Notes from Nature...

The Ongoing Saga of Carla the Duck

Carla the duck is still living in the wild. It is a day-to-day operation now. The folks at the animal rescue are building trust with Carla and monitoring her to see if she is able to eat and protect herself from predators. So far so good. Luckily, with the cold weather, the swans have returned (over 80 of them) they are helping keep Carla safe. 

Buckthorn Berry Ink Continued... (see Jan. 18th for the start of the process)

After we let the berries cool we squished them through a colander to separate the solid berry flesh from the juice or liquid. 

Then we put the ink through cheesecloth two times to make sure all of the solid particles were out of the ink.

Voila! Buckthorn ink.

It writes beautifully!