summer harvest

Slowly and quietly that little medicine garden is growing.  This week we harvested chamomile, lemon balm, mint, feverfew, marshmallow, calendula and st. john's wort.  The marshmallow fairy and her baby were quite happy with it all.

Then we took the first real crop of sour cherries from our very own tree and made this most supreme sour cherry/honey/almond preserve. 

And finally the hay was harvested (but not before the bobolinks fledged).  I must say there is something about our wild pasture laying in neat rows, smelling heavenly, that brings me deep satisfaction. This winter while we sip teas from the garden and spread that lovely sour cherry preserve on our toast, our sheep and horses too will enjoy the summer's harvest.

Hope your days are bountiful too.