#varieties

A photograph of variations or mix colors of pink and orange bougainvillea flowers. Taken from Las Pinas, NCR, Philippines.

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Took a peak in the ripening bag and I was sooo happy with how pretty all the tomatoes are looking! So many different varieties from my roof garden and from the community garden when we went and did cleanup.

Apriums and Plumcots and Pluots, Oh My!

I was once a teenage paper carrier in small town Idaho. One of my stops was an apartment complex, and for much of the year, this was an uneventful stop. But for a few weeks in the summer, the purple-leaved plum trees out front had ripe fruit on them, and each time I was there, I would stop and take a few. In general, I don’t get that excited about fruit, but I enjoyed eating these plums. This…

To anyone wanting to practice understanding dialects (or even just practice listening in general) — try doing a search for “studentradioen i [city name]” and you might find a bunch of student podcasts featuring your target dialect! There are lots of different genres, and you can either listen live or stream them wherever you listen to podcasts.

For example, I found a podcast called “studentmorgen” that I’ve been enjoying from Studentradioen i Bergen! It features different hosts each day of the week and there is a good mix of Bergen dialects with others. Plus, the vibes are somewhat casual, so I feel like I’m getting good insights on what day-to-day conversations sound like.