We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast before we broke camp and headed home. We didn’t have as many stops on the return trip so it went a little quicker…even with the road construction. The skies were partly cloudy so it wasn’t terribly hot but we still ran the A/C. I’m not crazy about air conditioning. I don’t mind the cool air, per se. I just don’t want it blowing right on me.
We got home about 4:30 or 5:00. As soon as I got the camper unhooked, I jumped on the tractor and got both big fields cut. I’ll have to get the rest done today, as well as a trip out to the farm to mow. This is the time of year when you can almost see the grass grow. It’s a lot of work to keep up with, but I’m thrilled to have tripled the pollinator space this spring. That cut out close to an acre of field.
I love riding around the gardens holding my phone and grabbing pictures of the flowers. We have a lot of daisies growing right now and they look so sweet and summery. Just in time for June! There were lots of butterflies out there yesterday. I’ve seen a lot of bees this spring, but didn’t see many yesterday. I’ll keep my eye out for them. I try to mow when they aren’t real active so I don’t hurt them.
I finished reading a book while we were camping. A Book of Life by Peter Kingsley. I’m not quite sure how to describe it. The author writes as though it’s the book talking to you and it was thought provoking. He writes about his quest to learn about the ancient Greeks and their teachings. I guess “esoteric” bests describes it. An interesting read, but the jury is still out. I may actually read it again and see if I understand it any better.
My next read has been Kasher in the Rye by Moshe Kasher. It is a memoir written by a comedian who had a difficult upbringing. He was born to deaf Jewish parents. When they divorce, he and his brother lived in abject poverty in the ‘hoods of Oakland. He didn’t fit in anywhere and ended up with the only kids who would accept him…a really rough crowd. I’m still reading that, as well as 100 Plants to Feed the Bees by The Xerces Society. I barely touched my needlework while we were gone. It’s just not my summer thing…too busy.
Right now, as I’m writing this, it’s 9:00pm and I’m sitting in the camper watching the lightning bugs beginning their evening dance along the hedgerow. The fans are blowing. The sweet scent of honeysuckle wafts in the open windows. I’m sipping my very late second cuppa RYZE.
Life is goodly, indeed!
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“It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.”
Psalms 74:17 NIV