This I did with the Paint program, and overlaid the work over the photograph.
This method does not permit filling-in of outlines very easily. It does allow easy proportioning!
Please Say, “Thank You”
This morning when I saw a “Gratefulness Challenge” on Facebook, I thought, “What a good antidote to all of the disturbing news we have been getting on TV .” With be-headings of journalists abroad, arrests of journalists in this country, suicides of prominent figures, and so on, it is good to take stock of what is good.
Here is the front of an American Greetings card which shows gratitude put into words for a specific person. “Thank you” is trans-formative for both the giver and the recipient of the thanks, truly. This sentiment is embodied in the butterflies surrounding the bouquet.
Every transaction between individuals could have a thank you attached by each to the other. None of us have any entitlement to anything, and so we have to be thankful.
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From Seeds
Growing from seeds is trickier than planting already growing plants.
This Vinca is the only plant I got after planting about 160 seeds. However, since it is perennial, it will last a long time and just get bigger.
This is some extra oregano which I planted from seed nearly a year ago. It has thrived recently, spreading and growing relatively better than the marjoram next to it. So I took out the excess that was nearly invading the space of the marjoram. After washing and removing the stems, we got five loosely packed sandwich bags each containing about half a cup of oregano leaves. We put these into the freezer to use for cooking. Some of the leaves did have holes in them, so I do not dare eat them fresh, for fear of catching a liver fluke.
After it gets growing, the stems lie on the ground, and put out roots, then bush out above this. It looks like this plant can keep going by vegetative reproduction. I transplanted a stem like this into the garden in front of the fence.