Teas and other things

Long time no post!

Things continue happening.

I want to start figuring out how to use some of the plants here to make teas and other useful things. I think chamomile is growing wild here. There is also lemon verbena for tea, and boatloads of rosemary that could be used for soaps or other things. It is difficult because there is rarely someone here who can identify plants, and I of course am basically clueless. Slowly slowly I learn!

There are visitors here for Dia de los muertos (the Day of the Dead). It should be fun to see the celebrations! We will go to Patzcuaro tomorrow to see big-city celebration, and then hit up small towns to experience the cultural event. Today if there is time we will put together an ofrenda. All of us will print pictures of lost friends and family and pets and remember them in celebration! It really is a cool holiday.

Here is a cool picture I took recently:

I'm starting to learn how to do a little editing in Gimp, but really I know nothing. It is a confusing program! The only editing I did on that photo... well, I don't know what I did. I clicked "Auto", and the program changed my picture a little bit. Strange.

I don't know what that flower is. Here is a coriander (cilantro) flower, which I had never seen before! It is a little blurry:

Pretty flower. Maybe in a little while the flowers will give seeds, and then I'll have coriander to use.

Happy Halloween!