Take the Children Outside
Take the children outside
It is their great salvation
for corporations don't care for them
government uses them
many, lie to them
but the creator never lies
the lessons are honest, obvious
it is their real home
it is where they came from and where they will return to
the earth teaches her own
no agenda but honesty
no agenda but love
.....an evolving healing place where lessons from plants come most every day. This is Bee Balm. The bee's love it. They never bother you when it is in bloom because they are so happy that it is there. From the mint family it is also called oswego tea. I know you can make a mild tea of the leaves, but I havent yet. I am studying each plant a little at a time both for culinary and medicinal use. Im not there yet- but it is blooming now and I thought I would share it's picture. I have 2 colors of cultivated, and one of wild- this is a cultivated kind- such a pretty pink. It is about 3 to 3 1/2 feet tall. The wild is about 5' tall. The Hummingbirds seem to prefer the wild. I am fighting the drought to keep my garden alive. I had an interesting encounter with a wasp the other day. He landed on my forearm, and tiltel his little triangle head to peer at me. He raised his 2 front legs and did some sort of sign language-looking straight at me- "thank you for watering", he seemed to say. Then off he flew, he looked like a little alien....
Once upon a time I got complacent. Tooling along like I had always done, blaming getting old for hum-drum lack of energy, brain mush, slowing down... Then I met Flo, while home-schooling my grandson, Andy. When Andy graduated she called... "There's an EMT class opening up, do you think Andy might be interested?" Hmmmmm. We went. He registered, I "audited". Then I met Lynn
Lynn with son and grandson
"You goof," she said, "If you are really interested, you can do this too." I was, but wasent I too old? Well sorta- but Andy and I really got into it. Six and a half months of tough training. A book 3" thick, tests, practicals, more tests, finals, state exams.....but I was changing, and so was Andy.
Andy was maturing, and he was handling the incredible realities of the tragic, ill and accidental world for the first time, and maybe save a life with youth, skill and brains. Me? As a minister's wife, I was getting to MAYBE, slow a funeral, save a life, with patience, skill, and experience.
So we did it! With the help of many new friends and old friends. We have learned about Emergency services families. Nation wide volunteers, through out our great land give of their time and energy for their neighbors and their communities. We are honored to be with 
Andy
Me- Dont I look better ? My brain is no longer mush, my creative energy is soaring, and my Art work will benefit.
Try on a new day-
