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cuban oregano

December 31, 2014 by Cynthia

It is a gift that keeps giving. The herb with one hundred names. Oregano on steroids. My friend simply introduced it as cuban oregano when he handed me the little pot several years ago.

It is a hardy succulent that smells wonderful when you rake your finger gently across a leaf. And even if you aren’t gentle, and a piece falls to the soil, no problem. It roots quite easily. From my one pot, I now have several pots of oregano. Please keep in mind that some of these “pots” are the size of demitasse cups but … they are still wonderful, edible, bits of green to tuck in sunlit places.

P.S. You can view some green images in this previous post. 😉

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winter’s return at last

December 31, 2014 by Cynthia

at the bottom of the window this morning

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a series in sunlight

December 29, 2014 by Cynthia

I must say …

I do love winter light.

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winter growth

December 29, 2014 by Cynthia

The instructions say to plant seeds in a shallow dish and move as needed for best light. Instructions I can follow! Not sure how I’m going to serve up this first little harvest. Maybe with slices of avocado and tomatoes on toasted bread rubbed with garlic. Theoretically, this cress is a spicy herb. We shall see. I’m not sure that I grow enough at a time to benefit from the nutritional value, but the simple act of planting a few seeds in a bit of dirt and watching the sprouts rise in the sun, that’s worth the effort alone.

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walking by the water

December 27, 2014 by Cynthia

A calm, if chilly, experience in late December.

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and then afterwards, like snow falling

December 23, 2014 by Cynthia

I remembered seeing another feather earlier this morning. It lay upon the floor and I thought how lovely nestled at the foot of the bed. After photographing the little feather in the glass, I collected the larger feather upon the floor. And it too was a joy to photograph.

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in the beginning I nearly drank the feather

December 23, 2014 by Cynthia

I was racing around and suddenly grew thirsty. I picked up a glass by the bed and just happened to look down before I swallowed the little feather that had slipped out of its pillow to drift into my glass. And so, did I then empty the glass and relieve my thirst? Nope. I raced around to different light sources to see how best to illuminate this unexpected treat.