We've cleared some of the garden!

So last year I got into gardening and had a lot of fun doing it. It was very satisfying “work” for me and was actually quite meditative! After a few months, my efforts tapered off, and the garden gradually morphed back into the jungle of weeds it had started out as. Well inspiration has struck and I’m following my renewed urge to get digging in the dirt again! We’ve cleared some of the weeds and hopefully we keep going. With some love and hard work/play, we can only do good things!

Every, hard at work (and play) in the garden.

The boys have been putting in their share of efforts toward our gardening creations. We invested in some “big boy” tools for Every, and gave the smaller set to Kenny.

With some practice, they will soon be awesome caretakers of the garden! It gets us all outside, a chance to burn energy and get sweaty while creating something awesome and productive.

I love the feeling of finishing up a great session in the dirt and walking back to the house for a hearty lunch. So satisfying!

Paya, watching over our gardening activities.

Paya, resting after all that work, LOL

"I love the feeling of finishing up a great session in the dirt and walking back to the house for a hearty lunch. So satisfying!"

Even the cat has joined in the festivities! Paya loves to play in the dirt, soaking in the suns rays. 

I’m not exactly sure what all we are going to grow, I have to take inventory of the seeds we have. We planted a row of flowers in the front, we’ll see if they sprout! I’m hoping to grow some corn and some herbs for sure. There is some basil and oregano still growing amongst all the weeds. Maybe we’ll do some greens, and I’d love to grow cucumbers, though I had some difficulties with them the last time around. 

I think the best part about gardening is the way it makes me feel. Really getting in TOUCH with the earth helps when you’re trying to get in touch with the earth, LOL. It reminds me of all that the elements of the earth do to sustain our world, and that I can do my best to give my love back to the earth, our “mother” and nurturer.

This Taurus full moon, we’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors and taking walks. Getting in touch with nature and the rhythms of the earth and spiritual bodies arounds us really gets me into a clearer state to receive images for paintings that am urged to create. I get those huge “AHA!” moments where I just know exactly what I am going to paint. Or at least how the painting is going to start! I’ve been getting my home in order and spending time beautifying and expanding my redesign project a bit further. Doing this has given me some inspiration for this next round of Aura Art paintings that I am doing for a lovely group of women! I intend on using this full moon energy for appreciating all things coming to fruition. As the waning period begins, I am focusing on tying up loose ends with existing projects. I’m also doing some preperations for upcoming projects here and there. It is a beautiful moon, and I am going to get my butt off the computer now to go enjoy it!