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Guso

I am preparing an edible seaweed for our lunch. Luckily I bought this in a local market where it's really hard to get supplies that are not regular and once I see it I have to buy it immediately.

Auricularia auricula-judae, the Jelly Ear Fungus After more than a week of continuous rainfall, I can see the bright sun again. Upon inspection and picking the leaves that fell in front of our gate, I noticed a growing fungus on the dead branches of hibiscus. I don't know if this is the same as theContinue reading "Wood Ear Fungus"

Short-Lived Bittercress

It seems to be weed that had sprouted within the cactus plant. It took only 1 month to have a flower. The look seems to be for garnishing pasta or maybe for meat. Similar to rosemary, it has a slim hairy body and five leaves in a petiole. I have tried to pick one leaf,Continue reading "Short-Lived Bittercress"

Wild Daisy

Tridax Procumbens / Tridax Daisy It's a pest for others because of its look and category as a weed, but for me this is something that we must give a chance to have a life in. Tridax Daisy has a button size flower, similar to a daisy flower, it bears a yellow centered white bloomingContinue reading "Wild Daisy"

A New Member Of The House

I wasn't expecting to see another member of the family. My daughter just introduced me to this cat 3 days ago. On the first day of living with us, it has a shy behavior. It's getting familiarized with new faces and surroundings. And now after having our companionship, it has adjusted with us.

Leaving Them Alone

A lot of plants that can be used for indoor purposes that don't required a lot of care. Here are some of the plants that we used but instead of using them indoors we planted them in pots for our front yard. Heptapleurum arboricola Epipremnum aureum (Golden Pothos) Philodendron Just a little advise, when youContinue reading "Leaving Them Alone"

One Day Bloom

Mexican Petunia This plant is native to Mexico but now it grows in the tropical country like the Philippines which has harsh weather temperature. They are invasive, their pods explode and throw seeds when they turn into black. Ruellia Brittoniana has a bell-shaped flower that lasts for a day. It doesn't need to be wateredContinue reading "One Day Bloom"

In Age of Simplicity

Aged White Gmelina Arborea Wood Art is not about value and price, the simplicity and grandeur speaks on their appearance. Humans have different appreciation. The appearance might look ordinary to others but elegant to those who can see the other side. Let a piece define itself.

European Snail

Monachoides incarnatus I found these two shells of dead snails in a pile of collected branches and leaves of plants. The size is very small compared to a birurukong (Lissachatina fulica), an African giant snail which invades and eats the plants in the garden. The population of Monachoides incarnatus is not threatening the environment Although theyContinue reading "European Snail"

That False Tiny Flower

Lindernia dubia (Yellowseed False Pimpernel ) Another variety of weed that I encountered between those grasses. Maybe they really like to sprout in wet areas. I noticed that after the two storms which have brought a lot of rain, their leaves have grown much and a tiny flower has bloomed.