Tea of the Day, May 31 2019 - 2026 #teasky #tea #teaoftheday

As the summer heat rises, I may occasionally take a break from shou pu’er for a high mountain oolong. The last of a bag I probably should have finished last year, but still delights, nevertheless. Lingering sweetness for days, light astringency, perfect cuppa. #teasky #tea #oolong #summer

I present for your viewing pleasure this gorgeous shapeshifter, the Coral Sunset Peony, #bloomscrolling #peony #sunset

The scent of May #bloomscrolling #blacklocustflower #may #wishyoucouldsmellthis

oh peony — how do you stay so beautiful even as you fall apart? #peony #bloomscrolling #flower #poem #askingforafriend

Time for wishes! #dandelion #floof #bloomscrolling #wishes

Heartwood Hongshui, puts the oooo in oolong. #oolong #tea #teasky #morningritual

Spring is melting into summer blossom by blossom #bloomscrolling #appleblossoms #pink #spring #summer

Oolong kind of morning, birdsong, sunshine, flowers. #teasky #tea #bloomscrolling #morningritual

She blooms late compared to her sisters, to let them have their day. No need for competition, though obviously She’s the queen. #cherryblossoms #pompoms #bloomscrolling #pink

This liminal moment on the forest floor between bloom & wither, so achingly beautiful — o my heart, o my heart. #camellia #bloomscrolling #raindrops #poem #grief

Hello Spring — there you are, just when we needed you to remind us that winter always comes to an end. #bloomscrolling #spring #tulipmagnolia #hope

New teapot from Ukrainian artist Ivan Hryhorchuk of Viter Ceramics. The teacup is from 2021, the teapot 2026. They are different eras & styles, but with a simplicity & continuity that ties them together. What a blessing to be part of this global tea community! #teasky #teapot #tea

& then there was this dried persimmon doing their best Calcifer impression… #calcifer #persimmon #lookalikes

As above, so below #sunset #reflection #clouds #wetlands #mirrorimage

the press of fruiting bodies, overlap — so eager to transmute they don’t even wait for death to come first. #shroomscrolling #mushrooms #closeup #mushlove #poem

Plum blossoms didn’t see this coming. #snow #plumblossoms #bloomscrolling #mixedsignsls

I made a cup! Love this surface design, will be playing with it again. I call it “kelp forest”. #pottery #teacup #teasky #imadethis

Chilly morning roasted oolong #teasky #oolong #plumblossoms #spring

Lost in a cup of tea Shimmer surface & Forest deep Between a candle & the sun — reflections of reflections of reflections #teasky #tea #reflection #cherub #whereismymind

I know it’s Imbolc, when the snowdrops push up through the sleepy earth, & nudge me toward hope. Spring will come. #poem #snowdrops #imbolc #bloomscrolling #hope

Laissez le bon temps rouler! Happy Mardi Gras!! (& Year of the Fire Horse! & Solar Eclipse!) Remember to hydrate, rest when you need to, & let joy move through you when presented with the opportunity. #teasky #mardigras #neworleans #kingcakebaby #beads #tea

Plum blossoms almost have me believing February’s spring lies #plumblossoms #bloomscrolling #poem #stillwinter

I take my prayers to the water & pour them in. So that the fish breathe them & the ducks paddle through them & they become the rain that waters the food we eat & we remember our connection to each other, & return to Love. #water #prayers #love #poem #connection

Suspended moment — already water under the bridge, sipped & gone. This is all we have moment. moment. moment. Savor the tea. #poem #tea #teasky #moment #light

lichen goblets dewy & eager strive for the generous sky — transmuting death into renewal life a full cup #poem #lichen #pnw

Lalashan GABA hongshui & dried persimmons are perhaps perfect together. #tea #teasky #oolong #persimmons #kintsugi

It was Ms. White Owl, in the library, with shou pu’er. #clue #whodunnit #teasky #tea #puer #books

Words fail me today — too heavy the world. #mood #ferns #snow #skull #poem

Bold move flower choosing winter as your time to shine #poem #bloomscrolling #winter #flower

Warm comfort of sunset saying it’s okay, darling, rest we’ll try again tomorrow #waterwednesday #sunset #poem #arboretum #pnw

I think sometimes that persimmon should be a synonym for patience. #persimmon #waiting #worthit #poem #poetry

Took a little dip in the Salish Sea this morning, warmed up with a cup of fermented fireweed. Happy New Calendar! #polarbearplunge #newyearsday #teasky #tea #fire #brave

Stillpoint of the year, molasses — a heron has captured us! in a cluster on the shore watching waiting holding our collective breath as ki settles back onto log, stillpoint #poem #wetlands #december

Winter Solstice Blessings, Good People, here comes the light! #tea #teasky #reflection #solstice

I may have made my first teacup. I did not make this chocolate peppercorn cookie but it is delicious & pairs well with this shou from Bana Tea. #tea #teacup #teasky #cookie #imadethis

An opulence of red in the gray winter landscape beneath the eagles’ tree, the water’s boundary held by rock & moss & will out at the wild edges, almost free #poem #poetry #hawthorn #berries #winter

Drinking the stillness of the forest, listening to the birds, slowing further into winter with every sip. #tea #teasky #winter

Dark tea for the dark of the year, 2004 Menghai Tuocha, notes of agarwood & a bitter hint that slides into sweet, velvety broth, delightful all around. #teasky #tea #wintermood #puerh #shou

Watching beauty fade steam swirl the slow transition to stillness is there a moment when autumn ceases winter begins or is it a slow borderless smearing one into the other until one day you notice the barren cold doesn’t stop #poetry #poem #tea #seasons #autumn #winter

Old life lets go, & in doing so feeds new life — may what is breaking in me now nourish the me I am becoming in all this rain. #mushroom #shroomscrolling #autumn #lettinggo #poem #poetry

Made a long, low temperature decoction of chaga, then used it to brew lao cha tou in a thermos overnight. Just the deeply comforting cuppa I needed this crisp November morning on the porch. #teasky #tea #puer #thermos #chaga #shou

Look up! There’s a lion in the tree! What are you doing in The City? #lionsmane #mushroom #shroomscrolling #citytree #unexpected

I love the November trees who are still turning, touch of green here & there, what’s the hurry? #autumngold #fall #tree #latebloomer #nohurry

Shou pu’er & cranberry pumpkin seed biscotti on this perfectly crisp autumn day. #tea #teasky #treats #pumpkin #puer

This tree stands bleeding out, poised at the gateway between autumn & winter each year — preternaturally red, shouting, “I am still alive!! & this world achingly beautiful no matter how bare my black branches become” #autumn #red #poem #poetry #fallleaves

Rainy day tisane, grandpa style fermented fireweed. Like rooibos & red tea had a love child, set cozy to maximum, so delightfully warming! #tea #teasky #herbaltea #rainyday

November leaves — almost all fallen, broken down, becoming mud beneath my boots. Reds & oranges fade to brown & the glorious display of autumn surrenders day by day, bit by bit, one last exhale before winter’s sleep. #autumn #leaf #poem #poetry #fall #endings #leaves

The sky lit a candle to the Ancestors at dusk, yesterday & silence drew us in for a moment (infinity) we stood enraptured connected haunted — until the light shifted & let us go #sunset #ancestors #poem #poetry #graveyard

Mostly drinking grandpa style shou on the porch lately, taking in the fall colors & chatting with hummingbirds. #teasky #tea #fall #porchlife