January garden dreams

“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.”

 Wendell Berry

January has been the month of the Moose here on the meadow.

We haven't had much snow to speak of since the end of December 

but we've had lots of four legged visitors. 

We're all enjoying a Chilcotin Chinook at the moment. 
The four leggeds and the two leggeds.

  The sun is doing it's January thing.  Colouring the sky at sun up and sun down.

Every day ... a few more minutes of light.

 The seed catalogs find their way to the kitchen table even though it will be about four months till it's time to plant. This spring we have plans to build a Walipini.  An underground or pit greenhouse. We have Lots of other plans too ... getting on with our addition is at the top of the list. For now, we are enjoying the moose, the sunshine and the snow.  

I'm really excited about our new greenhouse and will document it's creation.

As always, thanks for dropping by.

Hope to see you again soon.

New Years Eve and Moose on the Meadow

December 31st.

It is a beautiful sunny day today. We awoke to two Moose on the meadow this morning. 

In Native American legend, the moose is thought to represent a balance between gentleness and strength. Moose medicine is about the power to shed the past which seems most fitting on this last day of the old year.

And here it was just six short months ago ... and soon again.

For now though, let us walk awhile with the beauty of Winter.

Bright blessings on this New Year’s Eve.
With dearest love.

Nicola and David

Christmas Eve on the Meadow

 

 Wishing you a blessed Solstice ~ let there be light!

 And a Christmas decorated with the laughter of loved ones,

the warmth of good cheer and every joy in the new year too.

 Much love

Nicola and David

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

Mid December

The morning of the 15th

 

and the afternoon on a walk in the sunshine

 We've already seen about 2 feet of snow.  

Then some sun and a few warm days.

 

 It's still dark by 4 in the afternoon 

but soon the darkness will give way to the light.

To Know the Dark

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.

To know the dark, go dark.   Go without sight,

and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,

and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. 

~ Wendell Berry ~

Snow at first light.

 Our first real snowfall of 2013.  

First light.

 The solar panels needing a dust off.

 The creek not fully frozen yet.

 The forest

The swings

 The snow... oh, right and the shovel and the plow.  

For the moment; pristine and beautiful.

A post from the nemophilists on the meadow

 A late October afternoon on the meadow.

and then an early morning encounter ...

It was not yet fully light. The sun was casting long shadows on the hay fields.

As I took this fellows pic, the flash on my camera kept snapping up, giving his eyes that eiree glow.

  About 10 minutes later, we watched him and two other coyotes cavorting like puppies at the other edge of the meadow.  They roared around, chasing each other and rolling over themselves.  It was a delightful thing to witness.  These pics below are better if you click  and make them bigger.

 Here's that word ~ a new one for me.  Love it.

Of Greek origin:  

nemophilist (n.) a haunter of the woods;

 one who loves the forest and its beauty and solitude.  

Pronunciation | ne-'mo-fe-list