Since I kill anything I stick in the dirt, I appreciate the gorgeous gardens I see all around me. Flowers, vegetables, rocks, grasses, bushes, trees, landscaping (especially in Culpeper, since it is so nostalgic for me) or wild abandon, the variety awes me. There’s something magic in running across a blaze of color on the street, or finding a hidden patch of tranquility tucked around a corner. I appreciate the hard work and expense of those patches of beauty, the goofy doo-dads and statues stuck amongst the greenery, and the way they gather in the wildlife. Seeing other people’s gardens always makes me take a deeper breath and release whatever tension I’m carrying around. What a gift—right out there for anyone who happens by.
30 Days of Gratitude: Day 15
18 Jul 2011 2 Comments
in abundance, friends, gratitude, Health, mixed-media art, Nature, Quality of Life Tags: beauty, summer
Jul 18, 2011 @ 07:04:17
This post made me laugh–so perfect and so, so fun! I hadn’t even thought about gardens from this perspective! Thanks for a mini miracle of insight this morning!
Kathy
Jul 18, 2011 @ 10:07:37
Kathy, you’re just too darn easy!!