Wednesday: Words and Whimsy Day

...while Kevin did do some sewing yesterday...

...my Wednesday was aimed to be a bit more esoteric and whimsical -- Wednesday's being Humpday notwithstanding.

For the former, I looked up a poem that dd recently shared with me which I've intending to share with all of you. Enjoy:

My Symphony by William Ellery Charning

To live content with small means,
to seek comfort rather than luxury,
and refinement rather than fashion,
to be worthy and respectable,
to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly,
to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart,
to bear all cheerfully,
do all bravely,
await occasions
hurry never,
in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious,
grow up thru the common, this is to be our symphony.....


With regard to the whimsy:
I've been taking advantage of the recent rains to weed the gardens early in the morning. While out, I also finished the second bottle tree:



There is now speculation as to just what happens to the spirits caught by the bottles. Can they self release? If released by someone or something, would it imbue powers? Are only 'evil' spirits enticed...trapped? Is it material for the likes of Steven King? A springboard for something in the Twilight Zone? ...hrmmmm...

FWIW, I prefer to see all spirits engaged by the beauty of the Bottle Tree. I'm not sure that segregation of various spirits is necessarily a good idea, any more than it appears to be for many forms... *shrugs*

I hope the Bottle Trees to provide light, beauty and haven. I guess my tale will be one of congregations and celebrations -- to add tumor 'c' words...

Wednesday: Waxing Whimsically Wordy Day *whaps self*


HealthWatch:

I continue to control the nausea with meds; headaches are less frequent. I still have muscle ache from the pruning I did this past weekend, but it's one of those good kinds of aches. We'll continue to focus massage there.

While I move more slowly, I'm up and around...

We have another look at blood counts and an infusion Friday morning...

Kevin has some standard tests scheduled in August and is otherwise taking very good care of himself and reaping the benefits, both physically and mentally. This is no easy dance that we're learning to do.

Mom is now on constant medication for her back pain (compression fractures) which, along with massage, is providing her relief. She went to bed early Monday evening saying that she didn't feel well, but by Tuesday morning she seemed to be back to her old self.



CritterWatch:

It's clear that we have a family of barred owls, Bardo, Barda and Bardy. They're now here daily, sometimes twice, perched in the trees just off the back deck. We're learning the other animal and bird behaviors that precede and alert us to the owls' arrival -- of late there are two of them at a time.

The chipmunks are plentiful and a bit more skittish when the owls are around... *hehe* Otherwise they accidentally run up over our feet and then run along beside us to see whether we're heading to a new food source.

A pair of black squirrels and a family of greys are a continual source of amusement.

We think we've identified a Bewick's Wren as one of the three wren families.

There is also a family of sparrows in our most precarious-to-reach eave... *sighs*



Here's wishing you a Symphony of Whimsy! *raises her glass bottle*

Make nice!