Garden came as such a surprise…., a gentle word…., more, a shock. There is such a strong urge to explain to self, then journal here, what happened….. Try at least. But there's really only being Present now to what is
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Yes. There is only now. We stand in the river of time. Nature keeps on . The first picture is how we try to keep the wildness tidy and organized. Life has its own time. And what it is once we are gone.
The birds still sing. Grasses grow. The rains come and go making seeds burst with new life without needing us to till the soil. All will be well.LikeLike
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I’ve stayed quiet as I go back and forth, looking at your photos of B garden, especially the post of May 25. The need to explain to self what occurred, the need to try to reconcile things beyond our control; the sadness, the considering…I know these feelings because for the past two years, no getting hands in the dirt for me; no garden for me, no little border around the tiny plot of land that I so joyfully cultivated with seeds, with starter plants, with your Egyptian walking onions, the hope of harvest, the attention, the dedication, because life came roaring in with unexpected events that took and continue to take, up a lot of my time.
This morning, for the first time as I sat outside and looked at the hard packed earth, the apple tree that is probably on its last year of bringing forth fruit, I felt a sadness but it also made me reconsider. I have several pots that were cleaned and scrubbed in anticipation and then tucked away in our storage unit in the backyard. I got them out this morning, tucked them in the little alcove area in the patio where I have my copper pots, dye jars, etc. They can be planted with what already grows and I tell myself that before too long, I will get some basil, some thyme, some oregano, perhaps a patio tomato, etc.
So I say to you and I say to myself, while our hands may not be getting into the deep dirt, we can still put hands into pots and plant. I do not have the worry, however, of evacuations and fires, as you face but maybe, if you had to leave, grabbing a planted pot or two, could make a difference to what is…LikeLike
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and this is the truth of how it is and was
we stand in the river of timeLikeLike
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as i sat at B Garden i thought of you Marti….all
the years we share
and how it turns out you, at least in this time right now are lucky in the ways above.
there is no where here that Goats won’t meddle….no place to set a pot. i need to let it be.LikeLike
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