
It's become clear to me through posts and PMs that there are some gardeners here just waiting for the chance to discuss gardening!
So, I was thinking... how do you use gardening, or how does it affect you if you need a break, need some respite, need to relax, need inspiration....how do you use it as a therapy tool in caregiving?
What are your activities: Do you go out and pull weeds, read a magazine, design new beds? Look through garden catalogues? Go to garden stores?
And what interests have you added to your gardening? Visit estate or garden displays? Do you go to garden shows?
Does anyone design and plant Knot Gardens? Raised bed planters? Assistive gardens? Pollinator gardens (and have you thought of ways to help the bees and butterflies?)
Are your gardens primarily for pleasure or food, or a mix of both? Do you grow plants for medicinal purposes? Which ones, how do you harvest and process them? Any suggestions?
Do you grow plants that can be used in crafts, such as grapevines for wreaths and lavender for lavender wands? Do you make herbal products such as creams, lotions, chapstick?
What else can you share about gardening and the means in which it nurtures your soul?
The same as with many bird species, I think you tell them apart because the male is always brightly colored, and the female has very little bright blue coloring at all.
This one female looks plain and haggard (for now), but the male is very actively caring for the family. Busy birds, I will call them.
But I am just guessing. Lots of finding out going on since 3 days ago, I thought there was just one blue Jay, until I thought what is it doing so busy, so loud, so friendly, and keeping so close-by?
Maybe it's like humans. You can tell the one who is being well taken care of, often by the sacrificing wife. Gladly, it is not always this way, and the wife takes great care of herself as well, so the couple looks and feels great! Hmmm, I think that I might have offended everybody not identifying with this description. Maybe there are really bright looking female birds too. I dunno.
I read that the fledglings stay on the ground learning to fly after 3 weeks. There is no place for them to do that except in the street. Nature is planned ahead by instinct, not my business to say they could have picked a better place. But I really needed this new development, as I love the birdies.
I provided a water source and the male drank immediately.
Making space in my life to observe, enjoy.
[So, is this post more positive than the first Blue Jay announcement?]
Only 5 ft. from one neighbor's front door.
There are newly hatched baby-jays, yesterday.
Parent's have mouths hanging open @ 100 degrees F, very hot this week.
A happy, but unsafe occasion.
It's a real shame to see useful things going to the dump especially lumber.
Yay!🦋
I can make it rain by washing my truck :-/
I can't tell how many I have planted over the years, only to be disappointed by no growth, now 2!!!! Yahoo!
Things are drying up here, been able to get out and at least enjoy what I did get planted, and better weather.
Farmers are out, the corn is not going to be " knee high, by the fourth of July" this year.
And I've been walking more, much more active, started to feel a bit blubbery, after sitting to much with hubs! All feels really nice!!
daughter - glad your flowers are growing well weeds - not so much,
way I love hydrangeas but never have been where they will grow. Enjoy!!!
More rain here -badly needed. The field next door is getting greener and greener.
Just a thought, my honey gets rashes from exposure and we keep a spray bottle for him in the shower.
Way - that island sounds wonderful. Love the sound of waves.
ITRR makes sense. Thank you. He said it was better over night but now is aggravated by his hands being in hot soapy water.
Today thankfully it is cloudy and cool and the air quality is good which should give him a chance to heal. He had it before but this is by far the worst session.
(I do it this way always, way cheaper and that always works. I use organic oatmeal)
Golden prayers that R is healed quickly and doesn't suffer to much. Skin can be such a total nuisance when flared up.
I only like summer if I’m at the beach , otherwise I prefer Fall .
Being land locked the last 20 years, I miss summers when I lived on an island , where we could be at the beach in minutes whenever we wanted .
We went all year long . Even bundled the kids up when they were young to see light snow. So empty and peaceful , sound of the waves and the kids chasing snow flakes .
The beach was my church , it was where I felt most calm .