I have not purchases bread in years now. The bumps are from me scraping the bowl and plopping it on top before I put it in the dutch oven. For sourdough discard it is scrumptious.

Worms have a gizzard, so rocks dust is used as grit to grind the food. I choose basalt but any rock dust will work. I also add pulverized oyster and egg shell for same reason. They all add to the minerals in the worm castings too.

I read “Behave” and “Determined” from the library does that count. Maybe I will read again after the lectures. I am enjoying the lectures immensely so far.

I will take it into consideration in my exploration into an explanation

The flowers are scratching an itch I didn't know I had. The results are undeniable for fruit n veg. It doesn't hurt with all the wildlife it brings to the yard. A book that changed the whole gender dynamics of gardening for me was “Founding Gardeners” about US founding fathers obsession with gardens

It shows both sides of human nature. I like how Robin Wall Kimmerer expresses a respectful relationship with nature in the practice of the “honorable harvest” makes me feel a little less brutal for my desires of food and stimulation.

I run at night so I encounter night time wild life often. Hopefully this technique will serve me well. I bet this whole time I have been running past not noticing them and all is well. Its when I do notice them and instinctively look, that I scare the crap out of both of us.