Quote of the day: “Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” — May Sarton
Clematis Flowers in my garden
Every Friday I create a list of things I am grateful for. This week I’m late creating my list because I was out in nature all day Friday! It’s been a week of woods and gardening for me. What a blessing!
Besides loving the time that I spend in my own garden, I’ve decided that gardening is a great metaphor for business and life for me. You plant the seeds and tend the garden but then you let go and let nature (God) take over. You cannot control the weather and a myriad of other variables. There are things you can do to help the garden by making sure the plants get enough nutrients and water and light, but you cannot MAKE anything happen. The spark of life is a mystery contained in each seed. With my photography, I show up and make photographs of what speaks to me. I keep learning, growing, creating and trusting the mystery.
Linking with gratitude to Liv Lane’s Little Bliss List this week.
Here are just a few of the things I’m grateful for this week:
Helping my Habitat for Humanity partner family plant their first garden at their new home!
Ordinary miracles in my yard
Ducks in the pond behind our house
Common Whitetail Skimmer Dragonfly at Hyland Park Reserve
Hooded Merganser Duck family at Hyland Park Reserve where my husband and I celebrated our 34th Wedding Anniversary
Crosby Lake at Carver Park Reserve
Plant in rock crevice showing me how to grow where you are planted!
Extraordinary beauty in the cycles of life
Peonies from my garden - mmmm....
1 Comment
Michele Bergh · June 4, 2012 at 7:57 pm
I really love your photos. They are breathtaking. Thank you for sharing your gift.