Today I saw a Pooka!

Just a musing that is amusing. The Easter bunny, a pooka, sold to the masses to celebrate spring and rebirth. Loosely tied to another religion in which many of it's patrons eat chocolate bunnies and collect eggs hidden by the pooka, while acknowledging their belief in the rising of Christ.

Thank you Mister James Stewart for introducing me to Harvey! (Film from 1950)

First Sunburn of the Year

Today was filled with tearing out the weeds and replacing them with rather all too orderly garden rows. Seriously, they are in a line one after another with no real planning involved. I think the next time I will be planing the squash and those I will do in some diagonal pattern or something. Straight lines.... what was I thinking?!

I saved most of my head but my arms and neck are burnt, yup I am a redneck in that respect. Staring at the ground for too long causes it. Pondering what will come from my labors in the months ahead. The great news is my greenhouse is doing its job. I have been starting my seeds in there and am ready to plant within two weeks each time. Such a time saver and seed saver. Plus my crops can be started a month earlier than normal, a frost does not usually affect a full plant in a harmful way, but it does prevent seeds from sprouting.

I love the part where I planted enough for a small army of people, and I am the only one living here. Good news for those I consider friends and nice neighbors. When I grow large gardens I like to offer the food for free or a donation, my way of showing love for my fellow humans, and animals of course. I make sure there is enough for the birds, bunnies, squirrels and dogs.

Boredom in a Universe Full of Wonder?

I was watching Discworld, the episode about Hogwatch, and at the end Death says something akin to, 'In a universe so filled with wonder humans have managed to invent boredom.' Just then I looked out the widow and saw some amazing lighting on my yard. The greens popped, the trees turned ghostly white and the sky was formidably dark, yet a very small section of a rainbows arch (out of frame to the right) was showing above the neighbors palm tree. Such richness in color and the contrast of bright sun to dark storm in the same section of valley. Beautiful!

How often do we miss beauty or amazing events because we looked the wrong way or were too busy to care? The old saying stop to smell the roses is great advice, but don't forget to look around while you do it!