Digging in the dirt

I managed to carve out a wee bit of time this past weekend for some much needed garden cleanup and fairy house building. Somehow that half hour felt like much longer. It was so restorative on many levels.
I started cutting back the grasses and noting which ones would need dividing this year. Instantly things looked more orderly and ready to start on another season of growing. Then Hazel and I proceeded to build a fairy house amongst the soon to be popping up Forget-me-nots. All our supplies came from our tiny postage stamp lot which made me realize how much stuff we have going on in there. Enough room for as many fairies that grace us with their presence....birds and bees and children too.

One moment in time

Life springs anew

The natural systems are truly a marvel. Birth and death, old an new...the wonders never cease. This picture reminds me that we are but one species sharing (??) this planet.
Enjoy your day.
Karen

Out with the old

Down came the old curtains. Or should I say tea towels that were quickly sewn into curtains when we moved into our home. After 4 years of dutifully serving their purpose, I decided that new ones were in order. Fabric was ordered during the February blahs and as of last week our windows are now covered in a lovely springy happy fabric (Robert Kaufman Dill blossom flower blossom in red if anyone happens to be interested). They make me smile every time I enter the kitchen...especially when the sun is shining and they impart a lovely reddish hue everywhere.

Have a great week everyone...even if the warmer temperatures have gone away for a bit.
Karen

March 20

"This is for those who have gone before
flower petals falling on the altar
this is just a gift
this is birth and this is death
all in the same breath"

Jason Collett - We all lose one another from the album Idols of Exile.

I know it is a day late....I wasn't able to access a computer.
Happy birthday my friend. I miss you.

Karen

I didn't realize...

I love winter, or at least I believe that I do during it. If you were to ask me what my favorite season is, I would say without thinking that fall and winter are. However, this week has made me realize that what I really am is an all-season kind of gal...how I don't think I would be happy anywhere without distinct seasons.
Right now, I am loving the feeling of freedom that comes along with spring. No need to worry about hats and mitts, the sun takes care of the warmth.
Also, the hopeful feeling of it all. Everyone seems lighter. The flowers are poking through. The cardinal is singing its lovely song. The world is colorful again.

What about you?

Hazel - collector of things

Note to self:

Remember for ever and ever how sweet girl brings home bits and pieces of her natural world...how she hands me something she has found "because she knows I like it"....how we have piles throughout the house of these things.

Happy Friday all.
Karen