When things don’t turn out the way they could

Yes indeed, as the garden grows, so does the way things can go wonky. Life is like that as well. 

Reading the news this morning, for example, about the Washington Commanders’ new logo, a W with a spear through it, I read there are some Native Americans that don’t like the spear. I understand that sensitivity. Think team name change 2022. A spear is a symbol, a warrior symbol. It does not belong to a specific group. As a woman, the association with Amazon women, warrior women holding spears comes to mind.

Nowadays, sensitivity can get the best of us. I myself have to check my emotions to grab hold of the reality (more often than I should have to). 

Enough is enough. Or Give me a Break! Time to embroidered them and hang it on the wall. Matter of fact, I might write those on tee shirts with my laundry pen. 

Why folks don’t grasp reality has become a common widespread theme of society. I stopped longing to move overseas months ago because the World out there doesn’t always have greener grass. What bothers me, just might be a me thing. Others might feel the same as I do. How I navigate around turmoil, my own sensitivities and those of others, the unfamiliar, the disconnected back stories that are met brings human evolution to mind.

So, rambling on about things going wonky all started for me this morning when I saw the Silver Mound I planted last year next to tulips, now growing inside the bulb cluster. I don’t know if the shape of the silver mound will be disrupted or not. Whatever happens, I will accept how the plant grows. 

Maybe that’s the embroidery, the pen on a tee shirt:

As The Plant Grows. 

Silver Mound & Tulips

Day 107 of Week 16 April 2026

As the end of the month approaches, I begin to ponder Reflection Monday’s subject. Focusing on Nature is easy. Staying away from the turmoil in America and beyond isn’t. 

Personal care and growth is a difficult subject. For May 2026, that is the area I’m researching for a longer post with substance. 

The thing that brings that to mind is the time I spend on Instagram. On that platform, when you view the lives of others, a wider angle on what society is experiencing can develop. You can view yourself differently. The fascination in that can be immense or a big blah. 

Have a Big wonderful Weekend!

Create an exercise routine
Cook a new to you recipe
Explore local walking trails with 
friends and family
Bake pear turnovers
Browse summer pjs online
Read the history of jeans
Watch a comedy film 

Spring Vibes & a Discovery

Outdoors looks, sounds and feels very much Spring. The days of damp chilly air, rain and wind also have a strong Spring vibe. 

The lawn is green.

Used as birdseed stations in Winter, when the soil is frozen, planter are beginnng to sprout what might be sunflowers. Sunflowers sprout sooner as well as better than any of the other seeds.

Another bunch of pansies are ready to go outside. The soil in the flower pot will be mixed with new soil first. 

As for me, this week has been dragging. However, I’ve got a lot done moving furniture to the summer better air flow arrangement. In doing that, a dilema surfaced after the desk was moved. 

In that now open corner goes my wingback chair to create my Summer reading nook. The issue is that clear space is in front of my art easel. It is fabulous! I walk through there feeling very artistic. I’m considering keeping it open and adding a tall palette table. 

I found something I’ve been missing without realizing it was missing. My thought was as long as I can see and access my art supplies and easel, then that is enough. No, it is not enough. I wasn’t feeling the art space. What a revelation! 😳 How I missed such an important element doesn’t matter. The discovery of feeling a art space, a creative space is surreal. 

Now, what am I going to do first a reading nook!? 🤣 

After I redo the upholstery, I’ll figure that out.

Where is it and why not?

In the morning or whenever I want to check news headlines, I search the keyword News. The top websites I might read are Google and Yahoo news because I believe, they have the best conglomerate of news articles.

I also check the National Weather Service for my area and the USGS Earthquake report map.

To my surprise, there is a significant cluster of Earthquakes going on in Nevada, 13 (by my count) yesterday 2.0 to 5.4, southeast of Silver Springs, Nevada. There looks to be twice that amount on the map today. 

Why isn’t that a major headline? 

Nothing today on Google news, Yahoo news and Yahoo news Science.

About Determinations

This Summer 2026, I am determined and looking forward to doing several outdoor excursions. Hiking, despite a bad knee, is one of them. 

I have bug spray, sunscreen, backpack, water bottle, clothes, first aid kit, walking pole, and rain poncho. What I need is a compass, bear spray, whistle, and jackknife. 

Mind you, where I will be hiking has footpaths, maybe even sidewalks. I may not be wilderness hiking, but I will be wilderness ready. Besides, weight when walking is good exercise. 😎

Footwear. I buy new to me on Poshmark by setting a maximum price for a watch and wait that can take months before I buy. I began sandal hunting in late February early March. To my surprise, and delight, I found a pair of Keen hiking sandals, perfect fit, super comfortable and within the set budget.

A compass is the next purchase. I will by a new one. 

So, it is beginning to feel like summer to me.  What is next requires reading and researching locations. If I really really want to immerse myself in an outdoor experience, then I can pitch a tent in the backyard. 🤣 

Keen hiking sandals

This is one of those subjects that feels that I’ve posted this before.