#beansprout farm

[chaoparty]

spending all of spring buy bell peppers to make into fried veggies & selling at a profit - harvest moon magical melody

#magical melody #harvest moon #gamecube #our art #my art #her name is poppy and i patched it so i can marry girls dfkjgdkfg #beansprout farm

[maatryoshka]

#aesthetic #farmcore #photography #countrycore #grunge aesthetic #cottage aesthetic #cottage core #botanical garden #farm core #farm life #greenery #greenhouse #green #gardencore #gardening #garden #happiness #stayhealthy #beansprouts

[etirabys]

@danbensen said re: the liancourt rocks post

Did you hear the Japanese gnashing over the desert served at the Moon/Kim summit?

I’m not 100% sure you addressed this reply to me or to xhxhxhx (tumblr is bad), but I googled this and my god it’s funny.

Tokyo has lodged a formal protest about the mango mousse planned for the dinner between President Moon Jae-in and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un because the dish features a map of the Korean Peninsula that includes a contested island that is claimed by Japan.

also, the linked CNN post on what each meal course was, what it meant, and from what regions the food was sourced is very cool (and has delicious looking photos!) – octopus from a South Korean democracy activist’s hometown, Swiss potato rosti because Kim Jong Un studied in Switzerland, greens from the DMZ, tea from the northernmost mountains and cake from the southernmost island, etc.

#danbensen #dashreplies #why ARE there greens from the DMZ? is there a farm somewhere? #growing beansprouts for symbolic occasions?

[sandwichrin]

A Little into You (Junkyu x Reader) (Ch. 30)

Chapter 30 - Roses

Word count: 6.5k words

Genre: Fanfiction, PG13, Comedy, Romance.

A/N: Hello!! Omg it’s been so long! T^T I am literally crying aaaa I am so sorry for making you all wait this long! But-- I have made this chapter extra long so I hope it makes up for me being away for a while ;-; <3 also-- idk y’all, this chapter was supposed to be fun but while i was proofreading i actually shed a tear because--- well, okay i’ll just leave it to y’all to read and find out T^T anyways, this was long wow but i love you all and please take care always <3

The guy brought our Treasure friends to his house that was only a 10-minute walking distance from the market—but also less noisy in their opinion.

“Here you go, make yourselves at home,” the guy said with his smile. He pushed open the front door for the boys to enter.

Hyunsuk was reluctant to enter but then Junkyu was already stepping his foot into the guy’s living room so in the end the rest of them just followed suit.

“Have a seat, I’m gonna go out and wait for my friend outside,” the guy said.

“W-wait, you’re leaving us here? On our own?” Hyunsuk asks, suspicious of the guy leaving them simply after inviting them to tag along with him before this.

“Yup. It’s gonna be for a while, really,” the guy replied. “Here, I’ll leave the front door open for you guys,” he said as he pushed the door open. He then left through the door. “See you guys in a bit!” he waved goodbye at them before going.

Jihoon and Hyunsuk immediately huddled up close to each other. “Yah, don’t you think this guy is kinda suspicious??” Jihoon whispered towards his hyung.

“You feel it too?? Dang, I thought I was the only one that feels that everything around here is fishy.” Hyunsuk answered back.

“Yeah! And he kept mentioning about meeting his friend too. I mean, he could’ve brought us to meet his friend, no?? Why keep us waiting here??”

Hyunsuk lets out a gasp. “What if he’s scheming on kidnapping us?”

“Aigoo, that’s nonsense hyung! If he wanted to kidnap us why would he leave the front door open anyways,” Jaehyuk chuckled at his hyungs’ paranoid behaviour.

“He could be bringing a thug back here, you know,” Jihoon said with a serious expression on his face.

All four of them fell silent for a couple seconds.

Junkyu and Jaehyuk made eye contact with each other before bursting into laughter.

“What thug, hyung? This town’s people seemed so nice,” Junkyu said in between his laughs.

“I know right? Look at them hyungs, they’re being overly paranoid over nothing!” Jaehyuk joined in laughing at the two older members.

“Besides, if you feel like that guy is up to no good, why’d you even agree in coming back here with him, huh?” Junkyu points out towards Hyunsuk.

Hyunsuk folds his arms against his chest. “Hey, it’s not my fault. You all could’ve stopped me from saying ‘yes’ to him too. But you guys didn’t. So we’re all in fault if anything bad happens to us here,”

 *

Haenam (still the same morning)

It was close to 11am when you were finally done with helping out your teacher at her small vegetable farm a mile away from her house.

You helped her carry the basket filled with harvested cabbages whilst you let her carry the lighter vegetables in her basket. Your teacher, whom you have been accustomed to call as Aunt Nari ever since she took you into her care after your sister passed on couple years back, walked in front of you. She held onto the smaller basket containing the carrot and beansprouts in her hands.

Your gaze softened as you watched her back facing you. She was the closest person you had as a mother figure after your sister. You felt emotional just thinking about how nice of a person your teacher was for taking care of you—even when you weren’t that much worthy looking after, you thought to yourself.

You were about to start reminiscing on the times your teacher had looked out on you and your sister but then your emotions hit pause as soon as you saw the guy standing nearby your Aunt Nari’s house.

You stopped in your tracks.

You narrowed your eyes at the guy, your grip on your basket tightening.

“Oh! Aunt Nari! Good morning~” The guy greeted your teacher as she passed by him to head towards her house.

Your teacher realised that you weren’t following closely behind her anymore, making her turn around.

“Y/n, what are you doing standing there? Get inside and get changed into something warm! Then we can sort out the vegetables,” she called out to you.

“Ah, uhh, you can head on inside first, aunty. I’ll join in later,”

Your teacher eyed both you and the guy standing in front of the house beside hers. She shook her head and said, “Alright but don’t take too long the both of you.” With that, she heads inside her house, not caring about what you and her neighbour’s son were up to doing—since she’s fairly familiar of what always happen when the both of you meet each other.

As soon as your teacher closed the front door of her house, your hand instantly grabbed onto a piece of the round cabbage from the basket you were holding.

“How’s my loving friend doing to—AGH,” the guy screamed halfway through greeting you as he tried to avoid the cabbage you threw at him.

“Yah! Kim Dongyun! Just what are you thinking, huh?! The nerve you have of just popping up here!” you called out to him as you marched towards him, the heavy basket still in your hands.

“Don’t! I said, don’t!” Dongyun backs off from where he was standing. He hurries to grab the cabbage that you had thrown earlier from the ground and raises it in his hands—making you stop marching towards him. Although to be honest, you were already standing right outside the fence of his house.

“Aha! That’s right, just stay there!” He instructed you. You scowled at him.

“What’s with that look, huh? If you move an inch, I’ll throw this cabbage far away. And then Aunt Nari will be sad because you lost her harvest,” he threatened you.

“Kim Dongyun…” you said his name in a menacing tone.

“Now, now. Listen—I’m sorry, okay? I overslept—AHHH!” he screamed again as he managed to evade another cabbage from hitting him. The cabbage passed by him and rolled into his house through the front door.

“You overslept?? Yah! Did you have any idea how tiring it was to harvest these cabbages and carry them back here all alone?! Aunt Nari kept backing you up, saying that you probably have errands to run today and that we shouldn’t be bothering you—but WOW you overslept!” You nagged. “I had to get up early and do all the harvesting alone when you agreed to help me just yesterday!” you added.

“Oh come on, Y/n. Don’t be like this. Don’t get mad.” He said to you gently. He walks up close to you and hands over the cabbage he held earlier to you. “If you get angry at me like this every time we meet…you’ll get wrinkles easier,” he whispered now that he was close enough.

Your jaw fell when you heard him say this. You dropped the basket in your hand and snatched the cabbage from his hands. “Oh ho you are so dead Kim Dongyun…”

 *

Dongyun’s House (Living Room / Still the same morning)

“Should we make a run for it while we can?” Hyunsuk asks, still worried if they were being kidnapped or conned at this point.

“He’s been out for a while, hasn’t he?” Jihoon asks back.

“Precisely 15 minutes. Not that long to be honest,” Jaehyuk answered as he checked the time on his phone.

“Which is why we should run while we can. The longer we wait, the sooner he comes back.” Hyunsuk reasoned.

“Okay but tell that to the sleeping beauty here,” Jihoon points at Junkyu that had already passed out on the floor beside him.

“What?? He was awake a minute ago! When did he even fall asleep??”

Jaehyuk snickered at the sight of his hyung sleeping on the floor.

Hyunsuk groaned just thinking about how it’d be impossible to escape now that Junkyu’s asleep. He shook his head. He shouldn’t give up so easily, he thought. He’s the leader. He’s responsible for everyone’s safety here.

“Yah, Junkyu-aa, wake upppp,” Hyunsuk called out to the sleeping koala boy.

“Aigoo hyung, just leave him be. I’m sure we’ll be just fine. Besides, you were the one who instantly agreed when the random guy invited us to tag along with him. So why should you be worried now?” Jaehyuk said, trying to calm his hyung down. Honestly, he doesn’t feel like he’s in danger.

“Sshh, shh,” Jihoon suddenly said. “Do you guys hear that?”

“What?” Hyunsuk asks.

“I hear voices outside,”

And just in time, a cabbage flew in through the front door that was left open earlier.

“Wah! I-is that, a cabbage??” Hyunsuk shouted in shock.

“I think people are fighting outside,” Jihoon said as he rose to his feet.

“Hurry, wake Junkyu up! We need to get out of here before we get involved in any way!” Hyunsuk said, hurrying towards Junkyu to wake him up.

 *

Haenam (Outside Dongyun’s house)

“I said give it back!” You ordered Dongyun since he managed to snatch the cabbage from your hands again this time. Though you were glad you had managed to hit him with it twice earlier.

“No. Stop. Aunt Nari will be pissed to see her cabbage being beaten down like this. Look at it! It’s no longer round in shape!”

You stopped reaching for the cabbage that he had been raising out of your reach since he was obviously taller than you. “Fine. Just give it back then. Then I’ll keep it back into the basket.” You point at the basket not far behind you.

Dongyun was reluctant to give it back to you. He knows how good you were at tricking him back when you both were kids so he knew what was up your sleeve most of the time.

You rolled your eyes at him. As if reading his mind, you said—“Come on. We’re not kids anymore. Just give it back, okay? I need to send it back to Aunt Nari’s house.”

Dongyun lets out a sigh and hands over the cabbage into your hands.

“Thank you,” you said to him. You turned around to head towards the basket.

But just as you were right in front of the basket, you swiftly turned around and shout at your friend “ Hah! Jokes on you! I’m not done being mad at you!” you then threw the cabbage in his direction.

Dongyun had been keeping an eye on your movements as you were walking towards the basket earlier so he had expected this from you—which made him duck as quick as lightning, evading the hit from the cabbage you threw.

Now.

Even though the cabbage missed Dongyun, your throw was kind of hard, which made it flew further towards another group of people that were stepping out of Dongyun’s house.

Lucky for Hyunsuk who had been cautious since he first entered the house—he had been looking out carefully as he stepped out of the front doors which made him notice the flying cabbage heading towards them.

“CABBAGE! DUCK!” he shouted.

Hyunsuk, Jaehyuk and Jihoon immediately moved to the sides—except for Junkyu who was still groggy from waking up from his nap.

“What? Ducks?” he said, with his eyes halfway open, him still being half asleep.

It all happened so fast.

One second Junkyu heard his hyungs waking him up from his nice nap.

And then he was being dragged towards the front door.

Next, he thought he heard his Hyunsuk-hyung screaming something about ducks.

And then he felt something hitting him in the face. Something round. Was it a ball?

After that he couldn’t remember what happened. Everything went black.

 *

Aunt Nari’s House (Bedroom 1)

“I told you both not to fight anymore. You both are no longer kids. See what happened now?? You got someone hurt.” Your Aunt Nari nagged at both you and Dongyun as she was standing at the door of the room.

“You’re lucky you knew these people too, Y/n. Imagine getting sued for hurting such handsome boys,” she added.

You shuddered from the word sue. You were mostly terrified of that. Lucky for you your Aunt Nari hadn’t realise that the boy you had accidentally hit with a cabbage was one of the famous Kpop groups’ vocalist. If she knows this you would have probably been thrown to live in the streets, you thought.

“I’m sorry…” you mumbled. You do feel bad though. It’s not like you had meant to threw it at him anyways.

You scowled at Dongyun who was sitting on the floor beside you.

“I can see you scowling at Dongyun from behind here,” Aunt Nari said, making you turn your head back to look at Junkyu who was lying down on the mattress in front of you.

“Okay then. You all watch out for the boy til he wakes up, okay? I’ll be making lunch for us all.” All of you nod at this. “Oh and make sure these two don’t fight again. God knows what would happen next if they do,” she said as she shook her head. You knew she was referring to you and Dongyun.

After Aunt Nari left you kept quiet. Well, actually, the whole room was quiet. Suddenly it felt awkward to be in the room, you thought. Even though everyone here are your friends, you couldn’t help but feel weird being in here with them.

“Y/n?” Hyunsuk suddenly voiced out, making you raise your head to look at him.

Hyunsuk, Jihoon and Jaehyuk were seated opposite you and Dongyun, with Junkyu laying in the middle of everyone.

“Y-yes?” You answered him.

“Don’t feel bad. You didn’t mean to do it.” He said softly.

You nod your head slowly at this. Your eyes went back to stare at Junkyu.

“Yeah, he’s probably drifted back to sleep anyways after you knocked him out,” Jihoon chimed in.

You pursed your lips, trying not to laugh at what Jihoon has said. Jihoon saw your lips curve upwards slightly, making him smile his warm smile at you.

“Okay.” You managed to say as you controlled your smile.

“So…these are the friends that you’ve been telling me about?” Dongyun asks, now that he’s confident you weren’t going to scold him or anything on what had happened.

You nod your head at him.

“And this is the guy that you lik—” his words got cut off as your hand immediately covered his mouth, making the rest of his sentence sound muffled.

“Ahahaha shut up Dongyun-aa.” You laughed awkwardly. “He’s always spouting nonsense. Don’t mind him,” you said to your Treasure friends.

The rest of them simply nod their heads as they watched you nagged at Dongyun about not spewing nonsense in front of your friends and that he should respect them because they are your guests now.

“Don’t you dare point a finger at Junkyu again,” you huffed, ending your nag at your friend.

Dongyun rolled his eyes at you. “Sure. Protect him at all costs, no?” he said sarcastically, earning a scowl from you again.

Hyunsuk watched the whole time you were talking with Dongyun. He couldn’t help but feel…jealous. You seemed so close with this Dongyun guy, and judging by the way you both banter with each other, it seems like the both of you are super close and comfortable with each other. Almost like you both were meant to be with each other.

He shook his head slightly and decided to just focus on watching over Junkyu.

 *

Aunt Nari’s House (Lunchtime)

Your teacher had cooked up a whole spread of foods since she was excited to see many guests at her home this time.

And not to mention, handsome guests at that too.

Seeing that she only has two sons—one being married and has migrated overseas and another one living in the city (who is also your boss), having this many boys at home made her feel like she was back in her early motherhood days.

You were the closest she had to have as a daughter, in which was why she was always meddling in your love life and asking why you weren’t dating anyone.

“Don’t be shy! Help yourselves!” Aunt Nari exclaimed excitedly as she invites the boys (and you) to eat the food that she had generously cooked that afternoon.

All of you were sitting on the floor, surrounding the table that Aunt Nari had pulled out from her storeroom, one she had kept for family gatherings since it was as big as a four-seater dining table—only shorter since it was meant for dining on the floor.

The Treasure boys were quite shy at first, only taking small bites of the foods until a couple minutes passed and they were pretty sure that your teacher was just another warm-hearted aunt that they all had somehow came across with in their own lives.

“Aigoo, I’ve never thought Y/n to have such handsome friends in the city. I’ve always thought that the only guy friend she had was Dongyun,” Aunt Nari said as you were all eating.

“Aish aunty, don’t say that. Y/n is such a pleasant person, it’s only logical for her to have many friends in the city,” Jaehyuk answered, smiling.

“I doubt that,” Aunt Nari teased. “If you boys have any friends who are interested in dating, why don’t you try to introduce Y/n to them? It’s nothing big, but I worry that Y/n would never settle down and would end up dying alone,”

You choked on your rice, earning a pat on your back from Dongyun whom was sitting beside you.

“Aunt Nari! What nonsense are you saying??” You asked as soon as you were done coughing.

“Oh? I’m only looking out for you, Y/n. Joonyoung told me that he had tried matching you with couple of his friends in the city but that didn’t seem to work out,”

You sighed. “Well, to be honest—it is awkward to date your boss’ friends. Besides, they all…don’t match me either.”

The rest of the boys listened to your conversation with your teacher, feeling like as if they’re listening to a mother trying to convince their daughter to get married soon. They felt like they weren’t even there with the both of you.

“Aigoo, you’re too picky! That’s why you’ll end up alone,” she nagged.

“I won’t end up alone.” You scooped up some rice into your mouth. “I’ll just get myself a pet,” you said, whilst munching on your food.

“Hmm. That won’t do. I might as well just marry you off to Dongyun since his mother is my close friend,” she said nonchalantly.

This made EVERYONE around the table cough and choke on their foods—including you of course.

Aunt Nari stopped eating and looked around the room at all of you. “Oh my god is the food too spicy?? Why is everyone suddenly coughing??”

You rubbed your left eye that had teared up from the choking, “Aunt Nari! What nonsense are you saying?? In front of my friends too!”

“Aish. I’m just saying. You’re too picky. Since you both are close, might as well just get you both matched up,”

You shook your head. “Nu uh. Nope. We had this talk, remember? I’m not getting matched up with anyone,”

“Aigoo Aunt Nari, what are you saying? Y/n and I are just friends,” Dongyun chimed in.

“Hmm. You’re both stubborn.” Aunt Nari complained. She set her bowl on the table, indicating that she was done with her meal.

Jaehyuk sensed the tension going on in the dining area you are all in so he decided that maybe he should try to ease everyone. He places his bowl onto the table as well.

“Thank you for the wonderful meal, aunty,” he smiles his usual charming charm. “Since you helped cook everything, I’ll help with the cleaning, okay?”

Aunt Nari was taken back by the sudden generosity from him since usually her own sons would argue on who would do the cleaning up but having a man who graciously volunteered to do seemed so new in her household that she was simply amazed by the words that came out of Jaehyuk’s mouth.

“Ah. Aigoo, aigoo! You really don’t have to!” She waved her hand at him.

“It’s nothing, really! I always help around in the dorms and when I’m home I help my mum in the kitchen too,”

Now you see, saying these kinds of words to Aunt Nari wasn’t really a good thing at the moment because she was in that obsessive mode of finding a suitor for you. So of course, you can imagine what she said next:

“My my. Who knew such a fine man would have such fine manners?” Aunt Nari leaned forward towards Jaehyuk’s direction. “Then it’s set. I’ll have you in line as my son-in-law,”

You laughed at this. “Ahuh, as if Joonyoung-ssi would be happy with you matchmaking him as well,”

She shot you a look.

“What? I have nothing against Joonyoung-ssi dating men but don’t you think matching him with a man he doesn’t know would make him less happy?”

This earned you a bonk in the head from your teacher.

“Ow!”

“You’re the only person I’m looking a son-in-law for,” she hissed at you.

“Huh??” both you and Jaehyuk asked at the same time, confused.

“Jaehyuk-ssi, right? I’m looking forward to getting to know you better.” Aunt Nari smiled as she got up to her feet to leave for the kitchen. “Y/n, once you’re done why don’t you bring your friends around town?” she was no longer in the room when she said this.

“Alright,” you called back to her.

You continued chewing on your food but then you felt uncomfortable somehow so you raised your head to see all of your friends staring at you.

“What? Why? What’s wrong?”

“Why…is your Aunt Nari…so obsessed with finding you a husband…?” Junkyu asked.

“I guess I was the closest she had as a daughter so she probably just wants to make sure I do get married before she dies or something.” You shrug. “Don’t worry, she doesn’t mean what she says,”

“Pfft. As if. Remember when she forced you to be my date for my sister’s wedding? She kept pushing and convincing my mum about it too. Our teacher isn’t one to kid around. She's been keeping an eye on me since i was a kid and when she found out about y/n being my close friend she wouldn't stop shipping me with her,” Dongyun scoffed at you. “And then I had to turn down Yerim’s offer to dance with me at the wedding because I had to only dance with you,” he sighs loudly.

You rolled your eyes at him. “Oh don’t be so dramatic about it. We were 9 years old at that time for goodness’ sake!”

Your Treasure friends laughed at this discovery.

“So what I’m saying is--,” Dongyun continues, ignoring everyone’s laughter. “I’m just glad I’m off the hook for that son-in-law list of hers. But your friend here, good luck getting out,” he smirks at Jaehyuk.

Instantly everyone’s laugh died down upon hearing this.

“O-okay calm down y’all. I promise, none of you will be forced to marry anyone here. Including me.” You assured them as you grab the glass of water in front of you.

“I wouldn’t mind though. What can I say? Aunts and mums love me~” Jaehyuk said in a sing-song tune.

You giggled at this, finding his carefree demeanour adorable.

The rest of the boys at the table doesn’t find it funny though. Jaehyuk doesn’t realise this but his friends were staring daggers at him for saying something like that.

 *

After lunch, all of you had taken a walk around the small town area, you and Dongyun being the tour guides for your guests of course.

The both of you introduced the local elementary school that you and Dongyun went to, the bakery that you had always brought goods from when you lived with your sister, the market area (even though they’ve all been there earlier this morning), the small café that serves the best iced peach tea and then some other places that you were fairly familiar with.

Though the tour had to be kept short because Dongyun had to head back home and help his dad at their farm a little far away from town; and also because the locals couldn’t stop gawking at your friends everywhere you go. Not that you could blame them though, your Treasure friends are indeed good-looking plus they are all new faces in this town so surely it got the local people curious about their identity.

And so, after the tour ended and after Dongyun had left, you had sorted your friends into several rooms in your Aunt Nari’s house to sleep in for the night but that evening they all had fallen asleep in the living room instead.

 Aunt Nari’s House (Evening)

You too also took a nap as soon as you saw your friends huddled up in the living room sleeping. It wasn’t that long though, your nap. You woke up after half an hour.

You got out of your room and headed downstairs to check on your friends.

“Ah, they’re all still asleep.” You muttered to yourself as soon as you saw them.

You yawned quietly and head towards the kitchen. There was a door leading to the backyard of the house from there.

Before heading outside, you checked the clock hanging on the kitchen wall. 4.35pm. Now’s a good time to check on the plants outside, you thought.

As soon as you stepped outside, you felt the cool breeze blowing against your exposed hands and face. It was cold, yet the Sun was warming enough at this time.

You took a deep breath and head towards the medium-sized potted plant not far from the door.

The pot consisted of a variation of Japanese roses. Orange, pink, yellow, purple—all growing in tangly stems in the pot.

You smiled to yourself. When you first brought the stem cutting of the plants last year, your aunt Nari was surprised because you were never the type to be interested in farming or taking care of plants. But then during your holiday last year, you had brought home the stem cuttings and planted the roses on your own, tending to it everyday too.

It was only when you had to leave for the city again that you told Aunt Nari that you decided to gift the roses to her in hopes that she would take good care of it while you were away.

You squatted in front of the pot, eye-levelling with the row of colourful tiny roses. “Hello my beautiful friends. You’re all looking wonderful as always,” you whispered towards the plant.

Your finger traced the delicate petals, feeling the soft texture against your skin. You hummed happily to yourself. Maybe a break from the city is what you needed after all. As tiring as it was to do the farming work and market runs here, you’ve felt at more peace compared to when you were in the city. Maybe…what your boss did was right after all.

Okay but minus the part where he took your phone away from you. That wasn’t necessary at all, you thought.

“They’re pretty,” a voice whispered from behind you, startling you.

You swiftly turn around to see Hyunsuk standing behind you.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to surprise you,” he blurted as soon as he sees your expression.

You let out a breath of relief. It was only Hyunsuk.

You shook your head and pat the ground beside you. “It’s fine. Come, sit.”

Hyunsuk sat down beside you whom was no longer squatting by now.

“Yours?” He points at the pot of Japanese roses.

You nod back at his question.

“They’re really pretty.”

“Yup,” you nodded again. “Aunt Nari took care of them really well,”

Hyunsuk hummed back in response. “Aunt Nari seems really nice,”

“She is. Even though we’re not blood-related, she’s treated me so well,” you said, your fingers tracing the flower petals again.

“Oh. She’s…not your…”

“She was my high school teacher.” You answered even though Hyunsuk hadn’t finished his question.

“She…took me in when my sister passed away during my senior year,” you added.

“Oh. Y/n, I’m so sorry…”

“Don’t be.” You turned to him and smiled. “It happened.”

You look at your hands now. “It happened so quickly too…I didn’t have time to process what was really going on.”

Hyunsuk reaches out his hand and places them on yours, his fingers intertwining with yours. “If you don’t mind me asking…how did it all went down…”

Hyunsuk didn’t want to come across as insensitive when he asked this but he genuinely wanted to know you better. You were opening up about your past—one thing him and the boys never really heard you talk about. He wanted to know everything about you. Your past, your present.

You felt his hands grip yours tightly, not in a forceful way though. It was as though he was giving you strength to look back on the past that you had so much wanted to shut off your life.

Your eyes still looking down, you started talking, “When my parents separated back then…they sent us to our grandmother here—in this very town. I was 7 at the time, and my sister was 12. To be honest, it wasn’t a bad experience at all. Our grandmother was perfect. She took care of us really well. She was…” you took a deep breath before continuing, “…the perfect parent we ever had. Our parents could never treat us that well,” you chuckled.

“We had a great childhood here. We made friends, we had plenty of people taking care of one another here. I spent my school days with my sister. When I was in my senior year, my sister had already started working at the time.”

Hyunsuk heard the strain in your voice. Ah, it’s the painful part now, he thought.

“It was the day of my college entrance exams. I was already in the school grounds when I got the call. My sister got caught in an accident at the highway roads when she was on her way to work.”

You could feel the tears streaming down your cheeks. You couldn’t help it. You could never keep your tears in whenever you talk about her.

Hyunsuk started stroking your head, trying to calm you down.

“She had a brain injury,” you continued. “I watched over her for two weeks while she was in a coma, and suddenly one day—” your breath hitched as the images flowed in your head this time. How it all happened. The day you felt your whole world fell apart. It wasn’t the time your parents left you, it wasn’t when your grandmother passed on—those matters, as painful as it was, you were still able to keep on living. Because you had your sister by your side. But when she left…

“I had just gotten back from the washroom when I noticed her fingers moving. I thought she was waking up from her coma…she started shaking, and then it was only minutes in when I realised she was having a seizure. I pressed on the emergency button and ran to look for the nurses outside the room.” You stopped. You wiped your tears with the back of your unoccupied hand. “The doctor and nurses wouldn’t let me watch as they tried to handle my sister’s situation so I just sat outside the room. And when the doctor came out,” you paused again to swallow the lump in your throat. “…she was already gone,”

“Y/n…” Hyunsuk said softly. He could feel the sadness seeping through his skin as he held your hand in his.

You blinked the remaining tears, feeling it wet your cheeks. You sniffled and turned to look at the boy beside you. “I’m sorry. You only asked about how it happened and yet I literally gave you backstories,” you chuckled lightly.

“Shh, it’s okay. I wanted to listen.”

You smiled gratefully at him. You wipe away the tears off your face again.

“And then your teacher took you in and then you live here? And then…you moved to the city when you started working…?” Hyunsuk tried to continue your story for you, making you giggle at his curiosity.

You nod back at him.

“Ahh so that’s why there was no tea farm in front of your house,”

“Hm?”

“Ohh, uhh, Soomin-ssi told us that your house was located in front of a tea farm.”

“Oh, that. That’s true. My grandmother’s house was near a tea farm. She must’ve have remembered about it from our conversation about me being a tea expert since I grew up near a tea farm,” you bragged.

Hyunsuk chuckles at this and ruffles your hair.

This made you instantly pull your hand from his hold to fix your hair.

“Hey, hey, keep it easy with the hair,” you whined.

Hyunsuk leaned forward towards you and stared at you for a while. “You can have unkempt hair all you want and yet I’ll still think you’re the most beautiful person in this world,” he grinned.

You blushed at his cheesy compliment. You looked away from his gaze as you braid your hair.

Hyunsuk smiled to himself as he watches you braid your hair. He really meant what he said. He knew that this was purely wrong because he had told Junkyu to confess to you—and yet here he was letting himself fall in love with you all over again.

He was…falling in love with you.

This isn’t just a crush anymore.

He was falling.

Hyunsuk’s thoughts were interrupted when he heard you talking to him.

“…what do you think?”

“Hm?” he asked, since he had missed out on the first part of your question.

“I was asking if you had any ideas for dinner later on. Aunt Nari put me up on sous chef duty for tonight. We have some fish in the freezer so maybe I’ll fry it up and then make some soup and side dishes? What do you think?”

“I’m okay with anything, really.”

“Okay.”

“Oh, right. You didn’t mention what happened to your grandmother’s house,”

“Wow, we’re really going back to that topic huh?” you chuckled.

“I mean, only if you’re comfortable with talking about it.”

You fixed your sittingg position and made it so you were sitting and facing him directly now.

“My grandmother had granted the house to my sister before she passed on so the day my sister passed away our distant relatives instantly claimed the house since there was no true owner for it after she left. Then they made it into a homestay now.”

“Your parents didn’t buy it off them?”

“Beats me. After they left us back then, we’ve never heard any news from them.” You shrugged.

“I’m sorry, again,”

“Aish, no need to be sorry. You were just asking,” you assured him. “Besides, I plan on buying the house back one day,”

“Oh? You’re planning to move back in Haenam?”

“Yup. I mean, they bought off the house but they made it into a homestay?? No one visits here. The house seemed so abandoned for so long. I had my childhood there, there’s no way I’m letting that house rot away like that,” you huffed.

“So you intend to buy it for your retirement one day?”

You shook your head. “Nope. I’m gonna raise my kids there,”

Hyunsuk was surprised to hear this. He wasn’t expecting for this answer from you. He had expected you to want to live in the city permanently after all the painful memories you had here.

“Ah, but I love the city too…I want my future kids to have their childhood here but then I want them to have the rightful amount of exposure to the city too,” you sighed.

“Well, there must be a way to make sure they have both.” Hyunsuk said.

You tilt your head at this. “How?”

“There’s always a way for everything to work out, no? Maybe…have them attend school here, and then make trips to the city on weekends?” he suggested.

“Huh, that sounds like a good idea. And since the city is a 4 to 5-hour drive from here, it could make them feel like they’re having a roadtrip too!” you were starting to feel excited now.

“Yes!! And then during school holidays we can bring the kids to Lotte World or maybe bring them for a staycation at some hotel!” Hyunsuk joined in, him being just as excited as you are.

“Wahhh oh my god Choi Hyunsuk you are one good family planner!” you showed him a thumbs up as you giggled.

“What can I say?” he said proudly. “Oh! And get this! On their weekend trips, we should pack up some food so we can have weekend picnics at the Han River Park!”

You smiled and giggled at his excited behaviour.

“Oh and for Christmas we need to make sure our kids see the Christmas festival in the city! We could bring flasks of hot choc--,” he stopped suddenly.

“Hot…chocolate?” you continued for him.

“Ah, yes, that,” he smiled apologetically at you. Hyunsuk cursed himself for going on with the conversation this much. It seemed like you didn’t notice it though.

“Your ideas all sound so cute,” you giggled.

Hyunsuk simply smiled and nodded at you. He bit his lower lip. He was glad you didn’t realise it though.

He had gotten so excited with his ideas of family planning that he had literally pictured it to be your kids with him that he was planning a life for.

He was picturing his future with you.

This is bad, he thought. He was digging himself deeper into this hole.

“There you guys are. What are you both doing out here?” a voice appeared not too far behind the both of you.

Both you and Hyunsuk turned around to see Junkyu leaning against the doorframe of the house. He stood there rubbing his eyes. It seemed that he had just woken up from his nap.

“Junkyu! You’re awake!” you smiled happily upon seeing him.

Junkyu nods his head. “Isn’t it cold out there, you both?” he asked.

“Just a little bit. You wanna come join us?” You asked him back.

Junkyu shook his head at the idea of leaving the warm house. “It’s okay. I’ll just sit in the kitchen. Don’t stay too long in the cold,” he advised the both of you before he heads back inside.

You smiled and stood up from the ground you had been sitting on since just now. You held out your hand towards Hyunsuk, offering to help him stand up as well.

As soon as Hyunsuk got to his feet, he felt you wrap your arms around him, hugging him.

“Thank you for listening, Hyunsuk. And thank you for cheering me up with your cute ideas,”

You let go of him, a smile on your face. Hyunsuk smiled back at you, seeing you happy makes him happy too.

“Now, let’s head inside! I’m gonna make something warm for everyone,” you said cheerfully as you skipped towards the house now.

Hyunsuk followed behind you, his steps slow. His smile faded slowly. He felt uneasy. Was it just him that noticed how much happier you were the moment you saw Junkyu? 

Is y/n that much in love with Junkyu? Do I not stand a chance at all? —he thought to himself.

 To be continued…

#ALIY #sandwichrin #ygtreasure #treasure #treasure fanfic #TREASURE IMAGINE #treasurefic #teufic #treasurefanfic #treasure members #all treasure members #alltreasuremembers #treasuremembers #kim junkyu #kimjunkyu #kim junkyu x reader #kimjunkyu x reader #junkyu scenarios #junkyu x reader #junkyu treasure #junkyu fic #junkyu fanfic

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

You know that thing with the edgy bad boy who has a cigarette sticking out of his mouth, only it's been censored into a lollipop because geez Japan has entirely different opinions on children's TV to the West?

What if it was a beansprout. Like. You think Mister Edgyman is smoking but no, it's a literal beansprout because he's been bullied into eating healthily but that doesn't mean he can't be dark and edgy while he runs to his nearest objective wHAT DO YOU MEAN IT LOOKS CUTE? WHAT POKEMON? I KNOW IT HAS A LEAF ON IT BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A PANDA-

Or, alternatively, there was no bullying and they're just Like That. Munch munch. Wait, is that a whole bag sticking out of your pocket-

THIS SCREAMS FARMER DABI EVERYWHERE. SO HEAR ME OUT:

Bored Dabi pouting with his beansprout while resting his back on a tree, the leaves casting tiny shadows and points of light on his body. Him wearing a dark overall and a straw hat.

He peacefully rides on a horse in the late afternoon until someone tries to steal from him and no no, what the fuck those bitches think they're doing.

He swears like his life depends on it.

He doesn't suffer from movement sickness when his riding his horse by some weird miracle. Apparently he only gets sick if it's man-made and big enough to be a mortal trap made of metal.

He shoots fire from his finger guns but his aim is shitty, so what he does is try to mark the idiots. And then he calls his friends.

If stupid thieves are not troubling him, he likes to take naps beside the river, talk with his cows and chickens and go visit the man on the center of the town that repairs electronics.

Dabi is good at repairing normal stuff but he's at total lost when it comes to TVs, radios, fridges and that stuff. So Jin Bubaigawara is almost every week on his house repairing old stuff.

JIN LIKES TO IMITATE DABI AND HIS BEANSPROUT BUT DABI GETS ANGRY AKDHBDKD.

Jin also thinks the new boy in town, the Shigaraki Tomura kid that's from the city, is totally in love with that ridiculous beansprout.

Dabi calls it bullshit.

Jin says Dabi is almost blind anyway, so what would he know.

And that's how Jin leaves on his pick-up truck laughing while Dabi goes to talk with his cows.

There's this girl that lives down the road, Toga Himiko, that helps him with the vegetables and fruits. They go to sell those together on the market every Sunday. An old pal of both, a man called Giran, gave them those houses to live in and the money to start their farms, in exchange of a feed every month.

Toga lives with a man that's around Jin's age, Sako Atsuhiro. He likes to parent both Toga and Dabi and they let him because he's more of a peaceful uncle, doing the legal parts of their lives and leaving them to the rural work.

There's the lady that manages the tractor around, called miss Magne, and the local man who runs errands but wants to go to college on the city, Iguchi Shuichi aka Spinner.

And of course there's Shigaraki, that Dabi knows because the boy has delicate skin and it's always taking meds for his allergies. Dabi knows from his weeks of observing him from afar that Shigaraki is the stubborn type. He graduated from college and came to the fields to prove his father or whatever that he could live on his own.

Nah... It's not working.

So you can see Dabi smirking with the beansprout on his lips every time he gets close and rises his eyebrows to offer his help.

Shigaraki tells him to have some manners and eat the beansprout already. Dabi does so and then takes another from his pocket. Shigaraki gets annoyed and they start bickering and bantering like a married couple.

Oh boy but whenever Shigaraki tries to imitate Dabi with his beansprout, the ends up blushing a little. Dabi once caught Shigaraki doing that and felt like he was falling of his horse. Two blushing messes across the festival trying to avoid each other.

Some time after Dabi is watching the stars late at night with Tomura on the barn. He's feeling brave, so he takes one beansprout from his pocket and puts it on Tomura's hand. His hearth is beating from the touch of fingers with fingers and then Tomura, without even looking at him, takes the beansprout to his lips.

Dabi feels like Toga looks when she dreams out loud of secret balls and dancing in golden fields to the rhythm of flutes and violins.

One day, some dudes were picking a fight with Jin. Apparently they were the assholes who wanted to buy the town and build a city complex over there.

They were taller and bulkier, but Dabi did his best to fight them with Jin. One of the guys punched him in the face enough to almost broke down his teeth. He blacked out and woke up on a car. He searched for a beansprout but only found blood. He fainted again.

Later, on the hospital, he was told Tomura and Iguchi were the ones who found them in time to watch Dabi hit the ground, the bloody beansprout beside him.

Apparently Tomura told Iguchi to take Dabi and Jin to the hospital and he stayed behind. No one knows what Tomura did, but the guys disappeared from the town. Tomura got a broken leg and arm, but people rumored he walked down the main road with a sadistic expression afterwards.

Dabi got out the next day. Tomura went to pick him. He got Dabi's hat and the beansprout on his lips, smirking. When Dabi got close enough, he gave him the hat.

But it was Dabi who reach for the beansprout on Tomura's lip, took it and put it on his own lips, fixing his hat over his eyes because the sun was too shiny.

“To this day I don't know which movie you watch that gave you that ridiculous idea”

Dabi slept all the way back home and when he arrived, he invited Tomura in to help him with the meds and all of that.

Dabi cooked, Tomura fixed his fridge.

“It was not a movie.”

“Uh.”

What a situation. He had never watched Tomura sweating so much. His black shirt sticks to his chest and stomach and his jeans were dusty, faded, full of grease. Somehow, the past month Tomura has gotten bigger, with more muscle, his hair growing in length and going cotton white.

“It was not a movie. I have a delicate stomach, this helps me with it.”

Tomura, having finished the fridge, closes the door to find Dabi looking at him with a beer on his hand, blue eyes big and crystal, black hair sticking to his forehead. It's hot and humid on that house, and Dabi's shirt, cut short and transparent, doesn't help. Neither does the jeans he's wearing, but Tomura finds easy to breath and focus when he thinks about the bandages all over that body.

“That's a stupid reason.”

That's the only thing he can say. They laugh, Tomura drinks from his own beer, Dabi guides him to the bathroom for them to clean the cuts and replace the bandages.

It's silent between them, but the world outside comes alive with the sounds of bugs and animals and the wind over the trees and the grass.

At some point, Dabi falls asleep while Tomura is still working, so he needs to carry him to his bed.

And somehow, because Tomura is also tired and Dabi looks soft and his mind screams him to lay down, they end up cuddling 'til the early morning.

And if this was a fanfic, I would title it “The Secret of the Beansprout ”

The end.

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OKAY SORRY FOR FALLING FOR THE SHIGADABI AGENDA BUT I GOT CARRIED WAY. BYE.

#Shan's writing #Shan's mha aus #Shan's bnha aus #Shan's lov aus #bnha #mha #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #league of villains #lov #shigaraki tomura #dabi #Shigadabi #Dabishiga #Shigadabi au #Dabishiga au #Mha au #Bnha au #LoV au #Toga himiko #jin bubaigawara #sako atsuhiro #shuichi iguchi #Giran #Magne #Twice #Mr. Compress #Spinner #Farmer Dabi #shan's mha ideas

[starmix]

シンプルに、ただ光を浴びて、上を向いて伸びていくだけ。 そんな風になれたら。 Simply, just bathe in the light, turn up and stretch the stems and leaves. If I could do that too. 豆苗の栽培を続けています。 買ってきた豆苗の茎葉を料理に使った後の根を水に浸けて、毎日取り替えてあげれば簡単に育てられます。 土も要らないし、観葉植物のように見て愛でながら、伸びてきたらまた料理に使ってを、何度か出来るの本当に素敵✨ I continue to grow bean sprouts. You can easily grow them by soaking the roots after using the stems and leaves of the bean bean sprouts you bought for cooking in water and replacing them daily. It doesn't need soil, it looks like a foliage plant and it's love, and it can be used again for cooking if it's grown, it's a really nice little thing that can be done several times #plant #家庭菜園 #植物 #豆苗 #beansprouts #garden #観葉植物 #癒し #farm #vegetable #photography #camera #sonya7ii #a7ii #カメラ初心者 #カメラ好きな人と繋がりたい #カメラ初心者の人と繋がりたい #tokyocameraclub #東京カメラ部 #お散歩カメラ #tokyo #japan #ファインダー越しの私の世界 (Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvQqVBgg-7J/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wrabfpzpf1nv

#plant #家庭菜園 #植物 #豆苗 #beansprouts #garden #観葉植物 #癒し #farm #vegetable #photography #camera #sonya7ii #a7ii #カメラ初心者 #カメラ好きな人と繋がりたい #カメラ初心者の人と繋がりたい #tokyocameraclub #東京カメラ部 #お散歩カメラ #tokyo #japan #ファインダー越しの私の世界

[autisticmight]

the Brainfucked Farm is sending me and its other clients our own little task thingies to do while we can’t actually Go There

the first one had a newsletter and i Know what they were doing. i Know that they sent me a picture of the beansprouts i planted on purpose. thank you farm people

this week does not but i Do have Tasks To Do That Involve Trees. i’m very excited to do Tree Meditation and Bark Rubbings

#helen stfu #the misfortunate part is that for Tree Meditation i have to be on the ground #i thought i finally had an excuse to climb a tree

[mindfulwrathwrites]

Sugartown

Written from the prompt “Out of Place.”

Words: 1,267 Warnings: General horror themes

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Now, I'll tell you this: I don't hold no truck with the idea of curses. I don't think you can curse a place, and even if you could, it wouldn't do nothing. Don't believe in damned places, neither, cause a place ain't got no soul and a soul's the only thing that can get damned. Old Mr. Mulrennan, if he catches you in a game of checkers—and don't you let him catch you in a game of checkers, you'll be out 'til midnight or later if you ain't careful—he'll tell you some places is thin, and I still don't mostly believe that, but I believe it more than all the other hoo-ha. Don't tell him I said that. Point is, I don't believe in cursed places or damned places or thin places or whatever the Hell else somebody thinks can get done to a place to make it evil.

But I'll tell you this, too: you would not catch me dead within ten miles of Sugartown.

If you head out of town southwest on Putnam, out past Tin Can Duncan's Tin Can Ranch and then keep on going, about when the road crumbles out from under your wheels is when you're on the old Sugartown Road. You keep on down that way another thirty or so miles, past the old Lutheran Church (it ain't there no more, but you can see where the foundations was if you squint, and a couple of the tombstones is still standing) and then on past the wind farm and up over the rise—you're gonna want to take your four-wheel drive, it ain't much of a road out that way—up on the other side of that rise, thirty miles from anything (and that ain't near far enough), that's where you'll find Sugartown. Well, the hole where Sugartown used to be. Well, most of the hole where most of—well now, let me get my horses held real quick. I'll start back a ways.

Sugartown grew up from a mine. Salt mine. Somewhere underneath all that mountain and ridge, sometime before God grew a beard, He dumped out His mama's whole salt shaker, and buried it up under them mountains and ridges. And there it stayed for the whole length and breadth of Creation, until some old prospector punched out a hole big enough and found it.

You know how it goes with that kind of thing—mine goes down, miners move in, town comes up—and Sugartown came up like beansprouts. Somebody got rich, I tell you what, the way some folks get rich off oil or gold, and the same way, a lot of folks who didn't get rich, they died. I wouldn't've gone ten miles near Sugartown even before it was a hole in the ground. Cops was crooked, banks was crooked, butcher and baker and candlestick maker—you name it, they was crooked. Only thing in that town that did right was the Post Office, and that's why folks think all that hoo-ha about curses and damnation and what-have-you. But, you mark my words, that's a plain old coincidence, is what that is, and there ain't nothing more to it than that. Anybody who says different is a couple cards short of a deck.

Now most towns like Sugartown, most mining towns, coal or gold or silver, they get big and rich and crooked and then the mine dries up and everybody takes their crooked money and leaves, and that's the end of that. Not Sugartown, though, no siree. There didn't seem to be no end to the salt. No matter how far back in that mountain they dug, there was always more of it, a thousand, two thousand feet back.

But you dig that deep, you start getting troubled about everything up top falling down—they didn't care if it fell on anybody, mind, people got skwushed all the time, they was only worried about the mine closing up—so to keep that from happening, what do they do but cut the top of the mountain clean off! And it worked fine, just fine, big heavy trucks hucking two-ton blocks of salt right down the mountainside, and Sugartown grew and grew and grew. Right up 'til the summer of—oh, what was it, '56? '59? Never can recall. Said it was a "500-year flood" on the radio. Got in the papers all the way to New York, even before what happened to Sugartown. Still got a clipping back in here somewhere, only time this little town's had its name so much as breathed on the news....

Anyhow. Rained and rained and rained. Felt like about forty days and forty nights, though I don't imagine it was quite that long. Well, and it turned out, all that salt in Sugartown went down deeper than anybody could've possibly thought. Went down and out. Got squeezed up into the mountain when the mountain got squeezed up from the ridge when the ridge got squeezed up from the flatlands. I don't guess I need to tell you what happens when you rain forty days and forty nights on salt. Not when they took the top off that mountain. We're dad-gum lucky to be on the other side of the ridge, cause everything for thirty miles downhill from Sugartown—you still can't grow nothing on it. If you came up on 93, you most likely saw it. All that white didn't used to be white. Used to be good grazing land, but it's all white now. Most likely will be for the next four hundred some-odd years, I bet.

So these days, when you go and see Sugartown, if you go and see Sugartown, most of what you see's a hole in the ground. Nobody knows how deep down it goes, and I wouldn't walk up to the edge to look down, if I was you. Nobody knows how wide it gets underneath, neither. But plenty of folks know folks who went out that way and never came back. I'd stay up on the ridge, if I was you, if I was gonna go see Sugartown. Ain't much to see, saving the hole and the Post Office.

Oh, yessiree bob, the Post Office. Only thing left standing. Right there smack in the middle of that hole, like somebody put it up on a telephone pole. Still just how it was back in '59—'56? Never can recall. Some folks say the mailmen's still in there, too, on account of them not being able to get out, on account of the hole straight to Hell on every side of the place, but I don't know that that's true. Sugartown went down fast—we heard it, I remember hearing it, thought Judgement Day had come, and me not even knee-high to a grasshopper—but I don't reckon it went so fast they wouldn't've run. Or jumped, after. It's still there, though, and you can go and see it. Not hardly an inch of ground out from any wall, and then—what, probably two hundred feet of hole out on every side, and God only knows how far down, and then the big old crumple pile that's all that's left of the mountain and thirty miles of salted earth downhill. I figure someday there'll be a quake or a twister or somebody'll sneeze too hard, and the last of it'll finally fall in, but 'til then, you can go and see it. You can go and see all that's left of Sugartown.

I wouldn't get too close, though, if I was you.

#28 May 2020 #horror #western #prompts

[sussex-nature-lover]

Saturday 1st May 2021

More Bluebells before they Go

It’s been something like ten days since we went to the woods where the Bluebells are and I was keen to go again so we didn’t miss them at their best.

It was pretty dull and overcast yesterday, but that doesn’t lessen the effects of the vibrant beauty en masse. I’m literally spoiled for choice selecting from all the photos I took, although it’s really hard to try and capture how it looks when you’re actually there.

I think I said before that this woodland is well used, ramblers, dog walkers and horse riders go through every day. You do have to watch your step as there are so many fallen branches and sticks littering the paths and they can easily trip you up, but it’s a rewarding walk in more ways than one. A few walks back we stood for ages so close to a small herd of deer - admittedly not as close as when they come up to the feeding station outside our patio doors - but it was quite magical to be right there with them in their natural setting.

The companion flowers that live alongside Bluebells are very pretty too. Here’s the wild Primrose with its delicate soft yellow blush and deeper lemon centre. Some are fading now but the banks and hedgerows are still brimming full. We have some in our front lawn and I absolutely cannot dig them out.

The Wood Anemones are pretty much over but there’s always something else coming up to replace whatever’s faded away.

Stellaria (a Starwort Chickweed)

20 April above/30 April below - look at the difference in the light

I don’t care where you travel in the world or what the advertisers will try and promote to you, there can be few sights as enchanting as mixed, native woodland with all its sights, sounds and smells.

Cow Parsley aka Wild Chervil

Cuckoo Flower (Lady’s Smock) seem to be doing well this year

I had some butterfly antics again, but I think I won in the end

Small White Butterfly (link)

Woodland Figwort

The Ducks we saw the other day seemed to follow us again, which was quite funny. 

Secret farmyard location

Still not managed a photo of them on this pond, this was them in the farm yard,  but I did have a lovely glimpse at the woodland flowers around the garden as they watched us.

Duck Tracking

Early Purple Orchid viewed through the hedge

Cutting logs on the edge of the woods

There are some lovely cattle turned out in the fields and some super little calves this year. It had come on to rain and we got quite wet, so we stopped in the farmyard on the way back home, not quite under cover to be fair, but we lingered before bracing ourselves for the final furlong as they say in horse racing. One of the stockmen was tending to brand new calves in a barn. He’s looking for it to warm up considerably and for more rain. Food for the cattle was used up quickly last winter and is now in short supply - even at a premium price. He’s quite concerned going forward through to next winter, it’s proving very difficult for farmers. That changed our minds about moaning over the chilly air and we marched on for big mugs of tea and hot showers. Our discomfort was tempered by a sighting of the first Swallow of the year, hoorah.

IN THE GARDEN:

The male Chaffinch keeps catching my eye in the Christmas tree. If the sun’s out his breast is so deep a colour that I double take on the off-chance it may just be a paler male Bullfinch. I live in hope.

The camera and the screen just don’t show you how vibrant he is, but it’s still really nice to get a picture where he isn’t looking gruff.

Below - just noted that the Christmas tree has lots of buds this year and dare I think, potential cones?

We’re nipping in and out of the front door pretty quick sharp at the moment, as the building is continuing in the box and we don’t want to disturb. Not sure if it’s likely to turn in to a ‘des res’ but what he lacks in skills he seems to be making up with enthusiasm.

Do you know who the builder is?

I can’t believe he seems to be bringing in leaves bigger than he is!

No promises that the nest will be acceptable to m’lady, but I’ll update if anything transpires.

NOTES FROM THE KTICHEN:

I haven’t done this for a while. We’re having fillets of salmon with a Waitrose Coconut and Lemongrass sauce, what could be easier? To go with it a stir-fry of mixed egg noodles and beansprouts with some bits of fresh pineapple, water chestnut, sugar snap peas and baby sweetcorn.

If you’re a Waitrose shopper this is the link. 

#woodland bluebells wildlife flowers

[jilliemiw86]

The Double Date

It had been 2 week since Simon had found Danielle wondering the side of the road. She was scared and tired and when he offered her a place to sleep and get something to eat she could not pass up the opportunity.

** Two weeks earlier **

Danielle opened the door to the truck and got it slowly her body hurt so bad probably from sleeping on rocks for the past couple of months.She had been on her own for the last two months after her sister and her niece were killed by walkers during a scavenge at a gas station.

“ thank you for taking me to your community. if i could just get something to eat and maybe a nights sleep ill be on my way i don’t want to be a burden” Danielle said to the man driving the truck. he was mysterious, she found him very good looking he looked well built and his mustache was so hot.

“ It’s no problem really we cannot have you wondering around out here by yourself. when we get back to the sanctuary i will have to introduce you to the boss though after all its his decision if you can stay” Simon looked Danielle up and down she was very beautiful her pitch black hair and curvy body she was battered and bruised but still Simon couldn’t take his eyes off of her

 Pulling into the sanctuary Danielle couldn’t believe her eyes it was huge it must have been a factory before the world went to hell it looked secure and she already felt safer. The truck came to a halt Simon turned off the engine he opened the door and hoped out.

“ come on sweetheart lets get you inside to meet Negan” Simon walked around and opened the door to the truck offering Danielle his hand. She gratefully took it his hands were rough but she felt butterflies in her stomach as soon as they touched.

Simon reached into his pocket and grabbed the walkie chiming in happier than usual 

“ Boss you busy” Simon asked as he opened the doors to the sanctuary holding them opened as he let you walk in before he did.

“ Whats up Si? Peaches beansprout and I are just reading about farm animals” Negan laughed as Mia attempted to snort like pig.

“ I have someone for you to meet, I found a helpless female wondering the road i brought her back here was wondering if she could stay here until she gets back on her feet”

“ I’ll be right down” Negan sounded a little aggravated he hated when Simon took things into his own hands.

Blake looked at Negan 

“ Me and Mia are coming too, if this girl is in rough shape she doesn’t need your attitude right now”   

     Simon took Danielle into the dining hall he went and grabbed a bottle of water and an apple he came back to Danielle who was now sitting with her knees up to her chest.

“ Here a little something to hold you over until supper” Simon handed Danielle the apple and water

“Thank you” Danielle smiled sweetly at Simon holding the gaze for longer than she should have. The tension was broken when the door to the dining hall opened and in walked Negan and Blake holding hands with baby Mia attached to Blake's hip.“

“ Hi i’m Danielle what a wonderful place you have here” Danielle said extending her hand to Negan 

“Thanks doll so your the girl Si brought back huh what are you looking to get out of being here” Negan stated a little to stern.

** Blake slaps Negan’s arm making Mia laugh **

“ Don’t mind him he is a grumpy old man “ Blake laughed she placed Mia down and grabbed Danielle into a hug.

“ you look like you need a nice hot shower some new clothes food a glass of wine and a room to call your own” Blake stated smiling widely.

Blake picked Mia back up placed her on her hip grabbed Danielle's hand and led her through the dining room doors looking over her shoulder she yelled

“ Danielle here can have my old room, im going to take her shopping get her some clothes and decorations for her new room” 

“ Guess she is staying Peaches has spoken” Negan laughed

“Well im glad she is” Simon stated running his fingers through his mustache watching you leave.

** Present day **

Danielle walked the floor of her room nervous as could be. The flirting between you and Simon had not gone unnoticed by Blake. You had started working in the garden and everyday Simon would come for your lunch bringing you a bottle of water and granola knowing it was your favorite you guys would sit under he same tree just laughing and getting to know eachother.

“ what did you do before this Danielle “ Simon asked laying back onto the grass

“ I was in school i was getting my degree for social work, but i had a job as a waitress to pay for schooling” Danielle joined Simon laying back onto the grass as well there shoulders touching.

“ It’s been great staying here you have been so sweet i love getting to know more about you every day i love our lunch dates Si” Danielle wrapped an arm around his stomach and hugged him tight 

“ I like getting to know you too. You know me and Negan spotted this beautiful lake about an hour from here the other day its barely touched or overrun we were thinking maybe you and blake would like to join us for a midnight picnic” Simon turned and looked Danielle in the eyes

“ are you asking me on a date Si” Danielle asked with a huge smile

“ Yea i guess i’am  a double date that is “ 

“ i would love to” Danielle leaned in and kissed Simon on the cheek “ i better get back to the garden”

Now here she was ready to go pacing the floor waiting for blake to come and get her after she brought Mia to the wives. She was so nervous what if he tried to kiss her or hold her hand. Danielle may come across as beautiful and outgoing but being 24 Danielle was a virgin she had never been with a man not even kissing she was saving herself for marriage but i mean what was the point now right.

** knock knock **

“ hey you ready gorgeous” Blake smiled as she opened the door “ you look stunning and i have never seen Simon so happy he truly needed this “ 

Blake grabbed your hand and the two of you walked down the hall towards the front doors

thank you @neganandblake for the permission to do this. should i keep going do a chapter about the date?

#negan #simon #negan and blake #double date #new love #first time writer

[ericmun]

[RECAP] Three Meals a Day Seaside Ranch Episode 12: Na PD’s cut! with Lee Seojin, Shinhwa’s Eric, Yoon Kyunsang

Remember the time we were on a very peaceful island, when everything was calm and predictable, when chillies were left to dry in the sun and Halmae played Hwatu and Halbae helped in farming too? Even the dogs were left to play and kitties rolled over and stretched. Well now, it’s time to say goodbye to Deukryang Island!

We’re greeted by Deukryang’s series of guests – JiMin, JeHoon, SeolHyun, JongSeok and Andy and MinWoo, each looking happy, well, and looking like they wanna come back again. Well, me too! Don’t go, Deukryang!

JiMin tells us that her last meal on Deukryang wasn’t shown even though she and the oppas spent a lot of time making it and JongSeok says that he really made a lot of memories on that island. Ha, you mean good memories and a certain nightmare, right? SeolHyun just wants to go again. JeHoon confesses that everything was good, but his favourite was the beansprout bulgogi – he really can’t forget that while JongSeok just liked everything he was fed, heh.

Andy and MinWoo rave over the fish they caught while JiMin loves the goats. SeolHyun fell in love with the cats and said that she received healing from her time at Deukryang Island and all the other guests agree, all of them loving their time on the island – and MinWoo says that it’s because SeoJin was in such a good mood, ahahahaha! JeHoon still remembers the time he played in the water with the other guys and JiMin, regardless of the fact that it never aired, insists that the one dish she loved the most was the soy noodles.

So of course… we come back to Deukryang Island on the day she enjoyed that delicacy, back when summer ruled the land and heat spread all over.

They were eating breakfast the day after JiMin arrived and suddenly SeoJinnie started talking about soy noodles, asking if they have the soy beans needed to make it. Hee, Eric tried not to see those beans but confesses that he did, meaning that they have to make it for lunch. Then he mentions that they have to make the kimchi now in order for it to be ripe the next time they come and happily quips that JiMin’s got the Samgyetang all under control anyway and she whines at him to help. HAHAH.

They start worrying about when to make what and SeoJin just barks, “ah just do everything now!” HAHAHAHA. JiMin laughs at how direct he is, since he’s happily not responsible for anything.

Head chef Eric starts giving out orders to the rest and while KyunSang and SeoJin work on the soy milk for the noodles, Eric and JiMin prepared their kimchi.

Using just his finger, Eric prepares the salt water for the kimchi and prepared chilli, garlic and others for the sauce. Of course, Kimchi can’t be without salted shrimp! You also need starch water.

KyunSang and SeoJin are soon done peeling the beans from their skins and put them in water to boil for about 30 to 40 minutes.

Continue to the full recap here 👉  varietyrecaps.wordpress.com/2017/10/29/three-meals-a-day-seaside-ranch-ep-12-2

#Shinhwa #Eric Mun #Lee Seojin #Yoon Kyunsang #Han Jimin #Lee Jehoon #Seolhyun #Lee Jongsuk #Lee Minwoo #Andy Lee #3MAD: Recap

[racoveggiepatch]

EGG AND VEGETABLE FRIED RICE

As featured on Farm to Fork

2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

1 egg

2 lime wedges

500g cooked white or brown jasmine rice

10 snow peas, trimmed

12 green beans

8 baby corn spears

1 handful bean sprouts

1 Lebanese cucumber

1 tsp fish sauce

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp oyster sauce

1 tsp sweet soy sauce

Method:

Finely chop the snow peas, snake beans, baby corn and set aside ready to cook.

Heat up the canola oil in a wok or fry pan over high heat, when the wok is smoking hot crack the egg into it and stir till to ensure it does not stick and breaks up cooking evenly, once the egg is caramelized add the chopped vegetables followed by the rice.

Stir, toss and squish the rice with your spoon to help the rice separate for the perfect fried rice, adjust the heat while you are working the rice so it doesn’t burn, season with the sauces and continue to toss and stir till the rice is completely separated and the aroma of toasted rice is filling the room.

Turn off the heat and serve on a plate or bowl and garnish with the beansprouts, sliced cucumber and lime wedges.

For best results, use the Raco Bravo 32cm Stirfry.

[saunya]

Saunya's Food Lab & Kitchen Farm: ... bean sprouts🌿 . . . ...grown, harvested, cleaned, packaged and prepared in the kitchen 🤗 . . . . #Saunya #SaunyaAmos #BeanSprouts #LowCalorie #Fiber #VitaminC #nutrientDense #Obesity #WeightLoss #AntiInflammatory #MyHealthcarePlan #eatyourColors #FoodIsMedicine https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVT8EFBP55/?igshid=19gtfz3ye4e4u

#saunya #saunyaamos #beansprouts #lowcalorie #fiber #vitaminc #nutrientdense #obesity #weightloss #antiinflammatory #myhealthcareplan #eatyourcolors #foodismedicine

[honeysproutvalley]

i've been thinking about my farmers and what their biggest exports would be based on how i play the game differently with each of them jazz, who has the fishing farm map and approximately 400 coffee plants, sells mainly seafood and coffee beans. the logo on her products (moontide farm's logo) is the crest of a wave touching the moon. honey, who has the basic farm map and spends most of her time cultivating crops, taking care of animals, and crafting, exports a lot of fresh produce and animal products. sprout farm's logo is a tiny beansprout poking up from the soil. ginger, who resides in a hilltop cottage and barely ever talks to the townspeople aside from maru, ships a lot of precious ores and minerals, as well as running a successful fruit winery out of her shed. strawberry wine in the spring, blueberry wine in the summer, and cranberry wine in the fall. she also sells preserves and specialty honey. wildwood farm's logo is two lavender clippings tied together with twine.

#i'm going to draw all these later #stardew valley #sdv #farmer honey #farmer jazz #farmer ginger #c

[timesharesonly]

Kid-Friendly Los Angeles - How to Make Sure the Entire Family Has Fun

LA is known for being the entertainment capital of the world. Although Los Angeles isn't frequently touted as a kid-friendly destination, there’s actually a wealth of activities that the little ones can enjoy. Culture and the arts reign supreme here, but there’s also a great variety of theme parks throughout the area. Kid-friendly Los Angeles? Easy. Looking for family friendly places to stay, too? We got you covered.

Start with the Basics: LA Children’s Museums

There’s an abundance of museums targeted toward children in Los Angeles, so it may be hard to choose which ones to go to. Two stand out among the wide range of options: La Brea Tar Pits & Museum and Discovery Cube Los Angeles. La Brea Tar Pits & Museum Among La Brea’s many exciting features is the fact that this museum includes the only currently active ice age excavation site. Kids can see first hand paleontologists digging up and sorting fossils, including a Naegele’s giant jaguar. The museum is also home to a million fossils from over 600 species. Families can also visit the Fossil Lab, where they can get a behind the scenes look at fossil preservation. Discovery Cube Los Angeles The Cube is a wonderful place for children to spend the day learning about the natural world through interactive exhibits and presentations. Exhibits include the Planetary Research Station, a 3D movie theater and a helicopter simulator that takes kids from the heart of Los Angeles through California’s most recognizable landmarks. When you’ve learned all you can, head to Beansprouts, the onsite cafe for a healthy selection of food that will fill up both parents and the little ones.

Hit Up Los Angeles Theme Parks

California is known to have several excellent theme parks, and Los Angeles is no exception. Whether you want to go all out at Disneyland, make awesome creations at Legoland or enjoy some traditional theme park fun at Knott’s Berry Farm, there’s a theme park adventure perfect for your family in the City of Angels. Even the family friendly places to stay in Los Angeles are nearby these parks. Make Magical Memories at Disneyland The Disneyland resort and park located just outside LA in Anaheim, California offers up the magic of Disney and all the fun of a state-of-the-art theme park. It’s really the pinnacle of kid-friendly vacations in Los Angeles. Here, your kids can meet and greet their favorite Disney characters (including Elsa and Anna) and go on exciting rides like Haunted Mansion Holiday ride, King Arthur’s Carousel and Mark Twain’s Riverboat. Knott’s Berry Farm and Soak City For a really fun time without the Disneyland price tag, get some tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm. Knott’s Berry Farm started out as an actual farm in the 1920s. The farm’s claim to fame was the boysenberry, a sweet berry variety popularized by the Knotts. As the farm and adjacent diner grew, the attractions that later became an amusement park grew around it. But despite its humble beginnings, this theme park doesn’t skimp out on rides. Little kids will enjoy easy-going thrills on the Huff and Puff and Pig Pen’s Mud Buggies while teenagers (and let’s face it, parents) will enjoy thrill rides like the HangTime, the state’s only dive coaster.

Teach Them About Culture

Travelling with kids should be primarily about having fun, but that doesn’t mean parents can’t get away with exposing them to a little culture. That’s easy when travelling to a diverse hub like LA. The only hard part: choosing the best options! Explore the Universe at the Griffith Observatory Griffith J. Griffith (yep, that was his name) believed that gazing at the stars could change your entire perspective on life. Since its opening in 1935, the Griffith observatory has continued to work on this mission to make astronomy accessible to the general public. The kids will love the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, which is home to the most state-of-the-art projection system available, Inside of the Ahmanson Hall of the Sky, there are also a variety of exhibits including a fascinating video installation of a live view of the sun. Getty Museum and Villa The Getty might be on your cultural bucket list, but there’s no reason your kids can’t go, too. The Getty staff actually goes out of their way to cater to the little people among you. The first kid friendly stop: a “family room” that’s filled with a soft, room-sized daybed and books for learning. Outside, kids will enjoy strolling through the Getty Museum’s gardens and then visiting the Getty Villa, a building which house’s the Getty’s art of the ancient world collection.

Kid Friendly Restaurants to Try in Los Angeles

Enjoying local cuisine is an integral part of any vacation, even when travelling with the smallest members of your family. Luckily, LA offers plenty of options specifically designed for your kids’ enjoyment. There are tons of options, but here are two that balance grown-up and childhood fun perfectly. Medieval Times Medieval Times is a dark ages themed dinner show perfect for kids and parents. Sure, it’s kitschy and involves eating with your hands, but the kids are sure to love it. Cheer for your favorite knight, then enjoy the meal, which consists of roast chicken, corn on the cob and tomato soup.   Lemon Tree Cafe The Lemon Tree Cafe was designed to make kids comfortable and ensure that everyone has a great time. Not only does their menu offer kids and parents plenty of delicious but healthy options, it also features a 2,000 square foot playground. The menu primarily focuses on pastas, salads and pizza, but for the adventurous kiddos, they also offer a selection of Korean cuisine including bulgogi marinated beef.

Family Friendly Places to Stay in Los Angeles

Kid-friendly Los Angeles? Is it possible to find the perfect place to stay that's family friendly and meets all of your expectations? Luckily, LA is a huge city with options for everyone. You'd be surprised at just how many family friendly places to stay in there actually is. In these resorts, families and large parties with little ones can stretch out comfortably. Timeshare resorts make the best accommodations that make vacationing that much better. Full kitchens, washers and dryers, as well as multiple bedrooms give everyone privacy and space for that much needed time away from the kids (even if it's just a second). WorldMark Anaheim

Only a half mile away from the family friendly hub of California - Disneyland - WorldMark Anaheim brings the family together while skipping the hefty price tag of a DVC resort. Guests even get great views of the nightly fireworks, so you don't have to fight the crowds. It's also nearby the Knott's Berry Farm. Getting to everything on your kid-friendly Los Angeles trip will be a breeze here. And, enjoy the swimming pools, outdoor spas and other great amenities. Wyndham Oceanside Pier Resort

Urban city meets cozy beaches when you stay at Wyndham Oceanside Pier Resort. Located just past Laguna Beach on the Pacific Coast, this seven-story resort complex is adjacent to all the shops, restaurants and entertainment at Oceanside Municipal Pier. Take a day trip out to the city and come "home" to plenty of space to relax in. Of course, units are complete with full kitchens, living and dining space, as well as washers/dryers, making it one of the most family friendly places to stay in Los Angeles. Read the full article

#Los Angeles #Family Friendly #Travel Blogger

[chen0193]

G L O R I O U S T H A I Sawadee! The welcome was warm and genuine, and the Thai food even better at Soho, The Goodside at Smales Farm. Hats off to Jenny Hongthong and Poom Saengngam for presenting a menu that finally pays homage to Thai Cusine and presents it without compromise. Photographer Ken Downie and myself needed our spirits uplifted after not completing a project successfully. The joint was packed when we arrived and I spotted the crew and family from The Great Fish Eatery. They seemed to have ordered every dish on the menu and dishes were still being brought out dishes when we left. We had our hearts set on the Rotiserie Chicken, only to be disappointed that they have sold old, our fellow diners at our communal table snagged the last order, the whole chicken was served cut into manageable pieces, skin all browned and golden and the chicken succulent in its presentation. It was topped with greens and herbs. We’ll just have to come back just for this. Ken ordered the Pad Thai with beef which he promptly woofed down. The rice noodles were cooked to smokey perfection, the beef marinaded beitifilully, with beansprouts and brocollini. There was a deliberate absence of sweetness. That's what we like. My eggplant curry was spectacular, visually and in taste. It wasn't drowning in a turgid curry sauce complicated with coconut cream but the real thing. There was no compromise with the spices and herbs, redolent with fresh cut chilli, Thai basil, kaffir lime leaves and the amazing green peppercorns, draped like a garland over the curry. The drops of labneh cut the spiceness intermittently. What more can we say after all that. A round of appreciation that Auckland has a Thai eatery that does not compromise their food and taste values. #soho #thegoodside #smalesfarm #genuinethaifood #padthai #eggplantcurry #instathaifood (at SOHO - Goodside) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwTBcJihZK1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12rkao6v3eh9u

#soho #thegoodside #smalesfarm #genuinethaifood #padthai #eggplantcurry #instathaifood