Fairies in my Garden
I live in Massachusetts and I am retired. I have many hobbies and I love to be in my garden. Author: Pat Smith The post Fairies in my Garden appeared first on Herbaria 3.0.
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Existential Passionflower
Passionflower. Pokhara, Nepal. Credit: Tina Gianquitto I suppose, to translate this into terms humans might be able to understand, the best way to explain my existence is to say that I stretch. I am a...
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Rice; That Old Wheel
Oryza Sativa. In other words, rice. While its Latin name is relatively new to me, rice is not, and far from it. For nearly one hundred years, my family has associated with that crop which has...
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Elizabeth Blackwell’s “Love Apples”
Desperate circumstances led Elizabeth Blackwell (~1700-1758), a Scottish botanical illustrator, to create A Curious Herbal, a gorgeously illustrated book of 500 medicinal plants. Blackwell’s husband...
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Me and My Tomato Plant
I was an avid gardener as a kid. I helped out at the local community garden every Sunday from 6th grade up to 9th. While I was there, I would help other people with their plots, as I was too young to...
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My Ancient Older Brother- Kalo
“Kalo is our oldest brother. An ancient ancestor.” I remember hearing this from my favorite professor at the University of Hawaii, Maui Campus. Kalo. Taro. Poi- that sticky purple stuff you feel...
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Musing from Under a Moss Leaf
Whenever I’m in the forest I like to imagine that I’m a centimeter tall. I’d probably turn over acorn shells to use them as rafts or make a friend with a banana slug. I’d probably spend most of my...
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Those DYAs : Yellow Desert Wildflowers
In the American southwestern deserts, winter is the time for monsoons, when much of the precious little rainfall occurs. If the storms are plentiful, it gives promise for a remarkable spring...
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