Today there are all sorts of buzzings in the thyme. Honey bees have shown up for the big mats of thyme flowers and for several days I’ve seen them on the plantain flowers in the front lawn. What a lovely thing to have diverse plants flowering to attact the lovely apis.
I picked flowers today and macerated them in alcohol to make a tincture. This is new territory for me, although I made two tinctures last year (burdock seed and elderberry). I loved walking among the flowers and looking for the ones that were freshest today. They were vibrant albeit simple and the sensation of gathering their energy into an extract was powerful in a quiet way. I had a sense also of service shared and of reverence.