Spring equinox occurred this morning at 8:22 a.m. PDT. The word equinox comes from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night). This is a moment of balance - the sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west, and we experience twelve hours each of light and dark. From this moment on, we gain more light each day, until the summer solstice.
Agenda Today:1. Journal queries
2. Plant my straw doll
3. Our huge garden project
1. Journal queries:
Consider the balance in my life.
How well do I balance my physical, mental, and spiritual needs?
How can I balance my personal needs with my commitments to the outside world?
How do I balance my Being-ness (mindful, compassionate, grateful) with my Doing (engaged, kind,and giving)?
Think also of the balance in the world; meditate upon what this half of the year will bring, dark and light, and how best I can take right action in the world.
2. Plant my straw doll:
The first step was to sculpt out the beds and paths from the piles of soil. And we put in new fencing around the new duck yard, moved the coop to its new location, and transplanted some ferns and daylilies into the duck yard (Our ducks love to lay eggs behind the ferns).
It's been wet for a couple of weeks now, but we've gotten a few things done: We got 2 yards of wood chips delivered and spread onto our garden paths. We planted a second batch of snowpeas plus some sweet peas in the tepee bed. And we designed a grape arbor and collected (used) wood from Bring Recycling!
1. Journal queries:
Consider the balance in my life.
How well do I balance my physical, mental, and spiritual needs?
How can I balance my personal needs with my commitments to the outside world?
How do I balance my Being-ness (mindful, compassionate, grateful) with my Doing (engaged, kind,and giving)?
Think also of the balance in the world; meditate upon what this half of the year will bring, dark and light, and how best I can take right action in the world.
I make a corn or straw doll each fall. For how to make this simple straw doll see this post on the autumn equinox.
The custom in Europe was to make a straw figure out of the last sheaf of wheat that was harvested, so the spirit of the grain had a place to live through the winter. Then it was planted again in the spring.
The custom in Europe was to make a straw figure out of the last sheaf of wheat that was harvested, so the spirit of the grain had a place to live through the winter. Then it was planted again in the spring.
Today I will plant my straw doll along with the last of my onions.
3. Our huge garden project update:
Since our beloved old apple tree came down we've been working on our backyard, and the vegetable garden of our dreams.
I also took a tree grafting workshop and grafted my apple tree scions onto root stock. Hopefully at least one of them will take and we will have second generation of the wonderful apples we all loved for 30 years.
This week we will:
- Build the grape arbor in the duck yard (it's really W's project but I'll be a good helper)
- Begin work on the front yard Sanctuary Garden! I'm ordering the retaining wall blocks today.
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