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🦄 Walnut Marzipan 🦄
Jul. 8th, 2023 05:29 pm
Here's a photo I took of this walnut marzipan I made recently. The coloring is just food coloring I added for fun. And yes, I do have a unicorn mold. That is an essential kitchen tool. Essential.
Here's a photo I took of this walnut marzipan I made recently. The coloring is just food coloring I added for fun. And yes, I do have a unicorn mold. That is an essential kitchen tool. Essential.
Park Visit
May. 10th, 2023 10:25 pmI got to visit a nearby park today. Enjoyed taking some pictures of the trees there.
Nature Photography
Aug. 29th, 2021 09:24 pmWent out and took pictures in a local park earlier. Had a really great time. I took some pictures of the flora and fauna too. Saw some mushrooms as well. I'd like to be better at identifying mushrooms. The ones I saw resembled a species of poisonous mushroom I've read about.
I got some great photos. I don't know how many times I've been to this park--it's surely a lot, but it seems I notice something new every time. It's a lot more exciting than a nature documentary in a lot of ways. You get to experience nature with all your senses. You're an active participant in the experience. It's better than HD video quality. Full 360° surround sound.
One of the thoughts I had while I was taking pictures was that my presence could be affecting the behavior of the animals around me. Saw an insect turn towards me when I went to take a picture with my camera's zoom lens, and I had to wonder if the insect was responding to the sound or movement of my camera. While that's not necessarily the case, it did make me think about how observation is not an entirely passive thing. And also how it can potentially be a mutual thing.
Nature Walks
May. 28th, 2021 02:46 pmI go for fairly regular walks now. Sometimes I encounter more people than I'd like, but I've gotten better at maintaining distance and the outdoors is generally considered to have the best ventilation at any rate. I also wear my masks and face shield while outside as an added precaution, which has the advantage of shielding my face from other things as well.
At any rate it's nice to see places that aren't the inside of my apartment. I'm good at keeping occupied but I get restless if I have to stay indoors all the time.
I miss just enjoying a bus trip somewhere fun, though. Had a dream about going on a bus trip with no pandemic the other night, actually.
I guess I'm going to be learning a lot more about the plants and animals in my area. That gives me something interesting to do while I'm out on my walks. I can make an effort to learn more about photography too. I pay more attention to the trees now since I'm working on identifying more of them.
At any rate it's nice to see places that aren't the inside of my apartment. I'm good at keeping occupied but I get restless if I have to stay indoors all the time.
I miss just enjoying a bus trip somewhere fun, though. Had a dream about going on a bus trip with no pandemic the other night, actually.
I guess I'm going to be learning a lot more about the plants and animals in my area. That gives me something interesting to do while I'm out on my walks. I can make an effort to learn more about photography too. I pay more attention to the trees now since I'm working on identifying more of them.
Dandelions and More
Apr. 28th, 2021 08:44 pmThe dandelions are really coming up right now. I also saw a thistle today. The US has a number of thistle species, both native and non-native. I'm fascinated to see if I can identify the one I saw, as I'm curious to know what variety it is and whether or not it is edible. I practiced taking some video of bees enjoying the clovers coming up all over the park. I also took some pictures of some other plants I saw in the park today, both ones I'm familiar with and ones I'm not. I really love taking pictures of plants and animals, and observing what's going on. I'd love to get more organized with recording this kind of information so it could be more useful as a record and perhaps for scientific purposes as well.
Earlier I went for a walk to a park and catalogued all the plants I could identify there. This is one of my favorite things to do. I love being outdoors and taking pictures of plants. Also the outdoors is the only place I've been willing to visit recreationally during this time. I only go inside public buildings these days if I have to (and my regular method of obtaining food and other supplies doesn't require either me or anyone else to go into grocery stores or restaurants to do that, which elimates one major practical reason to enter public buildings).
Maybe this means it's time to expand more on this particular hobby of mine. Perhaps I should look into getting some more plant identification guides. I already have a few, but they're not nearly as extensive as I'd like and not all of them are even geared towards this area.
I love getting different photographs of the plants I'm catalogueing. I should try to get more wide angle shots next time, though. I'd like to have some photos that record the relative quantity of the different types of plants. I do recall that I saw quite a bit of clover and clover flowers there today.
Walking to the park also gives me a chance to exercise, so that's nice, too.
Maybe this means it's time to expand more on this particular hobby of mine. Perhaps I should look into getting some more plant identification guides. I already have a few, but they're not nearly as extensive as I'd like and not all of them are even geared towards this area.
I love getting different photographs of the plants I'm catalogueing. I should try to get more wide angle shots next time, though. I'd like to have some photos that record the relative quantity of the different types of plants. I do recall that I saw quite a bit of clover and clover flowers there today.
Walking to the park also gives me a chance to exercise, so that's nice, too.
