I went out side last night 'cause Alan said he thought he saw lightning. I stood in the back yard and sure enough, there was lightning, thunder and wind. Yea! It was beautiful. The girls came racing out because they were afraid but all I could do was smile and look into the coming storm. Alan came out to see what we were all doing in the back yard and there we all stood. Unfortunately, not much rain fell last night but it was lovely to be outside with the wind blowing, and thuder and lightning all around. More storms are forcast for the next few days so I'm still hopeful. To all of you that sent me water, bless you! You made my night. I hope rain comes in the next few days to help with the fires and make my wonderful state less of a tinderbox. Have a great Fourth, everyone.
There's smoke in the air of Phoenix tonight. There are a few fires burning in Maricopa County that have been going for several days. I know we're not alone. California has many going. As I type, one is burning near where I used to live. Both states are enduring drought conditions and the thunder/lightning storms are doing nothing to help. We get storms that blow through but they are mostly wind and lightning. The smoke will lay down at night due to the humidity and the fire seems to be resting. For that, I am greatful. I ask anyone who reads this to do me a favor: please meditate or chant over a bowl of water. Do a spell if that's your inclination. It doesn't matter if it's natural or artificially contained. Ask the element of Water to come to the aid of humans so that Fire will not go unchecked. Fire is a part of the natural cycle and there are some tree fungi that can only be healed by fire but many homes and lives (of those fighting the fires) are at risk. My hope is to balance the two so one (Fire) is not able to cancel out the other (Water).
I know this sounds somber and a little mello-dramatic, but just a few years ago, two fires in the White Mountains merged and burned over a half million acres. The forest will take many years to recover.
The clouds are rising in the East. A sure sign of a monsoon. I was hoping it would come yesterday but at least it's coming. I adore desert monsoons. I'm going to do a forgiveness spell. I was hoping to do it yesterday, but the wind died. I've been carrying this anger and sadness around for years...time to let go. I'll do it after I post here, before Jenna wakes up.
I woke up early, so I have a few minutes before I have to get ready for church...NOT! Well, maybe MY church. I'm going to take over an unused square in the back yard as my garden. The flower/veggie garden in the backyard belongs to Alan and the girls. I have a few containers with herbs in the front, but in this desert heat, I hve to water them everyday and they may already be root-bound. Right now, the spot I'm going to take over is just hard-packed dirt. Alan is going to run the rototiller thru it and then we'll go to the nursery for supplemental fertilizers and more plants, yea. While we're there, I'll order some gravel for the side-yard. We have the oleanders in and the space all cleared away so now, all that needs to be done is to lay a t arp for weed control and smooth gravel over it. I'm also going to get a short arch--either rounded or squared on top (to represent the rune, Uruz--Strength, health, vitality, regeneration and effort) for the outdoor altar space I'm planning. I thought I could train a vine over the squared or rounded "arch".
I attended a rune class last night. I loved it. It's a series of classes that teaches the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark. A little while ago, I bought some moonstone runes. I LOVE them. I'm finding that I'm really connected to moonstones. I have a neclace with a moonstone triple moon pendant and now my rune set. I adore the moon (hence my name, MoonSong). I really need to find out all the properties of this stone. I
I better head outside before it gets too unbearably hot. Check in with all of you later and make my rounds.
Ya know, watering the flowers and trees in the morning is a whole lot more bearable than doing it in the afternoon! It's still hot but not sizzling. There are a lot of plants and herbs that need to be watered everyday because of the desert heat. I'm feeling energetic today. It's a nice feeling. Yesterday, Jodi and I were both felling lethargic. Hope she's feeling better too. I'll drop by her blog later check up on her. I plan on cleaning the house and hitting my Yule quilt project hard today. I've just been doing a little here and there and so it's been V ERY slow going. I was hoping to have this done by LAST Yule! Boy, time flies. I need to find something "witchy" to do today. If I'm going to keep the lethargy at bay, I need to cement the energized feeling going by being 'Crafty. Any suggestions? Well, gotta hit the cleaning before the day gets away from me.
