I've written about my little garden of horror in the past and sharing my love of carnivorous plants. They're so unique and beautiful that sometimes I just like to spend time looking at them, waiting patiently for the next victim to arrive. My favorites are the pitcher plants. They come in such a wide variety… Continue reading My Garden of Horror [Nature]
Category: Nature
Mushroom Update [Gardening]
A few weeks back I posted about the mushroom grow kit I picked up from NorthSpore. Blue oyster mushrooms, to be exact. The instructions that came with the kit said the spores should start to do their thing in about two weeks. Lo and behold, thirteen days later...mushrooms! Well, not full-grown mushrooms, but they started… Continue reading Mushroom Update [Gardening]
Making Mushrooms [Cooking]
So my partner has been on a mushroom kick lately. I think it started when she happened upon this YouTube channel. I was also pulled in after watching a few of their videos. I've always enjoyed mushrooms, incorporate them into a few of my dishes, but I really don't know much about them. White button,… Continue reading Making Mushrooms [Cooking]
Carnivorous Plant Update [Nature]
It was ridiculously dry here in North Florida this past spring. We’ve gone for weeks without a single drop. At least at my house. My partner and I have watched storm fronts plowing their way towards our location, only to see them dissipate or break around us. We joke that someone built a dome over… Continue reading Carnivorous Plant Update [Nature]
A Poetry Moment VI – Surf [Poetry]
Anyone who knows me knows that I love the ocean. I grew up on and around the water, spending long hours swimming, snorkeling, boating, fishing, and laying on the sand with a good book to read. I tried to capture the essence of a day at the beach in a poem. Something that expressed how… Continue reading A Poetry Moment VI – Surf [Poetry]
A Photo Moment – Amaryllis
One of the reasons I love flowers is because they remind me of the impermanence of things. It's a tenet of Buddhist philosophy, that nothing lasts forever and our attachment to things is one of the causes of suffering. We have to appreciate things while we have them because we never know when they'll be… Continue reading A Photo Moment – Amaryllis
Pitcher Plant Flowers
You may already be aware of my love of carnivorous plants. Now that the weather is warming, most of them are starting to bloom and their flowers are amazing. The pitcher plants tend to bloom the earliest in my little shop of horrors, and this year I thought it would be interesting to take a… Continue reading Pitcher Plant Flowers
Godzilla Can’t Compare
It's not often one gets the opportunity to witness an epic battle in nature, but I was lucky enough to see two lizards lock up on my back patio wall the other day. My dog, Siri, alerted me and we watched with wide eyes as the two opponents circled one another looking for an opening.… Continue reading Godzilla Can’t Compare