Monday, January 15, 2018
Stings of Success
From the Delta Enduring Tarot, the Six of Oaks (Wands); from the Southernisms Oracle, 'Hornets' Nest:'
This fellow has won a prize in the poultry division of the county fair. Having been to quite a few of our local agricultural fairs, I know the competition in any of the livestock contests is tough. Months of grooming, nutritional foods and health care goes into each animal, so a ribbon is quite an accomplishment. But after the fair is over and the ribbon is hanging on the wall, things might get a little boring without something to focus on. The Southernism Oracle card warns, "Don't kick the hornets' nest." Hornets aggressively guard their nests and have stings more painful and dangerous than bees. Unlike honey bees, their stingers aren’t barbed, so they can sting repeatedly. Kicking the hornets’ nest implies stirring up trouble that will likely cause painful repercussions to the kicker (and possibly anyone associated with him or her). Saul Bellow wrote: “Boredom is the conviction that you can't change ... the shriek of unused capacities.” Perhaps this down time could be put to better use if used as an incubation period for creativity.
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New focus, nice chicken dinner...Around here that prize result is a long term project os part of a Future Farmers of America or 4-H project. Along with a big ribbon often comes $$$. The prize winners are snapped up by local farmers.
ReplyDeleteWe talked to a father of a young winner in the hog class. His hog sold for $600.00 if I remember right His dad was teaching him husbandry and the boy had his own herd to work with and sales went into his college fund.
Holy hog - that was quite a wad of money for that young man. No doubt he earned it with his time and energy. 4-H and FFA is big here too.
DeleteAnother hen card for you. Planning on adding chickens to your backyard?
ReplyDeleteI wish - the Hawks here would snatch them all without a barn to keep them in.
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