Well Spring/Summer has arrived! Our tulips are finally in bloom. Cherry blossoms and plum blossoms are out and the bees are busy. We have a native cherry, alongside our driveway, that is buzzing when you go by. We have a Nanking Cherry, in the yard, which is blooming more than it ever has. Maybe this is the year we will get a couple cherries, before the birds do. The apple trees are a week[?] away from blooming.
I noticed the trillium are beginning to bloom in the woods and the wet lands are golden with marsh marigolds. The usual earlier flowers; bloodroot, anemone, etc. are just beginning. Generally, they bloom before the trillium. Of course, this is Minnesota, where words like generally and usual are, also, highly arguable.
We are busy trying to catch up. Because of the late Spring we haven't got our garden planted yet. We got our goat barn cleaned out and, the manure enriched bedding, spread on the garden. We may not have much of a garden this year. Jamie strained a ligament in her right wrist, any twisting motion hurts. She is aided by a brace, but it won't heal, if she doesn't rest it. Because of her wrist and my terminal laziness, we might have to take a garden vacation. We will get a few things planted.
A couple months ago, we envisioned, traveling a bit. We thought we would be, far enough along with the Spring chores, that we could take a weekend trip. We have wanted to explore Southeastern Minnesota and Eastern Iowa; we were going to combine this trip with the celebration of a nephew's graduation. We will have to postpone our trip until things settle down somewhat.
I invested over $900 in repairing my old truck, a 1992 Ford Ranger. I am fortunate that I can do it. There was a collection of relatively minor things that need correction; but serious enough that I was not comfortable driving it. If I didn't have the money to repair it, and I needed the truck, I would have been forced to replace it. Does that make sense? It is easier to sign on the dotted line and commit yourself to $300 or so, a month, for three to seven years, than come up with $900. The poor of this country are condemned to eternal indebtedness, unless they are exceptional.
Talking about finance; the gas prices, here, shot up over $4 gallon. The excuse is two refineries shut down for maintenance. Wait a minute! Is this anticipatory supply and demand? Has supply and demand kicked in yet?
What if the price increase, legitimately, met the criteria for supply and demand. Have you ever questioned that concept? Something suddenly has more value because it is scarcer? What sense does that make? How can scarcity change intrinsic value? What kind of a savage world would price things according to what they could get for them? A loaf of bread will keep my body going for a period of time, a gallon of gas will help propel my car for a predictable number of miles, everybody needs to make a decent wage. Those, implied parameters, are the only reason I can see for raising prices. One might argue differently for luxury goods; but for life's essentials, greed has no place.
I have been in a little bit of a funk lately. Do I sound like it? Actually, I am coming out of it. I have been letting little things, of no consequence, affect me. Things from the past, things from now; nothing important. I kept getting depressed, like a cloud was hanging over me. I would get out of it, but when I wasn't paying attention it would return. I realized I was abandoning the trust I have in a Loving Universe. My belief, that everything is Love, acts as a shield and protects me from negativity. When I am aware of my oneness with everything, there is no room for any thoughts that are not love. I am not saying I experience that oneness often; but just, knowing it is there, keeps me on an even keel. For some reason I have been turning my face and looking into littleness; paying attention to the ego concerns. I guess one needs to do it, until they accept, the complete futility of it.
Have a great weekend!
Love and Peace, Gregg
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