I can feel what you felt just reading about it. I do so love to put my toes in sand and i only wear shoes when i get in the car to go somewhere... there is a preserve here that is like your valley, it has Indian mounds and when I walk down towards the river, it is like it was hundreds of years ago, swampy and beautiful.. until humans show up on the same path as me...
There are so many plants left on this earth which can be used medicinally. It would be nice to know all of the names of these plants and there true purpose. Walking in the water and grounding our naked feet on land, in sand is right where were suppose to be.
we had tiny, soft rainfall on sunday - first in a long time, even though immeasurable. i am looking forward to disappearing cracks and greening up of fall.
barefoot is the way to go. we do absorb energy from the earth. I think people who have no contact with the earth because they are surrounded by concrete and never go barefoot are just a wee bit insane.
I read a book about a woman in the early 1900s that got breast cancer and they said she was going to die. She thought that if she could crawl out and lay in her garden that the earth would heal her. It did. She lived to be almost 100. I think there is something therapeutic and healing about the land and the earth. Do you know that elderberries and the tree are some of the most healing plants on earth? Every thing is used to make medicine. You can use the roots, berries and the leaves. I wish I had all of that elderberry you took pictures of. I am in agreement with you, I think all of those plants are there to heal us and make us better. I enjoyed your walk today. Rain will come. :)
We too are starting to see the leaves change color and drop. We have gotten more than our fair share of rain though and the underbrush and weeds are thick and lush. I know that after a killing frost and winter the dry brush will be thick and brush fires plentiful of the spring is not wet.
You are indeed grounding when you stand barefoot on the earth. I wish I could but there seems to be poop everywhere around here. I even bought grounding sandals but the were too uncomfortable so my daughter uses them. Go you!
toes in the sand is a good thing indeed....and barefoot is the best way to be...fall is def hinting at an early arrival here...i am loving the cool mornings...
A very touching post. I love going barefoot too. I remember as a child we could not wait for the weather to warm enough that mama would let us take our shoes and socks off and go barefoot. It was the best feeling.
Love this time of year! It's been a good while since I waded in the crik...but I do have an old blue jar full of chips and broken arrowheads, and a bear claw.
Sometimes, I confess, I envy your connection to the land. You are blessed.
=)
August 25, 2014 at 11:00 PM
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With only a promise of rain the ground dries quickly in the summer temperatures we have now. I hear thunder but only see drops of rain. I know this is normal but the unusually cool temperatures have spoiled me.
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Signs of fall are already showing with the lack of rain. The ponds no longer run over and the creek moves slowly.
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Leaving my shoes behind...why doesn't that surprise you? I followed the dogs as they stirred up the creek. I like to be barefooted. I may sound crazy but it seems like I can feel the Earth's pulse through the soles of my feet.
I go where I always go in my mind when I view this valley. I rewind at least two hundred years and maybe two thousand plus. I view the gift of the valley with ancient eyes.
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TheHeal All is dried.
I like to think even in death it can heal.
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I feel the energy, the life of the valley.
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My feet are refreshed as my body seems more balanced.
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I like to see the valley like it once was and is now. Elderberries grow along the creek teeming with crawdads, either would be an easy meal if I wanted. I imagine natives gathering food and hear the laughter of children in the creek of summer.
The Ironweed grows tall and is almost ready to harvest. The natives used this plant as a pain killer. I admire the beauty and wish I knew the purpose of all the plants. I'm positive the Creator made them all useful.
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My feet tell me I am grounded
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as I dig my toes deep into the sand.
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I empty my pockets and leave chips I've found from past residents. I put on my shoes but do not lose my connection with the land. May I leave it better than I found it. May the land always nourish and protect us. I turn toward home and glance at the sky holding sounds of distant thunder. I begin to pray for rain.
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Close this window Jump to comment formI am loving the early signs of fall. I am seeing glimpses of them here in Kentucky. I can't wait :)
August 20, 2014 at 6:35 AM
I can feel what you felt just reading about it. I do so love to put my toes in sand and i only wear shoes when i get in the car to go somewhere... there is a preserve here that is like your valley, it has Indian mounds and when I walk down towards the river, it is like it was hundreds of years ago, swampy and beautiful.. until humans show up on the same path as me...
August 20, 2014 at 6:44 AM
I hope you get your rain.
Didn't know ironweed was used as a pain killer.
August 20, 2014 at 6:50 AM
There are so many plants left on this earth which can be used medicinally. It would be nice to know all of the names of these plants and there true purpose.
Walking in the water and grounding our naked feet on land, in sand is right where were suppose to be.
August 20, 2014 at 8:14 AM
we had tiny, soft rainfall on sunday - first in a long time, even though immeasurable. i am looking forward to disappearing cracks and greening up of fall.
August 20, 2014 at 8:43 AM
barefoot is the way to go. we do absorb energy from the earth. I think people who have no contact with the earth because they are surrounded by concrete and never go barefoot are just a wee bit insane.
August 20, 2014 at 9:04 AM
We had a full one inch of rain in the Texas Hill Country yesterday, so it was really welcome. Some thunder and lightning made it awesome!
August 20, 2014 at 10:59 AM
Yes, yes, yes!
August 20, 2014 at 11:46 AM
I read a book about a woman in the early 1900s that got breast cancer and they said she was going to die. She thought that if she could crawl out and lay in her garden that the earth would heal her. It did. She lived to be almost 100.
I think there is something therapeutic and healing about the land and the earth.
Do you know that elderberries and the tree are some of the most healing plants on earth? Every thing is used to make medicine. You can use the roots, berries and the leaves.
I wish I had all of that elderberry you took pictures of.
I am in agreement with you, I think all of those plants are there to heal us and make us better.
I enjoyed your walk today. Rain will come. :)
August 20, 2014 at 12:11 PM
I enjoyed that walk! I like to be barefoot too!
August 20, 2014 at 2:53 PM
Awesome post, Gail. I believe everything you said here is true.
Blessings. ♥
August 20, 2014 at 3:13 PM
We too are starting to see the leaves change color and drop. We have gotten more than our fair share of rain though and the underbrush and weeds are thick and lush. I know that after a killing frost and winter the dry brush will be thick and brush fires plentiful of the spring is not wet.
August 20, 2014 at 4:57 PM
You are indeed grounding when you stand barefoot on the earth. I wish I could but there seems to be poop everywhere around here. I even bought grounding sandals but the were too uncomfortable so my daughter uses them. Go you!
August 20, 2014 at 6:43 PM
toes in the sand is a good thing indeed....and barefoot is the best way to be...fall is def hinting at an early arrival here...i am loving the cool mornings...
August 20, 2014 at 7:10 PM
A very touching post. I love going barefoot too. I remember as a child we could not wait for the weather to warm enough that mama would let us take our shoes and socks off and go barefoot. It was the best feeling.
August 20, 2014 at 9:10 PM
Love this time of year! It's been a good while since I waded in the crik...but I do have an old blue jar full of chips and broken arrowheads, and a bear claw.
August 21, 2014 at 4:27 PM
Very nice post . . .
I felt the earth and sand through you . . .
August 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM
Sometimes, I confess, I envy your connection to the land. You are blessed.
=)
August 25, 2014 at 11:00 PM