Good morning, blog friends!
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This has been a deliciously busy time in my life and I haven't been playing with my big camera as often as I used to. I was home on Sunday and the light was just right so I grabbed my camera and headed outside for a walk around our garden.My actual "garden space" has been sorely neglected - I haven't played in the dirt in over four months! Save for a volunteer shrub and a ratty looking snapdragon that are barely hanging on, the only things thriving are the ice plant and rosemary.
Nights are cooler now and our turtles are slowing down. I'm making myself not worry about them this winter...turtles have been hibernating for forever and resurfacing every spring. Right? {sigh. Still, I worry...}
It looks like we'll have a fairly decent blood orange crop this year, {yes, I will most likely try my hand at marmalade again in January...} but our trees aren't looking very healthy. They live in the shade of a giant eucalyptus tree so sunlight isn't abundant for them. Still, by some lovely miracle of nature, they bear fruit...
A little over a year ago I started this pencil cactus from some clippings I helped myself to, and I love how it's branching out among the ice plant...
Thanks to Doug, we have a beautiful winter lawn again this year so at least something is thriving out back! While other parts of the planet are preparing for winter and keeping warm inside, we are finally able to enjoy sitting outside without heat exhaustion.
So there you have it, a little look around our garden and a quick note from me to say hello. It's Thanksgiving week here in the U.S., and Christmas is seeping in. I have things to bake, things to make, and stuff to wrap. I have an anatomy project to complete for my yoga teacher training, and a few classes to sequence and document. I have a road trip to plan for next weekend, and a two-week vacation at the end of the year. I have the best friends and family on the planet, and a life that I am so grateful for.
Wishing all of my friends in the U.S. a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
And to all who read this, my gratitude for the time you take to visit PaperTurtle.
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