The weather sure has been nice these past months and it's been a pleasure to be able to work outside in it and feed off the energy that mother nature is providing us. My little veg patch which you can see below has blossomed nicely, I've got a mixture of Corn, beans and courgettes nestled amongst an array of companion plants like nasturtiums, calendula and sunflowers. The wild flower seeds I also planted which were sent to me by '38 Degrees' contained a lot of Phacelia, and my god, the bee's absolutely love them. Every time I visit there are a dozen honeybee's floating around them. Hopefully I have helped contribute towards increasing their numbers this summer, whilst also pollinating all the vegetable plants productively. The corn is really skyrocketing and we will have some nice cobs to munch on soon. I've been harvesting an endless supply of Courgettes and Tomatoes, as well as Runner Beans, Cucumbers, Beetroot, French Beans and Salad Leaves. I've been crafting my own salads for lunch, which is a delight, who said there's no such thing as a free lunch...
Despite it being a really hot August, I have noticed recently how the summer season is slowly winding itself up. It's interesting to observe the changing of the seasons from a different perspective this year. I feel very much in tune with it's cyclical nature, and with this it gives me a far deeper understanding of how we humans should work with it in a symbiotic way.
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