Sand pails can make easy and cheap planters. I found one for a dollar and filled it with some daisy seeds which just started blooming! Poke some holes in the bottom for drainage!
What does squirrel see? She scampers down from her tree.
Here lies nourishment for winter’s pantry.
The cold will come again. But, she will be happy then.
She and her family will have full bellies.
Medicine Cards
by Jamie Sams & David Carson
“Squirrel… you have gathered nuts by the score, exactly predicting if you’ll need more. Teach me to take no more than I need. Trusting Great Mystery to harvest the seed.”
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“Squirrel has another message which can aid you if you observe what is obvious, and which can prepare you for anything. It has to do with a safe place in which to put your gatherings. This safe place is an untroubled heart and mind, and that which is gathered to put in this place is wisdom and caring.”
Day turns into night. Then the sun rises again, and the world turns and turns through seasons and time. The days turn into a year and counting.
We find ourselves in a very different world from the one we were experiencing a year ago. Who could have imagined a year ago that the most common rear-view mirror hanger in cars would be a mask?
This heat is familiar though, and so from my archives, I share some cooling techniques from an article posted on May 23, 2019.