Forestgreenivy - 🌱

Somewhere along those winding Appalachian roads.

Well. Today’s walk was a little crazier than normal. A good hour of highs and lows.

1. I was walking under a tree near my house, and I heard some squawking above me. To my pleasant surprise a beautiful Peregrine Falcon was looking down at me. I was able to hold eye contact with the bird for a few good seconds. As it flew away, I got to snap a picture.

2. I was on the marsh boardwalk, and I decided to stop for a moment to take this picture. In the process, I was stung by a bee for the first time ever. While the sting did hurt, I literally sat there and cried because the poor honey bee was gonna die, and I love bees. So, watching the poor little bee fall to the ground was worse than the pain.

But! A blue crab came to the rescue. Because in the midst of the stinging, I looked down in the shallows, and a big blue crab was crawling around, so I got to watch him chase minnows.

3. Once I got to the ocean, my arm felt like I just got a shot. But I stood on the pier and listened to an old man sing the worst rendition of Chattahoochee in karaoke history. He put forth a good effort though.

4. When I got back to my house, my neighbor called me over. Apparently he’s been growing papaya trees. It isn’t necessarily ground breaking, but that was such a random thing to see grow in South Carolina. I also saw a rabbit run by, but I couldn’t take a picture.

Anyways. How was your day? 😂😂

Using the herb garden to do some baking today. Homemade Lemon, Basil, and Rosemary cookies with a lemon and basil glaze.

Today I took on the task of creating my own recipe from scratch using the classic 3:2:1 cookie ratio. Needless to say, this was a success! I’m definitely writing this recipe down.

The marsh is an endless and ever changing maze through a salt water world.