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The San Joaquin after rain ft. Native lupine

Books I’m reading (and recommending) for the kids I work with, will work with, and hope to work alongside. FEAT. Kids books for YOUR kiddos to read!

I’ve been thinking about conservation and agriculture in how it pertains to the future we pass to our kids (obviously as I’ve become the plant lady on here lately😂) and how I envision myself connecting communities to children and children to nature. Each child is so unique, there are so many aspects each child could want to learn that at times I feel overwhelmed trying to know a little of everything myself just in case the right opportunity arises. As I settle into our lovely home I’m thinking of all the ways I can create a cohabiting space for native plants, produce, wildlife and the community (especially kids) to come in and feel nurtured.

I don’t understand how childcare and ALL CARE for our community, our earth and its natural inhabitants, became separated. When we care for the land we care for our kid’s future, when we care for community, we care for kid’s wellbeing. The connections have become so severed that it seems impossible at times to bring all together under my little roof- but I keep reminding myself of a time that this came naturally, more over ancestors prayed for us to rebuild these connections, it’s sacred destiny.

So here I am reading about damn fish (that’s a water pun) while finding kids books about conservation.

Garden update featuring Tank. The native flowers are coming in hot- after a very hot heatwave we’re seeing lots of little blooms all over the yard in our plantitas first year of life! This time last year they were planted and now look at them go ♥️ we’re seeing lots of visitors in the yard from caterpillars spiders and bees to doves finches and blue jays. We’re doing everything possible to invite as much native wildlife (and their urban friends) to our backyard. The big tree in the front yard is a haven for bees and butterflies that have woken up a bit early this year, it’s so lovely to see them buzz around over the house. Chris is having a hard time with all the spiders but they’re doing a good job keeping the flies and mosquitoes at bay especially given how HUGE the compost has gotten! It’s given up tons of fertilizer and even some plants like out pumpkins!

Feeding the community isn’t just about feeding people- it’s about feeding the OGs of the Valley, creating a space where people animals and bugs can all get their needs met is the end goal for our yard- and in our first year I think we’re doing a damn good job.

Nothing in life is too simple, I could come up to the Sierras a thousand times and still find meaning in every little detail of this beautiful landscape. Every little piece of dirt has been perfectly crafted by time’s love.

There’s no shame in living a simple life- but calling a life full of nature simple is just incorrect- nothing in nature is ever made from simple conditions. Every little creature has been molded to perfection- every drop of water and branch of tree is made with the intention of your predecessors for you to preserve.

These mountains always remind me to see the worth in the world, and to hold to hope that we will pass these great forests onto the next generation.

Bit of a late post but i had such a lovely valentines with

I think we both felt the need to ball out this year after all the craziness of last year hehe 🥰

I can’t believe Valentines 2021 we met and started the most beautiful life together, I’m so grateful for the life we’ve been making. I fall deeper in love with you and the world you’ve helped me create everyday papi, thank you for all the sacrifices, thank you for sticking with me, thank you for seeing the dream and helping us achieve it.

🖤Te amo mi papicito 🖤

Climbing rocks, looking for layers at millerton lake!

*photo dump* We had ourselves a proper winter wonderland this holiday season. I’m so happy and I got so much time in the snow this year! We had a great vacation thanks to our SD homies as well, thanks yall!

Being a cat girlie is hard yall. They’re the joys of my life and my unrelenting heartbreak. This week we found out my second childhood cat had cancer. And within days we could see that he didn’t deserve the pain of slowly losing his ability to live, so we made the difficult decision to put him to rest before he became too uncomfortable.

It’s really hard to lose both of my childhood pets in the span of a few months- some part of me felt like they’d live forever. And while they lived A LONG TIME I just wish I could have a few more kisses.

I miss my cats laying on my back when I’d fall asleep on the couch, I miss getting ready together and pretending to put makeup on their noses. I miss my friends. Levy was my little light through so much of my life, especially during covid. My sweet kind boy made my world brighter.

It feels really unsettling walking around my parents house with no cats around. We’ve never had a long span of time without a cat before, we’re just cat people. It feels like something is just missing.

I know that my Levi bear is gonna go on to make some kid just as happy as he made me. I can’t wait to see him again on the other side.

1 year 🖤

My love… there’s no words for the love I have for you, it spans eternity. I’ve told you before that you have made me believe in true love- and you have, but I never told you that you’ve made me pray for lifetimes because I want to spend each one with you.

Our first year of marriage was full of ups and downs, moving our entire lives, leaving our family and friends, trying to find new jobs and go to college. I’m so proud of us for pushing through and finding ways to connect everyday while in the chaos. Thank you for believing in my dreams. Thank you for taking the plunge with me not knowing if we’d come back up. You are the best thing that’s ever come to my life, a soulmate, a best friend, and definitely my better half.
Te amo habibi, forever ♥️

Enjoy the BTS photos yall

Haunting the patches of the Central Valley 🖤

Coraline was really one of my best friends growing up, I had just moved to SD the year before and was struggling so hard. Coraline was the cat the universe knew I needed- she was fierce, mean, grouchy, and a wild girl, just like me! I’m so grateful to have had her when I needed her and I’m at peace knowing she’s going to some other lost girl out there who really needs her. I know the ancestors will send her exactly where she needs to be.

Thank you so much Corrie for everything, homegirl sent two men to the urgent care, terrified all the dogs on her block, and knocked out all pest control bills for our whole time in OB 😂 I’m gonna miss my diva. Saying goodbye felt like a chapter of who I was closing, she took me and my family exactly where we needed to be in order to grow into ourselves and then said my jobs done peace out.

And although she’s gone she will always be remembered as the cat that guided my childhood.

Safe travels around the wheel mama 🖤