NATURE HEALS

It was 46 F when I went to bed last night. Cold for this time of year. It has been colder, but it is rare. I remember it freezing on June 21^st. It was 1992. It got down to 39 in the cities, but many areas of Minnesota had frost. It is almost 10:30 and it is only 64.7.

My procrastination continues, although I am making some progress. I usually plant my Amaryllis in the garden for the Summer. This year we are not having a garden and Jamie wants to cover it with a heavy mulch to keep the weeds down. It is such a lush year that the weeds are already knee high. I have been casting around for a place to plant them. I have had a few ideas but they haven't activated the body. In the meantime my Amaryllis sit on the front porch in their pots.

Speaking of lush years, my pastures are growing like crazy. I could use twenty more sheep to keep them grazed. I still haven't decided on what I am going to do.

I don't know what to write about. I have no faith in my ability to see the future. We have been seeing the light increase in the world for some time. We have been expecting the dark forces of the Earth to retreat for several years. And I think they have; but the chaos they are creating on their way out is extreme. If we look at it, too much, we get depressed. It is so awful!

We have the ability to ignore it, and live our lives in peace, and be loving and kind to each other. However, the drama is seductive. It is sometimes amusing; other times, fear provoking. I recommend we ignore it; but I don't practice what I preach. It is like a bad movie, we can't stop watching. Paying attention to the craziness, can have long lasting affects on our consciousness. I don't actually pay attention to it that much, but it is there in some corner of my mind.

We spend a lot of time outside, sometimes just sitting on the deck. The energy the Earth is giving off, right now, is spectacular. Everything is so intensely lush and beautiful AND VERY HEALING. It just takes a few minutes to rid oneself of the worlds contamination. Sitting outside, absorbing natures energy, is like taking a cleansing shower.

Great times of change can be unsettling. I know everything is okay. The awakening is happening on schedule.

Emerging ourselves in Nature is healing and grounding. The more we do it the easier will be the transition. Although we don't have a garden this year, we have many yard and farm chores to keep us occupied outside. I notice our perennial gardens could use some help.

Speaking of the perennial gardens. I mentioned earlier that we have raised chicken for over forty years, and for most of that time, we also, had many Hostas. This year, for some reason, the chickens started eating the Hostas. They did so much damage to one of them, I needed to screen it to keep it alive. A week or so ago, they started to let up on their Hosta eating. Yesterday, I noted a deer decided to dine on Hostas. He or she reduced three huge Hostas to less than half their size. Unlike my knowledge of chickens, I knew deer would eat Hostas. They have nibbled on them before. Never, however, to this extent. To add to the mystery of animal dining, deer have been terrorizing my young apple trees for the last four or five years {they left them alone for the previous twenty years} suddenly, this year, there has been no deer damage.

I have observed many cycles of Nature in my lifetime. Interesting. There are some that are worth mentioning. It will have to wait for a future blog. I think Jamie wants me to go the Amish with her to get milk and I should do the dishes first.

Love and Peace, Gregg