Seriously I cannot get enough of Damian’s three sisters garden. I swear the thing grows six inches a day and I am just enjoying the lush vibrant greeness off it. I also love that it is currently so dense I no longer have to weed. Hopefully when everything dies back there will be an abundance harvest beneath it all but even if there isn’t I just adore it for how pretty I find the combination of companion plants to be.
I especially love that photo of a bean wrapping around a sunflower stalk. Nature can be so perfect in her design, I can just imagine the faeries flirting up the tendrils to their sky top sunflower homes.
Have I ever mentioned the tremendous weakness I have for heirloom pole beans? I am looking forward to seeing how both the Hidatsa Shield beans and the Good Mother Stallard beans do in this garden. I have pole beans growing in another bed too though I planted those a little late (after the snap peas were finished) so it is a little questionable how long before the first frost they will produce. They are called purple poded pole beans.
I love that even the stalks on them are purple. It is nice to have an obsession favorite vegetable with so much variety. I don’t like bush beans nearly as well but I am growing Empress Beans again this year (a standard green bean but also heirloom) as I needed something to fill the unplanned space left by a few failed crops. All the beans are growing like weeds. But there are such thing as too many beans in my world. Speaking of things that grow like weeds…
I just realized Ivy will be 8 months old tomorrow. Holy Hathor’s horns were does the time go?
Dear Mind,
Yes you, way up there. Listen. Close your eyes, breathe deep and listen. Today we will remember to slow down and slowly and savor each moment in the moment. Negativity is forbidden a foothold in this blessed life of ours. We are rich beyond words because we have enough, more the enough. Life may have ups and downs but if we just trust ourself the path will be made clear. Miracles are all around us waiting to be embraced.
Today will be a good day. Today IS a good day.
Love,
Your Heart & Soul
PS: Knit when you can because knitting is good. We’re just saying…
Yesterday we went out to Fairchild Airforce Base and attended Skyfest. It was a little loud and a little hot but we had a blast. Damian thought the planes were awesome and Ivy seemed to even find them at least of fleeting interest (that’s an 8 month old for you.)
The main problem we encountered is that it was so very hot and since we arrived a little later all the shady spots by the runway were taken. We ended up retreating into one of the hangers which it didn’t have the greatest view. Ivy however was thrilled that she didn’t have to wear clothes while we were in the shade.
Damian and I stood in line to get in one of the little planes but then when we got up there he was too afraid to get in without me. That’s okay though, he got to touch it which was more then enough for his personal enjoyment. I don’t know if Skyfest is a yearly event in Spokane but if so I wouldn’t mind adding it to our list of summer activities (but next time shoot to arrive at opening time so we can snag a shady spot!)
I was a bit distracted taking it all in so I didn’t get that many photos but there are a few more to be seen over on our flickr.
