Beth Menninga

@bethmenninga

Early childhood educator in St Paul learning to garden, paint, and grieve. Pondering what a caregiver state might look like. (She/her)

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Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· 16d

What’s your sign?

Green highway sign reads:
Exit 192
Bad Route Road
Blue sign below it reads:
REST AREA

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· 20d

Born yesterday?

Close up of a monarch with open wings atop a hot pink zinnia flower. The black markings on the monarch look velvetty fresh.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 30

Or we could be like this ( sign outside the bathrooms at the Mauritshuis art museum in The Hague)

Sign reads:
“Gebruik gerust het toilet dat het best bij je past.
Feel free to use the toilet that best suits you.”

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 20

Gorge du Verdon: the beautiful turquoise of the water comes mainly from limestone particles (from the surrounding rocks) It is 175 km long- lots of people I. kayaks, small boats and paddle boarders as well as hikers. Cliffs range from 250-700 meters tall.

View of an s- shaped curve of the turquoise water of the Verdon River running through the limestone canyon ) shades of white , ochre and orange) the cliff walls range from 250-700 meters tall

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 18

Marseilles poster: 8 Mars Grève Féministe 14h-16h Occupation Féministe Vieux Port 16h Départ Vieux Port Nos Corps Ne Sont Pas Des Champs de Bataille March 8th Feminist Strike 2-4pm Feminist Occupation of the Old Port 4pm Departure from the Old Port Our Bodies Are Not Battlefields

Drawing in middle of poster of 6 women of various apparent ages, colors, abilities and religions

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 16

His concept of « the garden in movement » asks gardeners to observe and respond (rather than seek to control/ contain) to the growth of plants and of the garden.

Close up of the knarled, burnt sienna colored trunk of an Australian eucalyptus tree that has a silver blue stem of leaves sprouting from the base.

Sandy pathway flanked in the left by a large prickly pear plant and possibly yucca with a long green protuberance coming from the top and arching over the path.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 16

Clément’s concept of a « planetary garden » is realized here with plantings from around the world that thrive in similar conditions (Chile, Canary Islands, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, California, Mexico, subtropical America and the Mediterranean basin)

California planting with a yucca topped with creamy rosettes of yucca flowers along a stalk protruding from the top of the sphere of long, green spiked leaves.

Close up of shocking dark teal blue four petaled tulip shaped flowers with glowing orange stamens at the center : puya alpestris ( sapphire tower) from Chile

View over a fence and framed by trees the azure and deep indigo of a rock lined cove of the Mediterranean. Native parasol pines in the distance with a few cirrus clouds in the blue sky.

Vignette of trees- local Cyprus trees on the left, a large cape aloe from South Africa dominates the from of the photo with its succulent spikes atop a tall trunk

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 15

This garden of gardens ( with plants from nine different parts of the world that share biological similarities) was designed and inspired by Gilles Clément on land overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Plants in this part of the garden are from the Canary Islands. Grasses and some yellow and burgundy low growing succulent plants dot the foreground slope, with a dragon tree ( green spiky long leaves) in mid ground left, side of a stucco building to the left and blue Mediterranean Sea and sky in the background.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 15

A stroll through the extraordinary Domaine du Rayol 🧵 #bloomscrolling Entering the garden through the exit, as one does.

View from a dark room through a four paned tall window looking out onto a sunbright, white tiled terrace overlooking the deep blue Mediterranean and a sky blue sky. Golden sunlight is reflected inside in yellow rhombi on the floor.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 14

Up the streets of Hyères: a peek at the Mediterranean

Downhill view through narrow medieval streets of three story buildings in shades of ochre, tan and terra cotta, in the far distance trees, the deep blue of the Mediterranean Sea and an island beyond that, a sky blue sky

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 13

A couple more because beauty

A wooden door with a semicircular window at the top in a terra cotta colored wall, framed by a deep pink colored flowering bougainvillea vine and several potted green plants.

A wide wooden doorway painted pale green in a vine covered terra cotta colored wall. Shallow stone steps in the walkway.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 13

Cotignac: Windows and doorways

Arched doorway in ochre colored wall: olive tree frames entryway (porte cochère) revealing parked black and white moped and stone stairway.

White tiled, wide door frame with red lettering « Boulangerie » ( bakery) Bread baked here!

Wide window decorated with stained glass and metal framing in an art nouveau, almost vampiric style, fern and spider plants in the sill.

In the limestone cliff behind the buildings with French blue shuttered windows, you can see a cave dwelling, where people lived until the town and fort began to be constructed in the twelfth century.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 12

La vie en Provence

Watercolor of three apricots in a lavender bowl

Watercolor sketch of an olive tree ringed by rocks

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 10

Neighborhood walk in the Var. I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore!

Green grapevines in rows in the foreground, some buildings and foothills in the distance, bright blue sky overhead with a few wispy clouds.

Round stone shepherd’s hut surrounded by trees and gorse.

Looking straight down a Kelly green grapevine row, darker green foothills in the distance and a bright blue sky.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 6

June in the garden: pollen laden bumble

Close up side view of a bumblebee diving into a purple baptisia flower with orange pollen-laden back legs

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Jun 2

Poppies will put them to sleep.

Close up of a pizzicato poppy bloom: pale dusky crepey pink petals get darker near the center with a burgundy center ( seed pod and crown)

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· May 31

Coral peony just opened yesterday

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· May 30

The garden went BOOM while I was in Chicagoland for a few days. Show off! #bloomscrolling

Three lavender ruffled iris in the foreground, purple and white iris, orange geum flowers and purple glove shade chive flowers in the background

« Above and beyond » climbing rose in bloom- pale orange to white open blooms and darker buds in cantaloupe shades

Iris with white standards and plum purple falls edged in white in foreground, lavender globe shaped chive flowers in right background and tangerine orange geum flowers in far left background.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· May 27

The geum( avens) are blooming in the garden: totally tangerine.

Watercolor of a geum flower with ruffled petals in shades of orange.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· May 18

Alt text: Town Hall on protecting St Paul residents and elections Police Chief Axel Henry, St Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, Ramsey Co Attorney John Choi May 19, 5-7 pm Register to get location using QR code on poster

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· May 14

Applications for St Paul sidewalk poetry open, see 🧵 My favorite poem and my favorite dog, Pippin!

“A dog on a walk is like a person in love- you can’t tell them it’s the same old world.” My favorite St Paul sidewalk poetry.

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· May 6

Universal childcare in MN. Let’s start turning dreams into reality: Www.childcareforallmn.com Register: bit.ly/CC4AParty

Flier for Child Care for All Summer block party and campaign kickoff
Celebrate with us as we launch our campaign to win universal childcare in MN !
June 13 noon-4 pm 32nd Ave between 24th and 22nd St S, Minneapolis.
Food, live music, bubbles, chalk, bouncy house and more
Www.childcareforallmn.com
Register: bit.ly/CC4AParty

Beth Menninga@bethmenninga· Apr 26

« He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow » The wire cloches saved my tulips from the bunnies this spring, hooray! I have new sympathy for Farmer MacGregor these days. (Where are those red tailed hawks when you need ‘em?)