Yuzu blossom and fruit bud. Image: Su Leslie 1019
The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world. — Michael Pollan
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A wonder photo and quote, Su. 🙂
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Your thoughts, and M. Pollan’s in God’s ear…. and our minds!
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‘WOW’ SUE WHAT A CONTRAST IN COLOURS, FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPH,
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I love yuzu 🙂 Beautiful flower!
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I only discovered a couple of years ago that they were what we were growing. Now I use the juice a lot in cooking.
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Everything is fabulous Su 🙂
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Michael Pollan…..I have his books. He makes so much sense.
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Me too, and yes. But how can someone who is so eminently sensible still not be really heard?
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I think people hear but don’t really listen. ‘This doesn’t pertain to me’ or something along those lines. Shame, too. It pertains to us all. We are all in this together. **steps off soapbox**
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We share a soapbox!
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Great quote—when did he write that? It feels like it is getting too late… Lovely photo also!
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It’s from an article in 2008 — so yeah, a while ago now and, like you, I wonder if we’re too late. But I am trying to be positive and pro-active — as my trays of seedlings and cuttings and the compost heap testify 😀
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Good for you! It all feels so huge and overwhelming, but I suppose every small step helps in its way.
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I suspect it only helps me to feel less helpless. I read something by George Monbiot recently that basically said that the real success of those principally responsible for climate change has been making individuals believe its our fault.
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That’s terrible. Of course, it is our fault collectively, but not as individuals.
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Beautiful photo and loving, gentle words. Thank you, Su!
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Thank you: I’m glad they touch a chord with you too.
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🙏
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Excellent photo and quote, Su.
janet
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Thanks Janet.
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So true and with flowers like that – so lovely.
Leslie
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Thanks Leslie
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That Yuzu is a beauty
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We planted two trees years ago thinking they were something else, and only recently discovered a) what we have, and b) how to use the fruit. 🙄
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That is a fun twist – I think – providing you are not massing what you thought they were supposed to be!
#garden joy
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Flower power through photography! Excellent capture, Su!
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Thank you Peter 🙏
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Fabulous photo and wonderful quote! I haven’t heard of him before and will have a closer look as what he says makes a lot of sense to me. 😊
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He’s an American author who has written a lot about food and the environment. I first read In Defence of Food and found myself thinking “why haven’t I thought about this before.” He’s one of my heroes. https://michaelpollan.com
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Thanks for the link! Will follow it up shortly. 😊
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