I Went Chasing Waterfalls

 

I was brewing my own kombucha for a long time, and all of a sudden one day when I went to bottle my latest batch, I saw all these little gnat looking bugs on my scoby! I looked it up and I think they were white mites. Apparently this is common when brewing booch, although I never had this issue in PA. or Seattle. I got stuck in a white mite scoby wormhole for awhile, and almost everyone said to rince the scoby and keep brewing. I just couldn't do it. the thought of all the mite poop and pee all over the scoby. So, I threw it all away and haven't brewed since. Kombucha is not cheap so I have felt that hit.

Since that happened, I've discovered water kefir and I love it's light, refreshing fizziness. I looked into making your own, and it's a much shorter process, so I'm hoping that means less time for little bugs to find a home. Fingers crossed. I'll be activating the crystals starting today, so hopefully by Thursday or Friday I should have homemade water kefir!! The package says you can use water, coconut water or juice, so I got some mango lemonade to use. Sounds nice and summery, right?

I mentioned that the last couple of weeks have been pretty bad for me mental health wise, so Saturday I went with a friend for a drive through both big and little cottonwood canyons. It was nice to see actual green, and I even saw a waterfall which really surprised me given the dryness of it all. I'm still not happy living in Utah, but it was nice to see some beauty and green. 

I was surprised to see so much snow still on this mountain. It's been so hot already!

Part of a ski resort with a rooftop pool very swanky!

Next time we're going to find a nice trail by the river, and try to find a not very people-y spot to sit by the water. 

I still feel a little shaky, but I do feel better and I hope to be back more this week, a little peppier. We'll see, it's going to be a hot, dry week.