One morning recently I was particularly grumpy. Not sure why. So I stepped out into the garden with my camera and decided to look at things up close. Glass orbs of dew clung to the edges of fennel and grape leaves; nasturtium leaves cupped oceans. I watched a lady bug crawl around and held my breath. The radial pattern in the sturdy echinacea amazed me just as the sun shone through the delicate skin of the poppy petals. Underfoot the mulched ground was soft as I tip-toed about, looking, looking, looking. When I went back upstairs to the studio my outlook on the day had turned.
Recent garden notes:
' A pair of goldfinches visit the bachelor buttons in the mornings now. They're so tiny!
' A thumb-sized mouse darted out from the chocolate mint to the chamomile and back. zip zip.
' White butterflies flutter all across the garden, like white confetti caught in a breeze, weaving with untraceable threads.
' I realized this afternoon, while watching a honey bee perch in a pillow of purple petals, that I could sit here all day, observing the activity in the garden.
What is to be gained from this observing?
Much, I say.
' I realized this afternoon, while watching a honey bee perch in a pillow of purple petals, that I could sit here all day, observing the activity in the garden.
What is to be gained from this observing?
Much, I say.
this is so beautiful heather!!!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me love you even more. xo.
ReplyDeletethis post is so incredibly lovely.
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ReplyDeletei like so much that you said that.
wish we could walk through your garden together. this is so wonderful, h!
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent post. I love the beautiful photographs, the lovely poetic words, and most of all the fact that you actively turned your day around by going outside and looking and listening. It really is about the simple things, like presence. Thank you for all of this.
ReplyDeleteThat echinacea!
ReplyDeleteIt is so grounding and uplifting to walk through the garden with no agenda except to notice.
Thanks for taking us there.
Beautiful pictures. I too have noticed that when I'm in a grumpy mood just going outside in the garden and walking around makes a huge difference in my mood.
ReplyDeleteA fantastic grumpiness cure!
ReplyDeletew.o.w. such powerful photos and such a beautiful way for me to be reminded to have a good attitude.thanks for the change in perspective!
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