Kathy just put out a post on her summer garden that
was so rich in language I just had to post it and show everyone how envious I
was of it. It’s called “The Garden InPerfection.”
There are times
when something strikes you, something that is all too familiar but buried so
deep in the ordinary that you fail to take notice. As it happens, one day it is
as if a curtain is lifted and you become awed at its existence. Today is one of
those times.
As I approached the
garden I saw what nature intended, what God designed in His perfectness. In the
late morning sunshine the squash spread open its blossoms enticing the bumbles
into its very depths, dusting countless hairs and coating every leg with the
sweet life creating pollen.
Arched leaves
drooped in thirst on this mild but unusually dry morning. Before watering I
check each leaf for pests, surprised by the discovery of adults and nymphs surrounding
a patch of perfectly aligned jeweled eggs, deeply dark and ready to burst with
replacements for their comrades that perished at the hands of both man and
beast.
The bumbles calmly
part allowing me to turn over leaves that lay in their flight plan. I imagine
to myself that they are part of the alliance of arachnids, beneficial insects,
bees, fowl and human that depend on my bounty. With God's favor, this is the
year it all comes together. A wet, cool spring to establish roots, gifted
compost to provide nutrients, the discovery of wild amaranth luring pests away
which allow my vines to flower, and now the sunshine, the warmth that will
allow the fruits to mature.
For this I plant,
for this I hope.
Isn’t that wonderful? It’s just five short paragraphs but it captures
so much. I used to garden but my garden
never looked anywhere as good as Kathy’s.
I did a quick search through her blog for her gardening posts and here
are a few. Go over and find some others.
Not only am I envious of her post “The Garden In
Perfection”, I’m envious of her garden!
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