a pair of crows were building a nest! I had a feeling that they would be doing this soon, due to our last visit and  seeing them landing on the top of the bridge.

I finished all of my weaving and stitching and Power Stick making and mailed them off. This was a super special time of making and gifting. 

For my stitching, I did some research...

about Pentagons...

about Pentagons inside a circle: (AI answer)

A pentagon in a circle symbolizes harmony, balance, and the protection of the five elements (earth, air, fire, water, and spirit) unified within the universe. Historically used by Pythagoreans for health and identity, this symbol often represents the microcosm, connecting humanity to the cosmos.

And I did some research...

about finding one's "True North", in the spiritual sense. You can read some HERE (just the beginning of the story - no subscription, but confirmed my thoughts).

I really enjoyed this kind of storytelling and the symbols that arose.

I'm also still working in my mini glue book. Where my weaving and leather stitching and Power Stick making is deeply infused with deep meaning, the gluing is just for silly fun. I've dug around for papers to use for "background" and started two new little books. Very relaxing.

First the background, then the layers...

The piece with the two chairs is unbelievably old. I'm glad it has finally found a new home. I'm not sure if this page is done. I may add some words.

What do you want to do next?

 

May you gift with love

May you give to others

May you give to yourself

xo

Photos by NAE @pomegranatetrail ©2026

Undulating

 

undulate

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adjective

un·​du·​late ˈən-jə-lət  ˈən-dyə-  

ˈən-də-, 

 -ˌlāt 

variants or undulated 

ˈən-jə-ˌlā-təd  

ˈən-dyə-, 

 

ˈən-də-

Synonyms of undulate

: having a wavy surface, edge, or markings

the undulate margin of a leaf

undulate

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verb

un·​du·​late ˈən-jə-ˌlāt  

ˈən-dyə-, 

 

ˈən-də-

undulated; undulating

intransitive verb

1

: to form or move in waves : fluctuate

2

: to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence

3

: to present a wavy appearance

transitive verb

: to cause to move in a wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner

Source LINK

I've been poking around a lot, learning about "undulating"...looking at plenty of images like THESE. This all started with my desire to attempt weaving in an truly undulating way. When I found the image below, I discovered that in a sense I had been weaving in a "single step" undulation all along. That helped me feel free to continue on and play with this idea some more.

I looked up synonyms for UNDULATING.

 LINK for "Generalized Models for Rock Joint Surface Shapes"

We took a drive, first up to "the pines" and then off to someplace we'd not been since 2021! Can it have been that long?! Along with the many other things I search for (clouds, Hawks & other birds, wide swaths of sky, cloud life...), I was ultra-focused on "Undulating". Boy, did I find it!

I claimed my drawing was very simple, just symbolic and he said it was: "simplebolic". Yep, that sounds about right.

We wound through the mountains and ended up in the wide-open cattle country...undulating all the way!

I like the bottom two pics (above) for showing the undulating I had in mind as I wove. It's not the best, but we were going 55 MPH. haha 

The images at the link above (THESE) offer more than I can. But, I have to say as we traveled between the undulating masses of green, my head swiveling in every direction...when we got to a body of water, even the whitecaps on the moving surface were undulating! I think my exploration of undulating will stick with me for a long while.

I ultimately exclaimed that "Everything is undulating everywhere!!"

Along with all of the "undulating" I noticed, we saw lots of cattle and many birds. There was a ridiculous amount of crows everywhere...one egret, standing between two stretches of fencing, where water for it was not noticeable and a few hawks, soaring or perched.

What do you like to explore?

 

May you investigate things of interest to you

May you explore in different ways

May you grow your mind

xo

Photos by NAE @pomegranatetrail ©2026