Plants in My House and in the Desert

I've been meaning to put out a post for quite some time now and my pictures keep building up. I hardly know where to start! I suppose I'll start close and end far (my room/house ending in the desert). So, in and around my room:

I've been working on various projects recently. One is specifically based on tubes. I'm in the initial stages and don't really have any idea of what its going to turn into. But here's what I have so far:




I also did this watercolour/ink drawing. I'm not really sure what the deal is and I have a feeling its not done. But its what I've done so far. I don't know how I feel about it.



My potato plant has turned into a veritable giant of sorts.




I also got some new succulents and put them in a pot/bowl that I already. Yay!



One day I was looking out my window and I saw some ravens sitting in a tree together. I must say, these birds are by far my favourite birds. They have so much personality whereas a good portion of birds seem to be pretty witless and dull.



Now we're going to come back inside because this is where I found my cat. She was meowing at me and I went into the hall to see what she wanted. She wanted to climb into the cupboard but it was closed so was asking for help to open it. Then she hopped inside and got cozy.




Then I went for a walk in the desert. It was such a beautiful day on sunday! I was so happy to be outside and take photos and pick up trash. It was really nice.












By the way, if you didn't figure it out: Its GREEN in the desert!! A momentous occasion in the seasonal year of the desert. We have both the poppy festival and the almond blossom festival. These are some of the new arrivals of the Spring.






I also picked some trash up that I'm going to use for sculptures. And what's more cool than making a rusty sculpture? Pretty much nothing! But this is also things that I just took pictures of. I didn't pick up all the trash yet. Thats my Environmental Biology project. Which I'm going to start soon.








Sorry this post was so particularly spastic. I feel like it was kind of messy so I apologise for that!

Oh! And PS: I got into Pacific Northwest College of Art!! AND got a scholarship too! Hurray!

Growth in Spring

Yesterday I went to the desert again to take a walk. It was a beautiful day, as was today and I was able to take some photos of blossoming joshua trees. I'd never seen the blooms up close and was fascinated by their complexity and beauty. Such a stand-offish tree was much more intricate and purposeful than I had imagined. However, thats a silly thing to think of a growing thing.








I don't know what kind of plant this one is. It has some nasty thorns but it was green too so I had to photograph it. Thats what happens when its all brown and you find something green! Its exciting!



And when there is birth there is also death.




I also saw some really big ants that were scurrying around. They had a big hole too.



And some ravens too. Equally as large in comparison to many species of crow.



But in all this beauty there was the wreckage that the human hand placed on the Earth. Not only on the earth but It's children too. I don't know how these toys get here or why they do. I can think about it as much as I like but still nothing comes.











And to end on a positive note, our backyard is blooming too. There aren't a whole lot of blossoms and blooms but they're still beautiful, the few of them.






All in all, the last two days have been absolutely gorgeous. It makes me so happy to sit outside in the sun or walk in the desert. Its definitely exacerbated by having winter just ended but I'll take these happy feelings any time. I have a renewed love for the sun.