After 10 Years Together

I have realized that
No, losing you would not be
like losing the sun
I already know
that the world and of course even I would go on
It would not be like losing air
I would not simply drown

Might it be like losing the rain
Every spear of summer grass a memory
What if everything of substance and value
could remain
But nothing bloomed again
& green only goes to seed unceremoniously

The world would not disappear, I know
It wouldn’t even lose all its colors
Might though
One lonely hue cease to be
Instantaneously absorbed into other descriptions, other perceptions
Could some understanding never stand out again
Some conclusions never be reached again
Some meaning always bled into other intentions, other definedness

I think some doors must shut forever
If you were gone from me
For one thing I just can’t hear myself laugh
the way you make me laugh
I think of the places we have been
& those I know would all remain
But I can see a door closing
to be wiped from reach
After all, we just can’t go home again

Lizzie’s 5th Birthday Hot Pot Party

This is a just a picture post.

The dogs had a 730p seating.
Abbie inspects her plate to indicate she has been kept waiting too long.
Can’t take her eyes off the prize
Lizzie exudes more of a general melancholic longing
Fish so good Abbie’s almost cross-eyed
Lizzie bites the chopsticks every time
When the food takes too long to cool down
Lizzie is fully lying down
I sneak some pets and kisses since they gotta love me now
It’s cake time!
Cake induced aggression lol
You should definitely always look intently at your cake while taking big huge bites
Abbie got way too excited
“What’s a party if I don’t end up on some table top?” – Abbie, probably

Anddd that’s all, thanks for looking.

Week in Pictures: 10/10-10/17

We checked out the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

You honestly can’t get them to look at you or even in the same direction ever
Think Lizzie has a side she favors?
Definitely
We saw this bird but we didn’t read the plaques so we don’t know what it is
I also finally started working on my plant master lists again.
Which is something I did a lot with Beta before his passing so it took me a while to get back into it.
All my time spent staring into screens and away from her had Lizzie in her feelings.
Here she is wishing I were holding her instead.
But not in the car! That makes her proper sad too!
The cats too, chose chaos.
But at least Abbie is making steady progress.
I also sold these! It was only to a family friend being supportive, and the shipping cost made it a loss for me but a first sale is important! Call it a good sign 🙂

That was all for the week, until next time!

Plant Appreciation Post: End of the Growing Season!

Well squirrel friends, it’s almost the end of another year. I was hoping I’d get some fall plantings done, but I missed the window to start seedlings indoors, so I’ll just have to appreciate what spring and summer had given me, which was plenty!

In the skinny planter on the table, I’d started some goji from seed. I got my seeds from the regular dried goji at the grocery store, and they were very robust/had a great germination rate! Better than from a seed packet I’d purchased the year before. By the dog potty are daylilies and pampas grass.

Up on the trellis I have a mystery squash type. It gave edible blossoms most of the season, but never made fruit so I can’t really tell what it is/was! It’s sandwiched by fruit trees and a big o’ mess of thyme. Behind the gorgeous canna are some volunteer peppers from the compost.

On this side we have basil, beets, calendula, canna, lavender, nasturtium, sage, sesame (already harvested), strawberry, and tomatoes. All of which were grown from seed.

A box of my alpine mignonette strawberries, fig and polar berry behind it, and an evergreen in the corner. Plus a peek at my row of yam leaves.

And here’s the full yam row with epazote, ice plant, pineapple & tomatoes towards the back.

These peperomia obtusifolia were from a single plant I’d bought years ago. They propagate easily!

I had to trim this kangaroo fern that lives by my bathtub. One time it grazed my back as I was getting into the tub & I almost died.

Here’s a Worry Lines comic that explains why the fascination with growing green things in and around the house.