Enjoying the Sparrows in my Back Garden . . .

Although the sparrows in my yard still enjoy the food I put out for them, maybe it's time to gradually wean them from the instant meals I provide them with. It's Spring and there are plenty of seeds and little bugs around for them to find on their own!

But then again, it's such a joy to see the little sparrows in my back yard and hear their happy whistles all day long. Perhaps I better keep spoiling them all through Summer, not in the least to do myself a favour!

Walnuts and Pears You Plant for your Heirs . . .

How true is this adage that encourages us to think long term and look after future generations!

Almost every house in my village has a little orchard. We harvest pears, apples, plums and more to share with everyone. The people here aren't 'hip' or 'green' or 'new wave'. They have lived with the land for many generations and every new day I learn from them. How to work the land, how not waste resources, how to create, re-use and give back.

The pears in the photo are from my last Autumn harvest. This Autumn the trees will provide me with a new crop, as they will for my children and children's children . . .