It has constantly been raining overnight and the continues a steady downpour.
The chores need doing. I am not afraid of getting wet (I mean I won't melt despite some thinking me a witch). But the thought of slopping around is not appealing.
.
Thankfully I have my gloshers. I don the raincoat and announce to the dogs "Chickie Time" (the usual signal its time for a garden jaunt). I swear there is a small hesitation - some resistance to drag themselves off the couch. And yet they manage to peel themselves from their seat and meander out into the rain with me.
Not looking forward to wet dog smell to be honest but meh it will all clean out eventually. I can always burn candles to disguise the smell.
As I head down the back, I notice how soft and spongy the ground is. So different to a few weeks ago. Dry, cracked and hard.
Actually this is cool. what else can I notice about the changes bought on my rain.
Wow - the Dragonfruit have some new flowers. With surprise I see the bees working. They are really rolling around in glee amongst all the pollen, making the most of the flowers while they are in bloom. Dragonfruit flowers have a short bloom life - less then 12 hours and generally will be all withered by mid-morning due to the evening preference for opening.
Watching the bees in action, even on a drizzly morning is a huge lesson. I was sure bees would stay in their hive with the rain. Clearly this is not the case. The chores need doing regardless of the weather even for bees.
They certainly look like they are having fun doing their chores. And actually so am I.
I swear that bee is laughing as it throws itself back into that flower.
This makes me laugh and I start looking around for more exciting lessons from the wet, soggy garden.
And the garden delights with her amazing fungi. I have never seen one like that in my garden before. An amazing red pattern growing in the most random of spot.
You know even the Golden Orb Spiders in the hen house do not seem too perturbed by the rain.
I guess rain is just another part of nature that just changes everything but nothing is bothered by it too much. Life just goes on.
Plenty of goodness in nature and maybe we can all learn from her. Perhaps we should all stop and appreciate her more often even when life seems slightly unpleasant. We might just be pleasantly surprised if we get a little curious.
The chores need doing. I am not afraid of getting wet (I mean I won't melt despite some thinking me a witch). But the thought of slopping around is not appealing.
.
Thankfully I have my gloshers. I don the raincoat and announce to the dogs "Chickie Time" (the usual signal its time for a garden jaunt). I swear there is a small hesitation - some resistance to drag themselves off the couch. And yet they manage to peel themselves from their seat and meander out into the rain with me.
Not looking forward to wet dog smell to be honest but meh it will all clean out eventually. I can always burn candles to disguise the smell.
As I head down the back, I notice how soft and spongy the ground is. So different to a few weeks ago. Dry, cracked and hard.
Actually this is cool. what else can I notice about the changes bought on my rain.
Wow - the Dragonfruit have some new flowers. With surprise I see the bees working. They are really rolling around in glee amongst all the pollen, making the most of the flowers while they are in bloom. Dragonfruit flowers have a short bloom life - less then 12 hours and generally will be all withered by mid-morning due to the evening preference for opening.
Watching the bees in action, even on a drizzly morning is a huge lesson. I was sure bees would stay in their hive with the rain. Clearly this is not the case. The chores need doing regardless of the weather even for bees.
They certainly look like they are having fun doing their chores. And actually so am I.
I swear that bee is laughing as it throws itself back into that flower.
This makes me laugh and I start looking around for more exciting lessons from the wet, soggy garden.
And the garden delights with her amazing fungi. I have never seen one like that in my garden before. An amazing red pattern growing in the most random of spot.
You know even the Golden Orb Spiders in the hen house do not seem too perturbed by the rain.
I guess rain is just another part of nature that just changes everything but nothing is bothered by it too much. Life just goes on.
Plenty of goodness in nature and maybe we can all learn from her. Perhaps we should all stop and appreciate her more often even when life seems slightly unpleasant. We might just be pleasantly surprised if we get a little curious.