Always an Upside!

Posted July 17, 2013

Posted in Climate, Garden, Inspiration, Organic Garden, Permaculture, Seed-Saving, Seeds, Summer, Uncategorized, Wild Flowers

It is very hot and very, very dry.

The well has dropped low and trickles down to the cottage, threatening water supply to the tank in the loft.

Plants are thirsty and the rain barrels are empty.

A potential disaster ensues if the clouds don’t spill the rain soon!

However, there is always an upside…sometimes one just has to search around a little.

I found it!

This is perfect weather for harvesting seed that is ripe and there are lots of it!

The seed is dry and the air is dry…that makes for perfect harvesting in my experience!

And so I harvested…

There is always an upside!

8 thoughts on “Always an Upside!”

Posted May 6, 2015 at 5:16 pm by penniewoodfall

Brill….and there I was wondering what the upside was…..grin
Times are desperate……
Good Cheer Colette…

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- Posted May 6, 2015 at 5:51 pm by Bealtaine Cottage
  
  Blessings of abundance to you Pennie
  XXX Colette
  
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Posted May 6, 2015 at 5:09 pm by Bealtaine Cottage

Reblogged this on Bealtaine Cottage and commented:

…sometimes one just has to search around a little.

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Posted July 18, 2013 at 6:26 am by iniyaal

We had a similar situation here in India last year.. It was very hot and very very dry.. Then the clouds opened up.. and rained. It has since then been raining continously… for almost two months now! The end to every drought would be the starting of abundance… 🙂

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- Posted July 18, 2013 at 7:44 am by Bealtaine Cottage
  
  I am just imagining that lovely scene on this hot, dry morning…sheer abundance, I agree!
  Whereabouts in India are you living? I hear Dr Vandana Shiva talk of her childhood home in the Himalayas and am captivated! Lovely to hear from you! Colette 🙂
  
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  - Posted July 18, 2013 at 8:01 am by iniyaal
    
    I live in the southern parts of India, near the Western Ghat mountains. Please take a look at my blog on country side living in South India… http://ArtBeautySociety.wordpress.com/
    
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    - Posted July 18, 2013 at 8:05 am by Bealtaine Cottage
      
      I will indeed…thanks for the link!
      
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Posted July 17, 2013 at 9:16 pm by Vivien Cruickshank

I have just been taking seed from the red Valerian.

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