The Money Tree was supposed to be a Bonsai , but Scooter the cat kept trying to eat it. It’s outside and unbraided, which feels mor appropriate for our life. Above is a Loquat seeding I found. I'm going to keep trying here, because it's my dream to have one. If this thing lives, it will indeed be a miracle. Yes, in the background is a failing Azalea. I had this bright idea to clip one from my mother's Azaleas. They are large and proud in her yard, and they've been there for over 30 years. I had this dream that I could migrate some to my yard and make it a family thing. Like, we'll pass the Azalea torch or something, generationally. My mom has beautiful bamboo in her yard, and this is not the same. See, I'm hoping to turn my very small strip of back yard into a forest. We back up to a busy road and have a fence separating us from the sidewalk and road, but I do want nature buffering us from civilization. There is a leaf on this. all the other ones fell off. I...
A botanical journaling to document progress of growth.