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this is where i am
It’s never been can or can’t with you, it’s will or won’t. My dad’s said that to/about me since I was a little girl. I used to take it as an insult, meaning that I was too pigheaded, too stubborn, too lazy. But now I’m looking at it a new way: I set boundaries, I Read more
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Guerilla Gardening!
Guerilla: of or relating to an unauthorized, edgy, or disruptive version of an activity. Come with me as I “guerilla garden” the front lawn of my complex with some local natives from the ever-lovely Bowman’s Hill nursery. In the case of making a more natural lawn: ask forgiveness, not permission. Read more
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the learning curve of not being perfect
The plan was to wake up, eat well and sip a coffee, work my half day, go home and go to class. But as happens at least once a week, things didn’t go to plan. I woke up later than I intended to, and calmy rolled with that – but then found out I’d been Read more
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autumnal advancement!
If you’ve been reading a while, you might know a few things about me: I currently work in tech I have a lot of plants (and two cats) I like to learn, and I like to write about what I learn Over the summer, I mostly want to travel and relax in the sun and Read more
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ghost pipe, chanterelles, & snails
There is always something in the air in the forest. There was something especially in the air in the forest this evening. Something slipped through my pores and stuck to my skin like sticky seed burrs. The slip-slide-splat of mud; the schmuck of boots on damp leaves; the gentle pushback of moss on the woodland Read more
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my plant wish list
I’m posting this today because it’s been a rough week. I’m still going through post-vacation lack of motivation as well as some lovely PMS/PMDD symptoms. Plus a COVID scare, a bunch of open projects that I lack the motivation or energy to finish, and a huge veterinarian bill. Plants I would love to welcome into Read more
Urban Habitat 