Planting Joy Fest

21/03/2025

Hey garden friends! Want to grow perfect lettuce? Here's my foolproof method

27/11/2024

27/11/2024

Today while at the gas station I overheard a lady in her late 20's telling 2 other men to leave her alone so I decided to walk over to them and I asked her " how was the meeting today darlin? " she looked at me and said " it was good, I'll tell you more about it when we get home in a few ". I replied with " wonderful I'll pick up your favorite for dinner".
The two guys left in a hurry and she told me " you have no idea how much that meant to me .... thank you." I said "you're very welcome ma'am .... you can never be too careful. "
I made sure the guys left before I walked back to my car and as I was walking back all I could do was think " I hope a man does that for my future daughter one day".
~ Cody Bret

27/11/2024

“I brought home a homeless person when I was a kid. His mother abandoned him when he was away at school. When the school year ended, he went home and there wasn't anyone living there, no note, phone number, or forwarding address. So, he was just sitting in the park, in the rain. I found him, brought him home, and introduced him to my mother. She took him in and he is still a part of our family. My mother is an amazing, loving grandmother to his children. That was 24 years ago.
The picture is of him and my mom taken last week at his daughter’s college graduation.”

21/11/2024

Under the fragrant canopy of lilac trees in Hyogo, Japan, one can find a serene escape from the bustling world. 🌸
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20/11/2024

Nature's Alien: The Dragonhead Caterpillar 🐉🐛
Look at this incredible creature! This is a Dragonhead Caterpillar, a type of caterpillar known for its unique, spiny appearance. Its head looks like a tiny dragon, complete with horns and spikes.
✨ Fun Fact: Dragonhead Caterpillars are the larvae of the Nawab butterfly, a beautiful butterfly found in Southeast Asia.
📷: Nicky Bay

20/11/2024

DAISUGI METHOD, to avoid cutting down trees 🌲
Six hundred years ago this technique was born in Japan. It is a forestry method where the shoots or branches of trees that have previously received a special controlled growth treatment are used.
Instead of cutting down the trees, their branches are pruned until the desired length is achieved. They receive specific pruning so that they grow straight upwards without any knots or curves. The original tree is left intact and from time to time they begin to prune some parts, this is CONTROLLED GROWTH.
Daisugi consists of creating branches on cedar trees that are perfectly straight and vertical. When carrying out this technique, it was found that the new emerging branches are much firmer and more resistant than the original root because they have a greater flow of nutrients due to their straight and vertical shape. It is an evolution of the Bonsai technique, a technique that consists of keeping trees small even if they are of adult age.
Credits: MundoCurioso

20/11/2024

Tuscany, Italy 💚
📸 attilio78

20/11/2024

🇫🇮⛰️🌳 In Finland, in the Pinziö quarries, an artificial mountain was created measuring 425 meters long, 277 meters wide, and 37 meters high. This unique project, carried out by 11,000 people from around the world, involved planting 11,000 trees over the course of 14 years. This elliptical structure is now protected for a period of 400 years. In addition to its environmental impact, the project symbolizes global collaboration for environmental preservation.
Credits: Conocimientum

18/11/2024

My Daughter is allowed to take snacks to school for after lunch, they give them a break so they have been taking snacks... Yesterday I asked her “ does everyone in class takes snacks for break time?” She said “ no, not everyone does” … I asked ..” so when you’re eating a snack what are the other kids doing that DONT have snacks…?” She said …” they are doing homework…” 🥺😮 I asked her..” and do you think thats fair? If you didn’t take a snack for you to do work while others enjoyed a snack..” she says “ no..😕” told her ..” tell you what, tomorrow am taking snacks for everyone to enjoy snack time” and that’s what we did ! For both Koralie (2nd)and Noah’s ( PreK 4) class. Am looking forward to taking snacks weekly so they have a variety and no kid will be left without!
Credit: Ruby Pena

18/11/2024

This Guy Helped trapped turtle 🥰🥰

17/11/2024

"So My little cousin Harmony turned 9 last week...She was asked what she wanted for her birthday and her request was for the whole family to show up but buy gifts for her to give to the Homeless!! So she went to the homeless shelter and passed out gifts and money!! It's amazing how big her little heart could be!! Everything about Chicago is real... the love is real the hate is real the killing is real and the poverty is real!! And this is a real picture of my real Amazing little cousin praying for a real homeless man!! I just thought I'll share the photo with you guys because it touched me as she touched the man bending over crying!!!"
Photo Credit: Aris Billingsley