succulents – The Oaxacaborn Blog

If you follow Oaxcaborn on Instagram, you know about our succulent planting adventures (see below photo) so it’s no surprise that this week’s Monday’s Pretty Things is all about greenery! This was inspired by a couple of things — one, the incredible Urban Jungle Bloggers project, and two, the fascinating conversation here about the challenge of spending time outdoors if you, like many people, are an apartment dweller. (Most people don’t actually live on a rambling ranch!)

Hopefully these Pretty Things — and the #UrbanJungleBloggers Pinterest board — will inspire you to create your own green oasis no matter where you live.

Hanging plants via Atelier Solarshop

Urban window via Rennes on VSCO

Floral workshop via Wit & Delight

Japanese home via Spoon & Tamago

White interior via Ukkonooa

Fika via Oaxacaborn on Instagram

Life in Photos

LIFE IN PHOTOS :: Turning Cacti Upside-down

April 2, 2013April 2, 2013 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Sometimes, on nice evenings, if dinner’s ready and the floodgates of heaven aren’t open, we step outside for a few minutes waiting for Papa to get home.

We talk to ants, point at airplanes, tell birds to hurry up and fly, and ask where all the puddles went.

Toddler and Flowers Outside Front Door via Oaxacaborn

Sometimes we stop for a moment, pick up our favorite succulent, think…
Toddler holding succulent via Oaxacaborn dot com

Toddler turning succulent over via Oaxacaborn dot com

Toddler with upside-down succulent via Oaxacaborn dot com

Toddler standing next to upside-down potted plant

Toddler after dumping over potted plant
…and then question the wisdom of what we’ve just done.

I'm Gina Munsey, a Jesus-lover and a sojourner; a weaver of words, anchored in hope. I am Mexico-born, Eastern Europe-raised missionary kid who ended up being a Californian by way of Florida outside of Nashville, Tennessee -- but we landed here before The Great Migration. I live my days full of coffee and adventures while my 12-year-old learns Mandarin Chinese and Greek, my 3-year-old uses all the markers, and my artist-husband creates worlds from pixels and light. I'm an editor, a magazine contributor, and a writer who has only completed four chapters of my languishing manuscript. On any given day, you can find me in the middle of [home]school surrounded by stacks and stacks of books. Oh, and the name of this blog? Oaxaca -- wuh-HA-kuh -- is in Southern Mexico, where I was born! (See full bio).