Lughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Full Artemis Moon<\/p>\n
This morning I took a group of 15 Jesuits-to-be through the Matteo Ricci map exhibit.\u00a0 They were a bright and curious group, joining the same order that deployed Ricci to China 330+ years ago.\u00a0\u00a0 The Jesuits were only a generation old at that point.\u00a0 They were the most attentive group I took through, because, I imagine, they felt some personal stake, no matter how tenuous.\u00a0 The Chinese Heritage Foundation displayed equal interest, but soon began exploring the map for themselves, reading the calligraphy.\u00a0 This was an interesting exhibit and improved my knowledge of the Ming dynasty and the Jesuit order.<\/p>\n
When I rolled those plastic trash bins out to the roadside tonight, the full Artemis moon had risen.\u00a0 Full moons hang over the far eastern end of our street and it was beautiful, golden.\u00a0 The air was cool, the sky a deep blue and this gold charm floated just above the trees.<\/p>\n
Three boxes full of honey extracting equipment came just before I left for the city this morning.\u00a0 Kate and I plan to open tomorrow morning, see what’s in them.\u00a0 Two more boxes are on their way from another Dadant plant.\u00a0 This means we’ll get the equipment set up before our date for extraction–August 30th.\u00a0 Good thing.\u00a0 All this equipment and it’s only used once a year for a brief time, but in that brief time it captures the results of a year’s worth of collaborative labor between beekeeper and bees.\u00a0 Worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Full Artemis Moon This morning I took a group of 15 Jesuits-to-be through the Matteo Ricci map exhibit.\u00a0 They were a bright and curious group, joining the same order that deployed Ricci to China 330+ years ago.\u00a0\u00a0 The Jesuits were only a generation old at that point.\u00a0 They were the most attentive group I … Continue reading A Full Artemis Moon<\/span>