We are really into winter now.
Into the deepest part, the coldest part.
I am surprising myself, as I really do not mind at all.
Oh, except for the fact that it affects my flocks & their well being...of course.
Todays brutal temp and wind are the worst.
I will be checking in with them many times today.
It is a day to do the dishes, laundry and clean the floors kind of day.
It is a day to reset and settle in the gentlest way possible.
Be kind to yourselves.
We were never meant to carry the burdens of the entire world.
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Inside, I have been using this time to quietly build a new
routine. I have felt a shift of sorts since the beginning of the month .
A good shift.
Do they say every 7 years or so you change or your body completely
changes....something like that.
I am feeling it.
A new wave of energy and golden light.
This is a photo from long ago.
When I first got my *new* camera.
Boy.... do I have containers of unpublished photos that I have to develop.
Recently, I have started to *remember* things that I truly loved to do.
One was photography.
Back in the day....
I loved taking photos of my children.
Then life happened.....
Got another camera years later when I got my Jeep and I would take
loads of photos when we were off roading.
So I dug out the old film camera....
She needs a bit of care but I feel like I may want to begin again.
Fresh.
The same for my music.
For years & years I just had my harp and I had my standard
songs that I could play, never learning many more.
I am suddenly feeling it may be time to learn again.
It is so relaxing.... I forgot that music did that for me.
Now, I stopped sewing costumes during the lockdowns and move.
I have a new project coming along for this year.
I can't wait to show you!
Being a creative person and stopping is no good for your heart.
My focus was on what was changing all around me, the move, the world,
changing relationships and trying to get a foothold into a new life.
Now, I am ready to have that creative outlet again.
I feel grounded enough to allow myself the freedom to express myself again.
I guess you just begin again when you are ready.
The benefits of quiet winter days....
My JOB today is this...
Keeping the coops warm for the flocks and making sure they have water.
The wind will have the temps much below 0 , though I have managed to keep
the back of the coops around freezing this whole time, it will be harder today.
Also, thank you for the prayers for August.
She had quite the injury that most chickens would not have come back
from.
Yet she is scrappy that one..
She has almost fully healed. I am not sure if she will lay again, I won't know
for a few weeks when the light returns but her eggs 3X the size of a normal egg
was the cause of her injury- poor thing. I really don't care if she ever lays again.
She is still with her small flock of Sugar and Blueberry who are my sweetest chickens.
I will not stress her during this cold wave by returning her to her flock
when they can be aggressive , especially since she has been gone a bit.
I am hoping that Cooper, my roo will eventually rule over the whole flock and put the
wild girls in their places....but not until Spring.
( she is on the left, next to Sugar & Blueberry)
The coops are filthy. Please excuse the mess.
Once warm weather comes I will be scrubbing it top to bottom.
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