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getting ready for spring, which is already here

We spent the weekend work-partying for Ostara. the project du jour was to rescue the ritual ground from the bunch grasses which had taken over. in the last couple years, we’ve largely left the ritual ground unmaintained, which has had the effect of allowing the big bunch grasses to grow all the way across it. This stuff is easily 3′ tall when full-grown, and grows in tough clumps up to 2-3′ across.

So a whole bunch of really awesome people came over and we dug and dug and dug. and then we put the grass through a post-process — shaking the dirt off it, so we can re-level the ritual ground, breaking off the long stems for straw, and composting the root matter.

the weather was brilliantly cooperative, and we had glorious bright warm sunshine all day, February notwithstanding.

in the beginning
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making progress
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almost there
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Tybalt, helping. he’s a helper.
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done!
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well, done with digging anyway. next, raking!
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and processing the resulting giant pile of dug-up grasses. we’re still working on that one, and could really use some help!
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much gratitude to Sammy, Morgan, Amber & Azreal, Terra, Dharma, Meggie, and everybody else who came out to help! We would not be what we are but for your love and assistance.

we’ve got another Ostara-prep work party on Friday the 18th! We’d love a hand finishing up– we’ve got to finish processing this grass, and rake the ritual gruond level so that nobody breaks an ankle on the uneven ground, and do a bunch of tidying all over the property, and rake leaves. if you can help, please come on down on the 18th! we’ll get started about 10 a.m.