Going

I seem to spend a lot of my life these days clearing up problems, often caused by people not thinking about what they are going to do or getting the wrong end of the stick and feeling resentful.

There is a lot of chaotic energy around Pierre's lettuce project and the picture shows volunteers planting out the first of the lettuce seedlings in what we have called 'lettuce land'. Which is a field belonging to Herbert in Siddhartha farm next to us. It would be nice if the project didn't have so many things that need sorting out – mainly because Pierre doesn't think very carefully about what he is doing.

I feel that I look at the project through lenses in which there are moving lines of all colours so that you can never be quite sure what is going on!

Frazzeled

I seem to spend a lot of my life clearing up problems, often caused by people not thinking about what they are going to do or getting the wrong end of the stick and feeling resentful.

There is a lot of chaotic energy around Pierre's lettuce project and the picture shows volunteers planting out the first of the lettuce seedlings in what we have called 'lettuce land'. Which is a field belonging to Herbert in Siddhartha farm next to us. It would be nice if the project didn't have so many things that need sorting out – mainly because Pierre doesn't think very carefully about what he is doing.

I feel that I look at the project through lenses in which there are moving lines of all colours so that you can never be quite sure what is going on!

Sunset

This is the time of year of beautiful red sunsets and I hoped there would be one tonight as the sun was very red. Unfortunately, as the picture shows, this was not to be.

At last I have had a day when I have had time to embroider and talk to Sam on Skype.

New shoes

Yesterday my garden shoes broke so then my best shoes, or chappels as they are called here, were pressed into service for the garden. I went to shopping this afternoon for a new pair for 'best' and found these in a sale. In fact they were the only pair that were suitable for me and I was a bit concerned as they looked a bit too wide and loose, but actually they are very comfortable and don't feel loose at all. It was only after I had decided to have them that I was told that there was a sale discount.

From the corner of my eye

I was walking around the garden doing various things this morning when these grasses caught first the corner of my eye which made me stop to look at them. They were very delicate and easy to miss but they reminded me yet again of how beauty can be found in the most mundane places.

Unfortunately the picture doesn't at all do justice to the way the sun glinted on them. I tried to capture this with my camera many times but I don't know enough about photography to catch it in the picture.

As it is the picture reminds me of an unexpectedly beautiful moment.

Transition

This morning we cleared out the cottage and this is a picture of all the stuff that has been cleaned and was stood in the sun to clean it even more. The cottage is now ready for the builders to come in and do the internal changes. At the same time we have got rid of two volunteers who were making problems and with a new batch of volunteers I hope the energy will change for the better. I feel it has been a long transition this year.

Today I heard that someone wants to give a very valuable farm to Auroville. But only on the condition that Buddha Garden stewards it, as the owner feels that we will manifest the sustainability principles in which he deeply believes. I am overwhelmed by such a valuable gift and very touched by the faith he has in us to use it well.

Sun catcher

Over the last two days our new solar panels have been installed and I have hardly noticed it. People have come and put them up and then suddenly today there they were. As the picture shows, they are huge and are a wonderful gift for us that has come like a bud that suddenly flowers.

As I sit writing this I am assailed by the stink of the fire that Pierre made to burn all Kim's stuff. I hope he feels satisfied now although he didn't seem so when I spoke to him. I have decided to call the cottage 'New Light' or the Sanskrit equivalent.