new this visit: wildflower matchbook of seeds (got as gift a year ago and never planted, not expecting to see any sprouts but who knows)

there are no pictures because of 2 dumb things: 1, i forgot it was going to get dark an hour “earlier” due to daylight savings (psh whatever time is a patriarchial construct and the solar calendar particularly so) and 2, i got there and i think the basil died and i’m bummed out.

the garden actually seems to get a surprising amount of light at night from the streetlights, except for my little patch. there’s 2 palm trees that must be at just the right angle to block it out. i think from now on if i have to check in on a weekday it’ll have to be before work. it’s probably not going to be light after work for months and if i don’t get any light in my little square i’d have to bring like, a head-mounted flashlight or something.

the basil looked pretty limp. i would hate it if it died the second i took it out of the glass and put it in real soil. it would be like the bubble boy dying on exposure to the outside world. poor basil.