HaikuHedgehog
prefers the deep woods
small, occasionally prickly
creature of few words
Joined Oct 2022
slow, silent circles
the kestrel watches and waits
drifting in the fall wind
Normally I post the haiku with the picture, but in this case the inspiration didn't come until later. 😆
restless, relentless
the questing mycelium
laid bare on a leaf
Went hiking today, and found this #mushroom mycelium growing on a leaf.
a fever broken,
windows open for cool nights:
finally, it's fall
Went on a #mushroom foraging walk the other day. Convenient accidental dime for scale.
it's too damn hot out!
attempting to summon fall:
pumpkin spice candle
@LnzyHou I'll keep one for myself (since it's got a chip in it, anyway) but I plan to give the rest away. I opted not to add any scent to them since I'm not sure who they're going to go to yet, and some folks are allergic to scents.
@arthurpendragon Thanks! A friend suggested it, since she'd done homemade candles before as holiday gifts. There's whole lists out there of what to do with old dishes; later on I'm going to use a kit to convert 3 of the plates into one of those multi-tier serving trays for a friend who does a lot of entertaining.
I was a little skeptical of the proportions in the sauce, but it actually worked really well.
https://rainbowplantlife.com/eggy-tofu-scramble/#wprm-recipe-container-11576
Figuring out ways to dispose of my grandmother's "good dishes". My nephew was only interested in the bowls, so I sent him those. A friend suggested making #candles out of the teacups. I had no idea candle- making had such a large hobby community, nor that it had so many gadgets and supplies... Here's my first test cases. Hard to see in the photo, but these two are dyed light blue. I'll be playing with other colors for the other cups in the set.
@MLClark Did a craft project yesterday, went to a plant foraging workshop today. How was your weekend?
@KarenSohne Unfortunately, it's worldwide, and has been going on for a while:
https://www.earth.com/news/global-insect-decline-what-are-the-causes-and-consequences/
"This cistern, now dubbed the Dan Harpole Cistern, once held 2 million gallons of water, but is now empty, and is distinguished by a 45 second reverberation decay." Example videos in the article.
autumn's first monarch
a dwindling migration
yet hope still flutters
The author describes the 2 years she worked in Alberta's tar sands. She contends with homesickness, crushing student loan debt, sexual harassment, & sexual assault. She also grapples with conflicted feelings about the economic benefits of the tar sands versus the environmental disaster the refineries caused. This book was engrossing, & she skillfully depicted sprawling industrial complexes & natural vistas.
In "Braiding Sweetgrass", the author describes how her Native American heritage meshes with her training as a botanist, and invites the reader to rethink industrialized society's relationship with the natural world and humankind's role in it. She writes vividly and compellingly. But as these are several essays loosely linked, the pacing is a bit uneven, and some parts dragged a bit. Still a worthwhile read, though.
https://goodreads.com/book/show/17465709-braiding-sweetgrass
a small-town graveyard
thin headstone blurred by moss and time
stately monument
name still etched crisp and clear
both bones now, long forgotten
@sfleetucker That's the one! Thanks; I saw it listed on the guide map as one of the things you might see in the park, but the name escaped me.
HaikuHedgehog
prefers the deep woods
small, occasionally prickly
creature of few words
Joined Oct 2022