01/03/2025
On my way to an important meeting on Thursday, I noticed these spring blooms as I was whizzing past. I slowed and felt a much needed pause for my brain from the endless rumination I’ve been trying to manage during the last few weeks. I promised myself that regardless of the outcome of the meeting, I’d stop on the way back.
It’s been over four years of waiting, of wondering if we could lose everything and second guessing ourselves all the time (which is a really unpleasant way to exist btw). But now we’ve finally reached the conclusion we’ve been hoping for. To protect the land adjacent to the campsite and our tiny village from a looming 5G mast. Three years of dealing with manipulative sellers, it’s turned into a very expensive conclusion but we got there in the end. The reality is we can earn some more money in the future but we wouldn’t be able to undo this development. We finally own the land. And now we can concentrate on our eco-camp status and building a sustainable business. And the fireflies can flourish undisturbed 🧚
I pulled into a side track opposite on the way back. And as I stepped out of the car, I was wrapped in the scent of the blooms filling the air with a marzipan-like sweetness. I’d always wondered what these trees were and now I knew. Fields and fields filled with beautiful blossoming almond trees. A seasonal moment to behold. Almonds were always my dad’s favourite. If it had some marzipan in it, he was the first to have a bite. We even planted an almond tree for him after he died. And the flowers always remind me of him 🌸 Breathing in that air, taking in the views, on a little step with my flask of green tea, I truly felt the weeks of tension leave my body. And I could finally see ourselves in the years to come, with our own blooming farm. Thank you to everyone who has supported us. Not just the crowdfunding but also all the words of encouragement to keep going. We did. And we finally got there 💪
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