Peaceful Daily Blog

Howe Cavern, part one

In upstate New York there boasts one of the coolest underground natural caverns. IT was discovered 20 years before the outbreak of the civil war by a group of cows.  A cool gust of air acted as a natural  air-conditioner for Farmer Howe's bovine. Years later-tourist attraction:)

Along the amazing walk through twists and turns you come across these awesome natural sculptures.  The tour company has given them some clever names like Godzilla's Head, Two Witches, Ceiling Straws, Etc.  But there was one in particular that got me thinking.

It was a stalagmite called the Leaning Tower of Pisa.  If memory serves me correctly, our guide said that this stalagmite took over one million years to create.  Maybe four foot high, it did resemble the classic Italian architecture.  To me though, it looked more like a huge stack of hot cakes with melted butter and syrup oozing down the sides.

What I could not get over was that with one tiny drip at a time a masterpiece took form. One drop of water through lime stone-insignificant.  One drop. Another and another. Persistence. One million years later. A sculpture from the hand of God.

Sometimes my "one drop" of love and your "one drop" of love go unnoticed.  Sometimes our drops even feel futile.  But if we combine our drops and persist, think of the creations we can make!

 

Namaste,

Krissy

 

 

The dog ate your homework? Well, the deer ate my garden!

Every year I try to plant a vegetable garden.  The previous owner of my home had an amazing green thumb and basically supplied the neighborhood with fresh veggies all summer long.  The first year we moved in, I decided I would take up the torch and feed the masses.  Well, five tomatoes, seven squash, and a handful of basil didn’t cut it.

 

The next year I thought I should just focus on one  item.  Really do one thing well.  I planted tomatoes since in the previous year it was one of the few things that took under my hand.  That summer I got nothing.  Apparently, you are suppose to water things, go figure!

 

Last year, I decided to go nuts and do watermelon.  The crop was looking promising.  I was actually getting sphere shape objects crawling all over the garden area.  Despite having a fence around them, the deer managed to eat them about a week before I was going to pick them.

 

This year I decide to abandon the large garden and plant just a few things next to the house: tomatoes and cucumbers.  Fenced again and with the close proximity to our door, I thought the deer would be to afraid(especially since we have a dog) to eat my veggies.  Clearly, the deer in my neighborhood are warrior deer and have no fear.  Mid-day I can look out the window, knock on the glass, and they keep on munching.

 

It seems to be a futile endeavor. Will I plant again next year?  Absolutely! I was going to quit.  Then I decided to accept my gardening skills for what they are.  I will never be like the woman before me, I will never even have enough to make one fabulous summer salad.  I have changed my expectation to what is.  I will be the gardener for the local deer and enjoy their nourishment and the wonder of seeing these majestic creatures so close.  I will not garden for the outcome but the possibilities.

 

Day by day, I hope to change all my expectation to what simple is.  How peaceful.

 

Namaste

Krissy