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Followed by the Paw of Rejection™ https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/30ac351e-972a-4471-bbaf-9913eb8b7324.jpeg...

[Image description: a split photo, with the top picture showing cloves/bulbs of Elephant, Vietnamese Purple, and Nootka Rose garlic varieties about to be planted in a raised bed mulched with straw, and the bottom picture showing a few green sprouts peeking up through the straw.]

[Image description: a hand holding a piece of injera, a grayish-tan spongy flatbread.]

I love my instant pot, it makes cooking meats and dried beans so easy....

Which were delicious roasted and added to a chile verde....

I’ve had a few people ask me about it, and I usually get as far as “So in Star Trek, there’s this alien race called the Ferengi where the women aren’t allowed…” before their eyes glaze over and I see them dismissing it as some nerd thing....

[Image description: a seed starting tray, with plant labels at the back. Centered is a row of basil seedlings with a set of true leaves, and to the left is a row labeled parsley, with only one seedling that’s suspiciously basil-looking.]

I don’t know if trimming off the flower stalks would encourage them to go back to normal growth, or if I’m just SOL with this batch of seedlings....

Link to the listing...

[Image description: a brown and white tabby cat sitting on the back of a recliner. The front half of her body is slumped forward, with one paw dangling and her face resting on a cheek, eyes staring into the distance.]

Nutrition:...

[Image description: a sculpture made of a black VW bug with mandibles, held ~15 feet in the air by long spider legs. A palm tree and various cactai are planted around the spider bug, and on the building in the background is a sign “Hole in the Wall”]

She’s not even fully stretched out, and yet very tubular....

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cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2847816...

[Image description: a porous structure in shades of tan and orange submerged in shallow water, with greenish algae on the right side.]

[Image description: a tall, many branched ocotillo in a sandy area. The branches spread from the base of the plant and have spines and small leaves along their length. At the tips of the branches are bright red flowers.]

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[Image description: a brown and white tabby kitten with head and front paws poking up over the edge of a blue fabric box. On the box is printed a picture of the Millennium Falcon, with the text “Chewie get us outta here!”]

Just awful to think of all those Joshua trees burning. Like so many desert plants, they are incredibly slow growing and need just the right conditions to spread. With climate change, I doubt many of these areas will ever return to the same ecosystems.

I sadly never got to see the original shoe tree, but the tradition has been carried on, and I wrote a note on an old pair of Vans and tossed my contribution up. Though beware, after tossing I looked down at the pile of old shoes and saw a snake starting to move under one layer directly beneath my feet!...

[Image description: a sunset with deep orange clouds and a light blue sky, in the foreground is a leaning joshua tree next to a dirt road, in the background are scattered houses in front of a low hill.]

[Image description: a close up of reddish tan foam, which has slightly dried and begun to split, revealing a darker interior.]

[Image description: an oval hole through a reddish tan sandstone hill, large enough for several people to sit within. Through the hole, greenery and buildings of Phoenix are visible, as well as a distant mountain range.]

Seriously annoying how often foods I like I have to eat without really looking at them....