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I'm consumed with the garden, that is. I keep thinking of things I want/need to get done before my trip. Hard to believe a week from now I'll be in Poland!
With this warm and humid weather (plus rain) everything is growing very lush. Of course, that also means...bugs. Ah well.
I'll have something different to share in a while...for now...still plants!
Mostly because I see connections and significance in many strange things... I had a long, detailed dream last night. I won't bore you with the details except for one part. In the dream I was carrying two gallon size glass jars into an event type space. I lost my grip on one of them and watched it bounce a couple times, hoping it wouldn't shatter. It did shatter. The woman who was in charge of said space was none too pleased, but didn't overreact. I just had to clean all the shards, which was a long process. Jump to this morning, as I'm coming into the screened porch. The door shut kind of loudly (I guess) and I heard a sort of pop/shatter. One of the flood lights on the outside broke. I have no idea why, really. Immediately I thought of the dream...and proceeded to clean up the broken glass. Weird.
Today is gray and drizzly. The temperature is down by about 20 degrees or more than the past couple days. It's good to have a break...it doesn't need to be so warm so soon. Glad to have gotten the yards worked on before it was soggy again...even if it was kinda hot when I worked on them.
Sometimes I misjudge pretty badly, especially using the close up lens on the Lomo'Instant. I hate to waste film, so...I sorta fixed it?
I've had rosa canina growing for years. I moved it a couple years ago. Every year I'd prune as I pruned other rose bushes. There were only ever a few, if any, flowers. Lo and behold, I finally did the wise thing and researched the way to cut back this particular rose. For years I was doing it wrong. This is the first year that I followed the correct instruction and voila! Flowers (just starting) and lots of buds. Yay!!
The peonies have many, many buds this year. I'm hoping they open before I go on my trip. A lot will happen in the garden when I'm away for two weeks. Leaving my garden will be...challenging, haha!
I've been making an afternoon tea for a few days now...fresh lemon balm, mint and mugwort. As a crone, I'm working with mugwort (aka cronewort)...for digestion, for dreaming. The tea doesn't really carry the taste of the mugwort...I think it's on the tasteless side anyway. It also doesn't seem to be bitter...always a plus!
As the sun rises earlier and the windows are open overnight, I'm finding myself naturally waking earlier. This is a good thing...I suppose it's a natural thing.
Today is going to be busier than usual...with mundane activities and a fun event. That being the case, it was nice to be up and about early.
The garden is especially sweet this time of day.
Lastly, I made another new wet cyanotype yesterday. Elder and mugwort leaves. I think magical plants might be a good series for these prints. Something to ponder...