The Farm
Spring 2020, Digital
I am circling around God, around the ancient tower,
and I have been circling for a thousand years,
and I still don't know if I am a falcon, or a storm or a great song.
- Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly
- Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly
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JUNE 30, 2020
We could use some rain / maybe early tomorrow morning / everything is thirsty. I pray for pears. And apples and berries. For corn and beans and squash. And for everyone. I will pray for rain, peaceful transitions and hope for those who have fear. Cleansing, steady rain. I will pray for that rain and for the sweetness of pears.
Pear Sweetness
JUNE 24, 2020
Only the first season for some of these berries and I am surprised and pleased to see the fruit. Corn is up. Beans and peas are up. Late, but flourishing with love. Abundance all around.
JUNE 6, 2020
hard outside working
dinner soon both hands washing
soap to my elbows
basho berries
JUNE 5, 2020
Evening light. Solace.
JUNE 1, 2020
A most beautiful day. Colors, fresh air, sunshine.
MAY 31, 2020
Everything peeping up green and growing after rain and humidity. And, finally, sunshine!
KooKoo
May 25, 2020
Still wet - but we planted several rows of seeds. Eggplant, lima beans, green beans, bush beans. Corn. Swiss chard, spinach and radish. All heirloom seeds in short rows.
Timeless
May 19-22, 2020
Rain. Big rain, about 9 inches here and up to 13 inches nearby. Power to the house had to be repaired by the power company (broken neutral in the overhead supply line). Without heat for a day or two but happy everything is back in operation. Sump pump did its job and everything else held together. Humid and warm with thunderstorms coming. Now to finish planting in the big garden. Always a calm after the storm. And calm is a welcome friend.
Dutch Iris
May 18, 2020
It rained today. All day. Gently. Easily. And the soil was soaked but not muddy. I have potatoes in. And corn, beans and peas. I have raspberry bushes and a strawberry patch started. I am delighted with small beginnings. This life comes easy to me. Apple and pear trees.
May 15, 2020
Planted potatoes in the big garden. Kitchen compost and dry leaves. I learned this method a long time ago.
Werk
May 4, 2020
May 3, 2020
Planted corn and beans in the big garden. And peas. Planted raspberries and strawberries in the big garden. I plan for figs and plum trees and a crabapple tree. Mulch, compost and dirt. And love. Always love.
April 29, 2020
Getting started.
April 21, 2020
'Big Garden" plowed and tilled. Exciting to watch. Timeless and rich and real.
March 26, 2020
Pears and apple trees in blossom. Fragile beauty. I brought the trees to the farm in May of 2019. Starting a small orchard which I hope will thrive.
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