Finally I was able to get outside today to plant my wildflower garden in the green gated garden area. I broadcast a pound of the above seed mix, “Burst of Bloom,” a glorious mix of annuals and perennials, to which I added a big bag of giant zinnias, and a bag of cosmos. By late summer and into the fall this garden will be a glorious site. This is the garden I plant for the birds, bees, butterflies and other insects. I pick some flowers for the house but mainly I like for it to be there for the winged beings to enjoy.
Though rain has been predicted all week long through the weekend it didn’t rain yesterday or today. The relief has been immense. They have not been bright sunny days but nor were they rainy and gloomy. I can feel what a difference it makes through my whole body.
Today I was able to edit and get my newest story to Katya (This time our words were Heart & Lace.), and I raked the whole garden area to prepare it for the seeds and then broadcast them in my usual fashion which I call “The Whirling Dervish of Seeds” because it is a glorious dance of heavy scattering of seeds that results in an amazing profusion of flowers. It will be fun to watch this garden grow.
And all week long I have listened to The Shell Seekers. Oh what a glorious novel it is. I will be sad for it to come to an end, but it has saved me this week. Through days of heavy rains I listened for hours and hours and it has helped me so much. Have any of you read Rosamunde Pilcher? I’m trying to decide which one of her novels to listen to next. I’d love suggestions!
Tonight I have an online meeting from 8:30 to 10. I will warm up the salmon I cooked last night in lemon and butter for dinner, shower, and listen to my book until it’s time for the meeting. I am drawing close to the end and both don’t want it to end and can’t wait to hear the rest of it!
I had a sweet FaceTime call with my wee grandson Atlas for his 2nd birthday just awhile ago — goodness, how do they grow so fast? Saturday my son Aaron will be 35 (He is Atlas’s father!) and next Friday, June 8, I will be attending my oldest grandson Lucas’s 8th grade graduation. I was present at his birth. How can he be 14 and on his way to highschool?
So children grow and flowers are planted and stories are written and rain-drenched days do pass. Spirits lift and life goes on. I am so grateful for this day, and I especially want to say thank you to all of you who wrote to me yesterday both here in the comments and privately via email when I was having such a hard time. That you reached out when I was having such a hard day meant more than you could possibly know. I will never forget your kindness.
On through the hours I go with a heart full of gratitude and love and dreams of a glorious burst of bloom in the months ahead…
The Experiment ~A 365 Day Search For Truth, Beauty &
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“Do or do not. There is no try.”
Yoda
the graphic of the flowers is stunning. i just want to gaze at it until i go into a flower trance!
sounds like a wonderful day, with many good parts. it is a relief when after a stressful time things “fall into place.” and you have persevered and arrived here.
we are so grateful! and look forward to watching your garden bloom
xo
ka
Thank you so much dear Ka, I was so excited to finally get this garden planted. It will be a glory when it is blooming.
And yes, it was a good day, and I was able to persevere with the support of all of you who took time to write to me here or privately. It means so much. And it will be so much fun to share the garden with you as I do truly love to see the garden photos you share with me. Onwards and upwards in the garden! 🙂
Hugs,
M. xoxox
Dear Matiri, I am so glad you had a better day. Isn’t it nice to know that usually when we have a bad day that the next one or so is better? I find this for me for the most part. Yes I might have to wait it out a couple days but eventually the sun is out again and the mood is too. We had a better day weatherwise too except around 3ish all hell broke loose with thunder & lightening, pouring rain and wind. But it cooled down by about ten degrees and that was nice.
Your flower picture is glorious. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Gratitude is so wonderful and so important. I have so much to be thankful for and I try to acknowledge them and give thanks. Hope you have a restful night.
Love, jean
Thank you so much dear Jean, it was, indeed, a better day. I’ve just come out of a meeting and am going to get ready for bed but I wanted to send you a big hug, thank you for your note here, and yes, gratitude is so important, and you are one of the things/people I am so grateful for. I hope we both have sunny days ahead. It helps so much…
Love,
Maitri
Yes, indeed. You are a remarkable woman, Maitri. I am blessed to be in your circle of acquaintances.
Thank you so much Marge honey, you are very kind. I am so glad that you are here too… 🙂
Your garden is going to be glorious Maitri, I can just picture you sowing all those seeds! What fun! I’m glad the rain stopped for you. It’s very humid here today with thunderstorms promised, but right now it’s sunny and the birds are singing their hearts out. I’ve put our washing out on the line, hopefully it will dry before any rain comes. So much abundance this year, we had a walk last night and the air was full of perfume from all the blossoms. Sending wishes for a lovely day for you. Big hugs. xxx
Thank you so much Jenny, I hope the seeds take hold and we don’t have any hard rains to wash them out! It sounds like it is beautiful there where you are and oh, I used to hang clothes out when my children were young, I loved that. Nothing like sheets fresh dried in the sunshine, they smell so good.
I hope you have a lovely day too honey and I’m sending you a big hug right back! 🙂
Maitri