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| Poppies in Cornwall Park |
August is a month of promise in the Southern Hemisphere. We
are at the end of winter and on the count down to Ostara, the Spring Equinox in
September. Things are stirring outside.
Walking in Cornwall Park this morning I watched twin lambs
being born. I stood to one side as soft-spoken stockmen moved cows and calves
with practised calm. This year the climate has been kind to new lives. On my return later, the lambs were out of
their orange birth-coats and on their legs. Dappled grey and white baby fleece
dries quickly in the morning sun.
The Homestead Project is gathering pace too. We have been
sowing seeds of food crops and flowering plants- kale, chard and carrots. Peas
are just emerging, along with ambitious plans for big plantings of tomato and
basil. We negotiated with the aged house cat Violet. She had first option
on the sunniest garden spot. By way of compromise the raised bed has room for a
blue/grey lady to warm herself in the morning. We benefit twice really – there is
no better bird deterrent system than a feline one.
Inside there is just as much evidence of the Wheel turning.
It is the Full Moon time when the vision and enthusiasm to start this Project
is beginning to be realised. We are all feeling the benefits of a new approach.
In our relationships and in our spiritual lives a new richness is emerging.
Every decision is a group one. Every conscious action is a community action.
Sometimes the results are hilarious and others achingly poignant. Unseen hands
are lightening our life and we are grateful for their presence and assistance.
It takes practice at first, to shift from a mind set of separateness to one of inclusion but the results are outstandingly positive. It takes only a moment to stop and ask: Where is the flow here? What do I sense as I move through this space? Will this action support our project or diminish it? - and these techniques can be applied to all of life - it is all interconnected anyway.
