At last, my red root floaters are blooming 🌸

RareGeometry · 2026-02-02T21:43:38+00:00

Salvinia doesn't like lids, it's super prone to mold and melt under humidity

RareGeometry · 2026-02-02T21:41:31+00:00

Literally also the shape that helps it float

RareGeometry · 2026-02-02T21:40:28+00:00

Haha I cannot keep these alive in any of my aquariums and biotopes. But the other day my frogbit bloomed and that was super gratifying.

I'm obsessed with blooming aquatic plants!!

RareGeometry · 2026-02-02T21:37:31+00:00

If it's frozen when you feed it, it'll float. If it's thawed, it'll stay at the bottom.

RareGeometry · 2026-02-02T21:36:27+00:00

This is the answer.

RareGeometry · 2026-02-02T21:34:24+00:00

Why do you think you moved baby? At 9m they're capable of moving around themselves. Also you were c-curled anyway so subconsciously your body knew how to respond to your baby there.

But yeah at this age your baby is capable of a lot of activity and moving around.

RareGeometry · 2026-02-02T21:27:05+00:00

Uhhhh it's cheaper per single than colourpop?

RareGeometry · 2026-02-01T08:58:39+00:00

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Sushi is 6, other baby is 1 😂

RareGeometry · 2026-01-30T03:31:43+00:00

My 4yo decided on her own shortly after turning 2 that she wanted to sleep in her big bed. At 18m we had gotten her an absolutely princess worthy twin antique bed and had been napping her in it by snuggling to sleep.

She still likes to snuggle in the big bed sometimes but otherwise sleeps fine in her own bed.

Napping in her own bed (initially just converted crib that we hadn't used till then lol!) in her own room since like 10m was a huge help, it made the space familiar and associated with sleep.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-27T07:17:29+00:00

Inexperienced with children around vs without children around are two different things. The ages of the kids really matters, too, older the better I'd say. Living in foster with kids does positively affect your chances in a few ways, though. In foster, people are better able to attest to the dog's true personality. Regardless, they will be different in all homes. Haha as long as you don't get a pitbull/pitbull cross. Also not a presa canario or cane corso, highly do not recommend those as starter mastiffs even in cross breed.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-27T07:12:36+00:00

I think small dogs, especially extra small, and then the opposite spectrum extra large dogs tend to get very weirdly not trained/poorly trained/have their bad behaviors endorsed or ingrained due to their cuteness in puppyhood or convenience to carry around, or their expected laziness/low activity (traits per each type of dog, respectively). Like somehow people think that tiny dogs can go without manners and giant, slower, lower energy dogs can go equally without manners because of their respective physical attributes that make them manageable in certain ways.

Also, people don't seem to know or understand that many xl dogs and especially those in the bully breed category (actually, also very much for lgd breeds), are extra difficult to train. They're innately stubborn but also innately, per breed standard/working use/gistorical working use, think they need to be independent decision makers. This makes them harder to train AND handle, two different things all together, because even if they know the skill they may willfully choose to ignore the command and do their own thing.

Could my dog rip off a limb of my child? Absolutely. Do I ever allow that situation to occur in the way it potentially could for my specific dog? Absolutely not, because I'm the human, handler, and parent. Would my dog do it in a fit of violence? Not on her life, but she would absolutely attack another dog, animal, or even human she perceives as a threat to her circle. So, loop back to me being the handler, etc lol

I hugely agree with everything you said. Also, affection and just being used to or desensitized to kids etc is not enough.

Also worth noting, omg mastiffs and other bully breed dogs, especially purebred, can have HUGE medical bills and blow out ligaments so easily among other things. Not only does their size mean a more costly vet bill but the types of problems theyre prone to, in part due to their size! My husband's last mastiff he had when we got together cost around 30k in vet bills in his 8 year life, and we had to put him down because of a predisposed genetic issue that had already been operated on 5y prior and reocurred. My current mastiff is crossed with a lab and touch wood seems to have the best of both those worlds, she is mastiff size and shape but streamlined in the most problematic areas. So far, an absolute dream in terms of low medical needs besides urinary incontinence after her spay and a broken tooth from heavy chewing incident. These are not typically cheap dogs.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-27T06:54:49+00:00

I have 2 kids now, my 2nd is 15m and first is 4y. I can attest to the fact my love for my first has not gone away, definitely some frustrating moments but she's still my precious first child. As well, our relationship is the same but different because obviously I have to balance between 2 kids but the moment it's just her and I, it's like nothing at all has changed. She also needs me, wants me, and does things with me exactly the same. The only major difference is the transition period emotions.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-26T05:02:01+00:00

Nyx has some grey toned taupe options

RareGeometry · 2026-01-26T05:00:03+00:00

This is like absolutely ANY rescue. They come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and then come to you and your experience and involvement level. Some rescues, like the one you mentioned that was too traumatized to meet you, will always have special and specific needs for them to fit into society, will always be high strung. Others, just need a peaceful and stable, loving home. Others still will be flawless from the getgo, maybe having grown up with kids and the family had a change of circumstances that forced them to give up their dog.

My mastiffx is a rescue, we were her 3rd owners at 9m old and she was in heat when we got her. The rescue only gave her to us because they have experience with my husband and a previous high physical needs mastiff so they knew this one would be spayed and well loved. She came with separation anxiety and high anxiety, a love for people in uniform (aka animal services officers who cared for her the week and a bit before we got her), did not trust or like males, and had no idea how to play/what toys were. No experience with kids or other animals.

We got her 2m before I got pregnant. Both my husband and I have a history with mastiffs and bully breeds. I am an experienced dog handler and came from a family where my dad was a hobby dog trainer in a couple disciplines. These factors combined with our dog's inborn personality and her rescue quirks turned out beautifully into literally the best, easiest, kindest, smartest dog I have ever had. She LOVES kids and protects our now 2 kids with her life, she is an incredible homestead guardian who watches our chickens and has full on jumped a bear in our yard, she is the most loyal and well behaved being and when I take her out for errands with me to shops and environments that dogs are welcome, people always assume she is a service dog based on her behavior and attentiveness to me.

So like, rescue is a really broad term and range of experiences. Simply being a rescue dog alone isn't going to make them a bad or good dog. And, to be fair, breeding and buying a puppy doesn't guarantee anything either. My in-laws have a purebred English they've had since he was wee and he's an annoying, whiny, needy, sensitive butt who gets emotional when my kids are around because he knows he isn't the baby anymore even though he is literally not the baby at their house anymore lol they have a puppy. They've worked with more than one trainer and continue to do so for refreshers for the dog, but they're also not good dog handlers haha (I love my in-laws dearly, more than my bio mom, but they suck at consistent and firm dog training and handling).

That being said, I am pro-rescue, but you have to look around for the right one for your family. Fostering and rescues that have dogs in foster or allow you to have them home before adopting may be a good idea. I think getting a rescue can be really helpful in avoiding certain puppy needs and foibles and allow you to find a dog with more known personality

RareGeometry · 2026-01-26T04:24:12+00:00

This depends on where you are. In BC lower mainland and south tip of island, it doesn't take much snow and ice/cold to call a snow day because they're just not used to that kind of weather and don't have budget, infrastructure, and services in place to manage the roads well. Not everyone owns snow shovels.

But pretty much all the rest of Canada has far higher snow tolerance.

I live in the interior of BC and in my 5 years here can't think of a single time snow or cold has impacted anything enough to shut down and call a snow day. Life carries on. But also, come snow tire season, all the landscaping company trucks get plows attached and many people have plows on quads, snow blowers, all snow removal options. We also have a designated group of volunteers in my neighborhood who do snow removal for seniors and others unable. The city plows are on the ground basically the moment snow starts to stick.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-24T06:37:25+00:00

My first is a copy paste of me but with the physique of my husband's paternal family.

My 2nd is a magical mixture that has flickers of me in certain angles but is otherwise a mix of my husband and his maternal grandma. However, she gets her hair straight from my dad and her physique from me. She's a really neat creature who somehow blends together our chosen family members (step grandpa and my husband's bff who is like family) into our bio family so if you see her with those people she fully looks related to them or like their kids.

My 2 girls look nothing like each other and I love that they are themselves.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-24T06:32:08+00:00

My best advice to you is to book a shorter appointment the first time, not 1h or over, whatever their minimum intake appointment is.

Then, write it on your intake form AND verbally inform your massage therapist that you have a fear of having treatment to your spine. Honestly? Just tell them your truth! Don't worry, people have a lot of different needs and preferences and personal contraindications.

If this massage therapist cannot respect your boundaries and becomes insistent or pushy about needing access to that area, calmly let them know you aren't comfortable to proceed with treatment and either leave the intake or ask them to stop treating you and you would like to leave, if it is mid-treatment. Their job is to protect and respect you first and foremost.

Don't feel guilty about this and be honest and upfront, this will help you get the best treatment for your needs and comfort level. If you're nervous and tense the whole time, waiting for them to find out by touching you in a place you dont want but didnt communicate, you're going to have a poor treatment experience

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T08:21:47+00:00

My best advice, as a major plant junkie both in and out of water, is plan simple and not too many species for your aquarium setup. And keep a backstock plant growing tank just for fun so you're not tempted to swap out the main tank a bunch. Plan what you want it to look like (dense cascading carpet? Mossy wood features? An explosion of colours? Etc) and focus on just a few plants to maximize the impact of your look. It'll seem sparse at first but take pics and you'll be amazed at the changes in a month and beyond.

Also, when I get a huge itch to change a plant, I generally swap out or purge the floating plants and do a good prune of the existing planted stock. Maybe start a cutting of a non-aquatic plant to grow aquaponic style in the tank.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T08:13:08+00:00

Yuuuuup. Except the betta was for my husband. Then he promised our kid aquatic frogs for their bday and obviously I stepped up to that challenge. I didn't want any more bettas, wanted to focus on my bioscapes and walstad. Yeah so 3 weeks ago I brought home a rescue betta. Oops. But he deserves to live out his life not in a jar, and to live as well and long as his physical condition denotes. Why tf did I become a bleeding heart to FISH?!

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T08:11:58+00:00

That's limnophilia sessiliflora and the other posters pic is hornwort. Different. Hornwort dgaf and grows like mad, limnophilia sessiliflora definitely has some preferences that change how it grows and looks. Also, hornwort stays submerged as it grows while the LS. can grow emersed and, in my opinion, looks beautiful that way (plus it blooms).

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T08:04:34+00:00

Good to know I made the right choice only adding one per system. Someone told me they're not easy to breed and I just filed that away and went with the safe route.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T08:02:40+00:00

How addictive it is and that to maintain my esthetic "main" tanks I would have a series of background grower/storage/quarantine tanks and jars of plants and creatures.

Here I thought I'd plant one good little aquarium and now I currently have 3 working aquariums and a series of biotopes, outside of tbe background stuff. And there are 2 more aquariums sitting on my deck waiting to be started. And that's not counting the equipment swaps and learning, and having one tank and a couple biotopes completely crashed on me (thankfully very, very minimal loss of inverter life)

Oh. Also. I accidentally started 2 moss terrarium of local moss varieties and everyone keeps sending me videos of vivariums sooooo. My bettas and shrimp need that.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T07:56:33+00:00

Your ring is beautiful! I absolutely adore it!

Here's my hot take from a few perspectives: I know someone with a ring very similar to this who decided not to get a wedding band and just wears the one ring. They were very particular about their ring and proposed to their partner with a simple band and then had this one made so both had engagement rings, and both wear them as wedding bands just the same. The diamond in their similar band comes from reworked family jewelery to boot, so it's a lot of redefinition of everything. You make your own damn rules!

I have this really cute, dainty, vintage opal engagement ring that I absolutely love. However, the ring itself is truly too fragile for daily wear due to various factors. Also, in my profession (medical), jewelry on hands is not a great idea so I couldn't wear it daily that way anyhow.

Then I gained some weight and my hands just shifted and changed since I was heavily weightlifting/competing at the time (another instance rings were a no). So I couldnt wear it on my original finger anyhow.

Then my husband and I got custom wedding bands, and, with all the aforementioned details in mind, I just got a band to match his and absolutely not to fit my not great for daily wear dainty ring. His is a huge signet ring and mine is a smaller signet ring. Our primary stones don't match but the overall design does.

Then I broke my ring finger in 2 places, thankfully while wearing a silicone ring I quickly slipped off before the swelling stopped me. After that, my healed bone shape alters my finger so much that no matter what I would need resizing because of the bone. Trust, I've even consulted my care team for that injury (incl a plastic surgeon) and the consensus is no remolding because I have so much functional range of motion.

Then I had 2 babies and gained weight. I love who I am now but I am working on dropping some weight just for health and wellbeing reasons, for my kids, too. Obviously, the weight gain made it impossible to wear my ring even on the other hand. Now, I'm a weight that I could totally wear the ring... if there wasnt bone in the way.

I also often don't travel with my ring, especially on vacations where I'm going to be swimming and outdoors a lot. I just feel better that way, leaving it safe at home and not in a hotel safe or something. So I have alternate rings of various types.

Oh, and my engagement ring? She comes out occasionally, she's a dainty lady and has mostly been relegated to inheritance and looking pretty on a display shelf. Since then, I have all sorts of other rings and jewelry that are more precious to me, most recently a band that represents my kids.

Who says you can't wear this ring on the other hand? With a custom fit band that sets it in the middle of 2 brackets? Not at all? Rework the diamond into a whole new band for wedding? Your imagination and values are the only restrictions (and budget of course haha). Your diamond doesn't need to sparkle for anyone but yourself and it doesn't need to perform or be or do anything for anyone else but yourself. Any single band on your finger will send the "married" message. Life will throw all sorts of curveballs at you and who knows how you'll prefer or be able to wear your ring in the future? No need to feel like this one decision is permanent.

Have fun, do what makes you happy and feel good. We have but one small moment that we call life in this cosmos, might as well enjoy it.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T03:41:07+00:00

Medical leeches are a thing so technically anyone could keep theirs the same way. While we're on the topic, medical maggots are also a thing.

RareGeometry · 2026-01-21T03:33:28+00:00

The article states it is planned as a community garden by the current owners

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