Day 5.

Saturday. 5th July 2025.

A beautiful afternoon. Liliana and I rugged up in our Winter cardigans and cowls and went out into the garden and gathered flowers.

We stopped and talked about Spring garden plans, at different times the hens and ducks joined us. We noted what was already frost damaged, what was thriving. The duck baths got a top-up and the little hens decided to go in early, it was time for their bowl of grain and settle in for the night.

Careful to only take a few blooms here and there, we didn’t want to strip the garden bare and there would be nothing for the bees, birds and beneficial insects. The blue sage got a good prune, thinning the leggy branches will stop it from collapsing and ensure its longevity.

In the Garden Studio we filled bottles and jars and vases with the flowers, wiped down shelves and pottered about having the loveliest time. The best of afternoons.

 

A Moment in the Day Series.

This will be my third year.
Midwinter and I’m craving the everyday beauty that isn’t in your face like Springtime blossom, the abundance in the garden during Summer, or the golden light in Autumn.
For me, this time of year is all about looking for the little treasures. The beauty is still there, it’s about taking the time to see it. Hone your senses to take notice, it is so easy to get swept up in the day to day and feeling flat with everything going on in the world.
The cool air on your cheek. Grey skies become all the colours of silver. The tiniest snowbells catch your eye as you walk through the garden gate. Watching Apricot the Buff Orpington hen drinking; in those moments it is like a lesson in mindfulness.
In 2023 it was for the month of May, in 2024 my first day of the series was on the 5th July, and for 2025 I started on the 1st July.

Will you join me? Whether it is recording a photo on Insta, writing about it when you journal, or maybe it is taking a mental note when you notice the everyday beautiful moments around you.

I’ll be sharing my Moment on Instagram and in a blog post.
A moment captured during the day, calming, peaceful, that captures my heart.
A moment in the day, uplifting, something positive, as we are deep into the colder months of Winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sending Love from the Garden,

Jude x