Walking A Non Winter Wonderland

Texas is full blown into  spring/fall combo so to say. All week is 82 degrees across the board. Our garden is filled with pollinators first food such as dandelions, henbit, and other hodgepodge of edible lawn. I wore shorts and a tank top today and its the very end of December! In California I would never, but were not there Toto ... Apparently winter will officially arrive on my birthday in the New Year. I received some amazing outdoor work boots that are fur lined and rubber bottomed from my Renaissance Man that I cant wait to wear. A quick greenhouse amazon purchase was made so I won't lose my plants to overnight freeze points. It doesn't stay cold here to long unless the snow fluke happens again like last year....yikes! Here's some garden photos taken after fresh rain on our 80 degree days.

The last whispers of 2021 are breezing through, please 2022 be good to the world.

Evolution of Change

 Transformation, the necessary shifts to become new or experience a re-birth. The butterfly and the many metamorphic changes to gain your wings comes to mind. On my personal soul journey I have recently been taking blows from the Universe. My social media identity and online presence has taken a hit. Gypsy is deemed a slur across the board and "Gypsy Spirit Rising" has been my self expression for years. Alas I had been advised to change my branding or be banned from some social media outlets I enjoy. Another deep taking away from my soul is the fact I will not be able to work the Texas Renaissance Festival this year due to mandatory vaccination and new regulation for us Rennies running the show. This will be the first time in 3 years since I've not worked fall weekends.

So what shall this Gypsy whose spirit has risen to a higher plane of existence do? I'm walking the plank and diving off the deep end. And as the water hits my face and my whole body immerses into the water, I swim deeper into the abyss. My eyes open and I ponder all that lies beneath the surface and discover the cleansing and quenching of water for this Summer has burned me with it's fire. Emerging back to surface as my higher self into Dreamy Boheme. Will you continue this journey with me? Same soul, but elevated spirit. Welcome to Dreamy Boheme's Into the Mystic .

Some found nature while tending to my gardens.

In The Red - Just a Touch

 
Since Spring has arrived we've been busy sprucing up the place and making the small repairs that we can . This home is a never ending project or should we say journey. The back steps definitely needed a little tlc. Finally got my hands on the red paint that is always out of stock.

   

We put up new Mariner porch lights for both the front and back porch. The steps are painted Phoenix Fossil and the doors are Colonial Red. Blocking the doggy door was a must so the wildlife wouldn't use it as well . Imagine raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, rats and such just chilling in there. They do eat the dog food out the bowls already.

 We have been integrating more red into the decor within and without in 2021. Seems to be the new power punch of color, now if we could just bring more luck with it!

Literally wore out the welcome mat. A lil red revival to go with the Rosemary & Lavender.

  Hard to believe in two weeks it will be summer vacation for the kids. Time to make a summery vibe wreath to put on the door, even though I'm quite proud of my Eastery Hydrangeas wreath crafted on a whim for the season.

Hoping to stay tuned and in touch at Celestial Pines Sanctuary with a Gypsy Spirit Rising.

Spring & Simplicity

Pink Ladies 

Hymenopappus

Opuntia Nopales

Sunflower

Flora enhancements for the Zen Garden

End of the zen path

Future Tea Time 

April is almost over and May is on it's heels. One more month of school left and simplicity will rule the day (hopefully). We have a Senior graduating this year and she just turned 18, we are full in the moments of milestones. In love am I with Spring this year, all that buzzes and blooms. Two gardens are simultaneously emerging. I'm kept productive as official keeper of the sanctuary( that sounds more soul fulfilling than housewife) for I care and tend to what lives within and outdoors.

                                                    Cheers to the emergence of life's blooming.

Winter Wishes and Snow Kisses

 The New Year brings with it , without fail my return around the sun. This year marks 41. The night was celebrated with the in home tribe. {L} made my beautiful birthday cake, and there were presents. Wishes were made on my candles, first for my family, health, wealth, and happiness. The second was universal peace and prosperity. PROSPERITY being my word for 2021. 

{L} & I

At Christmas time I made wishes as well. One of them was  for snow on Christmas morning. That did not happen and not very likely when you live in the Coastal Plains of Texas. But there are blips and flukes every once in awhile. I had experienced Texas snow our first winter here in 2017. And this past Sunday it happened , my very belated Christmas wish. We had an amazing snow day!

So here we are two weeks into the new year, and honestly it feels like two months. With so much uncertainty we take it day by day. And I loft around (actually I'm busy bee-ing all day) with music filling the air, daydreaming. You must get caught in those daydreams and truly feel it, if not how can you manifest what you desire. Yeah my heads  in the clouds and my feet planted on shaking ground, but onward and upward. Blessings toward your Winter Wishes coming true.