M's Archive

A slow life mini vlog. You are living too busy if you don’t have time to look at the clouds. Passionflower even makes bees sleepy. To take advantage of the harsh sun, I tried the sun-dried cherry tomato making for the first time. After 4 days of drying under the sun, I realized the humidity wasn’t helping so decided to eat it already. It was still super delicious with concentrated flavor and sweetness, smelling like candy. Made pasta using it with sardines for dinner. Very very good. Also trying to see if I can grow baby lettuce indoors since store bought lettuces are untrustworthy right now. Outside is too hot to grow for lettuce in summer. Also, peach is in season. I made some jam with it although eating fresh is the best way right now. And, cats are being cats as usual.

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​ Fort Macon State Park, NC. I hiked 3 mile trail on this relatively cooler July day. It’s been too hot to do outdoor activities this summer, so you just have to go when a nice day suddenly arrives. I like to walk through this tunnel that is formed by the beach shrubs and trees. There is definitely a magical feeling when I’m in here. The ecology of this place  shows resilience and resistance to the harsh conditions of the seaside. Very beautiful and inspiring. The trail goes along the sandy beach side, then you will walk  back on the other side of the island overlooking the marshes. Some interesting plants observations: I saw Beebalm (Monarda) growing along the beach. Literally in the sand. Amazing how versatile this species is. Lots of American Beautyberry growing underneath the tree canopy. They looked healthy and happy compared to the one I planted in my open sunny yard. Apparently, Mulberry tree grows on the sandy island like this also. There are very old huge red mulberry...

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