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The Mulch Arrives!

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Thirty yards of mulch arrived,
a vineyard-blend...
filling the walkway in front of our house...
and we begin to shovel...

and shovel...

That is not a cloud of dust,
but steam rising from the heat of the mulch...

slowly, but surely,
the pile on the walkway shrinks
and the yard fills, the cardboard covered...

as Lynnette and Michelle oversee the project...

and the cardboard lawn recedes beneath the rich mulch...

until it is completely covered...

Milt said it looks like Haleakala, a lava bed...

At last all of the mulch is smoothed out
and ready to receive the rain
that will make the transformation of the soil,
preparing it for planting and the meadow to come...

Twenty-Seven Turns Around the Sun

By Lea Goode-Harris • 15 Mar, 2024

twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well

The Retiring of a Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Making A Three Circuit Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!