Life in the Garden

AS A GARDEN AGES – LIFE INCREASES

The labyrinth in summer

WHAT BEGAN AS A FEW PLANTS HAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN OASIS

Newest pollinator native plant garden

Twelve years ago this did not exist. It was a grass slope up to the steps. What will the pollinator garden look like in twelve years?

A REFUGE FOR ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Twin fawns

 

Native bee on our native Echinacea

TAKE A MOMENT, LOOK CLOSELY AT A FLOWER, LOOK TO THE TREES …

Sweat bee on native Turk’s Cap lily

Blue Jay

 

One Winter’s Day

I stood alone amongst swaying trees

Groaning,  creaking bark rubbing against bark, branches entwined cracking

A cold, damp wind permeated my soul

I sought refuge with the Dreamer…

and realized I had not been the only one

I pulled my scarf tighter around my neck and clutched my coat hoping to keep the cold at bay

Even on frozen days the garden’s beauty shines through

The garden is a refuge,  not only for me but also for those who prowl its paths after dark

Come Back, Back to the Gardens

I’ve often said life gets in the way of living or perhaps its the other way around. However one chooses to interpret the statement, these past months life has indeed put obstacles in the way of living.  Even though the winter in Eastern Pennsylvania was not harsh to the outer world, it was harsh internally.

The labyrinth in spring

As days grew longer and the earth moved into another spring season I moved back into the gardens and pictures were taken and stored.

Lilac blossom

Life continued to swirl around me.  Many changes occurred including retiring from an 18 year vocation. New paths are being created in the gardens and new paths are opening before me.

Come back to the gardens and enjoy their ever-changing vistas.

Waking to a Winter’s Snow

Perceptions –  formulated by what we see, feel, hear, smell or taste

The absence of  sound, the feeling of stillness

A world of grey and white punctuated by color seen on a summer’s day

A night-time snowfall the earth covered in a mantle of white

A blanket of security

 

Who Watches the Garden Grow?

Twelve winter seasons at this place we call home

Twelve years of growth, of knowledge, of mistakes

Invasive orchid

Alyssum and violas have braved freezing nights

But never have Helleborus rose so confidently above a barren ground

Projects begun and completed

Dreams of those yet to come

Join with us who watch the garden grow in anticipation of what Gaia has planned for us.

All images of flowers taken January 1st, 2016 excluding the invasive orchid

Sumac berries