Bees~ birds~ Spring........ "Start Where You Are"

"Start Where You Are" says Buddhist Monk Pema Chodron!



This morning in the rain I was shooting an Amish bee farmer. Josh is well spoken very direct and very firm when I hear him say no pictures please..... After 20 minutes of us talking about life, about bees, about everything except politics lol. It was a go, I could shoot him working with the bees, working on the process of setting up the hives and introducing the queen bee to the worker bees.



One comment I recall him saying is the timing is right, we are starting at the beginning we are building new hives, that means new queens, a new start for the hives, for the worker bees.....and then he turned to me and said it is universal you are at your new beginning you need to find your queen!


The funny thing we were starting at the beginning! With a 8 new hives, 8 new queens, at the start of spring.....


The 3 first's this morning With a 8 new hives, 8 new queens, at the start of spring.....




... What a BREATH of fresh air...............

The process + seeds = life! Organic Foods at Northshire Farms NY~

Seed, soil, water, cleared fields. The process begins with organic seeds and ends in fruition. Northshire farms in West Winfield, A totally organic farm where growing is an art and that art is sold in NYC at the Green Market in Union Square every Saturday... This is just part one of the process that goes into every veggie, every egg, every day rain or shine, in the green houses or spread out over the hundreds of acres.. This is the life of one organic farmer and his chickens & quails fresh eggs and his exotic worldly vegetables.