Science is cool. It’s even cooler when it gets together with technology to create a time lapse. Case in point, the Dinosaur Plant! The plant comes all curled up and dry. This is what happens when you add water to hydrate it:
Pretty neat, right? They can “sleep” for 50 years without dying. Turns out they lived during dinosaur times and used to grow up to 150 feet tall. Now they are little, and dry up to be able to tumble around until they find puddles. Fascinating stuff nature!
You can always do something. That’s kind of been a theme in my mind for a long time. It applies to everything, from fitness, to serving others, or even business. There is always something, no matter how small, that a person can do.
Today I am mainly thinking about it in terms of health. When you have health problems it can seem like you can’t do stuff. And sometimes you can’t do the things you once did, or do the things you want to do. But there is always something. For me it’s walking at least a mile each day (treadmill or outside), longer on days that I feel great. In this video, a wonderful lady named Ilona (who is 90 years old) talks about how she walks up the stairs everyday. What she says about it is pretty profound really, about the body getting stuck if it’s not used.
There really is always something you can do. It doesn’t have to be big to make a difference. And you certainly don’t have to be perfect! 
This winter has been mild. Just like the Farmer’s Almanac predicted, it has indeed been cold and dry. Not much snow to speak of, which is bad really, although I have really enjoyed the relatively warm and sunny winter we are enjoying. However, it has me longing for the spring so I can garden! Seeing all the work that needs to be done (since it’s not hidden by snow), and yet not being able to get out and do it (since the ground is frozen) is driving me batty!
I do have plans though! I really want to make our garden an awesome place to grow food. Just a few images of garden inspiration. Oh, and it doesn’t help that seed catalogs are already arriving either! Come on snow, give us a little hibernation for a bit so we can really be ready for spring!
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And I have determined that this will be the year when we will grow blue potatoes!
