I just harvested these dragon fruit. We gave one to our neighbor who gives us fruit and veggies sometimes. I’ve got four or five more that will be ready to harvest in a few days plus a ton of recently pollinated flowers. The flowers bloom for one night and then the dragon fruit takes about a month to be ready. #dragon #fruit #dragonfruit #backyardgarden

GM. Not only another ATH for ₿itcoin, but I’ve got my own ATH for number of dragon fruit in my backyard. I’ve been growing my dragon fruit plants for a little over 3 years when I moved into my current house.

GM. This is a sword lion. In the Anping district of Tainan, which is the oldest city in Taiwan, the custom of placing a sword lion at the entrance to their homes began around 300 years ago. Apparently, soldiers used to hang their shields that had lions painted on them on their door as a warning to thieves not to mess with them. They also hung their swords there so from a distance it looked like the lions had swords in their mouth. People started carving their own sword lions and placing them at the entrance of their homes as a way to ward away evil spirits. One sword facing one direction symbolizes protection from evil. Facing the other direction was supposed to bring good fortune. Two swords means exterminate the devil. In Taiwan lions are usually drawn with the word 王 （king) on the forehead. In the Bible, Jesus is called the lion of the tribe of Judah. He is also the King of Kings. In Revelation he is described as having flaming eyes and a sword in his mouth. I designed this sword lion as a way to Christianize the concept. I don’t think amulets or trinkets are a real way to ward off evil, obviously, but this sword lion represents Jesus to me. Jesus is the only way to ward off evil and he is the vanquisher of the devil.

GM. Yes, ATH but remember the WHY. It’s to reclaim the life you should have had if governments didn’t inflate the money supply. For me it means having more time to travel with my family.

I’ve got to say, @SoapMiner makes great soap. I bought the Tea Tree and the Lemongrass varieties. They arrived today and I took a quick shower as soon as I got home from work using the lemon grass soap. I guess I should have taken a photo of the soap before I used it. I was worried about it not lathering as I have been using liquid form body wash for thirty years. I was not disappointed. The soap really lathers up very well and smells great. I highly recommend this soap. Thanks @SoapMiner !

GM. Gotta go to work at my unexciting job to earn more fiat to convert to ₿itcoin. Would really like to just earn ₿itcoin directly through art sales. I’ll try posting some of my available artwork when I have time to photograph them. Meanwhile, here are some paintings I did awhile ago. The first one is from Nanfangao in Taiwan. The bridge in the background no longer exists as it collapsed and was replaced with one that looks different. This painting is not available. The second painting was painted on location in Clermont, Florida. It is available for 50,000 sats (unframed plus shipping). Or 75,000 sats framed (plus shipping). Let me know if you’re interested or just zap me a few sats if you like my artwork. 😜

Happy 4th. 🇺🇸 I’ve got two “patriotic” shirts for sale. ₿itcoin only. 29,000 SATs each. Free shipping within the US. The swirly one is XL. The other one is M. I say they are patriotic simply because of the colors but the second one could also be a good gift for fans of JAWS. 🦈 🤣 These are created by yours truly and are one-of-a-kind unique creations. If you don’t want to buy them but you do like the design, feel free to zap me a few sats. 😃 If you want a shirt of similar design but different colors, we can work something out. 👍🏼 I still haven’t had time to update my website and I could use some suggestions on how to implement Bitcoin payments.

GM beautiful people of Nostr. Happy Independence Day. 🇺🇸 🦅 Resist tyranny by maximizing liberty. Today I’m going to smoke a brisket.