Story Of A Recovery #2: Using Balconies

It’s a lovely day here in Liepaja/Latvia: partially sunny, not too hot, not too cold, and just enough fresh breeze for me.

I just had a nice brunch on one of my balconies.

I really love nature and its wonderful effects on my physical and mental health.

And I love to walk, could do it for hours, if my back and hips were not so fragile. But they are.

So, I can do only one rather brisk but short walk/training with our Rottweiler x German Shepherd daily.

The rest of my walking is done inside or on chores, or dancing ArgentineTango.

Afterwards my hips and spine need a couple of days and some cabbage leaves put on them to recover.

I could take a blanket and sit or even lay down in the wonderful protected field on the shore of Lake Liepaja in the close vicinity of my home.

But:

1. it would be too boring for me without internet connection and none of my arts and crafts supplies;

2. it would take time and preparation which might drain my restricted energy so much, that I wouldn't have any left to actually reach the field.

It would be really nice to sit in a garden to enjoy the nice weather. And I do that. Not only when weather is nice.

Only … most of my garden is located inside my apartment on the 8^th floor of an apartment building.

But I have got two balconies:

one to the East

and one to the West.

So, I spend as much time on them as possible (or have at least one balcony door open day and night)

* enjoying the privacy, the fresh air, the beautiful views, and

* naturally and easily, integrating nature into my daily life.

That always works better for me than “special events” in “special places”.

How about you? How are you using what is easily accessible to you to take care of your body?

My Creative Space - Gardenwork in Autumn

Weather is fresh and sunny here in Latvia lately. So I was working in my garden. It is still beautiful.

Some of the bushes and trees have got colorful leaves.

Some of the flowers are finishing, some only starting to bloom now.

Some plants have got very beautiful fruits.

But the most amazing are these strawberries, still blooming and fruiting.

The creative challenge for me is now to find some good movies on-line to watch, while preparing a large bucket of apples for a jam. :D

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My Creative Space

Our garden is blooming in spite of the heat (temperatures around +30C really aren't the ones we are used to here). So I went to the garden, shot some pics and cut some herbs. Preparing them now for drying.

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My Creative Space

I have finished a set of hair pins. Another one is waiting to be finished.

But as long as it is warm and not raining, the garden comes first. Weeds are growing so fast...


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My First Garden Day

Today was the first time in this year I could work a bit in my garden.

A couple of weeks ago it was only a pond.

Today it was dry enough to set my feet into it.  Weather was sunny and warm, so I could work outside in a T-shirt with short sleeves. For the first time in this year, too.

I want to share with you some shots of the first blooms and the first friend and helper I met there. Sorry for not so good pictures: as there was some breeze the blooms were moving constantly.