Another day, another salad. I was wearing Nuala when I took this photo and that's her body you can see under the fabric of her carrier. The pattern of the fabric reminds me of the woods and camouflage. Birthing Nuala and mothering her have brought me in touch with my animal nature. I gave birth at home with zero medical intervention. When my partner Scott described Nuala's birth to our friend yesterday, he said I 'gave birth like a wild animal'. I have been seeing the animal side of the mothering process since I started reading 'Women who run with the Wolves'. Nuala sounds like an animal when she makes noise in her sleep. Her cry is sometimes a howl. On a family walk, my mother stopped us all to listen closely for what she thought was a creature of the forest. We all laughed when we realized she was hearing Nuala's snore. Like all animals, we love to eat. Feeling lucky to have access to local organic vegetables. Yum. Salad recipe: Lettuce Carrots Snow peas Bell pepper Plum tomatoes Sunflower seeds Dressing: Fresh dill Lime juice Olive oil Plain yoghurt Sea salt #nogarlicnoonions #alliumfree #noalliums #vegetarian #sattvicdiet #halifaxseaportfarmersmarket #historicfarmersmarket #forumfarmersmarket #wildanimal #wildbirth #homebirth #freebirth #tribedemama https://www.instagram.com/p/7a1VA4PVytN5SyNm_7R5vf83QGZ_r3hOq9snk0/?igshid=1dq5dxoccozsm