Today I was lucky enough to observe that my previously unnamed purple plant was flowering! I quickly posted a picture of it on Instagram and Facebook (as any well-behaved millennial would) and was pleased to find a comment explaining that the name of my plant was Oxalis Triangularis. I’m no scientist, but I am always happy to know the details of the plants I take care of. This little guy is apparently often referred to as the “love plant” or “false clover.” I learned a little bit more about it from the Wikipedia article here. I have always enjoyed how the plant seems to wake up in the morning as its leave open up with the rising sun, giving it a personality and making me not feel so terrible on those early, dark winter mornings! Has anyone here ever raised this plant? If so, share your experience and pictures in the comments below!
Salve Salve Iemanja!
February 2nd is a very special day in the city of Salvador! Today is the day in which many of the residents of this great city make a pilgrimage to the beaches in the neighborhood of Rio Vermelho to pay their respects to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea in the religion of Candomble. I was lucky enough to be able to make this pilgrimage back in 2012 and still remember the intertwining smells of soap, flowers and the salt of the sea along the beach. The crowd of white-clad people moves as a single body, exhaling people from the crowd as they reach out to throw their gift into the sea and inhaling them back into the multitude as soon as they have finished.
I took some photos of the festival and shared them on my Facebook page. If you would like to see those pictures, view the album here!
If you’re curious to learn more about this festival and can read Portuguese, check out the Wikipedia article here!
Some Recent Photos I Enjoy
Initial Post
Greetings and welcome to my personal blog! I have tried to create and maintain a blog at several other times in the past and have never really gotten anywhere with it. Will this time really be any different? Let’s hope! This will initially be a testing ground for some ideas I have for separate blogs as well, so stick with me as we navigate these uncharted waters (at least for me.) Argh!