Skipped Stitches

[morrza]

Backyard morning time

reflection on coffee, steam clears too soon

the cat only seeks pleasure, soft grass, wood to scratch, and the final destination

the catnip bush

where he rolls and rubs and chews until he's so high

he can't find things like up, home, bed

needs to be carried back inside

And maybe today I should be

more like a cat with my coffee, notebook, silly hobbies my only meaning

my purpose is the pursuit pleasure and

(in the face of so much raw trauma) small joy

[morrza]

There were pink petals on the trash bin

Drifting lazily from a cherry tree down the road

And everything made me sad

So the little white blossoms dancing in the wind

Brushed my cheek and

Didn't even tickle

Only fell too soon

[morrza]

I read a lot of fantasy, and mostly fantasy written by make authors. This library trip I challenges myself to only check out books written by women. #bookstagram #shelfie #library #femaleauthors #womenwriters https://www.instagram.com/p/BoSp0jmB-Vg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ozfkmni2wg9u

[templeofthegoldenrat]

astrology asks!!

pisces: do you have strange dreams?

aquarius: do you consider yourself to be rebellious and why?

capricorn: what did you want to be when you were a kid?

sagittarius: do you enjoy travelling?

scorpio: what’s your latest obsession?

libra: what’s your fashion sense like?

virgo: what is your biggest pet peeve?

leo: what was your first thought when you looked in the mirror this morning?

cancer: what was the last movie that made you cry?

gemini: do you make friends easily?

taurus: what’s your favourite comfort food?

aries: what was the last argument that you won?

sun: describe yourself in 3 words.

moon: what does your room look like?

rising: what do you like the most about the way you look?

mercury: what languages do you speak?

venus: what is your type?

mars: what is sex with you like?

jupiter: share some good news you’ve received lately!

saturn: what makes you feel safe?

uranus: do you have any tattoos or piercings?

neptune: have you ever had a paranormal experience?

pluto: worst way to die?

[rudolfvlcek-deactivated20211226]

Ginger and Fred

[90377]

Full session by Anna Zelei

[brianstowell]

Acadia National Park, Maine

Surprisingly, I was the only car in the parking lot at the peak of Cadillac Mountain for this “sunset” a couple nights ago. A little rain scared all the tourists away and I had it all to myself. Looks like just home.

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[morrza]

So many things are growing! I’ve begun falling behind on weeding as it’s been hot and I lacking in motivation to get out early enough to beat the heat. But all the sun has meant some very pleasant surprises in the way of late sprouting chives, sage, kohlrabi, catnip, and cucumber. And a couple mystery sprouts from a bin of seeds that tipped off the porch and leftovers from the previous home owners! So very excited for these snap peas to start flowering, but even if they don’t I think they are the prettiest green in the garden.

[veverybeautiful-deactivated2018]

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[hyssopandbee]

Sulfur Cosmos!

[bugbite7]

Pumpkins. Prepare your soil like for squash, be very generous with the compost and well rotted manure. After all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed. Make little flat top hills about six feet apart. Sow five seeds to a hill. I always side dress with compost and some fish emulsion pellets. This provides the extra nutrients as well as controlling weeds which will be difficult to get to as the vines spread out. After the seedling are up and growing, thin to three seeds per hill. At this point place a nice mulch of straw, grass clippings or something that will keep the fruit clean. First will come the male flowers. Don’t panic if you don’t see any female flowers, they make their appearance a week or two later. Unless you live in an area that is devoid of honey bees and other pollinating insects, you should see the female flower fall off and a baby pumpkin start to develop. Select the best fruit. When the plant has two small pumpkins about the size of baseballs, remove all others as they form. This allows the two that remain to reach fairly large size.

[morrza]

Such high hopes for my little pumpkin babies. Gotta side fertilizesoon. Grow babies, grow!

[mikeahrens]

Bombyliidae…

[morrza]

Art Credit: http://kaenith.tumblr.com

Not my usual tumblr type content, but happy pride month, from this pan-poly-pagan to all you crazy kids out there. 

[morrza]

All my pumpkin varieties have sprouted at least one seed per mound, thus it is officially H A L L O W E E N

[aslowyear]

“Pagan temples are timeworn forests, secluded gardens, sun-kissed seashores and emerald pastures.”

— Flora Turrill, Flora’s Cottage, A Country Diary

[morrza]

A ‘harvest’ of baby greens that needed to be thinned. We have radishes, mustard greens, kale, spinach, basil, and dill here. . . . . #growfoodnotlawns #harvest #growfood #growingthings #gardening #garden #backyardfarming #green #fresh #organic #homegrown

[fathernick]

Wrong meditation technique

Many Westerners think meditation is about having a blank empty mind with no though occurring at all.

They get upset when they can’t achieve an empty thoughtless mind. But actually this is an incorrect understanding of meditation and the wrong goal to aim for.

You’ll never get a blank empty mind, meditation is actually about observation, just watch whatever is going on, witness it without getting involved. Be just a witness without any action or reaction to whatever you witness.

Namo Amida Buddha

[morrza]

This is honestly so much harder than clearing my mind, but so much more what I need.