Friday, April 15, 2011

Flowers feed the Soul (April Bloomday)

Every work-day I return home and make a bee-line for my patio flower garden. I inhale the wondrous mix of scents, rose, sweet pea, lavender and I am rejuvenated. This small meditation helps my troubles dissipate. I’d like to think that the bees carry them away with harvested pollen. It is so easy to get caught up in the rat race of modern life; the flowers entreat me to slow down and recognize that the sun continues to shine, the rain continues to fall, plants sprout, and animals grow. My petty cares are vanity and a chase after the wind.

Nasturtiums growing under and around the roses - happy accidents!

 Lavender for the bees

Detail of Blue (well, purple) Hibiscus

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