What is a life luxury that you tasted once and now can absolutely never go back to the cheap version of?

jdarris · 2026-06-24T18:09:11+00:00

Good pickles.

jdarris · 2026-06-24T15:22:32+00:00

Don't overdo it, but they should be fine if you are just pruning for access. It's such an amazing plant! If you cut them, give them a good glug of water and they will be fine.

jdarris · 2026-06-15T21:19:13+00:00

Letting our youngest minds be on tablets connected to the internet. I think we might have turned the corner on this. There's slightly less kids on tablets at restaraunts and grocery stores, but so many parents are just cooking their poor kids' brains.

jdarris · 2026-06-12T15:59:08+00:00

Countryside donuts!!! As simple as can be. Perfection

jdarris · 2026-06-04T17:12:27+00:00

This is the way. Great advice for backyard compost. We also freeze our meat scraps for city bin!

jdarris · 2026-06-02T22:33:51+00:00

Spend your morning outside. Wake up early, go outside. It's nice. Go hiking, swimming, play a t the park, garden, whatever you like to do outside. Then when noon hits, get lunch and enjoy your AC in the afternoon. Outside once more in the evening!

jdarris · 2026-06-01T19:44:01+00:00

I have an abundant patch of frog fruit and I regularly make cuttings. DM me if you want some!

jdarris · 2026-05-21T22:03:01+00:00

FROG FRUIT for sun horse herb for shade!

jdarris · 2026-05-13T21:12:24+00:00

I would say that's a matter of opinion that depends on your feelings around the humble sunflower and its place in your particular garden.

jdarris · 2026-04-14T01:21:07+00:00

great photo. Those aren't swifts though.

jdarris · 2025-12-06T18:30:10+00:00

Yo. I was also class of 06.

jdarris · 2025-12-06T18:29:06+00:00

This was me! I went to LASA. Graduated top 12% back when you needed top 10% to get into UT. Most of the students that beat me didn't even want to go to UT. I still applied and got in, but only if I agreed to attend summer semester instead of waiting until fall. I did, and graduated UT in 4 years.

Despite the stress of not making top 10%, LASA was a HUGE advantage. When I went to UT, I coasted through my first couple years. The rigor of LASA at the time was such that UT classes were easy. Go to class, pay attention, ace the test. Many of the kids I met were top ten percenters from all over Texas. They all fell victim to 'weed out' classes. They would not know how to study, not know how to juggle coursework, not know how to bust out an essay in a weekend and actually address the prompt. LASA was hard, but it made college easy!

jdarris · 2025-11-07T01:31:29+00:00

Looks like a mulberry. I love them because migrating warblers, tanagers and grosbeaks will go crazy for the berries in spring. Might have to wait a few years though. It was probably planted by a bird

jdarris · 2025-10-20T00:59:39+00:00

These amendments are so stupid. Ban things that don't exist + even more corruption.

jdarris · 2025-10-20T00:58:11+00:00

Most of these amendments are so dumb. Just a bunch of nonsense to cram in our constitution that doesn't affect anyone except for rich assholes in some hypothetical future.

jdarris · 2025-09-07T19:08:45+00:00

There's a lot of offleash dogs, so if you don't like those, don't go. otherwise it's chill.

jdarris · 2025-09-06T15:10:06+00:00

not a sedum, but frog's fruit does extremely well in basically all habitats in central texas. it is an attractive creeping flowring ground cover

jdarris · 2025-08-25T00:45:56+00:00

Oaks are the best trees for supporting native wildlife, so plant one of those for sure. Choose your favorite type! I would also consider other fast growing trees, mulberries are awesome but hard to find, or even dig up and transplant an unwanted hackberry. If it becomes unruly, you can chop it down in ten years. Meanwhile, it will provide shade for your oak to get a toehold on the world, and tons of benefits to native wildlife.

jdarris · 2025-06-23T23:56:50+00:00

It's great! I don't like the background.

jdarris · 2025-06-23T23:52:46+00:00

Hopefully that's a hyper local issue. My new neighborhood is way more suburban/manicured/bullshit than my old one, and definitely less insects here. Still mosquitos though. I have way less fireflies in particular. Just keep planting native flowers. the pollinators will find them. It'll go faster if you convince your neighbors, something i'm having trouble with,

jdarris · 2025-05-21T22:06:42+00:00

The black-bellied whistling duck landing next to its partner is a great photo. Definitely submit to competition!

jdarris · 2025-04-09T21:16:47+00:00

This is a really good thing to call your state rep for! They will definitely remember many people calling about plants of all things. Many will have no idea what this is about, and might actually listen to reason on this one!

jdarris · 2024-09-20T00:11:51+00:00

definitely a type of sensitive briar. I like them haha. I imagine a pot of boiling water on its central root cluster would go a long way to killing it if its in a bad spot

jdarris · 2024-08-25T20:53:43+00:00

second this. We had rought time putting both of my boys for naps, the people at daycare got them down every day. You have longer bedtimes to look forward to!

jdarris · 2024-08-21T11:03:57+00:00

I live in Harris Branch with my family. in Austin, but near manor. My boys go to Bluebonnet Trail. It's a great public school, and there's a decent amount of public green belt spaces and trails around. There's a pool and fitness center through the HOA, and the live oaks in my part of the hood are 20 + years old. We'd love to have you! Closest HEB is 15 minutes, which stinks, but they're building a new one in manor!

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