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5 Vegetable Seedlings Pop Into the Garden

Just 10 days ago, my parents visited for the first time in over a year. We had fun and we did quite a bit of gardening! My parents, Eagle and I weeded and planted three vegetables and two fruits in our garden beds; beans, squash, chard, cucumber and melon. We’ve had tons of rain alternating […]

Art

When 2 or 3 Dragons Meet

Perhaps dragons reveal more about the personality of the artist or of the viewer than they do about mythology. See what you think of these serpentine beasts. Below is a coy, shy dragon that might sit on your shoulder and fly love notes to your beloved. The two headed Asian dragon below looks far fiercer […]

Gardening, photography

5 May Flowering Perennials

I took a garden stroll with my camera this afternoon, thinking perhaps one or two plants might be in bloom. I was pleasantly surprised to find two colors of Columbine, a peony shrub with pink blossoms, yellow marsh marigold and purple turtle head. Rainstorms have taken over the weather the last few days. I wondered […]

Chile, history, Indigenous Peoples, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

155: The Joy of Representation

Fake Flamenco Exclusive: Chileans have waited a long time to open the door to a new democratic Constitution; 48 years. Decades after the dictatorship they’ve lived in electoral democracy without the founding document to support it. Dictator Pinochet poisoned the foundations with a constitution of his design. On Fake Flamenco, we have followed the Chilean […]

Life as a Woman

2 Days to Rest

Flowers from my walk this evening. I needed a break from a challenging day. Today was e-school. Eagle now has a hybrid of in-person and distance learning. The next two days they’ll be at school, which they love. Thank goodness. Any readers know the names of the flowering plants above? How are you this week? […]

bilingual, Nature, writing

May 2021 Free Verse Poetry Challenge

[Bilingüe] Thank you writers for your wonderful poetic contributions! I enjoyed the exquisite details of each poem. Four countries, all different trees. In the order they were received, here are the May entries! Reto poético de libre verso mayo 2021 ¡Gracias a las escritoras por sus contribuciones poéticas! Disfruté de las detalles exquisitas de cada […]