The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 84

Good morning everyone and welcome once again to Ballinwillin House Farm and gardens. Still a little dull here and not good for my crop of hay so I am praying hard for fine weather so all of you out there help me out here. Yesterday as I was out in the meadow I was being mindful and noticing all that was going on and all the birds alighting onto the bare cut fields and digging for worms and singing as they went along. I was also noticing the fragrance of the sweet scented meadow as it was alive and breathing softness in my direction. It was refreshing to my heart and kept me reminded that I am a child of Mother Earth and she was breathing life into the nature all around me. Soon my animals will be able to consume the gift of the hay and its sweetness and richness that flows from Mother Earth. So as we pray for fine weather to save this golden crop I hope my eyes with desire will fill the barn and what a beautiful sight it is to see a full barn at harvest time. But this sight can sometimes be lost because it is a simple, usual and annual sight that may seem worn by our usual and casual eyes. We should not take such wonder for granted and indeed all other wonders like life, happiness and health.

Continue to pray, bless and heal each other and wear that smile.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick