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I'm Marcela. I'm a mamá of two little people, a wife to a beautiful man, and we are a life-learning family. I'm originally from Chile but we live in the Pacific Northwest in the US, now.It's been a year since we got back from living in India for almost 5 months and I've continued to write our adventures here, since then. It seems that we just came home.
I love taking pictures and I hope you enjoy reading and seeing our photos.
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naturallyfundays (at) gmail (dot) comAnimal Count - India 2011
Animal Count - India 2011 - More than 250 seen
Birds we've seen in India
- Black Drongo
- Black Kite
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike
- Black-necked Stork
- Blue Rock Pigeon
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Cattle Egret
- Common Hoopoe : Lucas's Favorite
- Common Moorhen
- Common Myna
- Common Raven
- Crested Bunting
- Grey Francolin
- House Crow
- House Swift
- Indian Grey Hornbill
- Indian Peafowl
- Indian Robin
- indian Roller
- Indian Treepie
- Jungle Babbler
- Little Egret
- Long-billed Vulture : Gyps Indicus
- Oriental Magpie Robin
- Peacocks = 69
- Red-billed Blue Magpie
- Red-collared Dove
- Red-vented Bulbul
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Rose-ringed Parakeet = 250
- Small Bee-eater
- Spotted Owlet
- White-breasted Kingfisher
Blogs I like
- A Foothill Companion
- A Friend to Knit With
- A Wild and Precious Life
- Abby Try Again
- All for the boys
- Angry Chicken
- Anna Maria Horner
- Artsy-Crafty Babe
- Beauty That Moves
- Betz White
- Down to Earth
- El Mundo de Julie en el Mundo / Julie's World in the World
- Exploring Portland's Natural Areas
- Frontier Dreams
- Frugally Sustainable
- Hands Free Mama
- Homespun Life
- Homespun Living
- House on Hill Road
- House Wren Studio
- Hullabaloo Homestead
- Imagine Childhood
- JCasa Handmade
- Journey Seeds
- Made by Joel
- Mama Roots
- Maya Made
- Nest
- Plain and Joyful Living
- Portland Family Adventures
- Posie Gets Cozy
- Progressive Pioneer
- Project – Based Homeschooling
- Resurrection Fern
- Rhythm of the Home
- Sea + Prairie
- Sew Liberated
- Simple Mom
- Small Things
- Small Wonders
- SouleMama
- Stag Beetle Power
- Sunshine and Smile
- The Artful Parent
- The Crafty Crow
- The Magic Onions
- The Magnifying Glass
- The Purl Bee
- This Cosy Life
- Tiny Happy
- Uncommon Grace
- Waldorf Mama
- Wise Craft
Books we like
- A Crazy Day with Cobras
- A Kid's Herb Book
- Family Dinner
- Holy Cow
- IndiaColor
- Nourishing Traditions
- Radical Homemakers
- Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health
- Simplicity Parenting
- Spectacular India
- The Creative Family
- The Mountains of Tibet
- The Road to Mumbai
- The Story of Divaali
- The Write Start
Places I visit
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Recent Posts
- MOA : Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia : Part 1
- [ making + tutorial : baseball t-shirts ]
- Lincoln City : the swim meet
- Lincoln City, Oregon : part 1
- :: right now ::
- to live in this world…
- clay day
- baseball season has started
- Eagle Creek, Oregon
- we’ve been playing + visiting
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
: reminders :
Look at these beautiful reminders. I’d love to put them around everywhere!
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{ the party }
She asked her friends not to bring presents for her party, but instead help her with a donations to WWF to help the Giant Pandas. And so she sent over $100 for the pandas. And this is the second time she’s done … Continue reading
{ nine times around the sun }
This weekend we celebrated Siena turning 9. What a beautiful girl she is. Beautiful and special. She’s snuggly in her own way. She’s quiet and loud. She’s funny and serious. She’s big and small. She’s creative and thoughtful and always … Continue reading
:: this moment ::
A beautiful and fun Friday ritual. Inspired by SouleMama. {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and … Continue reading
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::: a good bye :::
So we finished our last year of preschool. I guess we only had two years and really spread out, it didn’t seem like much. Siena loved her preschool year so much when she went four years ago, that she really … Continue reading
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:: this moment ::
A beautiful and fun Friday ritual. Inspired by SouleMama. {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and … Continue reading
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::: right now :::
Right now, I am: enjoying the full moon outside. From inside, because it’s still wet out there. waiting to spend more time out of doors. still enjoying wearing sweaters in the middle of June. I know we’ll have heat in … Continue reading
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::: bees and how we got them :::
After many years (20 to be exact) since our first thought of having honey bees, we have finally “jumped” in. Yes, a little bit in slow motion, but we are there. Here. Our home with honey bees. It … Continue reading
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:: Chile’s Nature ::
We’ve heard too many times in the last year or so, about nature’s work. Many times so beautiful, but lately it seems it’s been too much. My heart is sore still from photos from Japan, and the earthquake in … Continue reading
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:: this moment ::
A beautiful and fun Friday ritual. Inspired by SouleMama. {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and … Continue reading
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