Comments on: A Delightful Discovery

By: Tenise Rae

Tenise Rae — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:54:31 +0000

HA! How did I miss this post last year? Weird. Gave me goose bumps just reading it though….So freakin’ cool!!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:14:31 +0000

@ Dylan – Thanks for the links, I’m looking forward to learning about terra preta! =)
I’m glad you like the site, welcome!

@ Jenny B. – Thanks!

By: Jenny B.

Jenny B. — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:55:52 +0000

That is beyond awesome!

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:51:10 +0000

Word! I love your site and your energy/manifestation. Good stuff. Seems you figured out you have a pie cherry, hard to find in the marketplace, so doubly good for you if you like to bake and want the real deal!

Something I’ve been wanting to ask/suggest, have you heard of terra preta? If not google it or go to http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/index.html, or: http://www.museu-goeldi.br/pesquisa/ecologia/tpa/paginas_imagens/tpaindex.htm, or: http://www.geo.uni-bayreuth.de/bodenkunde/terra_preta/index.html, or:http://www.eprida.com/, or: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/eldorado.shtml. I know that’s a lot but at least take a look, I think someone of your vision would be greatly inspired and rewarded for taking the time. Zefiro!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:00:11 +0000

@ sarah – Ooh, thanks for the tips!

@ Mr. Man – Reminds me of the Jacaranda trees that lined the streets in my home town. They bloomed bright purple and the blossoms just covered the trees. So gorgeous!

By: Mr.Man

Mr.Man — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:51:25 +0000

Well, there’s something for a nice morning.

There’s a tree called Reina De Las Flores (Queen Of The Flowers) in my grandmother’s house and on my Univ. Campus and it’s blooming season. It really is a sight to see, since the flowers are bright purple, but dark enough to stand out, and the leaves are a pleasant green.

Love those trees.

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:23:21 +0000

pit the cherries as you pick them… when they are perfectly ripe, if you squeeze them slightly as you pick them often the pit will stay on the stem – which is amazing! if the pit is still in the cherry though, just squeeze it and “shoot” the pit right out, THEN throw it (flesh only) in the bucket. it’s sticky but it’s fun. and saves so much time because then all you have to do is rinse them well. i have four cups or so, pitted, rinsed, and in the freezer for later use from our tree right now.

By: Sayward

Sayward — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:38:52 +0000

@ sarah – I would adore it if you sent your recipe! I was thinking a cherry pie, but a cobbler sounds even better! Do you pit your own cherries? What kind of tool do you use?

@ Libby – Totally! Thanks for the reminder, m’ dear.

@ Charley – Seriously, I could not believe it. Cherries are one of my husband’s absolute favorites, and I love them as well. I’m from SoCal so even the idea that one can *have* a cherry tree, is like, mind blowing to me!

@ Alex – That’s awesome! I have a little raspberry plant but it’s never borne fruit for me. You’re so lucky to have one, and unexpected at that. Those are the best. =)

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:40:13 +0000

Nice! I had a similar-ish discovery just yesterday when I found out a raspberry bush, with ripe berries, is growing in the corner of the yard. Although that corner didn’t benefit from any particular work of mine :).

By: Charley

Charley — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:21:22 +0000

That’s amazing, wow I think I would die and go to heaven if that happened to me.