Have you visited Carolyn Gail at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago?
Garden Blogger's Muse Day is her brainchild. And what a wonderful one it is, at that! You may elect to participate on the first day of each month. If not, head over to see who is... and go visiting those bloggers that are participating. :-) (Click on the logo below)
Garden Blogger's Muse Day is her brainchild. And what a wonderful one it is, at that! You may elect to participate on the first day of each month. If not, head over to see who is... and go visiting those bloggers that are participating. :-) (Click on the logo below)
In this moment of time when we're looking towards Spring... I've taken (a couple or three hours) to look back at photos from last Summer and Fall... a reflection upon just why it is Essential to my well-being to be outdoors gardening.
Welcome to a little tour of my yard. Enjoy the poetical reflection as well.
Gardening Is Life
There's an easy eagerness
In many things I do.
Whether it's photography
or writing notes for you.
I cannot quite imagine
My life without a garden...
Rising blossoms electrify
my senses without pardon.
The colors and the textures
of the foliage and the flower,
Cause me to lose track of time
as I 'while away' the hour.
(notice an unfinished project below)
While away... did I say that?
Does that describe my weeding?
Does that describe my mulching
Does that describe the feeding?
I quite admire the varience
of the flora and the fauna.
To achieve the goals I've made for Spring
I'll work til dark from dawn. Ahhhh.
One last thing is certain -
while in my gardening stance -
I'm grateful for the beauty
around me that I glance.
May I never take for granted
the feelings that we share
While in our gardens, labor
and most delicately care.
In many things I do.
Whether it's photography
or writing notes for you.
I cannot quite imagine
My life without a garden...
Rising blossoms electrify
my senses without pardon.
The colors and the textures
of the foliage and the flower,
Cause me to lose track of time
as I 'while away' the hour.
(notice an unfinished project below)
While away... did I say that?
Does that describe my weeding?
Does that describe my mulching
Does that describe the feeding?
I quite admire the varience
of the flora and the fauna.
To achieve the goals I've made for Spring
I'll work til dark from dawn. Ahhhh.
One last thing is certain -
while in my gardening stance -
I'm grateful for the beauty
around me that I glance.
May I never take for granted
the feelings that we share
While in our gardens, labor
and most delicately care.
Best Wishes for You as you approach your most active gardening season,
And may we all experience the joy and satisfaction that comes with working outdoors and helping to make the world around us more beautiful and enjoyable... not only for ourselves but for our guests.
And may we all experience the joy and satisfaction that comes with working outdoors and helping to make the world around us more beautiful and enjoyable... not only for ourselves but for our guests.
