After morning meditation we tidied up the orchard and
removed the pruned branches to the corner of the garden to prepare for a
bonfire for the owners.
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| Tidying the orchard. |
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| Pruning the orchard. |
We then fed the birds and the badgers at the bird hide and
practiced some deep reflective breathing, to get beyond the personality, as
this is a favourite meditation and can be very beneficial over time if
practiced.
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| Bountiful fruit. |
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| Delicious apples. |
We pruned the path to the bird hide. After lunch we decided
to try to make an owl nesting box out of an old oak cabinet. Using the time and
space philosophy
( co creation, this means no one person in charge of the task
all opinions taken on board.) we all agreed on a plan of action and a way of
working that has its moments as you can imagine, however this brought us
moments of laughter.
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Our creation, a home for the young Barn Owl chicks.
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| Being creative. |
We asked Pete and Irene for a suitable tree to place our beautiful
creation, and we placed our owl box fully equipped with some straw in a large
Sycamore tree against the prevailing wind. After tea we secured the box to the
tree and pruned the tree to give the owls a clear flight path to the box. This
was a very fulfilling task as we sat by the fire watching dusk draw in
listening to the fire crackle and spit; we could here owls all around us in the
trees.
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| Situated in the Sycamore tree. Awaiting new life. Abc giving back to this special place. |
Let's hope some owl’s pair up this coming winter and chicks
are born in the spring - summer at Lime tree farm as we experienced some weeks
ago with 3 beautiful barn owl chicks. We were prepared to stay awake for
stargazing however the skies were cloudy but dry and on reflection a perfect
Solo Day.
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| Lunch. |
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At the end of the day to be sat round the fire at peace with nature listening to the hoots and tweets of the owls. ABC Solo Days.
If you want to experience mindfulness and meditation through conservation work please ring Darrell on 07851448812 to book to try this out for yourself. A Solo Day is for those wanting to experience nature and inner peace without it going to far into the wild.
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| Glorious Yorkshire. |
