Radishes, lettuce, zucchini and melons have come up! Florida.

The blue sky on yesterday's walk.
Florida.

Just a picture of my Bird of Paradise blooming.

The word itself is not offensive. In the automotive (and probably other engineering) the term retard is to slow, like gears or engine rpm.
They way people use the word can be bad, but it doesn't change the real meaning.

Hey everyone. New here. Can't stomach Facebook much these days.
I'm an artist, reader, nature respecter, and a curious human.
Here is my cat, one of my skateboard deck creations, and a hibiscus bloom from my house.