Ring the bells that still can ring. . . .
~Leonard Cohen
Tag Archives: gardening
the earth heals us
Earth Day 2020
A native bee visits a stem of prairie blazing star
in the native plant garden my husband and I created
as an oasis for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.
~Robin Wall Kimmerer
miracles
Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain,
surround us on every hand:
life itself is the miracle of miracles.
~George Bernard Shaw, (1856 – 1950)
enduring happiness
The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others,
is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.
~Gertrude Jekyll, (1843 – 1932)
in defiance of all that is bad around us
The future is an infinite succession of presents,
and to live now as we think human beings should live,
in defiance of all that is bad around us,
is itself a marvelous victory.
~Howard Zinn, (1922 – 2010)
all we were born to do
There are hearts to be found in quiet places… Here are a few I’ve photographed recently.
A lilac heart.
A sweet woodruff heart.
Bleeding hearts.
A yarrow heart.
I think passing love around
Is all we were born to do.
~Michael McDonald
May your day be touched by love.
Everything
Everything is made out of Magic,
leaves and trees, flowers and birds,
badgers and foxes and squirrels and people.
So it must be all around us. In this garden–in all the places.
~Frances Hodgson Burnett, (1849 – 1924)
if I could choose
I love spring anywhere,
but if I could choose
I would always greet it in a garden.
~Ruth Stout, (1884 – 1980)
just three things
I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
~Lao Tzu, (604 BC – 531 BC)
all the good that I can do
I cannot do all the good that the world needs,
but the world needs all the good that I can do.
~Jana Standfield
My Path with Stars Bestrewn 