Happy May
As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers. As I watch the day unfold with sunshine, I am trying to put the list of things I need to do in some type of priority. Of course there are the regulars that always seem to eat up my weekend like house cleaning, groceries and errands. But on this day, I hear the song of my perennials singing, “Ready or not, here I come!” The daffodils are blooming, the bleeding hearts are budding, and there is a new little friend whose name I can’t remember, a gift from my sister in law, blossoming little white flowers above spotted green leaves. The leaves that I neglected to rake last fall are now compacted on the lawn, and the stalks I left for ‘winter interest’ are now just looking dead as the new green plants are emerging underneath them. It sounds like a lot of work, and there is a part of me that wishes I could wrinkle my nose like Samantha from Bewitched and make my gardens perfect. However, once I’m out there, the feeling of nurturing my plants always brings on a sense of peace and satisfaction. So, I think my regular chores can wait. Gathering up my wheelbarrow, shovel, gloves and rake will inevitably bring about more satisfaction as I focus on my connection with Mother Earth.
Tags: energy, gratitude, rebirth, spring, traditions
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May 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
I love seeing bloom in spring….lilacs being my favourite. The little flowers in your picture look a bit like periwinkle, but I suspect it’s too early for them. I hope you enjoy ‘mothering’ the earth on this fine weekend.
May 9th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
It’s a fine wet day to be out in the yard, getting dirt under your fingernails. I have been watching your mum’s Lilies of the Valley pushing up through the grass next to my studio deck and taking stock of the territory they are claiming… a little further afield every year. I remember the day we dug them up together and she said ‘ plant them in a contained area Noella…’ but I’m ok with the ‘invasion’; it is friendly and comforting. It is a very good day for touching the earth.