Sunshine

The sun has finally found it’s way from behind the clouds and shown itself. Bright and beaming shedding its light all around us and generally giving us that feeling of wanting to go out and do. Dance around the roses, weave in and out of the feathery grasses.

For me it’s been the chance to actually plant the sweet peas I have grown from my own seeds and rejoice in the new buds all around daring to open themselves.

A new flowering cherry planted earlier in the year, in memory of my faithful companion Oscar the Labrador, has braved the elements to hunker down and now delighting us all with tiny blossoms.

Gardens become more than a place to plant and harvest, they are a place of contemplation and solitude when the world around us becomes too rushed and anonymous. One of my dearest friends is reveling in her new greenhouse. Complete with chair and radio (maybe a stashed bottle??) She delights in the new shoots she has cultivated from seeds and generally contemplating life and the universe.

There is great satisfaction in the sharing of our successes and the ones that don’t quite make it. Another friend is full of joy at all the new plants she has brought to life through careful nurturing and heralds each each new day as an opportunity to transfer them from the safety of her greenhouse to the open garden.

Such simple pleasures and yet so rewarding. Cutting your own Rhubarb and transforming it in to a crumble for all the family to enjoy. Watching the butter melt and slide down each new potato grown by your own efforts.

There is no doubt gardening is a wonderful pastime to fulfill so many needs. For me it is the peace and serenity I experience. It embraces my heart and renews my soul. For there is always something new and evolving each time I walk through it.

Nature is a wonderful and highly under estimated restorer of joy.