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#ThreeGoodThings for today :
A nice bike ride across the border ;
A very good lunch in a buckwheat pancake restaurant;
And a wonderful christmas market in the center of #tournai #belgium.

Back to home under the rain, soggy but happy.



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We accept that crops grow and then get harvested and then the field lies fallow.

We accept that animals hibernate.

But when it comes to our own sense of meaning, we expect constant summer...

joanwestenberg.com/p/the-harve…

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Fire, blood and fury
Smothered to dullness
Got lost in the mist

Bitter memories
Eased with a nursing smile
One pill at a time

#poetry #MastoPrompt #pillbox





#ThreeGoodThings for today

Family meeting around a delicious meal

A nice evening by the fire at home with good coffee

Harvested hawthorn to be shredded for garden mulch after birds ate all the berries.




After scorching heat
Mountains soaked by drenching rains
Still see saffron bloom

#MastoPrompt #bloom



Sous la brume blanche
Le désert pleure dans la nuit
Ses fleurs passées

#Poème #art #Haiku



Le liseron fournit aussi d'assez bonnes ligatures pour les plantes tuteurées-palissées, à condition de le nouer frais et sans trop serrer les noeuds. Ici ce sont les tiges tout juste fleuries qui sont les plus pratiques. Pas besoin de ficelle ;)

#jardin #permaculture #Ensauvagement

https://reporterre.net/Au-potager-controler-ou-laisser-faire-L-exemple-du-liseron


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the history and future of societal collapse

“Collapse isn’t just caused by structures, but also people. If you want to save the world then the first step is to stop destroying it. In other words: don’t be a dick. Don’t work for big tech, arms manufacturers or the fossil fuel industry. Don’t accept relationships based on domination and share power whenever you can.”

theguardian.com/environment/20…

#news #business #tech #politics #health

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First year in the garden...
I do not know if it will bear fruit.
Young kaki tree along the river.
#belgium #gardening


Hello everyone !
I just wanted to share some photos of my #garden after the rain. A #rewilded lawn, some #vegetablegarden pictures, a (still drying) pond, a young pear tree and a very young #tea tree surrounded by daylilies and goutweed. All mulched, sheltered with a #hedge and watered and fed by ash trees and Judas'trees.
The lawn itself is a young #orchard in progress, a young olive tree can be seen above the grasses and you might spot a persimmon behind the pink lupin.
I have a little #question about the Judas'trees : I have learned their seed pods are #edible, but if you are used to #foraging which recipe do you use for #cooking them ?
Have a nice evening !
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Edible Parts of the Judas Tree
Flowers: The vibrant pink flowers bloom in spring and have a sweet-acid taste. They can be eaten raw in salads, pickled, or used as a garnish. Some sources mention that the flower buds can be pickled and used as a condiment.

Young Seed Pods: The immature green pods are tender and can be eaten raw or cooked. They have a mildly sweet taste and can be added to salads, stir-fries, or pickled.

Young Leaves: The young, tender leaves can be consumed raw in salads or cooked. They have a mild flavor and can be used similarly to spinach or other leafy greens.



Finally, some bumblebees and carpenter bees are seen on the fruit trees.
Still no drop of rain since mid-february though...

#nature #gardening #flower #tree



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Loving-kindness, or metta, is a form of love cherished in #Buddhism—vastly different from romantic love. A communications professor explores how it’s seen as “limitless” and “unbounded.” theconversation.com/this-valen… #ValentinesDay #Mindfulness

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Start of the growing season here.
Set the poles for tomatoes, sown fava beans, autumn onions and garlic sprouting.

#garden #nature #self-sufficiency