The sun comes up
in the morning,
Shines that light around.
One day, without no warning,
Things start jumping up
from the ground.
Well, homegrown’s
all right with me.
– Neil Young
Ain’t that the truth.
Last year at this time, while I was delivering little kid goats, the weather in the midwest was atrocious. As early as mid June, I remember walking the animals at dawn and there was not a drop of dew on the ground. That has never happened. The dirt was fine like sand. It felt “deserty”. That scared me. I had to ask -What is the worst that can happen? We live in a desert? All the plant species that have surrounded us forever die? Our critters choke to death of thirst? Scorpians and other desert creatures come to roost?
People from Phoenix will venture east? Weather changes for some reason scare me. When a season doesn’t behave the way it should, I get this oh-no-the-world-is-going-to-end sensation in my heart.
But this season? Has been fantastic in my estimation. Cool. Rain. Sun. Not too hot too early. Everything is growing like gangbusters and we have been able to enjoy lettuce, spinach and asparagus in abundance. There have been a few plates served up with homegrown beef or chicken, salad and asparagus so far this season. We have never felt that accomplishment before. It feels great to put dinner on the table without having to go to the grocery store. That is probably the best part of the whole deal.
Livin’ out he’a in the country we don’t feel much like driving in everyday to do the shoppin’. Just like anything else, I usually do have to jump into town daily for one thing or another though.
This homegrown thing obviously is a first for us. Our efforts the past five years is paying off finaaalllly. We will continue to plow through with the unknown and have fun.
If you have ever homegrowed your own food, you know the feeling. It feels good.
I have had a few snake sitings so far.
This is a tiny one and the other two were not so much. I saw a black one that was about 5 feet. And last night, I was walking Francis around the perimeter of her pasture and I saw another blacky that was about 2-3 foot. I walk her twice ’round and this was my first pass. I got the courage to go around again, ONLY because I had my big boots on. She was still there so I snuck up on her to get a better look and she slithered away into an invisible hole. Is that why they are so creepy? They can just disappear. LIke that.
God is good. For sure.
Our wedding is in 2 weeks. Talk about homegrown. We are down to getting final numbers and compiling the mile long list of things that needs to be down last minute. We have lots of good helpers so I am not fretting. Too much. That is another reason God is so good. He put these two lovely people together and will make them one. That is a miracle, baby. That is a miracle. They are perfectly yoked. I am grateful for that.
I am not sure my posts have been showing up on Facebook for some reason. I have not jumped shipped as some of you may think. The posts are there, they just aren’t showing up on the social media stuff like I asked. What is wrong wit them?
God bless,
Karen
The Shieling 