At last – back in business! After three months of writing on either a tablet or my phone (which was in itself an exercise in patience) at last I have a laptop again. The Matriarch discovered my plight and bought me a new laptop asap. It is orange – of course – and has a big screen and a normal sized board of keys and after months on tiny screens with tiny keyboards my fingers are getting used to spreading out and moving fast again!
I got out my precious CD of Photoshop 7, an oldie but a goodie ( who knew that would become precious but buying these programs online is exorbitant – I am so glad I have carefully stored this CD. It has loaded onto a number of laptops now) – and we are off again!
Yesterday was fencing day – I raised one new fence and reconnected the cows fence down by the ditch. This is where the wild garden was last year and there is plenty of really good feed coming back.
If things get bad I will temporarily fence the field beside it as well but this ditch land has never been amended so it is pretty lean. I am letting it grow wild in the meantime.
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There is a lot of lovely alfalfa in the old wild garden so the cows have plenty of dry hay to eat at the same time to avoid any belly problems.
Mr Flowers (below) looks like he forgot to put his pants on. The wild trees along that fence-line are getting thick but I don’t care. The planet needs more trees and my feed shed needs the shade. We need to plant as many trees as we can for the future. The heat is coming and that heat will bring rains and for this we need trees for drainage and shade. Maybe it is worse in other areas of the world but what I do here in my little corner does have an impact on world air and the soil so I shall persevere. I am a butterfly wing.
As I have said before there is no point in lamenting the damage done to our environment, it is done, now we must plan to combat and mitigate the results and protect our grandchildren and great grandchildren. Everyone’s little children.
Every corner counts. My weapon of choice is trees.
I hope you have a lovely day.
celi
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62 responses to “BE THE BUTTERFLY”
I think you have chosen a very good weapon!
I occasionally use an iPad when I’m in Barcelona, but I’d far rather bring my laptop (like now), the keys on a tablet and phone are good, but no match for a proper keyboard. Just been out exploring old markets and cheap lunches 😉
Old markets! That sounds like me!
Wait until you see the Art Nouveau decoration on otherwise ordinary buildings!
Congratulations on your new laptop, Ceci! A cook always needs the proper utensils in her kitchen! Photos are beautiful! And no, that is NOT the gate I was asking about – giggle! Even though we live in a forest, I’m always planting shrubs, flowers, and my latest will be a pepper tree. They are so pretty, graceful, and are fast growers. Keep up your happy works! BTW, how do I find the blog for your son’s reclamation of land around his house. The first episode – on your blog – really piqued my interest, and I want to see more!.
I will get the link for you and put it up tomorrow. He just brought out number three
Looking at your lovely photos is such a pleasure every morning!
That is great!!
When we moved here, the backyard was empty save for one cedar tree. The ground is very rocky with limestone and requires a pick axe to dig holes, but we planted several small trees which have grown house high. Now the backyard is very shady to the point that some of my sun loving plants are not doing well. I’ll plant other things tho and take the shade. Very helpful in the summertime. Also, birds are everywhere which is good too. Mr Flowers has very shapely legs. He looks like he is doing a high wire act. Congrats on the new laptop.
Especially in your neck of the woods – lots of trees cannot help but help with that heat down there
I had to laugh out loud at your comment on Mr. Flowers!
I laughed too!
Bless the Matriarch. There are some things you just need a laptop for! Blogging is one of them. We have planted as many trees and native plants as can comfortably fit on our urban plot of land. The native fauna love it. xo
Very cool- having native fauna!!
Congrats on the new laptop!!! Thank you, Matriarch!!!. Mr. Flowers must have been very distracted to be out and about without his pants, looks very drafty. I found out that all the trees I planted at the house before I lost it were destroyed. It seems a boring, water and work intensive grass lawn was put in. That was 14 trees lost. Can’t plant any here it’s all concrete and ashphalt. There are cattails in the corner where two concrete walls and the ashphalt all come together, there’s a little seep that’s constantly wet. The seeds must have drifted in on the wind.
I hate hearing that some fool dug up trees- but yay for the cats tails!!
Ah, yes. When my laptop died in the middle of Arkansas, I went with an iPad/keyboard combo, which saved the day and did in that pinch. I still like it, but for writing or blogging, I need a “real” computer with a “real” keyboard. Plus, it makes the whole image business easier. I was astonished to read that it’s orange, but why not? It certainly would be easy to spot! I’m so glad you have it — enjoy!
Orange is the new BLACK!
If you whisper ‘I love you’ to a butterfly it will carry your message to heaven.
What a delightful thought
Good Cecilia, we can see you more often now
Orange is awesome… especially when it delivers just what you need! And orange butterflies are my favorites! They’re everywhere in the woodlands, you know. We plant trees on our place, even though we’re surrounded by the woodlands. I have been taking out the honey locust, which are an invasive species.. but taking them out allows natives to take over again, which makes me happy. Trees are important too, teaching us stillness and being open to bending in times of wind. Ah, every aspect of nature and the wild, so important in finding ourselves.