Covid-19/BLM: Freethinker

B. heterophylla flowers

We took a drive up to Watsonville today to seek out some Australian plants to plant in our raised beds. Unfortunately, the banksias that I hoped to find were nonexistent, but I did find a sweet Boronia heterophylla. And then I moved over to the native section and found a couple of Mimulus (monkey-flowers), a Penstemon, and an Eriogonum (buckwheat). So we're set to plant tomorrow. Our water company would be so happy, except these are drought-tolerant plants! Yay!

On the way, we, as always, listened to the radio—meaning, NPR. It was All Things Considered, and one of the stories was about an Afro-Caribbean street artist who recently painted a portrait of George Floyd on the Berlin Wall. His name is Eme Freethinker. Here are some of his creations, starting with the one in question:

I really love graffiti art. Especially when there's a point.

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Today's confirmed cases in the county are up 19, to 751; hospitalizations remain at 74, and deaths at 10.

Stay healthy. Stay safe. Stay well.