Lindsey Heatherly

There's a section of the back yard that I do not mow. I leave it for the animals and ecosystem. When I have scraps of food that need to be thrown away, I give them as an offering to my back yard. Tonight I had leftover fat and chicken bones. I took the scraps out on a plate and tossed them evenly across the back of the yard. I imagine all the animals that will be happy. I imagine I am giving back to the earth. I imagine I am thanking the universe for this bounty.

 

Lindsey Heatherly