Challenge Entry - Practicing with Nature 
I chose to conjure a plant spirit familiar as my challenge. I’m using these steps and ritual posted here from → A Broom at Midnight | Amazon
I chose two actually, Plantain (a common native hardy medicinal plant) and Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis). I don’t have a yard with a lawn, but I do see plantain on every run. I do, however, happen to be growing Lemon balm on my deck. Since I have easier access to the Lemon balm I am starting there.
I use lemon balm in many of my herbal tea mixes including my sleepy tea (which if I posted the recipe on here, I can’t find it…)
Over the past two days, I have refreshed the soil the plant is in, added fertilizer, trimmed old foliage, and watered her thoroughly all the while talking to her telling her my plans for the ritual and the hopes that she will accept. I asked for a leaf to press and did a rubbing on paper as the placeholder for the leaf.
Over the next few days, I’ll continue working through the ritual and working with the spirit with the hopes of developing a relationship and a connection.
Once I establish a lemon balm spirit familiar and have a comfortable relationship, I’d expand and take on the task with the Plantain.