2025: Day 71....."I live on an Icy Field"

I like to think I live on a lake.

But in the winter I live on an 

ICY FIELD. 

Right now we are in transition.

Every day is different.

One day there is a thin skim of ice and

the next day it's patchy and almost gone.

Then ice again.

Come on SPRING & SUMMER.

2025: Day 70....."Corn Plant Shows off a root"

It's been months!

So many months I've lost track.

Over 6 months for sure.

But finally....a root!

It's a cutting from a corn plant that reached the ceiling.

We had to cut it or take out an office 

ceiling tile and let it grow in the rafters.

But who wants that.

This is the second try with a 

cutting from this plant.

The first one failed or 

I guess I lost

patience too soon.

This cutting had many beautiful leaves.

It was hard to cut those leaves away 

but I heard you had to but I did it in stages.

I also started it in water then later

changed to wet perlite. 

(the white stuff clinging to it in the photo)

I think cutting the leaves WAY back

and the perlite did the trick.

The stalk looks awful.

But it's alive and

proving it.

And another root looks like it's bubbling up. 

Stay tuned.

This will hopefully be a great success.

I'm patient this time.

I'm also mesmerized and 

fascinated by what plants can do.

2025: Days 67-69: " Old Redford Alley"

I've been getting Matthew McConaughey's 

Lyrics of Livin' every Friday.

You can read it or listen.

I listen because I love the sound of his voice.

Here's a quote from this week.

I've been recording 'my music of life' since Jan. 1.

I skipped a few days here and there but

I'm carrying on so I can remember it later.

Here's some tidbits from this weekend.

Had some drinks with friends and family on Sat.

Sunday we took a mini road trip to visit an 

ART ALLEY.

Apparently there are currently 9 Art Alleys

as part of the Detroit's 

BLIGHT to BEAUTY.

I want to visit them all.

First one we visited is:

OLD REDFORD ALLEY

It's in the process of becoming 

all it can be.

The surrounding area has plenty of blight 

but no doubt scheduled on some list

somewhere to be demolished.

  

But we did find an alley of art & John

who gave us a tour and his wife's

MOTOR CITY JAVA HOUSE.

Beautiful. Colorful. Friendly.

Yummy coffee.

One of the big outdoor alley murals.

Of course we took a picture of the car!

Another beautiful mural and a water leak waiting on the city.

The ceiling fell in so now it's an 

outdoor venue space with a sky view.

Plants with Potential I'd say about this.

I'll bet it will look beautiful in the summer.

I'd say our first Art Alley visit was a success for us and

I look forward to a re-visit and see all that

Motor City Blight Busters 

create in the world.