Autumn Equinox this year happened to fall on September 22, Thursday, the very evening when we hold our weekly Community Dinners for neighbors and friends. Joseph set up an altar for our Equinox ceremony, which we performed swiftly, by holding hands as usual during our “circle up!” prior to dinner, and confirming as a group the value of each of us accessing, honoring, and integrating what is hidden (dark) within ourselves for the next three months as the equinox moment of balanced day and night tips over to the increasing dark.
Oops! Yes, that’s my “Wicked Grove” hard cider on the side of the table. Put it down to take the pic. . .
Then we feasted, topped by an extraordinary cream cake from Eva and daughter Sophia, which unfortunately, was gone before I could take its picture!
Notice, BTW, how much darker it is now, at around 7:30 PM . . .
The next morning, Friday, we spent our regular two-hour work party on separate projects. Examples:
Val worked for the second time on her vision for a sitting area and herb garden under the big maple tree, for both ourselves and neighbors.
Unfortunately, she was interrupted part way through by a wasp attack! Or was it yellow jackets? In any case, they erupted swiftly from the ground when she stuck her shovel in a certain area. Luckily, she doesn’t seem allergic; was much better the next day with just ice as a remedy.
Not unusual, this summer, all over Bloomington. We’ve now identified four spots where we must not tread. I myself have been stung, bad, twice, and had to lay low for a few days each time.
Adam, John and I worked on weeding and mulching the outside corner. Lots of sprouted grass had begun to overtake the area. We were pleased with the result. Notice the rogue squash, front right . . .
Inside the main garden, a lone fig which will likely not mature in time. Year by year, we still hope for a mature crop from two fig trees, but unless “global warming” really is real, we’re likely out of luck. But their leaves themselves, so beautiful!
