Good morning. It's Wednesday. The first day of the best month of the year. Each year when I start seeing the 'October, best month' posts, I would laugh and ask myself, 'why are October born ppl so?!??!!' But I guess only October borns will understand. 😄😄😄 #HappyOctober

Now, I sit in quiet, Listening as the earth settles down After a long day of scorching sun. We wait, For the night birds and fruit bats to appear, In harmony One provide the song, the other, the dance, And together, we will give thanks For another day done. #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Et voilà, the young avocado tree appears! #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 (Tell me if you like the videos; I'm trying something different)

I have to do some digging of grass and weeds to clear around this fruit tree. #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Come with me, we are going to pick some fruits for Caramel. Make sure that your sound is on. You are welcome to be a part of The Experience! 🔊 ☺ #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Present #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Something for you on a Chooseday morning. Read it, you'll enjoy it.😊 #Chooseday #WokeToJoy ko-fi.com/post/Tuesday...

'Ever seen the sun rushing to meet the horizon Or a bud hurling to unfurl?' excerpt from She Sits and Shells Peas (2024) On Chooseday, I choose to slow down, So that I can see more, feel more, be more. Happy Chooseday, Friends. #Chooseday #ExploreMore

Evening sky over the farm #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 #ExploreMore

A harvest as huge as my smile 😁 #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Have you ever seen a soursop flower? Put your 🔊 on! #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Let's see if Caramel will like this fruit. Put on your sound to hear the story. 🔊 #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 #ExploreMore

Present #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

'The river of stars slowly forming from the embers of Day. A line of swaying palms marks the road to home; a soft path of golden sands that yet holds warmth. A light from my windows; an open door to memories of her strong arms. Maybe it will be all right after all...'

Sunday evening's sky #islandvibes #ExploreMore

Our Caribbean food carries our spirit; rooted, colourful, and always spiced with laughter. #ExploreMore #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 🍽 🧑🏿‍🌾

What I notice is that folks love the Ko-fi stories that grow from real Bluesky talk. A small comment can turn into a whole story. Thank you for the support. 💚💚 Come, see if your words found their way inside one of the pieces shared. 🌱 ko-fi.com/ilistrudiepa...

Okay friends, I know it’s #EasySunday, but I have to get up off my patooshka and start cooking. On today’s menu: pumpkin & spinach stir-fry, mashed green plantains, rice & lentils, & steamed fish with okra. A meal that couldn’t be more Caribbean, or more strange to the uninitiated. 😅 #ExploreMore

What makes our planet a beautiful place is how much we can learn and experience through each other. Long gone are the days when we sit in silos of isolation. There's a whole world waiting to be explored, in person or online. Join in! #ExploreMore #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Those days, When the memories of the thing Keep it alive, Long after the thing Was something To be tingled about. #Thosedays #IlisReflects

I get really excited for the opening of The Eco-Spiritual Experience. There will be so much to see and experience. But most days feel like we're move one today, one tomorrow. That's when I calm myself with the knowing that one day it will be completed. #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 🧑🏿‍🌾💚

Improvisation, melongene for roti.🌱

Just before Toffee and Caramel came, he lived on the farm for a little while. Wasn't the friendliest of bulls, but he did a good job eating grass and producing manure. #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Morning sea, wide sky, quiet mind. #EasySunday 📸

On Sundays, I offer a piece from one of my books. Sometimes a reflection, other times a poem. Today analysis comes from Dancing Between Tall Grass. If you have a copy, follow along....kinda like a book club. 🔗 for copies thru my website. ko-fi.com/post/From-th...

Today's Sunday Special Edition. This one is a good one, it's about dasheen and growth. 🌱 ko-fi.com/post/Sunday-... #SundaySpecialEdition

Good morning friends. Its another Easy Sunday. Only 13 more before the end of 2025. So for this one, what's on your easy list? Me, a little bit of this-ing and that-ing, maybe amounting to something. If not, I'm easy with it. Also, remember to check out my Ko-fi Sunday Stories. #EasySunday 🌱

If you were to give this colour a name, what would you call it? #NameTheShade

I went to a Caribbean food fair. There was: Oil Down from Grenada, Pepper Pot from Guyana, Black Pudding from St. Kitts, Roti from Trinidad, Goatwater from Monsterrat, Sankocho from Dominica, Curry goat from Jamaica. And many more dishes.... And I forgot to take pictures. 😄

Looks a bit like an okra flower, doesn't it? It's actually from a seaside tree shrub we call Beach Mahoe. Mothet Nature's interesting and amazing, isn't she? #Flowers #NatureMade

I wrote Smiles in Small Paces as a follow-up to a question I posed on Bluesky a couple days ago. Happy Saturday, and please, if you can, share a smile with someone today. #SaturdaySmiles ko-fi.com/post/Saturda...

When we were kids, we’d take the unopened bud of this white flower, pop it on each other’s heads and shout, “Jump up and kiss me!” The little pop really did sound like a kiss. So here’s to a Jump-Up-And-Kiss-Me Saturday for you all. #WokeToJoy #WeekendVibes

This evening's Conversations from the Farm is an interesting story. Check it out! ko-fi.com/post/Convers...

Lightning Thunder Lizards add their high pitch tenor, The sounds of evening Storm's a-brewing The earth exhales, She lights her lamp. #IslandNight

'A moment of gentleness among the waves' rough hand. The water teaches us humility; the sky offers peace, allowing us to breathe its light. Pale sand clings in a glittering armor of pinpoint jewels and miniscule shells, falling into our footsteps...'

Good morning friends and happy Friday! This is part of the strip that comprised my childhood beach. Now, looking at it, I wonder how we managed to swim in such rough waters. I think there's a message tucked in here, somewhere.🤔 #WokeToJoy #IslandTings

I think you guys will enjoy this evening's upload. 😄 There's still time to catch up, we are only 11 chapters in. ko-fi.com/post/Chapter... #TheMistTrilogy

Evening walk sky, holding a sliver moon. It lifted me up and made me smile. What little thing bring a smile to you today? #WalkingSky

Enjoy this little piece. It was written from your responses to my asking for more light. If you never read my posts, liked (or not), and commented, sharing on Bluesky would't have been this much fun. So thank you, again and again.❣️ ko-fi.com/post/A-Light...

A small harvest, enough for a meal of corn and okra, Caribbean-styled. Or maybe I should try that fried okra. 🤔 #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

What's this? #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Looking at the sky, calling in rain. #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 🔊

Present #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

I sit, Choosing not to chase the breath, But to welcome it quietly Waiting patiently, For it to arrive And it does like a shy butterfly, Landing softly In the space between present and presence, Sweet joy! Happy Chooseday, friends. #WokeToJoy

They both have decided that they want to nest, and between the two of then, they still can't manage to cover all the eggs. The Seed Collector said, "leave them be. The white one tried to pick me when I went to move the egg." I couldn't help but laugh. #TheSeedCollectorAndHerChickens 🌱

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Let's see if Caramel likes guava. Follow me! #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 🔊

Our vegetable season is now beginning! #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

We are playing Russian roulette with this dragon fruit. #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱

Who knows the tell? When is a coconut ready to be harvested? #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱