Got a little rain and a beautiful sunset this evening. #nature

Being on Nostr reminds me of what attracted me to Bitcoin in the first place.

Thinking of Nostr as a payments app blows my mind. The opportunities here for creators and makers is insane. #nostr #grownostr

Knight costume was a success at drop off! I need to sow mustard seeds in flats today and order more cool season seeds (going to try fava beans) for what I hope is a long and productive cool growing season here in the desert.

I just finished making a knight costume, out of cardboard and duct tape, for my son. He has a readathon tomorrow. The theme is Renaissance. It was a great way to procrastinate my writing and it turned out pretty cool. He, at least, loves it.

Compass barrel cactus at the botanical gardens I started volunteering at recently. The flowers remind me of strawflower—they have that same papery look to them. That look tells you something about the provenance of this cactus: hot and dry. Many temperate and tropical cacti have the big, blousy flowers that are more delicate and only last usually an evening. Something much more rugged about these flowers. #nature #flowerstr

Hiked a cool limestone slot canyon this morning. #nature

I might contract carob lung from all the dust, but it’s done. Over 2 pounds of carob powder. Not bad. I tried it first in a food processor. Not good. But it worked great in the blender. I then sifted. I should probably sift again, but since I’m using this for baking and smoothies it’ll probably work just fine! I learned recently that locust was the name for carob pods in the olden times, so when it says that John the Baptist ate locusts and wild honey, he was not eating grasshoppers, but carob pods! #gardenstr #foodstr #nature

Family pizza night! We’ve been making pizza every Wednesday since forever. It has changed some as our palates have changed. Right now we are going through a whole grains phase, so we add rye or whole wheat to the dough. My mom is staying with us and brought two shoeboxes full of garden veg: multiple tomato varieties, zucchini, eggplant, among them. All excellent on pizza :) #foodstr #gardenstr

Garden idea for a hot and dry front garden. Just four plant species and some stone. Rosemary (groomed), brittlebush, yucca baccata, and chaste tree. #gardendesign #flowerstr #gardenstr

Trusting my instincts. Taking one step at a time. Trying not to freak out. #herojourney

The rising moon was so powerful last night. I was absolutely transfixed by it. Then early this morning I watched it set over black mountain and felt a strong connection to the moon and all the people looking up.

I potted up a peanut cactus (Echinopsis chamaecereus) earlier this summer and propagated some of the stems that broke off during the process. They have rooted and I even got a surprise late summer bloom. These grow well in the desert. Even tolerating our cold winters as long as it is in a more sheltered place. #flowstr #gardenstr