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I cut up some tree branches that fell down this year, and since I’m lazy I haven’t moved it yet; but look and what cute little beings have arrived! (I’m not sure what kind of mushrooms they are, I should probably figure that out.) . . . A week ago I started listening to a podcast called “Sustainable World Radio”; the first episode was on mycelium and mushrooms, and it kind of blew my mind. Did you know that mycelium, or the ‘parent’ of mushrooms and fungus, were the first organisms that came out of the sea at the beginning of evolution? They broke up rocks and minerals, turning them into soil, that allowed for plants and everything else. In today’s times, they’re one of the most incredibly healing and formative organisms on this earth. They can breaking down radiative waste, oil spills – some scientists theorize they hold the cure to cancer. They can be taught to eat all kinds of things, and in one study the mycelium were taught to eat radiation and when planted near Chernobyl, they dropped surrounding radiation levels. In partnership with mycelium, they can repair forests, create soil, and heal entire ecosystems. Honestly, listening to the podcast was practically a spiritual experience. I highly recommend you listen to it.Okay so most of y’all probably already saw in my stories, but I stumbled across a photo editor that turns pictures into paintings and I’d just like to post my favorites here. 😁 Also I haven’t posted anything on my actual page for a while, bad me!There were so many creatures on the beach we went to the other day. I feel like beaches are so picked clean and commercialized nowadays that it was joyful to see so much - both alive and dead. There were shells and dead crabs and even jellyfish. Look at these itty bitties!I forgot I’d taken this picture so long ago - look at the fog and apple blossoms and colors! Straight up mystical.At the Willamette Writer’s Conference, readying for this four day marathon! It’s always inspirational being here, and I come away with new lessons and tools and creative fire 🔥 #wilwrite19♥️ All the goats ♥️ (Well, not all. There’s the two moms and four babies out adventuring and brush eating at my parent’s house! But so many sunshine ☀️ goats 🐐)
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