Mimi Torchia Boothby

Category: nature

  • Esteemed by Elephants

    Most humans love elephants, but wild African elephants generally only love elephants. I want to bring to your attention an exception. I would introduce you to Lawrence Anthony, born in 1950 in South Africa, the very man who rushed into Baghdad to rescue the surviving zoo animals after the US Invasion and the terrible bombing…

  • a healing Dream – Donald’s dream – The Hunter

    For the letter D, I would like to add a guest post. My husband Donald has a blog where he imparts his wit and wisdom about life. This particular post is so powerful, I had to share it here. A lot of you are literary minded, so I thought you would really enjoy it. You…

  • Healing plants of Hawaii

    A lot of you know that my husband spent nearly 2 months in the hospital, with the resultant weight loss and weakness from the length of time he was there. He was home for almost a month with no appreciable weight gain when we left for a week of sun in Hawaii. We stayed in…

  • I remember you – a Child’s nature guide

    For the second year in a row, I have participated in the Brooklyn Art Museum’s sketchbook project. Last year, I simply used my sketchbook as a visual journal, adding a little autobiographical information and sketching what I saw; my cats, my family, places I visited, and then filled up the blank spaces with other things…

  • A stop in the woods – pastel

    Every art medium has its strengths and weaknesses. Today I decided to try oil pastel to convey the complexity of this scene. This is Donald’s bike Iris. It is sitting in a mass of Red Valerian with Madrona trees around it. 15 ” x 20″ It’s for sale! inquire!