Maybe, just pictures today? 
Storms everywhere. Globally. Locally. In the Sky. In my Heart. 
The Pig Garden. 
The four took all day to wander across from their spring garden to their summer garden. 
There is so much foliage in there we may not see them again for some time. I love my pig gardens. There are masses of butterflies in there already.
And fireflies at night. 
Aunty Del says good morning. The ducks say Good Morning. ( I am experimenting with Calzone).
I say Good Morning too.
We are all experiencing some level of anxiety and even depression about the present troubles. Everything affects us all and so it should. So, be kind. Keep your distance. But be kind.
Create systems that are long term. No more hunkering down and waiting. Get busy. Let’s literally design our lives to create safe living spaces and inclusive caring practices that include all our neighborhoods. 
I am working with this quote today. To examine my fears and use them as information. I am going to collect each fear like a data point and plot it on a graph. You remember that old Nike saying “fear is your only enemy”. I used to have the poster on my classroom wall.
By the way ‘the book of longings’ is really good.
Well. ‘Nuff Said.
Good morning.
Cécilia
The Kitchen's Garden 
36 responses to “”
A lovely reassuring snapshot of the Farmy and you. For me the contact, even virtual helps, to know that everyone is ok-ish and getting on with life as best we can despite some very understandable anxiety, which I think too is reassuring: it’s absence more of a concern. Resisting, investing in fear just sucks the life out of you. My day-to-day motto comes from Mother Teresa “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies”.
Yes. The small things – those are good handles to hold onto.
It is good to hear from you. Things are slowly opening up here. I must confess I didn’t change my life much because of this virus nor have I been afraid of it. Mostly I’m in a constant state of irritation at all the confused mixed messages out there, I refuse to be a sheep. Ah well, when I’m irritated I need to stay busy so chores and maintenance and prettifiying (is that a word?) are the rule of the day. Must say it’s looking nicer around her than it has in years!
You are on a roll! I think protecting our others is paramount however all these crazy news releases that are not news at all but so often just subjective reactions and wild guesses is bonkers. And really not helpful. You and I are lucky to have little farms, lots of food and an old fashioned way of life.
You will not be able to face the storms of the world until you still those in your heart . . . don’t wait and learn not to resist and let things move forward . . . and, just sometimes, hunker awhile in the tall grass with your piggies to catch breath and think and plan . . .
The pig garden looks like the place to be. The textures and infinite shades of green are so beautiful. The stormy sky is somehow comforting to me. Strange, that. Off to France in a few days. Looking forward to being in the country. With my own green and storms in a wider sky. I’m inspired by the idea of fears as starting points. I think in my 50s, without being to articulate it, that is sort of what I have been doing too. Just taking them on. Looking at them in the eye. Dealing with them. Be well.
Call me soon! Dying for a catch up!!
Thank you for posting, your photos always give me some respite. We have had some beautiful weather here on the coast of Maine, which has helped me relax a bit and take the storms of the world more in stride. Love your sky shots! Stay well.
Beautiful pictures! It is a very difficult time right now. So much uncertainty for the future.
Stay safe!
They have got to be the luckiest pigs in the world! That garden looks fantastic. Do tell us more about the calzones…
That second big stormy sky reminds me of an old painting by a German artist that I saved after her death.
Farmers everywhere have much in common.
The textures and varieties of the grasses and plants is lovely.
Find smiles. They are waiting for you
I see your smiles! Thank you.
And a good morning to you Celi .. I do hope all is well for you! Beautiful images my friend 🙂
It is a bit crazy out here actually. America is Certainly not a restful place !
Good to hear from you again, hope you and yours are all doing OK in this uncertain time.
I was reading the latest NZ Geographic article and I thought of you when I read their fantastic article on regenerative farming. It sounds exactly like what you are doing with your land. If you haven’t already seen it, I encourage you to check it out https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/regeneration/?source=homepage. I am not connected to the Geographic at all, I just really enjoy their magazine and am glad we still have such a great informative magazine here in NZ when so many seem to be going under.
Thank you! I am hoping to buy a little patch of land in NZ to begin another project ( saving like the dickens) let me know if you see anything – you will know exactly what I want!!!
Just saw these pictures ~ beautiful!! Love the wheat fields against the dark sky!! I wish we’d see these clouds around us ~ come over us here and drop some rain ~ we are so so dry. Finally just got .3 ~~ didn’t even sink in ~ I have sprinklers going all around our place all the time all day ~ trying to keep lots of landscaping healthy!! Mean time the moles and ground squirrels are destroying everything and costing me a fortune to try to get rid of them.