weather.gov said heavy rains for today and tonight and then storms on into the week.  Which set me into motion early this morning…no procrastinating…and i weed whacked Out There,  near the front oasis and along the raised bed of the Tomato Garden.  I did a lot.  All that Kochia is ready to go to seed.  

But it never did rain.  not a drop.  so there was a lot of time to evaluate what remains to be done and how i'm going to do that.  I gave myself a gift of what feels like extra time.

 

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i love Mallow.  How it grows where it wants to be.  and i looked at this metal frame with hog panel, smiling.  How some people,  when they relocate,  take things like tables and couches,  but for me, it's metal frames that were a part of a pick up bed,  customized for hauling Goats.  Daughter had them made for the pickup she first drove them to California.  Truck crapped out but we kept these.  I'll take them.  who knows.

 

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and the Raft,  where seasons circle but Time remains the same.  

 

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first stitches.  the commitment.  

 

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the first branch

It's 8:04 p.m.  Very close to dark.  I need a different word than dusk  or  twilight….a word for that last light,  before night becomes.   By accident a few evenings ago,  i was there,  just at that time,  giving water and i loved it.  How i could barely see at first.  Since then,  i think this will be the 4th time,  i have waited until that time.  There is immense pleasure in it.  The scent of water is very strong.  The sound of water strong also.  What we call Air is extremely present on my skin…is a beingness.

ok.  it's time now.   

 

and i forgot.  the crickets.  singing now their song of one single note.  it pulses.

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18 responses to “a fortunate incorrect forcast”

  1. Mo Crow Avatar

    love that indigo limned light at the edge of night

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  2. grace Avatar

    yes. that edge. it’s 8:59. it’s come and gone. now is Night.
    crickets continue.

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  3. Linda Avatar

    it is close to that time now. I can hear nighthawks and crickets. I am up north in Canada and it is 8:30 and the sky is pink and blue with dark blue mountains in the distant. I love this time too. The water is still and reflecting the sky..
    we are so blessed to enjoy this.

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  4. grace Avatar

    yes…that’s the Whole Other Part of It, that we have
    the opportunity to experience these moments! To pull that
    close to our hearts and realize it Fully….
    i think of you there and it’s Good.

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  5. Nancy Avatar

    Those first stitches…so quiet, blending but showing just enough. To embrace each part of our day is a gift.

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  6. grace Avatar

    it is.
    maybe because i am leaving, this seems so tender, the parts of a day

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  7. Michelle in NYC Avatar

    every moment, like every stitch – Sacred. Just as the dimming of day and those fleeting moments as light spreads subtly just before sunrise are precious, so life itself, hovering at the edge of either is.
    Hope it doesn’t rain till after the total solar eclipse Monday. This site will show you the track and timing from anywhere in the USA/just type in your zip code http://amp.timeinc.net/time/4882923/total-solar-eclipse-map-places-view/?source=dam

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  8. Deborah Lacativa Avatar

    The beauty of the place is focusing itself on you so you won’t forget it.ever.

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  9. Nanette Avatar
    Nanette

    Gloaming…….the part of the day when the sun has left but before the sky is completely dark. xx

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  10. Gale Johnson Avatar
    Gale Johnson

    In French, that period of time between dusk and dark is l’heure bleue – the blue hour. The best time of day for me. The time to take a breath.

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  11. Patty Avatar

    Your land is sending love to all your senses. Yes, tender perfection.

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  13. grace Avatar

    there was NO rain…sky…filled with blue and clouds.

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  15. grace Avatar

    i need to know this word

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  16. grace Avatar

    i have always been a dawn person and now am also becoming this…
    an l’heure bleue
    thank you, so much….

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  17. grace Avatar

    it is filling me, day by day
    tender

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  18. grace Avatar

    will look this up…crepuscule….

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