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Happy Full Moon!

 

The Heirloom Gardener - John Forti

  

Happy Full Moon! (3:00 am ET) Get out and howl!

The March full Moon is known by many names including Worm Moon, Sugar Moon, Paschal or Lenten Moon. If it has warmed enough to plant the first of your cold weather greens where you live, this full moon traditionally served as a good time to plant kale, cabbage, borage, spinach, and other hardy greens.

"Moon Who Dreamt He Was a Kite’ by DD McInnes"

Becky Hemsley Poetry

 

Becky Hemsley Poetry

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She sat at the back and they said she was

shy

She led from the front and they hated her

pride

They asked her advice and then questioned her

guidance

They branded her loud then were shocked by her

silence

When she shared no ambition, they said it was

sad

So she told them her dreams and they said she was

mad

They told her they’d listen then covered their

ears

And gave her a hug whilst they laughed at her

fears

And she listened to all of it thinking she

should

Be the girl they told her to be best as she

could

But one day she asked what was best for

herself

Instead of trying to please everyone

else

So she walked to the forest and stood with the

trees

She heard the wind whisper and dance with the

leaves

And she spoke to the willow, the elm and the

pine

And she told them what she’d been told time after

time

She told them she felt she was never enough

She was either too little or far, far too much

Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak

Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek

Then she found a small clearing surrounded by

firs

And she stopped and she heard what the trees said to

her

And she sat there for hours not wanting to

leave

For the forest said nothing, it just let her

breathe

© Becky Hemsley

I only shared this a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to mark International Day of Forests with it too.

The beautiful picture is by Siski Kalla from our children’s book of this poem

https://a.co/d/6fcwvfj

And the poem itself is also in the collection Talking to the Wild

https://a.co/d/9FFiRrW

Totally paw-dorable! Photographer captures older dogs loving life as they dive to catch treats

 German snapper Christian Vieler, 53, has taken over 10,000 pics of the dogs

These paw-dorable shots show a group of senior dogs taking a happy outlook on older life as they dive to catch treats.

The pups are seen plunging into the air with their jaws wide for the camera, ready to snap up a yummy treat.

This incredible photographer has snapped more than 200 dogs over the years.

More than 10,000 photos have made their way into this collection.

Christian Vieler, 53, from Selm, Germany, took the pictures.

Kiko the dog is pictured catching a treat as part of a collection of more than 10,000 photos of older dogs catching treats

The collection, by German photographer Christian Vieler, 53, from Selm, Germany, shows the pooches' 'happy outlook on life'

Here, Cuba the dog is seen with his eyes open in excitement as he opens his mouth in anticipation for the treat

Lucky the dog is another of the more than 200 dogs who were snapped by the photographer, who has built a collection of over 10,000 pictures

TREATS: Murphy (pictured, left) and Cocco BabyDoll (pictured, right) show their age has not reduced their appetite for snacks

According to snapper Christian Vieler, the project is an ongoing one, and he intends to keep taking photos of senior dogs

Poldi the dog (pictured, left) is captured catching his treat in the sweet photograph, part of the collection of more than 10,000

DROOL: This senior dog is just seconds away from opening his jaws and snapping up that tasty treat

These dogs may be older, but they are still on the ball when it comes to keeping their eye on the ball when it comes to catching their treats

PERFECT TIMING: This pooch is a split second away from chomping on this treat, which is just mili seconds away from his jaws

He said: 'It's an ongoing project, I take pics of every senior I can get.

'I started photographing senior citizens when I realised how my own dog was slowly ageing by my side. 

'It will stay with me for the rest of my life - beautiful and sad at the same time.

'It becomes more difficult when the dogs become 'tired' and can no longer concentrate on me. 

'Then I sometimes only have a handful of options that have to work on the first attempt.'

Neo the dog (pictured) is less worried about posing stylishly, and more worried about sure he catches that treat in this snap

Paula Lotte the dog (pictured) is captured by the photograph just after catching the tasty treat on her tongue

SAY CHEESE: Jimmy the dog (pictured, left) and fellow pooch Asta (pictured, right) enjoy their tasty tidbits

Christian Vieler is the photographer who took all the snaps of the ageing pooches for his ever-growing collection

The snapper (pictured) said he was inspired to start the project when he 'realised how [his] own dog was slowly ageing by [his] side'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13235115/Totally-paw-dorable-Photographer-captures-older-dogs-loving-life-dive-catch-treats.html