We have a couple of native deciduous azaleas that are headspinningly fragrant in bloom. My wife had brought over some compost from the small dump truck load we had bought and had unloaded across the lane.
We took the deer netting off them this morning and spread the compost around them. I had ten 5 gallon buckets of pine needles that I had shoveled up from the gutters along the brick road by the temple. I mulched them with that.
Our viburnum started opening blossoms yesterday and that is pretty heady also. Vidya’s reaction on smelling it was why don’t we get another one.
The few hyacinths I bought last fall are blooming and she brought one in a vase to set by my couch. It is a little strange, because sometimes you can’t smell it at all, and other times it is really intense. Unlike most blooms which emit fragrance more steadily.
Manjari called and said she is planning to be here for the Festival of Inspiration May 11-13th. This will be the first time Sydney has visited New Vrindaban when she can walk.
Chaits called from LA and is considering coming in also so the old house may not be so vacant for a couple of days. We do have plenty of capacity. Plus my friend Ed will be in town for the festival.
Personally this is the session I want to attend:
21. Yadunath das:
Yoga of Comedy: Exploring the Ridiculous in Search of the Sublime
