Heather McAndress

Heather McAndress Artist | Animist แฐโœ๐Ÿป
Cat Mom | Eco Advocate | Wildflower

Moved me to tears ๐Ÿ˜ญ The PNW continuing to surprise us each day and night with its endless beauty. There has been so much...
01/22/2026

Moved me to tears ๐Ÿ˜ญ

The PNW continuing to surprise us each day and night with its endless beauty.

There has been so much that Iโ€™ve wanted to share these last weeks, but have found myself a bit stuck in the adjustment phase.

A couple nights ago when we experienced these Northern Lights the feeling came over me that I have finally arrived where I was always meant to be ๐Ÿฅฒโœจ

12/15/2025

The moment presented itselfโ€ฆ and I said yes ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’จ

No deliberation. No weighing pros and cons. Just an impromptu invitation and an immediate choice to step into it.

My first time riding a horse! And over these last several weeks what continues to strike me is the recognition of who Iโ€™m becoming now. This version of me who understands that discomfort isnโ€™t a warning sign โ€” itโ€™s just a naturally felt resistance when youโ€™re breaking out of old routines and stepping into a new timeline.

And thereโ€™s been so much of that lately! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฅน

Iโ€™m learning to honor this new version of myself by continuing to say yes to life. Especially when something feels unfamiliar. Because that discomfort isnโ€™t rejection โ€” itโ€™s initiation. Itโ€™s the friction of transformation. Itโ€™s proof that weโ€™re no longer living the same loop ๐Ÿ’ซ

The simplest of actions โ€” like offering to help on a neighborโ€™s farm โ€” can become doorways to surreal, unscripted moments like this one. Moments that enforce what we already know โ€” that weโ€™re not meant to spend life behind desks, in cubicles, behind glass, watching the world from a distance and separated from nature.

Weโ€™re meant to be in it. Moving with it. Letting it move through us.

This chapter is about that: choosing action over observation. Honoring the new version by refusing to return to the old one. Trusting that every time we push through, we arrive more fully into the life weโ€™re building.

๐ŸŒ€What new version of yourself is asking to be honored?

I never knew there was an actual mushroom season ๐Ÿ„โœจ๐ŸŒ€ All the more reason to fall in love with the PNW โ€” they're literall...
12/03/2025

I never knew there was an actual mushroom season ๐Ÿ„โœจ๐ŸŒ€

All the more reason to fall in love with the PNW โ€” they're literally everywhere!

All shapes, colors and sizes โ€” short lived and unassuming.

It got me thinking about how much happens under the ground that we don't see.

Scientists call it the "wood wide web" (which I love) โ€” countless mycelium networks, connecting tree to tree, sharing nutrients and information.

Mushrooms only fruit when conditions are right, and their timing is perfect.

And maybe that's the lesson we're meant to take away from themโ€ฆ that some things just can't be rushed.

That whatever has been building beneath the surface will emerge when it's ready.

That patience isn't passive โ€” it's just preparation.

The PNW keeps teaching me things I didn't know I needed to pay attention to โ€” but I'm all ears ๐Ÿ™Œ

What's been growing beneath the surface for you?

Keeping up with our alphabet Post Pals, some adorable doodles for the letter D -- sending love to my sweet niece and nep...
11/30/2025

Keeping up with our alphabet Post Pals, some adorable doodles for the letter D -- sending love to my sweet niece and nephew from afar ๐Ÿ’Œ

Happy Halloween ya filthy animals! ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿ„๐ŸŽƒ
11/01/2025

Happy Halloween ya filthy animals! ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿ„๐ŸŽƒ

To me, thereโ€™s no question of who won our carving contest that year โ€” but apparently itโ€™s still up for debate 10 years l...
10/30/2025

To me, thereโ€™s no question of who won our carving contest that year โ€” but apparently itโ€™s still up for debate 10 years later!! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ”ช๐ŸŽƒ

Do you carve pumps each year too?

Happy Halloween! ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

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A little dose of wholesome creepy nostalgia anyone? ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงน๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐ŸŒ™โœจWe wonโ€™t be doing much carving this year โ€” but thereโ€™s no...
10/13/2025

A little dose of wholesome creepy nostalgia anyone? ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงน๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐ŸŒ™โœจ

We wonโ€™t be doing much carving this year โ€” but thereโ€™s no harm in reminiscing on one of our most epic contests to date.

Maybe in another life I was a sculptor. Itโ€™s definitely an art form I could get used to โ€” but using material with a longer shelf life.
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