Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Cool Shady Woods in Summer
While Facebook has been extremely convenient to work with, adding pictures and comments without much fuss, it has also unfortunately, taken up the time I reserve for promoting our efforts. I realize that because Facebook offers such limited viewing, it doesn't truly serve my purpose well. It is a great way for our own Ebenezer Farm families to see what their children are up to week after week, but I need to balance that with sharing with the larger community. I hope to share more on the blog.
This has been the most wonderful summer and fall. Delightful! I may possibly over use that word, but it's such an accurate description of our life at Ebenezer Farm. I'll have to take out my thesaurus and be a bit more creative. The truth is that we had beautiful weather day after day after day. If the lack of rain has caused you problems, I'm sorry for you. It did limit our swimming in the pond, both at the Farm and the Flood Control Reservoir. The water just got too stagnant and way too unappealing.
It was fine for catching frogs and catfish, but to wash off the muck, we often took to the kiddie pools filled with icy cold well water and the showers of sprinklers. It's remarkably refreshing to sit "poolside" with your feet soaking amongst continuous sprinkles and splashes. Who would have thought?
By far though, we sought our relief in the woods which offered a shady and peaceful haven even more welcome than the cool water. The dry Spring and early Summer seasons had eliminated the mosquito population which could have been a real bother. Because our blueberries bushes grow near the pond, they were able to suck up an abundant supply of water, thus providing us with
vast quantities of berries for nearly two full months.
Lounging about in the breezy sheltered forest, munching on handfuls and handfuls of sweet juicy blueberries....ah...summertime.
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