may 31st - june 6th... dhani's departure and full moon

after many thoughtful and sometimes despairing hours, days, weeks, months,  it has come to pass.  dhani has left  philadelphia.  he's been planning his getaway for months now, a complicated effort when you're traveling cross country in a vehicle with 14 goats, 16 dogs, several chickens, ducks and all your earthly possessions in tow.  luckily he has a very good friend who is driving with him in a second vehicle and then staying on to help him get set up. i pray that he arrives safely at his destination and that all the animals survive, and arrive with not too much trauma.  good bye my sweet boy.  i am praying for you.

this week seemed to fly by...with my new shortened work week and with all the preparation for dhani's departure i am not sure where the time went.  but here it is another week gone.  here's my week in pictures.

my front porch is beginning to come together

the herb garden is coming along nicely

side view of carriage house

our tenants are into feng shui

can you believe this is one plant

anjuli and dhani

uma and shiela working in the garden

reflections

our lady

uma napping on the front porch

madhava's tabla lesson

uma and bindi 

may 24th - may 30th...it feels like summer

it is only the end of may but it's  feeling  like we're in the long hot days of summer.  the temperatures have been soaring up into the high 90's and coming down to low 70's during the evening and early morning. i've pretty much caught up with all my work and play, everything on target time wise.  i've started dancing again 2 to 3 times a week and of course yoga once a week.  longer days means more  uma time...and the the best part is  that i got a car seat for my car,  so that now i can easily take uma to the park, to see the goats, or whatever we want to do.  she loves her new car seat and she's begun suggesting outings as soon as i walk in the door.  another new development is that uma has been calling me on the phone  (with daddy's help) to set up a play date. oh what joy. 

may has ended, and june heralds lots of changes.... first, my saturday morning yoga class is not going to continue through the summer boo hoo, so i'm going to have to find another class.  dhani is leaving for north carolina in a couple of days.  he's been packing and organizing for weeks now. i am praying for him that all works out in his new home.

though i  got a late start, i'm ready to plant the seedlings i've been collecting into the newly established bed.!!  don't have much room this year to grow because we covered all the beds from last year with grass.
i know it's crazy, but such is my life. so i'm using the old goat pen to plant veggies.  we roto-tilled and it's looking pretty good.

our tenants are moving out of the carriage house, they gave notice a few days ago.  i have a new work schedule...my hours have been cut down to four days a week.  i love change.  that's how i know i'm alive.  movement is life.


okay...so here's my week in photos. enjoy!

tribal belly warm ups

dhani & uma

goats love tree leaves

uma & goatae

at the opa (greek festival) uma went on all the rides

uma & tia anjuli in the greek church

elkins park farmer's market

uma fascinated by the tiny seeds

puddles are fun

climbing is hard work

friend laticia

friend amelia

uma struggles to climb wall

diana's back yard picnic

tia anjuli & madhava

digging in the herb garden

uma & bindi  are best friends

uma followed bindi into the hedges

under the yew hedge

bindi

reading our favorite book