My Garden

"Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation,; seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.  And, it was so." Genesis 1:11

There is another form of creating that has evolved in my toolbox of art forms, and it is flower gardening.  We have been in our current home for five years. Little to no landscaping had been done, but we had the vision.  The large machine you see was there to build a pool and it gives you a picture of the back yard at that time. 

What you will see in the next few photos is advancing from the bulldozers in 6/2005, to today. 

I like to sit outside in the morning, drink coffee and read the bible.  This morning, I also brought my camera to take a few photographs.

I love getting my hands into the dirt.  Most of the plants are perennials:  Calas of various types, Day Lillies, Lambs Ears, Wood Fern, Elephant Ears, and other types of ferns and Cone Daisy's that return each year, so I am not having to plant and replant each year as I did for so many years until I got smart.  I was a little slow to figure this out, but when I did, Oh what a difference it made!

This is where I sit to have coffee...under the umbrella where I can see the birds feeding in the many bird feeders.  Cardinals, woodpeckers, blue jays, wrens, and others I don't know names of. :)

You can see a corner of my Art Shop where I spend another good part of my time creating.

The best news of all today was that I spent a good 2 hours this morning from about 6:45 to 8:45 a.m. trimming, cleaning the pool deck, and the pool, and cutting off dead buds and fertilizing.  I was hot and had a great work out and for the first time in what seems like forever, I did not have any Fibro pain in my back or legs.  Normally, I have to use a cane to stoop and get back up.  That was simply amazing.  For that I thank the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Centers.  I have been going since October 09 and have been a stellar patient, following the protocol to the letter; and, it is working!!!  God is Good!!

I hope you enjoyed this little slice of heaven that my husband and I get to enjoy each and every day and maybe it will inspire you to do a little gardening yourself. 

Happy Creating and God Bless!