Is there a Nostr version of Substack? Or is Nostr substackable or something like that? I would love to follow and Zap long form stuff on specific topics, and contribute myself. #asknostr
Wow that’s beautiful!
He found his way back. A little worn out looking and tired. There is a new coyote in the neighborhood (we have two now), so I was worried he might have been competition.
The cat got out last night and has still not made his way back home. Going to have a sad little first grader if he doesn’t show up soon. I’ll be sad too. The cat has grown on me. A big, black tomcat with a solitary patch of white on his chest and bright yellow eyes. Not much of a cuddler, but he slept every night at my feet, biting them at times in the early morning hours if I moved too much or if he was in a playful mood.
This is awesome. I’ve been struggling to grow food in my desert garden, but posts like this inspire me to do some vegetable gardening this fall.
Mojave yucca and two kinds of barrel cactus are up. The cactus seedlings are kinda adorable. #nature #gardenstr
Ignore the half-dead pitosporum in the background. It was a very hot summer.
Got a little rain and a beautiful sunset this evening. #nature
Low desert here in the southwest. So we have two very short growing seasons. Only been here about three years so I’m still learning this climate—will probably take a lifetime, but I was a master gardener in Utah (fewer extremes than the Midwest, but similar length of growing season).
I should have guessed! They will store all winter. Let them cure for a little bit out of bright light (or the skins will turn green) in a warm place. You can lay them out on a piece of cardboard in a single layer and then put a piece of cardboard over them—a shady porch works. After they dry for a bit, store them in the coolest, darkest part of your house that has some humidity. (The inimitable Margaret Roach stores hers in a cool, humid mud room in her house: https://awaytogarden.com/celebrating-and-storing-the-humble-potato/.) What climate do you garden in?
That’s a great haul. What variety are they? That will help folks guide you in the right direction.
They are a bit astringent and not very sweet; jams are a popular way of eating them because they need the sugar. But they have a good flavor, and the slight sour taste is enjoyable, a slight pucker on the cheeks.
Great find. Will you eat fresh or make jam? We ate elder berries on a canyon hike last weekend and there really is nothing better than a wild, free snack.
Yeah, I was thinking i needed to start dropping this in normal conversations. I love it that much
The Sixth Sense is up there; also, The Ring. I obviously grew up in the 90s!