It would be awesome to have a way to buy/trade steem for fiat from other steemians. I am very interested to hear your opinion on how well @swapsteem works once you look it over fully. I think a set up

Your garden is very impressive! It looks like you're going to have some bountiful harvests starting in the near future! :)

Thank you very much! :) Yes all I take all of my photos with my cellphone. I have a macro lens made to be used with a phone camera for my macrophotography.

You have a lovely home and garden. I always enjoy seeing your posts as you wander through! The flowers on the potatoes are nifty and very pretty, and I love the light purple bell like flowers. :)

That is a very interesting distinction you make between straight power and influence. One might say the latter is more passive yet far more nuanced in it's applications and outcomes. I had not really thought

You got some amazing shots here! I absolutely love the one with the blue flowers. You should definitely keep going with your photography! :)

I'm not sure if the various versions of the computer game Civilization count, but I absolutely loved that game. I think you hit the nail on the head when you basically said that ultimately it comes down

My point exactly.

I personally do not try to game anything. I actively currate based on quality of the post. My whole point is to encourage others to do the same. More people would likely read a post as opposed to skim

In my humble redfish opinion a 5 minute window might work more ideally than 1 minute, so as to encourage people to actually read the posts they are upvoting/curating, as opposed to just skimming the contents

Now that was a true example of the quality marketing we need.. Straight 80s style lmao! ;p

Congratulations on getting the use of more land! I hope you get the 30 year lease for the new area. I really enjoy learning about life in Alaska where you are and find your homesteading experiences very

Beautiful photos of trees that look like they hold the wisdom of the ages they experienced. I love that each looks like it has its own story to tell. I could easily imagine these Olive trees to be thousands

Yeah its tough to find the energy and motivation to get togeather a quality post during the work week.. No worries, give my upvote to a newbie in need! :)

Fantastic drawing and interesting story! I love owls and learning about other culture's myths, so I really enjoyed this post! :)

Here is another one for you then! :)

I have always found moths to be interesting and often pretty insects. I love the 2nd macro shot looking directly down on it. Nifty and interesting post! :)

Thank you very much! :) I will definitely spread the word about your daily contest. Is is ok to submit someone else's post for the contest so as to get more people involved who could use the help?

Awesome! Thank you very much! :) I hope you continue this initiative in the future. I will participate and let others know if I see another contest post.