GM and Happy Cinco de Mayo, ya'll! #dogstr #catstr #dogs #cats #cincodemayo

I've lived here in #Texas for almost three decades, and this year is the first time I've ever seen this particular native wildflower. It's called Blue Curls (Phacelia congesta). Sometimes called Caterpillars or Fiddleneck for the way the flowers grow in neat little curls that unfurl over time as the flowers bloom in sequence. Bees seem to love it, so I'm planning on collecting some seeds from this roadside patch I found and establishing it in my pasture somewhere. #grownostr #garden #flowers #plants

GM nostr! One of my favorite things about living in a warm climate is having cool little lizards all over the place. The Texas spiny lizards and geckos we have are jumpy and nervous, and run away at every disturbance, but these green anoles are very chill. They'll hang out with you and watch you while you're in the garden, and only run away when they feel seriously threatened. I know a guy who trained one that lived in his woodpile to be hand fed. He'd catch bugs and feed it, until it eventually learned to recognize him and would come out for a treat whenever he walked by. They're cool little dudes. #lizard #animals #grownostr #texas

Step 1: Grow "lettuce leaf" basil in your #garden. This basil makes huge, crinkly, crisp, delicious leaves (see photo below). Step 2: If anyone in your household tries to make a BLT sandwich, smack them gently but firmly with a spatula or similar item, while shouting "NO!", and replace the lettuce on the sandwich with a leaf of this basil instead. Throwing the lettuce on the floor and stomping on it is optional, but does add dramatic flair. Step 3: Thank me for making your life better. A BBT sandwich is far superior to a BLT. #gardening #grownostr #food

#Dewberry season is in full swing here in central #Texas, so we went to check out a small patch I had spotted a few weeks ago. Turns out to have been a bigger gold mine than I originally thought, yielding almost 5 pounds of berries, with probably that much more still left to ripen! This was just a small unkempt area next to the road in an urban area of commercial/office spaces that I happened to walk past on my way to a medical appointment. It pays to keep your eyes open! #foraging #payattention #grownostr #eatwild

#Texas tip for today: Always look first before reaching into any underground valve boxes. #garden #homesteading #scorpion #safety #themoreyouknow

Good morning, Nostr! I'm not really a "good morning" person, or a #coffeechain guy, either, but what the hell else am I supposed to do with this photo? #garden #grownostr #morning #coffee