windy day ..

i love my vocation .. there's nothing like going out to the garden shed in the morning, loading up the wheelbarrow with gardening tools, and then heading out the back path, through the woods to work .. or, down the gravel roadways .. how fortunate i feel i am to be in this position, rather than heading off to the 9-5 every morning in the midst of so many other bodies .. i have done that, in the past, and it was perfect at the time .. however, i have since managed my way to where i am now, and am so pleased with the outcome .. this photo below is of the path through the woods at the back of our house .. there are a couple of small trees down across the path further along, but i'm able to lift my wheelbarrow right over top .. after that, we're free wheeling ..


it's raining today .. and windy .. i was in a garden down the road doing a bit of cleaning around a few shrubs and trees (i.e. pulling weeds, loosening soil, by hand) and putting down a circular mulch of compost around the base of same .. they are out on the boulevard near the road where they pretty much look after themselves .. a little extra attention always helps i find .. anyway, it hadn't been windy when i arrived, but boy, big winds started up about a half hour later, and i began to wonder if it was wise to be working under the swaying trees .. i headed out to the front of the house to watch the waves coming in from the southeast, small caps of white foam adorning their curls .. i don't really mind being out, on land, in big winds, however, i stay alert to any crackings of large branches above, or nearby .. despite the force of it, i decided that i would stay and finish mulching .. the wind blew in a rhythm of subsiding, then surging .. by the time i came to the last of my task i saw a familiar little red truck approaching .. frank and beau had come along to take me and my wheeelbarrow home ..

this is our canine friend, beau .. short for beauregarde .. he's been with us just over seven years, and is a wonder dog .. when we got beau as a pup we decided he would go with us wherever we were working .. he's turned out to be a great companion for me while i'm gardening .. or for frank when he's off landscaping .. we take turns having beau with us .. once we arrive at a yard, beau takes a tour around to sniff out any important messages, then finds himself a spot, lies down, and watches, and waits until it's time to move on .. such a patient soul ..