New Life ...

This little vignette brings full circle, an unfolding story about loss and new life.

To have the full picture, things begin here and follow here and then below.

Or you can just read on and share in what happened on Wednesday ...

Pepper, Harvey, Omkara and Agnes were joined by Peppers sister Frankie and we had a meeting of sorts to attend today. 

Michael Rogers from the council was coming down to fulfill a promise to plant new trees in the face of us having lost the old ones we loved.

We'd arranged this some time ago, and the intelligence and love of the children had been a huge part of what made it so ...

Off we went down the path to meet Michael and all of a sudden, in the distance on the bike path came a car and a truck.



Wow, some crew seemed to be attending ... this could be quite an occasion.

We all bounced across the grass to meet our visitors.

Michael jumped out of his car with a hearty hello and we soon found out that he had come along with five casuarinas to plant.  Five indigenous trees that would love the sun and open up another imaginal world for the children in time and home for the birds.

The children were pretty awesome, lots of question, all busy, everyone pitching in and along with Squiz and Heath two men along with Michael to help get the job done ... we had quite the planting adventure.

Pepper walking back from a look at the truck.  It had a big water tank, the trees and water crystals too ..

Harvey being Harvey, got stuck straight into things, carrying a tree  ...

It was a hive of activity our little spot down along the bike path with lots of busy hands, busy feet, chatter and questions and excitement for what we were doing.  How great that this was coming full circle for the children and that they would have the experience of having been listened to, cared about and would experience the difference they all made ...

Michael with shovel in hand while Pepper has a look at the tree about to go in ...

Agnes watching Heath dig deep ...

Squiz showing everyone the water crystals ...

Action stations everyone!

Omkara looking on as that tree gets sized up for the hole it's to go in ...

Many hands make light work and all hands in mother earth feels great...

Time for a drink little tree ...

Now these trees will be taller than danella by the end of summer ...

Yay! ... we did it !

Frankie, Harvey, Omkara, Agnes and Pepper with Heath, Michael and Squiz ...

and last but not least a wash of our hands ...

Five little pairs of hands, five clear voices and five big hearts that together made a BIG difference ... while Frankie was the fifth heart today, Finn has been the fifth heart for chapters 1 and 2 of this story ... won't we have something share with him next week!