Part of the reason why I was bummed out is that I really have nothing to nurture right now. I have always nurtured everything. Strays, hurt wildlife, bugs, snakes, cats, dogs, birds, rats, mice, plants....You name it, I've nurtured it. When I escaped, I had to leave my cats and dog behind. When I could go back later, I got them, and gave the cats to my neighbor, and took the dog hoping he would get along with the landlords. He was a one person type dog no matter how much I tried to train him to accept other people. He ended up biting S unprovoked and acted as nothing was wrong...and as painful as it was, I had to put him down. I don't believe in keeping dogs who bite unprovoked....and before it had never been an issue. :( I hated myself for that but it was a catch 22...leave him with EX, who couldn't afford to feed or care for him, who wouldn't of walked or taken him to the vet and who was unstable and mean or risk it and hope he would adjust. In a way I suppose it was better he didn't have to suffer the life Ex would of given him...But it still broke my heart into pieces and left me with nothing to nurture. I have never had a time in my life when I was petless.....and though D has discussed rabbits, chickens, bees, and vermicomposting sometime in the future, that is just a maybe. I needed something to wake up everyday for, something to take care of that makes getting up everyday worthwhile. A reason to get up as something depends on me do so.
So I made a completely frivolous purchase, that was rather on the fly, and brought home a small 3 gallon aquarium and Mr. And Mrs. Finly. I would love a big aquarium but I have no faucet upstairs where my living quarters are and lugging 20 gallons of water up those narrow stairs would be a bit much for me....likely would of taken days! Although maybe, later, I will feel up to a larger one.
Pretty pointless creature for an urban homestead I know...But then again, I can use the fishy water for watering houseplants and seedlings so in a way, its almost like aquaculture. Hahaha :) I may get a little goldfish too, something a bit more lively to watch swim around but I didn't like any of the ones I saw at Walmart, they looked icky to me. I know a goldfish would grow pretty fast, and would need a larger place before too long but I'd have time to get one set up and lugging water and get a good system going before that would be necessary.
And I found a few more 20 cent seed packets at walmart of things I did not have yet. The top two are perennials so should come back year after year after I plant them. The daisies I think would be great for that hotter dryer spot by the mailbox that I couldn't keep pansies alive there. And the Portulaca would be good in the hanging baskets next year. I'm sure they would need less watering then the petunias, which are a pain to keep looking good and watered enough.
And here, some of my seeds are starting to come up. In these three spots are some Bok Choi cabbage, They are the first to sprout for me. I'm guessing they are going to need more light then the window in my room, even if I get good light up there. I may set the tray in the shade out back. I wish that the tray sectioned out like most you buy do instead of being one solid block but hey, it was a free kit so I'm not complaining.
Not pictured here, but I also bought a chocolate mint plant from walmart. I'm not really a fan of bonnie plants, they are not organic, but I'll likely not find any organic grown plants from the shops and you can't really get chocolate mint from seeds. I haven't added what I've bought today to the garden total yet but will have to when I look at the receipt from today when I get home again. Not sure if I should add in the cost of the aquarium or not...its not really a "garden" item, though I plan to use the water on plants. I'll have to think about that. I've never kept track of the actual cost in $$ of my gardening before so I thought it would be neat to see how much I actually spend year to year and since I'm starting fresh, it was a good time to start keeping track.
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