The Brown Thrasher has returned.
His song is enchanting.
Harris Sparrow has also joined the
Spring backyard bird family.
Morning showers gave way
to a sunny afternoon.
The Dogwood buds are swelling.
We worked in the garden at first light.
We wanted to plant the flax seed before the rains came.
I am so very excited to be growing flax.
I am keeping a Flax journal.
This is a native to my area plant.
I have done lots of research on how to grow flax
and how to prepare the plant fiber for spinning into linen thread.
Thundershowers caught us
just as we were putting up the tools.
I practice the Kaizen Way,
one step at a time to achieve my goals.
Next I will be getting my dyer's garden planted.
I want to dye my flax fiber.
It has been ten years since I hugged a Redwood.
I long to smell the Redwood Forest.
They are ancient trees
that grow far away from my house.
Our children live on the West Coast.
I long to hug them.
We are planning a road trip for the month of June.
We are planning time for hugging.
I read puffins are nesting on Haystack Rock.
I would love to meet a Puffin.
There are many wetlands to visit
between my house and the Pacific Ocean.
We are listening to the game on the radio.
This is a sound of summer for me.
I put some grapes out for the birds.
