April 9, 2023

One idea to keep it slow and simple… feed two birds with one seed

You know the phrase, “killing two birds with one stone”? We are officially canceling it around here.  How did this brutal language come to describe the crafty use of an hour, when you have managed to accomplish two things with only one action?

Thank you to the friend who told us she had “fed two birds with one seed.”  What a glorious reframing of the old, worn-out language. Because so many of the actions we take hour-by-hour ripple out into the environment, and either diminish it or feed it. 

What actions small and large do you take every day? What birds do they feed, both literal and figurative?

May your actions nourish you and your community, birds included.  

And some clickable fun

We love to discover and share, so we’ve added three cool clickables. And just so you know, when we list products, it’s just because we like them. We’re not sponsored by anything but our dreams and imaginations.

• In our new blog about bird-friendly coffee, we grab details from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. They also have a popular bird app—The Merlin Bird ID. Wonder which warbler you just saw or who is singing that distinct tune each morning? Check out Merlin!

• In honor of egg dye season, we love natural dyes. And mushrooms make a wide spectrum of natural colors. The Mushroom Color Atlas lets you explore the fungi color spectrum. It’s beautiful!

• In “What we’re reading” news, we could wait to begin Jenny Odell’s newest book, Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock. And if you haven’t grabbed her first, How to Do Nothing, may we recommend some spring reading?