sometimes, often, i like this kind of weather, grey and foggy on the verge of rain, but not today. i can feel the fever behind my eyes and all i want is to burrow into the wool blanket and eat chocolate. earlier, when it was a bit clearer, i went for a walk to the shore. the sea level was very low and the muddy beach was full of deer tracks but devoid of any treasures.
i've taken so many photos of this same rotting log with the little tag pin mushrooms over the years. they come and go and they always draw me in, despite the yellow colour which is never my favourite.
the other day it got ominously quiet around the redwing's nest and sure enough, when i went to have a closer look, it was empty. squirrel or magpie probably the culprit. i can't say i'm terribly shocked, they were basically on the shelf for the picking, but i am a little sad. i was looking forward to seeing them grow up and run around in the garden.
i was in the library on friday and borrowed a book about yogic food, and my head is about to explode because i want to cook everything right now! nothing ascetic about it, more like ayurvedic bliss. the first thing i should make is the ginger elixir because i need ginger in my system all the time or else my rheumatic pains really flare up. that has been happening this past week and i can only blame myself.
the other cooking book i took is home made winter by yvette van boven, a choice influenced by the weather lately, it's been so chilly, and after that heat wave it's been kinda brutal. i just want things to warm up so i can get all the seedlings and starting trays off the kitchen table!
there were some yay! moments today when i saw that the nursery-bought arctic raspberries that dried up last summer had grown back. i have my fingers crossed for berries this year... the other plant that had taken root is one of our northern orchids, the moorland spotted. here it grows abundantly in the woods and by the roadside here and there. it's perfect for the shadier part of my forest garden with its dotty leaves and glowy, white flowerheads. (they are usually red but often white when growing with less sunshine.)
