After being in the desert for the last 5.5 years, I was so overjoyed to be gardening again, that I really put my all into it yesterday. I'm quite certain I was a little wee bit over-zealous in my approach. It was so beautiful out there and I could smell the rich soil beneath my feet. I used a garden fork and a rake to extract some rather tenacious flora, breathed in the air, and exhaled gratitude. A butterfly bobbed by and I felt like I was home. Ohh, wait! I am! It's day one in my new place.
Day two: The chickens were looking so dapper as they came for their morning kitchen scrap treats. The bee hives were all a flurry with the two new colonies installed last night - that makes 3! Ohh my goodness, watching them I was filled with the usual fear, mixed with awe. You see, I've been afraid of bees all of my life since I was three. I decided about a year, year-and-a-half ago, to make friends with the bees and eventually become a Bee Priestess. I started watching videos over on YouTube about bees and beekeeping. Ouuu-eee, this is going to be a serious shift for me. This is the ACTION step. I'm excited!
I worked the far beds today. Lots of shade there till late morning. I've harvested quite a few lovely dandelion roots so far. I devised a plan for harvesting those today too. I'm going to let them grow until they have 3 flowers bloomed and seeded. Once they have done that, I will harvest them. This also gives the bees more delicious goodies to sip, and allows the plants time to spread new seeds. It's a nice cycle. I love dandelion flowers too, so I will still get to enjoy them.
I must have stopped 3 times today just to ogle the sight of the bees caring for their hive. What an amazing dance. Every time I heard one zing by, I'd duck and feel a jolt of adrenaline surge through me. Goddess help me (laughsss). Look forward to seeing how tomorrow goes. I'm going to get up at 5 am and work from 6 am to 8:30 am + feed and water the chickens, and water plants.
I can feel this experience cleaning and clearing the lens of my soul. Gardening, being out with Nature Herself ... there truly is nothing that can touch that - that can reach that space it brings you to inside yourself.
Day two: The chickens were looking so dapper as they came for their morning kitchen scrap treats. The bee hives were all a flurry with the two new colonies installed last night - that makes 3! Ohh my goodness, watching them I was filled with the usual fear, mixed with awe. You see, I've been afraid of bees all of my life since I was three. I decided about a year, year-and-a-half ago, to make friends with the bees and eventually become a Bee Priestess. I started watching videos over on YouTube about bees and beekeeping. Ouuu-eee, this is going to be a serious shift for me. This is the ACTION step. I'm excited!
I worked the far beds today. Lots of shade there till late morning. I've harvested quite a few lovely dandelion roots so far. I devised a plan for harvesting those today too. I'm going to let them grow until they have 3 flowers bloomed and seeded. Once they have done that, I will harvest them. This also gives the bees more delicious goodies to sip, and allows the plants time to spread new seeds. It's a nice cycle. I love dandelion flowers too, so I will still get to enjoy them.
I must have stopped 3 times today just to ogle the sight of the bees caring for their hive. What an amazing dance. Every time I heard one zing by, I'd duck and feel a jolt of adrenaline surge through me. Goddess help me (laughsss). Look forward to seeing how tomorrow goes. I'm going to get up at 5 am and work from 6 am to 8:30 am + feed and water the chickens, and water plants.
I can feel this experience cleaning and clearing the lens of my soul. Gardening, being out with Nature Herself ... there truly is nothing that can touch that - that can reach that space it brings you to inside yourself.
