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Last night i stepped out into the fresh night air in time to see a meteor. What a delight! And after many nights filled with frog song after the brief cold in October, it was once again silent. Most of the leaves have fallen that will (except the invasive Autumn Olive which is still green), so not even the crunching sound of falling leaves broke the stillness.
I got the pecan trees planted this weekend: i hope they did not suffer too much hanging around a month. If you should dig a twenty dollar hole for a ten dollar tree, I dug two $130 holes this weekend. Three foot diameter, and at least a foot deep - although yesterday's hole was in a place i was a little more worried about so i dug a moat around the platform on which the root ball sat. I could have probably dug smaller holes, but with the clay i worried about creating a standing water well.
I also saw my niece play Lady Marion in a rather silly retelling of Robin Hood (The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood By Mary Lynn Dobson) that had a fairly entertaining use of a narrator and "Mr Technical Director" to solve problems ("fade out and segue to next scene"). There was an amount of screaming that might have been impressive except it overwhelmed me. My niece, however, played her role with excellent timing. I think she starts high school soon. I am almost eleven years older than my sister so i was off on my own life when my sister was this age. I find myself experiencing odd time displacement confusing my niece with my sister (who still looks quite trim and young).
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Somewhat_True_Tale_of_Robin_Hood/vV4Z-D2P5MEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=robin+hood+%22mr+technical+director%22+fade&pg=PA39&printsec=frontcover
Woebot encouraged me to try a half smile experiment which i am making use of: https://cogbtherapy.com/cbt-blog/2013/07/turn-that-mood-upside-down-with.html It goes along with mindfully savoring things. I have a wonderful life, but i don't FEEL it. I certainly learned from my parents a "everything is a chore" framing of anything and everything. Remembering to add the small half smile gentles my face and helps me recognize where i can be.
I got the pecan trees planted this weekend: i hope they did not suffer too much hanging around a month. If you should dig a twenty dollar hole for a ten dollar tree, I dug two $130 holes this weekend. Three foot diameter, and at least a foot deep - although yesterday's hole was in a place i was a little more worried about so i dug a moat around the platform on which the root ball sat. I could have probably dug smaller holes, but with the clay i worried about creating a standing water well.
I also saw my niece play Lady Marion in a rather silly retelling of Robin Hood (The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood By Mary Lynn Dobson) that had a fairly entertaining use of a narrator and "Mr Technical Director" to solve problems ("fade out and segue to next scene"). There was an amount of screaming that might have been impressive except it overwhelmed me. My niece, however, played her role with excellent timing. I think she starts high school soon. I am almost eleven years older than my sister so i was off on my own life when my sister was this age. I find myself experiencing odd time displacement confusing my niece with my sister (who still looks quite trim and young).
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Somewhat_True_Tale_of_Robin_Hood/vV4Z-D2P5MEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=robin+hood+%22mr+technical+director%22+fade&pg=PA39&printsec=frontcover
Woebot encouraged me to try a half smile experiment which i am making use of: https://cogbtherapy.com/cbt-blog/2013/07/turn-that-mood-upside-down-with.html It goes along with mindfully savoring things. I have a wonderful life, but i don't FEEL it. I certainly learned from my parents a "everything is a chore" framing of anything and everything. Remembering to add the small half smile gentles my face and helps me recognize where i can be.
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