sing like wildflowers

My full and kooky life as a homeschooling mommy to 2 great kids, raising a child with HLHS (Hypolastic Left Heart Syndrome), coping with depression, following Jesus, and being much too camera happy.

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Welcome to my blog! My name is Esther and I’m so happy you are here. I’m an avid nature photographer and a daydreaming thinker. My posts revolve around photos of nature’s beauty, homeschooling adventures with my 2 kids, sporadic reflections on my child’s heart condition, Bible reading reflections, gardening feats, and other mish mash things. Hopefully you’ll leave encouraged, pensive, or smiling at the simple things of life. Thank you for stopping by and hope you’ll find some interesting posts to read!

Category: Container Gardening

  • FOTD: 5-8-’24. Update: Succulent leaves rooted!

    On March 11th, Ellis removed some leaves from this succulent plant and propagated 3 of its leaves in the soil. We had realistic expectations: they could either grow or flop. But we had nothing to lose in trying. Halfway through the month, I couldn’t help myself and tugged at the leaves to see if they…

  • Monday succulents: 3-11-’24

    Both of these are from my container planters! In the first planter, Ellis propagated the top half of the succulent since the original one was getting too long and wobbly. You can see she potted the individual leaves to see if they will root.

  • Fotd: pothos’ gracious unfurling

    Thanks, Cee, for hosting! Thank you, dear readers, for stopping by. Have a blessed day! ~Esther

  • Fotd: 10-5-’23. New Pothos leaf unfurling

    Thank you, Cee, for hosting! Dear readers, I always appreciate you stopping by. Have a wonderful Thursday. ~Esther

  • Succulent propagation – water bottle

    I found this great propagation idea from a popular Instagram account called creative_explained. Following his instructions, I randomly made small openings with a box cutter around the bottle and stuck succulent leaves in them and filled a quarter of the water bottle with water. In a few days, these succulent leaves will sprout roots. I’m…