From the rooftop during a lull

 From the rooftop of the barnhouse, as the rain stopped during a while...

And the rain goes on

And the rain goes on... 

 

A stormy sea

The storm continues, and today I recorded my video in front of the sea... 

The bees were resting

Today the bees were resting, because of the wind and rain storm and the cold...  

In front of the Christmas tree

In front of the Christmas tree...

 

Merry Christmas from close to the sea / Updated rainfall

Merry Christmas from the garden by the sea! To see more pictures and read some poetry, please visit my Bluesky account https://bsky.app/profile/erik-zakhia.bsky.social

And this is the updated rainfall, as we had 85 mm of rain in the last days, and more rain is coming.

Updated rainfall / 26th of December 2024

July 2024: Total = 0 mm

August 2024: Total = 0 mm

September 2024: Total = 70 mm

- Saturday 14th: 1 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 15th: 3 mm (light rain showers)

- Monday 16th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)

- Tuesday 17th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)

- Sunday 22nd: 40 mm (heavy showers)

- Monday 23rd: 25 mm (heavy showers)

October 2024: Total = 5 mm

- Wednesday 3rd: 5 mm (rain showers)

- Friday 18th: 0.1 mm (drizzle)

November 2024: Total = 140 mm

- Friday 1st: 0.1 mm (drizzle)

- Saturday 2nd: 5 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 3rd: 20 mm (thunderstorms)

- Monday 4th: 1 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 10th: 5 mm (a heavy shower)

- Monday 11th: 1 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 17th: 5 mm (showers)

- Monday 18th: 35 mm (heavy rain / wind)

- Tuesday 19th: 10 mm (rain)

- Wednesday 20th: 0.1 mm (drizzle)

- Sunday 24th: 5 mm (light rain showers)

- Monday 25th: 40 mm (heavy showers)

- Tuesday 26th: 5 mm (some showers)

- Wednesday 27th: 10 mm (light rain)

December 2024: Total = 85 mm*

- Tuesday 3rd: 2 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 8th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)

- Thursday 12th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)

- Saturday 21st: 5 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 22nd: 40 mm (heavy rain)

- Monday 23rd: 40 mm (heavy rain)

- Tuesday 24th: 0.5 mm (light rain)

TOTAL = 300 mm

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

With the character account she created on Bluesky, the Faerie Princess insisted on me watching a movie called "Serendipity".

I watched it tonight and it proved very meaningful. I advice you to watch it too, if you wish to understand more of my bond with the Faerie Princess.

Flowers under the rain

Flowers under the rain... 

Green beans

Today it rained a lot, more than 50 mm. The video is taken in the garden by the sea, during a lull, before it rained again. Look at the green bean that flowered at the beginning of the winter!

And look at my bluesky profile to see quality pictures I daily take along with short texts I write: https://bsky.app/profile/erik-zakhia.bsky.social 

After the sunset

After the sunset, close to the sea... Sorry about the bad lighting. It is the shortest day of the year: Happy Winter Solstice! And it's raining, a lot! 

I'm posting daily pictures on my bluesky account: https://bsky.app/profile/erik-zakhia.bsky.social

Close to the fireplace

I recorded a shorter video today, in front of the fireplace, because my mother called me and I had to interrupt the video. I wanted to show at the end our Christmas tree, that we keep from year to year in the garden and get inside the house for Christmas. In this way, it avoids to throw Christmas trees every year as a lot of people do, and it is better for the environment. 

This is a picture of our Christmas tree in our living room.

An evening story

An evening story from the garden...

 

Afternoon light

Afternoon light...

I am focusing on my Bluesky profile lately as I believe that one of the profiles which is communicating with me is a character created by the Faerie Princess. That allows her to express herself freely, which is very important, and could heal her.

Golden afternoon rays

Golden afternoon rays 

By the fireplace

By the fireplace...  

Along my path close to the sea

Along my path close to the sea... 

From the beach

From the beach, on a sunny and clear day of December... 

From the lower part of the garden

From the lower part of the garden, by the small river bed... 

Winter flowers

About winter flowers... 

Also, read my latest post on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7273020083059179520/

A rain of yellow leaves

A rain of yellow leaves...

 

A character created by the Faerie Princess?

As you know, I have a new account on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/erik-zakhia.bsky.social

And interestingly, one of the accounts that is interacting with me could be a character created by the Faerie Princess, in order to communicate with words without revealing her face.

She did that already in the past, sometimes giving me the proof it was her, sometimes without giving me a proof.

Till now, I have no proof. I could be wrong. It is just a feeling.

And when I say a character, it is like a character of a book. When a writer writes the story of a character, a way of speaking, an origin, points of strengths / weakness, it might not be based on her experience. It is something the Faerie Princess is really good at doing. Character building, it is called. Except that usually characters are built for a book. In this case, the Faerie Princess builds character in real life, on social network, inventing to them a background, some hobbies, etc.

 

About wild edible plants

About wild edible plants...

 

A new page

A new page is being written for the Middle-East. It will perhaps take some time, but there will be more and more Peace, even in places where endless conflicts reigned. We are getting there. 

A cloudy day by the sea

A cloudy day by the sea...  

From the garden by the sea

From the garden by the sea... 

In front of the pond

In front of the pond... 

A Bluesky account

I invite those who follow this blog to create a Bluesky account https://bsky.app/ and to follow me https://bsky.app/profile/erik-zakhia.bsky.social. You can create your account in your real name, or under a pseudonym if you wish to keep anonymous. I post there a picture every day along with a short text.

For the friends of the Prince and the Princess, it can be a fun opportunity to also share some pictures. You can take pictures of the sky, of the place where you live, of Christmas decorations, of nature, and post them. It will be my pleasure to follow you. If you want the other actors to find out about your profile, you can post the link toward it in a comment on this blog.

And for the entourage of the Faerie Princess, you can create an account with a pseudonym, and perhaps, why not, exchange with me without revealing who you are. 

As a reminder, Bluesky resembles Twitter, but does not belong to Twitter. So in future, all the people who are dissatisfied with Twitter could move to Bluesky.

The meaning of this phase

I forgot to record a video earlier during the day, so I did it this evening, in front of the barnhouse. Sorry about the lighting.

The video is longer than the usual, and I speak of this phase: of how my acts can help the Faerie Princess to heal, and express her true feelings for the first time in front of her entourage.

About the cold inside the house

About the cold inside the house... 

Also, keep on looking at my linkedin profile, and the post that was shared about me, as there were some interesting comments on them!

From the garden / Updated rainfall 2nd of December

 From the garden...

Sunday 24th of November: 5 mm / Monday 25th of November: 40 mm / Tuesday 26th of November: 5 mm

Updated rainfall / 2nd of December 2024

July 2024: Total = 0 mm

August 2024: Total = 0 mm

September 2024: Total = 70 mm

- Saturday 14th: 1 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 15th: 3 mm (light rain showers)

- Monday 16th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)

- Tuesday 17th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)

- Sunday 22nd: 40 mm (heavy showers)

- Monday 23rd: 25 mm (heavy showers)

October 2024: Total = 5 mm

- Wednesday 3rd: 5 mm (rain showers)

- Friday 18th: 0.1 mm (drizzle)

November 2024: Total = 140 mm

- Friday 1st: 0.1 mm (drizzle)

- Saturday 2nd: 5 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 3rd: 20 mm (thunderstorms)

- Monday 4th: 1 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 10th: 5 mm (a heavy shower)

- Monday 11th: 1 mm (light rain)

- Sunday 17th: 5 mm (showers)

- Monday 18th: 35 mm (heavy rain / wind)

- Tuesday 19th: 10 mm (rain)

- Wednesday 20th: 0.1 mm (drizzle)

- Sunday 24th: 5 mm (light rain showers)

- Monday 25th: 40 mm (heavy showers)

- Tuesday 26th: 5 mm (some showers)

- Wednesday 27th: 10 mm (light rain)

Getting the support of a bestselling writer

Today, Mrs. Heistinger, a bestselling Austrian writer who writes about plants, gardening and seed saving offered me and Arbaro de Espero a public support through her Linkedin profile and I am very grateful to her for that.

You can see the beautiful post she wrote about me on this link: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7269666688504131584/

You can also see the post she wrote about me directly on her profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-heistinger-02085781/

It is such persons who give me back some faith in the world. 

Mrs. Heistinger is of another generation than I am, she already published around fifteen books, gets interviwed by newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions, gives conferences, yet she was touched by my story, and by our common love and passion for plants and seeds.

Indeed for many years I studied the only book she wrote in English (the others are in German) called "The Manual of Seed Saving" a book I would advice anyone who wish to plant a field or a garden to read, as it is a very complete and insightful manual that goes very much in depth, about how to keep your own seeds, and how to save old heirloom varieties that are disappearing.

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This is not the surprise I spoke about three weeks ago. As for the surprise I am still waiting as it was delayed due to circunstances I have no control over. The surprise regards the Netherlands.

But till now I have nothing to announce, unfortunately. I hope that this will soon change.

 

In front of the barnhouse

In the evening, in front of the barnhouse... 

From close to the sea

From close to the sea... 

A video from the beach

A video from the beach...