Nature Can Be Sick Too...

It occured to me, that I have shot some photos of signs showing some trees being "sick" - and yet I think that tree fungus can look really nice.

Sometimes we take nature for granted.

Sometimes nature reminds us, that even bad things can sometimes be beautiful to look at.

Birdy NamNam

In a nearby park, one tree is filled with both store bought and homemade bird feeders. This allows people passing close-by to get a very up-and-close look at the sparrows who are joyfully eating and tweeting.

PhotoWalk - Bird Watch

For once I remembered, that there's a camera in my phone - wonder when the eggs in that swan net hatch so we can see the newcomers? Another great sign of spring :o)

Ginger - The Root

Previously, I only thought of ginger as an ingredient in Asian food, but lately it has luckily become much more than just an ingredient. Especially these cold winterdays (and it is only getting colder and colder)it has become one of my daily to-do's to: drink a cup of ginger tea.

I got this wonderful tip, that strong Ginger tea could help to "kill" a cold approaching - and it worked wonders a day, where I thought, I was seriously gonna end up in bed with the worst cold ever. Because of my generally weak immune system, I am always having a lot of colds in the winter time, and so far I prevented one from getting ugly.

I have heard, that ginger also helps preventing car and plane sickness. Never been affected by either one of them, but decided to suggest ginger tea to a friend always dreaded going long trips by car - I got a goodie bag with crafting items from her, since my tip worked wonders for her.

People in Asia, have known for years, that ginger is one of natures wonders when it comes to natures own medicine. I am dependent on medicine, so I embrace every chance to use something natural (as long as it works) - but being very picky about what kind of nature medicine, that I want to use.

When I decided to make today's blogpost about ginger, I searched with web for cool drawings of ginger - I came across Val Webbs blog. WOW - I wish I could draw like that!! Hmmm... I went to a drawing class a long time ago, maybe I should pick it up again... or in the mean time look for the portfolio I created way back then. Go to Val's blog and see her entry about ginger.