Patience, Balisha

Spring blooms are fleeting. One day the Magnolia is beautiful and the next the petals are on the ground. The Redbud in my backyard is the same. I looked out to the woods late yesterday, and saw that the beautiful little tree was starting to loose it's blooms. So, I went out to capture a picture of it...before it was too late.
I've noticed that the blooming trees aren't quite as full as last year. Maybe the after effects of our harsh winter. I have to admit to being wrong about something....my roses are starting to put out new growth. I thought that they had died, and I was told to be patient...maybe they would come. This is true for my big sage plant. Who would have thought that these would be a month late? I was in such a hurry to tidy up....that I didn't really give these plants time to grow this year. I'm so glad that I wasn't strong enough to dig them out of the ground. I just left the base of the plants...thinking that they would be covered with my ground cover planting.
This reminds me of real life. How many times do we need patience when dealing with an (what we think) unsolvable problem? How many times are we told to just wait and see what happens? It's hard to wait...we want things in an instant in this very fast world. We need to just relax and wait....I'm a pretty patient person, but sometimes I need to listen to my own words.

Here's my littlest Angel. She is about to be overcome with Hostas. Her little garden was full last year, and this year it needs some thinning out. These Hostas will get a lot bigger...she looks nice standing there this morning, but by the next month she will have to be moved. Do you move garden ornaments, planters etc around during the growing season? I am forever moving things. When a particular planter looks pretty...it comes out into the front of the garden. When it starts to look shabby...I move something else in it's place. Sometimes a planter just needs to have a change of position with the sun to recuperate from the heat. A little rest in the shade does us all some good.
I'm thinking about when I work in the yard...I need a little respite from the heat and head for the front porch...where comfortable chairs and a cool drink are waiting. We need to make our containers comfortable and give them a cool drink on a hot day.
Well, hot days will be here soon. We've just had a little taste of heat and now it's cool again. I'm going to be patient :) and just wait for the heat....it will come soon enough.
Balisha

Happy Birthday Joe, Love, Balisha

Here he is... the man of the hour. It's his birthday today. We had a quiet day with a visit from Joe's son Dan, and then a nice dinner presents, and a movie.......can't forget a chocolate cake.
Happy birthday Joe,
Love, Balisha