I feel really good today:) despite the tail end symptoms of a cold. I am still coughing, (sitting up at night to sleep), blowing my nose, (my nose hurts and is starting to peel). I bit my tongue so have a canker sore on it. Boy does that ever hurt! Did you know that when you eat your tongue moves continuously to push the food under your teeth? I may have known that before but I really know it now. Last night I dreamed that my tongue was throbbing, in great pain, and all I remember from the dream was the intense sensation of pain. At least I think it was a dream… But I feel good!
It's Spring, glorious, beautiful, sunny, warm breezes, Spring!!! I went for a short walk around the orchard (trying to be restrained and sensible and not get over-tired, which could prolong the cold) but it still ended up taking ¾ of an hour to do a 10 min. stretch. I had to follow little side paths that went to a tree, or meander down the hill a bit, then back up staying near the orchard. The ground is still completely frozen and there is snow and ice over about ½ the ground especially in the north sides of trees and in the shaded places so it is a bit treacherous.
And the earth is littered with deer turds. In some places it is really difficult to find a place to step that isn't covered in animal shit. It is really amazing all the signs of life. As I walked towards the fence between our field and the neighbor's field a flock of turkeys split. Three waddled rapidly to the east and the rest (I didn't see how many were there.) headed to the west. I am not sure what message I should take from that. (Don't you always try to figure out the omens?) Maybe that head and heart both need attention - east: intelligence, head, and west: emotions, heart? Or that head and heart are divided and so should be brought back into balance? It doesn't really matter to me to know what message I should get out of it. It is enough that it reminds me, that it calls up the awareness. But I am filled with such joy at the beauty of the day, the sweet air that fills my lungs, the warmth of the sun on face and body (warm through the coat) that not even the site of a deer tick climbing my coat disturbs me. I just flick it off and think "will have to tick check when I get home." I guess they couldn't resist the warmth either.
I feel my own energies rising like the sap in the trees. I want to be doing work outdoors, to garden and plant. But the ground is frozen, and it is really too early here in WI for that. It will be at least another month anyway. So instead I watered and fertilized my houseplants.
Then I cleaned the sink. Our ritual is coming up this weekend so I have begun the pre-ritual banishing of dirt. It makes it easier if I spread it out over a week doing a task or two each day.
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