I generally catch spiders on the rare occasions I see one in my apartment and relocate them to a communal hallway in the building..._except_ if one abruptly appears when I am in the shower. Sorry friends, if you drop down at me when I am naked and vulnerable, you are getting itsy-bitsyed down the drain.
In the 80s I taught a lavender class at The Herb Farm with master Herbalist Eaglesong Randalls.
Thumbs weren’t mentioned either way, but she did say that if we would but eat some bit of a living/growing plant every day, we would get all the lively enzymes, the probiotics, that we need.
Gut health is not my area of science, but it makes sense to me!
One has only to track the rapid change, the dying decay, of the scent of plucked sweet pea blooms, even an hour or so after they’ve left the vine, to perceive this ‘life force’ changing in real time.
So in this sense, watching one’s feet on a hike is good for snacking and not just spider encounters. 🌱🌱🌱
My parents also were enthusiastic foragers; morel mushrooms, tiny native blackberries, wild blue huckleberries, OMG Swooning at the taste memories…WWW is a very lucky kid. 👅
My favorite alpine cirque is soon to be snow free, I must brush up on which emerging plants are edible for this first encounter of the glorious year! Thanks so much Kelton for getting me stoked for this! An-ti-ci-pation!!! 🏔️🏔️🏔️
How wonderful to be visited by so many weavers. I feel like many people go through the same evolution, especially when they've seen Arachnophobia (have you watched it as an adult? it sure s something).
In regards to eating without hands, I always do this when I have a fresh batch of popcorn, either at home or in the cinema. And I really do feel like a horse getting a treat as I somehow transport the goodness in my mouth. It only works when the bag is still full though (unless you have a really small face I guess). So I imagine it must feel really good to just chomp down on something in the wilderness. But for firsttimers, I really recommend trying the popcorn thing :)
I generally catch spiders on the rare occasions I see one in my apartment and relocate them to a communal hallway in the building..._except_ if one abruptly appears when I am in the shower. Sorry friends, if you drop down at me when I am naked and vulnerable, you are getting itsy-bitsyed down the drain.
In the 80s I taught a lavender class at The Herb Farm with master Herbalist Eaglesong Randalls.
Thumbs weren’t mentioned either way, but she did say that if we would but eat some bit of a living/growing plant every day, we would get all the lively enzymes, the probiotics, that we need.
Gut health is not my area of science, but it makes sense to me!
One has only to track the rapid change, the dying decay, of the scent of plucked sweet pea blooms, even an hour or so after they’ve left the vine, to perceive this ‘life force’ changing in real time.
So in this sense, watching one’s feet on a hike is good for snacking and not just spider encounters. 🌱🌱🌱
My parents also were enthusiastic foragers; morel mushrooms, tiny native blackberries, wild blue huckleberries, OMG Swooning at the taste memories…WWW is a very lucky kid. 👅
My favorite alpine cirque is soon to be snow free, I must brush up on which emerging plants are edible for this first encounter of the glorious year! Thanks so much Kelton for getting me stoked for this! An-ti-ci-pation!!! 🏔️🏔️🏔️
This made my morning. Excited to hear what you find out there!
Well back atcha Kelton! You make mine on a weekly basis.
My ‘church’, Sunrise in Rainier National Park (only 6400’) opens soon!!!! Eeeeee!
Which means my favorite cirque (5430’ & NOT in the park) will be further along because it’s warmer there. We don’t feed in national parks, of course.
How wonderful to be visited by so many weavers. I feel like many people go through the same evolution, especially when they've seen Arachnophobia (have you watched it as an adult? it sure s something).
In regards to eating without hands, I always do this when I have a fresh batch of popcorn, either at home or in the cinema. And I really do feel like a horse getting a treat as I somehow transport the goodness in my mouth. It only works when the bag is still full though (unless you have a really small face I guess). So I imagine it must feel really good to just chomp down on something in the wilderness. But for firsttimers, I really recommend trying the popcorn thing :)
I had forgotten entirely the joys of picking with my teeth from a full bag of popcorn! Thank you for this perfect reminder!
I love spiders. I always say: don't kill them, unless you want to be overrun by whatever they've been eating. (Ditto snakes.)
This is now one of my favorite blogs from you 😍🕷️🔮
🥰 getting the cabin ready for your arrival now!
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