😂 he’s got a double coat, and his winter coat is coming in
Small scale permaculture nursery in Maine, education enthusiast, and usually verbose.
😂 he’s got a double coat, and his winter coat is coming in
We had to say goodbye to our cat, Maeko, this past Friday. Vet confirmed that her kidney function was dropping, and she had lost over half her body weight in the past two weeks. Meds might have stabilized her but wouldn’t have given her much more than another month, and at reduced quality. I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep since before Thursday, I keep waking up and reaching for her.
She didn’t require sedation, so we got to say goodbye to the real her and not someone halfway gone. And she got to go in my lap, getting her belly rubbed just the way she liked and purring. But I’m still hurting, even though I’m glad she doesn’t hurt anymore.
Just trying to focus on the positives, like how our eleven week old daughter rolled herself over this evening, has a huge smile for me all the time, and watches my every move when I’m in the room with her no matter what else is happening.
Hi! I’m brushing a grocery bag’s worth of fur from our dog, it’s an every few days kind of task
People who don’t admit it are a bunch of Pansies
It’s my wife’s first full day back at work after maternity leave - we had planned for her to WFH until Thursday but our backup battery installation for our solar array got moved up to today. They have to periodically cut our electricity to get everything wired up, so no WFH until they’re done tomorrow or Wednesday. So today is also my first full day as the stay-at-home dad, which has been pretty good. Lots of picture taking to share so she doesn’t feel like she’s missing too much being at work.
We took a trip over to our local library this morning and signed up for the “1000 books before kindergarten” challenge and showed off our outfit for dinovember to the librarians (pictured below). I was at the library board meeting last week to weigh in on who should be our new permanent library director, and there were a bunch of us there to support the acting director’s bid. There might be a board position opening up in the near future and I’ve been encouraged by some folks to apply/run for the position.
We also finally found a food our old cat is willing and able to eat reliably, after much trial and error, which has taken a weight off our hearts.
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This is an incredibly good point - blueberries often have a hard time rooting without a number of fundamental factors in place. Soil type, how a particular site drains or holds water, whether a host of other organisms are able to support the sometimes tenuous grasp they have to the space; even how acidic or basic a particular plot is will heavily influence how well they can do, let alone whether they’ll thrive there. Finding anywhere else that’s suitable is a monumental task, and daunting.
It’s my belief that everyone who can be a steward should be looking to blunt as much of the disturbance as they can for the blueberries that aren’t able to be uprooted, like a thick protective mulch to prevent the damage that can drive too deeply into the soil, while also keeping those new spaces they find in mind for the ones that can be safely relocated. Preferably in a way that inoculates the soil to provide a resurgence of them, and makes the whole area more conducive to the beauty and nourishment that they provide. It’s that mindset of interconnectedness, with blueberries, that allows for a path for understanding how best to approach the task at hand. It would be impossible to do without respecting the needs of the blueberries in question.
I was about to feel attacked but then I remembered i collected seeds from “probably asters” yesterday
Awesome shots! What an adorable subject
Thank you! And may I add
Thank you for crossposting this here! I sent the original thread to a few friends who have dabbled in hydro setups this morning. Keep up the great work!
I’m not going to lie, I’m jealous of the home automation control and your average inside temps! I’ve got a small grow closet and have the shutoff thermostat in the lowest level of shelving, but am not allowed to have it below 68F because of the newborn and a wife who is always cold 😂
Very cool! Are you relying on your lights and ambient heat for temperature maintenance, or are you supplementing the heat?
Cool ombre, hombre!
Remember to move hornworms to your non-production/trap tomatoes to see more of them!
Despite almost two months of not gaining weight despite feeding on demand, our daughter is finally up to the 41st percentile for weight gain by age and is hitting her developmental milestones. Trying to focus on those positives instead of all the negative emotions I’m harboring right now. Trying to remember that she’s a tiny little vibe-o-meter and that my primary focus has to be her well-being in spite of everything else that’s going on.
Thank you 🫂.
We were listening to the album Kerplunk today and she was kicking her knees to the beats, it’s definitely my kid 🤣