Looking down the garden path
it’s easy to see a big picture – a mass of growth and a little pathway upon which to work myself through it all.
But coming in a little closer, I begin to see the pretty faces of little flowers; faces I had not noticed before.
Well, maybe I did notice these little lavender-pink sweeties, but it took getting closer for me to really see their beauty. They weren’t so defined from afar, back when my focus was on simply making my way from point A to point B.
There are so many of them — all the same, but all different. Some are still “sleeping” and some are awake, showing off their beautiful array.
One bright bloom calls louder than all the rest. Why? I’ll get closer still.
Oh, there’s a world within a world. A life I might not have seen. A whole world I might have missed had I not slowed down to look closer at where I am standing right now, today, without hurrying so hard to make it from point A to point B.
Life is busy, but maybe there’s enough time to color a picture with a child or grandchild, or to sit on the front steps and drink a cup of hot tea, or to read from a favorite picture book, or to write a letter, or to hug someone who really needs a hug.
Lynn
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You’ll get so sick of hearing me say this, but I so love your garden! Do you live in an area that’s abundant already or did you plant everything? The reason I ask is I have all of these wonderful ideas, but we live, literally in a plain and I can’t quite figure out how to do something like this (Obviously over time).
Sheri, I would never get tired of you saying that!!
There is an abundance of trees and shrubs here naturally, but my yard was plain old grass — the whole thing, when I started. I just dug the grass out little by little, and sort of planned as I went. It really takes years, I think, to have an entire property landscaped with your own personality and with your own hard work, and my side yards and backyard still have a long way to go!!
You can do it!! I made great progress each year, and then the years added up really show a difference. Just pick one area, maybe near the door and plan it, then the next year expand, then a little more the next year. If you don’t have a walkway, you could make one and start with that, or let that fall into place naturally after you have mapped out a few garden beds.
You can do it!
Lynn