wild food and furry friends

the Bounty of the Sidewalk never disappoints: free bomb couch.

little lovey in my pocket.

tyler calls this recipe "Frankenstein." i'm really happy he's interested in eating this way... strange as it seems sometimes i feel that drinking a bunch of veggie juice makes me a little complacent..as in: i've had a butt-load of healthy living food today. girl scout cookies anyone??? i'm slowly working out the kinks but i know we're moving in a really healthy direction where we don't think "we can't have that," rather we think, "we don't want that!" mindless eating/fake hunger is the trickiest part, i guess. so much of us eat for thousands of different reasons, and as a nursing mother i don't want to get too involved with food issues. i just eat when i'm hungry, i mostly eat really healthy, and i cannot wait to due a full-blown veg out detox when my little goober is done sucking my soul out. jk about the soul-sucking part.

the finished product for the mixtape swap. i'm trying to stay positive and trust that they'll find their intended homes........i've just had many returns in the past. i have a habit of putting the return address on the back, rather than the corner. deal with it.

back yard bursting blossoms.

our new love, flopsy. teddy has been enchanted.

sigh. now, generally i don't just buy animals without researching their origins to see if it was humane and ethical, and i'd always adopt....buuuuuut: one day i took the boys to lee's feed, a great local feed and exotic pet shop. they take really great care of the animals..it ain't no petco. we love looking at the birds and the clown fish and the baby rabbits. BABY RABBITS??!! i plopped down the cash and never looked back. not true, there was a lot of remorse: we need to take him back, we're not organized enough for another soul to care for! etcetc...i mean, our christmas tree is still up kind of disorganized. but we're in love. he's so sweet and playful and patient. i'm amazed at how gentle and caring teddy is with the bunny. you'd never know if you've seen him around link.

in newcastle, a little up 80 from roseville, heading to heather's house. she is a wild living expert and invites people to come and learn in a cozy community style.

wild cucumber on the fence...not edible.

eddie and the gang picking citrus to donate to food banks. their organization scouts and collects fruit from urban trees that might've gone to waste: harvest sacramento.

as the label suggests. i love all of her wild medicines. xo

heather is a forager extraordinaire...she even gathers cottonwood tree buds that the wind has blown down.

the coziest picnic potluck community afternoon.

and OH the food! this picture  does not capture the many wild foods i nomed on: pickled acorn, candied komquat, homemade marshmallow flavored with rose, foraged salsa, quinoa with nettles, orange pie, acorn bread..... mmm mmmm

there was even home brewed hard apple cider and mugwort beer.

horsey wanna party?

she doesn't mind the nettle's bite. mary and i were discussing nettles; at her place i had them for dinner for the first time and until then i had never considered foraging/cultivating them. gotta love exposure. i do still drink a nettle tea that my midwife gave me whilst pregnant, so good for you! i make a tonic almost daily with the dried leaves.

the outdoors makes the greatest classroom.

and these boys have a lot of fun playing and wandering around.

and i came home with a great new present: baby nettles.

buddies. teddy's playing with the bunny right now.

dumps like trucks; trucks trucks, guys like what; what what- sisqo, thong song. how do i tell this little plopper that he's in my spot?

something i found from not too long ago.... i think the amazing typos add to the absurdity.

 we like to go on walks. wild land (of what is called roseville) is lined with meandering creeks and old oaks and meadow fare.

"did you hear cherry blossoms are psychic? even across state lines they'll bloom at the same time..." -polka dot dot dot

resistance. with spray paint.

another teddy winner.

i'm thankful for these open spaces.....i just wish that the places i have for returning wild didn't have bike paths... ;)

winner winner: if anyone can identify this plant i will be happy. because i don't know it, and it looks rather distinctive.

hoary coffee berry has soft leaves.

sweet teddy gathers some wild fennel for bun bun.

just had to throw this in: how could i NOT take one home???

and, finally, i got to meet sofia, my friend kate's new baby girl. we went on a lovely walk. how cute are these two???

what used to be fondly referred to as the "myspace photo." she is a happy, well cared for baby and her momma makes tons of milk!

 xoxoxoxoxo