tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post8495488927574730300..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: In a week...Chris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-72633746289436115762014-08-04T04:57:34.651+10:002014-08-04T04:57:34.651+10:00I don't know what else its called. In the Cath...I don't know what else its called. In the Catholic church that I grew up in, it had a name but I can't recall. Lavender is actually sacred to the Peruvians I think actually. I love that plant too-the essential oil can be overkill but I do add lavender to my tea mixes in small amounts as well. It feels clean. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-42469375477884029652014-08-03T15:14:48.031+10:002014-08-03T15:14:48.031+10:00I haven't heard it referred to as smudging (or...I haven't heard it referred to as smudging (or at least I cannot recall) but I'm familiar with the practice. I do believe that herbal smells can change out brain chemicals though. Lavender does that for me! It can put me at peace in a nanosecond, lol. But it has to be fresh leaves and flowers, or else it can be too potent otherwise.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-57874354725344867452014-08-02T22:47:26.874+10:002014-08-02T22:47:26.874+10:00My garden is all weeds. I am ignoring it:)
Smudgin...My garden is all weeds. I am ignoring it:)<br />Smudging is a native American (including Mexico and further south) way of using herbs to cleanse a person, place or thing of negative energy. If you look the topic up you will see bundled herbs (not always white sage) or sacred wood sticks like Palo Santo-or perhaps resins like Frankincense, myrrh and copal. It does cross over into many cultures and religions. These are lit and used over the person while praying allowing.linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-12981060537307480212014-07-31T13:11:33.477+10:002014-07-31T13:11:33.477+10:00Ah nuts, Leigh...my heart sank when I read that pa...Ah nuts, Leigh...my heart sank when I read that part about your pastures. I know the feeling all too well. It starts to feel like its all in vain sometimes. Then you have to find someone who can manage to grow the feed for the animals.<br /><br />The kangaroos have plumb cleared-out anything that was growing for the chickens and guinea pigs. Thankfully I have small offerings of vegetables I get to share with our animals. The kangaroos appetite however, is partly due because the neighbour bulldozed most of their block, which cut down their feed supply for this year.<br /><br />It's the knock-on effect, and why I try to remember it every time I want to make drastic changes on our block. I always imaged if I had goats however, I'd want to have strips of pasture on contour, partitioned with edible, hardy hedges on contour. <br /><br />When we don't actually get the rain we want, the next strategy has to become finding the means to prevent what moisture we do have, evaporating that moisture slowly. I have found hardy shrubs and trees can provide needed shade, as well as trying to provide some flat areas between slopes, to collect water when it does rain.<br /><br />Or at least that's what I'm attempting to work with. It's always a work in progress, isn't it. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-77080536759997035032014-07-31T12:45:01.621+10:002014-07-31T12:45:01.621+10:00Thanks for the recommendation on plants. I'll ...Thanks for the recommendation on plants. I'll have to look for the sacred sage. What is smudging?<br /><br />I'm with you, appreciating desert plants too, especially their ability to survive extremes. They can teach us humans a thing or too. ;) <br /><br />I bet your garden is keeping you busy at this time of year. How are your herbs recovering from winter?Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-19570045487453954362014-07-31T12:37:56.492+10:002014-07-31T12:37:56.492+10:00You're very fortunate to have great water supp...You're very fortunate to have great water supply. We used to live in NSW (Coffs Harbour) when I was a teen, and the gardens were always so lush and green. It's taken some getting used to, where we are now but I've recently discovered we're probably in a high rainfall area for this region, lol.<br /><br />I did a search on surrounding areas (up to 4 hours drive away) via a weather website, and found we have probably received the most rain for 12 months. Very close to 700mm. The closer you get to the coast of course, the more rain there is. <br /><br />The problem is we receive it only during the summer storm season, and next to nothing in winter. We have to plan better for these dry months. As much as we want a wood heater for next winter, that second rainwater tank is looking like it will happen first. ;)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-54836356066990198792014-07-31T08:19:01.744+10:002014-07-31T08:19:01.744+10:00Well done, Chris and a great post. So true about a...Well done, Chris and a great post. So true about adapting to one's local environment and growing conditions. I've been thinking a lot about that in regards to our pastures. We've put a lot of work into them but two months of no rain make it look like we wasted our time. The very thing that survived is something the goats don't eat! <br /><br />Well, always something to learn, always something to research and improve upon. I agree that it is satisfying work. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-87447183642483248782014-07-31T00:23:43.738+10:002014-07-31T00:23:43.738+10:00This looks so amazing Chris. I actually find the d...This looks so amazing Chris. I actually find the desert plants to be very fascinating and having grown up on the West Coast of the U.S. miss these types of landscapes a great deal. Infact I am starting to collect indoor succulents lately. <br />Have you thought to grow white sage in that spot? Its got a really nice dusty pale green tint to it and its very hardy. Some say you can drink it in small doses but I have only used it for smudging. Its sometimes called sacred sage here in the U.S. <br />I would let a lavender seedling inspire me to that extent too:) Great work. Thanks for sharing. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-59459994057639390952014-07-30T14:35:00.225+10:002014-07-30T14:35:00.225+10:00Chris, most big ideas start with a small one and f...Chris, most big ideas start with a small one and from that, you did change the world, your world and thats all that matters. i love stone walls especially when you build them yourself. the new revamped area looks great. i dont know how you guys cope with so little rain fall. i could not live where its so dry all the time and hot.Nicole and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463146316953697505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-72895884307807152062014-07-28T07:58:43.178+10:002014-07-28T07:58:43.178+10:00Thanks for the compliment. :)
It's hard to fi...Thanks for the compliment. :)<br /><br />It's hard to find rocks on our property too. During the storm season, we sometimes have them roll in, but Dave has collected them over time when he's been able to collect dirt people no longer need. When Council is working on a road, you can flag the trucks carting away dirt and they'll take it to your property for nix.<br /><br />We get quite a few rocks that way. Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-1996694863290385602014-07-27T13:13:06.352+10:002014-07-27T13:13:06.352+10:00The wall is beautiful! If I'd done that I woul...The wall is beautiful! If I'd done that I would be so pleased, but unfortunately no natural rocks here and they're too expensive to buy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com