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coeur_de_lion

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97. Digging in the dirt

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 12:56 PM

Jul 2017

is a great way to get back in touch with yourself. I'm afraid I leave all the gardening to my husband so I haven't had my fingers in the dirt for years now.

I do try to get out into the yard every morning and do a sort of open eyed meditation while I enjoy the sounds and sights of nature -- birds, squirrels and lizards scurrying around making little noises.

The sound of all the birds in the trees is so relaxing to me. Once in awhile when I'm sitting very still a bird will come very close to check me out.

Wish we had foxes though. Maybe when I move back home in (hopefully) a few months I'll see deer in the mornings like I used to.

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