• my aeonium, peepa halpert (iykyk), and her various progeny displaying sun stress. light exposure and temperature change are key stressors for succulents, which is what makes them so colorful. what’s cool about it is how varied it can be across a single plant, depending on the angle of the sun, length and strength of the exposure.

    this is peepa’s seasonal exit to dormancy; all of the heads will close up for the summer and reopen again in the fall. she turns FIVE this summer!

  • do not possess me
    but give me a space to land

    be my falconer,
    arm outstretched

    the sky holds me
    but you are safety —

    home

    -rjm