Mizuna! Mibuna!

Testing and tasting new winter greens. Both are brassicas. I can’t really judge their flavor yet b/c we haven’t had a frost yet, and that will change them (for the better.) Right now they’re definitely mustardy.

Adding these to my lunch salad of salt-pickled peppers and tomatoes.

#growallthethings

@DavidSalo Sadly everything in our lives is touched by politics. Even cats and dogs and walks in the park.

But when we can ignore it, it's sometimes healthier for us

@gemswinc

"I just barely passed the last one. How about I randomly change some answers this time and see if I get a better grade?"

@gemswinc because nobody listens to critique unless it's critique they agree with.

I've personally gotten some feedback from expressing critique ... which proves this. It's not an open minded party.

I can see Uranus from my patio with binoculars!

Dioxin and Pesticide Testing

What Happened: During the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. government used Puerto Rico as a testing ground for various pesticides and herbicides, some of which contained harmful chemicals like dioxins. These tests were primarily conducted on crops, but there was a lack of consideration for the long-term effects on the local population or the environment.

@gemswinc

It is a happy Sunday. I’m trying to decide the order in which I do fun things. 😍

the forest was shrinking. But the trees kept voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them. - Turkish proverb

The idea that compassion could arise from the idea of the individual as a being intrinsically related to all other beings in the universe, or that compassion could be the foundation of ethical judgments, was so alien to Western thought that when Westerners encountered societies who believed these things they completely missed (and often still miss) the connections between them.

Spanish Moss on Live Oak
Despite its name, Spanish moss is not a moss but a bromeliad—a perennial herb in the pineapple family.
#photography