Just when you think you are moving into spring you get a snow storm. I had lots of plans for outside activity this past weekend. It seems just when you are getting ready to move forward something happens to stop you. Do you feel that way not just in gardening but if life in general? I am not really complaining just observing. Well maybe a little complaining. I am trying my hardest to get this blog going consistently, start a little business and manage my urban farm. I am trying to slow down my thoughts and get things into focus. So please be patient with me for the next few weeks while I try to get all this figured out. I got married at 20 and had my first child at 22 and have not given much thought to what the 48 year old me would be when she grew up. I am sure I will figure it out eventually.
Last week I had been running in and out of the backdoor. I was enjoying hearing the birds chirping and then I started hearing black birds squawking like crazy. My chickens and pigeons got really quiet and thats when I realized there was a hawk somewhere. Those annoying black birds are actually great at letting you know about those hawks. I started looking around and in a tree in the neighbors behind me I saw a shadow. It was too far away to get a good pic with my phone so I grabbed the binoculars and spotted him. I tried to get a pic through the binoculars with my phone but thats really hard to do free handed plus I am directionally challenged and lets not forget clumsy. I managed to get something that resembles a hawk.
Mr Ladybug wanted to buy me a camera for Christmas and I just didnt think I needed it. The other day our son was debating whether or not to get a new computer. He asked me if I thought it was a waste of money and I asked if he had the money to buy it without clearing out his bank account. The answer was yes. I asked if he would be able to do more with the new one like play games and things he likes to do. He said yes. I told him that I thought he should buy it, He works really hard at school and keeps his grades up, he has a job and even though we shouldnt throw money out the window its not a crime to enjoy your hard work. For some reason I thought how I should listen to my own advice and so this weekend we went camera shopping. I am so in love with this camera. I see Mr Ladybug and I having lots of adventures with this thing. We love birding and identifying trees, plants and even weeds. We love bugs and all kind of things. Not to mention our love of the moon and stars. I can not wait to figure out how to get some great pics of our favorite planet and constellations.
Which brings me to the title of this post. After being married to Mr Ladybug for a short time I realized how much he loved history and how much he knew. I always felt like I wasnt very good at history and never would be. As we would visit places and learn about them and study the history I found out that I loved history as much as he does. Its not just history but all kinds of things that we just think about doing and do them. Like our making of wine, soap, vinegar, jams, bee keeping. The more we learn about new things the more it changes us. I like to think for the good. I would like to encourage you to think about if you are moving forward or if you just got to a place in life and its not bad place but you kind of just got stuck there doing the same thing over and over. If so, maybe you would do something new. Its as easy as checking out a library book on something and learning about it. Youtube videos are pretty handy as well. Just dont set around accepting where you are.
My Granny Vaught was an amazing woman who lived through many tough situations. We were lucky enough to spend lots of time with her growing up. She was always humming, loved to try new recipes and was always moving forward. She loved robins. Whenever I see one I think of her and whenever I am washing dishes and one lands on the neighbors fence and watches me I like to think of it being sent from her to make me smile. I had to gran this mug a few weeks ago and get a shot of this one looking for worms nice and early this morning.
No comments:
Post a Comment