Research, design, art Connecting people with nature. Newsletter: hopefulnature.studio Ceramics shop: mm.gifts Blog: marisamorby.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mlltubv6c22jMy last few days have been spent in various botanical gardens. My feet may hurt, but my brain finally feels calm.11 May 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlltubv6c22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mljmulj3d22cI’m traveling and @jason.energy just sent me pictures of my garden and I didn’t know it was possible to miss a garden until now.10 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljmulj3d22chttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mljmfwz27c2cThere is something extremely comforting when you’re in a hotel room alone, and you hear someone walk down the hall, turn their key, open and shut their door. You are still alone but not truly alone.10 May 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljmfwz27c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mlivkxpmns2oMe, waiting in line for my latte. Man next to me: *mumbles* Me, registering that I think someone is speaking to me, but I am in France and assume French: “Désolé, parlez vous anglais?” Him: “That was English” Me, expiring, and picking up my latte: “I’m so sorry”10 May 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlivkxpmns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mlhjcblfts2mThe last few years I've started focusing more on plants that smell good, in the hopes that we can bring back gardens that please more of our senses. hopefulnature.studio/when-our-gardens-smelled-good10 May 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhjcblfts2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mledyilugs2nI am currently in France, and am always amused by this interaction, which is the same each time. Waitress: “My English is not so good.” And she puts her thumb and forefinger close together, to show “a little”. Me: “It’s okay!” Waitress: Proceeds to tell me the whole menu in perfect English.08 May 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mledyilugs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3ml2yem5et42cFlowers are starting to bloom in earnest now and it's reminding me of all the hard work that the bees do in the garden. And how differently the same world looks to each of us. https://hopefulnature.studio/how-bees-see-the-world/05 May 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2yem5et42chttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3ml274zbct22qAbsolutely yes, and I think we can do even better. 10 years max term limits. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml274zbct22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mkqggy2zss2uRome remains extremely photogenic.30 Apr 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqggy2zss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mkmnvooyhs2kMy takeaways and pieces of wisdom from @beyondtellerrand.com this year.29 Apr 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmnvooyhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mkhphftv522uSo it begins @beyondtellerrand.com27 Apr 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhphftv522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mkeyiot5rc2bThank you to @israataha.bsky.social for this beautiful and delicious sugar cookie! Star baker for sure!26 Apr 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeyiot5rc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mkajayp7dc26A hopeful read about the importance of recognizing reality as opposition to tyrannical rule, sharing the truth to promote transparency, and that petty tyrants carry the seed of destruction within themselves. https://www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-petty-tyrants/?utm_source=noemainstagram&utm_medium=noemasocial&utm_campaign=feed&fbclid=PAVERFWARYPq1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadU8ou2PoWE18Y-0O_Aulmtr918lzT89MiIyYZ7IKLz673MegsOKlo4l6rBVA_aem_pj7tJXBBBINAvZ5mlo-RPQ24 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkajayp7dc26https://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mk67bl2q3k2tI just finished Becky Chambers book “A Psalm for the Wild-Built”. If you’re feeling soul-weary then this book is for you. It’s a bit of a meditation on purpose and what it means to live.23 Apr 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67bl2q3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mjvsoz7djk2aI repeat that mRNA vaccines are modern miracles. We are witnessing scientific history being made and it’s so freaking cool. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvsoz7djk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mjvn65fix22hMy orchid cabinet is running! This is a project I normally wouldn't take on because it's something that makes me so nervous, but I youtubed my way through it and am so proud of myself!20 Apr 2026 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvn65fix22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mjviszsvys2l$80M can’t even buy your own name in a headline. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjviszsvys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marisamorby.com/post/3mjoyjg2qrs2uSo excited to be there for this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:donui3kbxb5q7psfph7jzzug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoyjg2qrs2u