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I found my old camera and took some proper photos. Here you go. Betcha never saw celery in its natural habitat -- you know, out of the grocery store.
Also shown here are arugula (one flowering and lots of others), two types of lettuce, swiss & rainbow chard, bluebonnets (not yet bloomed), cilantro (a little wild), rosemary, and my greenhouse which I cleaned up for Spring.
Spring time is here! Well, as far as I am concerned. My garden is still alive and the weather is beautiful. Time to plant!
Here are the tomatoes I saved from last crop. I did this last season as well and they all came up and produced fruit. Awesome!
I will try to take more pictures this year as the garden develops with a better camera (just pulled it out of the closet 'cause I am sick of this broken camera phone), but this will have to do for now.
I also planted potatoes and transplanted some extra lettuce plants to give away. Maybe I'll do more blow by blows in the future if I can remember. It is fun to look back like a little scrapbook.
Good luck on whatever you plant whether in gardening or life.
Let's get some historical records going in here and see where we are next year.
2-8-25 -- I say, I haven't aged a day.
Okay, this is going to be a way different type of article.
I love stones & crystals and I am using them also as an excuse to research & talk about Starseeds a little bit -- so I am going to gather up some information as a way of educating both myself and you reader!
This article will not address the characteristics of different Starseeds, as it is a subject matter with surprising depth and that just isn't the style of this website. I am also not versed enough to talk about it off the cuff.
If you would like to know more about the Starseeds, I suggest this article -->
https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/11/09/all-starseed-types-lets-get-into-it/
These are the most well-known Starseed origins :
Pleiadian, Taygetan, Sirian, Arcturian, Andromedan, Orion, Mintaken, Lemurian, Venusian, Lyran, Lightworkers, Indigo/Crystal/Rainbow children
Do I consider myself a Starseed?
My life has been bizarre, unusual and even at times orchestrated, like I have a mission or purpose to fulfill. I have had severe and unusual problems connecting to other people, like I did not understand just basic concepts that seemed natural to them. I don't mean just being shy, but like I did not comprehend sort of natural impulses or behaviors.
I was often ostracized, misunderstood and bullied because of this as if there was something dysfunctional with me, even though that is never how I felt. I had a strong sense of self even as a child and for most of the time I just felt like I didn't belong.
I did not have a strong concept of "separation." I always thought everyone was suppose to be your friend and that everyone had compassion for each other. I was ridiculed for this attitude all the time. I had to learn the hard way over and over that isn't how it works here "on Earth"
My life has been numerous, countless examples that are similar or more nuanced than this that have
I will be posting my daily practice sketches on Substack and Bluesky.
You can find me here -->
https://bsky.app/profile/exinanis.bsky.social
Thanks!
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Sorry for the quality of photos. The camera on my phone is a little wonky.
Most the "bushes" you see are arugula. Arugula is a peppery lettuce that is super low in oxalates and quite tasty for making salads. The little green sprouts in the front are lettuce.
My second pumpkin patch. The other one died. This one is doing better, but I think I have some sort of mold that I am not sure how to treat. I am happy it at least got this far to see some actual pumpkins developing.
I planted cilantro a couple of years ago that went crazy. Now every year I get cilantro everywhere in my yard. I primarily use mine in detox shakes, but of course cilantro has lots of uses.
The left is a small lettuce patch. The right is my immortal Jalapeno tree. Well, hopefully immortal. He's sort of just hanging on right now.
These are the first tomatoes I have raised from seed. It is nice to have fresh tomatoes in winter.
This is a quick and dirty post to get the ball rolling on this. I apologize for the poor photos -- I need more practice with the phone, or I need to pull out my old camera with an actual view finder and actual focus that works.
This will be the first post in the Gardening section. As we are in the height of summer with weeks of 100 degree weather, the garden is in a woeful state. However, there are still signs of life and I would like to keep a record here as things evolve.
If you're hoping for some professional garden advice, this isn't the place for it. This is just the adventures of a novice that other novices might appreciate.
Excuse the weeds. They're hard to keep up with.
An overview of the main area (state as of August) -->
Below -- I planted a patch of pumpkins about a month ago that all came up (first photo) and were doing great (they looked huge like squash plants, but don't have a photo of it), but I believe a combination of the dire heat and a relentless assault by ants (they were everywhere) looking for water -- and well ... it doesn't look good. But I never give up on my plants.
The first rule of gardening -- in my opinion -- is love. I've seen almost dead plants recover. We'll see if they can hang on.
Over a
This is a tale about a man lost in a labyrinth of endless mind, imagination and shadow with no way out.
You bound into my life with a dazzling fire and illuminated the dark place that I dwelt. I chased after your fire, terrified to leave the place I reluctantly called home for so long. I did not know what I was doing and I did not care. I felt foolish and embarrassed.
I was mesmerized by your light. I could not pull away. You brought such vibrancy to the world that I could see, if only to stumble. I was not afraid to walk when you were near.
You banished the gloom and my heart warmed, my eyes softened and I could feel again. But I did not know what to do with it.
I saw how my darkness let you rest from your own nature. You could curl up in my lap -- just for a little while. You could set aside your cleverness, ease your paws and just be without needing to be anywhere. But you were always drawn back to where you came and I grieved every time you left.
You came to visit me again and again and we celebrated this odd partnership that seemed to come out of nowhere that we could not define.
But ultimately it was a dance we could not keep up.
You wanted me to keep up with you, but I feared the forest. I leapt, and ran and jumped, but I did not have your grace. I fell over and over again. And I was afraid of your fire. I needed you to cool your flames for just a little while so I could hold your hand -- but you did not know how.
But we tried anyway. Over and over. And we burned each other. And even though it burned, it seemed right. Every wound was secretly a blessing.
