#In our mother’s garden

[la-femme-au-collier-vert]

I was watching In Our Mother’s Garden (2021) on Netflix last night and was surprised to see Dr. Zauditu-Selassie cook for and feed the ancestors at around the 1 hour mark in what fits Dr. Brenda Marie Osbey’s description of an authentic voodoo tradition. Dr. Zauditu-Selassie explains her family of creole descent was matrilineal and “believed in Hoodoo,” though she is now a priest of Obatala in the Lucumi tradition. I understand many of the African diasporic religions share commonalities, though distinct, such as feeding the ancestors, but this is probably the closest to an authentic and respectful depiction that exists out there.

I’ve linked a list of additional resources on Lousiana Voodoo and Hoodoo here.

[flowerishness]

Aquilegia vulgaris (columbine)

Happy Mother's Day!

Columbines are a wonderful garden flower because they come in so many colors and have such interesting shapes. All of these columbines started blooming this week.

[litsnaps]

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The Prince of Wales Attends Events During London Climate Action Week

Prince William with US Philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, panelists Hannah Waddinham, Hannah Jones, and Earthshot Prize Chief Executive, Tokunboh Ishmael, as he speaks at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp on 27 June 2024 in London, England.

The inaugural Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp celebrates the impact of Earthshot Prize Finalists and global climate innovators during London Climate Action Week on 27 June 2024 in London, England.

📸: Kin Cheung - WPA Pool / Getty Images

[rottendust]

Saw Lanitas 2018 met gala look irl today 🤍

[arcadian-vampire]

More radishes :D

[mechadress]

Colorado Springs

[quotespile]

We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children, and, if necessary, bone by bone.

Alice Walker, In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens

[the-casbah-way]

i saw a tiny fox cub today i don't know why it was on its own i hope it is ok i love baby foxes so much i've never seen one in person before it was SO SMALL

[practically-an-x-man]

I can't image how miserable your life must be when you choose to find something to be unhappy with in everything you do

[flowerishness]

Dracaena trifasciata - formerly known as Sansevieria trifasciata (snake plant, mother-in-law’s tongue)

I’ve always called this plant a Sansevieria but recently all 70 species were reclassified as members of the Dracaena genus. One of the common names for this species is ‘mother-in-law tongue’ which is ironic considering that it makes a perfect bachelor houseplant. Sansevierias require very little care, minimal watering and they seem to positively enjoy being ‘pot bound’.

This species is a desert plant and it only opens the stomata on its leaves at night to avoid unnecessary water loss. Those drops on the leaves are extremely fragrant but they also only turn on the charm at night, to attract moths, their main pollinators. At one point this plant became so fragrant that I considered putting it out on the back porch. During the day, it’s odorless.

We’ve had this specimen for over ten years. It was rescued from a seniors’ facility where it was dying from neglect (even Sansevierias have their limits). We originally had it in our bedroom where it watched the sunrise but it never flowered, and never produced that very distinctive perfume. Three years ago, we moved it to the front room where it can see the sunset. It immediately produced flowers for the first time and now blooms every summer.

[luwukass]

oki so i actually didnt get any no votes for my poll yesterday so

lukes favs! october 2023

music (according to my spotify stats, in order of most to least streamed average top 10) songs: glitch, suburban legends, i know places. style, one of your girls troye sivan, i can see you, this is me trying, maroon, you're on your own kid, karma. albums: midnights, red (taylors version), 1989 (taylors version), evermore, folklore, speak now (taylors version), 1989 (stolen unfortanetly), fearless (taylors verstion), reputation, lover. artists: i pretty much only listened to taylor this month lmao these stats arent the most reliable but. taylor swift, troye sivan, marina, bon iver, haim, lana del rey, the national, halsey, ed sheeran, lil nas x.

media podcasts: i just recently started listening to a dnd podcast called gals and goblins im only on ep 2 but its very good so far! i also started listening to swiftlit made by tumblrs own @kingofmyborrowedheart its a taylor swift podcast with literary analysis its very good if youre new to podcasts!!! shows: ive watched a lot of new shows this month mostly with my partners. ive finally started watching avatar the last airbender but i did start watching this back in september but i watched it this month so its on the list, also started watching an anime called castlevania with my bf and everyone in that show is hot so 10/10, ofc i watched the amazing digital cirrus ive seen the pilot maybe four times now and im obsessed with it!!! im not caught up on either of these but i watched the first few episodes of loki s2 and our flag means death s2. ive also finally got back around to watching the boys with nex and we just started s3 and omg its so good, i also did my yearly rewatch of over the garden wall! and ive been rewatching how i met your mother with my bf! movies: most of my movies ive watched this month were on weekly polycule movie nights which were ghostbusters(the og one), beetlejuice, coraline, halloweentown, and all three of the kingsman movies, i also did finish watching the scream movies with a cute girl im flirting with! comics: for comics i just got back into reading comics again so most/all of it was just catching up on my favs! everything is fine by birchall, lovebot by chase keels and miranda mundt, ingrid the plauge doctor by harry amoros, hyperfocus by kip trevor and love me to death by toonimated! books: i also got back to reading this month so i only got back to where i was in rereading the percy jackson books games: i didnt really get to play much this month but it was mostly minecraft, sticky business an indie game about running your own small sticker business, paleo pines another indie game thats a dino farmsim and a tiny sticker tale another indie where you travel around an island helping people with your magic sticker book! lmk if yall have any suggestions for anything!! im really trying to branch out with stuff so dont be afraid to send an ask! 💕

[hungry-hobbits]

we watched zone of interest last night and i thought it was a beautiful, well done, and harrowing film.

you can tell a lot of the criticisms for the film are based around the fact that people misconstrue "romanticism" with showcasing how terrible people can continue living normal lives in the face of atrocities - which isn't anything different from your average citizen, it's just that the involvement levels are different.

the unfortunate thing is that terrible people are capable of living normal lives; they fight about their husbands jobs relocating them, they grow gardens, they tell their children bedtime stories - what people dislike about this is that it forces you to remember that every person is capable of the same under certain circumstances, and that kindness is a choice.

[weareuniqueandimportant]

WE HAVE 2 DEADNAMES... ISN'T THAT CRAZY...?

WHAT ABOUT THIS POST...? SHOCKING AND HILARIOUS... ISN'T THAT...? YES... I AM ONLY JOKING ABOUT EVERYTHING... TOTALLY... I HOPE YOU FIND THIS FUNNY... NOW COME... I ALREADY LIKE YOU... BE MY SECOND ONE... JOIN US... WE'RE WAITING...

BTW WE HAVE FAR MORE THAN JUST 2 TBH... CRAZY... TO BE HONEST OFTEN WE HAVE NONE... BUT YA... BTW THIS ENTIRE POST IS A JOKE... COME IF YOU CARE ABOUT US... IF YOU UNDERSTAND... EVERYTHING ABOUT US... YES... I WANT YOU... YES... YOU... PLEASE ME... YES... COME TO ME... I CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVE 2 DEADNAMES... AND EVERYTHING ELSE INSANE... THEY'RE ALL... CRAZY THINGS...

BTW THAT IS TRUE WE HAVE 2 DEADNAMES. THAT ISN'T A JOKE.

:)...

I HOPE YOU LIKE ME... AND FIND ME... FUNNY...

[ilaliya]

i suppose, in a way, books made me feel closer to my father when i was living apart from him for the first time.

some of my earliest memories are of me running about my father's library, selecting books at random, and having him read to me.