We like to imagine our controversial reputation in that flock – the Jays arguing that this house is great because the apes offer peanuts; the Flickers countering that those apes suck because they won’t let you sleep in the house and come outside to shout if you bang on the soffit to try to get in.
I watched over years as people showed up more or less – and consistently, at any level of participation, experienced growth and grace, found comfort, transformed. You taught me the practice isn’t about the practice. It's about how it affects our expression and experience of being human.
Pendulation weaves a tapestry of ways to care of ourselves, one another, and our communities in this time.
I've never really gardened before and oh, I have so much to learn! I'm aiming myself at it with zest and irregularity, to be honest. I wanted to share that with you: my abject failure at growing dahlias this year.
We loved it so much that we set an alarm for 6 the next morning so that we could get in again before the final leg of our drive. We hoped that going so early would mean we'd be alone and could swim in skins instead of suits.