JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

Jared Paul wrote:BEL #9
The rhubarb seed pods got trimmed out. Harvest coming  amd plenty more seed pods to trim.

Thanks for the updates Jared! You know rhubarb flowers are edible? Try them as a vegetable, they're much 'sweeter' than rhubarb stalks.

Thanks for the beautiful flower pictures!

Nancy Reading wrote:

Jared Paul wrote:BEL #9
The rhubarb seed pods got trimmed out. Harvest coming  amd plenty more seed pods to trim.

Thanks for the updates Jared! You know rhubarb flowers are edible? Try them as a vegetable, they're much 'sweeter' than rhubarb stalks.

Thanks for the beautiful flower pictures!

I didn't know! I'll have to convince the garden gods to let one flower, so we can try it. I've been told the seed pods use up precious energy which is typically desired directly into the stalks. We could let one go, there's plenty here, more than we can eat, and we're stocked on rhubarb jam from last year. Looking to make pie and soup very soon. Thanks Nancy!

BEL #15

Speaking of eating flowers, our High Commander fried some dandelions for us!



More and more flowers 💐



And a less than 1 day old kitten! I promise I won't keep posting a lot of cat pictures but they woke me up at 1:20am. Rose's 1st litter (4 total i think) in the Cattyshack.



I'm really happy to have found fresh Morel mushrooms. They're smaller than what I'm used to in western Washington, but still tasty. They're popping up around a slightly charred bark mulch in Allerton Abbey.

Jared Paul wrote:I'll have to convince the garden gods to let one flower, so we can try it. I've been told the seed pods use up precious energy which is typically desired directly into the stalks.

Here's a reference (and a recipe) from Alan Carter about eating the flowers https://www.foodforest.garden/2013/05/08/eating-rhubarb-flowers/ - it is the flower buds that are eaten, like you would a cauliflower, so it doesn't weaken the plant that much. I have tried them (and survived to tell the tale!), although I often forget. The flower shoots are pretty spectacular if you do let them go.

BEL #16

A beautiful day! Grateful to be playing outside in the sun. The journey is the destination!

Here are some pictures, they're worth more than a thousand words each! What a long thread this would be if I wrote them all down.

BEL #17

Another beautiful day. This climate/season is my favorite for working outside. Seth and I were tasked to diagnose the Leviathan flat tires. For those that don't know, the Leviathan is a mobile solar powered station/trailer used to power the on-site sawmill. 3 of 4 tires were flat, we found replacement tires in the Bone Yard and Stephen took them to a tire shop for swap out.





I trimmed some rhubarb seed pods, cleaned and steamed along with leftovers from Taco Tuesday (peppers, onions, and rice), added sautéed Morel mushrooms,  and some nettle leaves. It came out surprisingly delicious.





And here are more flowers!

BEL #18

Wheaton Labs (and the Basecamp) is a unique and special place. I can pick up on some wonderfully positive energy in some areas where I'm sure many people have gathered to conribute, time, energy, and resources, making this land better for the future inhabitants, visitors, and over well being of this planet. When people learn, share, and love; continuing on with their experiences and personal progress, they take some of that "special" with them on their journey. I dont think it negatively impacts this place (I guess it could sometimes) but mostly the interactions leave this place better than it was. I am grateful to have this opportunity and will definitely leave and take positivity.

There is more than one way to fry a fish. To make an omelet you have to break some eggs. The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. You won't know what you can't do unless you try, and then you can still try again later. To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. Practice makes progress. You are what you eat. If you are speaking then you are not listening, and if you are listening then you can teach. The more you know, the more you know how much you don't know.