the yard is very crunchy. we haven’t had rain in a few weeks (2-3?), but it looks like it could rain this weekend. i did water my few potted plants that live on the porch since they were looking especially thirsty.

immediately the “drip drip drop” song from bambi rolled into my head!

i’ve poured hours upon hours into this game. it’s just a chill game (if you want it to be), and it’s fun to keep track of stuff to collect, talk to the NPCs, and go fight some baddies occasionally.

i set mine up last weekend, too!

my partner ordered them online. guessing from amazon.

if you can plop the tablets in there, i think that would help!

my partner ate some of the fruit, but they don’t seem quite ripe enough to eat.

and yeah on the fungus! it was heavily infected last year, though we pruned heavily and it seems mostly gone this year. i’ll have to take a pic sometime, poor tree was shooting off ten billion branches trying to survive the neglect so it’s really bushy and awkward looking.

figured out that our big fruiting tree is… an apricot tree! sadly, it seems to be struggling. it didn’t fruit at all last year, and some of the bark is sloughing off the trunk, so i’m not sure how much longer it will last. i think it’s nearly done fruiting, which is good because the fruit flies are going NUTS out there.

we had to cut down a native cherry tree last year because it was crowding the deck. a new one popped up just far enough away that we decided to keep it, and it is absolutely thriving!

we also have some weird fruiting trees out there, which are dropping all over the place. might be an almond tree? and another one might be a plum or peach tree? whoever planted these was really going wild.

assuming “PC” doesn’t count… i’ll be a basic removed and say nintendo switch. it’s the one i’ve played the most games on.

I JUST WANT TO SMOTHER IT WITH LOVE

i didn’t have time to do a food garden this year, but i do have some general updates. this is only our second spring in this location, so i still feel like i’m getting to know the land.

• planted tons of clover in bare spots around the yard
• we’ve got lots of ground ivy, pink-sorrel, purple dead nettle, and bulbous buttercup growing in the yard
• need to replant the mature rosemary out of the container and into the ground — not sure where to put it yet
• my neglected succulent is flowering??? literally haven’t thought about this housewarming gift in at least six months

i tried to play the original about a decade ago and my partner at the time had to dodge me throwing the controller when the dogs jumped through the window. that’s when i knew i wasn’t cut out for playing horror games. (although i enjoy watching other people play them!)

god dammit.

ooblets and fire watch are not difficult or lengthy games, but both were so enjoyable. i think casual games often get the short end of the stick unless there’s some online element a la animal crossing.

i had the same reaction haha.

is there a version of this in article form? i have a hard time watching videos.

these are more rock than chiptune, but very much video game inspired!

• https://bitbrigade.bandcamp.com
• https://doubleferrari.bandcamp.com

this is such a mood. i’m still waiting for the next stardew valley.

fun fact! dogs will scratch their ears/look away to show they are not a threat.