'It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees'
- George Eliot -
what better start to the day
than sitting outside, alone
surrounded by morning quiet
and sunshine
and sunshine
only, on occasion
quiet
a hushed sort of peace
that is constantly
interrupted
quiet
a hushed sort of peace
that is constantly
interrupted
by the wayward signs of life
the excited chatter of chickadees
the squawks & complaints of the blue jays
the excited chatter of chickadees
the squawks & complaints of the blue jays
the bark of a neighbor's dog
or the blast of a ferry horn
it is here
sitting alone
I do most of my garden planning
or the blast of a ferry horn
it is here
sitting alone
I do most of my garden planning
and plotting
and day dreaming
i am always trying to decide
where my yard & garden should be,
wants to be
i am not really a 'big picture' kind of thinker
or planner
where my yard & garden should be,
wants to be
i am not really a 'big picture' kind of thinker
or planner
i can't look out into the big 'blank'
and just 'see' it
i admire people who
can plan it all out on paper
execute that plan
and be happy with it
but
that's not me
i need to plant my ideas in the ground
and just 'see' it
i admire people who
can plan it all out on paper
execute that plan
and be happy with it
but
that's not me
i need to plant my ideas in the ground
pile up some rocks, dig up & move a tree
drag around some flower pots
move a birdhouse
before i begin to get any idea
of what my garden wants to be
and bring it into focus
drag around some flower pots
move a birdhouse
before i begin to get any idea
of what my garden wants to be
and bring it into focus
I don't garden well on paper
i never have
I spend a many of my 'gardening' hours
just thinking on it
rearranging it
in my mind
and then
digging up yesterday plantings
moving them around
and then
thinking on it some more
mentally erasing parts
adding this in or moving out that
i 'feel' my garden
more than see it
so, sometimes
it takes a lot of trial & error
before it feels right
to me

and
as my Dad used to always tell me
i never have
I spend a many of my 'gardening' hours
just thinking on it
rearranging it
in my mind
and then
digging up yesterday plantings
moving them around
and then
thinking on it some more
mentally erasing parts
adding this in or moving out that
i 'feel' my garden
more than see it
so, sometimes
it takes a lot of trial & error
before it feels right
to me
all this moving & dancing about
in the flower beds
i call it the
Gardener's Waltzin the flower beds
i call it the
and
as my Dad used to always tell me
my garden
is a process
and will never truly
be finished
and i'm
okay with that
is a process
and will never truly
be finished
and i'm
okay with that
alone
in my garden
because then
I want for nothing
and need no one.
outside, is where i
love me
best
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