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Abundance Abounds

4/10/2011

 
Apple Orchard
Apple Orchard, October 2011
On Saturday, I had the great pleasure of going apple picking with family and friends.

I was super excited because this is something
I've wanted to do for YEARS but hadn't gotten around to.

I got an excellent deal for 4 for people (thanks Groupons)
to play with the apple cannon (apples stuffed into shoots with compressed air),
a hay ride around the orchard,
visit to the petting zoo plus a 1/2 peck of apples we picked ourselves!

The weather was picture perfect! 
Crisp and cold Autumn temperatures
the smell of burning wood mingled with BBQ and sweetness
every thing you'd hope for a Fall festival atmosphere.

Our spirits soared as we enjoyed good company and revealed
in the glory of nature's beauty all around us. 

Even with the huge amount of people
everyone seemed to be in a great mood.


From this vantage point you think all
you see are bare trees maybe a few
speaks of red:
















But when you get up close
Right underneath you are
treated to this:

Picture
Full on Abundance...just waiting for us to
make a little bit of effort to find it.

In fact, as we got further off the
well trodden path,
we were all pretty gobsmacked
by the amount of apples clustered on
nearly every tree that others had
just over looked.

My friend (being just as enthralled as I was)
took a moment to be philosophical and said

Abundance Abounds.
Picture
Yep.

It's right there, right now
just waiting to be acknowledged.

And once you do acknowledge it
it becomes so much easier to find
it again and again.

So friends
How much of your abundance is
waiting for you to make
a little bit of effort to see it?

Acknowledged the abundance around you
right now so you can exercise your sight
abundance muscle. 



Antara link
4/10/2011 15:57:22

Hi Dionne

Oh I just loved this post. Over in the UK we just had an unseasonable heatwave (which I have been talking about a lot, being british and therefore having an obsession with the weather!) and I am looking for things to get me back in the Autumn vibe now the temps are cooling again.

So this post, resplendent with so many scrummy apple pictures was just what I needed!

Dionne the Tea Priestess
4/10/2011 21:20:51

Thanks Antara!

It's usually pretty warm here. One of my friends commented on how she was wearing shorts when her family went apple picking last year.

This year we've had more cool temperatures this Autumn than any I can remember since having moved to Georgia!

So I'm glad to share the love and get your Autumn juju flowing!

Ellie Di link
4/10/2011 21:49:51

Apple season always stirs up the magic in the air; it makes it much easier for me to spot the miracles in the everyday. Moving to Ontario put a bit of a kink in that - the weather turns too cold, too fast - but the noticing remains. I'm looking forward to the new and full moons, as well as Samhain, this month so I can give my full attention and gratitude to all the abundance in my life this year.

Stella Seaspirit link
4/10/2011 23:50:50

Thanks for sharing these beautiful pics Dionne, just looking at them brought me into a space of appreciation and abundance ~ I could practically smell them!

Jo link
5/10/2011 04:10:48

Your pictures have me giddy with Fall energy. I want to run outside to stomp on leaves and return home at dusk to steaming apple pie. Did you make a pie with your pickings?

Dionne the Tea Priestess
5/10/2011 04:39:31

@Ellie~these solid 2 weeks of actual Fall weather is a rare thing here.
People have been down right giddy!

@Stella~being underneath the trees
was amazing. I had no idea apples
clustered like that!

No apple pie yet, Jo!

But was baked apples (w/ apple pie
spiced mixed nuts tucked in the center)

And there is apple sauce cooking
in the crock pot as I type filling
my home with the best Autumn smells
ever!

Marla @ Your Full Plate link
6/10/2011 04:38:13

Dionne, these pictures and your descriptions are just stunning. Thanks for sharing and giving me an abundance pick-me-up this afternoon!

Loran link
6/10/2011 08:12:04

I love your apple pictures! I love it when people in my neighborhood make fresh apple cider, oh, to die for! But what I really like is your comment about appreciating the abundance around us. Great post.


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