As I work in the garden, I am almost always inspired by something. Sometimes its the tiny droplets of water lit up in an unexpected ray of sunshine, or suddenly seeing a tree frog right next to where I am working. And for a moment, I pause what I am doing.
But this past winter was a very long, cold one, and seeing how little I posted to this blog shows me how little I was inspired. Or at least how little time I had to write about what inspired me :). But Spring--at least our soggy Northwest variety of Spring--has finally come and everything seems to be blooming all at once.
With such beautiful blooms all around me, I am finally compelled to pause...
I'd like to say that I am always present to the nature around me, but that isn't the case. I have three busy adolescent daughters....need I say more? Throw in a husband who works shift work, a calendar filled with volunteer commitments, family commitments and work, and a hefty does of female hormones and my brain hums along at full speed. So like every other working mom I know, I race through my daily tasks--not really a recipe for a healthy, balanced life! But this small act of stopping what I'm doing, and truly seeing something, gives my brain a chance to cease its incessant worrying and planning.
I am grateful for the respite the garden offers.
A few snapshots of my daily breaks....
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