The Rhythm of Life in Nature
We are intrinsically connected to nature. We choose a life path to embark upon with anticipation and determination, so hoping for our creativity to bloom.
Sometimes we need to regroup when we don’t flower and give our ideas a rest. And so we lay dormant while our ideas are stirring.
Yet, we never give up because every season has it’s beauty in life and in the garden.
Maybe tomorrow the sun will shine on us to give us renewed faith and hope.
With “cultivating,“fertilizing and watering” we try again to produce. The spring arrives and we are refreshed with creative new ideas and thoughts! It is lighter outside and the sun is up higher.
We see growth and are grateful for as long as it lasts.
I would now like to share with you some features of my garden in the Pacific Northwest. This backyard retreat is a sanctuary from the outside world, creating an oasis of serenity and joy for us.
Rose of Sharon (hibiscus) lavender petals sway in the breeze, dancing the hula!
The first year the Trumpet Vine was all green with no blooms. The second year it bloomed! The orange flower closed up at night to form a star. In the morning it awakened and blasted it’s trumpet, heralding a new day.
It twists and climbs through the neighbor’s fence with orange star flower petals. In the Winter, it sits dormant with hardly a twig!
“Sweet Spirit” Red Roses soothe my soul with their intoxicating aroma.
This is one of a few red roses that have a scent. We also had a Mr. Lincoln which is a long-stemmed rose with a slightly less sweet scent. Surprisingly, many red roses have no scent at all!
Thank you Sahil Patel for your pub and for provoking me to write this nature piece!
I would like to give a shout-out to two writers who inspired me on this subject of nature. Published in Reciprocal. The first is Suma Narayan
The Sun Rises Everyday
The next story is from Shameem Anwar