Nature takes its course
A hard freeze on Thursday night killed all but the herbs. Focusing on the positive, I have rosemary, thyme, oregano, mint and chives!
And the microgreens I did move inside … they grow slower, but I grew them inside last Winter.
It was sad, though. It got colder than forecast. I might have tried to bring things in but I really did not expect a killing frost … BUT, we are to have more tonight through this week and hauling everything in and out gets old.
Onward! I am going to try to overwinter the herbs inside, but also have some thoughts for some Autumn-Winter decor on the front porch.
It is not general gun season yet, but it is bow season and the bow hunters are not required to wear orange. I haven’t seen any on the state land, but without orange, they can be hard to spot. We are being visible…
My new rain gear! Instead of black and gray as my last coats, I went for bright! It is called Marigold in the catalog. I think I am visible … also happy … it is a happy color, I think.
And talking about happy … Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. I know about it as one of the Vendee Globe skippers, Pip Hare, recorded a wonderful video of how she approached paralyzing anxiety during the Vendee Globe Race, in the Southern Ocean when the first really tough weather hit. The path in the Southern Ocean takes the sailors (solo non-assisted, 60 foot carbon fiber racing machines) in some of the remotest parts of the world’s oceans.
Click on the link above to listen to Pip. (You might need to dbl-click or ctrl-click).
I found it a powerful and inspiring message. I watched all of Pip’s videos that were shared on YouTube as she raced (also most of all of the other skipper’s videos also). There were nights, when I had trouble sleeping, knowing where everyone was and an inkling of what they were facing.
I went through a period of time when what I thought was a physical issue, was diagnosed as anxiety … by 3 different doctors, before I started coming to a bit of acceptance and even then, it has taken awhile. I felt like anxiety was a bucket diagnosis for things not explainable. And part of that hesitation to accept the diagnosis was some stigma attached to mental health issues. For me, part of the path to dealing with my own anxiety has been learning to accept that it is part of me, i.e. putting a name to the problem.
Much of my issue is still often a mystery to me, but over the last years, I have found techniques that work for me: 4-7-8 breathing, quiet prayer and the best: going outside with Emmett … with no agenda, no problem to solve, but to concentrate on feeling the air, breathing, being 100% with Emmett in what we are doing, listening to the birds and squirrels and wind in the trees…
Nature takes its course.
2 Responses to “Nature takes its course”
Thank you for the link to this important message. I too have surfed the anxiety waves for years, and frankly I don’t know how a person can live in the world today and not have had some brushes with it.
On another note, holy cow Pip has beautiful eyes!
I enjoy all of you photos, Liz, and am especially fond of the herbs in the kitchen window. They are very peaceful.
Hope your week is good :)
Hi Steph, A good week to you also! Thank you … I enjoy the plants in the window also … just something about them brings joy. I’m glad you took a look at Pip’s message, she is a pretty incredible human, athlete-sailor and communicator. I have watched and listened several times and it always almost overwhelms me to think about where she was and how she managed everything.
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