A few weeks ago, our family went to GVEA to get one of their free red chokecherries, figuring we could use it for the placenta burial and tree planting ceremony. We put it in a bucket of water next to the front porch. There it sat for about two weeks. Poor thing. Good thing we remembered to give it water. Once it started budding, it was time to plant it and since my family was in town this weekend, it seemed like a good time.
Robinson took the placenta out of the freezer last night. My dad spotted it on the counter this morning and thought it was liver. I'm glad he didn't fry it up with some onions. (Of course, it wouldn't have been possible anyway - we were out of onions.)
The ceremony was small: just my family and a friend and her two kids. Balin woke up from a nap right before we began and drooled through the whole thing. He seemed to know something special was going on. Even the rain let up for 10 minutes so that we could complete the ceremony and get the tree planted.
Arthur helped with the burial by throwing some dirt and water into the hole containing the tree. After his small part he and his friend Jade ran off to play.
Once the tree was planted, it started to rain again. We ate a late dinner and talked while the kids played. It's beautiful, having traditions such as these.
Blessed be.
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