I took an evening stroll as the sun was setting. Fall has found its way to Wettenbostel and as I walk there are gaps in the trees where leaves used to be with sparks of color grabbing my attention. I looked up at the evening sky and was greeted by the full moon resting on a blanket of clouds lazily making their way over Wettenbostel. I stepped away from the Seminar Haus through the woods to walk the farm roads outlining the fields surrounded by borders of forest. A clear sky. A fullness. A brightness. Enjoying the still newness and strangeness of being in Germany tucked amongst the potato fields unburdened by its beauty.
The sun was out today. A welcome break after two days of rain. Today we leveled the field covering up the hole where the sewage pipe was installed for one of the buildings. The excitement of the chore was our host searching for rocks, digging them up like buried treasure. We then collected them in piles to be hauled away, happily sitting and kneeling in the dirt enjoying the beauty and phenomenon of “work clothes”… meant to be dirty. What a good time I had today… playing in the dirt with the guys, music blasting in the open field. I cooked a nice little lunch today with fresh beets and leeks from the garden served with other veggies over brown rice.
I am appreciating tonight the warmth of my jacket purchased at a thrift store in the Netherlands along with my comfy scarf gifted to me by the universe… found on the ground in Amsterdam… now laundered and fresh and ready to wear. Tonight not much remains but the briskness of the night air… and the optional evening hot tub later. Our “visiting bicycling traveler”, as I call him, tells me that you can see your future in the moon… as he considers his own journey and next steps. It is so bright tonight I will have to take a look and see what it has to say for me. Then a good night sleep in bedroom of many dreams… I wonder what I will dream tonight…
Photo Autumn in Wettenbostel by Michael Hartley
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