trees

Spring Equinox time, at least in Finland, is traditionally one of the best times during a calendar year to cut down too long and rotten trees around the houses. Couple of days ago, 4 birches (altogether 7 branches) were removed from around my house. There were good reasons for this: One tree was rotten, two of them sucked pretty much all of the water from my vegetable garden and 3 of them were too near the house (birch roots usually go under houses. Now, however, we still have several trees (also birches) left, which is wonderful.

The birches were cut down by professionals and I took care of the after-work by sorting and cutting of smaller branches. All that is very hard and time-consuming work. I enjoyed it a lot (March full moon was also glowing nicely with a warm shade) as well as my daughter who helped me very much by removing bark from tree trunks (for fire-making) during those days. She enjoyed that much more than playing with some of her plastic toys.

I've lived a decade with those trees. I've received a lot from them; protection (also for the birds) and beauty, but also leaves during the autumn! As a last word, I thanked them for their lives in my garden.

March hares

"Those are hares, not silly old rabbits. Lovely March hares.” This is one of my favourite quotes from the classic cult movie 'The Wicker Man'. 'Mad as a March hare' is an old English phrase which refers to unpredictable and wild behaviour (of hares during their breeding season).

The seasonal wheel of the year is turning towards light (spring equinox is nearing too) and all living things feel this burst of new power within themselves. It's time for us humans to prepare for the approaching spring and summer, start new things like for gardener to sow seeds or for a musician to initiate new songs.

What's important here is to let the surrounding nature to enter and energise your mind. Just like the March hares.