A very practical way to approach the world. We are all unique, and progressively learn about both ourselves and the world, and so we can do better!
Photo and quote from the MomsRising.org Facebook post.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Plantains May 28, 2014
Some of those frozen dead plantain stems are being overtaken by their living cores, leaving dry, tan debris hanging underneath the newly sprouting green tops. I wish I had cut out more of the dead stems while they were not covered up by living leaves, but am glad for what I did get done. The plantains grow from the center out, and the centers of some of the thicker ones survived, and have begun growing. Also those corms which had formed underground are now sprouting.
In addition to the dead stems, I will cut out the tallest plantains soon which are located in the patch in the back and on the right, and thereby reduce the garden shade a bit in the coming months, though plantains are not the only source of shade for the vegetable garden. The houses, other trees, and other vegetation contribute to shade. I am way behind in making compost and mulch out of the plantain leaves and stems, but I am confident that both are high quality, the result of fixed and held carbon dioxide and other nutrients.
We will not have many plantains this year because it takes at least 15 months for them to bear fruit. Next year we should have many again, if we are spared a freeze in the coming winter.
As I learn, I am rethinking the emphasis that this garden should take. When I saw plantains in the store last week they were $0.60 + each, I realized that plantains are by far our most monetarily rewarding and dependable crop, and aside from the patch grooming, require no effort or cash input on our part. Our garden emphasis will surely change year by year.
Fox Hole, a 2014 Memorial Day Observance
This photo of a man in a fox hole in an unknown war, is photographed in black and white, as was commonly done in World War II. I wanted a picture which would show the fox hole from the inside. But I did not find any. This photograph is from John Caddell’s blog at caddellinsightgroupdotcom.
This poem, Fox Hole, by Regena Larrabee Seehausen is very descriptive of what many who are caught up in wars experience, sometimes in a fox hole. Regena Larrabee Seehausen was an army nurse in World War II.
A description of some aspects of fox hole life in World War II by John Sommer, Company F 397th Infantry Regiment, written from contemporaneous notes and other information found later. He was 80 years old at the time of his writing. He must have been 20 years old in 1944. His e-book is entitled Retrospective View From a WWII Foxhole, and is available online.
We honor all those who died in war and its service. We honor all those who died in any service, and all those whom we want to remember.