Monday, September 9, 2013

Down, But Not Out


A summer spent pacing the corridors of the hospital,
No time for the garden or the computer.


Two of my children battling serious illnesses...
Makes me want to close my eyes and weep.


I hang on to the strength of family and friends,
I remember the past and reach for the future,
I cherish each ray of light.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Day After Day


Day after day


The lily unfurls new petals


And greets the sun


With petals of charm


And colours of joy


Content to exist


In her resilient way



For just one day


Reminding me



All ends have beginnings


All beginnings have ends


Let the lily


Be our teacher


Give each day


All you've got


Be open

Be joyous


Have faith


Shine


Know that today will end


As tomorrow begins


Be grateful


For each day



Day after day





Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Crazy In Love


Crazy in love
or
In love with crazy :)

I can't help it...  I love my crazy-looking monarda!


Whether they're dancing out to greet me with a sideways smile


Or trying to scare me with their bright red tentacles


They always tip their Mad-Hatter hats
in my direction

Sometimes I get a surprise "hat-in-a-hat!"


They are more Halloween...


Than Halloween itself
(Mr. Hitchcock would be proud :)


They gather in my garden
in unplanned drifting clusters


But infatuated as I am
I only have eyes (and camera) for one at a time



My first love was Mr. Red
But lately...


This fuscia-purpley one has caught my eye

Unless -


I see this candy-pink fluffy creature


Which is a stunning hot-pink before it fully opens

And now there is a new temptress in my garden 


Monarda Bradburiana is her name
(I could fall for her too)

Oh, what the heck
I'll be crazy in love
with them all!



Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Fairy's Tutu



The fairies are dancing



How nimbly they bound


They flit over grass tops
They touch not the ground


Their skirts are bright purple


Made of flutter and frou


Fairy ballerinas
In their flower tutus

~

Inspired by the poem: The Fairy Dance
By: Carolina Eliza Scott


Friday, July 26, 2013

Birthday Gifts


My garden has given me
The prettiest birthday candle ever -
A geranium bud



A few months ago, my husband ordered my birthday gift online.
It was a Canon Macro Lens EF 100mm 1:2.8
It was supposed to remain in its package until today...



Yeah, right.
I've been using it, well, learning how to use it ever since I received it :)

It has opened my eyes to a whole new world of beauty
So, this year I'm celebrating:
A love of learning
Seeing things anew
And being eternally fascinated with nature

My heart lives in the garden :)


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