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Variegated finch, edible or just for viewing?

22 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.05

I'll start from the end. This is an edible mushroom, but its flavor is limited, if not nonexistent.   But this mushroom has a completely different quality; it looks beautiful. If you manage to find its habitat, you can be sure of a beautiful ae...

Steamy in the morning and hot later - My Actifit Report Card: August 21, 2026

22 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.08

Rano parno a później gorąco My balcony plantation is doing great. The tomatoes in the photo are quite large, and this may be an all-time record for my amateur gardening. Moja balkonowa plantacja ma się doskonale. Widoczne na zdjęciu pomidory są spo...

Another successful trip to the Jurassic skies

21 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.05

Another successful trip to the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, but this time, a report from the Centuria River. It just so happened that our trip coincided with the peak of the heatwave, and 34 degrees Celsius in the shade isn't a pleasant temper...

A very warm day and a storm is forecast - My Actifit Report Card: August 20, 2026

21 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.09

Bardzo ciepły dzień i zapowiada się na burzę Today was a very interesting day. A warm and windy morning, a warm and windy afternoon, and a hot and muggy evening. Dzisiaj był bardzo ciekawy dzień. Poranek ciepły i wietrzny, po południu również ciepł...

The Night Marta Stopped Stealing from Herself

20 Aug 2026 4 minute read 2 comments Tirria $0.02

A short story about mobile phones, sleep, and the time that changes everything. Chapter 1: The Night That Wouldn’t End Marta would get into bed tired. Really tired, with heavy eyes and her body begging for rest since ten o’clock at night. And yet,...

A pleasant, initially brisk and then warm day - My Actifit Report Card: August 19, 2026

20 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.15

Przyjemny, na początku rześki a potem ciepły dzień Today's walk was a bit below average, but quite dynamic, very pleasant, in the crisp morning air and without the afternoon heat. Dzisiaj spacer trochę poniżej normy, ale dość dynamiczny, bardzo pr...

One-day cruise from Rhodes to the island of Symi

19 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.07

This is the last post from my stay on the island of Rhodes. Seven days on this island, even with a car, is unfortunately not enough. Our April trip to Greece is now history. But we have more challenges ahead. In September, we'll be traveling to th...

Tuesday's Walk in the Park - My Actifit Report Card: August 18, 2026

19 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.08

  Wtorkowy spacer po parku Today is the first day of freedom. After a week of occupying every possible room in our apartment, after a week of psychological terror, our beloved granddaughter has returned to her parents. Today I feel relieved, but in...

Another sentimental journey - My Actifit Report Card: August 17, 2026

18 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.11

Kolejna sentymentalna podróż Today, a rather long, sentimental trip to the Open-Air Museum in Silesian Park. I use the word "trip" because taking an 18-month-old granddaughter on such a walk is quite a challenge. Dzisiaj dość długa sentymentalna wy...

The Golden Root and the Fire That Does Not Burn

17 Aug 2026 9 minute read 4 comments Tirria $0.06

The Golden Root and the Fire That Does Not Burn From the ancient temples of India to today’s laboratories: the story of turmeric Chapter 1: The Stain That Never Went Away Over four thousand years ago, in a small village on the banks of a river i...