Took a stroll with my camera this morning so I can share a bit of what I see in my world lately. Here you see the garden, healthy flowering potato plants, both red and gold; tomatoes behind them - 5 heirloom varieties - and beans, squash, and cucumbers behind them. I just made a new planting for fall: 3 kinds of beets, arugula, spinich, swiss chard, and gourmet lettuce. This is turning out to be a good year for gardens.
open pollinated broccolli, i can almost taste it...
i do love lemon verbena
our early apple tree, transparent, is loaded this year. it won't be long now till the first apple pie
red bartlett pears
Hopefully i'll be able to make lots of blackberry jam this year.
Someone keeps sending me telepathic messages through his ball the whole time i'm walking around
Our composting system - love! The metal garbage can is punched out with holes in the bottom and sides and buried in the ground covering all the holes. We throw our table scraps in and throw in a layer of leaves or grass, put the lid back on, and wait a year till it's cooked and we put in into the garden. When one gets full, we start another.
my little guardian of the parsley
working 24-7 without a complaint
mother swallow is diligently sitting on the eggs. see the horse hairs sticking out, plucked from the horses next door I presume. we've had the same family come for years, they no longer swoop at us or feel threatened even though this nest is right above our front steps.
and it's been ever so long since i shared my art
so here are a couple journal pages i just finished. it's always a journey, isn't it? i have been in a "middle space" these past months, not quite anywhere and not feeling grounded. relaxing about it takes daily vigilance and mostly remembering to
in the universe, in the power of love.
thanks for stopping by - may your days be filled with joy.
I loved taking this little walk with you. Only trouble is...it makes me miss you even more! :P
ox
Posted by: stephanie | July 31, 2011 at 04:01 AM
Such a nice post. I love clicking on your art and REALLY looking at all of the layers. Beautiful mystery.
Posted by: Laura | July 31, 2011 at 01:02 PM
love love love!
Posted by: rebecca | August 02, 2011 at 07:55 PM
your art work always seems to capture how i am feeling. I love the journal pages - I have been in that middle space too. trust - phew.. I forget to always.
Posted by: miss Robyn | August 10, 2011 at 01:47 AM
How lovely to get this glimpse into your world. I am so envious of your garden. I think I need to move somewhere with higher rainfall. I just never manage a lush garden here in the desert of southern California.
Posted by: hashi | August 26, 2011 at 11:28 AM