image from bolt.eu Good morning, and it is good. The temperature is at 25F( -4C) at 8:30 AM. High today 35F( 2C) and still warm tonight. Tomorrow it will be even warmer at a high of 40F( 4). So, enjoy this all that live here because Saturday through Tuesday it will be back to below zero at night and single digits during the day. We are to have wind so there will be wind chill that will be unbelievably cold. ENJOY, stay warm, and stay safe.
Our Australia friends and family is experiencing weather on Jan 17, 2025, high of 75F( 24C) with partly cloudy conditions. But the kicker for them is that the humiditiy is at 87%. Stay cool, stay safe. What are you doing today? Hope you are doing a walk outside or just enjoying the warmer temperatures. I will be going out to the greenhouse. In a month, I will be planting so need to get things organized. But to tell you the truth, I probably will be playing with the kitties too. Here is part two of enjoying the seasons. Hope you enjoy it and give you some insights. Interesting article about enjoying the seasons as we have them. We do have 4 seasons that are all different. Give this a read and get from it that you can do to help enjoy each season. This is part two of getting the most out of each season. But What About Living Seasonally? By living seasonally, I mean fully inhabiting your natural environment and letting your environment inhabit you. You can live seasonally even in urban settings, even if you spend your working hours in an office cubicle without windows. “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” ― Henry David Thoreau, American writer (1817–62), in Walden How to live seasonally? Here are a few ideas. Get out more and pay attention once you get out. Get curious about what’s happening in the natural world. Notice what’s new or changed since the last time you ventured out. Make yourself go out in all kinds of weather. (Okay, do avoid thunderstorms and extreme weather.) As the need arises, get some serviceable rain gear, a wind-resistant jacket and pants, sweat-wicking shorts, T-shirts for summer, and thermal long johns for the colder months, plus hats, mittens, and treaded boots. If you live in snow country, put some lightweight snowshoes and trekking poles on your gift list. Add a bike (speedy for commuting or just an old beater for jaunting around) if you don’t have one. Buy or borrow wild and cultivated plant guides and learn how to use the identifier keys that they contain. Look at the weeds that grow from cracks in the asphalt, along the roadsides, or along the woodland path. Identify the aromatic flowers and shrubs that grow in a neighbor’s yard. Notice the insects that flutter around this or that plant. Friend or foe? If you’re really adventurous, get insect, bird, and other nature guides, too. Identify which pollinator species is buzzing around inside that squash blossom, or which mammal left that pile of scat at the edge of the field. What bird species made that perfect, tiny nest in the lilac bush outside the town library? What kinds of fallen leaves are these? The Benefits of Seasonal Living If you get out more often to explore your surroundings, you’ll get more exercise, always a good thing. Taking a lunchtime walk, even on an overcast day, does wonders for recharging your mental batteries and sharpening your mind, as well as burning a few calories. If you choose to learn more about the plants and animals that share the space around you, you’ll expand your knowledge, maybe even your wisdom. Your interior world will become broader, deeper, more diverse. You may find new friends out exploring the same terrain. This, in turn, may lead to planning more extensive joint adventures. New relationships formed around similar interests can increase your emotional well-being. As you notice and learn more about your local environment, you may start to care more about it and understand how humans impact other living creatures. People simply don’t take care of what they don’t know and embody. More seasons? More celebrations! To my way of looking at it, every season, particularly if it involves a lot of hard work, deserves a holiday. Depressingly long mud season? Plan a “mudluck” dessert social, where everybody brings their gooiest dark chocolate confection. Harvest season winding down? Time to celebrate with an evening of Halloween pumpkin carving. You get the idea. Go ahead. Name your private seasons—and celebrate one today! Taken from https://www.almanac.com/how-live-tune-seasons Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected] 641-794-3337 cell 641-903-9365
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