This Is Happening

yes!!!! work it!!

Street Artist

Check it...!!... 

Happy 28

check it:


yay on this day
i would like to take a moment
share my love
in its potence

to both sides of polarity
thank you for shaping me
without you
there is no me

reflection reflection
which wolf do i want to feed
what do i do to gain my lead
so thank you for giving me feels
tis a big deal thank you forreal

but to my crew crew
who helps me deal
thank you a supported - better real
revive my zeal
heart i can heal
on bended knee thank YOU forreal

so in me
there is you
when i shine
your spirit there too

mahalo n aloha bday vibes out
all my dealers
everything okay
getting what we need,
for forever our magick raised

Happy 27

365 of the 27th

activation realization

how beauuuutiful

i accept, mahalo

<3 

We Are Creative: A lovely reminder.

after a creative bout with reflection,
I would like to remind:

A year ago

I worried I wouldn't be creative enough.

Now here now is a reminder:

I AM CREATIVE.

This word in context, 

not need an adjective, 

nor an expressive,

It simply is. :) <3

Secondly, why so worried
with the word enough?

It may be in your worries  

lose sight of yourself. 

Only inspiration from others, 

no neglects, but yes yes 

to your true wealth. 

wait a second, 

were you just judging yourself?

enough ;) .... it's okay, 

to feel not enough.

and it's okay

you just judged yourself

Living human: "fear and/of/or failure"

Those moments are real, 

Lose my creativity, n' lose my creator. 

But that is not possible my friend! :D

for created is truth; and you are the bearer.

#gonatural

Love. 

Mahalo. 

Come Rest

Come rest your head, little One
I see that you've been hurt
lay here as long a you need
in this safety
i will hold you for an eternity
and whereever you want to be
i am with you
you will always be with me

tell me what happened
i'll hold you until you feel better
you are so precious to me
this is all i want you to see
and when you feel better
lets go play life n go seek

A Delightful Person

I DONT GIVE A FUCK!
says a voice deep within me
yet insrcuries like a plague
all up in me

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

perfection risen through insecurities
my facade felt so safe
fake myself out so good, shit
i thought i was aceing it, mate
and thennnnn what happened?

life, alas, does nudge me its way
in those moments, i truly pray
HALLELUJAH there is truth
i welcome you shattering my brute
like the rain washing away
this spider's work will see another day

let that facade shit be washed away!
mother nature, plz bring me another day
thank you, You; for You - period
the old me wants to roll out a red carpet for you
but you dont give a fuck
so let me shut up and get outta your way
horray! i dont give a fuck

Problem With Willpower

Willpower
'all you need to do is get over that hump' they say
results short-lived

Passion
because when it comes from the heart
results forever

Let it come from your heart
Love out

"Don't be afraid to be weak

Don't be too proud to be strong

Just look into your heart my friend

Don't care what people say

Just follow your own way

The return to innocence" 

- Enigma 

I Am Worthy

Fallbundance

Fall has come
yay

as with the leaves
i release
known tribulations
to bring future peace

Getting lost in the leaves
buried in its glory

Now is the dense abundance
Now a chasing dreams
Now with my playful growl
Open to Life showing me How

arigato robato.

Growth - A Look Back

A born again imperfectionist looks back and realize how much i've grown.

Two years ago, couldn't let go. The blues filled my shoes; depression glued true.
Two years ago I was egotistical. I, I, I, I, I still am, but far less; excited to Show.
Two years ago I didn't listen well. Blessings in the depth; excited to hear more.
Two years ago I was so hard on myself. Love grows everyday; ready to let go.
Two years ago I was I, I, I, I, I!  We now; excited for synergy.
Two years ago I wasn't even here! So excited, to see where i'm gonna go.

what's up, what's up
what's up, what's up, what's up??
SUSAN!

update: a month in this know. yea, gurl, let it go. building you up to drop your ego.

27.6

Hi Bloggy! :) it's been a while and i miss you. i've come back, as usual, with some new breakthroughs. i hope you've been doing well congratulations on some new views ^__^ high five, up top. wish i can come, come come and kiss youu. times a changing, and i have a choice things are oh beautiful. thank you for listening, Bloggy. xo and goodnight.


27.6 years old
roots taking hold
take control
colon goes "let's flow"

here we go
let's go to tha flow
declaration of independence
for your mind and your soul

meaning take yah temple.
time to get sexual.
but damn im kinda worried im not gonna make it though

doubts? ew, im sorry, say no.
you can hang over there with my buddy named Ego.
cuz ima go my glow
n grow grow with the flow
take a buddy with ya and let's rock this show

in the we,
we tread carefully
Earth is all we got
holding you and me

let's be free -
free responsibly
remember all of life
cycles through everything
yes, and everything in between.

Dancing

try it with a fly
no joke
connect

Guard Bees

SHABOW!

Bee Expansion

today (week 7) = additional hive body

update: week 7 is a really late to be adding boxes #swarm

Bay Area Urban Farm Tours

Urban Farm Tours 2014
Berkeley & Oakland June 7, 10am-4pm
Vallejo June 8, 11am-4pm

See what established home-scale urban farmers are up to and what is possible on a small. medium, large, or extra large urban lot. 
You will see fruit & vegetable gardens, composting systems, rabbits, goats, bees, greywater and more, plus you will get to sample some of what these urban farmers are producing. Each homestead is unique in its interpretation and use of space. This will be a chance to ask questions about animals, gardening, techniques, greywater systems, rainwater harvesting, food forests, permaculture and more.

How it Works
If you are already on our mailing list, you will receive maps and directions in our June newsletter.
If you are not already on our mailing list, use our contact form to tell us you want to come.
PLEAEE NOTE: registration by email ends one hour before the start of the tour each day. After that no one is in the office to respond.
The private addresses of our farmers are intentionally not published here on the web. 
We'll send you the locations a week before the event.
Once you have the locations, plan your itinerary and bike, drive or walk yourself there.
Visit as many of the sites as you have time or interest for.
Guided tours with tasting and Q & A are lead by the farmers once per hour on the hour . Each tour lasts about 45 minutes.
You can pay as you go at each site, or support the tour by paying in advance, allowing you entrance to all the sites.

BIKE CONTINGENT: Wanna bike the Berkeley Oakland Tour?
email Vajda scvajda(at)gmail(dot)com to join the bike contingent

Farm Tour Sites 2014 ~ Berkeley Oakland
Farm Tour Sites 2014 Vallejo

Pay as you go option$5 per person, per location. Kids under 12, $3. No one turned away for lack of funds.
This option lets you pay as you go and decide how many sites to visit on the spur of the moment.
Visit one, two or all the sites if you can!. You may also purchase a day pass at the first site you visit.
Cash and check only. 

Purchase In advance option
This cash free option allows you to support the farmers and IUH with your generous donation.
Pay full price for a ticket--or give a little more and get a day pass good for entry to all sites, plus a chance to win valuabkle door prizes!

Purchase in advance -WIN DOOR PRIZES
Urban Farms Tours is a benefit for the Institute of Urban Homesteading and helps us to be able to offer a sliding scale tuition and free events during the year, as well as paying our teachers and farmers a fair hourly for their expertise. We do this with no outside funding or other contributions . As a way to thank you for your advance ticket purchase, with or without a little extra, we'll enter you in a drawing to wiin fun, farm oriented door prizes from our farmers, including private tours, homegrown honey, eggs or nursery plants.

Full price ticket - One chance to win
Full price plus ticket - 5 chances to win
Full price double plus ticket - 10 chances to win!
COMPLETE LIST OF 2014 DOOR PRIZES HERE

PLEASE NOTE: Advance ticket sales end Thurday 6/5 at midnight for both days.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for Berkeley Oakland Tour
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for Vallejo Tour

Easy Healing, baby

Chasing holistic health

I come to learn:

Healing can be so easy

baby, come take your turn

No need for gurus

Take a deep breath - 

full then empty lungs

no need for special guns

No need for the things unheard

drink your water

any better than none

No need for a personal trainer

just go out there and have fun

move your body

it doesn't matter

bask. bask.

bask in the sun 

In time..
you will get
what you need to learn
until then
do a twirl, sure even have a chocolate swirl

as long as you're happy baby
all will come to you - even w/ a cherry
on top.. cuz it's good like that
all you gotta do is ask

from vidyasury.com

and part 2. for those who don't think they deserve:

YES YOU DO
YES YOU DO i say again
YES YOU DO

baby, i love you
i hope you do too
take off your shoes
let you love you

YES YOU DO
so be it
believe it
it's true

Gather in Gratitude

We gather in gratitude
Grateful for food
Seed to the table
People to people

Bless us be humbled
Strength n less fumbles
Heart do the do do ;}
Complete a life's cycle

DIY Bee Gear

Beekeepers must invade a hive to check on its well being

Nobody likes home invasion 

(insert Bed Intruder Song lol)

"we goin fiind you...."

Wear a bee veil to protect your beautiful face

Use a smoker to mask bee pheromone alarm communication

Happy beekeeping. bzzzz

Bee Veil

Smoker Can inspired by Jackson Taylor's 3-can smoker

tags: bee keeping bee smoker diy how to cheap recycle upcycle

Not Alone

Not alone can i

not alone do i want to

go through without 

mahalo and love, crew :}

 

Great for "Mistakes"

As opposed to "Mistakes" for Great:

It's not all grey and thunder
don't be shy
come now from under :]

Fueled by love
fueled by the sun
as if a dove
fly with soul's wonder

Are unstoppable
this is our land
nurture our souls
it's part of the plan

must listen for some serious inspiration

Probiotics in Sauerkraut

My first batch of sauerkraut. Go big or go home, no?

You must know that our gut is responsible for part of our immunity, our well being. 

It harbors both good and bad bacteria.  

Ideally, you want 80% good bacteria (probiotics) and 20% bad guys (they're inevitable)

Most people have this ratio switched; 80% bad guys :'(

As Lamar would say, "Don't just take my word for it"

If you are serious about your well being, 

click here and read this: The Overlooked Role of Probiotics in Human Health 

don't just take my word for it...... try it :]

Other sources of probiotics:

- Apple Cider Vinegar 

(unfiltered, raw, with mother)

- Kefir

- Yogurt

- Kimchee

- Kombucha

- Cheese (don't go crazy now,kids)

- Miso

(Pretty much fermented things)

For my extra credit bunnies ^__^: Research what a pre-biotic is and know that every time you have soluble fiber, you are feeding your probiotics (yay chia seeds!)

Bee Month-iversary

My beautiful girls

You are totally rockin my world

help me bee one to speak for thee :}

possessed by your buzz

can i feel your fuzz? :P

My beautiful ladies

and the gentledrones 

and of course, lady queen bee

Thank you all for being exactly

everything you are

::bows:: to an amazing species

Who else can pollinate like you do

Who else's got all the goods like you do

And who else is so cute and fuzzy like you

Nuff said, muahzzzz boo boo..

For those who didn't know: 

- Bee's pollinate our flowers - responsible for a majority of our fruit and vegetable production

- Bee's make honey: the wonderful antioxidant-full superfood.  It is anti-bacterial and never spoils!

- Bee's make wax: its benefits are almost endless. Check this list out. 

- Bee's make propolis: Fight infections, powerful antioxidant. Check out this short read 

- Bee's make royal jelly: can't have too many anti-oxidants, here are 10 benefits of royal jelly 

- For the extremist, bee venom! (I'll let you explore that one on your own)

buuzzzzzzz out 

Self Critical No

self critical, it can reap your soul

ego so blown, make you hang to your own

give yourself a big hug now

forget about what you think you should know

rigid needs to relearn 

life is heaven, it's always your turn

fake myself out so good

i'm blind to the obvious

fake myself out so good

the "grind" is notorious

yea, and now you know

what you gonna do

baby put on your shoes

just keep on going 

the day is closing in on you

reap the deep breaths 

and reap what you've sown 

Love In Bloom

Told my gf..

It takes a lot to get me to bloom

yet in reality it is exactly what's needed

but only in your own shoes

To make fruit,

one must bloom,

shine in their own shoes;

and then shine em too -

wait to be pollinated,

in order to make fruit.

So bloom and bloom bloom ;]
it's only when you
sprout through for your seed's truth
that life will give you fruit
and when it comes
ooOo baby may i have a bite with you
rarw

(Thanks, sista ;})

Jean's First Thrift Experience

I am so proud that my friend Jean has an open mind to not only go thrift shopping, 

she made her first purchase! 

Furtherrrr, she's got the skills to mend the little fixer upper.  

Jean, I love you; way to contribute to recycling. HIGH FIVE UP TOP!!
and thanks for jonging me and letting me take the spider

I love you smooooooOOOoooch much ;]

Happy Jean Lee-ing it
Love is an addiction
and im so glad we shared a night ;)
Out til almost 12 in tha morning
girl, you are my shining knight
and aromor, baby
we be sharing napkins w/ our neighbor-inis
plz let me cuddle with you -
i got you ;)
n you got me too ;)
baby, don't forget to take off your shoes
and bring a pillow or something (sweater?)
an a paper and pen too, boo
and record whatever comes through
close your eyes
let your pen come alive
im you glad, you deserve to be high
have fun, hun

Happy thrifting, fellow Earthlings. :]
and I believe today is Eric's (and Neil's too, I suppose) birthdays.
Happy birthday!! :D :D 

How to Help Feral Cats in San Francisco

I recently moved into my new place and noticed cats in my backyard.  A couple months later, I noticed juvenile cats.  Upon observing my lovely neighbor who feeds them, I've noticed up to 11 cats in that moment.  ZOMG, that's a lotta cats!!

I told my hula sisters, "I've got lots of wild city cats in my backyard."
She said, "You mean feral cats?"
She referred me to work with San Francisco's SPCA and the rest is history:

A link to San Francisco's SPCA Community Cats Program. 
Hit up the friendly cat angels:
(415) 522-3539
communitycares@sfspca.org

Feral cats:
- Can give birth to 3-8 cats per liter
- Are usually hungry and unvaccinated; lots of suffering :'(
- Are usually euthanized :'(

Why do we should help them:
- Help eliminate their stress caused by competition for resources
- Help their little bodies stay strong with vaccinations
- You don't want 20+ cats in your backyard

The SF SPCA will:
- Provide you with humane traps
- Spay or Neuter your kitty
- Vaccinate them
- Clip their ear (this is how you recognize a cat has been fixed)
- Provide advice and training on how to use the cat traps
- Give you a medical report of your kitty
- All for free with smiles upon smiles! (please consider a donation if you are able.  Each procedure usually runs $150 - $300)

Side notes:
- Be present and plan it out.  You don't want your cats sitting in the trap waiting long for you.  I checked on my traps every morning and evening.  If I was home, I never played music so I could hear a trap go off.
- Cats will have to recover overnight before they are released.  If you have Spotify, search "Cat and Dog Brainwave"  Play it for your kitty before they're released
- Some cats will f-ing hate you, don't be alarmed
- Some cats will be so startled they can smash into the cage so hard they knock their teeth out (it happened to one of my kitties I named Charles)
- This project was quite traumatizing at first. Mantra: I am brave, I am kind.
- Three of the kitties were actually prego; we let the babies go in their 1st trimester :'(
- At first I hesitated to neuter the male cats since I read online somewhere that they lose their fighting mojo.  My friends encouraged me to continue.  And as an update, I believe the cats are doing really well; I still hear them fighting in my backyard.

SPCA will give you traps, sheets, even food to bait

Trap baiting; getting them used to the traps. no trapping here yet. 

Trap setting, here's the real deal (note traps are now separated)

Trapped: The Commute. Make sure you keep the covers on them at all times to keep them calm. 

This is Charles. He's the one who had his tooth knocked out :[ poor baby

Kitty wants to get out, make sure you try to cover them asap. 

Possums, they can happen too

A fixed cat being supportive to a trapped colony member. Notice his left ear is clipped. 

last tid-bit: get a large bin for travel in case they pee in your car (it happened)

HMU if you have questions or need help with your feral cats. 

Meow-ing out. Peace and Paws. =^_^=

Ants In My Life

I've been cutting through some of my bullshit that I usually hide in: cigarettes, food, music, etc.

It's been rough but I feel grateful for the awareness. 

I've also got tons of ant roommates.

Lately they've been crawling in more areas than usual. 

Today, one crawled into my ear. 

I can now say I know what an ant crawling against your ear drum sounds like. 

Trippy. Thanks, ants. 

A google image search for forest ants. 

An excerpt from spirit-animals.com:

When Ant comes marching into your life:

Encountering an ant you should consider that all good things come with time, and effort. Work with diligence, with conviction, and work with others in order to forge your dreams and turn them into reality. Despite their tiny size these little spirits are immensely strong, great strength of will and accomplishment can come even in the smallest of packages.

Alternatively it may be time to consider your own role, concentrate on your specialties and make sure you are making the most of your natural gifts. However, remain aware that nothing can be accomplished without the unity of the whole. Think about how your own contributions in your career, your family, and day to day life fit into the larger picture. No matter how small your task, or your contribution, it is still essential.

First Yerba Mate

My first Yerba Mate purchase.

excited.. ^__^

 

Earth Day Sequel Post

I love my friend A, she finds the awesomest stuff.
A response to the humanity video in my previous post.

Louis CK - Animated: If God Came Back

Happy Belated Earth Day!

My good friend J showed me this short animation of humanity.
Can ya dig it?
I don't know how to share the video on here so please CLICK HERE!
Arigato robato :]

screen shot for my visual peeps ;]

Happy Belated Earth Day, Earth :]

I'm sorry i didn't really reflect on us the other day :'(

Yet thank you for always turning. ahhh those sunshine rays ;]

So today, as i think of we - please help me see

your desires - in my needs

thank you for giving - giving to me

now help me give - too; to reality

i in you - and you in me 

under the - big family tree ;]

 The beautifully beheld notices a beautiful leaf of Earth

Int'l Waffle Day

from Salada

a snapshot from my FB feed

 Bears

 

Greens & Co. Organic, Raw, Cold-Pressed Juice

 

Planetary Square 4/23/14

from mysticmama.com

 

Sandra Chevrier is da bomb

 Congrats to L&T for 10 years of beekeeping!

City dog reppin

yea, it happens

but it doesn't stop me

free spirit dancing, da best

<3

Happy Earth Day, everyday :]