tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9389082360311680812024-03-07T02:06:25.464-06:00metamorphosingbluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-19212853210283065012024-01-08T20:50:00.000-06:002024-01-08T20:50:16.688-06:00After the Rain <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzLpz4L4Kk_t2hqYJQT2WQdcMxtvM4mnVM1AQwJHiyB9ZYZWcPojxNCIuREB7D62DfIGvCJRvelpJjhECJPmI0Qc7zgPAVNwmFkoWzwSbcx0sIKj5T-YiDEVYAShQJ2wVGx0t2ayo4Z-mGCW2NXXIVn5436RRL6A16K__zOawJf0u759GmEuriLrMpoe-/s4000/IMG_20231224_142424696.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzLpz4L4Kk_t2hqYJQT2WQdcMxtvM4mnVM1AQwJHiyB9ZYZWcPojxNCIuREB7D62DfIGvCJRvelpJjhECJPmI0Qc7zgPAVNwmFkoWzwSbcx0sIKj5T-YiDEVYAShQJ2wVGx0t2ayo4Z-mGCW2NXXIVn5436RRL6A16K__zOawJf0u759GmEuriLrMpoe-/s320/IMG_20231224_142424696.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar needles</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs-SEmN0RDjQsw7wjf-ubdi5rwm-uSAmCJdgFrYWpFbNYGAlmHEah7Gf0hOtOg6ZcUw78BZjclfEoLOY_uZ5D-PRYAup4DffCart-lvukVOAzmRT-Rcddr-727k_Hebnfz1uOO0syeLoOOaj2jyJl9gFfpgSyNWLwUsxqm2TDZiPTAQC17AF-XyOxK9Bd/s4000/IMG_20231224_142144068.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs-SEmN0RDjQsw7wjf-ubdi5rwm-uSAmCJdgFrYWpFbNYGAlmHEah7Gf0hOtOg6ZcUw78BZjclfEoLOY_uZ5D-PRYAup4DffCart-lvukVOAzmRT-Rcddr-727k_Hebnfz1uOO0syeLoOOaj2jyJl9gFfpgSyNWLwUsxqm2TDZiPTAQC17AF-XyOxK9Bd/s320/IMG_20231224_142144068.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juniper berries</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nv618HGJT5y0fPne8qTUY1-dlJAzPx8l_T2N5L0McGdzedgChU-md3pOJW8k4J61G1B7toJyaHFCe1nfhw9kQ7F9IMELEsqVG8mzSg2l9uc_TXewsjQdbRTxh7yaiJPOJigOmGLiJbXxbfKX4uDtQUho1gT9DXFfZxEFzi9PSa8402S-e_ztTQMl0BCh/s4000/IMG_20231201_110248174copy.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nv618HGJT5y0fPne8qTUY1-dlJAzPx8l_T2N5L0McGdzedgChU-md3pOJW8k4J61G1B7toJyaHFCe1nfhw9kQ7F9IMELEsqVG8mzSg2l9uc_TXewsjQdbRTxh7yaiJPOJigOmGLiJbXxbfKX4uDtQUho1gT9DXFfZxEFzi9PSa8402S-e_ztTQMl0BCh/s320/IMG_20231201_110248174copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spider web</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBNKurt2zyrdbPIo38Quk_CGLVEF4okCJ03atGpfXmxl3tPmKgUgHwQWga1QHS5J1W5eVHOWKVP2Xj35OzivdTBxk8JILiMhUQ0p760nYnYQaulRdzc0qeroYZhDEim5vf9NCfDMLlYlKd7SEkNEaTWZvif-Y3ZXiZj8gw5iS-uuyJNoFGuYSeghgdz4j/s4000/IMG_20231110_114118102.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBNKurt2zyrdbPIo38Quk_CGLVEF4okCJ03atGpfXmxl3tPmKgUgHwQWga1QHS5J1W5eVHOWKVP2Xj35OzivdTBxk8JILiMhUQ0p760nYnYQaulRdzc0qeroYZhDEim5vf9NCfDMLlYlKd7SEkNEaTWZvif-Y3ZXiZj8gw5iS-uuyJNoFGuYSeghgdz4j/s320/IMG_20231110_114118102.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palafox</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5ffgQZ9INB1x53X_Y-g1RN9VWXsX6dOgER5-NPgjQxgFMYtDIU0JABwfI7KxYeVxiD3LgwVRCsBcKszrF2mmOZotRAu7kGTRFQGNyqvTbWL2VhzRNVtKpoziMlwC6pHDmMcKj-XzbolzYk98A_37_OUwd6j2J1-Sujog7ZTYjJRM72GYH2pGJcrMyoGI/s4000/IMG_20231110_111629730.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5ffgQZ9INB1x53X_Y-g1RN9VWXsX6dOgER5-NPgjQxgFMYtDIU0JABwfI7KxYeVxiD3LgwVRCsBcKszrF2mmOZotRAu7kGTRFQGNyqvTbWL2VhzRNVtKpoziMlwC6pHDmMcKj-XzbolzYk98A_37_OUwd6j2J1-Sujog7ZTYjJRM72GYH2pGJcrMyoGI/s320/IMG_20231110_111629730.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yaupon berries</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdVGfGQqCJMrF8kt-HlT7Xn-DlD1pIy3SVAeJ5OA5XzH2Uj5u3Z9gIrnDvbizkgjG8uSTPhnD5OMlnvufzd1AS9-eoXBICT4H_169KtdrONDwCP-sTNr5RM3LUGDKRY2JY7t-vimCN0Ac06lNQNAG64L2msetE5zHvGU4tVTaP_SykRpzuZN9k_3KpPRG/s4000/IMG_20231110_110229808.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdVGfGQqCJMrF8kt-HlT7Xn-DlD1pIy3SVAeJ5OA5XzH2Uj5u3Z9gIrnDvbizkgjG8uSTPhnD5OMlnvufzd1AS9-eoXBICT4H_169KtdrONDwCP-sTNr5RM3LUGDKRY2JY7t-vimCN0Ac06lNQNAG64L2msetE5zHvGU4tVTaP_SykRpzuZN9k_3KpPRG/s320/IMG_20231110_110229808.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yaupon berries</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvseL-HZj5XPMvbEWrDfztB4CZnZgEamMMMCk67cLonOFkJwI36mkxywTR8aMQTry_GdLXjs-m52S53C-vwmKxWW2O-nY314rcS_apXB5H9B875MfrqOFxg6fR6ZTNtUP9I4AKpnYQUNDNqD04PyqGjTAl4hCtLvqV-fNCsNW13vt2uD0y3Gkuq_sIGyb/s4000/IMG_20231110_105920279copy.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvseL-HZj5XPMvbEWrDfztB4CZnZgEamMMMCk67cLonOFkJwI36mkxywTR8aMQTry_GdLXjs-m52S53C-vwmKxWW2O-nY314rcS_apXB5H9B875MfrqOFxg6fR6ZTNtUP9I4AKpnYQUNDNqD04PyqGjTAl4hCtLvqV-fNCsNW13vt2uD0y3Gkuq_sIGyb/s320/IMG_20231110_105920279copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dirt road in a rain drop</td></tr></tbody></table>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-51402747022875253972024-01-07T20:42:00.001-06:002024-01-07T20:44:21.596-06:00Wild Berry Jelly <p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByoidsRdJk2IjH5floDZMY4jCVm54Yh_88KaVx_1EbWkhD2NlSRLaeCLrmnXGjf7XMJU5brlo8kJA_uZ83yej7u9xZKidPiug92AIFglNnIzZJpgNBesYlFfzEV640XeTATJnwY4J2ciIQ1CULdcp5atNIm56aswTB_C7vniA1v-0eZz9Aa6K4oygj5nb/s4000/IMG_20231020_113453009~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByoidsRdJk2IjH5floDZMY4jCVm54Yh_88KaVx_1EbWkhD2NlSRLaeCLrmnXGjf7XMJU5brlo8kJA_uZ83yej7u9xZKidPiug92AIFglNnIzZJpgNBesYlFfzEV640XeTATJnwY4J2ciIQ1CULdcp5atNIm56aswTB_C7vniA1v-0eZz9Aa6K4oygj5nb/s320/IMG_20231020_113453009~2.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beauty berries </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1ZNDCn1vEUQ4MYdm3SuZtwszh_iV_JSTGbR6kqec9Tu46pRgTM_B7gb4chbh-kXozIPt2dXC9dwTDhQlvYOeRaUiR1zSDGN7iHF8fk44Dm2OyyZpgAWiqepVG9gCbhzQrHU59G8IbN8BytyazJuXyeMM7SNszzohTDSQkEqLKVM_4plZDxdanBDixkKM/s4000/IMG_20231020_113232243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1ZNDCn1vEUQ4MYdm3SuZtwszh_iV_JSTGbR6kqec9Tu46pRgTM_B7gb4chbh-kXozIPt2dXC9dwTDhQlvYOeRaUiR1zSDGN7iHF8fk44Dm2OyyZpgAWiqepVG9gCbhzQrHU59G8IbN8BytyazJuXyeMM7SNszzohTDSQkEqLKVM_4plZDxdanBDixkKM/s320/IMG_20231020_113232243.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beauty berries </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGQ6Z8SDfaJfW5BxfZYb6uZaGEQB_MGxP5JdtStddg8T3Lz3d2LNnpMZ2UinJz4nZEou1qdHzqDgvuuvd_E83zEO-CdVvBfn3Y5JPY3L91B2ezNWNyrhJdDmv3H31yrc1U7gXZKlVb0NBPa9i3L-qIHt7WCJdBilkJFIbeKHiz0dUYwZBIyWU6JvY7oKB/s1600/IMG_20230914_121412383_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGQ6Z8SDfaJfW5BxfZYb6uZaGEQB_MGxP5JdtStddg8T3Lz3d2LNnpMZ2UinJz4nZEou1qdHzqDgvuuvd_E83zEO-CdVvBfn3Y5JPY3L91B2ezNWNyrhJdDmv3H31yrc1U7gXZKlVb0NBPa9i3L-qIHt7WCJdBilkJFIbeKHiz0dUYwZBIyWU6JvY7oKB/s320/IMG_20230914_121412383_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black gum berries </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYp5Iz0mdM6JLrK0sV_HZZpKhKAVH5PeFpDUISXnM7QUFqftZcRElXB6c_HKJ6GH-sl4Xda1y_d3Z0H4Kp6Fur5LTTOwYOx6KYYQ1RE9aYG7PPM93GA5M4DssNUY3ghrrsao0sa22Nuw4mQHrWMfbMwCqmlsbHsMw-OM8KK4veb5W2W9fkMuWSf2P0DhW3/s4000/IMG_20231208_113203063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYp5Iz0mdM6JLrK0sV_HZZpKhKAVH5PeFpDUISXnM7QUFqftZcRElXB6c_HKJ6GH-sl4Xda1y_d3Z0H4Kp6Fur5LTTOwYOx6KYYQ1RE9aYG7PPM93GA5M4DssNUY3ghrrsao0sa22Nuw4mQHrWMfbMwCqmlsbHsMw-OM8KK4veb5W2W9fkMuWSf2P0DhW3/s320/IMG_20231208_113203063.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greenbrier berries </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI9of3WqTwhSNAoG0WlfSMGYYFMsRyo4emmBLGi5rfKAkt0D6JSDHGe-03S8FBGJI5NDd7pv2WB-PrD24I7VUiVaBaXkoV6JaFwz9GHtRdhbl69Zg6ybSt8_-MpWOuaOql5sZmybAcnNPuX3agnz5zVHA-gH77HckYHRRzTdCPDEGNCXuNWsrbmcgJ2HT/s4000/IMG_20231208_112124542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI9of3WqTwhSNAoG0WlfSMGYYFMsRyo4emmBLGi5rfKAkt0D6JSDHGe-03S8FBGJI5NDd7pv2WB-PrD24I7VUiVaBaXkoV6JaFwz9GHtRdhbl69Zg6ybSt8_-MpWOuaOql5sZmybAcnNPuX3agnz5zVHA-gH77HckYHRRzTdCPDEGNCXuNWsrbmcgJ2HT/s320/IMG_20231208_112124542.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greenbrier berries </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made jellies out of these last fall with stevia, local honey, and arrowroot.</div> <p></p>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-28437812308871693642023-02-28T21:09:00.000-06:002023-02-28T21:09:32.415-06:00Foraging <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been trying to learn about and identify all the local edible flora. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rVyYWLr7jH2Oig2R2rRxdE4R-APiafvvJy3VUreyb0PrJ9BAVsy4m3r7rmnL9R-UPDymepZYmA2LlNZj-dIZqsQd_i8m5T2YxO4oCsQGnZySE7IjCZC_rSarIGRfxGhkQwcOXHV7NaNcrfmtuglvm5F39ImHYRwzabg1GDjqWPWd5acov3tosMObQQ/s4000/IMG_20230225_160737964_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rVyYWLr7jH2Oig2R2rRxdE4R-APiafvvJy3VUreyb0PrJ9BAVsy4m3r7rmnL9R-UPDymepZYmA2LlNZj-dIZqsQd_i8m5T2YxO4oCsQGnZySE7IjCZC_rSarIGRfxGhkQwcOXHV7NaNcrfmtuglvm5F39ImHYRwzabg1GDjqWPWd5acov3tosMObQQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230225_160737964_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a salad that I made today with some of the plants I found on my walk this morning. I'm really enjoying the new flavors I'm finding. Salads were starting to get really boring. That motivated me to look into foraging. The woods where I'm collecting has never been sprayed with pesticides or fertilizer, and the soil has never been farmed. My hope was to get a more diverse variety of phytonutrients than what I can get at the grocery store. The interesting flavors are turning out to be an added bonus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaFvw1-vJ1HnkXnZJphc6rfD0RO32Roqc8d_uevC_3Im-GnHZiq6GYujBvXcLvIn37lRUwVqRQaco_U93ncFbZfNzAdAVnX8hDRVkExw4Fw3i79TdIVSMQV7mp-yb3_c47QloI6EkT50RJaa-vxvr9Ax7bti0GLXvUSml7j_1QMczYCWyreYHNBQe5Q/s4000/IMG_20230225_131045917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaFvw1-vJ1HnkXnZJphc6rfD0RO32Roqc8d_uevC_3Im-GnHZiq6GYujBvXcLvIn37lRUwVqRQaco_U93ncFbZfNzAdAVnX8hDRVkExw4Fw3i79TdIVSMQV7mp-yb3_c47QloI6EkT50RJaa-vxvr9Ax7bti0GLXvUSml7j_1QMczYCWyreYHNBQe5Q/w400-h300/IMG_20230225_131045917.jpg" title="Spiderwort" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is spiderwort. The flowers have a really light flavor that seems like a blend of fruit and anise. The leaves have a stronger flavor like kale or broccoli. I've read that spiderwort is supposed to help with allergies.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir24OZuN2d45bVvUrmfdy_W4UQRQSCtmvJCfrCv-qXf4wKGEnzWrGGibcprRRxd8ArYCREHZGTrAxinhAbnvwEdsjwWcH5VAFhawFoOnfTrARdMmL7NL7ZeczqFNBNZWtX3swtFMarWP70q5rL8CA3nCXp7zl-LFtl5zjUDxcTfLvFCq28b_5sBKEugA/s4000/IMG_20230122_154856721_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir24OZuN2d45bVvUrmfdy_W4UQRQSCtmvJCfrCv-qXf4wKGEnzWrGGibcprRRxd8ArYCREHZGTrAxinhAbnvwEdsjwWcH5VAFhawFoOnfTrARdMmL7NL7ZeczqFNBNZWtX3swtFMarWP70q5rL8CA3nCXp7zl-LFtl5zjUDxcTfLvFCq28b_5sBKEugA/w300-h400/IMG_20230122_154856721_HDR.jpg" title="Greenbriar" width="300" /></a></div><br /> This is greenbriar. The leaves taste like a cross between green beans and asparagus. It's supposed to have anti-inflammatory properties.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to spiderwort and greenbriar, I put cucumber, onion, spearmint leaves, and sunflower seeds in this salad. For dessert, I put strawberries, blueberries, and juniper berries (also foraged), and local honey in a blender, and then poured it over pecans. Juniper berries are a great anti-inflammatory. I could tell right away after the first time I tried them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-u9S5xWEv-_Ij2X4YJakW0NUN5sqWGgQP9P2NTr3qpYNXagQgatN8_fpJG2yIcdRz3RYHCHaqYrhCBOIV5-YWlskkPdCRd0SVXWMBSpg22XRZxhafvoVc6xUnlzyWLiShH5LBGd3dGsL10iSu5ITWuwpRn3OauXA3QN7nScq7Tu4VyRbj65heeLdTg/s4000/IMG_20221127_160012648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-u9S5xWEv-_Ij2X4YJakW0NUN5sqWGgQP9P2NTr3qpYNXagQgatN8_fpJG2yIcdRz3RYHCHaqYrhCBOIV5-YWlskkPdCRd0SVXWMBSpg22XRZxhafvoVc6xUnlzyWLiShH5LBGd3dGsL10iSu5ITWuwpRn3OauXA3QN7nScq7Tu4VyRbj65heeLdTg/w400-h300/IMG_20221127_160012648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These are juniper berries with yaupon in the background. Yaupon is the only naturally caffeinated plant in North America. The leaves can be used to make tea, but don't eat the berries. Yaupon tea used to be a very popular tea generations ago.<br /><p><br /></p>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-57174817842578158062022-12-17T22:56:00.000-06:002022-12-17T22:56:04.514-06:00A Peaceful End...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MzaRMt2c7hzmXTNjgVMJcWGqxQ-DSiXyljUZ1RFFZn7XFLn7Co2hujhuILK-ekr0tSpft4JcM8ktmpKfQez59gVc_DcMu-lj_1mBOphqDCHOJ6rE2Mj9SFy3JtWzKil1j3n1Udi019ws4_nagWulg1h_5zPh2vegZzoonc4szVYX5RVaswvgLgI-ng/s4000/IMG_20221127_170407102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MzaRMt2c7hzmXTNjgVMJcWGqxQ-DSiXyljUZ1RFFZn7XFLn7Co2hujhuILK-ekr0tSpft4JcM8ktmpKfQez59gVc_DcMu-lj_1mBOphqDCHOJ6rE2Mj9SFy3JtWzKil1j3n1Udi019ws4_nagWulg1h_5zPh2vegZzoonc4szVYX5RVaswvgLgI-ng/w300-h400/IMG_20221127_170407102.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3kTGjT8AY6fl5ScpNmMdUfelo6ItzTty8mD2D82Gx5j1qqkG1mQy2CZok6rj3Vf5_oOvFJH4zne2f7qUpnyW3yMzBKG1l6GiqqrApnz2NdGngC6fFGMmmlo5bLcZS4Vyhtfa-_CZjyYHBOTD1KeMOR9CwPISgr29a-Cz8C8PgOB7CPL38bgLkZVOZw/s4000/yellow%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3kTGjT8AY6fl5ScpNmMdUfelo6ItzTty8mD2D82Gx5j1qqkG1mQy2CZok6rj3Vf5_oOvFJH4zne2f7qUpnyW3yMzBKG1l6GiqqrApnz2NdGngC6fFGMmmlo5bLcZS4Vyhtfa-_CZjyYHBOTD1KeMOR9CwPISgr29a-Cz8C8PgOB7CPL38bgLkZVOZw/w400-h300/yellow%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLelnEUUustlFSUFK0fW3g5rEH-n8SSkGNM9Q2TRCzqflHjD2JejuFkq0AXvq0a6cnVMg24rLdXeKfD0ogOtObBhb98cpmf3MwXavbpShcwSaT1MfoU0UDe6SP6HKY3LpKIH9HZ8CAof9Z8cbIY89q1RWRSTau9W0aPVGCNYz90_GqalsCzh8u3mB6w/s4000/cedar%20and%20yaupon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLelnEUUustlFSUFK0fW3g5rEH-n8SSkGNM9Q2TRCzqflHjD2JejuFkq0AXvq0a6cnVMg24rLdXeKfD0ogOtObBhb98cpmf3MwXavbpShcwSaT1MfoU0UDe6SP6HKY3LpKIH9HZ8CAof9Z8cbIY89q1RWRSTau9W0aPVGCNYz90_GqalsCzh8u3mB6w/w300-h400/cedar%20and%20yaupon.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> ... to a crazy year.<p></p><p>It hailed three times, two tornadoes, and one month straight of 100+ degrees weather during a drought that brought an onslaught of aphids and their sticky excrement. No rain to wash that syrupy poop off my camper, car, and door steps where it got tracked indoors in spite of hosing things down. Then came the stink bugs to feast on the aphids. They invaded all the campers here in this campground like something from an Alfred Hitchcock movie. They were followed by the Asian Beetle that shouldn't even be on this side of the planet. After a two month long Bugaggedon, my camper was splattered with little yellow stains (from the Asian Beetles) and smelled like a sweaty metal working shop (the stink bugs). I'm not sure who won. I'm still finding their carcasses everywhere. </p><p>For the first time in my 3 years of being a full-time RV-er, I was not a happy camper. But, I'm over it now, and these pic show why. They were all taken walking distance from my camper door.</p>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-16228683398290422442022-12-13T00:42:00.000-06:002022-12-13T00:42:08.770-06:00Tangled Zen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeURcIr31MLNpnQzGOD1J2SyEPeyjNwF9AsdAIoQ_WlxR5KPe_vu4r5qdoV7I-TwAnVa52wZEZdd2aejG4rCc4IUyH75Rg8aGqcKwYGLlMuBEcIBPPndcH_gAA86TKfGsf5Lw3Ujw1fvidPIXDH0MiHL153dgG0-aJwF7uJBfpkurSlXqNczvWoBtbA/s4000/IMG_20221125_092911761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeURcIr31MLNpnQzGOD1J2SyEPeyjNwF9AsdAIoQ_WlxR5KPe_vu4r5qdoV7I-TwAnVa52wZEZdd2aejG4rCc4IUyH75Rg8aGqcKwYGLlMuBEcIBPPndcH_gAA86TKfGsf5Lw3Ujw1fvidPIXDH0MiHL153dgG0-aJwF7uJBfpkurSlXqNczvWoBtbA/w300-h400/IMG_20221125_092911761.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-ead0071a-7fff-5ce3-fc62-54d579239f58" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tangled behind a trained conscience</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s holding firm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good Bye forms cryptic blotches</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On a journal page</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An intuitive process for what can never</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be read or heard</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I make a conscious effort to deny</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My treacherous heart</span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zen - a state of calm attentiveness in which one’s actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort</span></p>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-80234163083435372922022-11-09T22:20:00.001-06:002022-11-09T22:27:37.536-06:00Overlapping chapters <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vo5mduG9G0NpVlsMcysXUG9zEZ2neYDrPzmQ2rVV5PMi3XgAzJn0ODFc_as8K4mYU2UZt3VTlrP7FXm4O_gslXKB1Dd6LGMSlOX5f1FOU9fwhLy7PSKweModhY4HWpfrpmQnX57lPg2qfimu-5gsBb4hHXd10AiuPfCEq_76hsuJuwf7b4vaYPVo5g/s4000/IMG_20221109_172849251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vo5mduG9G0NpVlsMcysXUG9zEZ2neYDrPzmQ2rVV5PMi3XgAzJn0ODFc_as8K4mYU2UZt3VTlrP7FXm4O_gslXKB1Dd6LGMSlOX5f1FOU9fwhLy7PSKweModhY4HWpfrpmQnX57lPg2qfimu-5gsBb4hHXd10AiuPfCEq_76hsuJuwf7b4vaYPVo5g/w300-h400/IMG_20221109_172849251.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Organize. Sort. No time. Just wing it. Gotta keep going... Where's life going? Organize. Sort. No time. Just wing it. Gotta keep going... Where's life going? It never fits neatly into chapters. </p>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-63458274783040775532022-10-19T18:36:00.001-05:002022-12-17T22:56:44.233-06:00Outsider <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcT7XDMq09Yw3NCHjRuZ5WbJU7jFqMFLDFgd1eSBf3xFDrfQS9IoU-4GAANKPb8L-7RDQb3ZoHf301zAy7Xx0qcTYOr_w34Nh4AOAc3oC64taPv3_edZx5xJuIi59K0MD8QeE0pZiho0h250OhTbRUCVL03YJfrBdv334myRW0IZERMNJ6ygwelQGKw/s1600/IMG_20221019_170810744~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcT7XDMq09Yw3NCHjRuZ5WbJU7jFqMFLDFgd1eSBf3xFDrfQS9IoU-4GAANKPb8L-7RDQb3ZoHf301zAy7Xx0qcTYOr_w34Nh4AOAc3oC64taPv3_edZx5xJuIi59K0MD8QeE0pZiho0h250OhTbRUCVL03YJfrBdv334myRW0IZERMNJ6ygwelQGKw/w300-h400/IMG_20221019_170810744~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Today, being the outsider is a good thing.<p></p>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-77871881696553650862022-10-10T09:54:00.001-05:002022-10-10T09:54:45.255-05:00Today<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj_4YoCftQiIhhKPXUtt2OypJCTJvxFCtloOt8PYlmfHOlQuh_hPH97rKRGH10OG4oDUPOVKMbUOwtufpwqFcObmYRZJAWDRNasPIVKYTS356vAfEvy2-l6AwER-6Q_Mqy9YFyOVnn4YW7uNMPmzu_HQEEmMC6HrRUXvHjf4drNjng0GiX1BMHVkU3g/s2193/New%20Road%20and%20Song%20to%20Erase%20the%20Shame.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="1658" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj_4YoCftQiIhhKPXUtt2OypJCTJvxFCtloOt8PYlmfHOlQuh_hPH97rKRGH10OG4oDUPOVKMbUOwtufpwqFcObmYRZJAWDRNasPIVKYTS356vAfEvy2-l6AwER-6Q_Mqy9YFyOVnn4YW7uNMPmzu_HQEEmMC6HrRUXvHjf4drNjng0GiX1BMHVkU3g/w303-h400/New%20Road%20and%20Song%20to%20Erase%20the%20Shame.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Radio reminded me of how lonely I am</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I opted for road noise instead</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I Prayed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To fight fervent feelings for only a man</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who paved a highway inside my head</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caught in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A daydream as my car carelessly swerves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peaceful pastures speed by unseen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Forgotten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Destination on winding, hilly curves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Frivolous burning of gasoline</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm thankful for a serene swim in the clouds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cool, clean reflections of past mistakes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've Prayed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Repeatedly through anxiety shrouds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emotions exposed in glass lakes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Forgotten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conversations meant to manipulate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Road noise that's easily dismissed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caught in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A wave of guilt that only dissipates</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When his perception starts to drift</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can see him more clearly than before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the Radio plays the same</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I Pray</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a peaceful new road forevermore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A clean swim to erase the shame</div><br /> <p></p>bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-60914093807575787252022-10-09T20:40:00.002-05:002022-10-09T20:45:15.596-05:00Wishes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Twisted Perception<br />
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This rock turns in on itself<br />
Parched and no pity<br />
For those God condemns<br />
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In a dream<br />
The old man is beaten and stoned<br />
But not dead<br />
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I think they were wrong<br />
But it’s my job <br />
To clean up the mess<br />
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12-15-19bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-77650053107103251162019-11-19T22:22:00.001-06:002022-12-17T22:57:26.983-06:00Happy Camper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My life is changing dramatically now. I've left everything behind, bought an RV, and moved to a campground in the middle of the East Texas woods. There are some kinks in my plan that still need ironing out, like internet connection problems and no phone service, but I'm so happy to be away from Houston that these things don't bother me.<br />
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I have no address now, though. Does that make me a homeless person?bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-23526994977247965142019-11-11T18:40:00.000-06:002019-11-11T18:40:22.632-06:00I Crack Myself Up<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here I am, nesting in my big comfy box of confusion, with antennae up, waiting for Lab Results. Even the snails are moving faster than I am... bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-89106634827815081682019-03-20T16:42:00.000-05:002019-03-20T16:42:47.193-05:00I don't do mornings...Some more from my doodle therapy.<br />
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Dialogue Abstruse<br />
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Every morning formulates<br />
Dialogue abstruse,<br />
While Logic slumbers.<br />
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The to-do list erupts,<br />
Foams chaotically, and<br />
Shouts orders without priority.<br />
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The needs-fixing list<br />
Seethes abruptly at<br />
All the defunct remedies.<br />
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Then past failures seep in,<br />
Bubbling up random sermons<br />
With no outline or theme.<br />
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Reluctant Logic awakens<br />
To the sound of Job’s wife screaming,<br />
“Curse God and die!”<br />
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Ulcerated and burnt out,<br />
Logic gathers the toxic spillage<br />
And cries, “Everyone back to bed!”<br />
<br />bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-65245527543262464872019-01-28T14:05:00.002-06:002019-01-28T14:05:27.706-06:00Doodle TherapyThese are some of my doodles using the Automatic Drawing Technique that I mentioned in the <a href="https://bluerose9062.blogspot.com/2019/01/intuitive-art-journey.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, where I try to draw without thinking about what to draw, and let my subconscious take over. I usually spend about 20 or 30 minutes on them, and then try to decipher any subconscious meaning they might have. The deciphering happens this way - When I open my writing journal and then look back at the drawing, I write down the first 2 words or phrases that come to mind. Then, I just start writing about my day. Generally the meaning starts to come to me, but then I'll either look up the 2 words in the thesaurus or some of the images in a dream dictionary, or both.<br />
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This last one, I spent several hours on, because I had found that place again, that I knew as a child, where the hours would just slip away in peacefulness. It's been years since I've felt that way while drawing, and it felt good. When it was done, I remember thinking, "wow, I had forgotten how much fun this was."<br />
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I was talking with a friend about it the next day, and we came to the conclusion that as self employed business owners, we had gotten in the habit of planning everything, including our art. It's been about 5 years since I first started trying intuitive art methods with finger painting, and I'm just now starting to break that habit of planning everything in advance. It amazes me that what I took for granted as a child, has been such a struggle to get back.bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-46120904717702973902019-01-26T02:08:00.000-06:002019-01-26T02:11:22.373-06:00Intuitive Art Journey I've been working on creating art intuitively for the last several years, and it's been a struggle. I wanted to get back to that peaceful place that I knew as a child, where I had no expectations or preconceived ideas when drawing. Finger painting seemed like a good place to start. It was magical fun when I was a kid, and I thought it would bring all that back, but it only frustrated me. Adult expectations kept nagging me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acrylic on scrap cardboard, 2017 after Hurricane Harvey</td></tr>
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Next, I switched to crayons. The <a href="https://bluerose9062.blogspot.com/2018/09/crayon-monsters.html" target="_blank">Crayon Monsters</a> were a lot more fun. I started with just a squiggly line and let be whatever they wanted to be. Sometimes that worked, sometimes it didn't, and I would turn them into what I wanted them to be. But, it felt like progress.<br />
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I played with melting the colors into the paper with an iron, and then layered more color on top. Hoping to do something more abstract, I created these next two, but again it only frustrated me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crayon on construction paper, September 2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crayon on construction paper with Haiku poem, December 2018</td></tr>
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Then, I watched a Youtube video about <a href="https://youtu.be/MJYGFwGhHnA" target="_blank">Automatic Drawing Technique</a>, and it inspired me to give it a try. You're supposed to doodle without thinking about it, and it's supposed to relax you to help you improve creatively.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anticipation, crayon on construction paper, December 2018</td></tr>
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I caught myself constantly asking, "what does it need now?" And then,
trying to go back to not thinking about it. When I was done, the words
that came to mind when I looked at it were "tight" and "tense". Not
relaxed. "This is going to take a lo<span class="text_exposed_show">t of practice", I thought to myself.</span><br />
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I decided to write about it in my journal. I wrote the words "tight" and
"tense", and several synonyms that caught my eye in the thesaurus, but
nothing came to me, so I started writing about the 2 very close friends
that I've lost in death the past month. I found myself writing the words
"what's next". Then it hit me. I'm trying to recover before the next
storm.<br />
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I decided to name it "Anticipation", and wrote this poem about it:<br />
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Intrinsic self preservation<br />
Is an undetected strain<br />
Arduously tilling neglected guilt,<br />
Hardened clay from past storms;<br />
Desperately scattering seeds<br />
That bloom magnificently.<br />
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What’s next?<br />
Forced recovery<br />
Before another storm hits.<br />
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This has been the beginning of what I call Doodle Therapy, and it seems like the more I do it, the easier it gets. Just about every night, I spend 20 or 30 minutes doodling in my journal, and then I write about it. It amazes me every time, that what looks like a bunch of scribbles actually has meaning to my subconscious. The fact that it has meaning seems to be quieting those adult expectations. I think I'm on the right track now. bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-2046042677355169222018-09-23T14:07:00.000-05:002018-09-23T14:08:49.226-05:00Crayon Monsters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Diva Daphne has a cold. <br />
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Kaos is in a hurry. <br />
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Gilt is watching you.bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-91273989390593729742017-09-02T18:46:00.000-05:002017-09-02T18:46:53.786-05:00Houston Flood 2017<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Refrigerators float.</div>
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She hated that
refrigerator. It hummed and groaned twice as loud as the old one, and
it's door handle had to be taped down even though it was still brand
new. The old one lasted 30 years and the door handle never slipped
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Now, the hated one
lays face down on the kitchen floor, humiliated. She feels its loss.
Tells a story about a man who once saved his family by removing the
refrigerator door, laying it on its back, and then loading his family
inside to escape flood waters.</div>
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This one, though,
never served such a heroic purpose. It, and its rotting contents,
have been washed over with a slimy layer of sewerage silt, in a house
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Some ATC's I made for a swap on Facebook.</div>
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Gold Fish - painted with metallic and iridescent acrylics.</div>
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Duck Feetn' It - same acrylics.</div>
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Fire Water - water color and ink.</div>
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Scenic View - water color and gel pen.</div>
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Bathing Fairy - water color and gel pen.</div>
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Eye to Eye and Whirlpool pointillism - ink</div>
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Went to Mercer Arboretum yesterday. The trees were covered with a bright orange moss in one of the oxbows, adding cheer to the winter grey. I guess the unusual weather has created perfect conditions for this.<br />
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The warm breeze gently blew the bog's damp musty aroma across the Cypress knees, providing the perfect escape for the day.<br />
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It's been a couple of years since I've posted anything here. Didn't realize it's been that long. Sorry.<br />
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My latest interest is pointillism. This is a drawing of bass player <a href="https://www.facebook.com/robert.stapleton.509?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab&pnref=friends.all" target="_blank">Robert Stapleton.</a> I watched him perform at the Navasota Blues Festival, and fell in love with his blue hat. bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-88255327247605621682014-06-02T16:52:00.000-05:002014-06-02T16:52:07.643-05:00Water-girl Dreaming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This piece of aboriginal art was painted by Amy Gunawarri. To quote the literature that came with it: <i>The story tells of a woman who was banished from her tribe and forced to live in the sea. Eventually she grew fins and scales on her body like a fish. She saved any of her tribe unfortunate enough to fall into the sea and unable to swim.</i></div>
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<br />bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-2025174797058465392014-02-25T19:16:00.000-06:002019-01-26T02:13:39.721-06:00Morning PagesThis is a repost from my other blog, <a href="http://awakeningthesleeper.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Awakening the Sleeper</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I awoke this morning to Errol Flynn making fun of me for being melodramatic. How ironic! The next half hour was spent arguing with him in my morning pages. This poor misguided drama king has not been properly trained for his role and has been given the wrong script. He's supposed to keep me real, yes, but not to the point of blocking my writing. After three pages, I believe I have won round one. - Day 15</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I've been reading a book called The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron that was written to help people unblock their creative side. The author refers to the block as a little voice in your head that tells you there are more important things to do, and you're not good enough to be wasting your time on these creative endeavors. She calls it the “Censor”, and says that it's part of the “Logic” brain. Some people may be more familiar with the term “left brain”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">One of the exercises she recommends is the “morning pages”. You're supposed to write three pages of whatever comes to mind when you first wake up. It's not supposed to be good. It's supposed to be a release or vent of all the whiny anxieties that “stand in the way of your creativity”. I call it getting-all-the-crap-out-so-I-can-focus-better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It's interesting to note that writing requires the use of both sides of the brain. The left brain or logical side is needed to put words into a logical order of structured sentences, and the right brain or creative side is needed to find the right words to convey the thoughts. The act of writing helps unite the two sides for a common purpose, creating more of a balance between the two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I am not a morning person. My mind is anything but peaceful when I first wake up. Sometimes, there's an entire army of negative thoughts marching around in my head. I usually try not to pay attention to them; try to force myself to focus on positive things. When that gets too difficult, I daydream; dream up happier places to go to. All of this is done without realizing it. The morning pages have made me more aware of my thought patterns and habits first thing in the morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">On some days, I write 3 pages of rants, on others, it's a 3 page pity party. On my better days, it becomes a list of things I need to do that day or hope to accomplish sometime in the near future. I find that I am able to think more clearly throughout the day, and remember things better, since I've started this. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Not long after I first started writing morning pages, I had a weird dream with Errol Flynn over-acting a scene where he was supposed to be relating a sad childhood story. He was dressed as one of the Three Musketeers with a sword in his hand. The acting was so bad it was funny. While I was writing about the dream in my morning pages, I realized he was making fun of me, especially the sword-pen connection. At that time, I was still putting this blog together, and still writing my personal weight loss story. My “Censor” was trying to tell me that all of this was a waste of time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Those 3 pages became a lecture to my censor, which I have named Errol. I spoke as a boss to an employee, or a director to an actor. I said things like: “Your role is a necessary role, but you have become confused about your job description. You are overstepping your boundaries. Stop blocking my writing!” </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Therapists call this self talk. Affirmations are a form of self talk. There are some rules to remember with self talk. For example, the subconscious doesn't recognize negative words like “don't”, “not”, “no”, and “never”. If you say, “Don't block my writing.” It hears, “Do block my writing.” </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Another is that you can't deny a part of yourself, because you don't like what it's telling you, which is essentially what I had been doing by ignoring the negative thoughts. If your finger was broken, you wouldn't cut it off. Likewise, the negative voice or censor shouldn't be cut off (or told to get lost), but redirected to function in a healing capacity. If I say that it has become confused about it's job description, then I need to redefine what I want it's job description to be, which is what I tried to do that morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It was a struggle first thing in the morning to find the right words to tell Errol what I thought he shouldn't be doing. I kept wanting to use negative words. And then, I had to figure out what I thought he should be doing. It took a couple of mornings to get it right, and may take a few more. Hopefully by putting it in writing, I'm forcing both sides of my brain to work together on this. I think it's paying off. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">At the end of each day, I write a random paragraph about anything that comes to mind as an exercise for a writing group that I belong to. The paragraph in italics above was that day's paragraph.</span></div>
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The humiliation of Dahlia's awkward ascent from the floor had been caused by muscles too weak to lift her and joints too inflamed to hold her weight. But, not today. Today, dignity lunges forward to take a bow on confident and empowered legs.bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-7523789304638741712014-02-20T20:49:00.000-06:002014-02-20T20:50:23.894-06:00New Blog - Awakening the Sleeper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a new blog for my work as a personal trainer and wellness coach. I'm posting tips, recipes, and my personal stories relating to health and fitness there. The logo and mission statements are a result from the <a href="http://bluerose9062.blogspot.com/2008/04/weekly-wings-challenge-4-youre-on.html" target="_blank">Wings 4 You exercises</a> I worked here on this blog. My hope is for <a href="http://awakeningthesleeper.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Awakening the Sleeper</a> to be a continuation of the process I started back then.bluerosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09454168542120117493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938908236031168081.post-63353020471352908802014-01-01T23:56:00.000-06:002014-01-02T13:59:59.263-06:00Photography HaikuThese photos seemed like a poem to me.<br />
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